Happy Holidays from the AreUaStar Team!
We are so happy and excited for AreUaStar friend Jane Lynch - who this morning was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of the crafty and crazy character Sue Sylvester on Fox's GLEE. Her performance each week is a delight to watch.
The AreUaStar Casting Team just completed work on an upcoming Lifetime movie "The Pregnancy Pact", based on the real life story of 18 high school sophomores from Gloucester, Mass who became pregnant in the same year. The film, which should air in January, stars Thora Birch, Nancy Travis, Camryn Manheim and newcomer Madisen Beaty.
Wishing you a wonderful 2010.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
The Emmys and more...
Well, the Emmy's were a lot of fun. I thought Neil Patrick Harris did a spectacular job of hosting and it was exciting to see a number of our friends win Emmys. Toni Collette's win for Best Actress in a Comedy was a surprise but she is so good in the role.
We're finishing up the casting on The Pregnancy Pact. We've added Emmy winner Camryn Manheim to the cast as well as James McCaffrey from "Rescue Me". It's a nice group and as soon as I know its air date, I will pass that along.
Reading 15 year old girls was lots of fun. Our producer really wanted girls that were actually 15, rather than casting 18 years to play younger. While this will make it much harder to film (given the limitations on using minors in film/television), it provides a sense of authenticity that will be very clear on film. While many 18 year olds look younger, they often have a sense of maturity that comes through.
We're finishing up the casting on The Pregnancy Pact. We've added Emmy winner Camryn Manheim to the cast as well as James McCaffrey from "Rescue Me". It's a nice group and as soon as I know its air date, I will pass that along.
Reading 15 year old girls was lots of fun. Our producer really wanted girls that were actually 15, rather than casting 18 years to play younger. While this will make it much harder to film (given the limitations on using minors in film/television), it provides a sense of authenticity that will be very clear on film. While many 18 year olds look younger, they often have a sense of maturity that comes through.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Casting Updates
We've set the two leads for "The Pregnancy Pact" for Lifetime. Nancy Travis will be playing the conservative, abstinence promoting mother of a teenager and Thora Birch will play a journalist who comes to the town to investigate the pregnancy spike in the local high school. We're excited about these cast members and hopefully will have more to share soon.
The movie will be shooting in New Orleans, and Jason Wood is currently in Atlanta doing some of the location casting. We've seen some amazing young girls for the roles - and are really trying to cast real 15 year olds (not 18 to play 15) because it creates a feeling of reality... there is still a sense of innocence in these girls.
More to follow....
The movie will be shooting in New Orleans, and Jason Wood is currently in Atlanta doing some of the location casting. We've seen some amazing young girls for the roles - and are really trying to cast real 15 year olds (not 18 to play 15) because it creates a feeling of reality... there is still a sense of innocence in these girls.
More to follow....
Saturday, August 22, 2009
The Pregnancy Pact
We're working on another movie for Lifetime. It's called "The Pregnancy Pact" and is based on the real life story of 18 high school sophomores who got pregnant during the same year in Massachusetts. It was a big news story a couple of years ago, and this is a movie based on the story. Right now we're casting the two leads, but soon we'll be opening up the process to cast a bunch of 15/16 year old girls for all the roles (as well as the other parts).
The producer is Bob Sertner of VonZernick/Sertner Films - they've done a ton of Lifetime movies in the past and he is a great guy to deal with.
My film "Boutonniere" won Best Short in the LA Shorts Film Festival, so that is very exciting news.
Stay tuned for more updates... I'll try and fill you in on the casting for "Pregnancy Pact" as it moves forward.
The producer is Bob Sertner of VonZernick/Sertner Films - they've done a ton of Lifetime movies in the past and he is a great guy to deal with.
My film "Boutonniere" won Best Short in the LA Shorts Film Festival, so that is very exciting news.
Stay tuned for more updates... I'll try and fill you in on the casting for "Pregnancy Pact" as it moves forward.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Tony's
I haven't blogged for ages, and I apologize. I haven't been all that busy - just haven't had much to say. However, I watched the Tonys the other night and was absolutely blown away by the great theatre that is on Broadway right now. I am ashamed to say that I haven't yet taken my yearly pilgrimage to see any shows, but after watching the Tonys and my friend Neil Harris do a spectacular job of hosting... I have got to go to NYC! I saw HAIR when I was 9 years old in San Francisco. I am fairly certain it was the first time I saw a man naked, and I remember not being prepared to see that! But I've always love the music and can't wait to see it brought to life on stage again. I thought that Shrek looked really fun - I can't believe that Christopher Siebert does the entire play on his knees. Really, how does he do that??
