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Last Updated: 11/20/2009

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City: INDIANAPOLIS
State: INDIANA
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Signup Date: 12/25/2005

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Monday, December 14, 2009 
Okay, we figured it out.  George Bush plunged the nation into a recession just so some of you wouldn't have the cash to buy the DVD of "W the Movie."  Never fear--all is not lost.  Now you can see Alfred Eaker and Ross St Just's masterpiece for just $2.99!  Follow this link to 366 Weird Movies to learn more!

http://366weirdmovies.com/w-the-movie-available-for-online-rental/

Oh, and by the way if you want to own your on "hardcopy" the price on the DVD has been lowered to just $15.99. 

http://www.amazon.com/W-Movie-Alfred-Eaker/dp/B002PJ4S2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260835006&sr=1-1


"
...this is one seriously messed up flick and, again, I mean that in the best possible way"   - Richard Propes, The Independent Critic

"
This is the REAL W movie that Oliver Stone didn't have the balls to even imagine creating" -  Claytron, Putird Reviews
Thursday, September 17, 2009 
No this isn't the new animated feature.  "9" is a short film we produced for the Indianapolis 48 Hour Film Project in August.  Written and directed by Robbin Panet and Alfred Eaker and featuring the poetry of John M Bennet, "9" is, as the 366 website states "a sepia-hued exploration of domestic abuse through the generations, in a Western setting."  "9" will be available for viewing only through October 7th so be sure to catch it now!

http://366weirdmovies.com/366-exclusive-9/
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 

Current mood:  focused
One Month only to view our short film "9" exclusively at 366 Weird Movies! Starring James Mannan, Alfred Eaker, Robbin Panet, and Jennifer Davis, written and directed by Robbin Panet and Alfred Eaker.  This wll not be posted elsewhere so take this opportunity to see this surrealist work which was the Liberty or Death entry for the Indianapolis 48 Hour Film Project 2009:
 
http://366weirdmovies.com/366-exclusive-..9/
Saturday, August 15, 2009 
Wannabe Reviewed by Feliz Valsquez on Cinema Crazed 8/14/09: 

http://www.cinema-crazed.com/r-z/wannabe.htm



WARNING:  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME MAJOR SPOILERS! 


The Good:  Staging a movie with only two people can be rough, but when implemented with talented clever writers it really isn't that bad. Films like "Tape" and "Before Sunrise" have featured cast members with only two or three actors and Mannan manages to take the task and makes it look very easy.
 Steffani Pieart is probably one of the finest actresses in recent memory going whole hog with her character Viola who appears an online friends house expecting a good time and is instead force to humiliate herself in front of him and inevitable be skewered by his butcher knife. Pieart is excellent in immersing herself in to her character and is never afraid to bear all at a moment's notice and endure some rather graphic scenes. Pieart and co-star Robert Webster have an indefinable chemistry that keeps them lunging at each other's throats while never realizing why they're both in a motel room where anything can happen at any moment.  
 
Paired with the score and Mannan's tight writing "Wannabe" is that movie where the title gives away not one, not two, but three hidden meanings that only give away the plot if you're will to actually sit down and enjoy what's on screen.
The Bad:  One of the major caveats is that for a nineteen minute movie, Mannan's pacing begins to drag. For at least five minutes I was hoping to see something happen and while the director strives to deliver a slow boiled surprise ending. When we finally do get to the climax it's pleasing but you have to wonder what the hubbub was about. (Major Spoilage ahead!) Why did Viola need to meet with a man to make a kill? Why didn't anyone suspect the mysterious personal ad poster to be a serial killer? And where did he stash the bodies at? Was he a vampire too or was it just a cover? All questions aside, "Wannabe" can drag at many points to where you're wondering if we're ever going to see something juicy or surprising. To top that, the plot just seems oddly familiar with a story that goes at just about the place you'd expect. If you ever had the chance, watch "Creepshow III" and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. In the end I was pretty under whelmed and understood where the big hook was coming from right before the big reveal of the twist. It's tough keeping a surprise twist under wraps especially in a world where movie goers have seen it all and are almost one step ahead of movie makers in regards to twists and turns. For shame.
Summing Up:  Jim Mannan's short horror movie is a mixed bag of goodies. On the one hand, the writers expect us to swallow the plot holes and lapses in logic, and we've also seen this story a few times with no real pizzazz added to make it original. But on the other hand the performances are rich, the score is top notch, and the impending carnage by the climax will entice you to rewatch it again and again.
Monday, April 20, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished

