All-Star Supergroup Blasts Out Grinding Riffs and Scorching Vocals for the World’s Fastest Off-Road Racing Game

LARKSPUR, CA – nail’d is the off-road racing game where speed, risk and adrenaline combine with insane track design to deliver the ultimate thrill ride. Only one thing is missing from this picture. Throw your horns brothers and sisters, because that thing is METAL.

Illustrious names from the contemporary Metal scene have come together to compose a soundtrack designed to melt faces and fuel the madness needed to succeed in a game where fearlessness and aggression are virtues.

nail’d’s original soundtrack features songs written and performed by Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory, Arkaea), Pat Lachman (Damageplan), Wayne Static (Static X), Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), Stephen Carpenter (Deftones), Jed Simon (Strapping Young Lad), and John Boecklin (DevilDriver).

“nail’d’s very existence is defined by the act of giving a giant middle finger to the laws of physics and boring realism,” said Deep Silver’s Jon Schutts, while practicing power chords on a guitar made of human souls. “When you’ve got a game like nail’d where you take every edge of your seat moment you’ve ever experienced and cranked it up to eleven, you need a killer soundtrack. We got the best musicians out there to help define the sound of nail’d and they literally blew us away.”

In addition to the original songs, nail’d also features licensed music from Slipknot, Queens of the Stone Age, Backyard Babies, Rise Against, American Sixgun, Aggressive Chill and Slaves on Dope.

Developed by Techland, nail’d will be released for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and Windows PC in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Get more information about the game on the official website or join the nail’d community:

Website: http://naild.deepsilver.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/naildgame

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/naildgame

About Deep Silver

Since 2003, Deep Silver has developed and distributed interactive games for all leading videogame platforms. In all, the company has published more than 80 games. Deep Silver products are designed to equally appeal to a wide audience, from kids to adults. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com.

About Techland

Techland is a leading Polish developer, publisher and distributor of PC and console games since 1997. Its proprietary Chrome Engine 4 technology is among the world’s most advanced game engines, with Xbox 360, PC and PS3 compatibility and full DX10.1 support. With a staff of over 150 specialists in two development offices in Wroclaw and Warsaw, Techland is committed to delivering top-quality titles for worldwide markets. Currently the company is working on several high-profile titles for PC and consoles.

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On July 31, select GameStop stores will host “The Ultimate DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Experience,” inviting visitors to enjoy guided demos and connect with other DRAGON QUEST fans. Also at most GameStop stores, visitors will be able to access a special downloadable treasure map called “Zoma,” available for the first time in North America, via the game’s Tag Mode feature. Sampling events will also be held on Aug. 7 at select Best Buy retail locations, where attendees will have access to the “Estark” treasure map, available for the first time in North America.

From Aug. 7 to Sept. 19, weekend sampling events will be held at select shopping malls around the country, highlighting the game’s rich customization options and multiplayer fun. Visitors to these mall events will have access to the downloadable “Malroth” treasure map.

To access treasure maps, players must have their Nintendo DS system running the DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies game, set to Tag Mode. Once players reach the town of Stornway, they are able to access Tag Mode by talking to Erinn at the Quester’s Rest Inn.

The latest installment in the popular DRAGON QUEST franchise, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies lets players embark on an epic hand-held adventure. Players can choose their own appearance, occupations, companions and special items to aid in their quest, and even connect wirelessly with friends for cooperative multiplayer quests. The game has already become a social phenomenon in Japan, selling more than 4.2 million units to date.

A complete schedule of events can be found at http://dqnine.com/#/do-you-dq/events/.

SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 AT

AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY IN FONTANA, CA

With a line-up led by headliners Eminem, Blink-182, KISS and Rise Against, EPICENTER Twenty Ten has announced the addition of former Hollywood Undead frontman Deuce. His performance on Saturday, September 25 will mark Deuce’s live debut as a solo performer.

The updated line-up for this year’s EPICENTER Twenty Ten–Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA–also includes performances from Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, Bad Religion, Papa Roach, Big Boi, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific and many more. The multi-stage event will feature no schedule overlaps, allowing concert-goers to see every set throughout the weekend.

Tickets start as low as $79.50 for a single day ticket and more information about weekend VIP passes, two-day value passes and single day tickets, plus all camping information can be found at www.epicenterfestival.com.

EPICENTER Twenty Ten is presented by Right Arm Entertainment (creators of Ohio’s successful Rock on the Range annual festival).

Check out these new videos promoting one of Southpeak Games’ upcoming titles, “Two Worlds II”:

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“We are proud to maintain our commitment to the Demon’s Souls online community by extending our support for the game’s servers, allowing current and new players to continue to enjoy the game’s vast online feature set,” stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales for Atlus. “One of the highest-rated, most talked about games of all time, Demon’s Souls is defined by its groundbreaking online functionality. No other game better marries suspenseful, claustrophobic solitude with unprecedented cooperative and competitive multiplayer connectivity. Each game world, each individual’s adventure, can be bridged with those of others’, making for one of the most startlingly grand yet deeply intimate RPG experiences ever created.”

To celebrate the announcement, the game server’s World Tendency, a variable that can make the game more or less difficult and unlock secrets depending on its setting, will be shifted to Pure White for a couple weeks, making the notoriously challenging game slightly easier for newcomers while also allowing long-time veterans to reach otherwise inaccessible areas and items.

Demon’s Souls is out now for PlayStation 3 system. For more information, visit the game’s official website.

We’ve also got new arrivals in the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. This week we have some new additions from the Treehouse, Nintendo’s game localization team. New “Big Name Games” are being added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games.

WiiWare

AquaSpace

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 600 Wii Points™

Description: Turn your television into a virtual aquarium with AquaSpace. You can simply relax and watch the fish or take the opportunity to read detailed information about them, such as scientific names and habitats, using the illustrated encyclopedia. If you want to get up close and personal with the fish, you can send your Mii™ character on a dive to swim with them, feed them or hunt for trivia icons to discover fish-related facts. Choose from eight aquarium themes and spruce them up with dozens of different fish and a variety of decorations, wallpaper and plant life. You can also change the background music by taking your pick from a selection of songs or using the sound of water. Then, once everything is set up, you can view your aquarium from a variety of camera angles (including a fish-eye view). Visit every day and watch your aquarium change – your fish will grow, and new fish may be born. Life continues in your aquarium even while the Wii console is turned off.

Furry Legends

Publisher: Gamelion

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief, Mild Language

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: The legend starts here. Furry Legends is a dynamic platform adventure with the most fur ever seen in games. Solve fun, physics-based puzzles in a fantastic 3D world called Furland. It’s a humorous and weird place populated by funny creatures you’ve never seen before, including five-eyed crabs, round cows, crazy rabbits and the lovely Furballs. Players control fluffy characters, each with a different set of special skills, such as the ability to manipulate time. Save the Furballs from their doom and keep Furland safe from Lord Squarie. Are you ready for a crazy adventure? Can you save Furland and its lovely Furballs? Try the furriest game of the century!

HoopWorld™

Publisher: Virtual Toys

Players: 1-2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: Long ago, a lost civilization called the Elders, who worshipped the magical power of Nature, built a network of sacred temples around the world. Millennia have since passed, and the temples now lie in ruins. But their energy still resonates from the land, attracting adventurers from distant lands. Drawn by the unknown force, friends have begun to rebuild the ruins into ball courts, knowing only that they must relive the time-honored test of the spirit of the Elders: the game now known as basketball. HoopWorld is a three-on-three basketball game with an arcade twist. Unique characters and beautiful natural locations set the stage, while fighting and random power-ups keep the game fast and rough. Choose your favorite team and basketbrawl across the globe to become the undisputed world champions. Play on your own or with a friend and see if you can beat the leaders of the HoopWorld global ranking.

Nintendo DSiWare

Petz Kittens

Publisher: Ubisoft

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: The cutest newborn kittens are here, and they need someone to care for them and love them. Adopt your very own kittens, bond with them and help them grow into strong and healthy cats. Choose from a variety of popular cat breeds including Siamese and Persian. Give your adorable baby kittens lots of loving care: Feed them warm milk, keep them clean and warm, and help them grow. Your kittens make cute faces and react in surprising ways when you play fun games with them, such as peek-a-boo or balloon games.

Scrabble Tools

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Scrabble, long one of the world’s most popular board games, is enjoying a tremendous surge in popularity, both online and in the real world. Scrabble Tools for the Nintendo DSi system helps players hone their skills by strengthening their vocabulary, pattern recognition and point strategies through fun interactive training exercises.

Hospital Havoc

Publisher: Hands-On Mobile

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Cartoon Violence

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Do you have what it takes to run your very own heart-pumping hospital? Help your doctor navigate through the havoc by admitting, diagnosing and treating some of the wackiest patients ever encountered. A comically fun time-management and strategy game, Hospital Havoc presents a challenging campaign with three levels of difficulty to choose from, plus 20 career levels, 19 possible illnesses, three-to-six bed conditions, 11 challenging scenarios (including zombies!), continuous play and rousing replay ability. Personalize your doctor and nurse, and utilize various power-ups and medical machines to help send those patients home.

Happy Birthday Mart

Publisher: Pixel Federation

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Have you ever dreamed of having your own shop where you sell the goods to your friends? You can make that dream come true in Happy Birthday Mart, and it’s no ordinary store. Animals come here to buy gifts for their friends. Manage and serve your customers, clean up and fix broken shelves. Happy Birthday Mart offers tons of fun in six different stores with 12 animals and 24 minigames. You can play the minigames through a separate menu screen.

Crazy Sudoku

Publisher: dtp entertainment

Players: 1-2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Play sudoku on the go using your Nintendo DSi system. The game features five levels of difficulty, offering a fun challenge for beginners and pros alike. Choose from two different grid sizes: 9×9 or 6×6. Use the handy Note feature to add comments to each and every cell and solve even the hardest puzzles. Try challenging a friend with the brilliant two-player mode.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com.

The latest installment in the popular DRAGON QUEST franchise, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies features deep customization options and remarkable wireless features that let players of all kinds embark on an epic hand-held adventure. Players can choose their own appearance, occupations, companions and special items to aid in their quest, and even connect with friends for cooperative multiplayer fun.

In addition to live demos of the game, Comic-Con attendees who bring their Nintendo DS systems and copies of DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies to the show will have access to a special downloadable treasure map called Mortamor, available for the first time in North America. The map will be available at the Nintendo booth for the duration of Comic-Con International 2010. To access the map, players must have their Nintendo DS system running the DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies game and set to “Tag Mode.” Once players get to the town of Stornway, they are able to access Tag Mode at the Quester’s Rest inn.

The highly anticipated Metroid: Other M is a dramatic new chapter that brings the Metroid series back to its franchise roots. Starring the iconic bounty hunter Samus Aran, the game is the result of a dedicated collaboration between the director of Super Metroid™, Yoshio Sakamoto, and renowned game development studio Team Ninja. This joint effort blends expert level design, gripping visuals and a cinematic storyline with seamless third-person and first-person game play controls. For the first time, players will learn the story of Samus™ inside the suit. Comic-Con attendees will get a chance to play portions of the game in advance of its Aug. 31 launch date.

Partnership with Black Bean Games to Bring Several Racing and Fitness Titles Speeding into North America

LARKSPUR, CA – Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a worldwide producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, has announced on July 15 that it has entered a partnership with the Italian games publisher Black Bean Games to bring a range of phenomenal products to North America. The lineup spans the racing and fitness categories and includes Get Fit with Mel B for Playstation®Move and other next-gen motion control platforms and SBK®X, the latest episode of the Official World Superbike Championship videogame series.

“The North American market is wide open for quality racing games and what we have here represent the very best of established and upcoming racing organizations with global followings. Furthermore, the fitness products offer something way beyond the gimmick of new control systems to deliver real fitness results,” said Deep Silver’s Chief Operating Officer, Geoff Mulligan while maintaining a perfect downward dog yoga stance on a 600cc class sport bike while pulling a wheelie. “We’re looking forward to bringing speed, adrenaline and a balanced sense of well-being to the market at truly phenomenal price points.”

About Get Fit with Mel B

Developed by UK-based Lightning Fish studios, Get Fit with Mel B represents a breakthrough in the fitness genre. Using a proprietary engine featuring a sensational full-body detection system, Get Fit With Mel B enhances the exciting new game play capabilities of the PlayStation®Move system and other next-gen motion control platforms. Thanks to camera-based controls, players will appear on screen alongside celebrity superstar Mel B receiving her real-time feedback in several disciplines like dance fitness, cardio, step and kickboxing. In addition, Get Fit with Mel B delivers a personal nutrition program including 6 different meal plans and 140 recipes tailored to personal fitness goals. Supporting the use of a wide range of fitness accessories such as medicine balls, step platforms and resistance bands, Get Fit with Mel B is must-have for anyone seeking to improve their fitness and quality of life.

Get Fit with Mel B will ship to retailers in North America in October 2010 and will have a suggested retail price of $49.99 for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and $29.99 for Wii™.

About NewU Fitness First Mind Body – Yoga & Pilates Workout

With over 120 different exercises, New U Fitness First Mind Body – Yoga & Pilates Workout focuses on fitness training with proven yoga & Pilates techniques. Breathing, relaxation and meditation techniques utilize both the Wii Balance Board™ and Wii MotionPlus™ to deliver fantastic all-body and mind conditioning for everyone. New U Fitness First Mind Body – Yoga & Pilates Workout uses real personal trainers from Fitness First, the biggest gym chain in the world, to provide guidance on exercise routines that will leave the user feeling toned, relaxed and healthy.

New U Fitness First Mind Body – Yoga & Pilates Workout will be available in October exclusively for Wii with a suggested retail price of $29.99.

About SBK X

SBK X delivers the incomparable excitement of the Superbike World Championship; all the bikes, all the riders and all the tracks of the official season. For the first time, this edition of the hit SBK series contains three categories of game play: Superbike, Superstock and Supersport. SBK X includes a career mode, allowing the player to personalize their rider and manage their career. For even further game play options, players can choose to race in arcade and simulation modes for a quick blast around the track or a detailed simulation. Whichever game play style is preferred, with up to 16 player online multiplayer, SBK X is the most complete sport bike experience on the market.

SBK X will be available in September for PlayStation 3 system and other consoles with a suggested retail price of $39.99 and for Windows PC with a suggested retail price of $29.99.

About WRC FIA World Rally Championship

Official locations, official rally cars and official drivers – everything in WRC FIA World Rally Championship is designed to give the player the full experience of taking part in one of the most ferocious and challenging motorsports. WRC FIA World Rally Championship features “Road to the WRC”, an unrivalled career mode that will allow players to hit the dirt to win the ultimate championship. With advanced car tuning, stunning car damage effects and the opportunity to race against heroes of the sport, WRC FIA World Rally Championship is the closest you can get to being one of the most skilled and fearless drivers in the world.

WRC FIA World Rally Championship will ship to retailers in October for PlayStation 3 system, Windows PC and other consoles with a suggested retail price of $39.99 for consoles and $29.99 for Windows PC.

About Superstars® V8 Next Challenge

Based on the heart-pounding Superstars® license and featuring a variety of licensed V8 production cars, this game will rip you from your chair and put you on the track for an incomparable driving experience. Superstars V8 Next Challenge is developed with the expert advice of Italian car racing legend and champion of the Superstars competition, Gianni Morbidelli. Gianni’s expertise was used to enhance the game on every level and includes the ability to create a unique car with a customization feature allowing players to tweak even the smallest details. Superstars V8 Next Challenge is enriched with licensed cars from top tier manufacturers and some of the world’s best-known and challenging circuits.

Superstars V8 Next Challenge will ship to retailers in October for PlayStation 3 system, Windows PC and other consoles with a suggested retail price of $39.99 for consoles and $29.99 for Windows PC.

About Deep Silver

Since 2003, Deep Silver has developed and distributed interactive games for all leading videogame platforms. In all, the company has published more than 80 games. Deep Silver products are designed to equally appeal to a wide audience, from kids to adults. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com

About Koch Media

Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and movies on DVD). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. It has also formed strategic alliances and distribution relationships with numerous software and games manufacturers: Avid Technology, Blade Interactive, Braingame, Capcom, Cyberlink, Dofus, DTP Entertainment, Focus Home Interactive, G-Data, Kaspersky Labs, Magix, Mindscape, Nero, Paradox Entertainment, Playlogic, RTL Interactive, Square Enix, System 3 etc. Headquartered in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordics, Benelux and the USA.

About Black Bean Games

Founded in 2004, Black Bean Games is the videogames publishing arm of the Leader Group (www.leadergroup.eu). Leveraging 20 years of market expertise and knowledge, Black Bean Games relies on a strategy focused on original IPs and strong licenses to create unique videogame experiences in order to globally release products for all home and portable console systems and PC. The actual philosophy adopted by Black Bean Games focuses its releases in 2 main areas: Racing and Family & Lifestyle. The catalogue can satisfy a wide range of target audiences and different platforms users. The 2010 line-up is a real breakthrough across the International industry, thanks to the new strong IPs based on prestigious licenses such as NatGeo Quiz!, NewU Fitness First, SBK ® , Superstars V8 and the exclusive WRC World Rally Championship. For further information about Black Bean Games and its products please visit www.blackbeangames.com

About Lightning Fish

Lightning Fish are a video games developer specializing in family-oriented titles based on motion tracking technology for PlayStation 3 system and Nintendo Wii. Based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Lightning Fish was founded by industry veterans Simon Prytherch, Mike Montgomery and David Hunt in June 2008. In September 2009 Lightning Fish released their first title, a fitness product for Wii called “NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer”. This was published by Ubisoft in the UK and most of Europe and was released as “My Fitness Coach 2″ in the USA in January 2010. Their second title, “NewU Fitness First Mind Body” was released in April 2010 and is a Yoga and Pilates based product for Wii. They are now working on multi-platform titles for all the major consoles and are expanding into other genres. Lightning Fish now has 40 staff and has just opened a new studio in Pune, India. They are also finalists for Best New Studio in the forthcoming Develop Awards 2010. For more info please visit www.lightningfishgames.com

About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is the biggest Italian developer and it is recognized worldwide as the leading Italian developer of interactive entertainment software specialized in racing videogames. In 2002 Milestone S.r.l. became part of the Leader Group. An obsessive desire for quality combined with an elaborate attention to detail have always been the trademarks and philosophy of the company. SBK® Superbike World Championship series is a clear example. Milestone is developing products for current and next gen platforms such as the upcoming WRC World Rally Championship official videogame. www.milestone.it / http://blog.milestone.it

BELIEVE: The Eddie Izzard Story was written, produced and directed by Sarah Townsend, who has produced theater and stage shows, award winning short films, features and documentaries. British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard is well known for his unique and surreal comedic style. His work includes award-winning stand-up comedy specials, a starring role in the television series The Riches, numerous motion pictures and acclaimed Broadway performances including his current run in David Mamet’s Race. His latest special, Eddie Izzard: Live from Wembley and the documentary BELIEVE: The Eddie Izzard Story premiered on EPIX in January 2010.

“We congratulate Sarah Townsend, Eddie Izzard, The Collective and Salient Media on this honor,” said EPIX CEO and President Mark Greenberg. “EPIX is committed to delivering top quality premium programming and it is exciting to see this work recognized so early in our first eight months on the air.”

About EPIX

EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a next-generation premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service. It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood titles, classic feature films, original series, music and comedy specials through the linear channel, video-on-demand and online at EpixHD.com, the leading online destination for movies. EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available to subscribers this year. The service is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through carriage agreements with Verizon FiOS, DISH Network, Cox Communications, Mediacom Communications, Charter Communications and NCTC.

For more information about EPIX, go to www.EpixHD.com.

It’s 1936, and Fenton Paddock is a former British soldier who has used his military training to become a rogue smuggler. Having developed a reputation for finding things that shouldn’t be found, he is asked to help locate a missing military expedition in the far-flung reaches of Tibet. Along the way, his path crosses an elite squad of Nazis tracking down powerful occult weapons for use in their conquest of the western world. It’s up to Fenton to find the lost expedition and stop the Nazis from finding the greatest treasure of all, the mysterious city of Shambala!

“Lost Horizon will offer Point-and-Click Adventure enthusiasts a wealth of entertainment at an amazing p sdfadsfrice,” said Geoff Mulligan, Chief Operating Officer at Deep Silver. “With its compelling storyline, sharp dialogue, challenging puzzles, and beautiful hand-drawn locales, Lost Horizon brings an action-packed blockbuster experience to the player for less than a couple of tickets to the movies!”

Lost Horizon will be available for digital download through several top online PC game retailers for $19.99 this August. For more information, visit lost-horizon.deepsilver.com

We’ve also got new arrivals in the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. This week we have some new additions from the Treehouse, Nintendo’s game localization team. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games.

WiiWare

Toribash
Publisher: Nabi Studios
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Toribash is an online fighting game where you make all the moves. Use precision motion controls to create any move you want – the only limit is your imagination. Manipulate your fighter’s joints for maximum impact and take out your opponents with precise hits. Boost your joints for added speed and strength to hit harder, then grab your opponents and slam them to the ground. Fight online and challenge players around the world using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection (broadband Internet access required). Want to make your own fight movies? Just jump into the replay editor. You can enter replays at any point in time and review your fight to catch that mind-blowing move you missed. When you’re done, share with your buddies through WiiConnect24™.

Balloon Pop Festival
Publisher: UFO Interactive
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Balloon Pop Festival is a revolutionary puzzle game that’s suitable for all ages. Point the Wii Remote™ controller at the screen to aim and link a series of balloons to create satisfying combos. Watch as the festival is beautifully animated, releasing different graphical elements to represent each month. The goal of the game is to score as much as you can before balloons cross the line on the bottom. Each festival has different graphical elements, animation and character costumes. The more you do through the festival, the more you will unlock graphics for playing other modes.

Nintendo DSiWare
Primrose
Publisher: Sabarasa
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Take your time, set your own pace, establish your own goals and adapt your play style however you like. Primrose rules are easy: There are no time limits, no levels, no arbitrary objectives and no constraints. Just place pairs of tiles on a game grid and attempt to corral groups of tiles with pieces of a different color. Surrounded tiles disappear and surrounding tiles change colors, allowing chain effects to trigger combos for massive points. You can play long matches and try to keep up with increasing levels of difficulty, or just go all out on a huge single-move combo for millions of points.

Pop Island – Paperfield
Publisher: odenis studio
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Discover a fresh, fun universe with easy pick-up-and-play control themes. Join your team and race, surf or fly on three new islands. Get a maximum of flags to win in the “Race for flags” or “Capture the flag” modes. With the new “Magic Shooters” team, take control of eight land, sea and air vehicles (including tanks, hovercrafts and planes) or animals (surfing penguins, eagles and black cats). An impressive graphics engine runs fast and smooth at 60 frames per second. In Solo Mode, rack up points and unlock new playable vehicles and maps. Use DS Download Play to share Pop Island – Paperfield and compete joyfully with up to seven friends. If you own Pop Island on your Nintendo DSi system, you can get three new maps and four vehicles, including a helicopter and a submarine.

Music on: Retro Keyboard
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Turn your Nintendo DSi system into a full electronic keyboard with a carefully chosen selection of sounds and rhythms from the mythic computers and consoles of the 1980s. Whether you’re already an expert or taking your first steps, Retro Keyboard will help you capture your inspiration wherever you are. Features include an ’80s-inspired interface and a selection of keyboard, console and computer sounds from the ’80s, plus rhythms inspired by the first generation video games. You can also enjoy an automatic accompaniment function with chord recognition, up to eight user-definable chords, a six-octave keyboard (two octaves visible), pitch bend function, 16 instruments, an integrated sequencer, metronome, recording and replay options.

24/7 Solitaire
Publisher: cosmigo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: 24/7 Solitaire features 24 variations of the most widely known and best-loved single-player card games including Klondike, Freecell, Spider, Pyramid, Yukon and seven versions of Peg-Solitaire. Most games have custom game play options so you can enjoy the game with your favorite rules. On-screen instructions can help you learn new Solitaire variations. Statistics are available for players who love to track their wins. Save your game status at any time. The game’s style and interface have been designed for easy, intuitive operation with the stylus or the control pad. Sit back, relax and enjoy the endless challenge and fun of this Solitaire game collection.

4 TRAVELLERS™ – Play French
Publisher: AGENIUS Interactive
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Challenge your family and friends in a new digital board game while learning your first words in a new language together. Compete in a foreign hotel where the goal is to acquire objects, money and friends. Strategy and fast learning are essential. The game is suitable for players young and old, and no previous knowledge is necessary. The more you play, the more your French vocabulary increases. The game is perfect to bring on your trip, including more than 240 carefully selected words.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations.
All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com.

Link to ‘Riding Free’ song in PSYCOMANIA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjW81M3sO68

Link to Harvey Andrews interview and playing ‘Riding Free’ song today: http://vimeo.com/13151322

Players begin by creating fully customized heroes to guide on their quest, choosing from different face, hair and even eye color. As they journey forth, characters are further developed and enhanced as they choose from more than 1,000 items and pieces of equipment, change jobs and abilities, and join up with new customizable companions. Using a local wireless connection, up to four players within range of each other can band together at any time to explore mysterious dungeons and tangle with fearsome monsters throughout a spellbinding world of adventure.

In addition to a wireless multiplayer mode, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies includes an interactive Tag Mode that allows players to keep the game active even while their Nintendo DS system is stored in their pocket, purse or backpack. When two players come within range of one another, Tag Mode enables them to wirelessly – and automatically – exchange character information, customized greetings and treasure maps. These treasure maps allow players to find otherwise inaccessible dungeons called grottoes featuring special boss monsters and even rare items.

“There’s no limit to the fun of DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The ability to create your own characters and enjoy the game with friends makes every adventure as unique as players themselves. Better yet, the Nintendo DS family of systems makes the game easy for people to enjoy anytime, anywhere.”

Interacting with different characters will unfold the story and point players toward their next quest. Players might be asked to find a missing item or to defeat a monster in a particular way. All quests come with a reward, which might be anything from a rare item to a new, unlocked occupation. During their journey, players will encounter mighty monsters in fast-paced battles. The more foes players defeat, the stronger they become. Players who get the urge to upgrade their characters can visit an in-game online shop (broadband Internet access required) to acquire new items using in-game currency they have collected while playing. The selection of items changes daily. Players can also connect online to download new weekly quests for about a year from the launch of the game, each with its own challenges and rewards.

For more information about DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, visit www.dqnine.com.

The embodiment of adventure and discovery in the purest sense, Etrian Odyssey III transports gamers to a sparkling oceanic paradise filled with atmospheric dungeons to chart and survey, vast watery expanses to sail across, and rumors of a sunken city to investigate. Aspiring explorers are responsible for charting their travels utilizing the intuitive touchscreen map editor, meaning that careless cartography could easily spell doom for a fatigued party trying to escape danger. Powerful challenges demand cunning and strategy: players will assemble and fully customize their party of adventurers from a variety of highly specialized classes and sub-classes. For the patient and prepared, fame and fortune await.

Fans who pre-order Etrian Odyssey III will receive a special bonus art book, “Forests Of Eternity,” at participating retailers while supplies last. With 60 pages of premium, full-color art work, “Forests Of Eternity” is the ultimate Etrian Odyssey collectible, featuring designs and sketches spanning the entire Etrian Odyssey series. To see a sample of the pre-order bonus art book, visit http://issuu.com/atlususa/docs/etrian_artbook.

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City is scheduled to release September 21, 2010 for Nintendo DS. For more information, visit the official website at http://www.atlus.com/etrian3.

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA –Atlus U.S.A., Inc. recently unveiled “Forests Of Eternity,” a pre-order bonus art book for its upcoming Etrian Odyssey™III: The Drowned City, the third chapter in the acclaimed series of exploration RPGs for Nintendo DS™. With 60 pages of premium, full-color art work, “Forests Of Eternity” is the ultimate Etrian Odyssey collectible, featuring designs and sketches spanning the entire Etrian Odyssey series.

“From the sparking beauty of Armoroad and its broad azure horizon, to the haunting depths of the waters off its coast, Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City is a visual treat, offering explorers a world full of varied, colorful locales to discover,” stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of Public Relations and Sales at Atlus. “As such, the addition of a premium 60-page, full-color art book for fans who pre-order feels like the perfect complement. What makes ‘Forests Of Eternity’ even more appealing, however, is the fact that it boasts designs and sketches not just from The Drowned City, but from the first and second Etrian Odyssey games as well. It truly is the ultimate collectible for series fans.”

“Forests Of Eternity,” the official Etrian Odyssey III pre-order bonus, is only available from participating retailers while supplies last.

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City is scheduled to release September 21, 2010 for Nintendo DS. For more information, visit the official website.

About Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City

Off tranquil ocean shores, far below the surface of the sea, the city of Armoroad bears a secret. Rumor suggests that this coastal metropolis is less than it once was; much of it, they whisper, was lost to the unforgiving waters. Will you assemble and train a team of explorers to uncover once and for all what really lies beneath, or will you succumb to the innumerable dangers hidden in the abyssal depths?

Key Features

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Create your unique team — A system of 10 new classes and sub-classes and a wealth of proprietary skills make developing the optimal party absorbing, tactical, and rewarding. A maximum of 30 possible member slots provide plenty of room to experiment. You decide where to apply members’ skill points: will you invest in sword mastery or learn a new healing spell?
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Live and die by your map(-making) — When danger lurks around every corner, it is imperative to keep track of where you have been and what you found there. The streamlined map maker lets you draw paths, paint in terrain, and drag and drop icons. Watch the map grow bigger and more detailed under your hands as you capture every door, map, set of stairs, and secret pathway.
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Adventure in the high seas — The ocean becomes a new stage for exploration as you take to the city of Armoroad to uncover the secret of why half of this once vibrant and technologically advanced metropolis sunk below the waves. Sail your ship, chart the ocean map, sink enemy vessels, and take on seagoing FOEs on your way to playing out one of three possible endings.
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Wirelessly share with friends — Up to 5 friends can team up in special combat challenges over a local wireless connection to take down the toughest monsters living in the ocean. Additional options let you wirelessly trade items.

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City has been rated “E10+” (Everyone 10 and older) with Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Language, Mild Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes by the ESRB.

This once-in-a-lifetime event features SPECIAL GUESTS-LIVE CONCERTS-INTERVIEWS-PANELS-UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCES-MUSIC & MEMORABILIA MARKETPLACE-AWARDS CEREMONY-FILM SCREENINGS- AUTOGRAPHS-MUCH MUCH MORE.

Fans attending “Weekend Of 100 Rock Stars” will be able to talk directly to, obtain signed autographs and meet some of their favorite rock and media personalities on common ground: 100 stars all at the same time in the same place! Those attending the three-day extravaganza can also browse through the world’s largest rock & roll music and memorabilia marketplace.

Special Guests of Honor include Beach Boys founding member Al Jardine, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Tommy James, Johnny Winter, Little Anthony, Andy Kim, Billy Hinsche (Dino Desi & Billy) and current or former members of such rock bands as: KISS, Suicidal Tendencies, The Hollies, The Animals, Porno for Pyros, The Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, The Yardbirds, The Archies, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, The Smithereens, Nazz, Tuff Darts, Stories, The Bay City Rollers, Spanky & Our Gang, The Village People, The Dovells, Soul Survivors, Randy & The Rainbows, Utopia, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Human Beinz, The Rip-Chords and many more.

Meet radio and TV music personalities like television DJ Clay Cole, the only host to have both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones on the same broadcast. Also, there will be the ROCK CON FILM FEST SCREENING ROOM with such films as “The Wrecking Crew,” “Wages of Spin,” “Fabulous” and other seldom seen rarities.

Be part of the NATIONAL ROCK CON ICON AWARDS ceremonies, established to honor the legends, acknowledge music accomplishments and recognize fan favorites.

Themes for the Weekend include “LENNON LEGACY,” with special guests from The Beatle’s history, “ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS,” “THE GREAT GIRL GROUPS REUNION,” “HORROR ROCKERS REUNION” and the “BUBBLEGUM REUNION.”

A rock event like this is long-overdue. Celebrate 50 years of rock history live.

The list of guests is online at: http://www.nationalrockcon.com/Artists.htm. Tickets are now on sale, starting at only $20 in advance, via the website www.NationalRockCon.com. There are also “Gold,” “Silver” and “Platinum” weekend packages available.

For any further info, call (203) 795-4737.

Los Angeles, CA–Sundance Institute announced the Documentary Film Program grant recipients for the Spring 2010 round. Eighteen feature-length documentary films, chosen from 750 filmmakers in 111 countries, will receive a total of $500,000 in support. In addition to financial assistance, all of the filmmakers are eligible for a range of year-round creative support services from Sundance Institute, including Creative Labs, Work-in-Progress screenings, and documentary activity at the Sundance Creative Producing Summit and Sundance Film Festival.

Selected filmmakers follow international stories ranging from young leaders in South Africa’s Shack Dweller’s Movement to the presidential campaign that might change the future of politics in Colombia, to the moving story of a Palestinian and an Israeli who form the bonds of friendship. U.S. stories follow former gang members fighting violence in Chicago, undocumented immigrants facing life and death in Arizona’s desert, inner city Philadelphia girls taking pride in their urban soccer team, and Detroit residents fighting to bring their city back to life.

“Sundance Institute salutes the filmmakers from 111 countries who submitted proposals in this round; we had an incredibly high quality applicant pool,” said Cara Mertes, Director of the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. “The result is a new resurgence of nonfiction filmmaking on the world stage, and we look forward to welcoming the new grantees into the fold.”

The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund is a core activity of Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program, which provides year-round creative support to nonfiction filmmakers globally. Proposals are accepted twice a year, and submissions are judged on their approach to storytelling, artistic treatment and innovation, subject relevance and potential for social engagement. Sundance Institute considers projects in the Development, Production/Post-Production and Audience Engagement phases. The film selection is juried by creative film professionals and human rights experts. The next postmarked deadline is July 7, 2010. Please visit www.sundance.org/documentary or www.sundance.org/DocSource for more information.

DEVELOPMENT

Detroit Hustles Harder
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (U.S.)
Can Motor City rise from its ashes? There is a growing feeling that as Detroit goes, so goes the nation. This film tells the dramatic story of a city and its most innovative people who refuse to leave the building, even as the flames are rising.

Politics Not as Usual
Margarita Martinez (Colombia)
Antanas Mockus goes on the campaign trail in a bid for the Colombian presidency. Mockus’ candidacy is a grassroots, socially networked movement of a new kind, and his campaign may hold keys to the future of South American politics.

The Path (working title)
Senain Kheshgi (U.S.)
In a coming-of-age story, a Pakistani teenage girl grows up during one of the most violent times in her country’s history.

PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION

The Anderson Monarchs
Eugene Martin (U.S.)
Girls at an inner-city soccer club transcend race, poverty, crime and stereotypes to successfully play the game they love.

Better This World
Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega (U.S.)
Two childhood friends from Midland, Texas set out to prove the strength of their political convictions to themselves and their mentor: a revolutionary activist turned FBI informant.

Dear Mandela
Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza (U.S. / South Africa)
In the year leading up to the 2010 Soccer World Cup, three young leaders in South Africa’s Shack Dwellers Movement resist mass eviction while putting Nelson Mandela’s promise of a ‘better life for all’ to the test.

Donor 150
Jerry Rothwell (U.K.)
The filmmaker weaves together a twenty-first century tale of identity and genetic inheritance to reveal what may perhaps be the family of the future.

Girl Model (working title)
Ashley Sabin and David Redmon (U.S.)
First-hand accounts of the modeling industry by scouts, agencies and a 13-year-old model reveal a complex supply chain between Siberia and Japan.

Granito
Pamela Yates (U.S.)
A classic documentary film deeply intertwined with Guatemala’s turbulent history is revisited decades later, and proves to be a crucial player in a present-day case against genocide.

Pit No. 8
Marianna Kaat (Estonia / Ukraine)
Set in the heart of a once-thriving Ukrainian coal mining region now overcome with poverty, the film is a timely portrait of parents and teenagers trying to earn a living in abandoned coal pits.

Shenandoah, PA
David Turnley (U.S.)
In Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, four of the town’s star, white football players are charged with beating to death Luis Ramirez, an undocumented Mexican immigrant. A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer turns his eye towards creating a deeply felt portrait of a community on trial.

The Interrupters
Steve James (U.S.)
Using an innovative approach to breaking cycles of violence in inner cities, former gang leaders and ex-cons in Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods take a stand to “interrupt” shootings and protect their communities from the violence they themselves once employed.

The Law In These Parts
Ra’anan Alexandrowicz (Israel)
Using interviews, archival footage and deep historical research, this film explores the formal legal mechanisms of Israel’s forty year military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.

The Mosuo Sisters
Marlo Poras and Yu Ying Wu Chou (U.S. / China)
When they lose the only jobs they’ve ever known, two spirited daughters from China’s last remaining matrilineal ethnic minority are thrust into the worldwide economic downturn.

The Undocumented
Marco Williams (U.S.)
The skyrocketing number of deaths of illegal immigrants along the Arizona border is viewed through multiple prisms in light of the state’s proposed new immigration law.

Turkey Creek
Leah Mahan (U.S.)
Settled by emancipated slaves in the 1860s, Turkey Creek is surrounded today by an airport, a Wal-Mart, two highways and an industrial canal that threaten the historic Mississippi community and its fragile wetlands. When the twin disasters of Hurricane Katrina and the BP spill devastate the Gulf Coast, residents join with other endangered coastal communities in the fight of their lives—and for a sustainable future for us all.

Within the Eye of the Storm
Shelley Hermon (Israel)
After Bassam, a Palestinian, and Rami, an Israeli, each experience personal tragedy, the two men turn from enemies to brothers.

DISCRETIONARY

Losing Sacred Ground
Christopher McLeod (U.S.)
Losing Sacred Ground tells from the perspective of indigenous elders and activists eight compelling stories of indigenous people resisting the destruction of their culture and lands, and explores climate change, biodiversity loss and sacred site destruction.

Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program is made possible by generous support from The Ford Foundation, Open Society Institute, the Skoll Foundation, The Charles Engelhard Foundation, Cinereach, the MacArthur Foundation, the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation, the Woodruff Charitable Memorial Trust and the Bastian Foundation. Sundance Institute also gratefully acknowledges the generous assistance provided by the following organizations: Alesis Corporation, Apple Computer, Avid Technology, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Marketing, JBL Professional, LaCie Limited, Mackie, Mark of the Unicorn, Sony Business and Professional Products, Sony Media, Sony SXRD and Soundcraft.

Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program is dedicated to supporting U.S. and international feature documentary films that focus on current human rights issues, social justice, civil liberties, and other contemporary issues. Since 1996, the Sundance Documentary Fund has supported more than 450 artists in 52 countries, providing a continuum of support throughout the life of a project. Films supported by the Fund have received widespread distribution to their intended audiences via broadcast and theatrical release, and many have garnered a number of awards and exceptional industry recognition. Films have included My Country, My Country; Iraq In Fragments; Why We Fight; The Inner Tour; The Betrayal (Nerakhoon); and Traces of the Trade. Please visit www.sundance.org/documentary or www.sundance.org/DocSource for more information.

Sundance Institute
Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is a not-for-profit organization that fosters the development of original storytelling in film and theatre, and presents the annual Sundance Film Festival. Internationally recognized for its artistic development programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, film composers, playwrights and theatre artists, Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Angels in America, Spring Awakening, Boys Don’t Cry, Sin Nombre, Born into Brothels and Trouble the Water. www.sundance.org.

We’ve also got new arrivals in the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. This week we have some new additions from the Treehouse, Nintendo’s game localization team. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games.

WiiWare

Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising
Publisher: Legendo Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Violence
Price: 700 Wii Points™
Description: Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising is the first title in a trilogy of air-combat action games for the WiiWare service. Take off from aircraft carrier decks and historic military bases as you conduct covert strikes, engage in furious dogfights and fly search-and-destroy missions. Pilot the most prolific fighter, bomber and torpedo-bearing aircraft of the World War II Pacific Theatre. Featuring two campaigns spanning the early years of the Pacific War, you can play as the United States Naval Air Force or the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force. You can also choose to practice your combat skills in the Avenging Ace or Survival dogfight modes.

Cruise Party
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Simulated Gambling
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Welcome aboard! Here you’ll find four fabulous games to satisfy your appetite for gambling: Slot Machines, Roulette, Black Jack and “Video” Poker. Once on deck, you will be able to choose between Competition mode and Quick Play mode. If you beat a record, you’ll have to enter your name in order to appear in the high scores table. Beware of bankruptcy!

Nintendo DSiWare

QuickPick Farmer
Publisher: Dancing Dots
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: It’s time to shear your sheep, but a wolf named George is prowling around your farm, and he’s hungry. Hurry up and put the wool in the barns for safekeeping. Use the stylus to round up identical sheep, shear them, collect the balls of wool and catapult them into the barns. If George is getting too close to your flock, fire a ball right at his muzzle to chase him away and gain some time. Experience 30 crazy levels, a nonstop mode, striped sheep, spotted sheep and a goofy wolf. Test your powers of observation, your reflexes and your tactics in the wacky world of QuickPick Farmer.

Soul of Darkness
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Enter a fascinating gothic world as the mysterious and powerful Kale. Try to save your beloved’s life and soul by freeing her from an evil vampire’s clutches. Explore dark woods, caves, huge castles and impressive cathedrals under the full moon’s light. Master and upgrade your sword and spear, and learn how to control your powers. Use the Fire and the Ice or transform into your enemies to overcome the numerous obstacles in your way. Face and defeat foes such as werewolves, succubae, gargoyles and zombies. Exclusive camera features let you use your environment to gain power-ups and upgrades. Good or evil – be the sole master of your destiny!

SteamWorld Tower Defense
Publisher: Image & Form
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Welcome to Cowbot County, home of the robotic master race of SteamWorld! As the sheriff, you must stop the human invaders in their mad hunt for gold. Build attack robots next to the roads they roam, then watch the invaders go down. Use your robots’ special skills to your advantage in this original tower defense variation where strategy and execution are equally important. There’s an Easy mode for rookies, but everyone will find a unique challenge in the great Western reaches.

101 Shark Pets
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Choose from more than 101 baby sharks or simply adopt them all. Discover their personalities as you feed, clean and care for your new pets. Bring out each pet’s talents by training sharks in a variety of fun and wacky activities. Enter your shark into pet shows and earn money to buy exciting upgrades, including toys, food, clothes and accessories. The more tricks you teach and the more games you play, the more fun you’ll have!

Hello Flowerz
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Welcome to Hello Flowerz, the gardening game where you have fun with flowers. Sow your favorite flowers and look after them every day, helping them grow into healthy, beautiful flowers. Use your flowers to create wonderful bouquets and enter them in regular competitions. Landscape your own gardens, transplant flowers and arrange various items. Put on your gloves, grab your tools and start showing off your flowers!

Flips: The Folk of the Faraway Tree
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Jo, Bessie and Fanny have a visit from their snooty friend Connie. Connie won’t believe in the Faraway Tree and the magical people who live there: Moon-face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man. There’s only one way to prove her wrong. Together the children climb the tree and visit some of the lands at the top of it, such as the Land of Secrets and the Land of Treats. And after a few adventures, Connie learns to be a nicer person altogether!

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com.

Heard by millions of people around the world, Giacchino’s work has been nominated twice for an Academy Award-first, for his score to the animated blockbuster Ratatouille, and more recently, for his score to the highly-acclaimed Up for which he won the award in the Best Original Score category. Giacchino’s other notable credits include the score for ABC’s hit shows “Lost” and “Alias,” as well as the feature films Star Trek, Land of the Lost, The Incredibles, Mission: Impossible III, and Speed Racer.

Persona 3 Portable releases to glowing praise for its compelling story, unique soundtrack, high-quality voice acting, graphics, solid RPG gameplay, intriguing characters, and more, making it an RPG experience PSP owners won’t want to miss. Destructoid gave it their Editor’s Choice Award along with a perfect score (10/10), writing, “We loved it before and we still love it.” GamerVision stated, “Persona 3 Portable is one of the strongest games in the PSP catalogue, and a shining example of a role-playing game done right,” also giving it a perfect 10/10. IGN.com praised the game as well, calling it “…a stellar game…” and offering it their Editor’s Choice Award.

Unique among its competitors, Persona 3 Portable is laden with stark contrasts. By day, players attend school, juggle interpersonal relationships, and even court a romance or two. By night, they are tasked with the lofty goal of saving the world from encroaching Shadows and darkness, having to fight off a grotesque menagerie of otherworldly creatures. Featuring the addition of a new player-controlled female protagonist who offers players a fresh new perspective to one of gaming’s most inventive narratives, P3P dramatically increases the replayability of a game already renowned for its length and depth. Numerous additional improvements and enhancements, like reduced load times and one-button menu shortcuts, serve to streamline the experience for optimal handheld RPG enjoyment.

SMT: Persona 3 Portable is now available in stores and on PlayStation Network with an MSRP of $39.99. For more information, visit the official full Persona 3 Portable website: http://www.atlus.com/p3p.

The latest installment in the popular DRAGON QUEST video game series, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies has already attracted players of all ages and backgrounds in Japan, with 4.2 million copies sold. The game allows players to customize their own adventures by choosing their characters’ appearance, abilities, weapons and other items. Up to four players can connect via a local wireless connection to explore mysterious dungeons, tangle with fearsome creatures and complete challenges together. More information about DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies can be found at www.dqnine.com.

WHO:Teens, kids, adults, parents, video game fans and consumers of all kinds

WHEN: Saturday, July 10, 2010 1-4 p.m.

WHERE:
Nintendo World store
10 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
(Between 5th & 6th Ave.)

Masterfully directed by Mike Hartman (DETROIT BLOOD CITY), HEAVY MENTAL comes with tons of hardcore features, including Hartman’s commentary and a behind-the-scenes special. Prepare to be rocked with mind-blowing FX, head-banging action, suspense, violence and one killer soundtrack, all on Amazon.com!

LARKSPUR, CA – The ultra-fast off-road racing experience that is nail’d is to receive a rousing soundtrack featuring big names from the rock scene. While players race their quads or bikes down over-the-top tracks at breakneck speeds, fly through the air over yawning chasms and dodge insane obstacles that seem to spring from out of nowhere, a collection of kickass songs will help fuel their adrenaline to the absolute limit.

Deep Silver has secured the rights to epic music including tracks from Slipknot, the Backyard Babies, Queens of the Stone Age and Rise Against. Bands like these play fast and hard and provide the perfect soundtrack for a game that is all about speed, attitude and fun.

“We wanted a soundtrack that inspires the player to deliver their absolute best performance each and every time they race,” said Geoff Mulligan, COO of Deep Silver, Inc. “nail’d is about speed and nothing inspires the reckless and risky behavior required to dominate in the world of nail’d like guitar-shredding rock n roll.”

In addition to this fantastic collection of electrifying licensed tracks, nail’d will also feature incredible music created especially for the game by an all-star group of rock luminaries. More details regarding the nail’d OST and the stars contributing to it will be released in the near future.

