Savor the sweet taste of "Candy."

The Official "Candy." trailer is here!

CHECK IT OUT and THANK YOU to Bloody-Disgusting.com for putting it up on their site!




If you're interested in the film & would like to help us get it out as well as pick up a copy please check out IndieGoGo.com/candy for the details!

THANK YOU

Indie Film Panel at Weekend of Horrors

Today, Friday May 21st, I will be on the Indie Film panel at Creation Entertainment's Weekend of Horrors at the Marriott at LAX!

Here's the Line up for the Panel:

6:00 P.M. INDEPENDANT FILM MAKERS PANEL
With Panel Members Patrick Rea – Director – Senoreality Pictures
Edward Payson – Anti-Hero Production
Jesse Kozel – Producer - Candy
Phillip Calderone – Manhater
Dave Reda – Monster Loves Girl
Moderator: Adam Malin


Stop by and see the first live showing of the trailer for "Candy."

Thanks for all the support & I hope to see you there!

Happy Town Canceled after only 2 Episodes

According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC has canceled Happy Town after only two episodes. Saying that 4.5 million viewers is not enough. All I have to say is LAME.

The show has so many great characters and utalizes the skills of the more mature acting community. I absolutely love the show & think this is the wrong decision for ABC. But maybe they think another "Bachelor" will get them the ratings they need.

The series will round out the scheduled 12 episodes.
Starting again in June.

MACHETE Trailer! HELL YES!

They've made a film from a fake trailer that ran during the intermission of the Rodriguez/Tarantino epic "Grindhouse" double feature.

I've been looking forward to this for some time. I can not wait to see MACHETE on the big screen.

Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Steven Segal, Robert DeNiro, Cheech Marin and the list goes on & on!

Fucking Incredible.

ENJOY!

Universal cans "Cartel"

Looks like no one can save "Cartel" from being shut down. Universal has canned the $42.5 million film before it soared over budget.

The studio felt it wasn't a strong enough script to continue to sink money into when they were sure there would be no significant profit from the film.

A remake of the 1993 Italian film La Scorta, (because we needed another remake) the film was set to star Josh Brolin. Though a talented actor, the studio wasn't sure that this film would net any profits as it's budget continued to climb. But no worries for Brolin as he has a "PAY-OR-PLAY" deal with the studio. This means he'll still net his 7 figure salary even though the film will not be made. How nice for him.

I'm going to say what most people in this industry won't say, Why the Fuck are studios plummeting their businesses into the ground with rehashed ideas and untalented writers?

If a company knows they don't like the script, then why begin pre-production? They waste the time of everyone involved in the project. Now all of those crew members are out of work because the project was weak to begin with, this is bad business.

Looks like the only one walking away safe is Josh Brolin. Good for him and his management team for covering their bases. They probably knew the project was doomed when Sean Penn walked away and figured this was a safety net.

I do not agree with actor salaries. Maybe, one day I'll eat those words if I ever bank 7 figures for a role, but let's be honest, does Josh Brolin deserve a 7 figure salary for not doing any work?

The money Universal sank into getting the film this far into pre-production and then pulling out could have easily made 20 indie films.

Maybe they'll be more cautious before they greenlight a project that doesn't have a strong foundation.

read more on Deadline.