Whoa! – What happened to Summer 2015!!!??? Boy that went lighting fast!!! We’re way overdue for a blog post and things are taking off so here we go…

Ladies & Gentlemen, we live in exciting times, to wit:

Big – B-I-G NEWS : THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death is now a full length feature film!!! New Executive Producer came onboard who absolutely LOVES the entire concept as well as the script and sees it as a full length feature film instead of a short (well, in the interests of full disclosure so did we!!!). Dearest thanks go to Project Manager Adela Taylor for putting together the Project Book to that made it – as it is – eminently unique and ultimately unforgettable!!! Add to this we proudly announce the addition of our cast member – Yul Spencer – AKA “KOOL YUL” – to the production.

It’s Premiere Time!!!

Cast of Dark Dunes’ Production of “Harbinger Down” at Premier: Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood CA.

Be Careful What You Bring Onboard!!! Director Alec Gillis‘ “‘Harbinger Down’” debuted at the Egyptian Theatre Official Site in Hollywood this past week – kudos to all including our very own Edwin H Bravo (in the role of “Atka”)!!! The cast includes the legendary Lance Henriksen and actors Matt Winston, Giovonnie Samuels, Camille Balsamo, Winston James Francis (one of the biggest fellows we’ve ever run into but also one of the nicest!), Milla Bjorn, Reid Collums, Michael Estime,  Mick Ignis, Jason Speer,  and Craig W. Sturtz. Take a bow One & All & special kudos to Producer Extraordinaìre Jennifer Tung, and to  Tom Woodruff of StudioADI & Dark Dunes Productions for ...

It’s a celebration of independent film!!!

Director Christian Pichler

Mission Accomplished for Director Christian Pichler‘s Sphinx:Genesis!!! The short and accompanying trailer have been completed!!! In addition, the Sphinx:Genesis website has been totally redesigned:intensely interactive & informative about the overall project. Here you will see how Christian weaves a compelling and fascinating sci/fi thriller about the potential creation of man, those who are behind it, and the conspiracy to keep the truth hidden from the masses. It culminates into an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will definitely give you pause for thought!!! You may never look at your neighbor the same again!!! Ck it out & Share the site and the trailer around!!!

Christian’s working now on the full length feature fo...

Both THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death & MASTERS OF WAR: Soldiers of Distinction Make Splash @ American Film Market 2014!!!

Our sincerest apologies for the tardiness of this post, but we’ve had our hands full with finishing other projects, auditions, & both THE MARSCHER LORDS: Brotherhood or Death & MASTERS OF WAR: Soldiers of Distinction. With Veteran Producer Mo Fitzgibbon, we were able to take AFM 2014 by storm!!! Good things in the mix! Really good things!!! Can’t elaborate any more than that at the moment, so stay tuned. One thing we can say is that these projects have LEGS!!!  And another heartfelt thank you to her husband & partner Robert Walker who’s graphic design & editing helped push the MASTERS OF WAR sizzle reel over the top!

Here are the “One Sheets” for both project...

They’re Here: THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death TEASERS I & II!!!

Ladies & Gentlemen – an objective secured!!! THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death Promo Videos were finished just yesterday!!! Thanks go out to the whole production crew: Producers Adela Taylor (who also doubled as Production Coordinator)  & Ruby Emerald Diamond & her husband Bill, Lenser Extraordinaire David Hansen-Sturm for both his excellent work as a DP and in the editing bay, the always excellent & enthralling Edwin H Bravo!!! The venerable Stephen Rollins stepping in to stalwartly portray the Church Donations Manager & thankfully Julian Dorame came in at literally the last second to portray our Donations Recipient (the previously individual cast flaked on us that morning!! (Welcome to LA!!!) and Aubreeanna C...

THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death is Now on IMDB!!!

As previously mentioned, THE MARSCHER LORDS: Brotherhood or Death Promo Video/Commercial is now in the process of being scored – with ORIGINAL MUSIC!!! Composer Drew Tretick unfortunately became detained on one of his current projects so he referred the scoring duties to his close friend Hans Karl, who we couldn’t be happier to have aboard!!! Keeping it all in the family!!! The initial work on the shorter of the videos (yes – there is more than one! ;<) is more than promising & Hans is incredibly excited to be working on it!!! The music itself evokes masculinity, raw emotion, power,  loneliness, gentleness, honor, respect, kindness, & love. Of course tying it all together are the moving pictures it will itself overlay...

It’s Official!!! – Major Recording Artist Drew Tretick Joins THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death Production Team as Composer/Scorer!!!

Drew Tretick brings a veritable wealth of experience & knowledge to this production; a true virtuoso at the tender age of five, later – in his teens -recognized as a Presidential Scholar of the Arts & accepted into the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He has recorded on soundtracks for major motion pictures & appeared on both television & radio networks including ABC, NBC, ESPN, & PBS. His experience recording & performing with such legends as Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder, Chris Isaak, Glenn Campbell, Ivan Gancedo, John Denver, the legendary Doc Serverinsen, the London Symphony Orchestra, & the Slovak National Orchestra...

Serendipity Happens!!!

Fresh from THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death Promo Video Shoot, our very own R. E. Wilhelm III is off later this week to shoot Barker Daniels, a family saga directed by Mike “Moose” Moutsatsos & produced by Fred Durst (formerly of Limp Bizkit) & Mark W. Curran‘s signature feature Abandoned Dead. Lenser Extraordinaire David Hansen-Sturm is finishing up some projects this week to get into the editing booth to hammer out THE MARSCHER LORDS: Brotherhood or Death Promo Video. There’s also been movement on the scoring front for both THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death Promo Video as well as the film itself – Serendipity Happens: talks are initial at this point, but there is a major recording artist, a graduate of the famed Juilliard School of Music in New York ...

Marscher Lords Promo Video: It’s a Wrap!!!

(from left) Edwin H Bravo, Joe Sachem, R.E. Wilhelm, & Nick Vallas between takes.

THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death Promo in the Can!!! Just this past Tues we shot several theme-based vignettes that we’re cutting into a short promo film for the aforementioned production!!! A terrific cast of mates & new friends including RE Wilhelm III, Edwin H Bravo (who just recently shot an episode of The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow for HBO), Joe Sachem (one of the finest character actors around), Rita Green, who hails from Hollywood’s Golden Age where she was under contract to Universal Studios, Stephen Rollins, Aubreeanna Carroll, & Julian Dorame, who was a fantastic last-minute substitute from Sir Brick Price! He was found by the most wonderful woman  ...

To have a great film you’ve got to have a great story. Like Lennon-McCartney, the two go hand-in-hand: Mutiny on the Bounty, Gone With the Wind, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Casablanca, The Hustler, Damn the Defiant, Lawrence of Arabia, Zulu, The Magnificent Seven (h/t to Akira Kurosawa), Lord Jim, The Great Escape, & The Wild Bunch , just to name a few (a very incomplete list to be sure!)  Anymore – too oft for comfort – stories seem to be tossed into the WC in favor of (or lack thereof compensated with) F/X. Don’t get us wrong: there’s nothing better than terrific F/X – what would Star Wars be without it (ok – basically a Western) but still with a great story!!! Sometimes great stories come in the form of the creator’s mind (as with Star Wars for example)...