I loved the opening number from HAIR where all of the nominated players came out and joined in on "Let the Sun Shine" after Shrek and Liza and Dolly Parton and many more. Also, poor Brett Michaels smashed his face in at the end of his number! I just thought the whole evening was great and it was so wonderful so see so many journeyman actors win (Greg Jbarra, Marcia Gay Harden, Alice Ripley and so many others).
American Idol auditions are starting up and AreUaStar.com is going to be there, passing out our cool new postcards to the crowds! We start in Boston on Sunday, then on to Atlanta, Chicago, LA, Dallas and more! I'll let you know how it goes.
I also wanted to share that "Maneater" aired during the last weekend of May and did fantastic numbers for Lifetime. The reviews of the cast were, without exception, stellar. We are very proud of the cast and looking forward to working with Lifetime again soon.
I loved the opening number from HAIR where all of the nominated players came out and joined in on "Let the Sun Shine" after Shrek and Liza and Dolly Parton and many more. Also, poor Brett Michaels smashed his face in at the end of his number! I just thought the whole evening was great and it was so wonderful so see so many journeyman actors win (Greg Jbarra, Marcia Gay Harden, Alice Ripley and so many others).
American Idol auditions are starting up and AreUaStar.com is going to be there, passing out our cool new postcards to the crowds! We start in Boston on Sunday, then on to Atlanta, Chicago, LA, Dallas and more! I'll let you know how it goes.
I also wanted to share that "Maneater" aired during the last weekend of May and did fantastic numbers for Lifetime. The reviews of the cast were, without exception, stellar. We are very proud of the cast and looking forward to working with Lifetime again soon.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
American Idol - America gets it wrong
Wow - I'm very sad tonight at the outcome of American Idol. To me it was such an incredibly clear outcome, but much like politics, there are often many people who see it differently. I think Kris Allen is cute, but Adam Lambert has so much star quality and insane vocal power. He'll end up having a much bigger career than Kris - who I believe will fade away like Taylor Hicks.
I didn't know it would bother me as much as it does, but I really am shocked.
Wanted to report back on the Milan Film Festival, where "Boutonniere" has it's European premiere. It was very exciting to be there for the festival. There were some terrific shorts and some pretty awful ones as well. The one I enjoyed the most was "Mother, Mine" by British filmmaker Susan Everett. This is a dark and twisted short, which I thought had terrific promise as a full length feature. "Boutonniere" was very well received, although the subject matter of homeschooling was a foreign concept to the Italian audience. People asked many questions about it. The audience enjoying seeing Zach Quinto in his cameo role, as "Star Trek" had just opened 3 days prior.
I didn't know it would bother me as much as it does, but I really am shocked.
Wanted to report back on the Milan Film Festival, where "Boutonniere" has it's European premiere. It was very exciting to be there for the festival. There were some terrific shorts and some pretty awful ones as well. The one I enjoyed the most was "Mother, Mine" by British filmmaker Susan Everett. This is a dark and twisted short, which I thought had terrific promise as a full length feature. "Boutonniere" was very well received, although the subject matter of homeschooling was a foreign concept to the Italian audience. People asked many questions about it. The audience enjoying seeing Zach Quinto in his cameo role, as "Star Trek" had just opened 3 days prior.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Looking for Stars world wide
Hello:
It's been a while since I've written because I have been traveling the world. I've found people who are aspiring stars in Israel and France on my trip, and am now traveling to Milan for the Milan Film Festival. The short film that I produced and cast, "Boutonniere" is having its European premiere at this festival, so I am going to represent the film. As you may recall, this film stars Wendi McClendon-Covey (from Reno 911) and has a cameo appearance by Zach Quinto - who stars in the upcoming "Star Trek" film as Mr. Spock. It will be interesting to see how the Italians react to the film and if they recognize the actors. In Sundance, there was a noticable "a-ha" moment when Zach's face filled the screen.
I'll let you know how it goes once I get there and participate. In the meantime, I've been watching American Idol online and continue to be blown away by Adam Lambert. Is there really any other choice?
It's been a while since I've written because I have been traveling the world. I've found people who are aspiring stars in Israel and France on my trip, and am now traveling to Milan for the Milan Film Festival. The short film that I produced and cast, "Boutonniere" is having its European premiere at this festival, so I am going to represent the film. As you may recall, this film stars Wendi McClendon-Covey (from Reno 911) and has a cameo appearance by Zach Quinto - who stars in the upcoming "Star Trek" film as Mr. Spock. It will be interesting to see how the Italians react to the film and if they recognize the actors. In Sundance, there was a noticable "a-ha" moment when Zach's face filled the screen.
I'll let you know how it goes once I get there and participate. In the meantime, I've been watching American Idol online and continue to be blown away by Adam Lambert. Is there really any other choice?
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