Developed by Techland, nail’d will be released for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, and Windows PC. The worldwide launch of nail’d has been scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Get more information about the game on the official website or join the nail’d community:

Website: http://naild.deepsilver.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/naildgame

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/naildgame

DEAD EYES OPEN boasts a special appearance by the legendary George A. Romero. Shot in a style that pays homage to the raw and terrifying horror flicks of the ‘70s, this film is loaded with special features including a behind-the-scenes slideshow and a German-language version.

Watch for it on Amazon.com!

STAY TUNED FOR REVIEW FIX’S REVIEW OF THE PSP VERSION!

MIDLOTHIAN, VA — JULY 1, 2010 – SouthPeak Games announced that wrestling fans can get their TNA fix on the go starting today, as TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line is now available on the PlayStation®Network and on store shelves nationwide for both the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Nintendo DS™.

On the Nintendo DS, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan re-enters the arena! Players can follow his story in the Bound for Glory mode, along with the careers of over 17 current wrestlers in the Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling franchise. In both Bound for Glory and one-off fights, wrestling fans will be able to play the most brutal of matches with match types including “Ultimate X”, “Four Ways to Glory”, and the daunting “Six Sides of Steel”, where TNA Superstars must climb their way to freedom and victory before being dragged back down by their opponent!

TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line on the PSP system features a broad array of wrestlers, international wrestling arenas, and an arsenal of hard-hitting weapons, bringing new meaning to “Total Nonstop Action!” Players can also go head-to-head with friends using the Ad-Hoc two player mode, squaring off in tag-team matches, Ultimate X competitions, or just smashing each other silly in the new Full Metal Mayhem mode. The single player campaign features an in-depth storyline, dropping gamers into the mind of Suicide. After being beaten senseless and waking up with no memory on the wrong side of the Mexico border, Suicide must fight his way back to the top to reclaim his title and memory, and exact justice on those who took him down!

“We’re very excited to finally bring TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line to the pockets of the people,” said Richard Iggo, Vice President of Marketing, while tending to wounds he sustained in the ring. “TNA is the fastest growing wrestling franchise currently, and that’s in no small part due to their desire to bring the experience to fans in new ways. With reintroducing Hulk Hogan to the gaming world, adding in new match types, and packing it all into a portable format, we feel TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line an excellent addition to that goal.”

TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line is now available at retailers nationwide and on the PlayStation Network for the suggested retail price of $29.99. It is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.tnagame.com

Olympic Champion Shawn Johnson is Ambassador for Nationwide Wii Competition

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Wii™ system has revolutionized the way people play video games by bringing simple-to-use motion controls and a physically active brand of social fun into millions of households worldwide. Now Nintendo of America is urging players of all ages and backgrounds to step out of their homes and into the active-play spotlight during the first-ever “Wii Games: Summer 2010” national competition. Beginning July 16 with a large-scale kick-off event in Liberty State Park in New Jersey and culminating in a national championship event in Los Angeles Sept. 3-5, the Wii Games: Summer 2010 competition will include tournament events in 24 markets across the nation. People are encouraged to come together to have fun, interact with the games and one another, and vie for top scores as they get active with Nintendo’s groundbreaking motion-control video games.

Open to kids, teens, adults, seniors and families, the Wii Games: Summer 2010 events will be focused on five activities: Basketball and Bowling in Wii Sports Resort™, the Hula Hoop® challenge from Wii Fit™ Plus, the platforming adventure of New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii and the high-speed racing thrills of Mario Kart™ Wii. Between mid-July and mid-August, tournaments will be held on five consecutive weekends at eight Six Flags theme parks in California, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Massachusetts and New Jersey, highlighting Nintendo’s ongoing relationship with Six Flags. Additional tournament events will be held at 16 shopping malls across the country. Participants can compete for prizes or just show up to have fun with the immersive, interactive elements that Wii games are known for.

Qualifying winners will travel to Los Angeles for the Wii Games: Summer 2010 national championships, where they’ll be eligible to win great prizes like Nintendo systems and games, home entertainment packages, a cruise, trophies and the national exposure that comes with victory. Throughout the summer, Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson will serve as the Wii Games: Summer 2010 Ambassador for the competition. Johnson will appear at select Wii Games: Summer 2010 events.

“The Wii Games: Summer 2010 events are a celebration of the fun, active, inclusive spirit of Wii,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “I’m sure players will have fun interacting with friends and family members while they train for each event. Even better, they’ll get to demonstrate their skills in front of enthusiastic audiences everywhere.”

“I play Wii games with my friends and family all the time,” said Shawn Johnson, a medal-winning gymnast at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. “I’m looking forward to watching people from all over the country coming together to have fun and compete.”

Nintendo has led the industry in creating fun, immersive consumer experiences that get people up and moving with active-play products like Wii Fit Plus, Wii Sports Resort and the Wii console bundle (which includes Wii Sports™ and Wii Sports Resort). Nintendo is also participating in consumer-awareness programs like the recently announced strategic relationship with the American Heart Association, as well as the sponsorship with USA TODAY on its “Family Fitness Challenge.” Wii Games: Summer 2010 extends Nintendo’s commitments to active-play video games by giving people a unique chance to step up and participate in a nationwide tournament.

The Wii Games: Summer 2010 competition will be open to two- and four-player teams organized by age group. Categories will include Teen, Adult and Super Adult, plus combined categories in which adults and younger players can compete together with friends or as a family. Participants’ best scores in all five featured activities will be combined to determine their total scores. An online sweepstakes will also be held to allow additional consumers to participate in the Wii Games: Summer 2010 national championships.

Wii Games: Summer 2010 events will also offer fun activities for consumers and families who aren’t competing in tournament play. Attendees and spectators can participate in noncompetitive demos and sample other Wii games such as Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 and Punch-Out!!™. Events will be open to the public and designed to give people of all ages and backgrounds a chance to celebrate the one-of-a-kind active-play experience offered by the Wii system.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit wii.com.

For a list of event locations, a list of prizes and the complete rules for Wii Games: Summer 2010, visit www.wiigames2010.com.

Three … two … one! Happy Half Year! Well, 2010 is just about half way behind us now (or, if you’re an optimist, half way ahead of us). Either way, why not make a half-resolution to try out some new downloadable games? This week

We’ve also got new arrivals in the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare^™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. This week we have some new additions from the Treehouse, Nintendo’s game localization team. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points^™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS^™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii^™ system today to learn more about these games.

WiiWare

Jett Rocket
Publisher: Shin’en Multimedia
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points^™
Description: Jump and run and fly. Let Jett Rocket explore the beautiful planet of Yoroppa and find out why it has been attacked by the evil Power Plant Posse. Visit tropical islands, poisonous swamps and freezingly cold glaciers. Ride the ocean on your Jet Boat, parachute from giant cliffs, speed through arctic regions on your Jet Snowboard or skyrocket with your Jet Turbine. You will need everything you’ve got to fight back and save Yoroppa. Just be Jett Rocket in this epic futuristic full 3D action adventure.

Pong Toss Pro – Frat Party Games^®
Publisher: JV Games Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief, Mild Language
Price: 600 Wii Points
Description: Born on college campuses, Pong Toss is the ultimate party-game favorite. Now Pong Toss Pro takes it to the next level by featuring a completely redesigned throwing system for complete accuracy and improved graphics. Also new to Pong Toss Pro is Tournament Mode. You can have a four-, eight-, or 16-team bracket play in Pong Toss & Speed Pong. Pong Toss Pro features six regulation tables and the ability to modify simple house rules. Rock it with a high-energy rock soundtrack; listen to the announcer commenting on your play. Rule the table with Fireball bonuses for consecutive shots. In Speed Pong, up to three challengers can compete at the same time. Speed and strategy are the keys to this fast-paced game. Jack up your opponents by using a slew of power-ups that will slow them down. The first one who sinks the last cup wins it all.

Robin Hood: The Return of Richard
Publisher: Nordcurrent
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: While Richard, the true King of England, is absent from his throne, his country rages in chaos. England has been invaded, and enemies burn and destroy local towns and villages. After the house of expert archer and hunter Robin Hood was burned down, he, together with a group of free archers like himself, hides in Sherwood Forest and begins his fight for justice. The fate of the people now lies in your hands. Help Robin to defeat the villains and restore peace in this shooting game.

Features:

• Complete 12 levels, defeating numerous enemies and visiting different locations in medieval England
• Search for hidden objects to get bonus points
• Fight with super villains, such as the Sheriff of Nottingham
• Replay the game to improve your score in the High Score Table

Virtual Console

Mario Tennis
Original platform: Nintendo 64
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: The Mushroom Kingdom welcomes another sport to its lineup in the Nintendo 64 smash Mario Tennis. In addition to the bright graphics and intuitive, but incredibly tight, controls that all Mario^™ games are known for, a cast of 16 Nintendo characters (including the first introduction of Waluigi^™) is ready to take to the court. Along with the ability to unnerve an opponent by varying shots and precisely target their destination, each character has specific attributes in categories such as speed, power and control, all of which combine to offer multiple play styles to choose from. A variety of game modes ranging from a standard tournament to the crazy, item-filled Bowser Stage will keep you – and up to three of your friends – running around the court for quite some time. Whether trying to unlock all the secrets in single-player mode or challenging friends with some intense fun in multiplayer mode, this is a game that definitely holds its serve.

Nintendo DSiWare

Maestro! Green Groove
Publisher: Neko Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Animated Blood, Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Hello. Do you like music? Do you like platforms? Do you like pink bird-like things? Do you like the jungle? You’ll love Maestro! Green Groove edition! So jump in and enjoy this wonderful feeling of being a virtuoso using your heart, stylus and voice. Everything you do is music – EVERYTHING! Hit the spiders to play some drums, shoot the fruit to bring out the melody, pinch the strings to play the tune and so on. Challenge the mischievous Staccato the Spider in a melodious battle in which the most talented one will win. For those of you who have no fear, once you have finished the adventure, you can activate the SING/WHISTLE mode to bug everyone around you with your precious talents. And for the talented ones, there is an improvisation mode in which you’ll play the levels with the instruments and at the speed of your choice. Enjoy, Maestros from all around the world!

Date or Ditch
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Think you’re a real Casanova? Let’s see how you act in real-life situations when you face a whole gamut of dates, from romantic to wild. Date or Ditch is an absorbing dating adventure for both guys and girls, testing you through an evolving scenario. Discover unique game play mixing social simulation, hilarious face-to-face conversations and fun quizzes. Randomly meet someone at a party, go to the movies together, invite your date to dinner and more. And a surprise visit from your ex may spice up your love story a bit. Enter even deeper into the game thanks to the exclusive camera feature: Add your photo within the game and change your face according to your feelings. In real life, make sure you are compatible with your date by taking the Love Test: Based on your names and appearance, are you made for each other? Love has always been a game. We just made it more fun.

Animal Color Cross
Publisher: Little Worlds Studio
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Get hooked on colorful puzzles. The goal of the game is to reconstruct a mysterious animal image that lies beneath the grid. You just need to fill in each square of the grid with one of the appropriate colors available. To solve the puzzle, you can simply deduce the right color by using the numbers written around the grid. Don’t worry, a short tutorial shows you the basic rules within a minute. Puzzle-solving champs, sudoku fans or even kids can enjoy the game. You can play 72 individual grids in up to 50 hours of game play. Players can select among eight levels presented as geographical zones including Europe, Oceania, North Pole, Pacific, North America and South America to discover local fauna. Enter a new world filled with fancy colored pixel art.

Ancient Tribe
Publisher: CIRCLE Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: In the ancient world of Savage, you play the god of an ancient tribe in this real-time strategy game. Expand your village by guiding its inhabitants on the hunting grounds to find food and resources. Use them to upgrade your village and increase its population. When the primitive tribe develops to a certain level, they will build a temple to pay tribute to your mightiness. You can recruit new troops and research new classes of tribal people by upgrading the existing tribe’s equipment and technology. Besides improving your tribe you can improve your godly powers by sacrificing some of your tribesmen and resources. On the hunting ground your tribe will explore forests, deserts, volcanoes and frozen lands. They will meet various kinds of beasts such as boars, elephants and even dinosaurs. You can help trap and tame them so your tribe can ride on them as part of your army and hunting troop.

Brain Drain^™
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Brain Drain is a funny and challenging puzzle game. You have to place the elements of a scrambled puzzle according to a given model. Select four elements at a time with the stylus and spin them to move the elements to the right positions. Some puzzles may feature malicious game effects that will slow you down during your puzzle solving. There are three game modes to choose from:

• Challenge: 200 fixed puzzles with preset best times to solve and beat.
• Race: A stream of puzzles and best time tables to beat in four difficulty levels.
• Random: Relaxed, random puzzling that continues endlessly.

Battle of Giants^™: Mutant Insects – Revenge
Publisher: Ubisoft
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: After the defeat of the Mutant King, the Mutant Queen rose up from the core of the Earth and forced the remaining giant insects into submission. Now it is your job to locate and free the Scorpion Champion, the only giant insect with the ability to defeat the Mutant Queen. Complete 10 new missions, defeat your enemies and liberate the Scorpion Champion! Customize your giant insect with tribal stripes, equip it with special powers and enhance your abilities. Challenge your friends to duels of supremacy on the Nintendo DS^™ system. Are you strong enough to win this Battle of Giants^™?

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card^™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Los Angeles, CA –Sundance Institute today announced the 12 Documentary Film Fellows representing five film projects participating in the seventh Documentary Edit and Story Laboratory, June 19 – 27 in Sundance, Utah. Held in the Wasatch Mountains at Sundance Resort, the Lab supports filmmakers whose projects represent some of the most visionary, committed and crafted films now in production.

Fellows are invited from the grantee pool of about 60 active projects which the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program is currently funding. The Documentary Film Edit and Story Laboratory represents additional support for selected grantees, and offers an intensive artist-to-artist collaborative experience where nonfiction storytelling is engaged with rigor and candor. World class documentary editors and directors join with Sundance Institute staff as Advisors to the Fellows. Sundance Creative Labs are an open, creative environment in which Fellows advance works in-progress and are encouraged in the spirit of experimentation and risk taking.

“The Sundance Documentary Edit and Story Lab is welcoming Fellows working around the world on stories that impact every aspect of our lives,” said Cara Mertes, Director of the Sundance Documentary Film Program. “Many of these artists have been following their subjects for years, reflecting a deep engagement with their subjects. We expect these films to be completed in the coming year, and given the breadth of topic and richness of story, we anticipate that they will have a great impact.”

Lab Fellows in alphabetical order are: Ra’anan Alexandrowicz (Directing Fellow), Michael Collins (Directing Fellow), Heather Courtney (Directing Fellow), Ramona Diaz (Directing Fellow), Ron Goldman (Editing Fellow), Kyle Henry (Editing Fellow), Stephen Maing (Directing Fellow), Leah Marino (Editing Fellow), Eric Daniel Metzgar (Editing Fellow), Jonathan Oppenheim (Editing Fellow), Trina Rodriquez (Editing Fellow), Marty Syjuco (Directing Fellow).

These Fellows will be joined by six Creative Advisors, including Directors and Editors, to jointly engage in the creative process. Editors: Kate Amend (Academy Award–winner Into the Arms of Strangers and The Long Way Home), Jean Philippe Boucicaut (Citizen King), Jean Tsien(Shut Up And Sing, Please Vote for Me), and Mary Lampson (Harlan County, A Lion in the House), Directors: Laura Poitras (The Oath, Academy Award nominee My Country My Country) and Robb Moss (Secrecy, The Same Rive Twice).

The films selected for the 2010 Sundance Institute Documentary Editing and Story Lab are:

GIVE UP TOMORROW (U.S.)
After languishing for 12 years on death row in a Philippine prison, Paco Larrañaga finds hope when the international human rights community upholds his innocence and launches a grass-roots campaign that triggers the total abolishment of the death penalty.

HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE (U.S./China)
High Tech, Low Life follows the personal journey of two of China’s most well-known roving citizen reporters as they travel the country chronicling under-reported news and social issues stories.

THE LAW IN THESE PARTS (Israel / Palestinian Territories)
What happens to the rule of law when a democracy enforces military rule over a neighboring population in a territory one third of its size?

THE LEARNING (U.S.)
The Learning follows four Filipino teachers recruited to from the Philippines to teach in Baltimore City. Across the school year’s changing seasons, the film chronicles the sacrifices they make as they try to maintain a long-distance relationship with their children and families, and begin a new one with the mostly African-American students whose schooling is now entrusted to them.

WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM (U.S.)
Looking for money for college, a group of childhood friends join the National Guard when they graduate from their rural high school. Thus begins their 4-year-journey from teenagers stuck in their town, to soldiers looking for bombs in Afghanistan, to 23-year-old combat veterans trying to restart their civilian lives.

Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program is made possible by generous support from The Ford Foundation, Open Society Institute, the Skoll Foundation, The Charles Engelhard Foundation, Cinereach, the MacArthur Foundation, the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation, the Woodruff Charitable Memorial Trust, Wallace Global Fund and the Bastian Foundation. Sundance Institute also gratefully acknowledges the generous assistance provided by the following organizations: Alesis Corporation, Apple Computer, Avid Technology, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Marketing, JBL Professional, LaCie Limited, Mackie, Mark of the Unicorn, Sony Business and Professional Products, Sony Media, Sony SXRD and Soundcraft.

The final night of Megadeth’s historic month-long Rust In Peace 20th anniversary tour has been captured for the upcoming Rust In Peace Live Blu-ray, DVD and CD, due out September 7 on Shout! Factory. On March 31, 2010, at this incredibly special show at the legendary Hollywood Palladium, not far from where Dave Mustaine formed the band in 1983, Megadeth played their landmark, genre-defining 1990 Rust In Peace album in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth favorites. Rust In Peace Live also marks the return of original bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth 1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group after eight years. Ellefson (bass), joins Mustaine (lead vocals, guitar), Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar).

Rust In Peace Livefeatures the entire Rust In Peace track listing, including all-time classics “Holy Wars…The Punishment Due” and “Hangar 18” along with bonus fan favorites from various other Megadeth releases such as “Symphony For Destruction,” “Peace Sells,” and “Skin O’ My Teeth.”

Megadeth founder/frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine explains, “We are pumped to be able to share the RIP Live concert with you all around the world. The anniversary and David Ellefson coming back was better than a facelift and a bottle of Viagra for old Vic.”

The 80-minute Rust In Peace Live DVD (5.1 Dolby Surround 16:9 Widescreen) and Blu-ray (5.1 DTS Master Audio 1080p High Definition) were directed by Kerry Asmussen (Green Day, Jay-Z, Coachella). The DVD and Blu-ray will also include behind-the-scenes footage, including a rare glimpse of the band rehearsing in their dressing room as they prepare to take the stage.

Rust In Peace is considered one of the best metal albums of all time by fans and critics and debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart in the U.S. and #8 in the U.K. The album showcased a much tighter sound, with Mustaine’s writing style adopting a rhythmically complex progressive edge, prompting All Music Guide to cite Rust In Peace as “Megadeth’s strongest musical effort.” The album received Grammy nominations in 1990 and 1991 for “Best Metal Performance.” Emphasizing the massive impact of Rust In Peace in the July 2010 issue of Guitar World, writer Richard Bienstock calls it “one of the pinnacles of the first wave of thrash metal.” He continues, “A defining quality of Megadeth’s sound—and the one that perhaps most sets them apart from their ‘Big Four’ thrash brethren, Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax—has always been the band’s fiery mix of speed-metal ferocity and progressive instrumental virtuosity…nowhere has this combination been displayed better than on Rust In Peace.”

The full track listing for the Rust In Peace Live CD, DVD and Blu-ray is as follows:

Rest In Peace Live:

Holy Wars…The Punishment Due
Hangar 18
Take No Prisoners
Five Magics
Poison Was The Cure
Lucretia
Tornado Of Souls
Dawn Patrol
Rust In Peace…Polaris

Bonus Content:

Skin O’ My Teeth (Countdown To Extinction)
In My Darkest Hour (So Far, So Good…So What!)
She-Wolf (Cryptic Writings)
Trust (Cryptic Writings)
Symphony Of Destruction (Countdown To Extinction)
Peace Sells (Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?)
Holy Wars – Reprise (Rust In Peace)

For more information, go to www.megadeth.com and www.shoutfactory.com.

“A STUNNING EPIC… Dennis Hopper has never been better.”
The Los Angeles Times

June 23, 2010 (New York, NY) – Troma Entertainment celebrates the career of screen legend Dennis Hopper with an uncut, uncensored version of his greatest performance. MAD DOG MORGAN, by writer/director Philippe Mora, remains a critically lauded, groundbreaking piece of Australian cinema and a hard, shocking examination of the adventures of the real Aussie outlaw, Daniel Morgan. Troma’s 2-disc Tromasterpiece special edition DVD of MAD DOG MORGAN not only offers what the universally-acclaimed art house film website Criterion Cast selected as one of Hopper’s best performances, but also comes loaded with special features, including an in-depth interview with Hopper.

“The very recent excellent interview shows a very thoughtful Hopper and opens a window into the mind of a gifted, wise artist” states Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment. “I’ve been making movies for 40 years. I believe I’ve seen all of Dennis Hopper’s work, and having seen the recently discovered complete negative of MAD DOG MORGAN, I can say in confidence that this is the best performance of his entire career. It’s better than EASY RIDER and BLUE VELVET!”

at Downtown Independent Theater

LOS ANGELES, CA — Sundance Institute invites filmmakers to participate in ShortsLab: L.A., a three-part, all-day educational workshop on July 31offering filmmakers first-hand insight and access into the world of story development, production, and exhibition of short films.

For information or to purchase tickets visit: www.sundance.org/shortslab

ShortsLab: LA — Presented by Sundance Institute

Saturday, July 31

9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Downtown Independent Theater

251 South Main Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tickets: $150

Tickets available online only: www.sundance.org/shortslab

· Story Development (9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.): Acclaimed filmmakers including Sundance Film Festival alumni share their experiences working with short-form during their careers. These tales from the trenches will focus on conceptualization and script development. Participants will be announced shortly.

· Production (1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.): Industry professionals and special guests speak to the many challenges filmmakers face during production, including budgeting, working with unions, music rights, financing, and much more.

· Exhibition (3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.): An eclectic mix of speakers — including festival programmers, agents, managers and distributers — share advice on how to handle a completed film.

· Cocktail Mixer and Screening (5:30 p.m.): ShortsLab: L.A. caps off with an informal gathering followed by a 7:30 p.m. screening of award-winning short films from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

· Feedback: If a filmmaker participates in ShortsLab: L.A. and submits a short film to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, a Festival programmer will call them post-Festival to offer individual feedback on the film.

A list of participating guests will be announced shortly. Very limited space is available.

We’ve also got new arrivals in the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. This week’s additions come from the Treehouse, Nintendo’s game localization team. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games.

WiiWare

Art Style: Rotozoa™

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 600 Wii Points™

Description: Control a circular creature-like organism known as a rotozoan and nimbly make your way through level after level of primordial ooze. Comprised of only three distinct parts (colored sides, tentacles and life force), the focus of your rotozoan life is simple: grow your tentacles. After playing a few levels and learning the basics of your microscopic world, you begin to unlock additional modes of play and the ability to choose the number of tentacles on your rotozoan. Each mode has its own specific purpose: reach a particular length with your tentacles or grow them to the greatest length possible. In either mode, growing your tentacles means absorbing enemies known as goobugs by touching them. There’s just one catch: Successfully absorbing a goobug depends on matching its color to your tentacle. Also, longer tentacles can more easily come in contact with incorrectly colored goobugs (causing damage to the tentacle and decreasing your life force), and the goobugs themselves multiply and begin adapting to your movement. Luckily, objects such as the restorative heart item and special attack-enabling cyclone item can be found floating in the ooze to help your rotozoan survive. With atmospheres ranging from peaceful to intensely challenging, Art Style: Rotozoa offers a wide variety of levels. Victory can only be achieved through quick, precise movement and the ability to remain calm under pressure. Are you ready to take on the goobugs? Games in the Art Style series feature elegant design, polished graphics and pick-up-and-play controls, creating an experience focused purely on fun and engaging game play.

The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Chaotic Conflicts™

Publisher: SQUARE ENIX

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: A crumbling mansion is home to a most peculiar picture book. Gather your courage and open the door to this odd, unsettling and slightly scary tale. Turn the tide of frantic battles by using the Wii Remote™ controller to throw animated paper bears into the picture book’s unusual pages. Use all the tools at your disposal to defend the shining blue jewels found within against Kina, the mysterious young boy residing in the mansion. Thirty exciting and challenging stages await you.

The Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Puzzling Pages™

Publisher: SQUARE ENIX

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: A crumbling mansion is home to a most peculiar picture book. Gather your courage and open the door to this odd, unsettling and slightly scary tale. Solve innovative puzzles by using the Wii Remote controller to throw animated paper bears into the picture book’s unusual pages. Grab all the red candies found inside, carefully place your bears and cleverly manipulate the unique environments. Delve into the unfolding drama of Pina, the mysterious young girl residing in the mansion. Thirty exciting and challenging stages await you.

Nintendo DSiWare™

Spin Six

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Spin Six is a puzzle game in which you rotate numbered panels to line them up and make them disappear. The real challenge lies in your ability to create chains of uninterrupted changing or elimination of panels and to connect many chains to score big points. Puzzle mode offers nearly 200 puzzles to solve, either in the One-Turn or Chain categories, while Time Attack mode allows you to challenge yourself to see how quickly you can eliminate a set number of panels. If you’re more into points, the goal of Score Attack mode is to see how many points you can score within a set time limit (make the Spinnerator appear and get into Fever Time to really maximize your score!). Chain Challenge mode is all about the number of chains you can make without interruption. Give Spin Six a whirl to discover its multiple modes and deep yet easy-to-master game play.

Puffins: Let’s Fish!

Publisher: Other Ocean Interactive

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Dive into the deep blue sea and fill your belly with delicious fish in Puffins: Let’s Fish! This action game has you swimming the beautiful ocean in search of a puffin’s favorite meal: the elusive capelin. But watch out! The ocean can be a dangerous place, and you’re not the only one hunting for food. Sharks, jellyfish and other fearsome predators are just waiting to take a bite out of you. It’s an all-you-can-eat feast with two different and exciting modes across 18 underwater stages. Take a deep breath, jump in and come out with a full belly!

Mega Words

Publisher: Digital Leisure

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Cartoon Violence

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: It’s time to put on your thinking cap and see how many of the hundreds of puzzles you can solve in Mega Words. Three classic puzzlers are included in this puzzle pack: Word Scrambler, Anagram Hunt and Hangman. There’s no need for erasers here! These portable editions feature extensive dictionaries to challenge novices and expert players alike. See how fast you can unscramble words, sharpen your vocabulary and stretch your mind with Mega Words.

Super Swap

Publisher: Teyon

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Can’t get enough of swapping puzzle games but want something different? Swap till you drop with Super Swap, an exciting blend of arcade action and matching fun. Drag colorful blocks in one of four directions to connect three or more blocks and clear the board. As new blocks fall, you’ll have to move fast to keep the stack from reaching the top. Experience plenty of twists and never-before-seen game play as you make combos, collect special power-ups and gain additional points in four different game modes. With so much fast and furious puzzling fun, you’ll never want to stop the swapping!

Legendary Wars: T-Rex Rumble

Publisher: Interplay

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Cartoon Violence

Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: In a dark corner of prehistory, a tiny tribe of humans fights for the future of mankind. Struggling to survive, these ancestors of humanity desperately search for food and the means to defend their village. The human race teeters on the brink of extinction. Only inspired leadership can save them. Command more than 20 men to defend your village and simultaneously manage the constant search for food. Lead your warriors against hordes of dinosaurs in real-time battles. Control your tribe’s actions to efficiently gather resources and boost their numbers. Gather knowledge to increase their power. Enlist the help of a powerful Shaman and direct his magic to heal your men and confound your enemies. Do all this using a new style of interface to intuitively group your men and issue orders with simple drags of your stylus. Under your leadership, the human race has a fighting chance.

Thursday, July 1
8pm Canuck Cabaret Fundraiser
$30 includes raffle tickets, a free drink, July 4th BBQ invitation, and lots of entertainment!
10:30pm God Tastes Like Canadian Bacon
Special Canadian edition of God Tastes Like Chicken.

Friday, July 2
6:30pm Tenderpits
The part-autobiographical, part-fictionalized story of a young man’s immigration from Canada to New York City- and of his realization that he is, in fact, a wizard. From the creators of Art’s Heart (Winner, Outstanding Solo Show FringeNYC 2009) comes a sick new show about identity, magic and armpits. Do you believe?

8:30pm No Traveller
In a narcissistic attempt to win her family’s attention, Abigail decides to perform the greatest stunt of all- attempted suicide. When her childish venture turns into unexpected reality, Abigail finds herself trapped in purgatory – a warped version of her apartment with two exits. Heaven or Hell. As a result of her foolish mistake, there is atonement and penance to be paid… and time is running out.

10:30pm Vodka Shoes
Rather than abuse her, Leslie’s alcoholic father would buy her shoes, drag race the lawnmower, and burn the neighbor’s bills, while her mother managed a doomed Christian bookstore and prayed in tongues over Leslie’s ailing sister. Leslie’s storytelling navigates a humorously tragic journey through childhood with frighteningly endearing characters.

12am Canuck Cabaret

Saturday, July 3
6:30pm XY(T)
Do you have the balls to become a man? XY(T) brings to life a series of questions, contradictions, and characters around the theme of testosterone. Veering between playful, poignant, hilarious, and disconcerting, transgender butch Kestryl Lowrey strips away layers of gender and self in pursuit of sex and sanity within embodied masculinity.

8:30pm Ramblings of a Gentleman Scumbag
Lucky Chengs Balloon man, delusional comic, and man of no God tries to justify 34 years of poor life choices and degeneracy. Profiled in Playgirl, FHM Magazine, Time-Out NY Magazine, Murdock is not your Father’s balloon man. A straight man in a gay world, a feminist in the sex industry, a ridiculous man in a ridiculous world.

10:30pm Kill the Band
KILL THE BAND IS THE ORIGINAL, COMEDY ROCK AND ROLL, ANTI-CABARET! Coinciding with the release of their first concept album, KILL THE BAND takes you on a cleverly comedic, musically theatrical trip through the band’s breakdowns and breakthrough.

12am Canuck Cabaret

Sunday, July 4
4th of July BBQ!
Keg will be tapped and grill will be hot starting at 1pm.

The mini-festival will play at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Ave and Ave A) July 1-4. Tickets ($15, $25 Two Show Pass, $30 Three Show Pass) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 at www.horseTRADE.info.

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade’s Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York – the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.

“The Trine series is a bastion of pure gaming fun,” stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of Public Relations and Sales for Atlus, “Expanding upon what was considered one of the best cooperative multiplayer experiences in recent memory, Trine 2 introduces online cooperative support for up to three players, dramatically expanding the fun and appeal of the game’s spectacularly rich action platforming. In addition, the unique traits and abilities of the three character types in Trine 2 mean more now than ever before, with enhanced skill trees and progression ensuring perfect balance. As a result, the game’s new arsenal of thrilling physics-based puzzles delivers just as much challenge and satisfaction for a sole player as for three friends playing together.”

Boasting sumptuous visuals, a masterful musical score, and clever physics-based gameplay, Trine 2 is the perfect mix of old-school platforming action, original physics-based level design, and cooperative multiplayer fun!

Trine 2 is currently scheduled for release Spring 2011 via digital distribution. Details regarding platforms and availability will be released soon. For more information, please visit http://www.trine2.com.

Two castles stand opposed, bridged by an uneven, narrow pathway. One is yours, and you’re quite fond of it. See how the parapets catch the sunlight ever so stylishly? The other is your enemy’s; they’re a jerk, and their crappy crenelations are driving down your property values. Also, their castle sucks, justification enough to try crush it using an enormous rolling stone. Unfortunately, they’ll have a chance to plan and build up some security, doing everything they can to derail your razing rock. Get through their defenses and you’re one step closer to crushing their unsightly tower (see also: their hopes and dreams). But don’t take your turn for granite. Once your turn is over, your opponent’s begins…

“A rock-solid combination of deep strategy, rock-rolling action, and captivating art and music from throughout history, Rock of Ages delivers incredibly satisfying castle-crashing gameplay with a look and feel that’s much more than a stone’s throw from the competition,” stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales at Atlus. “Truly, the satisfaction felt when successfully crushing your opponent’s intricate defenses with your gigantic siege stone, seeing their forces driven from before you and hearing the lamentation of their citizens, has no equal. Multiplayer support means you can compete against a friend. Will the end of the battle find you yelling ‘I rock,’ or will you be crying out ‘no moss’ instead?”

In addition to offering different terrains and challenges, your boulder will crash through different periods of classical art, introducing the player to a variety of authentic art styles and music from throughout much of human history. The panoply of visual and aural motifs adds distinction and sophistication to the act of pulverizing your enemies with colossal boulders and laying waste to their ancestral homes.

The rolling stones’ tour begins Spring 2011 via digital distribution. Details regarding platforms and availability will be released soon. For more information, please visit the game’s official website, http://www.atlus.com/rockofages.

The postage stamp-sized game card includes a variety of books for all different ages, including seven separate works by Charles Dickens. There are novels that people can enjoy on the beach, such as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; adventure and mystery novels that can be devoured during summer travels, such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle or Bram Stoker’s Dracula; and books that kids can read at home, such as The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling or Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

“100 Classic Books transforms your Nintendo DS system into a portable library,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Readers of any age will enjoy exploring the many worlds, characters and adventures created by these icons of literature.”

Readers hold their Nintendo DS systems sideways like a book. To turn the page, they just swipe the touch screen with the stylus or a finger. The settings can even be flipped for left-handed users. A virtual bookmark lets readers return to where they left off. Up to three bookmarks can be used to mark a reader’s place in three different books. Large and small fonts are available. Each book includes a biography of the author and a synopsis of the plot and characters.

People who aren’t sure which book they want to read can answer a series of questions about their preferences, and the software will recommend some books they might like. Once a book is finished, readers can rate it in different categories and upload the results wirelessly to a central database using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. Then other readers can see which books have been rated “funniest” or “most exciting.” Readers can also share demos of select books with other Nintendo DS owners who want to sample some literature for themselves.

For more information about 100 Classic Books, visit www.100classicbooks.com.

The project began for Jeremy in 2001, post-college, as a way to stay challenged and motivated to compose. That lasted for a while, until he found himself trying only to out-do himself. “I was heavily focused on finding a new complex structure or clever harmony to use in my next composition. I remember wishing that I had called the first four months “seasons” rather than “months,” Jeremy jokes. But in 2008, after getting married and experiencing the world anew as part of a couple, he found inspiration to continue. All the months were complete, except for “October,” which represented the peak of the series. He chose to use an improvised moment while performing meditation music at a spiritual center to experiment with some ideas. It was at that time, a stranger with a violin asked Jeremy if he could play along. And magic filled the room. It was that synergistic coupling that compelled Jeremy to rewrite ODYSSEY to include Chris Woods’ violin. The climactic moment in “October” remained improvised during the recording. “In my experiences, one of the things I have learned is that being open to serendipity can create magical results and things come together in ways that could never have been planned,” says Jeremy.

On July 29, ODYSSEY will be presented with a remarkable visual component as a fully-produced modern dance program to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters Los Angeles. In it, a couple will ride the wave of the year, coming together and moving apart (and coming together again?) through choreography created by Jeremy Hahn and Michelle “Star” LaVon, both fixtures in the national multidimensional dance scene. Full show details will be announced in upcoming weeks.

Jeremy Weinglass began piano studies at age seven, on scholarship, and composing and performing at age twelve. He is award-winning, including being named Instrumentalist of the Year by LA Music Awards. He has accompanied famous artists such as Engelbert Humperdinck on his 2007 North American tour, and internationally-known Bulgarian singer Krassimir. Jeremy was the keyboardist in the successful pop/rock band Ballentine who toured regularly worldwide from 2002-2008 and is currently keyboardist and bandleader for the The Paula Franceschi Band. He maintains a repertoire that encompasses a variety of musical genres including classical, jazz, standards, musicals and popular selections across decades, which keeps him an on-demand talent for events throughout southern California, including regular performances at Agape International Spiritual Center. Jeremy’s full length solo piano CD, DREAMS, features his best original works, many of which have been heard on the radio. He also has seven solo piano CDs, each representing his adaptations of popular songs in specific genres, including ROCK CLASSICS (featuring songs by No Doubt and Metallica) and POP FAVORITES (with Kylie Minogue and The Police).

Chris Woods began studying the violin at four years old. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, he is one of the most sought-after violinists in Los Angeles, playing a broad range of styles from classical and jazz to bluegrass, rock and hip-hop. He has worked with artists including Justin Timberlake, Faith Evans, Outkast, Rickie Byers-Beckwith, the BlackEyed Peas and Dr. Dre. He also is a composer, arranger, and producer and has written music for his group Sonication, his quartet Quartetto Fantastico, the Hutchins Consort, and MASS Ensemble. He is concertmaster of the Southeast Symphony and Center Stage Opera, the recipient of numerous awards, and has performed on such shows as American Idol, America’s Got Talent, the Grammys and the American Music Awards.

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — JUNE 16, 2010 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced plans to bring Etrian Odyssey III™: The Drowned City for Nintendo DS™, the third chapter in the acclaimed series of exploration RPGs, to North America this fall.

“The Etrian Odyssey series is renowned for successfully marrying deep roleplaying gameplay with a grand sense of adventure and the thrill of the unknown,” stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of Public Relations and Sales at Atlus. “The Drowned City, the third chapter in the fan-favorite franchise, takes the established exploration RPG gameplay–a loving tribute to classic pen-and-paper and PC entries in the genre–to exciting new frontiers. The seas off the coast of the city of Armoroad offer an exciting, mysterious unknown, filled with hidden dangers and bountiful treasures. With an entirely new host of character classes to customize and train, the addition of naval travel and exploration, and the unprecedented introduction of cooperative local multiplayer content, Etrian Odyssey III isn’t content to simply continue the series; it seeks to redefine it.”

The embodiment of adventure and discovery in the purest sense, Etrian Odyssey III transports gamers to a sparkling oceanic paradise filled with atmospheric dungeons to chart and survey, vast watery expanses to sail across, and rumors of a sunken city to investigate. Aspiring explorers are responsible for charting their travels utilizing the intuitive touchscreen map editor, meaning that careless cartography could easily spell doom for a fatigued party trying to escape danger. Powerful challenges demand cunning and strategy: players will assemble and fully customize their party of adventurers from a variety of highly specialized classes and sub-classes. For the patient and prepared, fame and fortune await.

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City is scheduled to release Fall 2010 for Nintendo DS. For more information, visit the official website at http://www.atlus.com/etrian3.

The Roots’ 3rd Def Jam album – follows Rising Down (2008) and Grammy-nominated Game Theory (2006), with Grammy-nominated single, “Don’t Feel Right”

To call it “long-awaited” or “eagerly anticipated” would be the understatement of the year – as hip-hop’s most daring pioneers the Roots release their 9th studio album (and third for Def Jam Recordings) on June 22nd, HOW I GOT OVER. The album, which takes its name from Clara Ward’s gospel classic (made popular by Mahalia Jackson), is the Roots’ first new release since joining Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for a full time gig as the show’s house band. Grammy Award winners the Roots characterize the songs on HOW I GOT OVER as “depicting the everyman’s search for hope in this dispiriting post-hope zeitgeist”.

The lead single from the Roots new set will be “Dear God 2.0.” The track re-imagines the Monsters Of Folk song “Dear God” and features MOF members Yim Yames from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M. Ward. HOW I GOT OVER also includes two appearances from Grammy-winning soul man John Legend: “Doin’ It Again” a re-working of his track “Again,” and “The Fire,” an original song written for the Roots’ 2010 Olympic concert performance.

The Roots and Legend have developed a strong musical bond, as the group has produced John’s entire upcoming release Wake Up, which shares the socially conscious themes of the “How I Got Over” set and is comprised of late sixties/early seventies covers.

Other guests on HIGO include Joanna Newsom on “Right On,” Phonte Coleman (Little Brother, The Foreign Exchange), Blu (Blu & Exile), Peedi Peedi , Mercedes Martinez, Icelandic alt-pop singer Patty Crash, newcomer Sugar Tongue Slim as well as long time Roots’ Crew members Dice Raw, Truck North and P.O.R.N.

More than two decades after ‘?uestlove’ and ‘Black Thought’ first met under nefarious circumstances in the principal’s office of Philadelphia’s High School For the Creative and Performing Arts – and over 15 years since the Roots recorded their indie debut album in 1993, in preparation for a year-long European sojourn – the group and its intelligent school of jazz-inflected hip-hop are more relevant than ever.

HOW I GOT OVER is the follow-up to Rising Down (released April 2008), praised by Rolling Stone more than a month before the album’s release, for spewing “rhymes from the perspective of the poor and the dispossessed, from North Philly to Liberia.” Rising Down’s guests list included Common on “The Show” (with Dice Raw); original Roots rapper Malik B. on “Lost Desire” (with Brooklyn’s Talib Kweli) and “I Can’t Help It”; and fellow Def Jam R&B singer Chrisette Michele and Washington D.C. rapper Wale on the lighthearted closing track, “Rising Up.” Philadelphia hip-hop voices Dice Raw, Truck North, Porn, and Peedi Peedi appear throughout, as well as Mercedes Martinez of the Jazzyfatnastees.

The Roots’ previous Def Jam album was their label debut, Game Theory (August 2006) which was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Rap Album. Its first single, “Don’t Feel Right” was nominated the same year for Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group. The Roots won their first Grammy Award, Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group, for 1999’s “You Got Me” (featuring Erykah Badu and Eve) from the album Things Fall Apart.

Today’s Roots are vocalist ‘Black Thought’ and drummer ‘?uestlove,’ long-time keyboardist Kamal Gray (a member since 1996’s Illadelph Halflife), Brooklyn-based guitarist Kirk ‘Captain Kirk’ Douglas, percussionist Frank Knuckles (both members since 2003-2004’s The Tipping Point sessions), Damon ‘Tuba Gooding Jr.’ Bryson, who joined the lineup after touring with the band in 2007 and the bands newest member Owen Biddle on bass (a producer on the 2006 Game Theory sessions, the Roots’ Def Jam debut).

TRACK LISTING

1) Walk Alone (Truck North, Porn, Dice Raw,Mercedes Martinez)

2) Dear God 2.0 (Jim James, MOF)

3) Radio Daze (Blu, Porn, Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez)

4) Now Or Never (Phonte Coleman, Dice Raw)

5 )How I Got Over (Dice Raw)

6) The Day (Blu, Phonte Coleman, Patty Crash)

7) Right On (Joanna Newsom, Sugar Tongue Slim)

Doin It Again (John Legend)

9) The Fire (John Legend, Rick Friedrich)

“We’re proud to bring one of the most unique roleplaying experiences in recent memory to PSP system this fall,” commented Aram Jabbari, Manager of Public Relations and Sales. “The many improvements this new version brings aside, Knights in the Nightmare, at its core, is one of those must-play gaming experiences, combining sumptuous 2D art and animations, a moving story, and some of the most novel combat mechanics ever into an irresistible portable package.”

Enhanced to take full advantage of the power of PSP system, this new version of the game features remastered visuals and sounds, optimized controls, and a new opening movie from visionary director Yukio Takatsu (Persona 3, Persona 4, Yggdra Union). Originally, players could choose from two different characters with two unique perspectives on events. This new release adds a third character, Princess Yggdra, offering even more replay value and shedding more light on the game’s enchanting narrative. Moreover, this release further expands on what was already one of the deepest, most substantial tutorials of all-time, giving players introductory missions filled with instructions and tips, making the game’s learning curve easier than ever. Dripping with style and originality, Knights in the Nightmare delivers an unforgettable experience.

Knights in the Nightmare is scheduled for release on October 19, 2010 in stores and via PlayStation®Network with an MSRP of $29.99. For more information, visit the official website: http://www.atlus.com/kitnpsp.

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is raising the bar – again.
Nintendo changed the world of video games with touch-screen gaming on the Nintendo DS™ in 2004. Nintendo then pioneered the motion-controlled gaming revolution with the Wii™ console and the Wii Remote™ controller back in 2006. Today the company unveils an even more immersive gaming experience: Nintendo 3DS™.

At the E3 Expo today, Nintendo gave the world the first look at a portable system that lets people view games in 3D, without the need for special glasses. Nintendo also announced a substantial list of upcoming games for Nintendo 3DS, the Wii console and the Nintendo DS family of systems – a lineup that reads like a who’s who of some of the greatest franchises in video game history with a completely new look and feel.

“The additional dimension of depth in 3D makes it easier for players to judge distances while giving developers a new tool to create games and experiences that play with both height and depth,” said Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, who pioneered the fully rendered 3D video game world with Super Mario 64™.

Nintendo 3DS comes with a 3.53-inch top screen and a 3.0
2-inch bottom touch screen. It has three cameras – one inner and two outer – to deliver the 3D effect and take 3D pictures. It includes a motion sensor, a gyro sensor and even a Slide Pad that allows 360-degree analog input. At the E3 Expo, Nintendo showed attendees a range of games and applications for Nintendo 3DS that reinvent some of the industry’s most beloved franchises.

These include:

Kid Icarus™: Uprising, the long-awaited franchise follow-up to the NES™ classic.

Mario Kart™, which shows off the potential of driving and tossing bananas in 3D.

nintendogs™ + cats, a new version of the best-selling nintendogs franchise that lets players interact even more with their virtual puppies – and kittens!

PilotWings Resort™, a flying simulation that lets players soar above Wuhu Island.

Animal Crossing™, a new installment of the charming community-building franchise.

StarFox 64™ 3D, a game that demonstrates the true distance and depth of outer space using Nintendo’s well-known franchise.

Steel Diver™, a new submarine-navigation game from Nintendo.

Paper Mario™, which brings paper-based 2D environments to life.

Nintendo 3DS also comes to market with the strongest third-party support of any video game system in Nintendo history. Games on display at the Nintendo booth at the E3 Expo include:

DJ Hero® 3D from Activision
RESIDENT EVIL® REVELATIONS from Capcom
The Sims™ 3 from Electronic Arts
HIDEO KOJIMA’S METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D “The Naked Sample” from Konami
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles (name not final) from LEVEL-5
RIDGE RACER® (name not final) from Namco Bandai Games
KINGDOM HEARTS franchise game from Square Enix
DEAD OR ALIVE® 3D (name not final) from Tecmo Koei Games
SAMURAI WARRIORS® 3D from Tecmo Koei Games
Battle of Giants™: Dinosaur Strike from Ubisoft
Hollywood 61 (name not final) from Ubisoft

A sampling of other Nintendo 3DS games already in planning includes SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 3D Edition (name not final) from Capcom; Madden NFL and FIFA Soccer games from Electronic Arts; CODENAME: Chocobo Racing® 3D and a FINAL FANTASY ® franchise game and from Square Enix; a NINJA GAIDEN® (name not final) game from Tecmo Koei Games; Saint’s Row: Drive By from THQ; Assassin’s Creed™Lost Legacy, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon™ and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory™ from Ubisoft; and a Batman game from Warner Bros. Additional games are in development by Atlus, AQ Interactive, Disney Interactive Studios, Harmonix, Hudson Soft, Majesco, Marvelous Entertainment, Rocket, SEGA, Takara Tommy and Take-Two Interactive.

