4.20.2008

WILDCAT ROAD...A Staged Reading


Announcing a staged reading of WILDCAT ROAD, the new screenplay by Sean Abley, story by Doug Prinzivalli & John Carrozza.
May 5th 8PM in Los Angeles. This Special Event is By invitation Only. If you are interested in attending, email us at info@velvetcandyentertainment.com

Fresh off the success of the dvd release of SOCKET, comes WILDCAT ROAD–a black comedy paying homage to 1960's era exploitation films. Three go-go boys hit the road after accidentally killing their boss. Along with the female hostage they pick up along the way, they find danger, action, sex and possibly treasure as they uncover the mystery of the old ranch on Wildcat Road.

WILDCAT ROAD is tenitively scheduled for an autumn 2008 shoot, pending financing.

starring
Coco Peru ("Girls Will Be Girls," "Trick")
Dylan Vox ("The Lair", "Dante's Cove")
Kevin Stea ("Naked Boys Singing", "Showgirls")
Pete Scherer ("Pornography: A Thriller")
Sara Marafino ("Dark Regret", "Caged")
Alexandra Billings ("Socket","Grey's Anatomy")
Sarah Lilly ("Eating Out 2", "Medium")
Nick Salamone ("Pornography: A Thriller", "Nine Lives")
David Pevsner ("Desperate Housewives", "Adam & Steve")
Jonathon Walsman ("Higher Society")
Tim Hearl ("Socket")
Alisha Seaton ("Socket", "A Darker Reality")
and
Judi Evans ("Days of Our Lives")

REUNION to premiere in Miami on May 2


REUNION, a short film co-produced by Velvet Candy, Wait! What? Productions and Dennis Hensley for HBO's Shout GLBT Short Film Series (Dennis' script was one of three chosen by HBO) will have it's world premiere on May 2 at the Miami Film Festival and also play at Outfest in LA and Provincetown. HBO is tentatively scheduled to air the film on one of its outlets in June.

The film, directed by Dennis (his debut as a director!) is about a TV design show host who returns to his small Arizona town, boyfriend in tow, to attend his 20-year high school reunion--and then some crazy and surprising stuff goes down. It was loosely inspired by Dennis' own reunion.

We shot the film over two days, March 26th and 27th, at Casita Del Campo restaurant in Silver Lake and also at the kitchy Pink Motel in Sun Valley. It was a great opportunity for Velvet Candy to work with cinematographer Joseph White (SHELTER), who did a superb job making LA locations look like Arizona. More to come soon.

SCREENING PARTY in New York & San Francisco!


Our short SCREENING PARTY, co-produced with Wait! What? Productions and Dennis Hensley has been accepted in NewFest 2008, the New York GLBT Film Festival that's held in Manhattan from June 5 to the 15th. Date and time to be announced soon.

Also, we've just been accepted into Frameline, the San Francisco GLBT Film Festival - there will be 2 screenings, both at the Castro Theater – one on 6/21 at 11:00am and the other on 6/29 at 2:00pm.

We hope to see old friends at both these events!