Official Schedule for 1st Ever Bronx Week Film Festival: (May 16th - May 19th)

Please see below the official schedule for the 1st ever Bronx Week Film Festival.

With the exception of Sundance Film Festival sensation "Gun Hill Road", which will be screened at the Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinema, all other film festival screenings will take place at the Brucnker Bar and Grill located at 1 Bruckner Boulevard.

Tickets for "Gun Hill Road" and the other outstanding Bronx films included in the festival will be available at the following web address at 10am today (May 9th). Please log on know to review the list of films available for viewing at the festival.

http://bronxweekfilmfestival.com

http://olympiafilmlocations.com/bronx-week-film-festival/films

or log onto

http://olympiafilmlocations.com

and hit the Bronx Week Film Festival button.

Please log on to get your free tickets today at 10am before they run out. The tickets are FREE courtesy of Olympia Film Locations Inc. and select sponsors on a first log on, first serve bases. Rush tickets will be made available at the door subject to availability. Please e-mail any questions or comments to; info@olympiafilmlocations.com.


II - Film Screenings at the Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinema

May 19th
Thursday

Gun Hill Road (4pm) (88 Min)
By Rashaad Ernesto Green

The inspiration for the film festival came form Bronx Director Rashaad Ernesto Green and his great success with his first full length feature film, "Gun Hill Road". The movie will be shown for the first time ever to the Bronx Public as part of the film festival organized by Olympia Film Locations Inc. Please see the video and synopsis taken from the Sundance Film Festival web site. Please make sure to log on to secure your tickets today before theater capacity is reached. Seating is limited.


"After three years in prison, macho Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home to the Bronx and finds things changed. His wife, Angela (Judy Reyes), is distant, and his teenage son, Michael, has come out as Vanessa, a transgender woman. Unable to accept his child for who she is now, Enrique clings to his masculine ideals while Angela attempts to hold the family together by fiercely protecting Vanessa. Still under the watchful eye of his parole officer, Enrique must become the father he needs to be or, once again, risk losing his family and freedom.

The heart of Gun Hill Road lies in two places: a father’s inability to escape the vicious cycle of his life, and the richly drawn character of Michael/Vanessa (newcomer Harmony Santana is unforgettable). Writer/director Rashaad Ernesto Green’s first feature film is a complex family drama, told with gentle humor, sensitivity, and a deep understanding of the environment that defines its inhabitants."
(Video and movie synopsis taken from the Sundance film festival web site)



II - Film Screenings at the Bruckner Bar and Grill
(1 Bruckner Boulevard)

May 16th
Ribbon Cutting 6pm

Monday – “Sports Night”
1- “New York Mixed Martial Arts” (6:30pm) (running time, 60 min)
By Kahleem Poole-Tejada

2- “Baby Bomber” (8:30pm) (15 min)
By Joseph Mileto

3- “Quentine Fortune” (9:30pm) (30 Min)
By Diego Mack
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May 17th
Tuesday – “Drama Night”

4- “Poetry Man” (5:30pm) (30 min)
By James McSherry

5- “My Destiny an Albanian Love Story” (6:30pm) (120 min)
By Roko Markolovic

6- “Bronx Paradise” (9:00) (90 Min)
By Wayne Gurman
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May 18th
Wednesday – “Fright Night”

7- “Krackoon”, (6:30 pm) (60 Min)
By Jerry Landi and Anthony DeBellis

8- “Slime City Massacre”, (8:30) (90 min)
By Mark J. Makowski
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May 19th
Thursday – “Urban Tales”

9-“Off the Hook”, (3:00pm) (103 Min)
By Adam Watstein

10- “The Alpo” (5:30pm) (60 min)
By Troy Reed

Olympia Film Locations Inc. Principles Discuss Upcoming 1st Ever Bronx Week Film Festival on "Open" with Darien Jaime

For more information about the upcoming 1st Ever Bronx Week Film Festival please view the interview below of Olympia Film Locations Inc., Principles Laura Cicciu, Bobby Zouvelos and Gregory Tsougranis on BronxNets "Open” talk show with Darien Jaime. The live interview was filmed this past Wednesday. A schedule of movie screenings and free ticket information will be made available on the Olympia Film Locations web site (www.olympiafilmlocations.com), once the final schedule is confirmed. Submissions are still being taken. Stayed tuned here for more information on the film festival and when tickets will be made available. Anyone interested in sponsorship opportunities for the event please e-mail you name and contact information to info@olympiafilmlocations.com.

Gregory
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BoogieDowner Movie Watch: BRONX PARADISE, Diary of a Bottom Feeder by Wayne Gurman

Here is one of the movies collected for our 1St ever Bronx Week Film Festival coming up next month. In the last few days I have been able to view the films given to us at our last meeting at the Bruckner Bar and Grill and must repeat that there is a lot of raw energy and creativity amongst our film community in the Bronx.

I posted below a trailer from the movie "Bronx Paradise; Dairy of a Bottom Feeder" along with a quote taken from their web site and a link so you can log onto their “official movie web site” to learn more about the award winning movie.

As quoted from their site and posted below, “This is the most politically incorrect movie ever made”. It’s “no hold barred” and 100% in your face. It confronts every demon possessing American society today and by doing so diminishes any hold they have on society. It left me laughing and wondering, non-stop. In a society that often preaches social correctness but often practices social injustice, it’s a bold breath of fresh air to see a film that does the complete opposite. It’s obvious this film crew not only thinks outside the box but also hits you over the head with it when needed. For anyone that ever been angry at anything this is a must see. This movie is 100% Bronx.



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BRONX PARADISE
Diary of a Bottom Feeder

Follow Wayne Gurman in the most politically incorrect movie of all time as he hilariously tears through the mean streets of the Bronx. Losing friends, making enemies and fighting against the odds to find Paradise.

SYNOPSIS

"Chances are, you've never seen a movie like Bronx Paradise, and you've never seen a character like Wayne Gurman. Wayne, a small time hood, is an exercise in dichotomy: a brutal, bigoted, misogynist with an African-American wife and children at home he loves. From brutal reality to satire it often makes strong, bold, memorable stylistic choices. Based on Wayne's real life before he turned himself around. Strap on your seatbelt and ride along with Wayne as he stalks the Bronx bullying, beating and terrorizing a living out of populace, while desperately trying to steer clear of those who are even more brutal than he is."

Produced by Wayne Gurman and James McSherry.

Starring, Wayne Gurman, John Palumbo, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Brea Cola, Biagio Tripodi, Dan Truman, Joe Diaz, Ralph Squillante, Tim Cinnante, Peter Bongiorno, Arthur Nascarella, and Karen Lynn Gorney

For more on the film please visit the official web site at:

http://www.bronxparadise.com/index.php
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