Nintendo also announced a substantial slate of games on the way for its Wii console and Nintendo DS family of systems, with a list of characters and franchises that appeal to all types of gamers.
”If the video game industry had an All-Star team, Nintendo’s games would fill the starting lineup,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The combination of advanced interface and engaging game play broadens our appeal to all audiences. This is evidenced perfectly at the E3 Expo this year by the incredible new experience and controls that Wii MotionPlus brings to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.”

Wii:
The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword: The game marks a turning point for the franchise, as the introduction of full motion controls enabled by the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory synchronizes player movements with Link’s actions while offering the most intuitive play control of any Legend of Zelda game to date. The game is scheduled to launch in 2011.

Donkey Kong Country™ Returns: The classic franchise makes a return with new levels and updated graphics, but with the same sense of fun and excitement of the original. For the first time in the series, two people can play through the entire game cooperatively. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.

Kirby’s Epic Yarn™: Kirby’s entire immersive world is created from different fabrics and textiles. Kirby himself is made from yarn, which gives him the versatility to take the shape of a car, submarine, parachute or UFO. The game is scheduled to launch this fall.
Wii Party™: A party game that brings the fun off the screen and into the living room. Players must perform tasks in the real world to achieve success in the game. The game is scheduled to launch this fall.

Mario™ Sports Mix: A collection of four amazing sports – Mario style. Players can compete with their favorite Mushroom Kingdom characters in basketball, volleyball, hockey and dodgeball. The game is scheduled to launch in 2011.

PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure: The first Pokémon adventure game on the Wii console puts Pikachu™ at the center of a fun, expansive area filled with adventure, Attractions and Pokémon. Players take on the role of Pikachu and interact with Pokémon and compete in Skill Games and Attractions, such as races, battles and other challenges, to save the PokéPark from disaster. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.

Samurai Warriors™ 3: Players can choose from more than 35 playable samurai characters, many based on actual figures from Japanese history. Each samurai has different skills and weapons, and each one offers a different perspective on the overall story of the unification of Japan. The game is scheduled to launch on Sept. 27.

GoldenEye 007™ from Activision: The original revolutionized first-person shooters, and this Wii-exclusive sequel features four-player split-screen competition or up to eight players competing online. It’s the signature GoldenEye experience for a new era, and is scheduled to launch this fall.

Disney Epic Mickey from Disney Interactive Studios: In this Wii exclusive, players take Mickey Mouse on an epic journey of creativity and discovery. In Wasteland, an alternate world with lands inspired by Disney’s animated films and theme parks, players use paint and paint thinner to change the world and affect the outcome of the game. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.

NBA JAM from Electronic Arts: In this revival of the classic franchise with vintage game play, the Wii-exclusive sequel includes new features that bring outrageous moves and over-the-top hoops action to new levels. The game is scheduled to launch this October.

Just Dance 2® from Ubisoft: The second installment of the popular franchise features hot dance moves choreographed by experts in every style of music. Up to eight players can compete or, for the first time, two players can dance side by side as a duo. It’s a nonstop dance party only available on Wii this fall.

Sonic Colors™ from SEGA: In Sonic’s latest adventures, he blasts through obstacles like never before as he uses colored power-ups to boost his abilities and speed through stages. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.

New Carnival Games® from 2K Play: This sequel to the multimillion-selling original features more than 30 new games and 300 new prizes, plus multiplayer action for every game. Only available on Wii this September.

Nintendo DS Family:
Pokémon Ranger™: Guardian Signs: The third installment in the action-packed Pokémon Ranger series lets players take on the role of a Pokémon Ranger tasked with protecting Pokémon, people and nature. With new Ranger Signs to call powerful Pokémon, including Legendary Pokémon, and the addition of multiplayer missions, players investigate the nefarious actions of the Pokémon Pinchers, who have been disrupting the peace by chasing and catching Pokémon. The game is scheduled to launch this fall.

Golden Sun™: Dark Dawn: A classic role-playing game branches out with a new look, countless adventures and heroic battles. The game picks up 30 years after the first two games in the series left off with amazing graphics and beautifully animated summoning abilities that span both Nintendo DS screens. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.

Dragon Quest® IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™: For the first time, this storied franchise is appearing exclusively on the Nintendo DS family of systems. Character customization, cooperative multiplayer adventuring and an epic story make for a one-of-a-kind experience. The game is scheduled to launch on July 11.

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future™: This third installment in the series includes more than 165 puzzles and even more animated sequences and voice acting than the previous game. The game is scheduled to launch on Sept. 20.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Miniland Mayhem: Players use the stylus to draw red girders and control items like ladders, pipes, springs and conveyor belts. The goal is to bring the Mini Toys to the door. Using an intuitive tool kit, players can create new level maps and share them with the public. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.

Super Scribblenauts™ from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment: The sequel to the smash-hit original includes 120 new levels, the ability to use more than 10,000 adjectives, a hint system and a level editor for players to create their own levels and objectives. The game is scheduled to launch in Q4.

Ghost Trick™: Phantom Detective from Capcom: Players are transported into the spirit world of a murder victim who has lost his memory and returned as a ghost. Players must possess and manipulate objects to solve puzzles and the mystery. The game is scheduled to launch this fall.

Rock Band® 3 from MTV Games: The franchise makes its first appearance on Nintendo DS with a stylish interface that puts players into the Rock Band universe like never before. Eight play modes challenge players in guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals, and both co-op and competitive multiplayer options are available. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.

Okamiden™ from Capcom: Players use a brush to draw bridges into existence, traverse canyons and connect winding paths through space. This sequel to Okami follows the story of an adorable wolf pup that fights off a new threat that has drained vibrant colors from the world. The game is scheduled to launch in 2011.

FINAL FANTASY®: THE 4 HEROES OF LIGHT™ from Square Enix: This first original FINAL FANTASY game for the Nintendo DS family of systems uses charming storybook visuals and a fun, intuitive combat system. Players can customize their characters and up to four players can join forces for cooperative play. The game is scheduled to launch on Oct. 5.

Sonic Colors™ from SEGA: The portable version of the game doubles the excitement and action by using both screens as a giant, unified landscape. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season.
For the duration of the E3 Expo, Nintendo will provide fans with exclusive videos and Nintendo content on the Nintendo E3 Network.

People can visit http://e3.nintendo.com to watch developer interviews, get all the information about new games and see coverage coming directly from the show floor. The same exclusive content also will be streamed through the Nintendo Channel to Wii owners who have a broadband Internet connection.

Remember that Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about these and other features, visit http://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com.

Nintendo DSi XL is the latest iteration of Nintendo’s top-selling family of hand-held game systems. In addition to its two built-in cameras and photo- and sound-manipulation functions, Nintendo DSi XL offers two screens that are 93 percent larger than those on the Nintendo DS™ Lite system.

The system also features pre-loaded software such as Flipnote Studio™, Brain Age™ Express: Math and Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, as well as Photo Clock and the Nintendo DSi™ Browser. Nintendo DSi XL screens have a wider viewing angle that makes it easier for friends to gather around and share the fun.

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[New York, NY – June 2010] – The Tribeca Film Institute and Gucci have announced the recipients selected for the 2010 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund which provides finishing finances to domestic and international documentary filmmakers with feature-length films that document pressing social issues of immediate and historical significance. In the third year of the fund, seven projects have been selected from 390 submissions from 23 countries to receive a total of $100,000, to be administered by the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI).

The projects were selected by a committee consisting of Diana Barrett, Liz Garbus, Simon Kilmurry, Trevor Neilson, and Mariane Pearl who chose the recipients from finalists previously selected by TFI. The projects that will receive funding are:

- African Deep (Rachel Boynton)

- Donor 150 (Jerry Rothwell)

- MOVING WINDMILLS: The William Kamkwamba Story (Tom Rielly)

- The Mosou Sisters (Marlo Poras & Yu Ying Wu Chou)

- The Redemption of General Butt Naked (Daniele Anastasion & Eric Strauss)

- The Warlord’s Wife (Victoria Stevenson)

- Welcome to Shelbyville (Kim Snyder)

“The Gucci Fund is bravely supporting some of the most compelling and important documentaries being made today,” said jury member Simon Kilmurry. “These films all bear the hallmarks of excellence in storytelling and urgency of issue. Whether they are from home or from around the world, these films put a human face on the issues through the artistry of some of our finest documentary filmmakers.”

“These filmmakers passion to uncover stories that highlight global and controversial issues, is extremely inspiring,” said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Chairman of the Board, Tribeca Film Institute. “Gucci continues to recognize the importance documentary filmmaking has on society. Together we are proud to support these filmmakers and believe their films will create a global conversation about these subject matters.”

Films funded examine larger issues through intimate stories about: a small town in the South that is forced to reconcile past prejudices before it can deal with immediate immigration concerns; the first generation of donor-conceived children searching for their biological fathers; the economic struggle of two sisters in China; the controversial transformation of a British woman into a Sudanese warlord’s wife; the tumultuous search for oil off of West Africa’s coast; a self-taught Malawian teenager who builds a windmill from scrap metal that subsequently powers his village; and a man who transforms himself from a warlord into a Christian evangelist. The grantees and projects selected are:

African Deep, Directed and Produced by Rachel Boynton. – (USA) African Deep is a riveting adventure about the heated quest for oil in the deep waters off West Africa’s coast. Shot over the course of four years, at a time of rising demand for energy and increasing competition for resources worldwide, the film takes you inside the gargantuan efforts and ambitions surrounding our planet’s most important resource.

Donor 150, Directed by Jerry Rothwell. Produced by Hilary Durman and Al Morrow. – (UK) Donor 150 is a twenty-first century tale of identity and genetic inheritance and perhaps the family of the future. For the first time in history a generation of children born through artificial insemination are old enough to search for their biological fathers. Donor 150 follows two young people as they first decide and then travel to meet their father for the first time, and as they navigate the increasingly complex maze of new and constantly evolving family relationships.

The Mosou Sisters Directed and Produced by Marlo Poras & Yu Ying Wu Chou. – (USA) The Mosou Sisters follows two spirited daughters from China’s last remaining matriarchal society who are thrust into the worldwide economic downturn when they lose the only jobs they’ve ever known.

MOVING WINDMILLS: The William Kamkwamba Story Directed by Tom Reilly. Produced by Ben W. Nabors. – (USA) MOVING WINDMILLS: The William Kamkwamba Story dates to 2001 when William Kamkwamba dropped out of school due to a devastating famine. Through self-education, he saw a picture of a windmill in a textbook. Using found materials, William built a windmill that powered his village and changed his life, using imagination and ingenuity to inspire a family, a village, and a nation.

The Redemption of General Butt Naked Directed and Produced by Daniele Anastasion and Eric Strauss. – (USA) The Redemption of General Butt Naked tells the incredible true story of Joshua Milton Blahyi, a brutal African warlord turned Christian evangelist. The film follows Blahyi’s crusade to redeem his past as he attempts to rebuild the shattered lives of those he commanded and brutalized during the civil war in Liberia.

The Warlord’s Wife Directed by Victoria Stevenson, Produced by Nicole Stott. – (UK) The Warlord’s Wife depicts the story of Emma McCune who travelled to Africa as an aid worker, fuelled by humanitarian ideals, yet at the time of her death she was married to a Sudanese warlord, stood accused of trading oil for arms, was a suspected spy, and a marked woman. The film charts the process by which a naïve British convent girl became complicit in the complex politics and violent heart of Africa’s longest civil war.

Welcome to Shelbyville Directed and Produced by Kim Snyder, Co-Produced by Gywn Welles. – (USA)

Welcome to Shelbyville is a glimpse of America at a crossroads. Set in America’s rural south on the eve of the 2008 Presidential election, a town deals with issues of immigrant integration and reckons with its segregated past.

• “How Low,” RIAA platinum #1 Urban Radio smash;

• “My Chick Bad” featuring Nicki Minaj, Top 5 Rap/R&B/pop crossover hit

• Ludacris receives Choice Music: Rap Artist nomination for Teen Choice Awards 2010

• Ludacris receives Best Male Hip Hop Artist nomination for the 2010 BET Awards

(New York, NY) Three-time Grammy Award-winner Ludacris takes home his eighth consecutive RIAA certified album this week, as BATTLE OF THE SEXES (released March 9th) turns gold with U.S. sales in excess of a half-million units.

The ninth album from DTP/Def Jam artist Ludacris, and his fourth #1 Soundscan debut, BATTLE OF THE SEXES is now three hit singles deep – following the success of the RIAA platinum #1 Urban Radio smash “How Low”; “My Chick Bad” featuring Nicki Minaj (released in February, a #2 Rap, #2 R&B, and Top 10 pop crossover hit); and the brand new “Sex Room” featuring Trey Songz, whose video, directed by Chris Robinson (and loosely based on the hit film The Hangover) is this week’s #1 video on the iTunes Hip-Hop chart.

A month before the release of BATTLE OF THE SEXES, Ludacris embarked on the Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. Tour of North America as special guest. The 10-week tour ran from February through April. In between sold-out tour dates, Luda made tv appearances on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, co-hosted and performed on ABC’s Live with Regis & Kelly, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Martha Stewart Show, and a double-header on March 30th, TBS’s Lopez Tonight with George Lopez and E! network’s Chelsea Lately.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES follows Luda’s previous concept album, the RIAA gold Theater Of The Mind (November 2008), which spun off a pair of singles that both hit Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the Hot 100 Top 40: “What Them Girls Like” (featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett), and “One More Drink” (featuring T-Pain).

Theater Of The Mind followed-up Luda’s RIAA platinum Release Therapy of 2006, which debuted at #1 – the same week that its first single, the RIAA platinum “Money Maker” (featuring Pharrell Williams) hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. Luda’s next #1 single was “Runaway Love” with Mary J. Blige, which they performed with special guests Earth, Wind & Fire at the 49th annual Grammy Awards worldwide telecast in February 2007. Release Therapy won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, and “Runaway Love” won Best Collaboration at the BET Awards ’07.

Ludacris’ best-selling streak began with his debut, 2000’s RIAA triple-platinum Incognegro (aka Back For the First Time, with “What’s Your Fantasy” and “Southern Hospitality”); followed by 2001’s RIAA triple-platinum Word Of Mouf (with “Area Codes,” “Move B***h,” and “Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)”). 2003’s #1 Soundscan breakthrough was the RIAA double-platinum Chicken-N-Beer, which gave Ludacris his first across-the-board #1 Rap/#1 R&B/ #1 Pop crossover smash hit single with “Stand Up.” Luda’s second consecutive #1 Soundscan debut was 2004’s double-platinum The Red Light District featuring the hits “Get Back,” “Number One Spot” and “Pimpin’ All Over the World.” His next RIAA-certified project was the #1 R&B Ludacris Presents…Disturbing Tha Peace (2005), with appearances by Jamie Foxx, Field Mob, Bobby Valentino, Playaz Circle, Shawnna, I-20, and many others, including Ludacris himself.

“Has poetry to match its sex and gore.”
The New York Times

June 11, 2010 (New York, NY) – Body piercing. Kinky sex. Dismemberment. The things that made Shakespeare great! Troma Entertainment announced today the June 15 release of Lloyd Kaufman’s TROMEO & JULIET on Blu-ray. Written by James Gunn (DAWN OF THE DEAD, SLITHER, and the upcoming SUPER), TROMEO & JULIET moves the classic tale of star-crossed lovers from 16th century Verona to a crumbling mid-nineties New York, where young Tromeo (Will Keenan) and Juliet (Jane Jensen) must defy their families’ endless feud in order to be together for eternity.

“TROMEO & JULIET came to me in a visionary burst,” recalls director Lloyd Kaufman. “First the title, which I found humorous. Second, the desire to do a romance. True love has always been in the sidelines of Troma movies but never in the forefront. Third, I felt some debt to Shakespeare. I was bored with the baby-food adaptations that were being released. Shakespeare was a shit disturber.”

Featuring Lemmy from Motorhead as the narrator and a kick ass soundtrack that includes Motorhead, Sublime, and The Meatmen, TROMEO & JULIET is the most over-the-top erotic action comedy since Romeo & Juliet debuted on the stage in 1596. Fans of the ultimate cult classic Shakespeare adaptation will rejoice over the new HD transfer from the original 35mm elements! A hit in theaters and on home video, TROMEO & JULIET was instrumental in bringing a large number of female fans to Troma, whose fans prior were mostly male.

Highlights from the disc include as follows: four audio commentaries with cast and crew including director Lloyd Kaufman, writer James Gunn, editor Frank Reynolds (IN THE BEDROOM) and co-star Sean Gunn (GILMORE GIRLS), deleted scenes, interviews with cast and crew, fan reenactments of classic scenes, Slithering Through Hollywood: Lloyd Kaufman’s video diary of James Gunn’s SLITHER, Getting Hostel with Hollywood: James Gunn and Lloyd Kaufman visit Eli Roth’s birthday party, and more!

This week, Robin and Patrick discuss some of the most shocking moments in comic book history.

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“NO SERVICE FEE JUNE” TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR ALL LIVE NATION AMPHITHEATER SHOWS

In An Effort To Make A Difference By Helping To Solve National Child Abduction Epidemic, Festival To Support The Efforts Of Child Find Of America

North American Tour Featuring Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Halestorm, Hellyeah, Airbourne, Hail The Villain And New Medicine Kicks Off August 17 In Minneapolis, Mn And Wraps October 4 In Madison, Wi

Tickets for the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival go on sale to the general public in select markets beginning June 12th at www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com with a limited number of $20 All-lawn tickets–no extra fees–available while supplies last. In addition, during the month of June, tickets for shows at all Live Nation amphitheaters are available with no service fees as part of Live Nation’s “No Service Fee June.” Fans are encouraged to go to www.RockstarUproar.com for special presale ticket opportunities.

All fans who buy tickets to the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival will have the opportunity to sign up to receive a free digital CD compilation. The compilation includes: Disturbed’s “Stricken,” Stone Sour’s “Come What(ever) May” live, Halestorm’s “Familiar Taste of Poison,” Hellyeah’s “Cowboy Way,” Airbourne’s “Blonde, Bad And Beautiful,” Hail The Villain’s “Take Back The Fear” and New Medicine’s “Laid.”

A limited number of VIP ticket packages are available in each market. For additional information on VIP Packages visit www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com. VIP packages include:

* One ticket located in the first 10 rows of the reserved section or a general admission pit ticket
* Early entry to the venue
* Official VIP tour laminate
* Exclusive access to the Rockstar Lounge
* Specially designed limited edition UPROAR Skull Candy headphones
* Exclusive UPROAR Zippo Lighter
* Collectible limited edition tour poster
* Official set of UPROAR guitar picks

The first annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR launches August 17 in Minneapolis, MN and will visit arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, WI. The late summer trek features a stellar active rock lineup including multi-platinum headliner Disturbed, who will release their new album Asylum in August. Multi-platinum co-headliner Avenged Sevenfold will release their new CD Nightmare July 17, 2010. The main stage will also feature Stone Sour, whose new CD Audio Secrecy is set for release this summer, and Halestorm. The potent rock lineup for the touring music and lifestyle jaunt also features performances from Jägermeister Second Stage headliners Hellyeah, as well as Airbourne, Hail The Villain, New Medicine and the local Jägermeister-sponsored opener in each city. The festival is being produced by John Reese, John Oakes and CAA in conjunction with Live Nation.

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is proud to announce that they’ve formed an alliance with Child Find of America, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and resolution of child abduction. A portion of the proceeds of each Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival ticket sold will go to Child Find of America. In addition, UPROAR is launching an awareness campaign that will include wrapping the tour’s semi trucks with images of missing children, providing nationwide exposure on major highways throughout North America for over six weeks; a text-to-donate campaign; as well as social media outreach to bring safety messages and images of missing children to rock music lovers worldwide. Child Find of America–which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year–will also have an onsite presence at each festival date.

UPROAR is honored to announce that Corey Taylor–vocalist of Slipknot and UPROAR artist Stone Sour–has offered his assistance with the Child Find of America awareness campaign on this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival. Corey will be featured in a two-minute public service announcement that will reach tens of thousands of rock fans across North America, warning them of the dangers and perils of child abduction, running away and providing information on what people can do to help.

According to Child Find, every day 2,300 children are reported missing in America. Missing children can be victims of family abduction, non-family abduction or they can be runaways. Child Find offers families various services including free investigation and location services, free kidnapping prevention programs, free referral and support services and free mediation services for parental abduction cases. Each year, Child Find of America receives between 15,000-20,000 calls for help from searching parents, family members, law enforcement and other agencies, children and educators. Their efforts positively impact thousands of children and directly bring more than 400 children to a safe and legal environment every year. More information on Child Find of America can be found at www.childfindofamerica.org, and details about what you can do to help will be posted at www.RockstarUproar.com in the coming weeks.

“I have three daughters and they are the most important thing in my life,” says John Reese, Producer of UPROAR. “After the Chelsea King tragedy we made a conscious decision that we were going to make strong efforts to help ensure that something like that doesn’t happen again. Working with and supporting Child Find of America is something that is very near and dear to our hearts.”

Donna Linder, Executive Director of Child Find of America, explains: “We’re very excited by this great opportunity to increase awareness and knowledge about the issue of missing children to the general public, as well as opening an avenue to offer prevention and safety tips to a difficult-to-reach age demographic. The passion and energy the UPROAR team has expressed has been incredible and their generosity is deeply appreciated.”

The current tour dates are as follows. Tour dates listed with an asterisk are Live Nation amphitheaters with no service fee tickets available for the entire month of June as part of Live Nation’s “No Service Fee June.” For complete ticket and tour information visit www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com.

No service fee tickets available while supplies last. Parking, shipping and other non “service fee” costs may apply. Amphitheatres only.

Date City Venue

Tue 8/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

Wed 8/18 Kansas City, KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

Fri 8/20 Omaha, NE WestFair Amphitheater

Sat 8/21 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre*

Sun 8/22 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center*

Tue 8/24 Columbus, OH LC Outdoor Amphitheatre

Wed 8/25 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre*

Fri 8/27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain*

Sat 8/28 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*

Sun 8/29 New York, NY metro area TBA

Tue 8/31 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live*

Wed 9/1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

Fri 9/3 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center*

Sat 9/4 Atlanta, GA Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood*

Sun 9/5 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/8 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

Fri 9/10 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center*

Sat 9/11 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater

Sun 9/12 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Tue 9/14 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/15 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre

Fri 9/17 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

Sat 9/18 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre*

Sun 9/19 Tempe, AZ Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre

Tue 9/21 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena

Wed 9/22 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre*

Fri 9/24 Spokane, WA Greyhound Park

Sat 9/25 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre*

Sun 9/26 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum

Tue 9/28 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

Wed 9/29 Calgary, AB Saddledome

Thur 9/30 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre

Sat 10/2 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

Sun 10/3 Fargo, ND Fargodome

Mon 10/4 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum

*Indicates a Live Nation Amphitheater and inclusion in “No Service Fee June”

About Child Find of America, Inc.

Child Find was founded in 1980 by the mother of a missing child in upstate New York, when there was limited law enforcement response to missing children and no laws about parental/family abduction. Little was understood about the devastation child abduction has on the child. Child Find has played a significant role in the creation of laws that now make all forms of child abduction a crime, in the establishment of a national clearinghouse to assist law enforcement in their investigations, in the establishment of May 25th as National Missing Children’s Day and in the increased media attention given to missing children cases.

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is made possible through the support of our sponsors including Rockstar Energy Drink, Best Buy, Guitar Player Magazine, The Marines, Skull Candy featuring their “2xl Disturbed buds,” Jägermeister USA, Jägermeister Canada, www.DiNGLIFE.com, and Schecter Guitars who will offer the chance to win “the guitars off the backs of Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed.”

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE-LYV) is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, e-commerce and artist management. Live Nation seeks to innovate and enhance the live entertainment experience for artists and fans: before, during and after the show. In 2009, Live Nation sold 140 million tickets, promoted 21,000 concerts, partnered with 850 sponsors and averaged 25 million unique monthly users of its e-commerce sites. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

A new week also brings a new addition to the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. Nintendo Power™ magazine staffer Chris Hoffman is the creator of this week’s featured game, Power Surge, which asks players to locate and match various Nintendo Power staffers. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games.

Nintendo DSiWare

Flametail

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: The year is 2099, and the solar system is littered with space junk. Our best hope for a tidier cosmos is to send the Flametail incinerator pod from planet to planet for a little fiery cleanup. Take control of the Flametail pod and start winding your way through obstacles, then watch as your flaming tail ignites blocks of troublesome debris and eventually eliminates them. Be careful not to work yourself into a dead end, and don’t let the hazard line that follows you catch up to your tail or reach any leftover garbage. Luckily, you can find useful items (such as bombs or score multipliers) along your path and earn special power-ups (like radar or a missile) by collecting letter panels to spell particular words. Effectively burn up the floating garbage in the game’s two modes – Space Tour and Time Limit – and earn new graphics and other surprises as you progress. The straightforward controls make it possible for anyone to take on the job of restoring space to pristine condition. Do you have what it takes to make your way to the outer reaches of the solar system?

Don’t Cross The Line

Publisher: Aksys Games

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Don’t Cross The Line is a puzzle game in which the player must connect lines to various boxes, from one identical box to another, without crossing the lines they draw in the process. There are roughly 50 stages in all. Depending on how quickly you complete each stage, you’ll be awarded with a bronze, silver or gold award. To unlock additional stages, players must achieve a certain ranking in previous stages. Can you outwit the puzzles at hand and receive gold awards all around?

Fire Panic

Publisher: Playtainment

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: As a futuristic firefighter in Fire Panic, you face the continuous challenge of extinguishing more and more fires that keep flaring up. To do this, use your Nintendo DSi™ stylus to mark the fastest route for your fire engine to reach each blaze. The engine will follow the line you draw and automatically douse each fire it passes along the way. It’s a thrilling experience every time you play.

Flips: The Magic Faraway Tree

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Jo, Bessie and Fanny take their cousin Rick on an adventure he’ll never forget to the magic Faraway Tree, where he meets Moon-Face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man. They visit all the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree, including the Land of Spells, the crazy Land of Topsy-Turvy and the Land of Do-As-You-Please, where the children ride a runaway train. The new Flips range brings modern classics to the Nintendo DSiWare service. Readers can collect, solve, interact and learn as they progress through various stories and challenges.

WiiWare

Reel Fishing Challenge II

Publisher: Natsume Inc.

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Wii Points™

Description: Reel Fishing is back! This sequel to the smash-hit fishing game takes you to a pristine new freshwater environment teeming with fish that look and move just like the real thing. You’ll go after these wily lunkers with a huge variety of lures and refined controls that provide the most natural and realistic fishing action yet. You’ll need every advantage you can get as Reel Fishing Challenge II’s 30 varied missions put your angling abilities to the ultimate test. This stunning, true-to-life fishing experience will have you hooked.

Lead the Meerkats

Publisher: Lapland Studio

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Animated Blood, Mild Violence

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: In Lead the Meerkats, you are a young meerkat with a lot to accomplish. You’ve been separated from your pack, and the time has come for you to form your own meerkat pack. Are you ready for the challenge? Name your pack and its meerkats. Dig burrow networks and enlarge your territory. Forage for food and grow your pack size. Stay on guard and be ready to make quick decisions. Run to the safety of the burrows or fight your enemies. Go head-to-head with a rival meerkat pack. Lead your pack to victory and rule the savanna. Lead the Meerkats is the first game to simulate the exciting life of meerkats, offering fun game play for animal lovers of all ages.

Zoo Disc Golf

Publisher: Sonalysts, Inc.

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: Each zoo enclosure is a “hole” in the Zoo Disc Golf course. The objective of the game is to get your disc into each “goal” using the fewest number of throws – the “goal” being the Emergency Animal Control station in each enclosure. A throw of the disc is equivalent to a stroke in golf and counts as one point. Available characters are the Rockhopper Penguin, Kangaroo, Panda and Meerkat. The Zoo Disc Golf course is made up of 18 holes. Each player is allowed a maximum of 10 strokes on each hole. When players reach 10 strokes, they move to the next hole with those 10 points added to their score.

It’s also time to announce a new addition to the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. Created by Nintendo Power™ magazine staffer Steve Thomason, this week’s featured game, Revenge, puts an unusual spin on familiar characters from the Mushroom Kingdom. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games.

Nintendo DSiWare

X-Scape

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Fantasy Violence

Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Your journey through the universe of X-Scape begins as you wake from 10 years of cryosleep, only to find yourself unexpectedly thrown into a fearsome battle against an evil empire bent on your destruction. You’ll travel to numerous planets in the Kiisa system and engage in a wide variety of challenges (including optional side quests) in your fight for survival. At your command is VIXIV, an advanced battle tank able to deftly maneuver on land or in the air while loaded with an array of formidable weapons. To help with advice or upgrades to VIXIV’s abilities, you’ve also got your highly capable support bot, VIX-529. Use the touch screen to pilot VIXIV in one of two modes: tunnel mode and free-movement mode. In tunnel mode, you’ll navigate through narrow, dangerous tunnels that connect planets. Successful completion of tunnel mode opens free-movement mode, which allows you to freely roam the surfaces of planets and take up missions. Presented in 3-D with a stylishly retro graphic presentation, X-Scape combines continuous action with an epic story to create an experience that’s sure to keep players on the edge of their seats.

Hero of Sparta

Publisher: Gameloft

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Violence

Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: You wake up alone on an unknown beach to find your boat and entire fleet missing. It’s the beginning of an epic odyssey to find out just what game the gods are playing with you, King Argos. Your fate now lies in their hands. Battle like the fierce Spartan warrior you are to avoid a tragic death as you journey through mythical lands and even probe the depths of the Underworld. You will fight the most phenomenal monsters from mythology, defy Minotaurs and the Cyclops, and challenge the gods themselves. Unleash your hero’s special powers by performing combos to defeat legions of enemies in thrilling fights. You’ll have fabulous equipment and four mythic weapons to upgrade: draw your mythic swords, axe and shield. Fight, explore and solve puzzles – this is more than a basic hack-and-slash. Use the exclusive camera feature to collect epic pictures and become a real hero yourself.

A Topsy Turvy Life: The Turvys Strike Back™

Publisher: TECMO KOEI GAMES

Players: 1-2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Turn your Nintendo DSi™ system upside-down and play as the Imperial Armada out to destroy the Earth Defense Force in this topsy-turvy take on arcade shooters. You control the unsung forces of arcade shooters past with three kinds of ships, including giant bosses. Draw a line to send the fighters down. Touch the guards to make them shoot. Make your boss ship fire multiple weapons, including an enormous blast that destroys everything in its way. Two players can even battle each other on one Nintendo DSi system. Will the Earth Defense Force win again? Or will the Imperial Armada find victory at last?

Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro

Publisher: Sanuk Games

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Play number puzzles from the Telegraph like you’ve never played them before. Discover a whopping 500 puzzles of multiple types. You’re in for many hours of game play. The game includes Sudoku (classic 9×9 sudoku grids with four levels of difficulty), Mini-Sudoku (easier 6×6 grids), Sudoku-X (9×9 grids in which the diagonals must also be filled with all numerals from 1 to 9), Jigsaw Sudoku (9×9 grids with uncommon box shapes) and Kakuro. With its handy interface and intuitive controls, Kakuro transfigures the classic pen-and-paper experience. Notable features include registration of best times in the Hall of Fame, interactive hints to prevent you from getting stuck and an Autosave option to stop and resume a puzzle at any time.

WiiWare

Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Cartoon Violence

Price: 1,000 Wii Points™

Description: Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex follows Ben Tennyson as he finds himself in the middle of Hex’s villainous plan to control the Earth. Using the powers of the Omnitrix, players can transform Ben into 10 different alien forms including Big Chill, Spider Monkey and, for the first time ever, Lodestar. Choose from 10 different aliens to platform your way through 15 levels, completing puzzle challenges along the way. Fight menacing villains and bosses in Ben’s newest adventure. Experience the world of Ben 10 Alien Force with 3-D characters set in a vibrant, 2-D-styled environment.

Voodoo Dice

Publisher: Ubisoft

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: Mixing action and puzzle mechanics in a 3-D world, Voodoo Dice is an innovative, challenging puzzler that invites you to solve puzzles in unique and interesting ways. Encounter a funny and original universe with great style and distinctive vibes. Travel between different maps, defeat your enemies and solve enigmas.

Robocalypse™ – Beaver Defense

Publisher: Vogster Entertainment

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor, Suggestive Themes

Price: 600 Wii Points

Description: Set in a world of wisecracking, battling robots, Robocalypse – Beaver Defense offers madcap weaponry and uproarious destruction in a “tower defense”-style game. Players must create and strategically position towers to annihilate waves of enemy robots, while player-controlled Hero robots act as mobile weapons units, bringing heavy firepower to all areas of the battlefield. Players can experience the hilarious Story Mode or face the Beaver’s never-ending supply of robots in Survival Mode.

Virtual Console

Wild Guns™

Original platform: Super NES

Publisher: Natsume Inc.

Players: 1-2

ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Violence

Price: 800 Wii Points

Description: Discover the wildest West you’ve ever seen in this action-packed third-person shooter. The Kid gang and their army of robots have taken over the town. The only ones who can stop them are Clint, a tough-as-nails bounty hunter, and Annie, a beautiful-but-deadly woman with a serious score to settle. Blast your way through villainous outlaws, diabolical robots and towering, screen-filling bosses. Play by yourself or with a friend at your side in the two-player co-op mode. You’ll need a sharp eye and quick-on-the-draw reflexes. Fortunately, you’ve got plenty of moves to help you survive the hail of bullets heading your way. You can dive-roll, jump, double-jump, rope enemies with a lasso and clear the screen with explosive special attacks. Blast apart just about everything in the environment to find guns, bombs and other hidden power-ups. It’s up to you to bring justice back to town – or whatever’s left of the town when the gun smoke clears.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Developed by Asylum Entertainment and based on the popular Miniclip.com game, Sushi Go Round puts you in charge of running your own restaurant. You must learn a range of recipes, prepare tasty dishes, order fresh supplies and, above all, keep your customers happy in this fast-paced mix of strategy and memory. Do you have what it takes to be a sushi master or will you be a culinary disaster?

Miniclip Sushi Go Round can be downloaded for a special introductory price of $.99 (59p in the UK and €0.79 in Europe).

Sushi Go Round is also available in North America for Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ with a suggested retail price of $29.99 for each version. It is rated E for everyone by the ESRB. Visit www.sushigoroundthegame.com for more details.

Nintendo’s E3 Presentation will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday, June 15. Just visit e3.nintendo.com to get a front-row seat to all of Nintendo’s announcements.

In Secret Files: Tunguska, players take on the role of Nina Kalenkov, daughter of a brilliant scientist who recently vanished without a trace. Nina soon comes to discover her father had been involved in top-secret scientific research in the Tunguska region of Siberia, site of the mysterious and controversial 1908 Tunguska Explosion. Desperate to find her missing father, Nina embarks on a journey, piecing together clues to discover where her father might be and understand the connection between his past and his disappearance.

Secret Files: Tunguska features a captivating story in which players utilize traditional point-and-click gameplay to search for clues and follow leads to Dr. Kalenkov’s location. The game includes several remarkable twists and bonus features, such as the ability to combine objects to solve in-game puzzles and a finder tool which shows the player all interactive areas if they need a hint. With over 100 stunningly rendered locations, a suspenseful storyline and beautifully animated cinematics, Secret Files: Tunguska seeks to provide an interactive mystery experience and a deep, entrancing tale.

“We’ve seen a resurgence of interest in traditional point-and-click adventures as of late, especially with our European release of The Whispered World,” said Deep Silver master sleuth Jon Schutts. “With an intriguing storyline, clever puzzles and over ten hours of gameplay, we think Secret Files: Tunguska would be a great option for Wii and Nintendo DS owners looking to get a quality, satisfying experience from this genre on their favorite consoles – whether at home or on the road.”

Secret Files: Tunguska on Wii and Nintendo DS will ship to retailers on June 30, 2010, with a suggested retail price of $19.99 for each platform. It is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

Developed by TopWare Interactive and Gaijin Entertainment, Battle Vs Chess aims to bring the classic tabletop game into the modern age, without removing the essential qualities that have made it popular for centuries. Familiar chess pieces are brought to life as richly detailed 3D models, with players seeing the spectacular results of their actions in their quest for domination of the board.

The traditional white and black armies have evolved into an army of light with their brave knights in shining armor, pitted against the wicked dark army of demons and beastly golems. Each piece is intricately animated and as players move them around the board they spring into life, ready to wage war. If a square is occupied by an enemy unit, they enter into a brutal clash that sees the foe removed from the board in bloody combat.

Another evolutionary element Battle vs. Chess brings to the arena is the addition of the optional Action Mode. If selected, instead of entering a scripted animation when attacking, players challenge their opponent in a beat-‘em-up style encounter. Using a variety of weapons, fighting techniques and combos, players must best their opponent in a fast-paced flurry of blows and special moves –adding a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘checkmate’.

Battle Vs Chess is set for release this fall on PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC, Mac, Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.

(New York, NY) – As the world watches the clean up efforts in the Gulf, movie fans can see that BP isn’t the only polluter around when they pick up the new blu-ray of CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH!

The classic satire of the nuclear age is now going high-def! Troma Entertainment announced today the June 1 Blu-ray release of CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH. Directed by Richard Haines and Lloyd Kaufman (THE TOXIC AVENGER), CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH takes place in the radioactive halls of Tromaville High School, where a dangerous radiation leak turns great minds into great mutants!

CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH combines the anarchic teen spirit of ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL and the action of THE WARRIORS to send up the nuclear power movement, lazy bureaucrats, and everyone else in Reagan’s America.

“CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH was written is response to a nuclear power plant being built in Long Island with drunken labor” recalls Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and co-director of CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH. “This was not long after Three Mile Island. It wasn’t enough that the corporate elite were draining money out of a nuclear power plant that was only a stone’s throw away from New York City, but they were building it with shoddy materials too!”

Highlights from the disc include as follows: audio commentary by co-director Lloyd Kaufman, deleted scenes, picture commentary by stars Robert and Jennifer Prichard, and trailers.

This week also brings new additions to the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. This week’s featured game, Funky Boxing, was created by Chris Slate, editor in chief of Nintendo Power™ magazine. Funky Boxing is an homage to Punch-Out!! ™ and asks players to score three hits on the Champ. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii™ system today to learn more about these games.

Nintendo DSiWare

Metal Torrent

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Fantasy Violence

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Prepare for a high level of intensity as you pilot a solo ship deep into enemy space in this vertically scrolling shooter. Battle wave after wave of relentless attackers aiming to do one thing – destroy you! Your goal, beyond mere survival, is simple: Get the highest score possible and earn bragging rights in online leaderboards. Two powerful fighters are at your disposal: the Accipiter and Bateleur, tailored for beginner or expert players. Progress through eight phases of action and take out enemies by tactically using your weapons: an unlimited-fire blaster weapon available to both ships and an energy-consuming special weapon unique to each craft. Absorb energy cubes from destroyed enemies to replenish your energy gauge and increase your score. Collect a series of consecutive cubes to create a chain and boost your score even higher. Choose from pattern or random modes to vary the level of challenge, but the real indication of skill comes from competing with players around the world for the highest score possible. Use Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to upload your score to the online leaderboards to see where you stack up or even view replays of top-ranking players’ games and study their secrets. Do you have what it takes to be the best?

World Poker Tour Texas Hold ’Em

Publisher: Hands-On Mobile

Players: 1-6

ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Simulated Gambling

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Play like the pros in World Poker Tour Texas Hold ’Em on the Nintendo DSiWare service, the official game tested and approved by the experts at the World Poker Tour. Whether you’re just learning to play or you’re an old-school player wanting to hook some fish, Texas Hold ’Em has tables for all players. Choose to play solo in two unique tournaments designed specifically for the Nintendo DSiWare version or use a local wireless connection and play with your friends and take down monster pots. The action is in your hands in one of the most authentic poker games ever brought to the Nintendo DSi system.

Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper

Publisher: Virtual Playground

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Mild Sexual Themes, Violent References

Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper – the fabulous, chart-topping hidden-object game with amazing graphics is now available on the Nintendo DSiWare service. One of the first and best games of its type, Jack the Ripper features numerous atmospheric 3-D locations and oodles of hidden objects to find. The realism of the scenes and the accuracy of the storyline will fascinate all ages from young teen to adult. Travel back to 1880s London to help Scotland Yard’s detectives solve the crime of the century. Visit world-famous landmarks such as Piccadilly Circus and Buckingham Palace. Search crime scenes and solve mini puzzles in your hunt for clues. Was Jack a doctor, a royal prince, a barber or something else? Was he mad? This game will tell you. Enjoy hours and hours of game play in this truly absorbing game. Whether you are an experienced player or a newbie, once you start your investigation, you will be on an adventure you won’t want to stop – until you discover Jack the Ripper’s true identity, that is.

Advanced Circuits

Publisher: BiP media

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Whether with a train, a car or a tank, are you ready for a new challenge? This brain-boggling puzzle game will put your powers of deduction to the test. Complete the circuits by connecting squares on the game board with pieces of track. Some pieces of track are already shown on the board at the beginning of the game to give you a head start. There is only one solution to each puzzle. The rules are simple but the challenges are tough.

* Challenge mode features 60 predefined game boards of increasing difficulty.
* Free Play mode lets you select the game board size and practice on any number of randomly generated puzzles.
* 72 awards to be won.
* Also features a tutorial, hints and tips and even the solution if you feel like giving up.

WiiWare

ArtStyle: light trax

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 600 Wii Points

Description: Art Style: light trax takes racing to whole new (and very surreal) levels as you control a white beam of light moving perpetually forward while your viewpoint shifts between 2-D and 3-D perspectives. Start by choosing one of the two main modes of game play, each with its own distinct goal. In light tours mode, you vie with other light beams for the most points in a three-course racing tour. Watch out for obstacles, use items and strategically use your dash ability to finish first. In freeway mode, your objective is to set a high score by traveling the greatest distance within a set amount of time. Mastering the intricacies of each setting is crucial: you’ll have to alternate between them in order to progress through the game and unlock all of its modes. With precise controls packed in and a driving techno soundtrack, Art Style: light trax offers an experience unlike any other. Are you ready to compete in a mind-bending race at the speed of light? Games in the Art Style series feature elegant design, polished graphics and pick-up-and-play controls, creating an experience focused purely on fun and engaging game play. For more information about Art Style: light trax and other games in the Art Style series, please visit artstyle.nintendo.com.

Manic Monkey Mayhem

Publisher: The Code Monkeys Ltd.

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence

Price: 800 Wii Points

Description: Controlling one of eight monkeys, you will do battle with up to seven others across eight differently themed landscapes. In single player, battle through three increasingly difficult campaigns of missions ranging from survival to coconut fights, or have a one-off battle against the clock as a team or in a standard deathmatch. Connect additional Wii Remote™ controllers (each sold separately) to battle against up to three additional players or compete against anyone or your friends using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Connect an optional Wii Balance Board™ accessory to add more mayhem to the fun.

Viral Survival™

Publisher: NIS America

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence

Price: 500 Wii Points

Description: Viral Survival is an “escape” action game where you control a special DNA unit and dodge through enemy virus attacks. If you save a friendly DNA unit they will connect to you, creating a tail. The more you save, the higher point total you will accumulate. There are also four other game modes, including one where you can shoot the enemy down and compete for number of kills, and a time attack mode to save 128 DNA units in the shortest time possible. For all five game modes your score can be ranked online. Try your best to become number one in the world.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Players of all ages will have hours of fun earning points by successfully completing challenges and spending their points to reveal dozens of exciting new sports games, striving to unlock more and more each time. Simple to play and addicting to master, these games will keep players engrossed in scoring goals, earning medals, winning races, and beating high scores. There is practically no end to the fast-paced sports action!

101-in-1 Sports Megamix is the perfect game to take on the road because players can enjoy a game whenever they have a spare moment. In addition, 101-in-1 Sports Megamix takes full advantage of the unique capabilities of Nintendo DS, meaning players can easily manage the dual-screen fun using the intuitive touch controls. On top of all this, some of the games allow players to challenge a friend to multiplayer competition through local wireless play, making 101-in-1 Sports Megamix for Nintendo DS a never-ending supply of fun and excitement!

101-in-1 Sports Megamix is scheduled for release in August 2010 with an MSRP of only $19.99. With one hundred and one titles, the price averages out to less than twenty cents per game! See the official trailer for a look at some of the exciting sports action players can look forward to.

For more information on 101-in-1 Sports Megamix for Nintendo DS, and to check out the other games in the 101-in-1 series, visit the website: www.atlus.com/101sports.

About 101-in-1 Sports Megamix

101-in-1 Sports Megamix for Nintendo DS offers an assortment of one hundred and one addictive, easy to play yet tough to master sports games that everyone can enjoy! Players will have hours of fun playing volleyball, basketball, bowling, boxing, fishing, and much, much more. Earning points by mastering each sport allows players to unlock dozens of exciting new games. Additionally, in some games, players are given the ability to challenge a friend to multiplayer competition through local wireless play. 101-in-1 Sports Megamix is the ultimate bundle of endless sports fun at an unbeatable price!

Key Features

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One hundred and one sports games on a single cartridge – It’s the ultimate sports bundle. It averages out to less than twenty cents a game, and that’s not including the fun of unlocking new sports and the ability to play with a friend!
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Unlock dozens of exciting new sports! – Earn points by setting high scores, and then spend them to unlock dozens upon dozens of exciting new sports. The more you play, the more gaming enjoyment you’ll uncover!
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Compete with friends in local wireless – Some games allow players to challenge friends to head-to-head action through multi-card local wireless play.

101-in-1 Sports Megamix for Nintendo DS has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

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“Our two organizations come from different worlds, but we share a common goal,” said Clyde Yancy, M.D., president of the American Heart Association. “Showing people accessible ways to stay active has been a part of our mission for decades, but our research tells us nearly 70 percent of Americans are getting no regular physical activity. As an organization we are looking for ways to change this. Nintendo has demonstrated clear leadership in active-play video games with the popularity of the Wii system, and I’m confident that together we can encourage Americans to become more physically active.”

Recent research indicates that the average person spends more than eight hours of each day sitting down*. The American Heart Association has been conducting its own studies to investigate the reasons why many Americans aren’t more physically active. In a recent survey, more than half of respondents identified lack of time as one of the main obstacles preventing them from enjoying regular physical activity. Of those who almost never exercise, nearly 40 percent said that “exercise is not fun.” The American Heart Association and Nintendo aim to help eliminate these common barriers with a call to action that motivates people to “Get Informed,” “Get Empowered” and “Get Active.”

“Nintendo has been helping people get up off the couch and get playing since the Wii system launched in 2006,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “By joining forces with the American Heart Association, we further our commitment to bringing fun and accessible active-play video games to a broader audience.”

To “Get Informed” about products that can be used to create a more physically active lifestyle, consumers will see the iconic American Heart Association brand on boxes for the Wii Fit™ Plus and Wii Sports Resort™ software and for the Wii™ system itself beginning this summer. Nintendo and the American Heart Association will also launch an online information center at www.activeplaynow.com, where visitors can read about the benefits of physically active play, conduct personal assessments and learn more about living a more physically active lifestyle.