Last month Members of the cast and crew of Pink and Blue Films' "W the Movie", for which Liberty or Death productions served as associate production company,  traveled to New York City for the films' showing at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.   We are now proud to announce that  W the Movie was selected by festival judges as the as Best Experimental Feature for 2009.   We extend congratulations to directors Alfred Eaker and Ross St Just and the entire cast and crew of the film!

 

James Mannan

Liberty or Death Productions....

 

http://nyfilmvideo.info/2009-festival-awards/2009-festival-awards-new-york-march.htm

Currently watching:
Night Gallery: Season Two
Release date: 2008-11-11
Sunday, March 22, 2009 
Hoosier members of the cast and crew of W the Movie trekked to NYC this weekend to see "W" screened at the Village East Cinema in Manhattan as part of the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.  Alfred Eaker (Writer/Director/Producer/Actor), Whitney Eaker (Actress/Visual Effects) , Randy Cox (Actor) and James Mannan (Actor/Sound FX) were joined at the screening by Wendy Collin Sorin and Steve Sorin (Executive Producers).  What a thrill to see the work screened in The Big Apple!  The film has also been selected for screening soon at festivals in Japan and Los Angeles!  (See our photos for pics of the trip.)
 
Thursday, November 20, 2008 

Current mood:  awake
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Those who don't know who Henry Jaglom is--find out!  He's one of my favorite directors--he isn't everyone's cup of tea, but worth the effort to see if he'd be yours.  Anyway, the gist of this blog is to point towards a link I found to a 1994 article (originally published in Moviemaker magazine) where Jaglom discusses his personal and professional relationship with Orson Welles during the final years of Orson's life.  Its all too brief, but I find it facinating nonetheless.  Orson appeared in Jaglom's first film and later made his final screen appearance in Jaglom's "Someone to Love:" 

Unfortunately, Myspace is going to force you to go through Google to find this material.  If you put "Henry Jaglom ('Lessons From Orson Welles')" in Google it should give a a direct link to the article.  Apparently the MySpace bots think its spam--it isn't--word of honor--the page doesn't even have any ads on it--your can't say that for MySpace can you....

 

Okay, after you read that (and maybe check out some of the other great material on other directors on that site)  go to netflix and put Jaglom's "Someone to Love" and "Sitting Ducks" in your queue (assuming your unfamiliar with his films.)  Jaglom's works often center around personal relationships (even when there are other things going on) and have an improvisitional feel.  At one point he developed a technique where he merged interview footage with fictional sequences to create narrative.   He's often referred to himself as a feminist filmmaker, though that is semi-controversial.  You'll either love him or hate him--I haven't found many reactions in the middle... 

Currently watching:
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Release date: 2008-03-25
Saturday, November 08, 2008 

Current mood:puzzled
Category: News and Politics
Look, as a Hoosier I'm hardly one to cast aspersions on this issue--we've got to be one of the homophobe capitals of the world, more's the pity.   But I still can't see how a person goes into a voting booth, votes for Barack Obama and then turns around and votes yes to Prop 8.  Of course, the truth is we need to do away with Governmental recognition of the institution of marriage (especially in the tax code)--that would put EVERYONE on a level playing field.  In the meantime it shows why the founding fathers were wise to favor representative democracy. 
Currently watching:
Barricade
Release date: 2007-02-09
Saturday, November 08, 2008 

Current mood:  happy
Category: News and Politics
Who would have thought?  I was 3 years old the last time Indiana went for the democrats in a presidential election.  Anyway, I could swear the networks used to use red as the color for the democrats--when did they change it?
Currently listening:
Spike Jones in Hi-Fi (Spike Jones in Stereo)
By Spike Jones
Release date: 2004-03-09
Saturday, November 01, 2008 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Art and Photography