Additionally, later this year Nintendo and the American Heart Association will convene a multidisciplinary summit of representatives from areas such as science, health care, research, physical activity, fitness and video gaming. The goal will be to bring together thought leaders, each with a unique perspective, to take a closer look at the synergies and potential benefits of active-play video games and physically active lifestyles. Some of the people involved in the development of the summit include Dr. Timothy Church, exercise physiologist and chair of the American Heart Association’s Physical Activity Committee; Hank Wasiak, a communications industry leader and self-help author; and Michael D. Gallagher, president and chief executive officer of the Entertainment Software Association, the trade association representing U.S. computer and video game publishers.

“Video games’ remarkable ability to inspire and motivate are keys to reaching new audiences. This alliance between Nintendo and the American Heart Association marks an extraordinary opportunity, not only for both groups but for the interactive entertainment software industry at large,” Gallagher said. “At a time when most Americans could benefit from more regular physical exercise, these high-profile efforts to promote healthy entertainment help to make active-play video games even more appealing to consumers of all kinds.”

The American Heart Association and Nintendo also will help people to “Get Empowered” by making personal choices about creating a healthy lifestyle. People can find fun new ways to incorporate physical activity into their lives, such as participating in Start! Heart Walk events and using the American Heart Association’s My Life Check test to evaluate their lifestyles. The relationship is also designed to help people “Get Active” through active-play video games like Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort, which also will be showcased at select Start! Heart Walk events around the country.

Separate from this strategic relationship, the American Heart Association has recognized Nintendo of America as one of its Start! Fit-Friendly Companies, a designation for employers who go above and beyond when it comes to their employees’ health and provide opportunities for wellness in the workplace.

For more information about Nintendo, visit www.nintendo.com. For more information about the American Heart Association, visit americanheart.org.

May 22-June 6 at 14th Street Theatre

One of Ben Jonson’s lesser-known works, Epicene tells us of the paranoid Morose, his clever nephew and a new bride unlike any other in the classical theatre. Jonson took gender-bending and identity to a new and hilarious level, and (re:) Directions Theatre is proud to ridiculously amplify and completely sully that noble tradition. Epicene is a biting satire on greed, snobbery, and the rampant existence of hypocrisy in society – on every level.

Epicene or The Silent Woman will be performed on the following dates/times:

Saturday, May 22nd at 8pm

Tuesday, May 25th at 8pm

Thursday, May 27th at 8pm

Friday, May 28th at 8pm

Saturday, May 29th at 3pm

Wednesday, June 2nd at 8pm

Thursday, June 3rd at 8pm

Sunday, June 6th at 2pm

Combining cross-dressing comedy and a morality tale, and first produced in 1609, Epicene or The Silent Woman illustrates the danger of getting what you wish for. Morose, a very wealthy citizen of London, has little use for people. Especially Dauphine, his nephew and sole heir. When introduced to the quiet and demure Epicene, Morose greedily becomes determined to marry her, but he soon finds the best intentions can quickly go off the rails. A biting satire on greed, snobbery, and the rampant existence of hypocrisy in society – on every level.

The cast of Epicene features Caitlin McColl* Gina Marie Jameison, Jonathan Cantor*, Michael-Alan Read, Robert Gonzales Jr., Victoria Miller, Christopher Norwood*, Lucy Gillespie, Michael Kirby*. Josh Odess-Rubin*, Sarah Knittel, Kathryn Elisabeth Lawson

*- denotes a member of Actors’ Equity

Founded in August 2006, (re:) Directions Theatre seeks to challenge and entertain audiences of all backgrounds by presenting established texts in new and innovative ways, as well as developing and promoting new works for the stage by aspiring artists. Their projects are all selected to meet one of the definitions that their name implies – either a re-imagining of an established work or a new work that stands out from the crowd as uniquely different from the norm.

Directed by Tom Berger, with assistant director Patrice Miller, Epicene or The Silent Woman will be performed at the 14th Street Theatre, located at 344 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues), as a part of The Anybody But Shakespeare Classics Festival. Show dates and times for Epicene are: Saturday, May 22nd at 8pm, Tuesday, May 25th at 8pm, Thursday, May 27th at 8pm, Friday, May 28th at 8pm, Saturday, May 29th at 3pm, Wednesday, June 2nd at 8pm, Thursday, June 3rd at 8pm, and Sunday, June 6th at 2pm. Tickets are $18.00 and reservations can be made at 212-868-4444 or www.smarttix.com. Information: www.redirectionstheatre.com/abslineup.html

The Anybody but Shakespeare Classics Festival is the perfect solution for those who have had just a bit too much of the Bard lately. Presented by (re:) Directions Theatre from May 20-June 6 at the 14th Street Theatre, the Festival features Ben Jonson’s Epicene or The Silent Woman, Christopher Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage (done as full staged reading), a song cycle featuring the works of Hugo Wolf (based on the text of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe), and a series of readings from early American works. The complete festival lineup with performance dates/times and ticketing information is available at www.redirectionstheatre.com/abslineup.html.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Launching in the United States on July 11, DRAGON QUEST® IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™ for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems lets players enjoy an adventure that is entirely their own, yet can be shared with others anywhere, anytime. Developed by Square Enix Co., Ltd., this game has already become a phenomenon with players of all ages and backgrounds in Japan, with more than 4.2 million units sold.

Before setting off on their adventure, players can create their own heroes, deciding how they would like their face, hair and clothing to look. As the story unfolds, players become stronger, smarter and more powerful, and can customize companions who join their group. Players will have fun discovering more than 1,000 pieces of clothing, armor, weapons and other items that will provide them with a unique appearance and special abilities. Players can also change the class of their character at any time, choosing from a variety of vocations that will affect their abilities and strengths in the game.

In DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, players begin their adventure as a city guardian who is sent to retrieve a sacred tree’s fruits, which have the power to grant wishes. Players travel the world, conquer fearsome monsters and unravel an epic storyline. During their journey, players will encounter mighty opponents in fast-paced battles, and also interact with a colorful cast of characters.

DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies contains special modes that let players share their adventure with others, allowing up to four players to team up via a local wireless connection and experience the fun of tackling challenging monsters and dungeons cooperatively with their own characters. Players can even leave the game active in their backpacks, pockets or purses and still interact with other players via an interactive “Tag Mode.” Information about players’ characters can be wirelessly transmitted to others, and treasure maps and customized greetings can be exchanged automatically by players who come within range of one another when their games are set to Tag Mode.

Players looking to enjoy a variety of different game activities can take on special side quests. Some of these quests will be earned by progressing through the game, while additional quests will be made available for free download for players with broadband Internet access after the game launches, providing hours of additional content for virtual adventurers to enjoy either on their own or with friends. Some downloadable quests will continue the main storyline of the game, while others offer standalone missions.

“DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is one of the biggest games ever to hit Nintendo DS, with an incredible amount of content for every kind of player to enjoy,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “This new game has all of the elements of an instant classic: customization options, a great story, and the ability to share a nearly limitless experience with friends.”

For more information about DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, please visit dragonquest.nintendo.com.

1. The Lark In The Morning Set

2. My Darlin’ Hometown

3. Jackie Coleman’s Set

4. Pretty Fair Maid

5. High And Dry

6. The Sandmount Set

7. The Errant Apprentice

8. Samba For The Cat

9. Lost Little Children

10. Czardas & The Masons Apron

11. The Tennessee Waltz

12. Paradise

13. The Moving Cloud

14. High On A Mountain

15. To Lives’ To Fly

16. A Song For Molly

17. Cloghinne Winds

18. The Showman’s Fancy

19. The Foxhunter Set

20. Let It Be

21. Faith

“Live in Dublin” is available on iTunes. A live performance of Radiohead’s “High and Dry” can be linked to here:

About Rig the Jig:

It was an otherwise ordinary night when a group of musicians found themselves together at a pub session back in 1996. They didn’t t know it at the time, but that informal meeting ignited a spark that grew into one of the brightest and warmest lights of today s Irish folk music scene.

Some of the faces may have changed over the years, but Rig the Jig has proven itself as a byword for wonderfully organic, talented and energetic performances of music and song. It is truly a rare breed. Not many bands have transcended the sum of their parts to become an entity with a life force of its own.

Of course, the finest folk group can only exist with the finest ingredients. And in Rig the Jig, Irish and American folk songs find the captivating, story-telling voice of Michael Banahan, the lilting vocals and the passionate fiddle playing of Aoife Kelly and the beautifully ornate performances of Patricia Lane. There’s a sprinkling of magic in Noel Carberry s ethereal whistle playing and in the haunting sounds of the Uilleann pipes. The sweet and jaunty melodies from Brendan Emmet s mandolin complement the pulsating rhythm of Anthony McDermott s guitars. All of that energy, coupled with Ian Kinsella’s mastery of the banjo and guitar, the fluid, exciting style of Paul Gurney on guitars and keyboards, makes Rig the Jig a force to be reckoned with on the international music scene.

Make no mistake; this band has earned its many accolades. Over the years its members have turned their attentions to a carefully chosen blend of rousing ballads, respecting tradition while embracing modernity in song and melody.

It is truly a melting pot, bubbling over with eight unique expressions of talent.

Through their music, Irish culture meets the dust roads and small town history of America’s folk song tradition. And it’s all harnessed together with Rig the Jig’s inimitable, timeless style. It s the reason they have retained their earliest fans while welcoming thousands of entranced followers during their many sell-out tours of Ireland, Europe, the USA and Asia.

If Irish folk music had a dictionary, this is one band that would certainly have entered the lexicon as a byword for flawless performances glittering with raw energy.

Michael Banahan (Vocals, Bodhrán & Acoustic Guitar)

Noel Carberry (Uilleann Pipes, Whistles)

Paul Gurney (Bass Guitar & Keyboards)

Patricia Lane (Vocals & Bodhrán)

Anthony McDermott (Acoustic Guitar)

Ian Kinsella (Banjo & Acoustic Guitar)

Aoife Kelly (Fiddle & Vocals)

Brendan Emmett (Mandolin & Acoustic Guitar)

BIT.TRIP RUNNER marks a fresh installment in one of the WiiWare™ service’s most acclaimed game series, while the Super NES™ classic Kirby Super Star™ arrives on the Virtual Console™ service, each available to download for only 800 Wii Points™. Also, fans of Band Hero for the Wii™ system can be among the first to play the new Band Hero 1 Track Pack, featuring music from Miley Cyrus (“7 Things”), Selena Gomez (“Falling Down”) and Demi Lovato (“Here We Go Again”). This pack will be exclusive to Wii for one week starting May 18, 2010.

This week also brings new additions to the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series, featuring downloadable microgames from some of the industry’s most talented figures. Gary and Allison, hosts of the Nintendo Channel’s “Nintendo Week” program, have each created an original microgame to add to the series’ wild mix. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii™ system today to learn more about these games and to get a look at Gary and Allison’s imaginative creations.

Nintendo DSiWare

Looksley’s Line Up
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Looksley the rabbit needs your assistance to finish the story he’s writing. Guide him through a world based on famous fairy tales and folk stories from around the globe, helping him to gather inspiration by finding hidden items along the way. In this unique take on hidden-picture games, you’ll move the Nintendo DSi system to change your view of various 3-D dioramas. Peer deeply into the scene as you shift the system, watching as layers within the diorama move to reveal previously unseen letters and objects. As you collect these letters and objects, you’ll meet new characters and spell words that will open additional stages with more sets of hidden items to find. Particular stages contain secret pictures, testing your observation skills even further. Scour each scene’s incredible depth and detail as you lend Looksley a hand in completing his masterpiece. Players of all ages will love this visual puzzle challenge and be amazed to see that even the same spot can look different from another angle.

Frogger Returns
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Frogger is coming to a Nintendo DSi system near you! Frogger Returns takes the heart-pounding challenge of arcade Frogger and moves it into the next dimension. Classic top-down 2-D game play is updated with colorful 3-D graphics, a new perspective, new levels, new enemies and game-changing power-ups to dodge and use. Four stages take the original journey of Frogger from highway to home through a new adventure. Use multiple modes to attack your top scores, race against the clock or just get Frogger to his home pad.

A Topsy Turvy Life: Turvy Drops™
Publisher: TECMO KOEI GAMES
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Turn the Nintendo DSi system upside down and draw blocks on the touch screen to fill spaces in this topsy-turvy take on puzzle games. Play “Endless Mode” to see just how many points you can get as the blocks on the bottom screen fill faster and faster. The more blocks you clear at once, the higher your score. Play “Puzzle Mode” to test your brain against 30 mind-bending puzzles. Clear all the blocks within the specified time and turn limits. Can you solve the puzzles before time is up?

Flips: More Bloody Horowitz
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Anthony Horowitz, the best-selling creator of Alex Rider, gives horror a whole new look in this mischievous collection of macabre tales, exclusive to the Flips series. Including three new stories – each with its own unique feature, such as illustrations and sound effects – Flips: More Bloody Horowitz finds Horowitz at his most wicked. The Flips series brings modern classics to the Nintendo DSiWare service, allowing readers to collect, solve, interact and learn as they progress through the various stories and challenges.

WiiWare

BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Discover the fastest, most exhilarating action-platformer to hit the WiiWare service. Race across the moon, kicking down crystal walls and sliding under chomping moon-slugs. Bound through the Robotic Mines and face off against the MinerMech. Dash through the Big City on a quest to find friends and defeat the final boss together. RUNNER is the fourth entry in the award-winning and critically acclaimed BIT.TRIP series. You control CommanderVideo as he runs, jumps, slides and kicks. With exciting modern and retro challenges, you can move through more than 50 levels of addictive game play. Chiptune supergroup Anamanaguchi makes a guest appearance. Join CommanderVideo on his most epic journey yet!

Blood Beach
Publisher: Coresoft Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: You are hopelessly outnumbered and have no choice but to fight and win. Just you, your guns and the thin stretch of Blood Beach stand between you and the entire Japanese Imperial Navy. You have an impressive arsenal of weapons, including the M2 BMG, 40mm M1 and, of course, your Thompson SMG. But the Imperial Japanese Navy will hit you with everything they can muster – “Zeros,” “Bettys” and even Takao-class battleships – in their methodical and relentless push to recapture the Solomon Islands. High scores can be saved for Easy, Normal and Hard levels of difficulty.

Virtual Console

Kirby Super Star
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: That awful King Dedede is at it again – he’s stolen all the food in Dream Land. It’s up to Kirby™ to get it back and ultimately save Pop Star from being overtaken. In what may be the most diverse adventure yet for the round, pink hero, Kirby journeys through six main games and two minigames, finishing with the ultimate showdown in The Arena. Each game offers its own story and style of platforming action, as well as unique environments and an assortment of enemies. Swallowing an enemy allows Kirby to copy the abilities of that enemy, granting him the power to perform special attacks and giving him a new hat to don. In a strategic twist, Kirby can now give up an acquired ability and use it to turn an enemy into a helper. The helper will follow Kirby around and automatically fight as his ally or offer a second player the chance to join in the game by controlling it. There’s never a dull moment as Kirby dashes, flies and swallows enemies in his battle against King Dedede, Dyna Blade and Meta Knight.

A medical drama you’re a part of!

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — Atlus U.S.A., Inc. announced on May 18 that Trauma Team™, the publisher’s exciting new medical drama experience for Wii™, is now available at retailers across North America with an affordable launch MSRP of $39.99. Releasing to critical acclaim and strong positive word of mouth, Trauma Team offers gamers six different fields of medicine to master, putting Wii owners inside a living, breathing hospital and thrusting them into fun, fast-paced narrative filled with suspense, raw intensity, and drama.

“Trauma Team combines the best aspects of medical dramas and crime investigation TV shows with satisfying gameplay that anyone can pick up and play,” stated Aram Jabbari, Manager of Public Relations and Sales at Atlus. “Whether it’s the captivating narrative, the interesting cast of characters, the variety of gameplay modes, or the ability to play with a friend, Trauma Team delivers exactly what Wii owners and fans of medical dramas are looking for in a new game. And at the attractive price of just $39.99, it offers tremendous value as well.”

Renowned gaming site GameSpot.com gave Trauma Team an 8 out of 10, calling it “…fun, engaging, and rewarding.” Prominent industry magazines Game Informer and Nintendo Power also received the game warmly, scoring it 8 out of 10 as well.

Trauma Team for Wii is now available in stores across North America with an MSRP of $39.99. For more info, visit the game’s official website: http://www.atlus.com/traumateam

“Consumers recognize the unprecedented combination of value and fun offered by Nintendo game systems,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “But including even more hardware and software with every Wii system should drive consumer interest even higher.”

New additions to the basic Wii package in North America went on sale May 9. In addition to a Wii console, one Wii Remote™ controller, one Nunchuk™ controller and a copy of the Wii Sports™ game, each system now comes bundled with a copy of Wii Sports Resort™ and a Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Consumers can also choose between two hardware color schemes: white or black. The suggested retail price of the system remains unchanged at $199.99.

Six of the top 10 best-selling games of April play on Nintendo systems. These include Pokémon™ SoulSilver Version at No. 2 with nearly 243,000 sold, New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 3 with more than 200,000 sold, Pokémon HeartGold Version at No. 4 with more than 192,000 sold, Wii Sports Resort™ with Wii MotionPlus at No. 5 with more than 179,000 sold, Just Dance by Ubisoft at No. 8 with more than 144,000 sold and Wii Fit™ Plus with the Wii Balance Board™ accessory at No. 10 with more than 130,000 sold.

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“From all of us involved with Rock On The Range, our hearts go out to the victims of the horrible flooding in Nashville. We cannot stand idly by and watch, so we are acting. The rock fans of middle-America are here to support the rescue and rebuilding efforts and we’re pleased to be making this donation on behalf of everyone attending the festival in the coming days,” commented Joe Litvag, co-executive producer of the festival for AEG Live.

Grants from the fund will be made to nonprofits supporting relief, restoration and clean-up efforts in the Davidson County area in the aftermath of the flooding and storms. Donations are being accepted through The Community Foundation’s website at www.cfmt.org/floodrelief or by mail at P.O. Box 440225, Nashville, TN, 37244.

Gary Spivack, co-executive producer of the event for Right Arm Entertainment, says, “Rock On The Range is all about the music. It’s also the people’s festival. The people of the great Music City need support. ROTR is happy to lend a hand to our brothers and sisters of Nashville.”

Following this year’s ROCK ON THE RANGE–America’s premiere destination rock festival featuring a power-packed line-up led by Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Rob Zombie, Slash and Three Days Grace and featuring performances from 38 of the hardest rocking artists on three stages–organizers will make a Monday, May 24 announcement with a total of funds donated.

Presented by Right Arm Entertainment, AEG LIVE and Crew Stadium, Rock On The Range is a two-day, music and lifestyle event centrally located in the heart of the country that has annually drawn crowds of 30,000 per day since its inception in 2007. For more information, please visit www.rockontherange.com.

After you download Photo Dojo, be sure to keep an eye out for some of the other big games Nintendo is releasing during the next month. We’re starting off this week with a hand-held version of the classic Earthworm Jim. Not to be overruled, a new Phoenix Wright™ Ace Attorney™ title serves up some justice for the WiiWare™ service.

Meanwhile, the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series keeps on growing, packed with new downloadable microgames from the industry’s most talented designers. This week’s addition comes from Jason Schreiber of Powerhead Games, creator of the award-winning Glow Artisan for the Nintendo DSiWare service. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii™ system today to learn more about these games and to get a look at Jason Schreiber’s awesome new microgame.

Nintendo DSiWare

Photo Dojo
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Violence
Price: Zero Nintendo DSi Points through June 10, 2010; 200 Nintendo DSi Points starting June 11, 2010
Description: Welcome to Photo Dojo, where you create a dojo filled with ruthless (or humorous) fighting machines using images of you and your friends. Use the Nintendo DSi system’s built-in camera to take pictures of yourself and your friends in various poses, then use the built-in microphone to record sound effects and dialogue to give your warrior a voice. Choose one of the four available fighting styles, name your character and you’re done. Better yet, repeat the simple, step-by-step process and create a lineup of up to eight fighters. Complete your game setup by customizing backgrounds and choosing from three awesome soundtracks, then prepare for battle. Two players can share one Nintendo DSi™ system to face off against each other in a one-on-one grudge match, while single-player mode offers the chance to pick your favorite fighter and take on relentless opponents of your own creation. If you’re ready for some seriously offbeat kung fu action, Photo Dojo’s unique twist on the side-scrolling beat-’em-up genre lets you use your imagination to set the stage for a fun-filled fight to the finish.

Earthworm Jim
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: The classic action platformer you used to play on the Super NES™ system is back in a remake that offers the essence and core game play of the original, plus a never-before-seen feature available exclusively on the Nintendo DSi system. Play as the grooviest earthworm in the galaxy. Run, gun, swing from hooks with your head, launch cows, bungee jump and rocket through speed levels in a dozen crazy universes. Earn bonuses with facial-expression-based challenges that track your face using the system’s built-in camera. Put on a smile, frown or make a variety of other faces to mimic Jim.

Chess Challenge!
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Patience will be key if you want to score big in Chess Challenge! Perfect your chess skills by playing against the computer in multiple difficulty modes, or play against your friends in either shared or wireless play via DS Wireless Play. Start by practicing with some casual games, then work your way up in fully Elo-rated matches. You’ll even be able to track all of your game-play stats – win, lose or draw. Chess Challenge! will keep both novice and expert players glued to the screen for hours.

Flips: The Enchanted Wood
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Jo, Bessie and Fanny move to the country and find an Enchanted Wood right on their doorstep. In the wood stands the magic Faraway Tree, and in that tree live the magical characters that soon become their new friends: Moon-Face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man. Together they visit strange lands (the Roundabout Land, the Land of Ice and Snow, Toyland and the Land of Take What You Want) that lie at the top of the tree. Get ready for exciting adventures – and narrow escapes! The Flips series brings modern classics to the Nintendo DSiWare service. Readers can collect, solve, interact and learn as they progress through the various stories and challenges.

WiiWare

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
Publisher: Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Mild Blood, Mild Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Phoenix Wright is back as the third game in the popular Ace Attorney hand-held franchise comes to the WiiWare service. As Phoenix Wright, you’ll play through five shocking new cases in first-person perspective. The game features two unique modes of play. In Investigations Mode you’ll survey crime scenes, interview witnesses and gather evidence. You’ll then present findings, listen to testimonials and examine witnesses in Court Mode. TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS also includes the “Psyche-Lock” feature that allows Phoenix to use a line of questioning to reveal inconsistencies in witness testimony.

Chess Challenge!
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Patience will be key as you face the best players from around the world in Chess Challenge! for the WiiWare service. Perfect your chess skills by playing against the computer in multiple difficulty modes, or use Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to start climbing up in the worldwide rankings (broadband Internet connection required). Win online matches and see how your rating stacks up against competitors around the world by viewing the online Leaderboard. If you don’t have time to play your friends in a live chess game, Chess Challenge! also lets you play with up to five different Wii Friends using WiiConnect24™. With full Mii™ character support you can really bring your games to life. Start by practicing with some casual games, then work your way up in fully Elo-rated matches. With all of these game-play options, you’re in for some serious chess action.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Regarded as one of the most underappreciated musicals of all time, Fiorello! is the classic tale of New York’s “Little Flower,” Fiorello H. LaQuardia. The book is by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman and the gorgeous score is by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. The show follows LaGuardia from his early career as a Greenwich Village lawyer and Congressman to his eventual rise as Mayor of New York City. With songs like “Til Tomorrow,” “Gentleman Jimmy” and “Politics and Poker,” Fiorello’s career is brought to life with both rousing and tender musical numbers.

Fiorello! will be presented Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. May 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29. Sunday matinees will be performed at 2 p.m. on May 16, 23 and 30. Ticket prices are $20.00, $18.00 (children and seniors). TDF Vouchers are accepted. Reservations can be made by calling (718) 237-2752 or visiting our website at www.heightsplayers.org (24-hour notice required).

The Heights Players is located at 26 Willow Place, between Joralemon & State Streets, in historic downtown Brooklyn Heights. 2, 3, 4 & 5 trains to Borough Hall, M/R to Court St. Parking available in the general vicinity. See you at the theatre.

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – SouthPeak Games  announced on May 6 that the critically-acclaimed Dementium II™ has shipped to retail stores in the United States, Canada and South America.

The second installment in Renegade Kid’s Dementium series, Dementium II brings the horror experience on Nintendo DS™ to a disturbing new level, with gory and horrific environments, unnerving full-motion cinematics and horrifying enemies. Moreover, Renegade Kid’s mastery of the Nintendo DS’s capabilities makes Dementium II a technical tour-de-force for the platform.

“Not many publishers are willing to release an M rated product for Nintendo DS,” said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing at SouthPeak, while fiddling with a lighter and stray aerosol can he found on his desk. “Some might say that releasing a game like this is a risk. I like to think of it as a brave move by some vigorously scented, shockingly handsome and extremely talented people. In truth though, we know there’s a huge, dedicated fan base out there because of the success of the first game. They can’t wait to be kept awake at night through sheer terror. We look forward to wide-spread reports of insomnia, followed by bouts of insanity. However, if there are any repercussions, it was rock music that did it. Not us.”

Dementium II, developed by award-winning developer Renegade Kid, is available now on Nintendo DS with a suggested retail price of $29.99 and is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. This game should not be supplied to or played by people under the age of 17 or those with a nervous disposition. Check in to the Bright Dawn Treatment Center at http://www.dementium.com.

MAY 28-JUNE 6 @ THE RED ROOM
ALL TICKETS WILL BE FREE!

The Subjective Theater Company (STC) would like to invite its audience and all sufferers of HRRD* (Hypoactive Romantic Relationship Disorder) to be wooed by its fourth and final production of the 2009/2010 season and CoLab creation, SWALLOW.

Can love come in a pill? Is decreased romantic satisfaction a chemical imbalance that can be solved with a prescription, or is it a personal failing? SWALLOW explores how modern relationships are both hindered and influenced by society’s idea of love and courtship when a pharmaceutical company invents a love drug called Amorex and assembles a panel of experts (a.k.a) “love gurus” to administer the test amongst unassuming couples.

*Hypoactive Romantic Relationship Disorder’s symptoms range from initial awkwardness to the diminishing of romantic desire. We’re trying to stay away from terms like “socially retarded” and “frigid”.

SWALLOW will feature Chongsi Chang, James Bentley*, Scout Durwood, Dyalekt, Alix Fenhagen, Jason Alexander Grimste, and Lucy Pinetree Owen*. *Appearing courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association

The creative team will include Sound Design by Tim Boyce, Original Music by Emmy award-winning Lucas Cantor, Set Design by Edward T. Morris, and Costume Design Sarah O’Brien. The production will be Assistant Directed by Rachel Wohlander and Stage Managed by Eva Peskin.

The production, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and The Subjective Theatre Company, will play at The Red Room (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery). May 28-30 at 8pm, May 29 at 4pm, May 30 at 3pm, June 1-6 at 8pm & June 5 & 6 at 3pm. Admission is completely free. For reservations email: reservations@subjectivetheatre.org. Space is limited.

SUBJECTIVE COLAB CoLab is an original STC program that is dedicated to creating new pieces through a rigorously collaborative and organic process. A group of resident actors/writers commit to nine months of creative development in which a show is created from its concept to its final performance. In the beginning of the procedure, a broad subject is chosen by the group; group members then research, write about, and explore it through structured rehearsals and improvisation. After several months, the group narrows the focus of the piece and each member undertakes to write a specific character and/or facet of the subject.

JEFFREY WHITTED (Director) has served as STC’s resident director for the past 2 years, most recently directing the collaboratively written pieces, TELL and Parallax. Regionally, he has directed two musicals for the Galveston Island Musicals. Jeffrey is also directing Subjective Films inaugural endeavor, Handsome Zombies. He received his MFA in directing from the University of Houston.

SUBJECTIVE THEATRE COMPANY Subjective Theatre Company’s mission is to produce a wide range of politically and socially relevant theatre FOR FREE. STC is founded on the principles that art is not a commodity; culture should be without class structures, art is without boundaries, and that theatre should always be available to everyone. STC is guided by a philosophy of accessibility and the belief that theatre plays a vital role in the development of individuals and communities. STC is dedicated to cultivating an environment where quality theatre can exist for people of every economic and social background.

STC READING SERIES
The Subjective Theatre Company’s Reading Series provides a forum for playwrights to develop their work in a collaborative working environment by providing opportunities to aspiring playwrights, directors, and actors. STC’s Reading Series has been proved a successful springboard as during its first season, Mel Nieves’Iraq: WAC made its way to a west coast premiere in Los Angeles while STC gave Paul Mullin’s An American Book of the Dead its east coast premiere in the Rubin Museum of Art’s Brainwave Festival. Now moving into its second season, the Reading Series will present monthly readings at UNDER St. Marks as part of STC’s residency with Horse Trade Theater Group. This reading series will run every second Monday from October 2009-April of 2010 (with a break in December).

SUBJECTIVE FILMS
On November 2, 2009 STC presented Scorpio’s Night Out 2: Day of the Zombies a launch party for Subjective Theatre Company’s newest division: Subjective Films, which is a film production branch of STC with Lucas Cantor at the helm as Executive Producer. At this party, we screened Subjective Film’s current project, Handsome Zombies (directed by Jeffrey Whitted, written by Jesse Cameron Alick and Julia Holleman), which is a socio-political zombie movie about gentrification in Brooklyn. Episodes are currently viewable at handsomezombies.com

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade’s Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York – the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — – Atlus U.S.A., Inc. announced that the critically acclaimed, first-person melee action adventure brawler, Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition™, is now available for your punching, kicking, and headbutting pleasure on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

The vastly enhanced Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition features new modes including all-new online and split-screen cooperative mode for the Tower and Pit Challenges, along with new combat moves, new weapons, and a whole new Zeno Rush gameplay mode. Zeno Rush mode lets players compete against themselves and each other (via online leaderboards) in trying to complete select scenarios from the single-player campaign in the shortest times possible. All this added content, combined with a series of tweaks and improvements based on fan feedback, deliver the definitive version of the critically acclaimed game.

Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition is now available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points. Visit the official game website (www.zenoclash.com) for more information.

About Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition
In the land of Zenozoik, the city of Halstedom is ruled by a powerful clan, one which Ghat has betrayed by committing a terrible sin. Now, Ghat’s brothers and sisters are pursuing him and his companion Deadra through strange and twisted lands, beyond the boundaries of the sane to the ends of the world. What was Ghat’s crime and why did he commit it? The bare-knuckled brawl to reach the truth has just begun.

Key Features

* Fascinating world of grotesque beauty–Equal parts breathtakingly beautiful and utterly disturbing, prepare to be swallowed up in a surreal fantasy world powered by the Source engine. Explore lush environments and confront bizarre animal-humanoid foes on your mission of discovery and redemption.
* Visceral first person fighting–Combat is up close, personal, and entirely satisfying. Start with a series of punches, kicks, and grabs, follow up with a knee to the enemy’s face, and hit him with a finishing move to send him flying yards away. Learn new moves to mix it up. Guns and melee weapons offer additional power and tactical options.
* Ultimate edition additions–The already highly praised gameplay has received an overhaul that includes combat rebalancing, interface enhancements, improved animations, new modes, and new gameplay content.
* New cooperative play modes–Enlist a friend to take on enemy waves in Tower Challenge, a special survival mode that offers additional replayability beyond the single-player campaign. Play cooperatively online, or locally via split screen. With leaderboards to rank you against your friends, the challenge never ends!

Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition has been rated “T” for Teen with Blood and Gore, Mild Suggestive Themes, and Violence by the ESRB.

First new album since #1 R&B album Baby Makin’ Music of 2006, featuring hit single “Just Came Here to Chill” – both Soul Train Music Awards nominees

(May 7, 2010, 2010 – New York, NY) Legendary Def Jam/Def Soul artist Ronald Isley returned to the world two weeks ago, and now picks up where he left off as senior member and lead singer of first generation Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers the Isley Brothers – with news of “The Celebration Tour” starting next weekend, and recording sessions underway for his first solo album release in seven years.

“The Celebration Tour” opens with a New Jersey-New York homecoming at Board Walk Hall in Atlantic City and the Uptown Paradise Theater in the Bronx on May 8th and 9th, respectively. The tour’s first leg wraps up at the Bonelli Park Jazz Festival in San Dimas, California on July 18th. Along the way, Ron will perform in the Caribbean on Tom Joyner’s Sea Cruise, May 17-18th. The aptly-titled “Celebration Tour” marks the first head­lining trip under the Isley banner since March-April 2007. (Please see complete itinerary below.)

Meanwhile, Ron has already begun recording a new album – his first new solo project since the 2003 tribute album, Here I Am: Ron Isley Sings Burt Bacharach. Further details on the new album will be announced in the weeks and months ahead.

Ron’s new album will be the first to bear the Isley imprint since Baby Makin’ Music, released May 2006 on Def Jam/Def Soul Recordings. The album, which hit #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #5 on the pop side, spun off the R&B hit, “Just Came Here to Chill.” At the 21st annual Soul Train Music Awards in March 2007, the records were nominated respectively for Best R&B/Soul Album by a Group, Band or Duo, and Best R&B Soul Single by a Group, Band or Duo.

The Isley Brothers first arrived at Island Records in 1996, with the #2 R&B album, Mission To Please. The album struck RIAA platinum on the strength of the #1 R&B/ #4 pop hit single, “Down Low” with R. Kelly. In addition to R. Kelly, contributing producers and co- writers included Babyface and Keith Sweat, among the many artists whose lives and music were inspired by the Isley Brothers. It was followed by the RIAA platinum #1 R&B/#3 pop Eternal (Dreamworks, 2001), which introduced Ron’s alter ego, Mr. Biggs, and featured the pop/R&B crossover hit, “Contagious,” also written and produced by R. Kelly. The RIAA gold #1 Pop/ #1 R&B Body Kiss (Dreamworks, 2003) was a collaboration with younger brother Ernie, and yielded the Top 15 R&B hit, “What Would You Do?”

The Isley Brothers have the distinction of placing hit singles on the pop and R&B charts in every decade of the rock era – the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s.

RONALD ISLEY “CELEBRATION TOUR 2010”

Date City Venue

May 8 Atlantic City, NJ Board Walk Hall

9 Bronx, NY Uptown Paradise Theater

17-18 The Caribbean Tom Joyner Sea Cruise

19 St. Maarten

30 Oakland, CA KBLX Soul Concert

June 5 St. Louis, MO Fox Theater

11-12 Merryville, IN Star Plaza

18 Dallas TX Fair Park Band Shell

19 Houston, TX Arena Theater

July 18 San Dimas, CA Bonelli Park Jazz Festival

PREVIEW PERFORMANCES JUNE 17 & 18
PRESS OPENING JUNE 19
JUNE 17-JULY 10 @ THE KRAINE

Cynthia, a fledgling vampire, is taken under the wing of a more venerable one, Marie. Marie tries to teach her little one how to hunt and be merciful towards humans. However, like all rebellious children, Cynthia has ideas of her own on how to make the most out of immortality.

The cast will feature Rupert Andre, Becky Byers (Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury), Rebecca Comtois (Viral), Stephanie Cox-Williams, Stephen Haskett (The Blood Brothers Present: The New Guignol), Marc Landers, Melissa Roth (Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury), Patrick Shearer, and Christopher Yustin.

The creative team will include Fight Choreography by Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys), Sound Design by Patrick Shearer, Lighting Design by Phil Shearer, and Special Effects by Stephanie Cox-Williams. The production will be Stage Managed by Guinevere Pressley.

The production, presented by Nosedive Productions will play at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery) June 17-July 10, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm.Tickets ($18) are available online at www.theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101.

JAMES COMTOIS (Playwright) is the co-founder of and resident playwright for Nosedive Productions, which was recently named one of nytheatre.com’s “People of the Year.” He has written several plays, including Infectious Opportunity, Nona (adapted from the short story by Stephen King), Colorful World, Suburban Peepshow, and The Adventures of Nervous-Boy. The Adventures of Nervous-Boy was published as part of “Plays and Playwrights 2007” (published by the New York Theatre Experience) and is featured in “One on One: The Best Men’s Monologues for the 21st Century” (published by Applause Books). Suburban Peepshow is published by Original Works Publishing. He has also written for the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, Flux Theatre Ensemble, and Stolen Chair Theatre. He writes for and maintains the theatre blog, Jamespeak, at www.jamespeak.blogspot.com.

PETE BOISVERT (Director) founded Nosedive Productions in 2000 with James Comtois and has served as its Co-Artistic Director since that time. He has directed numerous plays for Nosedive, including Entrenched, Infectious Opportunity, Speed Demons, Colorful World, Pinkie, Suburban Peepshow, Vagina Dentata (as part of The Blood Brothers present… An Evening of Grand Guignol Horror), The Adventures of Nervous-Boy (a penny dreadful), A Very Nosedive Christmas Carol, Dying Goldfish, Mayonnaise Sandwiches, Evil Hellcat and the Liquid Lunch, Two Parties, Ruins, The Awaited Visit, Allston and Monkeys (all written by James Comtois) as well as The Final Kiss by Maurice Level (as part of The Blood Brothers present… An Evening of Grand Guignol Horror), Dead Things Kill Nicely by Qui Nguyen and What Color Is The Sun? by the Blood Brothers (both as part of The Blood Brothers present… PULP), Quitters Inc. by Qui Nguyen, In The Deathroom by Mac Rogers and Paranoid: A Chant by Stephen King (as part of The Blood Brothers present… The Master of Horror), An Introduction to the New Guignol and Biological Mother by Mac Rogers (as part of The Blood Brothers present… The New Guignol). Outside of Nosedive, he has directed productions of The Brokenhearteds by Temar Underwood and The B Side by Katharine Clark. He has trained with Anne Bogart’s SITI Company in both Saratoga Springs and New York City and with the Vampire Cowboys’ Rabid Vamps Fight Studio.

NOSEDIVE PRODUCTIONS Originally formed in 2000 as a theatre company to showcase the respective playwriting and directing work of James Comtois and Pete Boisvert, Nosedive Productions is rapidly providing a home for numerous talented and energetic indie theatre artists in New York. Nosedive’s goal is to present new, compelling theatre that simultaneously entertains and challenges our audience with a dark and often comic view of the inner demons that haunt the contemporary American psyche. In 2009, Nosedive was named one of nytheatre.com’s “People of the Year.” The Little One is Nosedive’s 10th Anniversary flagship production.

“Comtois & Co. are mining in Gogol’s vein: They may make us laugh, but that’s what happens when keen-eyed city dwellers tickle a seedy underbelly.” Helen Shaw, Time Out NY

“By thumbing their noses at the status quo with fast, cheap, and sharp humor, Comtois and his colleagues at Nosedive Productions continue to demonstrate why they’re a company to keep an eye on.”
Michael Criscuolo, nytheatre.com

“Like any good roller coaster ride, Infectious Opportunity leaves the audience with a racing heart, exhilarated, and a little bit nauseated.” Byrne Harrison, Stage Buzz

“Pulp, a new horror anthology by Nosedive Productions, isn’t just right for the October season, it’s exactly what the doctor ordered.” Aaron Riccio, That Sounds Kül

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Starting on May 3, puzzle lovers across the country have had an irresistible new pastime to discover and share with friends with the launch of the Picross 3D™ game for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems. The title combines number-based deductive logic, hidden 3-D objects and fun wireless features to create a truly unique portable gaming experience. Sudoku fans, crossword devotees and anyone with a passion for puzzle-solving will instantly enjoy the addictive brain-teasing challenges of Picross 3D, which is playable anytime and anywhere on the nation’s top-selling hand-held game systems.

Picross 3D starts players off with a solid block of cubes that is marked with numbers and contains a hidden object. To solve each puzzle, they must use logic and numerical clues to eliminate cubes and reveal the object. The game includes more than 350 unique puzzles, but the action doesn’t end there. Players can create and share their own puzzles or use Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to download additional puzzles, which will be released in sets following the game’s launch.

Picross 3D offers several options for connecting and sharing wirelessly. Using a local connection, multiple players with their own game cards can trade custom puzzles quickly and easily. With DS Download Play, they can also send a sample puzzle to another player without the need for a second game card. Users with broadband Internet access can use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to download fresh puzzle packs from Nintendo and submit their own custom creations in themed puzzle challenges. Selected puzzles will be made available as free downloads to Picross 3D players in North America.

“Picross 3D is incredibly addictive and even more fun when you can take on the challenge with family and friends,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Now that players can share their creations and regularly access new content, there’s even more for puzzle fans to enjoy.”

A free downloadable demo version of Picross 3D is now available via the Nintendo Channel for the Wii™ console. For more information about Picross 3D, visit www.picross3d.com.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A great value in video games is about to get even better. Starting May 9, Nintendo will add new elements to the baseline Wii™ system package offered at retailers throughout the Americas. In addition to the intuitive, motion-sensing Wii Remote™ controller, Nunchuk™ controller and popular Wii Sports™ game that currently comes standard with each system purchase, every new unit will now also come packaged with Wii Sports Resort™ and the control-enhancing Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. In addition, consumers will be able to choose between two color schemes for the Wii console and included controllers: original white, or a new black option. The U.S. suggested retail price of the new system package will remain at $199.99. Pricing outside the United States will be established by the local markets, but offer similar consumer value.

“Nintendo leads the way in delivering rich motion-control gaming experiences at an accessible price point,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “By including even more of our top-quality hardware and software in the basic Wii system package, we’re extending that commitment to entertainment and value. Now more than ever, consumers can count on Nintendo to deliver inclusive fun and advanced motion controls at a mass-market price.”

Wii Sports Resort expands on the active-play fun of the original Wii Sports, with resort-themed activities such as wakeboarding, archery and swordplay. What’s more, Wii Sports Resort features the rich control enhancements of Wii MotionPlus, which allows users to dive in and enjoy precision motion-control excitement right out of the box.

Wii MotionPlus has set the standard in precision motion control by delivering an immersive, social experience unavailable on any other system. As of May 9, when both the Wii Sports Resort game and a Wii MotionPlus accessory will come standard with every new Wii console, people who purchase the system can experience this leading-edge video game technology from the moment they plug in and power up.

Previously unavailable throughout the Americas, the black version of the Wii console will offer all the groundbreaking features and functions of its white counterpart in a stylish new color scheme. Whether they aim to color-coordinate with other devices or simply love the way it looks, consumers throughout the Americas can add a black Wii console with matching black Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers to their home entertainment lineup. Additional black controllers and accessories can be purchased separately.

The Wii system launched in November 2006 and continues to attract millions of new and experienced gamers with its intuitive motion-sensing controls and inclusive game offerings.

“TENSE, TWISTED, SHOCKING, AND VERY BLOODY.”
BBC Movie Cafe

“Has ‘CULT FOLLOWING’ written all over it!”
Daily Record

(New York, NY) – The thriller that shocked the UK and redefined the nature of horror is now receiving its highly-anticipated North American release. Troma Entertainment announced today the May 4 DVD release and May 25 Blu-ray release of Marc de Launay’s acclaimed thriller DARK NATURE. The winner of a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award (Best Writing) and two HD Fest Awards (Best Director and Best Cinematography), DARK NATURE is a chilling new film that combines old school terror, dark wit, and modern fears.

Shot beautifully in anamorphic widescreen, DARK NATURE blends the unsettling psychological horror of THE SHINING, the eco-scares of LONG WEEKEND, and the unrelenting dread of ROSEMARY’S BABY to paint a disturbing portrait of modern life in rural UK.

Hoping to enjoy a nice holiday in the country, a mother and her rebellious daughter travel to a remote Scottish community, but their weekend getaway soon turns into a desperate fight for their lives. DARK NATURE offers bloody thrills and the blackest of comedy as these women struggle against a brutal attacker who is hiding a secret that threatens to tear them to shreds. This smart thriller has a twisting, turning narrative that creates a sense of dread from the first shot and never lets up until the final seconds.

Highlights from the DVD include as follows: commentary track by director Marc de Launay, Behind the Scenes of DARK NATURE, interview with star Vanya Eadie, THE LAST NOEL: a short film by Marc de Launay, and a trailer.

About Troma Entertainment

Based in New York City, Troma Entertainment is the oldest, continually operating, fully independent movie studio in the world. Since 1974, Troma has produced, acquired, and distributed more than one thousand feature films and T.V. programs in all genres and from all regions of the globe. Best known for THE TOXIC AVENGER, Troma has helped bring to the world the best and brightest talents in entertainment, ranging from master Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki (Troma’s 1993 release of his MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO was the first Miyazaki movie to be given a wide American theatrical release) to American humorists Matt Stone and Trey Parker (Troma’s 1996 release of their CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL would shine the spotlight of their incredible humor almost two years before their deserved success with SOUTH PARK). Troma-produced films have also been the starting ground for such actors as Academy Award® winners Kevin Costner (SIZZLE BEACH USA), David Straithairn (WHEN NATURE CALLS) and Marisa Tomei (THE TOXIC AVENGER), as well as Chris Noth (WAITRESS!), Samuel L. Jackson (DEF BY TEMPTATION), Gates McFadden, Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas (MONSTER IN THE CLOSET), Vincent D’Onofrio (THE FIRST TURN-ON!), and more!

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“New York is home to some of the most enthusiastic filmgoers in the world, and it was wonderful seeing them turn out in droves to enjoy not only our unique slate of films and intimate conversations with leading filmmakers and actors, but also our free neighborhood events,” said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Festival. “Seeing our audiences embrace the work of our filmmakers, who this year included some of the biggest names in the industry as well as a crop of fresh, new voices, has been such a rewarding experience.”

The Festival, which began on April 21 and ended on May 2, screened 85 features and 47 short films from 38 countries.

Festival organizers and NYPD Community Affairs Officer Rick Lee estimated that a crowd of 300,000 enjoyed a day of family fun and lively entertainment at the popular Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair and Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day on Saturday, May 1. The free community event took place on Greenwich Street from Chambers Street to Harrison Street and at venues throughout the Tribeca neighborhood, including BMCC Tribeca PAC and Washington Market Park.

The Tribeca Drive-In, co-sponsored by Caesars Atlantic City and hosted by Brookfield, owner of the World Financial Center, drew combined crowds of 10,000 to three evenings of free, outdoor screenings of “El Espiritu de la Salsa” (The Spirit of Salsa), “Big” and “The Birth of Big Air.” All three evenings featured live interactive entertainment – from live salsa bands and dance lessons to classic carnival games to BMX street tricks and freestyle demonstrations.

TFF also featured nine free conversations that drew more than 2,000 attendees. Additional free screenings and Tribeca Film Institute events drew 5,700 attendees.

“We are tremendously grateful to the community – both in New York and in the industry – for their ongoing support of Tribeca,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. “Great films remain at the heart of Tribeca, and I am especially proud of the stories we shared this year – they elicited laughter, tears, joy and passionate conversation.”

Continued Rosenthal, “We are already looking ahead to Year 10, and what we can do to make the Festival even more memorable in 2011. This year’s special moments give us a lot to build on – from the determination of the producers of ‘My Brothers,’ who refused to let the Iceland volcano derail their plans to attend the world premiere of their film at Tribeca, to President Kagame’s impassioned words against the Rwandan genocide following the premiere of ‘Earth Made of Glass,’ to the courageous journey of three teenage boys whose escape from the Warren Jeffs cult captured audiences’ hearts in ‘Sons of Perdition,’ to the thousands of New Yorkers who salsa danced under the stars on our first night of the drive-in. It is these moments that I believe make the Tribeca Film Festival more than just a place to see great films.”

2010 Tribeca Film Festival Facts and Figures:

* 137 out of 146 directors attended the Festival. Of those 137 directors, 91 feature directors and 46 short directors attended from 38 different countries.
* 767 industry delegates attended the Festival; 675 were from the U.S. and 92 hailed from other countries.
* “My Brothers” producers Rebecca O’Flanagan and Rob Walpole refused to let the Iceland volcano derail their plans to attend the world premiere of their film at TFF. Their journey to Tribeca included a ferry ride across the Irish Sea, a nearly 400-mile drive in Wales, a second ferry across the English Channel, a second drive of more 900 miles across France and Spain, and three plane rides from Madrid to New York that included stops in Bogota, Colombia and Miami
* Standing ovations took place at screenings for “RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage” and “Budrus.”
* A falcon featured in “Feathered Cocaine” attended three of the film’s five public screenings.
* The Festival featured more than 1,100 volunteers. Approximately 700 were from the New York area. Volunteers also came from other parts of the United States, as well as 13 countries, including Argentina, Sweden, Japan, France, Canada, Mexico and Germany.

FINAL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

For the seventh consecutive season, terraNOVA Collective presents its annual celebration of solo performers with the soloNOVA Arts Festival. The soloNOVA Arts Festival is the longest running festival for solo performers in New York City which celebrates innovative individuals who push the boundaries of what it means to be an artist, aims to redefine the solo form and uniquely invigorates the audience through the time-honored tradition of storytelling. soloNOVA has previously been home to such diverse artists as Taylor Mac (The Be[a]st of Taylor Mac), Kim Wayans (A Handsome Woman Retreats), Roger Bonair-Agard (Masquerade: calypso and home), Madi Disefano (Popsicle’s Departure 1989), Julia May Jonas (Take Heart), Kate McGovern (Dreaming of Kitchens) Jeff Grow (Creating Illusion), Red Bastard (Red Bastard is a Star), and Mike Daisey (2009 soloNOVA Artist of the Year). This year, eight performers will round out the mainstage offerings with comedy, dance theatre, storytelling, music, multi-character thrillers, musical comedies, and bilingual cabaret.

The 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival will run May 5-22 at Performance Space 122 in the Downstairs Theater (150 1st Ave at 9th Street). Tickets ($20 – general admission, $15 – students/seniors) and festival passes ($55 – $100) are available online at www.ps122.org or by calling 212-352-3101.

BINDING
Conceived & Performed by Jesse Zaritt
Directed by Basmat Hazan
Produced by Theatre C
Violent. Tender. Erotic. Submissive. Abandoned. The worlds of pop music, myth and video collide in Jesse Zaritt’s movement-based quest for love, connection and the self.
Wed May 5 @ 9pm, Fri May 7 @ 9pm, Sat May 8 @ 4pm, Wed May 12 @ 9pm, & Sat May 15 @ 9pm

IT OR HER
Written by Alena Smith
Directed by Jessi D. Hill
Performed by Brian McManamon
Somewhere between Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and The Tell-Tale Heart, Alena Smith’s provocative dark comedy IT OR HER explores the basement of a suburban home where Andrew (Brian McManamon) has devoted himself unconditionally to his incredible collection of figurines. Suffering the loss of The Red One, he seeks to uncover The Ultimate Arrangement before his hideout is invaded, and his dark secret is revealed.
Thu May 13 @ 7pm, Sun May 16 @ 2pm, Mon May 17 @ 7pm, Wed May 19 @ 7pm, Sat May 22 @ 7pm

MONSTER
Written by Daniel MacIvor
Directed by Steve Cook
Performed by Avery Pearson
Daniel MacIvor’s celebrated chiller returns to the New York stage with Avery Pearson stepping into the skin of 16 characters. Peeling back psychological layers to reveal the heart of an individual experience, MONSTER dissects the true nature of evil.
Thu May 6 @ 9pm, Sat May 8 @ 9pm, Mon May 10 @ 9pm, Sat May 15 @ 4pm, & Tue May 18 @ 9pm

PUPPY LOVE: A STRIPPER’S TAIL
Written & Performed by Erin Markey
Attempting to enter the “real world,” new college graduate Bridget is rejected from employment at Chuck E. Cheese and hired as a stripper at DejaVu in Ypsilanti, MI. Everything seems trashy, unfair and exciting until she falls for a co-stripper named Sky. The irreverent and poetically charged Bridget learns to sell her body while buying what her irresistibly midwestern competitors have to offer. And there’s pole dancing.
Thu May 13 @ 9pm, Sun May 16 @ 4pm, Mon May 17 @ 9pm, Wed May 19 @ 9pm, & Sat May 22 @ 9pm

REMISSION
Written & Directed by Kirk Wood Bromley
Performed by Daniel Berkey
For 45 years, Daniel Berkey suffered the ravages of schizophrenia with attendant addictions to sex, heroin and alcohol. At the age of 51, he experienced complete remission. This is his story.
Thu May 6 @ 7pm, Sat May 8 @ 7pm, Mon May 10 @ 7pm, Sat May 15 @ 2pm, & Tue May 18 @ 7pm

ROOTLESS: La No Nostalgia
Written & Performed by Karina Casiano
Sexy. Bold. Bilingual. Take a journey through the emotional life of migrants with songs ranging from tango to rock. Unraveling the psychological toll of displacement, Casiano ferociously and personally criticizes the role of newcomers and probes their responsibility toward their own countries.
Tue May 11 @ 7pm, Fri May 14 @ 7pm, Sun May 16 @ 7pm, Thu May 20 @ 7pm, & Sat May 22 @ 2pm

THE W. KAMAU BELL CURVE: ENDING RACISM IN ABOUT AN HOUR
Written & Performed by W. Kamau Bell
Directed by Paul Stein
Black President or not, racism continues to make a comeback. And W. Kamau Bell is here to make (non)sense of it all. Irreverent and thoughtful, The W. Kamau Bell Curve skewers pop culture, news pundits and the man himself, Barack Obama. According to Comedy Central, Kamau told the very first Obama joke way back in 2005.
Tue May 11 @ 9pm, Fri May 14 @ 9pm, Sun May 16 @ 9pm, Thu May 20 @ 9pm, & Sat May 22 @ 4pm

WANTED
Written & Performed by Shontina Vernon
Directed by Kamilah Forbes
Arrested and locked up for writing hot checks, a ten-year-old Texan girl loses her way in a reality where even the adults themselves are lost. Shontina Vernon merges childhood stories with searing songs of fear and juvenile justice.
Wed May 5 @ 7pm, Fri May 7 @ 7pm, Sat May 8 @ 2pm, Wed May 12 @ 7pm, & Sat May 15 @ 7pm

TERRANOVA COLLECTIVE is a vibrant playground for artists devoted to innovative new and original theatrical works. Its multi-layered development process, solo arts festivals, and productions serve to nurture and liberate our community at large.

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New York, NY — New Perspectives Theatre Company’s (Melody Brooks, Artistic Director) production of Hamlet places one of William Shakespeare’s “problem plays” at the nexus of the Book of Revelation and Sarah Palin’s “real” America. Directed by Melody Brooks from the First Folio version of the play, performances of Hamlet will run May 13 through 22, 2010 at Shetler Studios’ Theatre 54 (244 West 54th St., 12th Floor).

From the current Tea Party protests to the fight over healthcare to continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the 2012 Doomsday prophesies, the United States’ current turmoil echoes the volatile time in which Hamlet was written. Author Linda Kay Hoff suggests that in the 16th century, after century-long religious wars, The Book of Revelation was at the forefront of every English person’s mind. She argues quite persuasively that Hamlet’s structure is based on the Book of Revelation.

Inspired by Ms. Hoff’s scholarship, New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) offers a unique and daring vision of Hamlet; one that fuses the Biblical allegory with the preachings of modern demagogues in a blend of live action and video imagery. In NPTC’s version, the Prince of Denmark is viewed as a symbol of the right wing while Claudius and Gertrude represent modern liberals, who constantly kowtow to the right wing’s demands. On the horizon is Fortinbras, a stand-in for the militia movement that is sweeping part of the country.

The production stars NAACP Image Award nominee Terrell Tilford (One Life to Live) as Laertes. Joining Tilford in the cast are Bill Blechingberg (Claudius), Bernardo Cubria (Hamlet), Jenny Greeman (Ophelia), C. Amanda Maud (Gertrude), Rafael Jordan (Horatio), Kim Sullivan (Polonius), James Edward Becton, Amanda Johnson, Mikaela Lynn Johnson, Steve Lynn, Ray Rodriguez and Kerry Watterson. The production team includes Meganne George (production designer), David L. Schulder (sound and video designer) and Ray Rodriguez (fight choreography).

Performances of Hamlet run Thursday, May 13 to Saturday, May 22, 2010 with the schedule of Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday May 16 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $18/$15 for students and seniors with ID at www.theatermania.com or (212) 352-3101.

NEW PERSPECTIVES THEATRE COMPANY is an award-winning, multi-racial company performing in the Broadway Theatre District and in communities throughout the five boroughs of New York City. The Company’s mission is to develop and produce new plays and playwrights, especially women and people of color, to present classic plays in a style that addresses contemporary issues, and to extend the benefits of theatre to young people and communities in need. Our aim is not to exclude, but to cast a wider net. Now in its 18th season, notable NPTC productions have included Richard III, starring Austin Pendleton; Exhibit #9 by Tracy Wilson (1999Audelco Award); Jihad by Ann Chamberlain (1996 OOBR Award for Best Production); The Taming of the Shrew (2002 OOBR Award for Best Production), Admissions by Tony Velella (10 Best Plays of 1995, Backstage); the U.S. premiere of Visit by world-renowned Argentinean playwright Ricardo Monti; and the New York Premieres of Vaclav Havel’s The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, The Shaneequa Chronicles, written and performed by 2001 OBIE Award-winner Stephanie Berry (produced with Blackberry Productions), and Lemon Meringue Façade by Ted Lange, along with several innovative Shakespeare productions.

MELODY BROOKS (Director/Dramaturge) has directed many of NPT’Cs innovative classic productions. With Vebeke Lunn Fazakerley of Primary Sauces in London, she created a unique production of Macbeth in 1997 that included an authentic medieval banquet as a central part of the action. The production was performed at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine as well as at NPTC. A second production of Macbeth was performed at Washington Square United Methodist Church in 2002. She has also directed the NPTC productions of Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Miss Julie, and the NY Premiere of Vaclev Havel’s The Increased Diffifulty of Concentration. In addition, she served as dramaturge and co-director on NPTC’s OOBR award-winning production of The Taming of the Shrew. Ms. Brooks has also developed and directed a number original scripts with the company, notably Exhibit #9 by Tracey Scott Wilson, a satire on the African American Experience (AUDELCO Award); Jihad by Ann Chamberlin, a mystical examination of the influence of gender and religion in war (OOBR Award); and Anatomy of a Love Affair by Deirdre Hollman, an intense look at an interracial relationship ending afer eight years (optioned by Essence Entertainment). Other developmental directing credits for NPTC include Everyday Somewhere Here: Letters From Palestine and Israel, a multi-media piece created in collaboration with Benji Rgoers and based on his travels to the region which premiered as a work-in-progress in January ’08 and Finding Home by Keline Adams, starring Marcella Lowery, which was presented as a work-in-progress in NPTC’s Voices From the Edge Festival in October 2007. Ms. Brooks also created and directs NPTC’s Shakespeare Made Simple Program, which offers performance, training and staff development activites to schools in the Tri-State area. This year she is delighted to be helping The School for Classics, a brand new high school in East New York with a classical theatre-centered curriculum get up and running. Ms. Brooks is also supervising a new and fruitful partnership with The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Project Classics, an afterschool drama program for children living in public housing in Harlem.

TERRELL TILFORD (Laertes) recently received his first NAACP Image nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role on the ABC daytime drama “One Life to Live”. At the time of his casting, he was also reprising his role of “Flip” in the Matrix Theatre Company production of Stick Fly which he’d performed for the L.A. Theatre Works radio broadcast at the Skirball Cultural Center. Five weeks into taping for OLTL, he returned to Los Angeles for the play’s final four sold-out performances. Terrell along with his other castmates were recently presented with the LA Drama Critics Award, the Garland Awards and the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Ensemble Performance. Select Theatre credits: Yellowman (original workshop production) at the McCarter Theatre; The Memorandum at The Guthrie (invited artist-in-residence experience); The Exonerated (original cast and LA Ovation Award nomination for Best Ensemble Performance) at Tim Robbins’ The Actors’ Gang; Malcolm X in El-Hajj Malik: Malcolm X at the National Black Arts Festival; Miss Julie at HERE (NY). A classically-trained actor, fine-art gallery director and curator, Terrell received his MFA from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts and his BA from the University of California, Berkeley. In New York, Terrell is represented by Harden-Curtis Associates.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

WHAT: Hamlet, directed by Melody Brooks. New Perspectives Theatre Company takes the source material, existing scholarship about the play’s parallels with The Book or Revelation and the First Folio version of Hamlet, and applies these to our contemporary world in order to find our own “perspective.”

WHEN: May 13 – 22, 2010; Tuesday – Saturday at 7:30 pm & Sunday, May 16 at 2:00 pm

WHERE: Shetler Studios’ Theatre 54 (244 West 54th St., 12th Floor; between Broadway & 8th Ave.; Subway 1 to 50th St. or C/E to 50th St.).

TICKETS: $18/$15 students & seniors with ID at www.theatermania.com or (212) 352-3101

Throughout the Festival, which kicked off on April 21, audiences have been able to vote for The Heineken Audience Award by completing nomination ballots upon exiting screenings of TFF films. Final results were tabulated and announced during this evening’s Festival wrap party.

“RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage” – a mesmerizing music documentary of the legendary Canadian band Rush – made its world premiere at this year’s Festival, capturing the hearts of fans and newcomers. In the film, directors McFadyen and Dunn embark on a comprehensive exploration of this extraordinary power trio, from their early days in Toronto through each of their landmark albums to the present day. Audiences were able to sit back and revel in the words, music and wonder of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

“The best documentary films are just great stories with characters who jump off the screen, and that is certainly the case with ‘RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage,’” said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Festival. “Scot and Sam have told a great story with their film, which is insightful and entertaining to audiences whether or not they are part of the band’s formidable fan base. An intimate but energetic portrayal of one of the most prolific rock bands, ‘RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage’ highlights the juxtaposition of music and film as an art form and we hope that Rush fans and audiences around the world embrace the film the way Tribeca audiences have.”

“Receiving the Heineken Audience Award at Tribeca means a lot to us as RUSH has always been a band of the people,” said directors McFadyen and Dunn. “It was great to see RUSH fans and non-fans enjoy the movie together.”

“What wonderful recognition for the hard and diligent work Sam and Scot did to bring this film to the public. We are so thrilled that they have received such a prestigious honor from the Tribeca Film Festival,” said Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart of RUSH.

“RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage” will screen tomorrow (Sunday, May 2) at 12 noon and 9:00 pm at Village East Cinemas, as will the rest of the films that won awards at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Specific times for the other films are available on the Festival website, www.tribecafilm.com. All other 2010 TFF award winners were announced previously at an awards show on Thursday, April 29, 2010. A full list of winners can be found at www.tribecafilm.com.

New York, NY – Theaterlab, the experimental company founded by Carlo Altomare and Orietta Crispino, kicks off its 2010 season with the world premiere of THREE SISTERS COME AND GO, a piece based on the texts of Anton Chekhov, Samuel Beckett and French philosopher Julia Kristeva and directed by Crispino. Previews begin May 12, 2010 before an official opening May 14th at Theaterlab (137 West 14th Street).

THREE SISTERS COME AND GO is inspired by French philosopher Julia Kristeva, who argues that we live under a crisis of disappearance and representation which compels us toward silence, paralysis, and ultimately a melancholia of longing. She speaks in favor of “jouissance” (joy) to be discovered through a new vision of being – perhaps through the paradox of the actor’s art.

Set between the apparently opposite poles of Chekhov and Beckett, the piece follows the lives of the three archetypical Chekhovian women and their desire to reconstitute their lives beyond their sense of profound loss. They inhabit a space in which “character” is the very thing that they cannot escape. Yet, in the still geometry of Beckett’s Come and Go the narrative escapes the stage, opening a door to ambiguity, inviting both actor and audience to examine a trajectory of refreshed desire.

The piece was devised through a collective process among director Orietta Crispino (who conceived the piece), Italian dramaturg Marco Casazza, and the three actresses: Liza Cassidy (Patricia Wilson’s Zia Dance Company), Claire Helene, and Jackie Lowe (Broadway: THE TAP DANCE KID, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN, EUBIE, THE FIRST, and WIND IN THE WILLOWS). All of the text is drawn from Beckett’s Come and Go, and the voices of the women from Chekhov’s major plays.

Orietta Crispino (Director), born in Italy, is a graduate of the prestigious Piccolo Teatro School in Milan, where she worked with the major Italian directors Giorgio Strehler and Massimo Castri. She later taught acting and directing there. Crispino is also a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab. Among her many theatre projects are: Passport No. 23.922, a piece she wrote and directed on the life of Tina Modotti; and a three-year project in Trieste directing the plays of Pirandello’s Italian contemporaries. Her recent New York directing credits include Appearance – Suspense in Being and La Fricchettona, three monologues by Dario Fo and Franca Rame performed in English and Italian. In addition to her theatre work, Ms. Crispino has done art projects on the body in its performative aspect. This work led her to contributing to a cycle of seminars called Acting Out: The Art of Living held in Milan with the participation of doctors, artists and patients. Her body research culminated in a performance piece with the photographer Vibeke Jensen, Camera Obscura, shown at PS1 in New York, Bogota and Trieste.

Theaterlab, founded in 2006 by Carlo Altomare and Orietta Crispino, is dedicated to research into the nature of live performance. Altomare and Crispino have created experimental theatrical pieces, including APPEARANCE – A SUSPENSE IN BEING and SOLO PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP. Crispino also directed La Fricchettona, three monologues by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, while Altomare teamed with visual artist Naoki Iwakawa for a 13-part action painting cycle, EXCAVATION, which was presented at Theaterlab over two years (2008 – 2010). The company’s artist residency program has hosted Jef Johnson, renowned principal clown of Slava’s Snowshow, Dutch theatre artist Linda Olthof, and comedian Reno. In April 2009, Theaterlab hosted Brazilian theater legend Ze Celso in his first New York appearance and screened the lyrical film As Bacantes 2009, which documented Celso’s recreation of The Bacchae. Theaterlab produced the first MMiX Festival of Interactive Technology, which featured performances by Todd Reynolds, Luke DuBois, Elliott Sharp/Janene Higgins, Dan Trueman and his Mini Laptop Orchestra, Bora Yoon and more, in October 2009.

THREE SISTERS COME AND GO is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Come and Go is presented through special arrangement with Georges Borchardt, Inc. on behalf of the Estate of Samuel Beckett.

Scheduled May 12th through 27th, performances of THREE SISTERS COME AND GO run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm at Theaterlab (137 West 14th St., between 6th and 7th Ave; Subway: 1/2/3 or F/V to 6th 14th Ave. or L to 6th Ave.) Additional performances are Monday, May 17; Monday, May 24; and Tuesday, May 25 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can for all Monday performances, $20 for general admission and can be reserved by calling 212-352-3101 or by visiting www.theaterlabnyc.com.

APRIL 21–MAY 15 @ WINGS THEATRE

landscape: ARKANSAS is the first group exhibition of its kind for Wide Eyed Productions. This public showing of landscape photography made possible with the assistance of the Arkansas Professional Photographers Association (APPA) will serve as a complimentary element to the World Premiere of NOAH’S ARKANSAS, playing April 21-May 15 at the Wings Theatre (154 Christopher Street). landscape: ARKANSAS exposes the natural beauty of the region in which NOAH’S ARKANSAS takes place, subtly suggesting elements of rural life, hardship and the power and peace of nature to transform life as we know it.

Photographers featured in the exhibit will include Janet Galland-Hunt*, Phil Hobby*, Dylan K. Jackson, Tim Rand*, Brian Roden*, Kelly Shipp*, and Kevin Taylor*
*Members of APPA

NOAH’S ARKANSAS will play at the Wings Theatre (154 Christopher Street) April 21-May 14, Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3pm with an additional performance on Saturday, May 15 at 3pm. Tickets ($25) are available online at www.wideeyedproductions.com.

The APPA’s annual convention will be taking place in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 18-21, 2010. For more information on this event please visit www.capturearkansas.net.

THE ARKANSAS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION (APPA) was founded in 1942 as an organization of and for professional photographers in the state of Arkansas. In its 68 years, it has inspired, trained and promoted professional photography and has brought many great talents to the state of Arkansas that otherwise might not have experienced this beautiful state.

WIDE EYED PRODUCTIONS is a New York City-based collective of artists dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in risk-taking, relevant theatre. Our core ensemble is committed to the birth of new works and also the rebirth of the classic texts. Through our collaborative process Wide Eyed discovers and creates theatre that both stimulates the imagination and awakens the public’s passion for high standards in the performing arts.

“You should certainly keep your eyes wide for whatever they do next.” Jack Hanley, nytheatre.com

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MORE THAN $150,000 HANDED OUT IN CASH PRIZES

[New York, NY] –The ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its world competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.

The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 20 countries. Two awards were given to honor New York films, which were chosen from seven narrative and six documentary features. Awards were also given for the best narrative, best documentary and student visionary films in the short film competitions. This year’s Festival included 85 features and 47 short films from 38 countries.

Also announced at the awards were the first-ever Tribeca Film Festival Virtual feature and short film winners selected by the online audience, The winner of The Heineken Audience Award, determined by audience votes throughout the Festival, will be announced on May 1 at the Festival Wrap party.

“The award winning films selected by the jury each features strong characters and subjects; these films challenge you to see the world from another perspective,” said Jane Rosenthal. “I wish all the filmmakers continued success and hope that they will bring their work back to Tribeca in the years to come.”

“Our jurors have dedicated themselves to the task of carefully considering the diverse films that were part of this year’s competition at the Festival,” said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Festival. “We are grateful for their hard work and salute their choices along with the rest of our 2010 filmmakers.”

Screenings of all winning films will take place at Village East Cinemas on Sunday, May 2. Specific times and ticketing information are available on the Festival website, www.tribecafilm.com/festival.

In addition to cash awards and in-kind services provided by sponsors including American Express, Delta Air Lines and Eastman Kodak, the Festival presented the winners with original pieces of art created by seven acclaimed artists, including Yoko Ono and Clifford Ross.

Following are the jurors, the winners and their awards:

World Competition Categories:

The jurors for the 2010 World Narrative Competition were Hope Davis, Aaron Eckhart, John Hamburg, Cheryl Hines, John Ridley, Gary Ross and Gary Winick.

· The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – When We Leave (Die Fremde), directed and written by Feo Aladag. (Germany). Winner receives $25,000 cash and the art award “Study: Northern City Renaissance” (Mass MoCA #379K) 2008, commissioned by Sting, created by Stephen Hannock. Sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences. The award was presented by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal.

Jury Comments: “When We Leave examines one woman’s struggle for personal freedom. It’s a theme that is often explored – but rarely told with such humanity, subtlety, craftsmanship or immediacy, as in tonight’s winning entry. When We Leave is a riveting and heartbreaking story of a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, who must not only free herself from that marriage, but also the cultural prejudices and judgments that would keep her there. Feo Aladag built the nuances of her film over a six year period. She rehearsed her actors for seven months. She immersed herself in every detail of a culture that is revealed to us in remarkable detail. The result is a film that balances complex social issues with honest human yearnings. Through the brutality, When We Leave is also a story of tenderness, the struggle for compassion, the inexorable pull of family and the need to love and be loved.”

Special Jury Mention: Loose Cannons, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek and written by Ferzan Ozpetek and Ivan Cotroneo.

Jury Comments: “Loose Cannons buoyantly explores the story of two gay brothers attempting to find happiness in a traditional Italian family that is less than accepting of their lifestyle choices. Expertly combining family drama and farce, Loose Cannons tackles its subject matter with warmth, humor and grace. For making us laugh, cry and immediately want to book a trip to Southern Italy, we congratulate director Ferzan Ozpetek and his talented cast and collaborators on this special mention.”

· Best New Narrative Filmmaker – Kim Chapiron for Dog Pound, written by Kim Chapiron and Jeremie Delon. (France). Winner receives $25,000 cash. Sponsored by American Express. The award was presented by Gary Winick.

Jury Comments: “There was any number of films this year in which the director was able to bring together disparate thoughts, ideas and images. We have chosen to honor a director who created an environment built with such intensity and humanity that his ensemble cast was able to transcend the cold walls and locked doors that confined their characters.”

* Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film – Eric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg in Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime…Moi Non Plus, directed and written by Joann Sfar. (France). Sponsored by Delta Air Lines. Winner receives two BusinessElite ticket vouchers for anywhere Delta travels. The award was presented by Hope Davis.

Jury Comments: “The ultimate compliment to an actor is that he so becomes his role that he will forever be defined by it. No more is this true than in this case.”

* Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Sibel Kekilli as Umay in When We Leave (Die Fremde), directed and written by Feo Aladag. (Germany). Sponsored by Delta Air Lines. Winner receives two BusinessElite ticket vouchers for anywhere Delta travels. The award was presented by Aaron Eckhart.

Jury Comments: “Among many brilliant performances we found one in particular that captivated from the first frame of the film and held us through a long and difficult journey. By turns this actress was joy and sorrow, and love and hope, a woman both strong enough to stand against generations of Muslim traditions and vulnerable enough to express the pain of a daughter cast aside by all who have loved her.”

The jurors for the 2010 World Documentary Competition were Jessica Alba, Margaret Brown, Abbie Cornish, Marshall Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Aidan Quinn and Eric Steel.

· Best Documentary Feature – Monica & David, directed by Alexandra Codina. (USA). Sponsored by HBO. Winner receives $25,000 in cash and the art award “Jorge, 2003/2009” by Vik Muniz. The award was presented by Jessica Alba.

Jury Comments: “Monica & David takes an incredibly intimate situation and beautifully translates it in a way that makes you think about your own life. It’s a clear and observant look at a family and the purity of love, fueled by an organic sense of the sadness, joy and everyday humor that fill this epic journey that is life.”

Special Jury Mention: Budrus directed by Julia Bacha (USA, Palestine, Israel).

Jury Comments: “Budrus is a film with a powerful message and a fresh perspective on an issue that is familiar to many. It’s about a local community who stood up to defend what was theirs, and in doing so they changed a country. This story is a journey that stretches beyond borders to provide hope, and it should be seen by everyone.”

· Best New Documentary Filmmaker – Clio Barnard for The Arbor (UK). Winner receives $25,000 cash. Sponsored by American Express. The award was presented by Abbie Cornish.

Jury Comments: “Imagination is a word you don’t often associate with documentary filmmaking, but this director bends the boundaries of the form, beautifully crafting an innovative and detailed film wherein great storytelling is paramount.”

New York Competition Categories:

The 2010 Best New York Narrative Competition jurors were Selma Blair, Zach Braff, Zoe Cassavetes, Darko Lungulov and Andrew McCarthy.

* Best New York Narrative – Monogamy, directed by Dana Adam Shapiro, written by Dana Adam Shapiro and Evan M. Weiner. (USA). Winner receives $10,000 cash, $50,000 in post-production services donated by Company 3, and the art award “SeaScape Frame” by Valerie Hegarty. The award was presented by Selma Blair.

Jury Comments: “This wasn’t an easy decision. All of the films in this category had strong visions and dealt with themes that covered wide ground – some ground that has already been explored, but some that took us to places we haven’t been before. For the film that was realized in such a way that brought together craft, strong acting and consistency of vision, the Best New York Narrative Feature is Monogamy.”

Special Jury Mention: Melissa Leo for her performance in The Space Between, directed and written by Travis Fine. (USA).

Jury Comments: “We would like to honor one actress with a Special Jury Mention. For her embracing and visceral performance in The Space Between, we want to recognize Melissa Leo.”

The 2010 Best New York Documentary Competition jurors were America Ferrera, Dave Karger, Dan Klores, Scott Neustadter and Kate Snow.

* Best New York Documentary – The Woodmans, directed by C. Scott Willis. (USA, Italy, China). Sponsored by Polaroid. Winner receives $10,000 cash, $50,000 in post-production services donated by Company 3, and art award “New York Studio n.21” by Maurizio Galimberti. The award was presented by America Ferrara.

Jury Comments: “All of the films in this category expose their audiences to new subjects that they might not have known much about. But The Woodmans inspired the most discussion thanks to its haunting and subtle storytelling.”

Short Film Competition Categories:

The 2010 Best Narrative Short Competition jurors were Justin Bartha, Katherine Dieckmann, Jack Dorsey, Peter Facinelli and Brooke Shields.

* Best Narrative Short – Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here, directed by Bekhi Sibiya, written by Sibongile Nkosana, Bongi Ndaba. (South Africa). Winner receives $5,000 cash, 5,000 feet of 35mm film stock donated by Kodak, and the art award “A Box of Smile, 1967/89” by Yoko Ono. The award was presented by Peter Facinelli.

Jury Comments: “The jury was unanimous in its enthusiasm for the winning film. It is an assured, original, and profoundly moving film, which perfectly executes its aims and is buoyed by a remarkable performance by its lead actor. The director of this film consistently foregoes sentimentality in favor of subtle debunking of myths based on culture. His frames are urgently alive with telling details. This film announces a persuasive and deeply human directorial vision, one rich with authenticity and insight. It is a film of resilience and hope.”

Special Jury Mention: The Crush, directed and written by Michael Creagh. (Ireland).

Jury Comments: “We decided to honor The Crush with a Special Jury Mention. As a jury, we were impressed with the accomplishment of this extremely well-crafted film; it navigates a tricky tone and encompasses humor, yearning and suspense, without ever missing a beat. The results are as hilarious as they are nerve-rattling. The director is in total command of a narrative that veers unexpectedly from sweetness to pitch darkness, and features yet another startlingly naturalistic performance from a child actor, whose deadpan charm is only exceeded by his ability to call a grown man “dickhead” with complete conviction.”

The 2010 Best Documentary and Student Short Competition jurors were Perry Miller Adato, Tim Armstrong, Jared Cohen, Scandar Copti, Larry Gagosian, Alicia Keys and Shirin Neshat.

* Best Documentary Short – White Lines & The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug, directed and written by Travis Senger. (USA). Winner receives $5,000 cash, 5,000 feet of 35mm film stock donated by Kodak and the art award “Fruits of War” by Spencer Platt. The award was presented by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Scandar Copti.

Jury Comments: “For our winner we chose a film that we feel effectively showed the evolution of hip-hop through its captivating visuals, riveting interviews and exciting exploration of the music and the culture behind the phenomenon. We were thoroughly engaged from beginning to end on this ride back in time, and commend the filmmaker for his ability to create an informative and entertaining documentary.”

Special Jury Mention: Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn, directed and written by Nancy Kapitanoff, Sharon Yamato. (USA).

Jury Comments: “Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn was not only an elegant portrayal of a unique individual but was also a story told with incredible clarity. This film focused on a life that had tremendous power; a woman whose talent and perseverance led her on a life path which began as a costume designer and evolved into a civil rights activist. Our jury is proud to present Nancy Kapitanoff and Sharon Yamato with a Special Jury Mention for their transcendent film.”

* Student Visionary Award – some boys don’t leave, directed by Maggie Kiley, written by Matthew Mullen, Maggie Kiley. (USA). Winner receives MacPro Desktop with Final Cut Pro and a 24-inch monitor provided by Apple and the art award “Inauguration Angel” by Maira Kalman. This award was also presented by Copti.

Jury Comments: “This film took a unique perspective on a relationship ending in a way that made us relate to both characters with its unexpected poignancy and notes of humor. We all felt in some way we could connect to this film, which endeared us to its characters and its situation and exhibited the directing strength of this student filmmaker.”

Special Jury Mention: The Pool Party, directed and written by Sara Zandieh. (Iran, USA).

Jury Comments: “We wish to acknowledge The Pool Party by giving it an official Special Jury Mention. Not only did this film intrigue us with its interesting location and characters, but its underlying commentary about wealth, society and communication within a strong narrative context. Because it provoked a great deal of lively conversation, challenging us to discuss the universal nature of this film and how it stayed true to its vision, we are awarding a Special Jury Mention to The Pool Party.”

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL VIRTUAL CATEGORIES:

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival Virtual winners were voted on by the TFF Virtual premium passholders.

· Tribeca Film Festival VIRTUAL Best Feature Film: Spork, directed and written by J. B. Ghuman, Jr. (USA). Winner receives $25,000 cash. Sponsored by American Express. The award was presented by Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.

* Tribeca Film Festival VIRTUAL Best Short Film: Delilah, Before, directed by Melanie Schiele. Winner receives $5,000 cash. Sponsored by American Express. The award was presented by Julie La’Bassiere, Director of Marketing and Industry for Tribeca Enterprises.

Full List of Eligible 2010 TFF Films in Each Category of Competition:

World Narrative Feature Competition:

· Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature: 12 films

· Best New Narrative Filmmaker: 11 filmmakers

· Best Actress in a Narrative Feature: 10 actresses

· Best Actor in a Narrative Feature: 14 actors

World Documentary Feature Competition:

· Best Documentary Feature: 12 films

· Best New Documentary Filmmaker: 9 filmmakers

New York Competition Films:

· Best New York Documentary Competition: 6 films

· Best New York Narrative Competition:7 films

Short Films in Competition:

· Best Narrative Short: 30 films

· Best Documentary Short: 11 films

· Student Visionary Award: 6 films

For more information on all of the films in the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, please visit tribecafilm.com.

For Wii:

* Sin & Punishment: Star Successor (Wii, June 27): The incredible new shooter game from legendary developer Treasure, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor features nonstop action with two playable characters and international online leaderboards to track high scores. Using the Wii Remote™ pointer functionality, the game offers unprecedented precision in the shooter genre. Broadband Internet access is required for online features.
* Metroid: Other M (Wii, Aug. 31): Developed for the Wii console through a collaboration by Nintendo and the world-renowned Team Ninja, this newest installment of the Metroid saga looks at the classic franchise from a new perspective: While much of the game is reminiscent of 2-D side-scrollers, players can switch the perspective into 3-D at any time as they explore the twisting passages of a derelict space station and delve deep into a cinematic, never-before-told story of bounty hunter Samus Aran’s past. This new approach uses a new control scheme in which players use the Wii Remote controller, held sideways, to battle enemies and navigate the expansive, gorgeous environments in classic Metroid fashion, then aim at the screen with the Wii Remote pointer to blast foes in first-person and hunt the world for clues and hidden passages.

For WiiWare and Nintendo DSiWare (broadband Internet access is required):

* Photo Dojo (Nintendo DSiWare, May 10): Get ready for some seriously fun Kung Fu action – starring you! Create your own characters and record the sound effects using the Nintendo DSi system’s camera and microphone. Use your imagination to set the stage for a fun-filled fight to the finish. In a special introductory offer, Photo Dojo will be available for free download via the Nintendo DSi Shop from May 10 to June 10. Starting June 11, the game will be available for download for 200 Nintendo DSi Points.
* Earthworm Jim (Nintendo DSiWare, Gameloft, May 10): The classic action platformer is back with a never-before-seen feature, exclusively on the Nintendo DSi system. Run, gun, swing from hooks with your head, launch cows, bungee jump, rocket through speed levels and more, in crazy universes that offer huge game-play possibilities. Earn bonuses with facial expression-based challenges that track your face using the Nintendo DSi camera. Put on a smile, frown or make a variety of other faces to mimic Jim.
* BIT.TRIP RUNNER (WiiWare, Aksys Games, May 17): Marking the first character-based adventure for CaptainVideo, the newest installment in the BIT.TRIP series features rhythm-based action platforming, more than 50 challenges to complete and a pounding chiptune-inspired soundtrack.
* Looksley’s Line Up™ (Nintendo DSiWare, May 17): In this unique take on hidden picture games, Looksley the rabbit needs your help to find inspiring objects so he can finish the story he’s writing. The objects are hidden in 3-D dioramas made up of cutout layers that shift as you move the Nintendo DSi system. Unique Nintendo DSi camera-based controls let you peer deep into the game’s scenes and hunt for hidden objects just by moving the Nintendo DSi.
* Frogger Returns (Nintendo DSiWare, Konami, May 17): Frogger Returns takes the challenge of the arcade classic Frogger and brings it to the Nintendo DSiWare service for the first time. Classic top-down 2-D game-play is updated with colorful 3-D graphics, a new perspective, new levels, new enemies and game-changing power-ups to dodge and grab.
* Metal Torrent™ (Nintendo DSiWare, May 24): Compete with players around the world for the highest score in this new action game inspired by classic arcade shoot-’em-ups. Convert enemy bullets into score-generating cubes. Continuously absorb cubes to create score-accelerating combos. Download replay videos from top players via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, or if you make the top five scores, upload your own video.
* X-Scape™ (Nintendo DSiWare, May 31): Take on an epic space adventure in X-Scape. As captain of the VIXIV, a highly advanced space tank, you’ll roam the surface of dozens of alien worlds, battling the forces of an empire that is out to destroy you. The touch screen makes controlling your vehicle a snap, and your helpful robot companion is there every step of the way to help you with advice and weapon upgrades.
* Hero of Sparta (Nintendo DSiWare, Gameloft, May 31): Battle like the fierce Spartan warrior you are to avoid a tragic death as you journey through mythical lands and even probe the depths of the Underworld. You will fight the most phenomenal monsters from mythology, defy Minotaurs and the Cyclops, and challenge the gods themselves!
* Flametail™ (Nintendo DSiWare, June 7): Clean up the space lanes of floating garbage with the starship Flametail. As you wind your way through the mind-bending obstacle course, your flaming tail will ignite the piles of rubbish to eliminate them. But be careful to not get caught in a dead end, or let the barrier that’s following you reach your tail. This puzzle action game is easy for anyone to pick up and play.
* A Kappa’s Trail (Nintendo DSiWare, June 14): Guide a little mythical river spirit to the human world with your Nintendo DSi stylus in this puzzle adventure. Draw a trail, and the little “kappa” will follow. It’s up to you to ensure he makes it through the gauntlet of enemies and treacherous paths of the Kappa Trail.

Los Angeles, CA – Sundance Institute on April 26 announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah June 1-25, 2010. Under the leadership of Michelle Satter, Director of the Sundance Feature Film Program, and the artistic direction of Gyula Gazdag, the projects selected for this year’s program include emerging filmmakers and projects from the United States, Ireland, the Middle East, Romania, Spain and Uzbekistan. The core of the Feature Film Program, these Labs provide an opportunity for filmmakers to develop distinctive new work under the guidance of accomplished Creative Advisors in an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration and risk-taking.

The projects and participants selected for the Directors Lab from June 1-19 are:

* 40 Days of Silence/Saodat Ismailova (writer/director), Uzbekistan
* Bluebird/Lance Edmands (writer/director), USA
* Drunktown’s Finest/Sydney Freeland (writer/director), USA
* Martha Marcy May Marlene/Sean Durkin (writer/director), USA
* My Favorite Nightmare/Myna Joseph (writer/director), USA
* The Perfect Moment/Ondi Timoner (director) and Bruce Goodrich (writer), USA
* The Ruined Cast/Dash Shaw (writer/director), USA
* Shelter/Kasem Kharsa (writer/director), Egypt/USA

The Directors Lab Fellows will be joined at the Screenwriters Lab from June 20-25 by the following projects and participants:

* Aqui Y Alli (Here and There)/Antonio Mendez Esparza (writer/director), Spain/USA
* Nobody Walks/Ry Russo-Young (co-writer/director) and Lena Dunham (co-writer), USA
* Run and Jump/Steph Green (co-writer/director) and Alibhe Keogan (co-writer), Ireland/ USA
* Wolf/Bogdan Mustata (writer/director), Romania
* Zero Motivation/Talya Lavie (writer/director), Israel

“In an increasingly complex landscape for independent films, we recognize the need for sustained support for filmmakers through every phase of the process. The June Lab is the centerpiece of a year-round system of residencies, grants, and tailored creative and strategic support which begins with script development and continues all the way through to engaging audiences on multiple platforms,” said Satter. “This year, we’re thrilled to support a great diversity of artists, including an exciting group of emerging women filmmakers and several established artists from other forms developing their first fiction features. Each Fellow is exploring contemporary issues in authentic, human, and stylistically unique ways.”

Over the course of the Directors Lab, the Fellows work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors and professional production crews, shooting and editing key scenes from their screenplays. Through this intense, hands-on process, the Fellows workshop text, collaborate with actors, and find a visual language for their film in an atmosphere where experimentation is encouraged. Directors Lab Fellows also join in the week-long Screenwriters Lab with five additional projects to participate in individualized story sessions under the guidance of established screenwriters.

Gyula Gazdag will serve as Artistic Director of the Directors Lab. This year’s Creative Advisors include Robert Redford, Allison Anders, John August, Ronan Bennett, Walter Bernstein, Caleb Deschanel, John Gatins, Michael Goldenberg, Keith Gordon, Randa Haines, Ed Harris, Michael Hoffman, Elizabeth Kling, Christine Lahti, Doug McGrath, Peter Medak, Walter Mosley, Jeremy Pikser, Howard Rodman, Ira Sachs, Susan Shilliday, Brad Silberling, Elena Soarez, Stewart Stern, Joan Tewkesbury, Audrey Wells, and Tyger Williams.

The participants and projects selected for the 2010 Directors Lab are:

40 Days of Silence/Saodat Ismailova (writer/director), Uzbekistan: Four generations of women under one roof in Uzbekistan look to each other for comfort as they try to overcome their destinies.

Saodat Ismailova was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where she graduated from the Tashkent State Art Institute, Cinema Department. She was invited to Fabrica, Benetton’s communication research centre in Italy. In 2005, she was a part of the Artists-in-Berlin program of the DAAD. Since 2004, Ismailova has been in charge of documentary films on the music of Central Asia for Smithsonian Folkways, the non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institute. She has made three short films which screened in international film festivals, including the award-winning documentary Aral: Fishing in an Invisible Sea.

Bluebird/Lance Edmands (writer/director), USA: In the frozen woods of an isolated Maine logging town, one woman’s tragic mistake leads to unexpected consequences, shattering the delicate balance of her community.

Born and raised in Maine, Lance Edmands graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His award-winning short film Vacationland screened in dozens of film festivals worldwide, including the Student Academy Awards. Edmands also works as a film editor, recently completing the features Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell and Tiny Furniture, which won the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW 2010, as well as several national commercial campaigns. Bluebird will mark his feature debut as writer/director.

Drunktown’s Finest/Sydney Freeland (writer/director), USA: Three Native Americans-a rebellious father-to-be, a devout Christian, and a promiscuous transsexual-find their self-images challenged, and ultimately strengthened, as they come of age on an Indian reservation.

Born and raised in New Mexico, Sydney Freeland is a 2009 Sundance Institute Native Lab fellow, a 2008 Disney Fellowship semi-finalist, and a 2007 Disney Scholarship recipient. She has an MFA in film and a BFA in computer animation. Freeland received a Fulbright scholarship in 2004 for a field study of indigenous peoples in Ecuador. She currently splits her time between Los Angeles and New Mexico.

Martha Marcy May Marlene/Sean Durkin (writer/director), USA: Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to reassimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.

Sean Durkin wrote and directed the short film Mary Last Seen, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. He was a producer on the feature Afterschool, for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature. Afterschool premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was released theatrically by IFC. Durkin is a graduate of the NYU Film Program and co-founder of Borderline Films. Martha Marcy May Marlene will mark his feature directorial debut.

My Favorite Nightmare/Myna Joseph (writer/director), USA: A willful teenager, pregnant with her cousin’s child, travels to New York for an abortion, only to discover that her unpredictable father has followed her.

Myna Joseph completed her MFA in film at Columbia University. Her thesis short film MAN was an official selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, SXSW, and New Directors/ New Films at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art. The film received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at numerous festivals including Florida Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival and CineVegas. Joseph recently served as line producer on Eric Mendelsohn’s Three Backyards, starring Edie Falco, and co-produced Pressure Cooker, a documentary feature broadcast on BET.

The Perfect Moment/Ondi Timoner (director) and Bruce Goodrich (writer), USA: A compelling look at the life of notorious New York photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, The Perfect Moment chronicles his extraordinary relationship with singer/songwriter Patti Smith, his complex, tortured sexuality, and illuminates the impact his singular art made on our culture.

Ondi Timoner is the only filmmaker to win the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival twice. Her most recent winner, We Live in Public, has been acquired into the permanent collection of MoMA, joining her critically acclaimed 2004 Sundance-winning documentary Dig! Other credits include the documentaries Join Us and The Nature of the Beast and the short film Recycle, which premiered at Sundance in 2006. The Perfect Moment will mark her fiction feature directorial debut.

Bruce Goodrich is the writer of Wildley Earnest! (A Play With Music), about Oscar Wilde, and the play Traces of Utopia. He also wrote the book and lyrics for the musical Johnny Spots, which is being developed under the aegis of Disney’s Hollywood Records. Goodrich served as executive producer on the short film Fun With Benny, distributed by Whatnot Productions. In addition to his writing projects, he is also a theatrical designer, with many New York and regional credits to his name.

The Ruined Cast/Dash Shaw (writer/director), USA: Told with hand-drawn animation, a disconnected family is thrown into chaos when the scientist father loses the test subject of his experiment with appearance-altering technology.

Dash Shaw is the cartoonist of BodyWorld (2010 Pantheon Books) and Bottomless Belly Button (2008 Fantagraphics Books.) He recently created The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D., a series of animated shorts for ifc.com, and a book of the same title collecting his comic short stories. A prolific cartoonist and animator, Shaw was born in Los Angeles, and currently lives in Brooklyn.

Shelter/Kasem Kharsa (writer/director), Egypt/USA: When an Iraqi refugee is wrongfully accused of war crimes, he must piece together his muddled memories in order to save himself, unaware that one of his victims, a Gypsy orphan, is slowly hunting him down.

Kasem Kharsa is an Egyptian-American who spent his childhood between the United States and Middle East. He parlayed his training as a design engineer and mixed-media painter into his present-day career as a writer/director. He is currently a MFA candidate at RSICA, the Middle East’s only regional film production graduate program. He is also an alumnus of the Rawi/Sundance Institute Middle East Screenwriters’ Lab and Berlinale Talent Campus and recipient of the Cort-Swedlin Development Grant for Shelter, which will mark his feature debut.

The participants and projects joining the directors at the 2010 June Screenwriters Lab are:

Aqui Y Alli (Here and There)/Antonio Méndez Esparza (writer/director), Spain/USA: In this unexpected take on the traditional immigrant story, a man returns home to his small village in Mexico, hoping desperately to make enough of a living there to support his family and avoid an uncertain future back in the United States.

Antonio Méndez Esparza received his MFA from Columbia University. In 2009, his short film Una y Otra Vez played numerous international film festivals and gathered several awards, including the Best Narrative Short in the Los Angeles Film Festival, first prize in the Concurso de Cortometrajes Versión Española, and the DGA Student Award for Best Latino Filmmaker – East Coast. Aqui Y Alli, which will mark his feature directorial debut, recently received support from Cinereach.

Nobody Walks/Ry Russo-Young (co-writer/director) and Lena Dunham (co-writer), USA: When a driven young artist invades the home and family of a Hollywood sound designer helping her finish her first film, their professional connection triggers a sexual and emotional entanglement that lays bare the needs, narcissism, and questionable morality of everyone involved.

Ry Russo-Young’s second feature film, You Won’t Miss Me, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win a 2009 Gotham Award. Her debut feature, Orphans, received a Jury Prize at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival and is now available through Netflix and Amazon. Russo-Young’s films have screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MoMA and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, among others. She currently resides in New York.

Lena Dunham’s first feature, Creative Nonfiction, premiered at SXSW 2009; her latest, Tiny Furniture, premiered in competition at SXSW 2010 and won the Jury Prize for Best Narrative and the Chicken & Egg Award for Best Emerging Female Director. She has made two webseries, Tight Shots and Delusional Downtown Divas, and a short film, Dealing, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival.

Run and Jump/Steph Green (co-writer/director) and Alibhe Keogan (co-writer): When her husband returns home after suffering a stroke that has left his personality fundamentally changed, a spirited Irish woman struggles to rebuild her family while finding comfort in an American ethnographer sent to document the recovery process.

Steph Green is the writer/director of New Boy, a short film based on a Roddy Doyle short story, which won more than 25 film festivals and was nominated for a 2009 Academy Award. She splits her time between the U.S. and Ireland developing feature film projects and directing commercials. Green’s commercial work, particularly for charity organizations, has been showcased at the Cannes Lions and YoungGuns festivals.

Ailbhe Keogan is the author of the novel Molly and the Cyclops, published by Hag’s Head Press in 2006. Mrs. Casey and the Ethnographer is her first feature film script, developed with the support of the Irish Film Board. The script was selected as one of twelve to take part in the Berlin Talent Campus Script Station at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival. Keogan has traveled extensively in Southeast Asia, East Timor, Lesotho, and most recently the Saharawi refugee camps in the Algerian desert. She now calls Kerry, Ireland home.

Wolf/Bogdan Mustata (writer/director), Romania: In this surreal tale, a young boy’s dearest wish is realized when his absent father is quite literally reborn and joins the family once again.

A graduate of the Romanian National Film School, Bogdan Mustata directed the short film A Good Day For a Swim, which won the Golden Bear for the best short film at the 2008 Berlinale. The film screened at dozens of festivals and won multiple awards at the 2008 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival.Mustata has lived in Vietnam and Dubai, where he wrote and directed for television. Wolf will mark his feature directorial debut.

Zero Motivation/Talya Lavie (writer/director), Israel: A sometimes comic, often dramatic look at the power struggles of three female clerks over one year in an administrative office at a remote army base in the Israeli desert.

A graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem, Talya Lavie writes and directs for various television dramas in Israel. Her short film, Sliding Flora, screened at MoMA, as well as in more than 40 film festivals worldwide, including the Berlinale. Her thesis film, The Substitute, received numerous international awards, including the Audience Award at the Berlinale and first prize at the Munich International Short Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Sundance Institute gratefully acknowledges Director’s Guild of America, SAGIndie/Screen Actors Guild, and Writer’s Guild of America, West; Sheila C. Johnson and Stephen Denkers Willard Eccles Foundation; and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, B.Co., Cinereach Ltd. , The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The James Irvine Foundation, and Time Warner Inc. for their generous support of the 2010 Feature Film Program.

Since 1981, the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program (FFP) has supported more than 450 independent filmmakers whose distinctive, singular work has engaged audiences worldwide. Program staff fully embrace the unique vision of each filmmaker, encouraging a rigorous creative process with a focus on original and deeply personal storytelling. Each year, up to 25 emerging filmmakers from the U.S. and around the world participate in a year-round continuum of support which can include the Screenwriters and Directors Labs, Film Composers Lab, Creative Producing Summit, ongoing creative and strategic advice, significant production and postproduction resources, a Rough-Cut Screening Initiative, a Screenplay Reading Series, and direct financial support through project-specific grants and artist fellowships. In many cases, the Institute has helped the Program’s fellows attach producers and talent, secure financing, and assemble other significant resources to move their projects toward production and presentation. In addition, the FFP offers the Creative Producing Fellowship, a year-long Fellowship program for emerging independent producers, which includes a Creative Producing Lab, industry mentorship, and financial support.

Over its 29 year history, the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program has supported an extensive list of award-winning independent films including Eric Mendelsohn’s 3 Backyards, Shirin Neshat’s Women Without Men, Cherien Dabis’ Amreeka, Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre, Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer, Fernando Eimbcke’s Lake Tahoe, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s Half Nelson, Andrea Arnold’s Red Road, Miranda July’s Me and You and Everyone We Know, Hany Abu-Assad’s Paradise Now, Debra Granik’s Down to the Bone, Ira Sachs’ Forty Shades of Blue, Josh Marston’s Maria Full of Grace, Peter Sollett’s Raising Victor Vargas, John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream, Kimberly Peirce’s Boys Don’t Cry, Tony Bui’s Three Seasons, Walter Salles’ Central Station, Chris Eyre and Sherman Alexie’s Smoke Signals, Allison Anders’ Mi Vida Loca, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Hard Eight, Tamara Jenkins’ Slums of Beverly Hills, and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.

Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is a not-for-profit organization that fosters the development of original storytelling in film and theatre, and presents the annual Sundance Film Festival. Internationally recognized for its artistic development programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, film composers, playwrights and theatre artists, Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Angels in America, Spring Awakening, Boys Don’t Cry and Born into Brothels.

Meanwhile, the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series continues to offer new downloadable microgames created by the industry’s most talented designers. This week’s entry comes from Edmund McMillen of Team Meat, the studio behind the upcoming Super Meat Boy, which launches for the WiiWare service this summer. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games and to see a video of Edmund McMillen creating his original microgame, Meat Boy!

As a special bonus this week, Nintendo Channel visitors can also access a free demo version of the game Picross 3D™ for the Nintendo DS family of systems. This remarkable new puzzle game is easy to play but hard to put down. It combines the fun of crossword puzzles and sudoku with delightful 3-D images. Players must use logic and deductive reasoning to reveal hidden objects within blocks of numbered cubes. This temporary demo version is available at no charge for a limited time, so log on now to discover the irresistible fun for yourself.

Nintendo DSiWare

Ferrari GT: Evolution
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Join the elite circle of Ferrari car owners and take part in exclusive races around the globe. Take on challenges for fame and pride as the fastest driver of the world’s most prestigious car brand. The game includes 32 authentic Ferrari car models: Ferrari California, F430, Enzo Ferrari, F40, Testarossa, 250 GTO and more. Use DS Wireless Play to challenge your friends in heated multiplayer races. Complete driving courses to obtain your driver’s license through fun challenges. Master a race track or race through the streets of seven famous cities including Paris, Rome and New York.

DodoGo!
Publisher: Neko Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: DodoGo! is an adventure set in the time of the dinosaurs. Save as many dodo eggs as possible by leading them to safety. The fascinating little eggs love to roll, jump and laugh together, blissfully ignorant of the dangers around them. Get creative with simple tools. Build dynamic structures and modify the terrain with a simple touch of the stylus. Shape, brush, saw, dig and even use explosives. Enjoy more than 100 captivating missions, with bonus levels for a change of pace and lots of surprises.

System Flaw Recruit
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming Ltd.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: This innovative action shooter uses the Nintendo DSi™ Camera application to turn your surroundings into the playing environment. You have been chosen to take part in the most arduous training program to combat the threat we call the Flaw. The invasion could take place at any time, so we need the best there is. Truly unique and totally physical with 360 degrees of intensity, System Flaw Recruit is the future of hand-held gaming excitement.

Don’t Feed The Animals
Publisher: Electron Jump Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Don’t Feed The Animals is a strategic defense game about children who have been hoarding their treats all summer in their backyard fort. They’ve attracted the attention of the local wildlife (the backyard is on the edge of a forest). To defend their treasure, the kids use all the materials at their disposal to create three types of robots: melee, sound and water bots. These bots act like a tower does in a tower defense game, keeping the enemy from the base. Each bot has certain strengths and weaknesses against different enemies. The enemies include bears, raccoons, rabbits, turtles and cats. Play through 50 levels consisting of waves of animals – increasing in difficulty – who attempt to steal the candy. Should a creature reach the base, it will take a treat; this treat must be recovered or it will be lost. Should a boss reach the base, the game is lost. Successfully fend off the animals so the children can enjoy their end-of-summer feast.

Puffins: Let’s Roll
Publisher: Other Ocean Interactive
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: The baby puffins need your help! Reunite the missing baby puffin eggs with their mothers in Puffins: Let’s Roll. Several eggs have been misplaced, and they’re just about ready to hatch. Use an innovative new control scheme to roll the egg around 20 levels of fiendish puzzles. Race against the clock in two exciting game modes: Safely return the egg to its mother in Egg Roll or try to collect all of the Golden Capelin in Capelin Catch. Beware of rocks, trees, ice and other hazards as you roll the eggs back to the safety of their mothers. Take too long or bump into too many obstacles and you’ll have a cranky baby Puffin on your hands.

Scrabble Slam!
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Scrabble, long considered to be one of the world’s most popular board games, is enjoying a tremendous surge in popularity, both online and in the real world. Scrabble Slam! is a new way to play that challenges players to spell words as quickly as they can.

WiiWare

5 Arcade Gems
Publisher: Nordcurrent
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 700 Wii Points™
Description: Welcome to 5 Arcade Gems, a collection of five wacky arcade games. Whether you play alone or together with your friends, you’ll definitely find something to suit your taste, be it a medieval knights game or an ultra-modern space shooter. Compete with other knights to beat the Evil Wizard’s challenge in Templar Bashing. No hazard gets in the way of the dutiful Pizza Jungle Delivery company, not even the fierce savages who won’t tip. Outsmart your competitors in RC Buggy Madness. Demonstrate your skills and reflexes in Lumberjack Trials. And of course, no adventure is complete without some deep-space alien-bursting action in Whirling Rangers.

Brain Drain
Publisher: Enjoy Gaming Ltd.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Brain Drain is a funny and challenging puzzle game. Place the elements of a scrambled puzzle according to a given model. Select elements with your game cursor and spin them to move elements in the puzzle area. Some puzzles may feature malicious game effects that will slow you down during your puzzle solving. There are three game modes to choose from: Challenge (200 fixed puzzles with preset best times to solve and beat), Race (a stream of puzzles and best-time tables to beat in four difficulty levels) and Random (relaxed, random puzzling that continues endlessly).

Virtual Console

THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’95
Original platform: NEOGEO
Publisher: D4 Enterprise
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Alcohol Reference, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
Price: 900 Wii Points
Description: Released in 1995, THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’95 is a fighting game that features main characters from the popular Fatal Fury, Ikari Warriors, Psycho Soldier and Art of Fighting games. They return to battle following the release of 1994’s THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’94. Kyo Kusanagi’s rival, Iori Yagami, has also joined the fight to leave his lasting mark on the continuing storyline and on Kyo, the game’s hero, so watch out. As with the 1994 release, you’ll find three-on-three team battles, a power gauge that lets you store up energy to land a devastating blow, and the one-shot reversal super-special moves unique to the series. On top of all that, this release also adds a new “Team Edit” feature, allowing you to enjoy bouts with a level of strategy like you’ve never experienced before.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop™ and the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Motorcycle Racer and Adorable Shop Sim to be Available Exclusively at Toys“R”Us Stores Nationwide and Online at Toysrus.com

Based on the popular Moto Racer motorcycle racing series, which has sold over seven million units to date, Moto Racer DS brings the fast-paced arcade gameplay of the series to the popular Nintendo DS platform featuring more than 40 different tracks and revolutionary handheld racing controls utilizing the stylus. In addition to its superb control options, Moto Racer DS brings a precedent of depth to the handheld racing genre with five different camera angles, over 35 completely unique motor bikes, tons of daring tricks and up to eight-player wireless multiplayer.

Cookie Shop, jam-packed with irresistibly cute characters and endless gameplay options, is designed to appeal to sim fans of all ages. In Cookie Shop, players have a chance to run their own boutique of delectable delights, collecting new recipes for scrumptious confections while making friends with other shopkeepers along the way. Cookie Shop also offers players the chance to get their hands on over 200 un-lockable recipes, a mall full of delightful characters to visit with and loads of customizable goodies including shop items and clothing.

“Moto Racer DS and Cookie Shop both provide superb experiences for players looking for entertainment options that can be enjoyed by the whole family,” said Christinna Bullard, Regional Account Manager at SouthPeak.

Moto Racer DS and Cookie Shop, both developed by Nobilis, will be available exclusively at Toys“R”Us stores and online at Toysrus.com this Spring. Both are rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. Visit www.southpeakgames.com for more details.

nail’d eschews boring realism for over the top arcade fun. It’s a racer that challenges everything from player reflexes to the rules of physics. Riding on ATVs and motocross bikes with powerful boost controls, players will race down near-vertical courses of incredible jumps, stunts and obstacles at an unprecedented level of speed. nail’d also shatters conventions when it comes to track design by emphasizing verticality and unbelievable drops instead of simply adding in a few jumps on mainly horizontal paths.

“Based on the response we’ve had from those who’ve seen it, we’re sure that nail’d is going to redefine expectations of games of this genre,” said Geoff Mulligan, Chief Operating Officer at Deep Silver. “To compete in the category, you have to be confident that you’re going to stand out and nothing that I’ve seen on the shelves compares to what we’re bringing to gamers. This game is going to give new meaning to the word adrenaline.”

In addition to various exciting single-player modes, nail’d features an incredibly robust collection of multiplayer options for up to 12 players. Combined with an electrifying soundtrack featuring licensed music and original tunes composed and performed by heavy metal luminaries, un-lockable vehicle customization options and incredibly detailed leader boards, nail’d has something to offer racing fans of all types.

nail’d, developed by Techland, is scheduled for a worldwide launch in the 4th calendar quarter of 2010. For more information, visit http://www.naildgame.com, follow us on Twitter @naildgame, or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/naildgame.

About Deep Silver

Since 2003, Deep Silver has developed and distributed interactive games for all leading videogame platforms. In all, the company has published more than 80 games. Deep Silver products are designed to equally appeal to a wide audience, from kids to adults. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com.

About Koch Media

Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and movies on DVD). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. It has also formed strategic alliances and distribution relationships with numerous software and games manufacturers: Avid Technology, Blade Interactive, Braingame, Capcom, Cyberlink, Dofus, DTP Entertainment, Focus Home Interactive, G-Data, Kaspersky Labs, Magix, Mindscape, Nero, Paradox Entertainment, Playlogic, RTL Interactive, Square Enix, System 3 etc. Headquartered in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordics, Benelux and the USA. www.kochmedia.com

About Techland

Techland is a leading Polish developer, publisher and distributor of Windows PC and console games since 1997. Its proprietary Chrome Engine 4 technology is among the world’s most advanced game engines. With a staff of over 150 specialists in two development offices in Wroclaw and Warsaw, Techland is committed to delivering top-quality titles for worldwide markets. Currently the company is working on several high-profile titles for Windows PC and consoles.

We’ve also got a fresh entry in the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. “Big Name Games” series, which spotlights new downloadable microgames created by the industry’s most talented designers. This week’s microgame comes from WayForward Technologies’ Matt Bozon, known for his work on hand-held classics like Shantae and Contra 4. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games and to see a video of Matt Bozon creating his original microgame, Shantae NAB!

Virtual Console

Mega Man 4
Original platform: NES™
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: A year after the destruction of Gamma and Dr. Wily’s defeat at the hands of Mega Man, the world is still at peace. One day Dr. Light receives a mysterious letter from an unknown scientist named Dr. Mikhail Cossack. Dr. Cossack plans to eliminate Mega Man and prove himself the greatest robot designer of all time. It’s up to Mega Man to save the day once again. Mega Man 4 provides action-based game play like the earlier games in the series. In Mega Man 4, Mega Man has the ability to charge up energy inside his Arm Cannon, allowing him to fire larger and more damaging blasts.

Nintendo DSiWare

SURVIVING HIGH SCHOOL
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Suggestive Themes, Violent References
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Welcome to Centerscore High, where the game changes with every choice you make. Of course, some choices are wiser than others. Play the premiere “Football Season” storyline plus seven episodes for hours of game play. Kick off your story-driven adventures as the new kid in school. See if you can earn a spot on the football team and win the heart of cheerleader Beth or goth girl Raven. Unlock custom looks for your character and meet other kids who can help (or hurt) you. You cause all the drama! Continue to play as different guys or girls in other storylines. Work at the bakery and take on a local mobster. Try out for the school play. Meet challenges on the tough side of town. You can even travel to Europe! Master intense minigames and ace pop quizzes along the way. The exclusive Trophy System tracks your results. Earn four “great endings” and unlock a special BONUS EPISODE. The game looks awesome on the Nintendo DSi system, which you hold sideways like a book. Best…high-school game…ever!

Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr.
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Donkey Kong™ is trapped! It’s up to Donkey Kong Jr. to snag the key and set his father free from Mario’s cage. Help Donkey Kong Jr. avoid crows and alligators as he swings his way to victory. Earn points by unlocking the cage, hitting crows and alligators with pieces of food or jumping over alligators. Receive mistake icons by running into crows and alligators or missing a jump for the key. Receive three mistake icons and it’s game over!

Game & Watch: Flagman
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Memorize the order in which flags are raised, then raise them in the same order (GAME A), or raise the correct flag according to the corresponding number (GAME B). Earn a point each time you raise the correct flag, or lose one of your remaining tries if you raise a flag out of order or if you let the time bar run out. The game ends when you have no tries left.

Game & Watch: Ball
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Brush up on your juggling skills with Game & Watch: Ball. Move the juggler’s arms to catch the balls. Drop a single ball and it’s game over

myPostcards™
Publisher: Nnooo
Players: 1
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Create your own postcards and send them to your friends! With myPostcards you can take a picture, write a quick note on it, then save everything as a postcard. Just open your Nintendo DSi system, take a photo and go. You can even customize your postcards by using 32 built-in background themes, various collectible stamps and unlockable elements. Create postcards for any occasion. Use the pen or pencil tools to write or draw. Simply erase anything you don’t like. Five different inks let you add an extra splash of color to your words and your drawings.

WiiWare

Bang Attack
Publisher: Engine Software
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Bang Attack is a fun, colorful puzzle game for players young and old. You don’t have to learn how to play Bang Attack – just pick it up as you go along. The objective is to find identical objects and smash them with your little hammer. Once you have enough points, you can use the Wii Remote™ controller to swing with the BIG hammer. If there’s a banana in the way, simply whack it off the screen. If you have two Wii Remote controllers, you can challenge another player and find out who’s the real champ. It’s not easy, though. You’ll have to deploy tactics and speed at precisely the right moment. You’ll also need to use special bonus objects to hinder your opponent in order to win. Bang Attack features 40 levels over four crazy worlds, ensuring hours of fun for the whole family.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Check out this exclusive trailer from the Tribeca Film Festival for ESPN’s ‘Birth of Big Air’ documentary on the legendary Mat Hoffman.

Stay Tuned to Review Fix tomorrow as well for an exclusive interview with producers Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville and Hoffman himself, to hear their thoughts on the project.

Photo by Spike Jonze

Featuring two rows of shoulder buttons and ergonomically designed grips, the Classic Controller Pro is compatible with more than 460 Wii, WiiWare™ and Virtual Console™ games. It plugs directly into the Wii Remote™ controller to provide a unique control option for veteran gamers and newcomers alike.

Consumers also have the option of purchasing a limited-edition product bundle that includes a black Classic Controller Pro and a copy of Capcom® Entertainment’s action-filled Monster Hunter™ Tri game, which also makes its North American debut today. The bundle is offered at a suggested retail price of $59.99.

Tickets $15 /$10 (seniors and students)

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Brooklyn – Genesis Repertory opens its first season in Brooklyn with a production of Romeo & Juliet SET IN BROOKLYN. A revival of the company’s acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers updated to feature a Russian-Jewish Romeo and a Palestinian Juliet finding love in the streets of Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, and Sheepshead Bay begins a three-week run starting Friday, May 7, at the company’s home space at the Block Institute on Bay 44th Street. The ambitious multimedia production includes film sequences, environmental staging with actors roaming the entire theatre – including the audience – and realistic (and bloody) fight scenes. The entire production is designed and directed by the company’s artistic director, Mary Elizabeth MiCari, whose Broadway staff credentials include Wonderful Town, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Light in the Piazza, and Little Women.

Making his professional theatre debut is 16-year-old Nelson Gonzalez as the headstrong Romeo. Aileen Lanni shares the marquee with him as Juliet. The cast includes local celebrities John Stillwaggon as Mercutio and Miguel Angel Sierra as his nemesis, Tybalt; British classical actress Anna Frankl-Duval and Russian-born character actor Kevin Sheynerman flank the Montagues while international opera singer, Courteney Lynn Wilds, shares the Capulet stage as the Nurse. Film and off-Broadway actor/playwright Francis Callahan guest stars as Friar Lawrence. The Montagues and the Capulets (led by Jay Michaels and Robert Aloi as the patriarchs), also include Christopher Sirota, Kristin O’Blessin, John Karcher, Mohammed Saad Ali, Lisa Tosti, Louis Tullo, Jennifer Stella, Theresa Chow, Eric Fitzgerald, and Lorenzo Valoy.

The multi-talented ensemble is also responsible for the production’s technical wizardry with film sequences directed by Jay Michaels and Christopher Sirota; fight choreography by Lisa Tosti (assisted by John Stillwaggon and Miguel Sierra); technical direction by Eric Fitzgerald; assistant costume coordination by Kristin O’Blessin; Russian and Arabic consultation by Kevin Sheynerman and Mohammed Saad Ali, and Louis Tullo serving as assistant director and the company’s webmaster.

During the month, the company will also present the rare alternate version of Hamlet and a special stage presentation from its arts training program.

Check out this week’s show, where Patrick and Robin discuss their favorite artists.

For more information on Galaxy Comics III, you can go to their Facebook page here or call them at 718-623-1234.

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The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival will run from April 21 – May 2 and will include 85 features and 47 short films representing 38 different countries. The film slate, chosen from a record 5,050 submissions, features 44 world premieres, 7 international premieres, 15 North American premieres, 6 U.S. premieres, 12 New York premieres and 1 restored work. In addition to the film line-up, there will also be a range of panel discussions involving filmmakers and industry experts, gala premieres of highly anticipated new studio releases – including DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek Forever After,” which will open the Festival – and an array of free, community events, including the popular Tribeca Drive-In, the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day and the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair.

“This year, Tribeca has stayed true to its mission and has expanded to find new ways for filmmakers to reach new audiences,” said Rosenthal. “Whether you’re an accomplished or emerging filmmaker, a movie junkie or someone who enjoys a good film now and then, there’s something for you at Tribeca.”

“It’s great how much the Festival continues to grow,” said De Niro. “One of the strengths of Tribeca is the feeling of community. I look forward to hearing what our audiences think about the terrific slate of films in this year’s Festival.”

Rosenthal and De Niro also touched on Tribeca’s significant expansion and the creation of Tribeca Film and Tribeca Film Festival Virtual – two new initiatives that will help bring Tribeca to people outside of New York City for the first time.

Starting April 21, some 40 million U.S. households will be able to enjoy seven 2010 TFF selections at the same time they screen at the Festival via a new Tribeca-branded Video (or Movies) on Demand channel and/or pay-per-view feature. New distribution entity Tribeca Film is commercially releasing these seven diverse films, along with five acclaimed titles from elsewhere on the festival circuit, across platforms including theatrical, digital, pay-TV and home video. Limited theatrical runs have also been confirmed in New York and Los Angeles in May and June. Founding partner American Express will promote and support all Tribeca Film titles, and VOD partners include Comcast, Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Verizon FiOS, Cablevision and Cox.

“Tribeca Film is an important new means of shifting the way films – and film festivals – are experienced,” said Gilmore. “We are advancing the dialogue around how films find audiences and vice versa. And, thanks to our founding partner, American Express, we are helping filmmakers expand the audience for their films and helping consumers find quality independent films they would not otherwise see.”

While Tribeca Film advances the notion of a film festival evolving into a distribution hub, Tribeca Film Festival Virtual also recognizes shifts in the marketplace by extending the festival experience online. Film enthusiasts across the U.S. will be able to purchase a premium pass for $45, which enables them to stream eight full-length 2010 TFF feature films, beginning April 23 with Edward Burns’ “Nice Guy Johnny.” Far beyond access to films, though, TFF Virtual will also allow pass holders to view and interact in real time with panel discussions and filmmaker interviews, from April 23-30. The TFF Virtual website, www.tribecafilm.com/virtual, will also have abundant free content, including selected short films, discussion boards and live red-carpet action viewable by visitors from around the world. Today’s opening press conference was the first TFF event to be streamed live online.

“While theatrical screenings will always be the centerpiece of Tribeca, we are excited to expand the horizons of our unique festival experience,” said Schaefer. “The Tribeca Film Festival Virtual is an interactive, community experience that brings the same excitement and electricity of our Festival here to people outside of the city. I look forward to the wider scope of this year’s strong lineup of films, events and conversations.

American Express, which is also founding partner of Tribeca Film Festival Virtual, has been an essential part of Tribeca’s growth since its inception, and is a key driver of the two new initiatives that expand Tribeca beyond New York City beginning in 2010. Its support, which takes many forms due to the company’s uniquely powerful brand presence, has benefited filmmakers seeking to expand the audience for their work and also consumers looking for a wider range of quality independent films.

“American Express is proud to continue our longstanding partnership with Tribeca,” said John D. Hayes, Chief Marketing Officer of American Express. “We have the opportunity to build new audiences, give people the chance to discover new films and filmmakers, and to expand Tribeca and independent film beyond New York City. And all of this starts with the opening of the Festival.”

“None of what we do would be possible without the support of our Founding Sponsor, American Express, which has been an innovative and steadfast partner from the beginning,” added Rosenthal. “They have been an integral part of building a community and international platform here. That unique atmosphere helps explain why people come back year after year. In fact, nearly one-third of our 96 directors are returning to Tribeca this year.”

Among those filmmakers returning to this year’s Festival is Alex Gibney, whose film, “Taxi to the Dark Side,” premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Gibney directed three films in this year’s Festival, including “My Trip to Al-Qaeda,” “The Untitled Eliot Spitzer Film” and one of the segments of “Freakonomics,” which will serve as TFF’s closing gala premiere. Gibney was on hand today to talk about his previous experience and expectations for this year’s Festival.

“Ever since the wonderful experience I had at Tribeca with my film, ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ I have had a strong personal connection to the Festival,” said Gibney. “But more than any one film, this Festival celebrates cultural values and community. That is a powerful statement considering the context in which the festival was created. I am proud to be part of Tribeca again in 2010.”

The 2010 edition of the Tribeca Film Festival will kick off Wednesday, April 21, with the world premiere of DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek Forever After” in 3D. Screenings of all other Festival films and a host of other Festival events will begin April 22 at various locations in downtown Manhattan.

The white Nintendo DSi packs the same remarkable features as its blue, black and pink counterparts, including dual screens, two built-in cameras, and fun photo- and sound-manipulation tools. Users with broadband Internet access can also browse the Web using the free Nintendo DSi Browser application and download new games on the go via the Nintendo DSi™ Shop.

The white Nintendo DSi comes bundled with Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, an outrageous adventure in which Mario™ and Luigi™ must solve puzzles and complete quirky challenges as they wiggle their way through Bowser’s body.

To help ensure that affordable fun is in full bloom this spring, the white Nintendo DSi bundle will be available at a suggested retail price of $169.99. For more information about Nintendo DSi, please visit www.nintendodsi.com

Single day tickets will be available for $45 plus service fees. Three-day general admission tickets are still available for $110 and three-day VIP tickets start at $292. The multi-day destination camping rock festival takes place May 28-30, 2010 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK.

The daily lineup is as follows:

FRIDAY, MAY 28

Godsmack

Special Guest Band to be announced May 10

Buckcherry

Saving Abel

Adelitas Way

Richy Nix

The Veer Union

Brookroyal

New Medicine

Bad Things

Krank

Firstryke

O’Dette

Mad Max

New Cool World

Black Tora

SATURDAY, MAY 29

ZZ Top

Cinderella

Saliva

Fuel

Janus

Shaman’s Harvest

Burn Halo

Like A Storm

Taking Dawn

Gypsy Pistoleros

The Last Vegas

Problem Child

The Glitter Boys

Wildstreet

O’Dette – Set #2

Krank – Set #2

Bad Things

SUNDAY, MAY 30

Tesla

Chevelle

Theory of a Deadman

Sevendust

Aranda

Lacuna Coil

Taddy Porter

Nigel Dupree Band

Year Long Disaster

Within Reason

Bad Things

Wildstreet – Set #2

Problem Child – Set #2

The Glitter Boys – Set #2

Firstryke – Set #2

Mad Max – Set #2

New Cool World – Set #2

Established in 2007 as a classic rock destination festival with the motto “life, liberty and the pursuit of rock,” Rocklahoma was revamped for 2010 as organizers teamed with AEG LIVE to create an event encompassing a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists.

Rocklahoma is located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, OK. The “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds is a premiere destination for a multi-day festival and includes on-site camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas & much more.

For additional information, please visit www.rocklahoma.com.

Music, lyrics and book written by Lionel Bart

April 30, May 1, 7, and 8 at 8pm; May 2 & 9 at 3pm

St. Patrick’s Auditorium, 97th Street & Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Seniors/Students/Children

718.482.3173

or www.NarrowsCommunityTheater.com or email NCT@Nctheaterny.com

for more details

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn – Narrows Community Theater, Inc. is proud to present its Spring 2010 production of the classic musical “Oliver”. With music, lyrics and book written by Lionel Bart, the story is based on the Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist”, and will delight audiences both young and old. Set in 1830s London, it tells the tale of the orphaned Oliver who is trapped in a world where his only options seem to be the workhouse or Fagin’s den of thieves. The catchy tunes and colorful characters bring the story to its happy conclusion. Directed by Matte O’Brien. Music Director: Markus Hauck. Choreographer: Jennifer Devane.

Fridays & Saturdays, April 30, May 1, 7 and 8 at 8pm, and Sundays May 2 and 9 at 3pm, at St. Patrick’s Auditorium, 97th Street and 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209. Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Seniors/students/children. (718) 482 3173 or email NCT@nctheaterny.com, or visit their website at www.NarrowsCommunityTheater.com.

(NEW YORK, NY) – Retro Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of Jack Hilton Cunningham’s new drama Women and War, to premiere Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Women and War will run in repertory with Retro’s previously announced production of The Desk Set this May at midtown’s Spoon Theater. Directed by Peter Zinn (Director, Retro Productions’ fall 2009 hit Holy Days), Women and War debuts Tuesday, May 11th and runs through Saturday, May 22nd.

Through correspondence and monologue in the style of reader’s theatre, Women and War is a collection of stories told by generations of Americans impacted by conflict, from The Great War to the War in Iraq. From housewife to worker, young bride to nurse, mother to widow, and now, young woman to soldier, these are tales of sacrifice, love, determination and hope told by those who bravely persevere on the home front and on the battlefield. Women and War marks Retro Productions’ first original piece in its five-year history.

Women and War features Retro Productions company members: Lowell Byers (Holy Days) Heather E. Cunningham (Holy Days), Lauren Kelston (Mill Fire – NYITA nomination), Casandera M.J. Lollar (Holy Days) and Elise Rovinsky (The Tender Trap).

Director Peter Zinn teams up with members of the acclaimed Retro Productions creative team: set design by Jack and Rebecca Cunningham, costume design by Rebecca Cunningham and Casandera M.J. Lollar, lighting design by Justin Sturges, sound design by Jeanne Travis and stage management is by Jenny Kennedy.

The world premiere of Women and War opens with a gala performance Tuesday, May 11 at 7:30 pm (Tickets are $30, includes champagne reception). The limited engagement continues Saturday, May 15 at 2 pm, Tuesday, May 18 at 7:30 pm, and Saturday, May 22 at 2pm. All performances take place at the Spoon Theater, located at 38 West 38th Street on the 5th Floor, New York, NY 10018. The Spoon Theater is air conditioned and fully handicapped accessible. Take the 7, B, D, F or V to 5th Ave/Bryant Park, or the B, D, F, V, N, R, W, Q to Herald Square. Lot parking available nearby.

Tickets to Women and War are $15 and $10 for seniors with valid ID. There is a $5 student rush with valid ID, based on availability. Educators receive free admission with union ID or business card at the door. 2010 repertory passes to Women and War and The Desk Set are available for $31 and $24 for seniors with valid ID (fees included in price; valid for Women and War’s Saturday matinees). There is no late seating for this production. 

Tickets can be purchased by calling Theatermania at 212.352.3101, or online at www.retroproductions.org. The theater box office accepts cash only and opens one half hour prior to show time. Retro Productions participates in the TDF Voucher program. For group rates, inquire to retroprods@gmail.com.

Retro Productions received recognition from their first two productions of Catholic School Girls and Mrs. California (as River Heights Productions) then gathered momentum in their second season with the Retro production of Still Life. Directed by Ric Sechrest, Still Life received accolades from playwright Emily Mann: “Your production got it…Every aspect of the experience was first rate. Retro is clearly a company dedicated to creating impeccable work that truly matters,” and earned Heather E. Cunningham a 2007 Back Stage Performance to Remember. Retro Productions put themselves on the map in their third season producing Sally Nemeth’s Mill Fire and What I Did Last Summer, called “…first-rate: brisk, sweet and occasionally quite moving,” by playwright A.R. Gurney. This, their first season in residence at The Spoon Theater, garnered six 2008 New York Innovative Theatre Award nominations: two for performance and four for design, a New York Magazine ‘Off-off Broadway pick’ and the growing reputation of ‘the finished effect of a Retro Production’ (The Fab Marquee, Mill Fire). Retro’s fourth season included The Tender Trap, called “a powerful display of New York’s dramatic talent,” (offoffonline) and the celebrated revival of When You Comin’ Back Red Ryder?. Retro Productions started their fifth season with Sally Nemeth’s Holy Days, Directed by Peter Zinn, nytheatre.com exclaimed, “Retro Productions is a force of nature…[Holy Days] is everything that is great about American theatre.”

Retro’s 5th Season closes with Women and War and William Marchant’s The Desk Set running in repertory. Tim Errickson directs the 1950’s office comedy May 7 – 22, 2010. To support current and future productions, Retro Productions hosts retro-themed, seasonal fundraising parties and an annual silent auction. 2010′s silent auction will be held Wednesday, April 7, from 6:30 – 9 pm at The Galway Hooker. Additionally, Retro’s antique, vintage and gently used set pieces and props are often recycled and re-sold. For more information, please visit www.retroproductions.org.

Meanwhile, Nintendo’s WarioWare™: D.I.Y. “Big Name Games” series continues with a new downloadable microgame created by top game designer Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games. Neuse is the designer behind the BIT.TRIP series, which is available exclusively on the WiiWare™ service. He believes meaningful experiences can be delivered through a minimalistic design approach. In his WarioWare: D.I.Y. game, Fire Bad!, you’ll get a hint at CommanderVideo’s next adventure. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games and to see a video of Neuse discussing Fire Bad!

Nintendo DSiWare

Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A.
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Suggestive Themes, Tobacco Reference, Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Move to the West Coast and immerse yourself in Los Angeles gang life with Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. Complete 75 different missions that combine the best of action games and driving games.

* Explore Los Angeles and its famous neighborhoods, including Hollywood, Beverly Hills, downtown, the suburbs and the harbor.
* A unique feeling of freedom: Drive or walk anywhere in massive, open environments. Feel free to complete missions at your own pace, or just do absolutely anything you want.
* A thrilling storyline with flashbacks and unexpected developments: Go from rags to riches, connect with relatives and help out their gang until you’re living the golden life.
* Improved driving experience: Drive cars, quads, motorcycles and use the environment to perform unbelievable stunts.
* Use the inner camera or outer camera to decrease your wanted status, take a new photo of your face and fake your ID card to remain incognito.

AlphaBounce™
Publisher: Mad Monkey Studios
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Drug Reference, Violent References
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: AlphaBounce combines the classical brick-breaking concept with strong RPG features, offering you the chance to explore an endless universe with millions of levels. Discover items hidden in the deepest corners of the galaxy. Use these items to modify your spaceship and improve your firepower. You have been taken prisoner by an evil intergalactic mining corporation and exiled to outer space. With the help of your spaceship, your mission is to blast your way through the bricks in order to find a way back to Earth.

7 Card Games
Publisher: cerasus.media
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Simulated Gambling
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Who has the best hand? Take a seat, have a drink and get started: Keep a straight face during poker while you wager the bluff of your life. Put it all on one hit in Black Jack – and take the jackpot. You choose the number of opponents. Prefer something quieter? Then try a Solitaire game like Freecell or Klondike. Whether you prefer a quick round here and there or fun for the entire evening, now you can always have your favorite card games right at your fingertips. The detailed graphics and authentic atmosphere will wow you.

AiRace
Publisher: QubicGames
Players: 1-6
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: AiRace is a high-octane, adrenaline-fueled air, speed and stunt game for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL™ systems. AiRace is not your typical hand-held racing – it’s high-sky racing at its best. There are no limits to your flight with 360° movement and unique steering with the Nintendo DSi stylus. AiRace offers you a chance to control one of nine planes and compete against AI or human opponents in six exotic locations. With great physics, plane upgrades, on-the-track power-ups and unique maps, AiRace offers a little bit more than your average racing. Now it’s time to leave your cars and switch to airplanes.

WiiWare

Military Madness: Nectaris
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: The Military is back for a new generation of recruits. The classic turn-based strategy series Military Madness, aka Nectaris, is exploding onto the WiiWare service. With a new graphical barrage, a new commander unit, online team and vs. multiplayer modes, and a platoon of other new features, this is the maddest game in the series yet.

* 4-Person Online Multiplayer: Coordinate strategies or taunt foes in team or vs. multiplayer modes for up to four people.
* A new unit – Commanders: Choose a commander to lead your forces in multiplayer and choose from 20 unique abilities.
* Multiple command views: Plan out strategy in the overhead map view and watch glorious battles unfold with cinematic camera action.
* Detailed stat-tracking leaderboards: Increase your rank as you march up the leaderboards on your mission to prove you’re the top general around.

Virtual Console

Zaxxon
Original platform: Arcade
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Travel back to a time when a lovable alien phoned home, gas cost a mere 90 cents a gallon and everyone was wearing high-tops, leg warmers and had big hair. This was the early ’80s, and this was when video gamers nationwide were wowed by the cutting-edge graphics and sound effects of the first three-dimensional-like intergalactic arcade shooter: Zaxxon. Touted as the first game to put video display in perspective, Zaxxon featured “looks” and “sounds” like actual aircraft flight, allowing players to command their ship just like a real fighter pilot. Dive, bank, fly left and right, and up and down – Zaxxon had it all. Fly through heavily armored space fortresses while strafing fuel tanks, dodging walls and blowing up enemy missiles and gunnery. This game is littered with explosions. Then take the fight to the enemy fighter fleet and destroy the aggressor ships with extreme prejudice. Blasting pixels has never been so fun.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

(New York, NY) Melissa Etheridge’s new single, “Fearless Love,” a bold and soaring declaration for living – and loving – to the fullest, has struck a momentous chord as it soars inside the Top 30 this week on the Hot AC chart, and rises to #10 on the Triple A chart. “Fearless Love” is the title track from FEARLESS LOVE, Melissa’s triumphant new album, arriving in stores and online April 27th on Island Records.

FEARLESS LOVE expands on the multiple strengths that have made Etheridge one of the most beloved figures in rock. It follows The Awakening, her revealing album of 2007, with a rousing tone at once tough and tender, as only she can be. It is that force of presence which has earned her, among other accolades, the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and two Grammy Awards.

Melissa will begin her 2010 tour this June at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London on June 26th, followed by performances in Germany and Holland. In July, she will embark on a fifty city North American tour.

In support of FEARLESS LOVE, Etheridge has scheduled the following appearances:

April 16 VEVO Network (including VEVO.com and VEVO on YouTube)world premiere of songs from Fearless Love

April 20 QVC Presents QSessions Live

April 21 Earth Day Eve Leadership Celebration

April 23 Live Earth Run for Water benefit performance airs on Bravo

April 26 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

April 27 Dancing with the Stars (guest performer)

April 30 Good Morning America

April 30 The View

May 16 A&E Private Sessions

Appearances on VH1, A&E, uStream, and Clear Channel’s iheartradio are also being scheduled.

About Melissa Etheridge:

Melissa Etheridge has been a core Island Records artist since the release of her critically-acclaimed eponymous RIAA double-platinum debut album. For several years, Melissa’s popularity built around such memorable songs as “Bring Me Some Water” (from her debut), “No Souvenirs” (from Brave And Crazy) and “Ain’t It Heavy” (from Never Enough), for which she won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal.

Melissa hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am, featuring the massive hits “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window,” a searing song of longing that brought her second Best Female Rock Grammy. The album went six times platinum and spent more than two and a half years on the album chart. Her highest charting album to date, Your Little Secret (#6 on the Billboard Top 200), included the hit single, “I Want to Come Over.” Her astounding success led Etheridge to receive the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards.

Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Cheryl Hines, America Ferrera, Justin Bartha, Brooke Shields, Alicia Keys, Zach Braff, Aidan Quinn, Hope Davis, Gary Ross, Selma Blair, Peter Facinelli, Whoopi Goldberg and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey are Among the 35 Festival Jurors

New York, NY –The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, announced its jurors – a diverse and talented group of 35 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers and screenwriters, celebrated actors, respected journalists and media pioneers. They will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in those categories at the TFF Awards Night Party on April 29. The 2010 Festival runs from April 21 – May 2.

“This year’s jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition. They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media – all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence,” said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder of the Tribeca Film Festival.

Following is a list of all 2010 Festival jurors and their respective categories.

World Competition Categories:

The jurors for the 2010 World Narrative Competition are:

* Hope Davis: Golden Globe nominated, Emmy nominated, and Tony award nominated actress. Films include American Splendor, Synecdoche, NY, The Lodger, The Secret Lives of Dentists, Charlie Bartlett and the upcoming The Special Relationship.
* Aaron Eckhart: Independent Spirit award winner for In the Company of Men & Golden Globe nominee for Thank You for Smoking; other films include The Dark Knight and the upcoming The Rum Diary and Rabbit Hole.
* John Hamburg: Director and co-writer of I Love You, Man, Along Came Polly and Safe Men. Co-writer and producer of the upcoming Little Fockers.
* Cheryl Hines: TFF alumna director of Serious Moonlight and Emmy nominated actress from the acclaimed HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
* John Ridley: Producer and screenwriter; notable projects include Three Kings, Bobby and Undercover Brother. Upcoming projects include Red Tails.
* Gary Ross: Academy Award nominated writer/director/producer. Films include Seabiscuit, Pleasantville, The Tale of Despereaux and Big.
* Gary Winick: Independent Spirit award-winning Producer of Personal Velocity; other films include Pieces of April, 13 Going on 30, Charlotte’s Web, Tadpole and the upcoming Letters to Juliet.

The jurors for the 2010 World Documentary Competition are:

* Jessica Alba: Golden Globe nominated actress, best known for Sin City, Fantastic Four, Valentine’s Day and the upcoming films The Killer Inside Me, Little Fockers and Machete.
* Margaret Brown: Independent Spirit award-winning director/producer of The Order of Myths. Brown’s other films include Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt and the upcoming 11/4/08.
* Marshall Curry: Academy Award nominated TFF alumnus whose documentaries include Street Fight and Racing Dreams.
* Whoopi Goldberg: Moderator on The View and actress, comedian and humanitarian with Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, Tony and Grammy wins.
* Aidan Quinn: Emmy nominated actor for An Early Frost, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Other films include Legends of the Fall, Benny and Joon, This Is My Father.
* Eric Steel: Producer of Julie & Julia, producer and director of The Bridge (TFF 2007), and executive producer of Angela’s Ashes.

New York Competition Categories:

The 2010 Best New York Narrative jurors are:

* Selma Blair: Acclaimed actress who has starred in Storytelling for director Todd Solondz and in the Hellboy films for Guillermo Del Toro, in addition to TFF 2007 Festival film Purple Violets. She will next be seen starring in Columbus Circle for director George Gallo.
* Zach Braff: Independent Spirit award-winning director/writer for Garden State and Golden Globe, Emmy nominee for Scrubs.
* Zoe Cassavetes: Independent Spirit award-nominated Director for Broken English.
* Darko Lungulov: Director of Here and There, winner of Best New York Narrative Feature at TFF 2009.
* Andrew McCarthy: Actor in film; Joy Luck Club and upcoming Main Street. Television; Lipstick Jungle. Theater; Fat Pig. Contributing editor National Geographic Traveler.

The 2010 New York Loves Film Documentary Competition jurors are:

* America Ferrera: Golden Globe winning and Independent Spirit Award nominated actress known for Ugly Betty, Real Women Have Curves, Hacia La Oscuridad and the upcoming The Dry Land.
* Dave Karger: Senior writer for Entertainment Weekly and frequent contributor to NBC’s Today Show.
* Dan Klores: Independent Spirit award-winning director and producer of Crazy Love. Projects include the documentary Ring of Fire and executive producer of City by the Sea.
* Scott Neustadter: Independent Spirit Award winner for Best Screenplay for 500 Days of Summer.
* Kate Snow: Dateline NBC correspondent.

Short Film Competition Categories:

The 2010 Narrative Short Film jurors are:

* Justin Bartha: Actor whose films include The Hangover, National Treasure, Failure to Launch and the upcoming Holy Rollers. Justin is currently staring on Broadway in Lend Me a Tenor.

* Katherine Dieckmann: Independent film director and screenwriter, whose work includes Motherhood, Diggers and A Good Baby.
* Jack Dorsey: Creator, co-founder and former CEO of Twitter. Current CEO of Square and named by BusinessWeek as one of technology’s “best & brightest.”
* Peter Facinelli: Screen Actor Guild Award nominee whose films include the Twilight Saga films and Finding Amanda, which debuted at the 2008 TFF. He currently stars on Showtime’s hit show, Nurse Jackie.
* Brooke Shields: Notable model turned successful actress and author. Upcoming films include Furry Vengeance, The Greening of Whitney Brown and the play Love, Loss And What I Wore.

The 2010 Documentary and Student Short Film jurors are:

* Perry Miller Adato: Winning Director of four Directors Guild of America awards and an Emmy. Known for her pioneering work in biographical and historical filmmaking.
* Tim Armstrong: CEO and Chairman, AOL Inc.
* Jared Cohen: Member of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff and author of the books Children of Jihad and One Hundred Days of Silence. [Note: will be judging in his personal capacity]
* Scandar Copti: Academy Award nominated Director of Ajami and programmer for Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
* Larry Gagosian: Art gallery magnate and dealer. Represents John Currin, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Richard Serra and Cy Twombly, among others.
* Alicia Keys: 12x Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter who has produced, composed and written multiple albums, contributed to numerous soundtracks, and acted in The Secret Life of Bees, The Nanny Diaries and Smokin’ Aces.
* Shirin Neshat: Noted director and visual artist. Projects include Women Without Men, The Troupe and Logic of the Birds.

Followed by Q & A with Award-Winning Filmmaker Jon Else

Los Angeles, CA – Sundance Institute will host a free screening of director Jon Else’s documentary film Sing Faster: The Stagehands’ Ring Cycle this Saturday, April 17 at 7 pm at the Hammer Museum (10899 Wilshire Blvd at Westwood in Los Angeles) as part of the LA Opera’s historic Ring Festival LA, taking place from April 15 through June 30, 2010. As one of the Ring Festival LA cultural partners, Sundance Institute will be hosting the screening of this acclaimed documentary followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jon Else.
Sundance Institute presents Sing Faster: The Stagehands’ Ring Cycle

Saturday, April 17 at 7:00pm

Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater (10899 Wilshire Blvd); Los Angeles, CA 90024; 310.443.7000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              310.443.7000      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Free Screening

Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jon Else

This program is free and open to the public. Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Reservations not accepted. Parking is available under the museum for $3 after 6:00 p.m. Visit http://hammer.ucla.edu

LA Opera has joined forces with Sundance Institute and other Los Angeles cultural and educational institutions to stage the first significant citywide cultural festival since the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival. Ring Festival LA will showcase a wide variety of exhibitions, symposia, museum shows, conferences, and special events. All of these events will be thematically related to the first-ever presentation in Los Angeles of Richard Wagner’s famed four-opera drama, Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).

Sing Faster: The Stagehands’ Ring Cycle premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1999 and won the coveted Filmmaker Trophy. In this award-winning documentary acclaimed filmmaker John Else goes back stage at the San Francisco Opera’s production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle to show this rare event from the point of view of union stagehands. Electrifying time-lapse photography of the onstage action is juxtaposed with the epic drama happening behind the scenes as stagehands hoist giant mechanical dragons, move thousand-pound sets, catch up on some baseball, knit sweaters and play a fierce game of poker. Sing Faster offers a unique and wry perspective on Wagner’s outlandish operatic spectacle. (David Courier, Senior Programmer, Sundance Film Festival).

Jon Else produced and directed The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb (1980), Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven (1989), A Job at Ford’s for the PBS series The Great Depression (1992), Cadillac Desert : Water and the Transformation Of Nature (1997), Sing Faster: The Stagehands’ Ring Cycle (2000), Open Outcry (2001). He was series producer and cinematographer for Eyes On The Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years (1987), produced and directed Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2005), and photographed Inside Guantanamo and Afghanistan: Hell Of A Nation. He is a MacArthur Fellow and directs the documentary program at the UCB Graduate School Of Journalism, Berkeley.

This week, Robin and Patrick discuss some of their favorite writers who have slipped under the radar.

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Streaming from Netflix via the Wii console is provided at no additional cost to Netflix members who have a plan starting at $8.99 a month, a Wii console and a broadband Internet connection.

The partnership between the two companies dramatically increases the reach of content streamed from Netflix. Wii remains the fastest-selling home console in history. Wii now reaches more consumers than any other device that currently supports streaming movies from Netflix, which had 12.3 million members at the end of 2009.

The launch of Netflix on Wii gives people the opportunity to gather with friends and family for a movie and game night. Everyone can join in the fun of a few heated rounds of Wii Sports Resort™ bowling before loading up a movie. When the movie’s over, everyone can try out some table tennis – all on the same Wii console. The addition of Netflix streaming to the Wii console’s already wide range of capabilities makes it even more appealing for group enjoyment.

“More than 28 million people already use the Wii console to play games, stay fit and have fun,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “Now they have another reason to use the system every day – to enjoy great movies from Netflix and other video content.”

“Launching Netflix on the Wii home console marks a significant advance in the evolution of our service,” said Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings. “Wii has created immense consumer excitement and has meaningfully altered the consumer electronics landscape. Bringing Netflix to Wii catapults us toward our goal of being ubiquitous on the connected devices most popular with consumers.”

Netflix continues to expand the ways in which its members can watch movies and TV shows streamed directly to TVs via a range of Netflix-ready devices such as the Wii console. With unlimited memberships starting as low as $8.99 a month, members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix and can also receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. In parallel, consumers continue to demonstrate a preference for Wii consoles and the great value they offer in fun games and shared experiences at a suggested retail price of just $199.99. Wii is the only video game system currently available with motion controls, which are included with the system at no extra charge.

To enable their systems to stream TV shows and movies from Netflix, Wii owners will need a broadband Internet connection, a Netflix unlimited membership and a Netflix instant streaming disc for the Wii console. Netflix members and Wii console owners can now receive a free instant streaming disc by going to www.netflix.com/wii. The discs will be delivered for free by first-class mail, generally one business day after they are requested.

When the instant streaming disc is inserted into a member’s Wii system, an array of movie and TV choices will be displayed right on the TV screen. These titles will be conveniently organized into a variety of categories based on members’ personal preferences and will include popular genres, new arrivals and members’ individual instant Queues. Using the Wii Remote™ controller, members will be able to choose a movie or TV episode to watch from their instant Queues or pick one directly from any of the lists. They will also have the ability to read synopses, rate movies, and will have the option of fast-forwarding and rewinding their selection.

The Netflix functionality adds another dimension to the Wii console’s diverse online features. With broadband Internet access, the Wii console gains access to a variety of entertainment, information and communication channels that add value to the system and make it a device the entire family can enjoy. For instance, Wii owners of all types can find great games from among hundreds of downloadable new and classic titles with Wii Points™ from the Wii Shop Channel. Or surf the Internet on the big screen via the Internet Channel, watch videos about new and upcoming games on the Nintendo Channel, and play specially designed games online with friends near and far.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.

From IFC Films:

“A one-of-a-kind experience that is guaranteed to shock and divide audiences, Dutch filmmaker Tom Six’s twisted biological horror film THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE confidently goes where few films have dared to go. In addition to its shocking imagery, the film also features an indelibly villainous performance by Dieter Laser, whose brilliant and demented Dr. Heiter is sure to soon join the ranks of Freddy, Jason and Jigsaw whenever true horror icons are discussed.

During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help they find only an isolated villa, whose mysterious owner, Dr Heiter, takes them in for the night. The next day they awake to find themselves in the basement, trapped in a terrifying makeshift hospital with another one of the doctor’s abductees. Dr. Heiter explains to the three of them that he is retired surgeon who had specialized in separating Siamese twins. However, his three “patients” are not about to be separated, but joined together in a horrific operation. He plans to be the first to connect people, one to the next, via their gastric system, and in doing so bring to life his sick lifetime fantasy: THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE.”

For more news about the TromaDance Film Festival lineup, please visit www.tromadance.com!

The festival will begin at the ShowRoom (708 Cookman Ave) on Friday, April 16 at 10:00 PM with a TromaDance fundraiser screening / New Jersey premiere of Lloyd Kaufman’s POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD, which Ain’t It Cool News hailed as “a masterpiece!” and The New York Times described as “a grindhouse analogue to the psychosexual provocations of the artist Paul McCarthy and is every bit as liberating.” Following the screening will be a Q&A with Kaufman. The official selections will continue through April 17th at the ShowRoom, and the festival will wrap with the now-legendary TromaDance After-Party at the historic Asbury Lanes (209 4th Avenue) featuring this year, for the first time, independent bowling!

Inspired by Trey Parker and founded in 2000 by Kaufman, TromaDance is the first film festival wholeheartedly devoted to filmmakers and fans. Unlike every other film festival, TromaDance does not charge filmmakers a fee to submit their films. Entrance to all screenings is free and open to the public. There are no VIP reservations and no preferential treatment of any kind is given regarding admission to films, panels, or parties. The organizers of TromaDance believe films are meant to be seen, especially when it comes to new filmmakers. Art, in all its forms, is for the people!

Funding for TromaDance comes entirely from donations. The festival relies on the generosity of those who believe in its cause. Donations can be submitted online via PayPal, and tax-deductible donations of $100 or more can be submitted online via Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts services organization.

Trajectile™, Starship Defense™ and Link ‘n’ Launch™ are just a few examples of original games published by Nintendo exclusively for the Nintendo DSi™ system that have been well-received by reviewers. Art Style™ series games like Art Style: Pictobits™ and Art Style: DIGIDRIVE ™ also showcase the system’s versatility.

Flipnote Studio™ is among the best reviewed software of all time for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems, while Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again! is a perennial fan favorite.

Third-party developers, big and small, have taken advantage of the unique properties of the Nintendo DSi system to create some outstanding software. Glow Artisan won the Independent Games Festival’s Best Mobile Game Design Award, while titles like DRAGON QUEST® WARS™, Mighty Flip Champs and Dark Void Zero all continue to deliver fun game play.

Nintendo DSiWare has a lot of exciting original, exclusive titles on the horizon, including Nintendo’s Photo Dojo™, which uses the Nintendo DSi camera to put players right in the midst of a side-scrolling street brawl. With Nintendo’s 2-D shooting game, Metal Torrent™, players try to convert a shower of opponents’ bullets into cubes that, when collected, increase their score and fill an energy meter that powers special weapons. And X-Scape™ from Nintendo immerses players in an exploratory adventure involving more than 20 planets.

Upcoming third-party games include Earthworm Jim from Gameloft, Tetris Party Live from Hudson, Surviving High School from EA and Frogger Returns from Konami.

For more information about Nintendo DSiWare, please visit www.nintendodsi.com.

Meanwhile, Nintendo’s WarioWare™: D.I.Y. “Big Name Games” series continues with two new downloadable microgames created by top game designers. Suck Goo! is an imaginative offering from 2D BOY’s Ron Carmel, co-creator of the award-winning World of Goo™ for the WiiWare™ service. You’ll also find Ikachan!, an original microgame designed by Daisuke Amaya (a.k.a. Pixel), whose popular Cave Story is also available for the WiiWare service. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for Nintendo DS™ or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about the games and view an exclusive behind-the-scenes video featuring 2D BOY’s Ron Carmel.

Also, a special reminder for Club Nintendo™ members: You can now redeem 80 Coins to download Grill-off with Ultra Hand!™, a wild game for the Wii console that challenges players to cook a variety of meats with an extendable arm. For details on this delicious new offering, visit http://grilloff.nintendo.com.

WiiWare

FISHIE FISHIE

Publisher: DK GAMES

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 500 Wii PointsTM

Description: Welcome to FISHIE FISHIE, a game that can be played with just one button. You’re going to experience something extraordinary that will really test your reflexes. The game contains a series of tutorials that will teach you not only how to control your fishie, but also how to use the various game modes. In FISHIE FISHIE, you are a fish that must eat all the time. You also have to finish several different game modes as quickly as possible. Every second counts. To win, you’ll have to get through more than 100 levels spread over seven game modes: Story, Soccer, Capture the Star, Survival, Skill and a large competition. Play solo or allow up to four people to play on the same screen.

Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2

Publisher: Lexis Numérique

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: EC (Early Childhood)

Price: 500 Wii Points

Description: Welcome to the world of the PooYoos, the first fun, poetic trainer for children aged 3 to 6. With the PooYoos, a merry band of adorable baby animals, children will have fun while learning the basics: numbers, letters, lateralization, shapes, colors and more. Children get to dance with their new friends and earn lovely interactive rewards. With two levels of interactivity, children of any age and development level can enjoy activities based on plants and music. This game was designed for children who have not yet grasped reading. The instructions are spoken in French, English or Spanish, depending on the language setting of the Wii console.

Virtual Console™

IRONCLAD

Original platform: NEOGEO

Publisher: D4 Enterprise

Players: 1-2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Fantasy Violence, Mild Language

Price: 1,000 Wii Points

Description: IRONCLAD is a side-scrolling shoot-’em-up originally developed by SAURUS in 1996. You operate a warship and team with the mighty Iron Clad in order to fight the Iron Mask Republic and save the Kingdom of Chop. The biggest appeal of this game comes from discovering all the ways you can attack your enemies. Your weaponry includes three main blast weapons upgradable by collecting more items, a charged attack you can use when Iron Clad is attached to your ship, three types of melee weapons you can brandish to show off your strength in close-range combat, a bomber that clears all enemy bullets, and shooting patterns that change based on whether the Iron Clad is attached or disconnected from your ship. A vast array of weaponry lies waiting to become part of your arsenal. You can even select the stages you want to play, feeding your hunger for combat and allowing you to see different endings for each play-through.

Nintendo DSiWare

Game & Watch: Manhole

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Move quickly and use your manhole cover to prevent the pedestrians from falling through the holes. Pedestrians appear from the left on the upper path and from the right on the bottom path. Earn a point every time a pedestrian walks safely over a covered manhole, or receive a mistake icon for every pedestrian who falls down an uncovered manhole. Receive three mistake icons and it’s game over!

Game & Watch: Helmet

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Tools are falling from the sky! Help the worker at the construction site move from the building on the left to the office on the right while avoiding the hammers, wrenches and pliers dropping from above. Earn five points for entering the office and one point for every three tools that hit the ground. Receive a mistake icon each time the worker gets hit with a falling tool. Receive three mistake icons and it’s game over!

Game & Watch: Vermin

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: It’s time to clean up the neighborhood. Move the player to the left or right and hit the moles that pop out of holes in the ground. Moles appear from four holes in GAME A and from five holes in GAME B. The moles in GAME B move faster than those in GAME A, and they also appear more frequently. Earn one point for each mole hit, or receive a mistake icon for each miss. Receive three mistake icons and it’s game over!

Mr. DRILLER: Drill Till You Drop

Publisher: NBGI

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Drill till you drop with the latest version of Mr. DRILLER, created exclusively for the Nintendo DSi system. Featuring the classic game play that the series is known for, Drill Till You Drop has three different game modes and more than 40 stages of nonstop drilling action. Go underground with Mission mode and dig into various locales with deeper and more challenging goals. Race against the clock to reach the goal in Time Attack mode. Drill through a labyrinth of stones to collect the rare and precious Dristones in the Dristone mode, exclusive to the Nintendo DSi system. Choose from six different drillers, drill through a seemingly endless onslaught of colored blocks, avoid falling obstacles and strategically manage your oxygen on the go.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

APRIL 8-24 @ UNDER ST. MARKS

POPPYCOCK is a contemporary farce about the various ways we lie to people in order to prevent them from discovering how much we’ve been lying to ourselves. At a remote bed & breakfast in the northeast, the owner, Fred, is frantically trying to avoid losing the house to his rival and former friend, Barney. When an eccentric family accidentally ends up stranded at the house for the night, Fred finds an unlikely ally in Poppy, a troubled but confident 25-year-old who has never left home and is eager to escape her controlling sister Hailey, and Hailey’s suspicious boyfriend Howard, both of whom seem to suddenly want a piece of the bed & breakfast for themselves. As Fred and Poppy form a sketchy partnership to assist each other, the house comes under constant threat from Barney, Hailey, Howard, an uncompromising building inspector, and Fred’s mute assistant Claudia (who speaks only in a sign-language of her own invention), culminating in one hilarious night full of nonsense and poppycock.

POPPYCOCK will feature Alicia Barnatchez, James Patrick Cronin, Daiva Deupree*, Sabrina Farhi, Michele McNally, James Richard, and Jeff Sproul. *Appearing courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association

The production, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and No Tea Productions, will play at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Ave and Ave A) April 8-24, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm. Tickets ($15) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info

JEREMY MATHER (Writer & Director) is a filmmaker and comedian who has been involved with No Tea Productions since it was formed in 2007. He previously performed multiple roles in Plucking Failures Like Ripe Fruit, as well as Already in Progress and Liars, both of which he co-wrote, and was he featured as Collin in The Artistical Process of Mark and Andy. In addition to his work with No Tea, Jeremy has written, directed, and edited numerous short films, including In Transit, Straphanger, and Au Revoir, Malady, which was included in a special screening series at Sundance. Poppycock is his first play as both writer and director.

NO TEA PRODUCTIONS exists as an outlet for creative expression, especially through original works, and to bring new voices to the independent theatre community. With each show the company strives to be funny and entertaining, but also to always present a larger truth.

“…This young production company kicks out a tremendous show with an equally powerful ensemble… a company to look out for.” nytheatre.com

“Here’s a good rule of thumb for your future New York theater ventures: if the show is a product of No Tea Productions, you’ll almost certainly be entertained, and maybe even moved…this is a company that’s on a roll right now, and has nowhere to go but up.” BlogCritics Magazine

“Quirky…[Jeff] Sproul delivers an impressive performance…staged nicely.”
Anita Gates, The New York Times (Liars)

“A delightful piece of theater, chock full of comedic tales; complex and not so, that cuts to the core of how people connect, disconnect and sadly never connect.”
Lee Bines, Retrovision Media (Plucking Failures Like Ripe Fruit)

“Wickedly smart, skillfully executed, and unflinchingly honest…That a play this minor could succeed so greatly even in New York is a reason for hope for American theater.”
Ethan Stanislawski, Blogcritics.org (The Artistical Process of Mark and Andy)

“This production is a good reason to go out and see some short plays that you may already know but love to see done well. The cast really makes it.”
Richard Hinojosa, nytheatre.com (The Pigeon that Cries in My Heart)

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade’s Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York – the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.

APRIL 22-MAY 1
@ THE WORKSHOP THEATER

If your world were different, would you be different, too? ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE US shows us four people in different realities, from a totalitarian regime to an evangelical college and a post-apocalyptic war zone, and examines how the world around us shapes who we are and who we will become.

The cast will feature Seth Austin*, Timothy Fannon*, Julie Fitzpatrick*, and Anna O’Donoghue*.
*Appearing courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association

The creative team will include Set Design by Elisha Schaefer, Lighting Design by Wilburn Bonnell, Sound Design by Ann Warren, Costume Design by Lauren Gaston, and Props Design by Jesse Louis Hathaway.

The production, presented by Theatre of the Expendable will play at the WorkShop Theater (312 West 36th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenue, 4th Floor) April 22-24 and April 27-30 at 8pm and April 25 & May 1 at 3pm. Tickets ($12) are available online at www.theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101.

ALAN M. BERKS (Playwright) is the author of nine full-length plays, six one-acts, and numerous short plays and monologues that have been seen in Minneapolis, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Indianapolis, and New York. The solo show Goats, about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, was produced by The Production Company in New York City and nominated for a 2006 New York Innovative Theater Award. The plays 3 Parts Dead, written in collaboration with Burning House Group, and Everywhere Signs Fall, at Gremlin Theatre, were both named in the Minneapolis Star Tribune “Year in Review” as some of the best theater of the year. Other awards include: Minnesota State Arts Board Grant (Ringtone), MacDowell Colony Fellow (They Want), and Jerome Fellow (Mourning Rituals). His one-act play for high school students, Home of the Brave, was commissioned by the Guthrie Theatre, published by Playscripts, Inc., and produced by schools from Minnesota and Iowa to Texas and California. Other work includes: How to Cheat, Fugue, Almost Exactly Like Us, and They Want (based on The Oresteia by Aeschylus). He co-created Thirst Theater, which produced more than 60 new short plays over three years, and is currently the Editor of MinnesotaPlaylist.com.

JESSE EDWARD ROSBROW (Director) Directing credits include: the New York premiere of Vaçlav Havel’s Audience, Unveiling, Protest (John Housman Studio Theater); What Where by Samuel Beckett (The Ensemble Studio Theatre); Mare Cognitum (FringeNYC 2008/Theatre of the Expendable); Mare Cognitum (2009), Three Sisters, Dick 2 (a.k.a. Richard II), and 6:1 (Theatre of the Expendable). Producing credits include: the New York premiere of Cherry Docs (nominated for three New York Innovative Theatre Awards including “Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role”, “Outstanding Director”, and “Outstanding Production of a Play”), TotE’s First Annual New Works Festival, Dick 2 (a.k.a. Richard II), The Tragedy of John, and The Ocean Is Big And The Sky Is Blue (Theatre of the Expendable); Hello, My Name Is… (Living Image Arts, Theatre Row’s Lion Theatre). Acting credits include: Four If By Space (www.fourifbyspace.net). Education credits include: BA from Vassar College, where he studied Drama (mostly directing) and Classics (mostly dead guys). Jesse is TotE’s Artistic Director.

THEATRE OF THE EXPENDABLE develops and produces plays that ask our audience members how people become expendable. Also, since we view no audience member as expendable, we keep our ticket prices low – often lower than, and never higher than, the price of an average movie theatre ticket. Theatre of the Expendable has previously produced Dick 2 (a.k.a. Richard ll), The Tragedy of John, The Ocean is Big and the Sky is Blue, Cherry Docs (nominated for three New York Innovative Theatre Awards including “Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role”, “Outstanding Director”, and “Outstanding Production of a Play”), Three Sisters, and Mare Cognitum (FringeNYC 2008, Get S.O.M. 2009).

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This week also marks the kickoff of Nintendo’s WarioWare: D.I.Y. “Big Name Games” series. Several of the industry’s most talented game designers are using WarioWare: D.I.Y. software for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems to create their own one-of-a-kind microgames. New microgames will be added every Monday through July 26, all available for download to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for Nintendo DS or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. The series gets underway with inventive new microgames from Super Smash Bros.™ creator Masahiro Sakurai and Metroid™ designer Yoshio Sakamoto. To learn more about the games and view an exclusive behind-the-scenes video featuring Masahiro Sakurai, visit http://www.wariowarediy.com.

And just for Club Nintendo™ members, we’ve got a little something extra to offer this week. Starting March 31, members can redeem 80 Coins to download Grill-Off with Ultra Hand! ™, a wild game for the Wii console that challenges players to cook a variety of meats with an extendable arm. What better way to prepare for barbecue season than some fast-paced grilling drills on your Wii system? For a taste of the action, visit http://grilloff.nintendo.com.

WiiWare

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points™
Description: The frantic fun of WarioWare is available for the first time on the WiiWare service! WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase shows off all the different elements found on the WarioWare: D.I.Y. game for the Nintendo DS family of systems. The WiiWare software includes microgames, music and four-panel comics – all with simple controls using only the Wii Remote™ controller. Use the Game Blender and its many modes to play microgames featuring Wario™, ninjas, animals and even classic Nintendo franchises. Check out the Music section to hear or play a selection of songs using a character from Balloon Fight™. In addition to the bevy of preloaded products, you can also receive content from friends, play with products made using WarioWare: D.I.Y. or download games from the NinSoft Store. Let your creativity run wild – even Wario would be impressed with the possibilities for new content!

Diner Dash®
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Use of Alcohol
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Diner Dash, a popular PC action-puzzle game, has landed on the WiiWare service. Guide Flo, an office worker-turned-restaurateur, as she builds up her empire over four unique diners. Go online to face players in head-to-head. If you feel up to the challenge, join up with a friend or another player online for a Team Dash game where your team will take on six other players to see whose diner is the best in town. (Broadband Internet access is required for online play.) Players take direct control of Flo as she runs around to seat patrons, take orders, deliver food, take payment and bus tables as efficiently as possible within the time allowed. Players who are fond of traditional control schemes may also use a point-and-click style with hotkeys to aid Flo in her quest for customer satisfaction, which is reflected in a heart meter that empties as customers lose patience. If the meter empties completely, then the customer will leave the restaurant.

Virtual Console

Ogre Battle® 64: Person of Lordly Caliber™
Original platform: Nintendo 64™
Publisher: Square Enix
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Mild Language, Mild Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a tactical RPG originally released for the Nintendo 64™ system. Featuring a gripping storyline with many possible endings, plus a genre-defining character class system, this strategic epic has rightly retained its place in the hearts of tactical RPG fans for more than a decade. The game tells the story of Magnus Gallant, a recently graduated officer of the Palatinean Army who is assigned to the troubled southern region of his native land. There he witnesses the plight of the lower classes – the victims of a tyrannical ruling elite whose only thought is for the preservation of its own lofty status. With civil war brewing, Magnus is faced with a terrible choice: to betray his own noble origins in the name of liberty, or to turn a blind eye to the evils of his rotten society.

Nintendo DSiWare

Disney Fireworks
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Light up the night with Disney Fireworks! Touch and flick to trigger a dazzling nighttime extravaganza of color and fun. Aim rockets to their matching colors in the sky to set off an explosion and score points. Time them perfectly to improve your Wow Meter and unlock special surprises and rockets. Disney Fireworks comes with five themed environments, original music, 15 challenging levels for each world, high-score tracking and much more.

Save the Turtles
Publisher: Sabarasa
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Save the Turtles takes players to more than 32 of the world’s most exotic beaches in a quest to help tiny turtles find their new home. Players must use the stylus to rub and tap the touch screen of the Nintendo DSi system, digging eggs from the sand and lining up cute reptiles while avoiding crabs, seagulls and litter on their way to the safety of the sea. The game features four modes, including a never-ending survival mode called Turtles Forever, plus several unlockable trophies. Give Mother Nature a hand and help save the turtles.

Nintendo DSi™ Metronome
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: The Nintendo DSi Metronome software can be used to help keep tempo –when playing an instrument, for example. It creates a rhythm by playing sounds based on beat and tempo settings, both of which allow a wide range of adjustments. Choose from three metronome designs (including one based on Nintendo’s Game & Watch™: Ball title) and record your own sounds for the metronome to use. Or, if you want to take a break, enjoy a unique minigame: Donkey Kong™ Metronome, in which you make sounds into the microphone to match the beat and have Mario™ jump over Donkey Kong’s barrels.

Nintendo DSi Instrument Tuner
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: The Nintendo DSi Instrument Tuner software can be used to tune an instrument by aligning tonal pitches. The software offers two methods of handling this: feeding sounds into the microphone to measure the difference with a target pitch, or listening to a sample tone. In addition, the standard musical pitch and notation can be changed, as well as the design of the tuner (choose one of three designs). If you’re feeling especially in tune, test your ear by taking on the Tuner Fight minigame’s challenge: Pop balloons as they rise from pipes by making tones that match the displayed pitches.

Super Yum Yum Puzzle Adventures
Publisher: Mastertronic
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Super Yum Yum Puzzle Adventures is a multi-award-winning puzzle game starring a chameleon called Leon. Featuring 48 levels across four worlds and exclusive Nintendo DSi features, the game asks players to navigate many hours of mind-bending game play while trying to rescue Leon’s babies from the belly of Ms. Tum Tum. Leon must eat his way through fruity, fiendish puzzles, licking fruit to change color and choosing the right combinations of fruit to finish each level.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

ONE WEEK LEFT TO GET TICKETS AT THE CURRENT LOW PRICE

Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma has announced new additions to its Memorial Day Weekend lineup of top rock artists from the past three decades. Sevendust, Fuel (featuring original lead singer Brett Scallions), Lacuna Coil, The Last Vegas, Gypsy Pistoleros, The Nigel Dupree Band, O’Dette, Problem Child, Black Tora, Mad Max and Bad Things will join a previously announced all-star roster including ZZ Top, Godsmack, Tesla, Buckcherry, Cinderella, Chevelle, Theory of a Deadman, Saliva, Saving Abel and more (see below for the full line-up). Unfortunately, due to conflicts with a European tour, Stone Sour will no longer be appearing at Rocklahoma. The multi-day destination camping rock festival takes place May 28-30, 2010 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK.

Following the overwhelming success of the Miss Rocklahoma competition in 2009, the contest returns in 2010. Starting Monday, April 3 at noon CST, ladies who feel they “exude rock n’ roll” can enter at www.rocklahoma.com for a chance to be crowned the “Miss Rocklahoma.”

The top ten women who best possess the spirit of Rocklahoma will be announced at www.rocklahoma.com on April 29th. Rock fans from around the world can then vote online for their favorite choice for “Miss Rocklahoma.” The top five finalists will be announced on May 20th and then introduced on-stage at Rocklahoma on Friday, May 28th and one lucky contestant will be crowned the winner and ambassador for Rocklahoma 2010. For more details, please visit www.rocklahoma.com.

Rocklahoma organizers continue to offer fan-friendly ticket prices for the three-day weekend rock event which features over 35 artists on three stages. Three-day general admission tickets are still available for only $97 and three-day VIP tickets can be purchased for as low as $267 through Thursday, April 8.

Beginning Friday, April 9 at 10am CST, three-day general admission ticket prices will increase to $112 and three-day VIP tickets will start at $292.

Established in 2007 as a classic rock destination festival with the motto “life, liberty and the pursuit of rock,” Rocklahoma organizers teamed with AEG LIVE to revamp the 2010 event to encompass a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists.

The current line-up for Rocklahoma 2010 is as follows: ZZ Top, Godsmack, Tesla, Buckcherry, Cinderella, Chevelle, Theory of a Deadman, Saliva, Sevendust, Fuel feat. Brett Scallions, Saving Abel, Adelitas Way, Janus, Aranda, The Veer Union, Burn Halo, Richy Nix, Shaman’s Harvest, Lacuna Coil, Taddy Porter, Like A Storm, Taking Dawn, New Medicine, Year Long Disaster, Gypsy Pistoleros, Nigel Dupree Band, Brookroyal, Within Reason, The Last Vegas, Wildstreet, Firstryke, Krank, The Glitter Boys, O’Dette, Problem Child, Black Tora, Mad Max, Bad Things and a very special guest to be announced soon!

Rocklahoma is located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, OK. The “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds is a premiere destination for a multi-day festival, and includes on-site camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas & much more.

For additional information, please visit www.rocklahoma.com.

BMX Pioneer Mat Hoffman a.k.a “The Condor” To Perform Thrilling Live Stunt at the Screening of ESPN Films’ “The Birth of Big Air” at the Tribeca Drive-In Co-Sponsored by Caesars Atlantic City

Street Fair Features Broadway’s “Wicked,” a Massive Guitar “Play-in” Led by “Mike D” of the Beastie Boys and the Chance for Families to Walk an Official Festival Red Carpet

[New York, NY] – The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by Founding Sponsor American Express, announced today the return of its signature free community events – the Tribeca Drive-In (April 22 – 24), Family Festival Street Fair (May 1) and Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day (May 1). These free events draw thousands of people downtown to enjoy top-notch talent and entertainment, and also serve to highlight the restaurants, merchants, schools and community organizations of Lower Manhattan. New this year, Family Festival-goers can walk an official TFF red carpet, catch a free (ticketed) screening of the Tribeca Family Festival feature film, “Snowmen,” and enjoy a variety of performances and activities inside and outside of BMCC Tribeca PAC at the Street Fair.  For the first time, Washington Market Park will also host storytellers, puppeteers, stilt walkers, and other Family Festival favorites.

The Tribeca Drive-In, TFF’s highly anticipated outdoor screening series that entertains families and movie lovers of all ages, will feature the world premiere of two new documentaries ESPN Films’ “The Birth of Big Air” and “and HBO’S “El Espiritu de la Salsa (The Spirit of Salsa),” along with a special screening of the beloved family comedy “Big,” presented by 20th Century Fox in honor of its 75th anniversary. BMX demos, salsa dancing, and carnival games, are examples of the interactive fun that will precede each screening. Two returning free series of panels will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and triumphs of movie-making: “Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper,” hosted by Barnes & Noble and “Tribeca Talks: Industry.” This year’s TFF will take place from April 21 – May 2, 2010.

“Our free community events are the heartbeat of our Festival, which was created to bring people and business back downtown through a mix of film and events in our neighborhood.  We look forward to once again highlighting all that Tribeca has to offer,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of TFF.

The free events are as follows:

TRIBECA DRIVE-IN OUTDOOR SCREENINGS

Thursday – Saturday, April 22 – April 24, 2010   World Financial Center Plaza

The following films will be featured at the Tribeca Drive-In, TFF’s outdoor screening series for film enthusiasts of all ages. Co-sponsored by Caesars Atlantic City and hosted by Brookfield, owner of the World Financial Center, this free evening of cinema under the stars is open to the public, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.  The programs will also begin at 6:00 p.m., with screenings starting at dusk, approximately 8:15 p.m.

El Espiritu de la Salsa (The Spirit of Salsa) – Thursday, April 22

To celebrate the world premiere of this invigorating documentary, live salsa bands, local dancers and salsa pros will come together to strut their stuff for a night of salsa under the stars. Movie-goers will enjoy salsa lessons, dance contests and percussive revelry for all ages.

The Spirit of Salsa (El Espiritu de la Salsa) — Lonely hearts from all over New York City — from an ER doc and an equities trader to a construction contractor and a cop — meet in Spanish Harlem once a week at Santo Rico Dance School, where they learn the rich art of salsa. Under the great salsa dance teacher Tomas Guerrero’s tutelage, they have only six weeks to rehearse for a public performance. Directed by Francisco Bello and Tim Sternberg. Produced by Jon Alpert, Francisco Bello, Matthew O’Neill and Tim Sternberg. Featuring music by Tito Puente, Eddie Santiago, Héctor Lavoe, Norah Jones, and more. World Premiere, Documentary (USA) Suggested for ages 8 and up. An HBO Documentary Films presentation.

Big – Friday, April 23

At Tribeca’s official family night, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will present a special screening of the beloved family comedy “Big,” in honor of the studio’s 75th anniversary, a year-long celebration that will honor Fox’s library and legacy of fan favorite films. Everyone will have a blast enjoying classic carnival-style fun on the waterfront including face painters, fortune tellers, games, trivia contests, music and more before the screening of this beloved comedy.

Big — At a carnival on Coney Island, young Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks) wishes he was big-only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy (Jared Rushton), Josh lands a job at a toy company in Manhattan. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naïve Josh irresistible to a beautiful ladder-climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood.  Directed by Penny Marshall. Written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. (USA) PG. .A Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Presentation.

The Birth of Big Air – Saturday, April 24

BMX street tricks and freestyle demonstrations will take place on the upper and lower plazas to highlight the world premiere of this new ESPN Films documentary. Stick around for a spectacular stunt extravaganza featuring BMX pioneer Mat Hoffman, a.k.a. “The Condor.”

The Birth of Big Air — In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur. By 16, he had soared to the top of the sport. Throughout his prodigious      career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations; instead focusing his efforts on the purity     of the sport and the pursuit of “what’s next.”  Academy Award® nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to “Big Air.” World Premiere, Documentary   (USA) An ESPN Films “30 for 30”Presentation. Suggested for ages 8 and up.

TRIBECA FAMILY FESTIVAL STREET FAIR

Saturday, May 1

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Greenwich Street from Chambers St. to Harrison St.

BMCC Tribeca PAC (199 Chambers St. bet. Greenwich St. and West St.)

Washington Market Park (Chambers St. at Greenwich St.)

The Tribeca Family Festival, presented by Founding Sponsor American Express, will feature the annual Street Fair on Saturday, May 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Greenwich Street from Chambers Street to Harrison Street and at venues throughout the Tribeca neighborhood. The fair, a Festival favorite which drew more than 200,000 people last year, is free and open to the public, and promises to be a day of family fun and lively entertainment.

New this year, festival-goers can walk an official Tribeca Film Festival Red Carpet, catch a free (ticketed) screening of the Tribeca Family Festival feature film “Snowmen,” and enjoy a variety of performances and activities inside and outside of BMCC Tribeca PAC.  For the first time, Washington Market Park will also host storytellers, puppeteers, sand sculptors and other festival favorites.  Throughout the Street Fair will be talented performers, dancers, stilt walkers, Broadway performances, arts and crafts, face painters, and much more.  Students from local schools will also be at the fair with creative fundraising activities and vibrant student artwork. The Street Fair will host restaurants, merchants and organizations from the Tribeca neighborhood.  More details and a map of events will be available in the coming weeks at www.tribecafilm.com.

Street Fair highlights include:

• New this year, families will have the chance to walk an official Tribeca Film Festival Red Carpet at BMCC Tribeca PAC.  Families can pose for photos on the carpet with wax figures of their favorite stars from Madame Tussauds New York.  Cast members from the Broadway show “Wicked,” Broadway Kids Care, AudraRox and Bubble Do Beatles will take center stage outdoors on the plaza.  A student rock band and student afro-cuban drumline along with local youth ballet schools, dance troupes, gymnastics teams, school choirs and other creative groups will perform at BMCC Tribeca PAC.

• To celebrate its 20^th Anniversary, the Church Street School for Music and Art will expand its offerings at the Street Fair to include a massive Guitar “Play-in” led by Church Street School dad Mike Diamond “Mike D” of the Beastie Boys as well as ribbon weaving, specialty music programs and art workshops located at 74 Warren Street (at Chambers Street).

• For the first time, families can attend a free (ticketed) screening of a Tribeca Family Festival feature film after the Street Fair.  This special presentation of  “Snowmen,” hosted by the Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club, will be screened at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 1 at BMCC Tribeca PAC, Theatre 1. For ticket information and more details visit www.tribecafilm.com in the coming weeks.  See below for a synopsis on the film.
  • Snowmen — A fun, heartwarming comedy, directed by Robert Kirbyson, follows the adventures of 10-year-old Billy and his misfit friends as they hatch a scheme to set a Guinness World Record. Along this journey of self-discovery, the boys conquer neighborhood bullies, unite a community, and discover that the only lasting legacy is friendship. Starring: Bobby Coleman, Josh Flitter, Ray Liotta, Christopher Lloyd, and Beverley Mitchell.  Suggested for ages 8 and up.

• Also new this year, Washington Market Park will feature face painting and sand sculpting as well as lively jugglers, stiltwalkers and musicians. Families can head to the park gazebo for special performances by master storytellers and puppeteers.
• Improv experts Broadway’s Next Hit Musical and the theater group Making Books Sing will also perform at the Street Fair.
• Families will enjoy the popular Kite Garden, where kids can make their own kites, and the Bubble Garden where youngsters can create gigantic bubbles.
• Take Two Film Academy will help children develop their dramatic skills by giving everyone a chance to host their own talk show.
• Little ones can get their hands dirty, sculpt clay and explore their creative side in the Arts and Crafts Pavilion.
• Imagination Playground will bring giant foam blocks and other fun elements for children to play, dream, build and explore endless possibilities.
• Victorian Gardens Amusement Park from Wollman Rink in Central Park will bring the magic downtown with several performances. Shows encourage audience participation and will bring smiles and giggles to all faces.
• The Tribeca Fun Squad will lead Hula Hoop Contests, Dance-Offs and other Wacky Street Games.

• Bloomberg will create a 3D photo experience for adults and children alike and the magic of 3D will be brought to life.
• Polaroid will be onsite to take fun candids and AT&T will offer a special activity for the kids.
• An encore screening of Downtown Youth Behind the Camera, a series of short films created by elementary and middle school students from downtown New York City, will also be shown. The screenings from these emerging filmmakers are non-ticketed and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Other sponsors bringing great activities to the Street Fair include: 101.9 RXP, The New York Times, Time Out New York, and Time Warner Cable.

TRIBECA/ESPN SPORTS DAY

Saturday, May 1

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Duane Street between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street

Back for its fourth season, Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day will be on Saturday, May 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and will play out this year on Duane Street between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street.  The event is free and open to the public. Sports fans will have the opportunity to participate in various interactive sports-related games, demonstrations and giveaways as part of the Family Festival Street Fair.  Fans of all ages will enjoy the exciting BMX Jams Tour*, along with special appearances by their favorite athletes, dance teams, mascots and sports personalities.

• Mr. Met will be on hand to greet baseball lovers. Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls street team will showcase their crazy freestyle soccer tricks and skills, and 1050 ESPN Radio will also be onsite.
• The New York Women’s Baseball Association will conduct pitching and throwing clinics. ESPN’s “Play Your Way” will set up an interactive play spot for the little ones to hop, jump, skip and soar, while PowerPlay NYC will offer various sports clinics to help kids learn the fundamentals.
• Fans will also enjoy activities from their favorite teams, including the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, and WNBA’s New York Liberty.

Sports elements will be updated and added throughout the weeks leading up to the Festival.  Visit www.tribecafilm.com for more details.

*BMX pending weather conditions.

TRIBECA TALKS: PEN TO PAPER

Free panel discussions hosted by Barnes & Noble will feature conversations on the artistic process of screenwriting.

Illustrating History

It’s one thing to write a film based on a book or play, but when your subject is a real person, the attention to detail from script to screen is supreme. Movie magic can bring history to life, but some filmmakers change the way we look at the traditional biopic along the way. Panelists include sex & drugs & rock & roll writer Paul Viragh and director Mat Whitecross, My Queen Karo writer/director Dorothée van den Berghe, and The Chameleon director/co-writer Jean-Paul Salomé. Moderated by Marie Claire film critic Caryn James.

DATE: Saturday, April 24

TIME: 12 PM

LOCATION: Barnes & Noble Union Square

New York Stories

Shaped by the sights, sounds, and characters abuzz in its boroughs, New York is the antithesis of a cookie-cutter city. How do filmmakers approach this ever-changing landscape to render our hometown and its ultra-contrasting neighborhoods? Panelists include Arias With a Twist director Bobby Sheehan and performer Joey Arias, Monogamy writer/director Dana Adam Shapiro, The Woodmans director C. Scott Willis, and actor/writer Hill Harper. Moderated by NY1’s Budd Mishkin.

DATE: Sunday, April 25

TIME: 12 PM

LOCATION: Barnes & Noble Union Square

Authors at the Helm

Whether it’s a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, or songwriter, crossing the line from page to screen is no easy feat. Hear the difficulties and triumphs of the process from some of the best jacks-of-all-trades in the biz. Panelists include Nice Guy Johnny writer/director Edward Burns, Snap writer/director and playwright Carmel Winters, and Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Grammy-winning recording artist and writer/director of The Sentimental Engine Slayer. Moderated by The New Yorker’s Susan Orlean.

DATE: Monday, April 26

TIME: 12 PM

LOCATION: Barnes & Noble Union Square

TRIBECA TALKS: INDUSTRY

Free panel discussions will explore the business and technology sides of filmmaking.

Is The Sky Falling? A Closer Look at the Future of Film Distribution

Depending on whom you ask, the landscape of film distribution is changing either for the better or worse. So which is it? Is the sky really falling on the film industry? Join filmmakers, sales agents, and distributors in a discussion about enabling independent film and filmmakers to reach audiences and make money in this digital landscape. Panelists include Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia Pictures, Ted Hope, producer/partner of This Is That Productions, Efe Cakarel, founder and CEO of The Auteurs, Arvind Ethan David, CEO of Slingshot Studios and producer of The Infidel, Paul Cohen, president of Red Hills Releasing, and Marc Simon, partner at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP.. Moderated by Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.

DATE: Friday, April 23

TIME: 2 PM

LOCATION: SVA Theater 2

Checking Up On Docs: A Conversation with Sheila Nevins

As the landscape of nonfiction film continues to evolve in today’s complex market, the documentary form has taken on a more central role in filmmaking around the world. For more than 20 years, Sheila Nevins and HBO Documentary Films have been at the forefront of exposing innovative new documentary films to a wider audience. Join us for a conversation with Sheila Nevins to hear her perspective with Tribeca’s own Geoff Gilmore, as they candidly discuss why documentaries are more important today than ever before.

DATE: Sunday, April 25

TIME: 1 PM

LOCATION: SVA Theater 2

Digital Cinema: Learning and Loving the New Distribution Paradigm
Sponsored by Cinedigm Entertainment Group
As cinemas replace 35mm projectors with digital equipment, it literally upends the old-fashioned indie release model. From virtual red carpet premieres and talent Q&As, to releasing indie film series and concerts/events, Cinedigm’s digital theatrical distribution allows producers and talent to connect with fans in ways that have never been utilized before. Make sure you fully realize the enormous impact of the global digital cinema conversion on both revenue downstreams and release opportunities. Learn from Cinedigm’s experienced team and outside producers how you can benefit from digital theatrical distribution. Panelists include Michele Martell, COO of Cinedigm Entertainment Group; Jonathan Dern, award-winning producer, LIVE 3D Programming, Concerts, Animation; producer Mark Ehrenkranz of the NY Film Critics Series; and J. Todd Harris, producer of Bottle Shock, The Kids Are Alright, and Crooked Arrows.

DATE: Monday, April 26

TIME: 12 PM

LOCATION: SVA Theater 1

Docs Doing It Right

Sponsored by Panavision

Documentary filmmaking is no walk in the park. The demanding conditions, inexhaustible research, mobile subjects, and sometimes impossible access is enough to make any documentarian’s head spin. Even the most weathered of the bunch will run into obstacles, but with a few tricks and the correct preparation and equipment, nothing is unattainable. Join Alexandra Codina (Monica & David), Thorkell Hardarson (Feathered Cocaine), Paul Crowder and Jon Small (Last Play at Shea), and reps from Panavision as they discuss the joys and the dramas of capturing true stories. Moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Georg Szalai.

DATE: Monday, April 26

TIME: 2 PM

LOCATION: SVA Theater 2

Dollar and Sense: Making the Most of Your Production Budget

Sponsored by SAP

Filmmakers know what’s important in making their film: the best script, the best actors, and getting the biggest bang for every dollar spent on production. Whether it’s $100,000 or $100 million, managing resources and getting the utmost creative impact out of the budget is key. Attend this panel with SAP, the world’s leading software company to the major film studios, as they show you a solution that can help guide independent filmmakers and producers through the bumpy roads of filmmaking from pre-production through post-production. Join Craig Cohen, producer of Beware the Gonzo, Jen Gatien, producer of Meskada, Jordan Horowitz, producer of Meet Monica Velour, and SAP representatives as they discuss what to do after your film is financed and how the right software can be your A+ support system through thick and thin.

DATE: Wednesday, April 28

TIME: 3 PM

LOCATION: SVA Theater 1

Talking With Pictures

Sponsored by Kodak

There are a million and one ways to tell a story, and twice as many stories to tell. Whether it’s a comedy, romance, noir, horror, or sci-fi, the look of a film has a major role in determining and defining the tone. But does the visual style define genre or does genre dictate visual style? The collaboration of directors and cinematographers results in the ability to capture and convey narrative through the use of shadow, darkness, and light. The gasp of fear or a feeling of nostalgia can be achieved by a gel on a lens or the framing of the scene. Join writer/director Lee Isaac Chung (Lucky Life), director Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky), producer Jon Kilik (Babel and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) and other TFF filmmakers and cinematographers in a discussion that proves there is always more than meets the eye.

DATE: Thursday, April 29

TIME: 2 PM

LOCATION: SVA Theater 2

Tickets for 2010 Festival

Tickets for the Festival will be $16.00 for evening and weekend screenings and $8.00 for daytime weekday and late night screenings.

Advance selection ticket packages are now on sale for American Express Cardmembers and for the general public. All advance packages can be purchased online at www.tribecafilm.com, or by telephone, toll free, at (866) 941-FEST (3378).

Single ticket and discounted ticket package sales begin for American Express Cardmembers on April 13, 2010, for downtown residents on April 18, 2010, and for the general public on April 19, 2010. Single tickets can be purchased online, by telephone, or at one of the Ticket Outlets, located at the Tribeca Cinemas Ticket Window at 54 Varick Street and an additional location to be determined. The 2010 Festival will continue ticket discounts for evening and weekend screenings for students, seniors and select downtown Manhattan residents. Discounted tickets are available at Ticket Outlet locations only. Discounted packages can only be purchased online and by phone. Additional information and further details on the Festival can be found at www.tribecafilm.com.

Naturally, time on the road is a formative experience and Everest bloomed in a maximum capacity, finding their voice as a collective. “Now it’s guys who’ve actually struggled together and survived some tight spaces, cramped hotel rooms, some arguments and some really, really good times. There was a lot of collaboration, and we weren’t afraid to do anything,” reveals Pollard. From infectious and thumping opener, “Let Go,” to rocking, “House of 9’s,” or the sweet humming of, “Keeping The Score,” it’s apparent this is a singular unit that has creatively matured both collectively and individually.

With guitars that range from bright and chiming to tense and meandering, harmonies that are both delicate and pastoral, and Pollard’s gentle, hazy vocals, On Approach is reminiscent of a bygone era, a time before the Internet, when albums were still an art form and stories were told on vinyl. But as it exudes timelessness, as it ebbs from rustic grooves into hushed lullabies, it also asserts itself as something very of the here and now.

New York, NY — New Perspectives Theatre Company (Melody Brooks, Artistic Director) announced today that the company will produce Hamlet, its first main stage Shakespeare play since losing its Pelican Studio Theatre four years ago. Directed by Melody Brooks, performances of Hamlet run May 13 through 23, 2010 at Shetler Studios’ Theatre 54 (244 West 54th St., 12th Floor).

New Perspectives Theatre Company’s track record with the Bard has been a good one, winning critical acclaim for its innovative stagings of Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Othello and Julius Caesar, as well as an OOBR Award for its Burlesque production of The Taming of the Shrew.

Hamlet will continue in this tradition, offering a singular NPTC vision for this play that incorporates historical, scholarly and theatrical research in a highly physical production.

Considered by some to be one of the “problem” plays, theatre practitioners, literary critics and average folks have debated the true meaning of this play for centuries. Is Hamlet actually a tragic hero? Is his lunacy feigned, or is there some deep misogyny lurking in his antics? Is it bi-polar disorder? An Oedipal Complex?

NPTC has looked at some fascinating but relatively obscure scholarship tying the structure of the script to The Book of Revelation! Author Linda Kay Hoff makes a compelling case, identifying the parallel elements in the play and the Bible, and puts forth a convincing argument as to Hamlet’s viewpoint from a 16th Century perspective and the almost century-long religious wars that took place after Henry VIII’s establishment of the Church of England. The Book of Revelation was very much on Protestant minds.

As always, NPTC takes the source material, existing scholarship and the First Folio version of the play, and applies these to our contemporary world in order to find our own “perspective.” What we have “found” is that concern with The Book of Revelation and “end times” has once again entered the POLITICAL realm and it’s deeply disturbing. NPTC’s vision of Doomsday isn’t quite the one that the Apostle John “witnessed.”

The production team includes Meganne George (production designer) and David L. Schulder (sound and video designer). The cast includes Bill Blechingberg (Claudius), Bernardo Cubria (Hamlet), Jenny Greeman (Ophelia), C. Amanda Maud (Gertrude), Rafael Jordan (Horatio), Kim Sullivan (Polonius), Terrell Tilford (Laertes), James Edward Becton, Amanda Johnson, Mikaela Lynn Johnson, Steve Lynn, Ray Rodriguez and Kerry Watterson.

Performances of Hamlet run Thursday, May 13 to Saturday, May 22, 2010 with the schedule of Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday May 16 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $18/$15 for students and seniors with ID.

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NEW PERSPECTIVES THEATRE COMPANY is an award-winning, multi-racial company performing in the Broadway Theatre District and in communities throughout the five boroughs of New York City. The Company’s mission is to develop and produce new plays and playwrights, especially women and people of color, to present classic plays in a style that addresses contemporary issues, and to extend the benefits of theatre to young people and communities in need. Our aim is not to exclude, but to cast a wider net. Now in its 18th season, notable NPTC productions have included Richard III, starring Austin Pendleton; Exhibit #9 by Tracy Wilson (1999Audelco Award); Jihad by Ann Chamberlain (1996 OOBR Award for Best Production); The Taming of the Shrew (2002 OOBR Award for Best Production), Admissions by Tony Velella (10 Best Plays of 1995, Backstage); the U.S. premiere of Visit by world-renowned Argentinean playwright Ricardo Monti; and the New York Premieres of Vaclav Havel’s The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, The Shaneequa Chronicles, written and performed by 2001 OBIE Award-winner Stephanie Berry (produced with Blackberry Productions), and Lemon Meringue Façade by Ted Lange, along with several innovative Shakespeare productions.

MELODY BROOKS (Director/Dramaturge) has directed many of NPT’Cs innovative classic productions. With Vebeke Lunn Fazakerley of Primary Sauces in London, she created a unique production of Macbeth in 1997 that included an authentic medieval banquet as a central part of the action. The production was performed at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine as well as at NPTC. A second production of Macbeth was performed at Washington Square United Methodist Church in 2002. She has also directed the NPTC productions of Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Miss Julie, and the NY Premiere of Vaclev Havel’s The Increased Diffifulty of Concentration. In addition, she served as dramaturge and co-director on NPTC’s OOBR award-winning production of The Taming of the Shrew. Ms. Brooks has also developed and directed a number original scripts with the company, notably Exhibit #9 by Tracey Scott Wilson, a satire on the African American Experience (AUDELCO Award); Jihad by Ann Chamberlin, a mystical examination of the influence of gender and religion in war (OOBR Award); and Anatomy of a Love Affair by Deirdre Hollman, an intense look at an interracial relationship ending afer eight years (optioned by Essence Entertainment). Other developmental directing credits for NPTC include Everyday Somewhere Here: Letters From Palestine and Israel, a multi-media piece created in collaboration with Benji Rgoers and based on his travels to the region which premiered as a work-in-progress in January ’08 and Finding Home by Keline Adams, starring Marcella Lowery, which was presented as a work-in-progress in NPTC’s Voices From the Edge Festival in October 2007. She also helped to create the solo shows Untitled and Unfinished, written and performed by Yolanda Wilkinson and presented at NPTC, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and the Downtown Urban Theatre Festival; Touchscape, written and performed by James Scruggs for the Queer at HERE Festival, and Chewin’ da Fat on Life, a work-in-progress by OBIE-Award winner Stephanie Berry. Ms. Brooks also created and directs NPTC’s Shakespeare Made Simple Program, which offers performance, training and staff development activites to schools in the Tri-State area. This year she is delighted to be helping The School for Classics, a brand new high school in East New York with a classical theatre-centered curriculum get up and running. Ms. Brooks is also supervising a new and fruitful partnership with The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Project Classics, an afterschool drama program for children living in public housing in Harlem.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

WHAT: Hamlet, directed by Melody Brooks. New Perspectives Theatre Company takes the source material, existing scholarship about the play’s parallels with The Book or Revelation and the First Folio version of Hamlet, and applies these to our contemporary world in order to find our own “perspective.”

WHEN: May 13 – 22, 2010; Tuesday – Saturday at 7:30 pm & Sunday, May 16 at 2:00 pm

WHERE: Shetler Studios’ Theatre 54 (244 West 54th St., 12th Floor; between Broadway & 8th Ave.; Subway 1 to 50th St. or C/E to 50th St.).

TICKETS: $18/$15 students & seniors with ID

New lineup of Hole rocks U.S. premiere at SXSW with raving reviews in the New York Times, USA Today, Billboard, SPIN and Rolling Stone.com – next SOLD OUT shows at Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles (April 22nd and 23rd) and Terminal 5 in New York City (April 27th and 28th)

TV appearances set for David Letterman (April 27th) and Jimmy Kimmel Live (April 29th)

“With Hole’s snarling new single, ‘Skinny Little Bitch,’ Courtney Love has scored her first hit single since the ’90s… [it] made the playlists of more than 50 radio stations in early-March, making it the most-added modern-rock radio track for the week of its debut.” (from Rolling Stone, “Let Love Rule: Hole’s Chaotic Comeback,” April 1)

(March 26, 2010 – New York, NY) No other rocker’s return to the front-line has been more feverishly anticipated in 2010 than Courtney Love’s, as the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, and actress prepares for the arrival of NOBODY’S DAUGHTER, the brand new album by Hole, set for April 27th release on Mercury Records. “Skinny Little Bitch,” the new album’s first single pick has jumped all over rock radio formats since its impact two weeks ago, and is now available for sale at all digital platforms.

Beginning Friday, March 26th fans can preorder several special deluxe packages of Nobody’s Daughter, including a package with autographed vinyl, at the bands official site, www.HoleRock.net. iTunes album preorder begins 4/6 including exclusive bonus tracks.

“Ms. Love played Spin magazine’s afternoon party with smiling, taunting arrogance,” wrote Jon Pareles afterward in the New York Times. Pareles echoed Rolling Stone’s characterization of “Skinny Little Bitch” as “snarling,” and described the song as “unrepentant 1990’s grunge, using the quiet-to-LOUD dynamic that Nirvana learned from the Pixies.”

The next appearances by Hole include two shows at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles (April 22nd and 23rd) and Terminal 5 in New York City (April 27th and 28th), which were all sold out in hours after being on sale. Those will be followed by guest spots on CBS’s The Late Show with David Letterman (April 27th) and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live (April 29th).

NOBODY’S DAUGHTER is the first album by Hole in more than a decade (since 1998’s three-time Grammy-nominated Celebrity Skin). It also marks Courtney’s first record since her solo album America’s Sweetheart of 2004 on Virgin (with “Mono” and “Hold On To Me,” both songs co-written with Linda Perry, who co-wrote the bulk of that album’s songs with Courtney).

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The kitchen tends to be a social hub of the household. It’s a favorite place to gather, relax, laugh and socialize, whether you’re cooking or eating. Starting March 28, a new software release from Nintendo will make it simple for families and friends to create a fun, festive vibe in their kitchens any time they want. America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking for the Nintendo DS™ family of portable game systems not only offers a wealth of delicious, easy-to-follow recipes but also encourages cooks of any age or experience level to share in the social fun of preparing a meal together.

America’s Test Kitchen is widely recognized as a trusted brand for recipes that everyday cooks can easily master and enjoy. Cooking experts take care of the trial-and-error of cooking for you. With America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking, expert and novice chefs alike can select from 300 rigorously tested recipes – covering appetizers, desserts and everything in-between – and prepare them using interactive step-by-step instructions. Users can browse the recipes in several ways, including by ingredients, difficulty or cooking time. A wide range of age-appropriate kitchen tasks means everyone in the household can get in on the action.

“America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking proves that you can never have too many cooks in the kitchen,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The experts at America’s Test Kitchen have taken the guesswork out of cooking, allowing you and your fellow cooks to relax and enjoy the moment. The results are as fun as they are delicious.”

America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking offers practical information and advice throughout the cooking process. Prompts appear within each recipe to clarify terms that might be unfamiliar to some users, while audible instructions and how-to videos provide valuable guidance along the way. The handwriting-recognition feature in the America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking software allows users to record their personal notes on recipes.

Because chefs often have their hands full, America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking makes great use of the hardware features of the Nintendo DS family of portable systems. Thanks to each system’s built-in microphone, every person in the kitchen can use voice commands to navigate the software while they cook. And when multiple Nintendo DS users are preparing a meal together, they can wirelessly transmit select recipes between systems, even if only one user has a copy of the game card.

The new Nintendo DSi XL™ system also adds to the social experience of cooking and makes the America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking software really come to life. Nintendo DSi XL has screens that are 93 percent bigger than those on the Nintendo DS Lite system, and include the ability to be viewed from a side angle. That means everyone in the kitchen can get a good look at the recipe as they perform their various cooking tasks.

Both America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking and Nintendo DSi XL go on sale on March 28. The software is available at a suggested retail price of just $19.99.

For more information about America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking, visit www.atkgame.com

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Want to meet face-to-face with Nintendo’s newest game designer? It’s easy – just look in the mirror. The new WarioWare™: D.I.Y. game for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems lets players design their own microgames using artwork, animations and music limited only by the imagination. Launching across North America on March 28, this creative game also lets players share their original games wirelessly, giving fans of Nintendo’s top-selling portable systems a whole new way to create, connect and enjoy.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. kick-starts the creative process with more than 90 built-in microgames that players can unlock as they progress through the game. When users are inspired to create their own microgames, they can choose from a library of ready-made graphics, sounds and game elements, or let their imaginations run wild and build a whole new microgame from scratch.

“With WarioWare: D.I.Y., Nintendo is giving players a glimpse into the process of making video games, providing them with the tools to bring their ideas to life and share them with friends,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “For anyone who has ever wondered how their favorite video games came to be, this is sure to be a fun and rewarding experience not to be missed.”

WarioWare: D.I.Y. players who own a Wii™ console and have broadband Internet access can extend the action into their living rooms. By downloading the WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase game, launching March 29 for Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service, they can access more than 70 additional microgames and experience the hand-held games they created with their Nintendo DS systems on a full-sized TV screen. There’s also an unlockable multiplayer mode that lets up to four players enjoy microgames together (additional controllers required and sold separately).

WarioWare: D.I.Y. for Nintendo DS offers several ways for players to share content on the go. Using a local wireless connection, they can swap microgames they’ve created on their own Nintendo DS system. For users with broadband Internet access, Nintendo will make new microgames available for download after launch and will occasionally challenge players to create microgames based on a given theme. A broadband Internet connection also enables players to upload items to their online Storage Crate and share those items by exchanging friend codes with other WarioWare: D.I.Y. users.

The new Nintendo DSi XL™ system adds to the experience of making your own microgames by making WarioWare: D.I.Y. larger than life. Nintendo DSi XL has screens that are 93 percent bigger than those on the Nintendo DS Lite system, and include the ability to be viewed from a side angle, in case you want to show off your game creations to a friend.

Both WarioWare: D.I.Y. and Nintendo DSi XL go on sale on March 28. For more information about WarioWare: D.I.Y., visit www.wariowarediy.com.

THE WHO’S TOMMY
July 8-25, 2010
Produced by ReVision Theatre in association with Theatre C
ReVision Theatre (603 Mattison Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ)
After witnessing the death of his mother’s lover, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia. Living a childhood of and pain and abuse, he finds solace in the magic of the pinball machine. His talent launches him to international superstardom. The Who’s Tommy takes us on an amazing journey into the kaleidoscopic mind of a boy struggling to break free from his a prison of paralysis. Told through a vaudevillian and circus-like prism, we invite you on an odyssey of hurt, possibility, hope and redemption. The director of last season’s KINGDOM (Best Musical, The Star Ledger) helms this production.
Music, Book, and Lyrics by Peter Townshend
Additional Music and Lyrics by by John Entwistle
Book by Des McAnuff
Directed by Carlos Armesto
Choreographed by Elisabetta Spuria
Music Direction by Michael Thomas Murray
Set Design by Daniel Zimmerman
Lighting Design by Brian Tovar
Costume Design by Jacob Climer
Sound Design by Simon Ghezzi
Puppetry Effects by Emily DeCola

FALL 2010

Theatre C’s first MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
DISORIENTED
By Kyoung H. Park
Directed by Carlos Armesto
Choreography by Yanghee Lee
Originally written for the Royal Court Theatre, UK, disOriented tells the story of a Korean family in crisis. In a moving and funny tale that spans an ocean, a woman in New York must hide the death of her brother from her parents while traveling back to Korea, or risk the news killing them. A dancing spirit, who is caught between the energies of traditional Korean Fan Dance and modern dance, drives the action to its climax.

Venue, cast, other collaborators, and production dates TBA.

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

THE UGLY SWAN
Words by Sammy Buck
Music by Dan Acquisto
Puppetry and mask by Emily DeCola
Directed by Carlos Armesto
The writers of the famed Like You Like It and The Seven Year B*tch turn a sweet children’s story on its head, in what is a smart, quirky response to the famed story of The Ugly Duckling. The astonishing Emily DeCola will contribute her talents in puppetry and mask work to this project.

(E)VAPORATE
Music by Parker Ferguson
Lyrics by Parker Ferguson and christopher oscar peña
Book by christopher oscar peña
Directed by Carlos Armesto
With Randy Harrison
A screwed-up reinvention of Orpheus and Eurydice in the form of a made-up love song. In this comic and soulful “bromance,” we see the story of O (the greatest pop singer in the world, who happens to be explosively gay) and E (O’s straight best friend of a muse who happens to take too much “e”). Told through the framework of an eruptive multimedia pop concert, O tells us of his moving story, from when he first meets E to his journey to save him from the clutches of the Underworld.

DISPLACED
By Lori Fischer
Directed by Carlos Armesto
A well-meaning American businessman gets the opportunity of a lifetime — the construction of a major pipeline project in the jungles of Colombia. But what seems to be El Dorado quickly turns into a complex and dangerous snake pit, catapulting him in the heart of the country’s 40-year civil conflict, while risking his family, company and even his life.

Expect to hear more about these pieces in the Fall of 2011.

THEATRE C exists to create vibrant theatre through the fusing of different forms of expression. Through the organization’s Associated Artists, Theatre C joins the next evolution of theatre by melding puppetry and burlesque, video and dance, acrobatics and installations, hip hop, rock and salsa, and much more to tell the most compelling and moving of stories.

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Part of ODTC’s award-winning Closing Notice Series

CAST ANNOUNCED & TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

*** WINNERS – 2009 BISTRO AWARD: OUTSTANDING SERIES ***

Opening Doors Theatre Company presents the 1983 musical IS THERE LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? – April 6, 7, 8 and 15, 16, 17. All six performances will be held at The Duplex (61 Christopher Street, NYC – (212) 255-5438 – www.TheDuplex.com) and are scheduled for 7:00PM. The production will be directed by Jeremy Gold Kronenberg (Gallery Players’ Caroline or Change) with musical direction by Andrew Smithson from a score by Craig Carnelia (music and lyrics). The book is by Jeffrey Kindley. Jennifer Ashley Tepper serves as assistant director. Edward Carignan will choreograph. The production manager is Billie Di Stefano with Suzanne Adams producing.

Cast in the show are Owen Austin*, Doug Chitel*, Mark Emerson*, Amy Fitts* (Off-Broadway: So Help Me God!), Marcie Henderson*, Leslie Henstock* (Nat’l Tour: Les Miserables, Light in the Piazza), Austin Ku*, Heather Jane Rolff (Broadway: Shrek The Musical), and Lou Steele*. (*Member Actors’ Equity)

Tickets will go on sale NOW. Tickets are $20 + 2-drink minimum. Members of MAC and AEA pay only a $15 + minimum (visit website www.ODTConline.org for MAC & AEA code.) Tickets must be purchased in advance online through www.SmartTix.com or by calling (212) 868-4444.

Is There Life After High School? chronicles the effects that our high school years have had on each and every one of us. Told through various monologues and songs, Is There Life After High School? reflects upon the quintessential high school moments that have made us who we are today. At times hilariously awkward – at times heartbreakingly painful – this production exposes the intimate and vulnerable memories of our high school days. Suggested by a novel by Ralph Key, Craig Carnelia’s devastatingly beautiful score and Jeffrey Kindley’s hilarious book takes us on an emotional journey through the hallways of our yesteryears. The Broadway show opened on May 7, 1982 to run only 17 performances (after a preview period of 48 performances).

Opening Doors Theatre Company is a New York City-based, non-profit performing arts ensemble committed to developing an eclectic mix of programming through the artistic collaboration of performers as well as playwrights, composers, directors and designers, and providing opportunities for new talent to be seen and heard. The company was formed in 2006 by Suzanne Adams (Artistic & Managing Director), along with Hector Coris (Associate Artistic Director).

The “Closing Notice” Series is a set of “living cast album” presentations focusing on classic musicals that were either dubbed a “flop”, had short commercial runs or most likely will never be revived again. Opening Doors respectfully presents these scores with the understanding that – unsuccessful or not – the creators poured their craft, guts and love into the work and they deserve to be heard once again – live on stage. The focus is on the score with a truncated book. The “Closing Notice” series began in December 2006 with the critically-acclaimed presentation of Bring Back Birdie (2007 MAC Award nomination – Outstanding Variety Production/Recurring Series), and has included acclaimed revivals of It’s A Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Superman, Whoop-Up, Flora the Red Menace, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Goldilocks, Fade Out-Fade In, I Love My Wife and Subways are for Sleeping. Opening Doors Theatre won the 2009 Bistro Award for Outstanding Series.

Salem closed its doors as an active congregation as of January 3, 2010. While NCT will continue to hold their major performances at St. Patrick’s auditorium, Salem is the place where NCT stored sets and props, rehearsed, conducted workshops, and held additional performances.

In spite of not having a permanent home, NCT has a proud history of producing two shows a year since 1971. In August 2006 they expanded their offerings to include a series of workshops designed to help members and the public enhance their performing arts craftsmanship. Since 2001, when, due to security concerns they were forced from their residency at the Fort Hamilton Army Base, they have moved six times. This, however, has not deterred them from continuing their mission to provide quality, affordable entertainment to the Bay Ridge community.

Anyone who knows of any available space, whether it be a church, community facility, or any affordable, usable space, can contact NCT at (718) 482 3173 or email NCT@nctheaterny.com.

NCT is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, incorporated in 1975. They are members of the Alliance of Resident Theaters (ART), as well as the Bay Ridge Community Council, Material for the Arts, and are a Brooklyn Arts Council grant recipient.

Kelly Rutherford, Rebecca Cammisa and Linda Goode Bryant

Appointed as 2010 Tribeca All Access Jurors

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Alumni Projects ‘Monica & David’ and ‘Billy and Aaron’ to Premiere at 2010 Tribeca Film Festival

[New York, NY – March 19, 2010] – The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the 24 projects selected for Tribeca All Access (TAA).  Now in its seventh year, TAA was created to cultivate relationships between filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities and film industry executives. TAA, will present the projects throughout a six-day program taking place during the annual Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, held from April 21 – May 2, 2010. TAA is made possible by Bloomberg with major support from Time Warner and additional support provided by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Twenty-four filmmakers from across the country were selected from a pool of more than 453 submissions to participate in TAA this year. For the third year, four international participants are also included through the program’s partnerships with the UK Film Council and Canadian Film Centre.  From April 19 – 24, women and minority directors and screenwriters will participate in workshops, as well as present their upcoming projects in one-on-one meetings with more than 100 potential investors, development executives, producers and agents.  [EDITORS NOTE: A list of all selected 2010 Tribeca All Access projects and participants is attached below.]

“Through TAA, we provide woman and minority filmmakers professional connections they might not otherwise have access to,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of TFI. “But equally important to the valuable networking opportunities and guidance we provide our participants, is furthering our goal of bringing diverse voices and stories to audiences.”

As part of the TAA program, a jury comprised of industry professionals, including actors, writers, producers and directors, will review script excerpts and work samples from all TAA participants and deliberate on the most promising projects, both in the narrative and documentary film categories.  The Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards will then be announced at the TFI Awards Ceremony on April 23. The 2010 Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award Narrative jurors are Anthony Anderson, Anika Noni Rose, Hill Harper, Michael Kang, Kadeem Hardison, Victoria Rowell, and Kelly Rutherford. The 2010 Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award Documentary jurors are Rebecca Cammisa and Linda Goode Bryant.

“The strength of our jury speaks to the support the industry has given this program over the past seven years,” said Tamir Muhammad, Director of Tribeca All Access.   “As a result of this support, TAA participants have been able to flourish, and we look forward to continued success with this year’s projects, which show incredible promise.”

Two TAA alumni will debut their films during the 2010 Festival.  Alexandra Codina will premiere Monica & David, which is also making its broadcast premiere on HBO this fall. Codina participated in TAA in 2007, where she had the opportunity to pitch her project to Nancy Abraham, HBO’s Senior Vice President of Documentary Programming, and received post production support through TAA.  2008 TAA participant Rodney Evans will also premiere his short film, Billy & Aaron, a narrative based on the life of African American composer Billy Strayhorn and Buddy Bolden. Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) is on board to play Strayhorn and Idris Elba is slated to play Bolden.

“Bloomberg is proud to continue our support of Tribeca All Access’ mission to promote the work of filmmakers traditionally underrepresented in the film industry,” said Lex Fenwick, CEO of Bloomberg Ventures. “We commend TAA’s longstanding commitment to provide these filmmakers with unprecedented access to the industry professionals necessary to bring their films to fruition. We are delighted after seven years to resume our partnership with the Tribeca Film Institute and help give talented filmmakers unparalleled access to the film community during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.”

2010 Tribeca All Access Program Schedule

TAA will kick off with a celebration on Monday, April 19 at Hiro Ballroom which will include a tribute honoring the 20^th anniversary of the film House Party, featuring a special performance by guests of honor and original cast members Kid & Play and Full Force. Producer Warrington Hudlin and DJ Whiz, the official DJ of the night, will be amongst the honorees.  TAA alumnus K’naan, whose Canadian Film Center supported project The River of Blood participated in last year’s program, will also perform his song Wavin’ Flag.  Wavin’ Flag is the official song for the upcoming 2010 FIFA/Coca Cola World Cup.  On April 20, participants will gather for a welcome lunch at Megu, followed by practice pitch sessions at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, where they will talk through their projects in front of a panel of established producers. From Wednesday April 21 – Friday April 23, TAA participants will have one-on-one industry meetings at Tribeca Cinemas Gallery. The Canadian Film Centre will celebrate its successful partnership with TAA with a cocktail party on April 22 at the Bubble Lounge.

The TAA jury will deliberate on the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards on Friday, April 23 at The House before the TFI Award Ceremony held later in the evening at Union Square Ballroom.  The 2010 Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards will grant a total of $35,000 in juried cash prizes to selected TAA winners.

TAA will officially conclude on April 24 with a panel that challenges the filmmakers to continue to engage audiences with their stories through new models of distribution.

During the Festival, Tribeca All Access will team up with David Bouley’s Test Kitchen to present Key Ingredients, a cinematic and culinary experience dedicated to creating, developing, and extending advanced approaches to food & film. The lunch will include a presentation and discussion of select work from program alumni. This showcase is part of the year-round support provided by the TAA program. Year- round support also includes access to camera, lighting and sound equipment, as well as use of editing equipment.

TAA: Films in 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and Success Stories

Since its inception in May 2004, TAA has supported the careers of more than 184 filmmakers and has facilitated 2,870 one-on-one meetings between its program participants and key industry professionals. These women and minority filmmakers have gone on to enjoy successful careers, both within TFF and beyond. This year, two TAA alumni are included as official selections of the Tribeca Film Festival:

• Monica & David, directed by Alexandra Codina (2007 TAA participant) Feature Documentary in World Documentary Competition Category – North American Premiere at TFF, Broadcast premiere on HBO October 2010– Monica and David are in love. Truly, blissfully in love. They also happen to have Down syndrome. Alexandra Codina’s affectionate and heartwarming documentary is an intimate, year-in-the-life portrait of two child-like spirits with adult desires. Supported (and, for more than 30 years, sheltered) by endlessly devoted mothers, Monica and David prepare for their fairy tale wedding and face the realities of married life afterward.

• Billy and Aaron, directed by Rodney Evans (2008 TAA participant) – Billy and Aaron is a short drama about African-American composer Billy Strayhorn and the personal and professional consequences of his decision to live as an openly gay man within the homophobic jazz milieu of the 1940’s.

Additional TAA alumni successes in the past year include:

• 2009 TAA juror Fenton Bailey has signed on to become the Executive Producer for La Muneca Fea (Ugly Dolls). Co-directors and 2009 TAA alumni George Reyes and Claudia Lopez were the recipients of last year’s Creative Promise Award for Documentary.

• Lydia Dean Pilcher will serve as Producer of The Sisterhood of Night after meeting TAA Alumni, Caryn Waechter (Director) and Marilyn Fu (Screenwriter), at the 2008 Festival. The film was the TAA Creative Promise Award winner for Screenwriting.

• Victoria Fredrick (LAF Studios and Manager of Terrence Howard) recently optioned 2009 TAA alumni Kat Candler’s, Spider in the Bathtub, which she co-wrote.

• After meeting writer Stephanie Sanditz at TAA, Greenestreet Films has hired her to write an upcoming movie.

About the Tribeca Film Institute:

The Tribeca Film Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving audiences and artists year-round. While TFI’s mission remains grounded in the heart of its New York City founding, its reach and influence in the film community has expanded to capture international acclaim and participation.  Since its inception in 2001, TFI has become an industry-recognized institution.  Administering a dozen major programs annually, TFI reaches 10,000 people through its year-round programming in New York City as well as its featured initiatives at the Tribeca Film Festival.

For more information and a list of all TFI programs visit http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/

About Tribeca Film Festival:

Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2001 following the attacks on the World Trade Center to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of the lower Manhattan district through an annual celebration of film, music and culture.

The Festival’s mission is to help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enable the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center.   Tribeca Film Festival is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors.

The Tribeca Festival has screened over 1100 films from over 80 countries since its first festival in 2002. Since its founding, it has attracted an international audience of more than 2.3 million attendees and has generated an estimated $600 million in economic activity for New York City

About the 2010 Festival Sponsors:

As Founding Sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival, American Express is committed to supporting the Festival and the art of film making, bringing business and energy to New York City and offering Cardmembers and festival-goers the opportunity to enjoy the best of storytelling through film.

The Festival is pleased to announce the return of its Signature Sponsors: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Apple, Bloomberg, Brookfield, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Delta Air Lines, Heineken USA, NBC 4 New York, NCM Media Networks, New York Nonstop, The New York Times, RR Donnelley, and Vanity Fair.  The Tribeca Film Festival is also honored to welcome the following new Signature Sponsor: Stolichnaya Vodka.

2010 Project Line up (20 U.S based projects and 4 international)

NARRATIVE FILMMAKERS:

Ghazi Albuliwi (Co-Director, Screenwriter)

Peace After Marriage

Desperate for companionship, a lonely, young

Palestinian-American man agrees to marry an

Israeli woman in need of a Green Card, forcing them to re-examine their respective cultural and familial traditions.

Other Listed Crew: Bandar Albuliwi (Co-Director, Co-Producer) Faruk Ozerten (Co-Producer)

Cheryl Dunye (Director, Screenwriter, Prod)

Adventures in the 419

A thrilling portrait of 4 people involved in 1 scam 9 days before it happens. An international web of fraud, greed and mistrust set in the world of Nigerian con artists based in Amsterdam.

Other Listed Crew: Sarah Schulman (co-writer)

Nisha Ganatra (Director, Screenwriter)

Raga Beats

East-Indian and Latino hip-hop musicians compete inside a world within New York City, a cross-cultural love story.

Other Listed Crew: Jasmine Jaisinghani (Co-Prod) David Blackman (Co-Prod.) Laurence Mark (Co-Prod.), Linda Cohen (Composer)

Rashaad Ernesto Green (Director, Screenwriter)

Gun Hill Road

After serving 3 years in prison, a father returns to his family in the Bronx with a struggle between him and his bi-curios teenage son that leaves his wife stuck in the middle.

Other Listed Crew: Ron Simons (Executive Producer), Michelle-Anne Small (Producer)

J S Mayank (Screenwriter)

Marathon

An FBI Agent takes on a career defining case when the entire New York City Marathon is held hostage. 5 boroughs… 26.2 miles… 43,000 hostages…including his younger sister.

Annemarie Jacir (Director, Screenwriter, Co-Producer)

When I Saw You

Jordan, 1960s. An eccentric and unbounded boy runs away from home knowing full well that his young mother will follow in this search for freedom.

Other Listed Crew: Ossama Bawardi (Co-Producer)

Andrea Janakas (Director, Co-Screenwriter)

Faded Giant

Evacuated to a Howard Johnson’s motel, an unfulfilled housewife finds unexpected strength guiding evacuees through seven harrowing days of the Three Mile Island crisis.

Other Listed Crew: Justine Cogan (Co-Screenwriter)

T.J. Morehouse (Screenwriter, Producer)

Plastic Indian

John Calf Roper drifts restlessly between dead end jobs, honky-tonks and hard drinking; Tom Badger lives suspended between Cherokee traditions and the modern world; Intertwined by fate, both men seek a meaningful existence.

Other Listed Crew: Chris Eyre (Director), J Spencer (Executive Producer), Wes Studi (Actor/Co-Producer), Steven A. Jones (Executive Producer), Robert Conley (Author)

Lucy Mulloy (Director, Screenwriter, Producer)

Una Noche

In Havana, Cuba amongst heat, sweat and desperation, ninety miles of treacherous ocean stand between Raul and his dream – Miami.

Other Listed Crew: Yunior Santiago Riveron (Producer), Daniel Mulloy (Producer)

Julius Onah (Director, Co-Screenwriter, Co-Producer)

The Girl is In Trouble

A lower east side bartender becomes entangled in a dark NYC murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a missing drug dealer, and the scion of New York’s most powerful investment firm.

Other Listed Crew: Mayuran Tiruchelvam (Co-Screenwriter, Co-Producer), Sabine Hoffman, (Editor), Rob Hauer (DP), Spike Lee (Executive Producer)

Sasie Sealy (Director, Co-Screenwriter)

SarahN_12

Desperate to find her boyfriend’s killer, Sarah Nilson discovers that his online doppelganger was murdered just before his death. Consumed, she dives into two parallel investigations – real and virtual.

Other Listed Crew: Mark Heyman (Co-Screenwriter, Co-Producer), Krista Parris (Co-Producer)

NARRATIVE FILMMAKERS-INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS:

Sonia Castang (Director, Screenwriter)

Windward

* UK Film Council Supported

When her estranged mother dies, an angry Lucy discovers a family she never knew she had and eventually comes to understand that love is always more powerful than anger.

Meneka Das (Director, Screenwriter)

Summer of Our Lives

* UK Film Council Supported

Set to the backdrop of contemporary London, two sisters travel from a broken home in India with dreams of a music career that takes them on a journey of hope, love, betrayal and finally one of self-discovery.

Other Listed Crew: Andrew T. Mackay & Bombay Dub Company (Composer), Temple Clark (Storyboard and Visual Artist)

Julia Kwan (Director, Screenwriter)

Portraits from the Other Side

* Canadian Film Centre Supported

The life of a Chinese-Canadian law student takes an unexpected turn when she inherits a mobile photography studio and discovers her true passion through taking family portraits.

Other Listed Crew: Shan Tam (Co-Producer), Michael Parker (Co-Producer)

Clement Virgo (Director, Co-Screenwriter, Co-Producer)

Enter the Cipher

*Canadian Film Centre Supported

A young Princeton-educated, Jewish journalist befriends a Brooklyn gangster/would be rapper, and is drawn, moth-like, into the flames of his seductive criminal underworld.

Other Listed Crew: Damon D’Oliveira (Co-Producer), Douglas Century (Co-Screenwriter)

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS:

Chihiro Amemiya (Director, DP, Editor)

Grandpa’s Erection

A 75-year-old Japanese man, who has secretly been acting in adult videos for the past 15 years, wants to reveal his true life to his family and friends.

Other Listed Crew: Robert La Rocca (Content Consultant/Assistant Editor), Katsumi Funahashi (Editor)

Daniele Anastasion (Director, Co-Producer)

The Redemption of General Butt Naked

A brutal African warlord turned Christian preacher seeks redemption from the skeptical survivors of Liberia and the rest of the international community.

Other Listed Crew: Eric Strauss (Co-Director, Co-Producer), Jeremey Siefer (Editor), Ryan Hill (DP)

Angad Bhalla (Director, DP)

The House that Herman Built

Art student Jackie Sumell asks Herman Wallace, a black panther activist who’s been imprisoned in solitary confinement longer than anyone in American history, to describe his ideal house.

Other Listed Crew: Lisa Valencia-Svensson (Producer), Ed Barreveld (Exec. Producer), Loring McAplin (Exec. Producer), Ricardo Acosta (Editor)

Samba Gadjigo (Co-Director, Co-Screenwriter)

Sembene!

A freedom fighter that used stories as his weapon: meet Ousmane Sembene, the father of African cinema.

Other Listed Crew: Jason Silverman, (Co-Director, Co-Screenwriter)

Kathy Huang (Director)

Tales of the Waria

Three transgender individuals in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, search for love and acceptance with unexpected results.

Other Listed Crew: Carla Gutierrez (Editor)

Idil Ibrahim (Director, Producer)

Displaced

When Young Somali-American men begin to disappear in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, a federal investigation discover the recruitment of local teens for war efforts in Somalia; leaving their families to deal with the tragic aftermath.

Other Listed Crew: Anna Fahr (Producer)

Miguel Martinez, (Co-Director, Co-Editor)

Farewell, Ferris Wheel

The small Mexican town of Tlapacoyan is responsible for one third of America’s carnival labor; a fact that may make this favorite past time extinct.

Other Listed Crew: Jamie Sisley (Co-Director, Co-Editor, Co-Producer), Sam Baker (Co-Producer)

Jason Perez, (Director, Producer)

Sweet Hands

At seventeen, she was being celebrated as a promising boxer until an unexpected life change threw her dreams against the ropes.

Other Listed Crew: Mike Ellis (Producer), Daniel Patterson (DP)

PJ Raval (Director, Co-Producer)

Untitled Gay Retiree Documentary

Set against the backdrop of various LGBTQ-friendly retirement communities, several LGBTQ seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of their “golden years.”

Other Listed Crew: Sara Giustini (Co-Producer), Kyle Henry (Editor)

Nintendo DSi XL will be available at a suggested retail price of $189.99, and that includes three titles that have been pre-installed on the system. These include the brain-training games Brain Age™ Express: Math and Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters, as well as Photo Clock, which lets users customize the pictures on the background of their clock. Nintendo DSi XL launches in both Burgundy and Bronze, with a glossy top and a matte-finish bottom for a better grip.

“For some people, good things come in big packages,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Our Nintendo DS family of systems has been going strong since 2004, and this new portable system really lets players enjoy the fun together.”

Nintendo DSi XL is launching at the same time as two portable games that demonstrate the social nature of the new hardware. America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking uses the larger screens to help multiple chefs chip in to prepare delicious recipes. In WarioWare™: D.I.Y., the larger screens help players see all the details as they create and share their own microgames.

Beyond the social experience, the larger Nintendo DSi XL screens draw players in and make games feel more engaging. Eye-popping graphics are beautifully rendered. Even people who have been playing Nintendo DS games for years will see them take on a new life with Nintendo DSi XL. As always, playing is believing. To truly understand the difference Nintendo DSi XL makes, you have to experience it for yourself.

Nintendo DSi XL includes all the same features as the Nintendo DSi system, including two cameras and photo- and sound-manipulation tools. With a broadband Internet connection, you can also upload photos directly to Facebook to share with friends or access downloadable Nintendo DSiWare™ games via the Nintendo DSi Shop.

To help celebrate the launch of Nintendo DSi XL, Nintendo is asking the public to choose things in their lives that they would like to see 93 percent bigger. The poll lists fun, humorous options, including sound speakers, swimming pools and furniture. The poll is a great way for people to get social as they show off their responses to their friends. People can check out the “What would you like 93% bigger?” application on Facebook® Platform at http://apps.facebook.com/ninetythree-percent or visit the @NintendoAmerica profile on Twitter to answer the poll questions for themselves.

Remember that Nintendo DSi XL features parental controls that let adults manage the digital content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit www.nintendodsi.com.

How tough do you think you are? This week’s roster of new downloadable games from Nintendo gives you several ways to prove it. Now available for the WiiWare™ service, Rage of the Gladiator puts players face-to-face with flurry of fearsome foes, enhancing the motion-control action with support for the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Meanwhile, Wii™ owners with a taste for classic gaming can test their mettle against bloodthirsty vampires in CASTLEVANIA RONDO OF BLOOD for the Virtual Console™ service. Other fresh releases challenge you to excel as a sharpshooter, a prehistoric beast or a criminal mastermind. Whichever setting you choose, just be prepared to step up and show your stuff.

WiiWare

Rage of the Gladiator
Publisher: Ghostfire Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Blood, Alcohol Reference, Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Rage of the Gladiator is a fantasy-based fighting game in which you must fight for your life in the arena. One of the most gorgeous WiiWare games ever, it features amazing 3-D graphics, animation, lighting, shadows and special effects. Full voice acting means each boss has its own personality and taunts you mercilessly. Discover insane finishing moves: Summon a fiery meteor or savage tornado, or transform into a hulking colossus 10 times your normal size. Customize your character and specialize in skill trees – Offense, Defense or Magic – to gain new powers. You’ll also enjoy epic, blood-pumping music by legendary composer Sean Beeson. For added replay value, unlock Challenge Mode and encounter tougher bosses with new abilities. The game also supports the Wii MotionPlus accessory.

Triple Shot Sports
Publisher: The Code Monkeys Ltd.
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Triple Shot Sports is one of the most advanced recreational shooting games available for the WiiWare service, immersing players in the world of competitive target shooting. Most competitive events consist of activities that are traditionally derived from hunting and combat skills. Over time, these practices have evolved into a variety of competitive sports that include Archery, Pistol Shooting and Free Rifle. As with real-life shooting events, you will have full control over the aim of the weapon. You must also account for prevailing weather conditions and the athlete’s breathing pattern, as these factors can influence the accuracy of your shot.

Virtual Console

CASTLEVANIA RONDO OF BLOOD
Original platform: TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM
Publisher: Konami
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence
Price: 900 Wii Points
Description: This is the 10th action-packed installment in the ever-popular CASTLEVANIA series, which depicts the epic struggle between the Belmont clan and the dark forces of Count Dracula. An instant classic, this title is recognized far and wide for its beautifully rendered world, outstanding game balance and haunting CD-quality music. The player takes control of RICHTER, the clan’s ultimate Vampire Killer, guiding him through a total of nine stages filled with treacherous traps and hidden secrets. Using your legendary whip – passed on from generations of Belmonts – and a powerful selection of Item Crash attacks, it’s up to you to destroy Dracula and his evil horde. What’s more, rescuing MARIA at some juncture in the game allows you to use her as a playable character for even more vampire-slaying fun.

Nintendo DSiWare™

Zoo Frenzy
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) –Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Create the zoo of your dreams and try to maximize your profit by managing tons of parameters. Enjoy five fun mini-games to train and support your animals: Feed them, heal them and even play soccer- or hockey-themed games with them. Your best-trained pets will go back into the wild to fight dangerous monsters and find cute new animals for your zoo. Enjoy use of the Nintendo DSi™ system’s built-in microphone and camera – wake up the hero by shouting at him, and see yourself in the game.

101 MiniGolf World
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: 101 MiniGolf World is one of the first-ever 3-D miniature golf games for the Nintendo DSiWare service. Your stylus becomes the putter for an incredibly fun mini-golf experience. Play more than 100 challenging holes solo or with up to eight players on one system. Send your ball flying through loops, pipes, arches, extreme ramps and mind-blowing obstacles. Enjoy a combination of real golf rules and wacky mini-golf fun.

Battle of Giants™: Dinosaurs – Fight For Survival
Publisher: Ubisoft
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Long before mankind stepped into the world, the Earth was a harsh environment dominated by dinosaurs. Every species of dinosaur had to fight to survive in this hostile environment. Travel through the hostile lands as one of three breeds of dinosaur while battling giant enemies to save your kind. Create and customize your own unique dinosaur. Explore four mysterious territories and discover buried fossils to complete your mission. Enhance your dinosaur’s abilities and compete against your friends in epic duels.

Car Jack Streets
Publisher: Tag Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Mild Language, Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: A critically acclaimed game with high-octane action, innovative real-time game play, stunning visuals and an awesome soundtrack, Car Jack Streets will take you to the limit. The Italian mob is calling in your gambling debt of $1 million. Attempt a wide variety of criminal and legitimate jobs to earn as much cash as possible, but remember to avoid attracting attention from the cops and other gang members. Do you have what it takes to stay alive, pay your debt and rise to the top of the criminal underworld?

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

This year’s Festival shorts are a collection of absorbing documentaries and compelling narratives that explore the full spectrum of human experience in new and surprising ways. They come from around the world and around the corner, presenting a wide range of perspectives and styles.  Stories range from the everyday to extraordinary circumstances, from family dramas to black comedies, with some twists and captivating characters. Returning TFF directors include Jacobs, Domenica Scorsese, Rodney Evans, Mark Street, Jean-Gabriel Periot, Tal Rosner, Bill Morrison, Thomas Hefferon and Sara Zandieh.

“It’s an exciting year for Tribeca as we explore new initiatives to widen audiences for short films,” said Maggie Kim, TFF Shorts Programmer. “But at the core, film festivals remain a unique and pivotal forum for short filmmakers to present their works on the big screen. With one  of our strongest shorts programs yet, and a record number of World and North American premieres from both returning and new filmmakers, we are confident that this year’s line-up will provide a memorable cinematic experience for our audiences.”

“Our six programs are arranged around themes that connect directly to audiences, though often in unexpected and clever ways,” said Sharon Badal, TFF shorts programmer. “They continue to expand the horizons of possibility for shorts, taking audiences on journeys that are vivid, mesmerizing and relatable—sometimes all at once.”

This year for the first time, audiences will have the opportunity to experience the Festival from their homes through a new online expansion, Tribeca Film Festival Virtual (TFF Virtual). Audiences across the U.S. will be able to watch a selection of films from this year’s TFF by purchasing a TFF Virtual premium pass, which will include 15 short films. TFF Virtual will also feature panel discussions, Q&A’s with filmmakers and actors, live TFF red carpet action and more – all via the Internet.

The 47 works in the 2010 TFF short film line-up are eligible to compete for combined cash and value-in-kind prizes totaling more than $15,000 for Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short and Student Visionary Award.  The 15 short selections that will be available on TFF Virtual will also be eligible to win the $5,000 cash prize for TFF Virtual Best Short Film Award, sponsored by American Express.

Following is a listing of the selected short films in the six programs in which they will be presented:

Hard Core

Our New York, New York program returns with strong characters set in the city that can make you or break you.  Sometimes it takes an antihero to clean up the streets in Something in the Air. A young man finds a safe space between the present and the afterlife in In Space. The 1940s jazz milieu sets the stage for a composer and his consequences in Billy and Aaron. The situation: three boys from Queens, a missing wallet and a prostitute named Cookie. In Bedford Park Boulevard, 15-year-old Byron struggles to outwit a school system that seems against him. Discover where the location is in F–K. Being a good neighbor brings about some bizarre consequences to a couple of The New Tenants.

• Bedford Park Boulevard, (USA), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Felix Thompson (Student film)
• Billy and Aaron, (USA, Netherlands), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Rodney Evans (TFF Virtual)
• Cookie, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed and written by Francisco Ordonez (TFF Virtual)
• F–K, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Rick Rodgers, written by Ed Vassallo (TFF Virtual)
• In Space (Soonyakat), (Thailand, USA), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Visra Vichit-Vadakan (Student film)
• The New Tenants, (USA, Denmark), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed by Joachim Back, written by David Rakoff
• Something in the Air, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed and written by Ramsay Davila (TFF Virtual)

Wishful Thinking

Characters are confronted by decisions and indecision in this narrative program.  In A Border Story, a Mexican immigrant and a young American boy try to survive the remote desert. A young woman attempts to regain both her mother’s trust and her daughter’s love in Delilah, Before. Hold your breath when three teenage boys break into their school in The Pool. Recent retiree Edgar feels unneeded by society until he hatches a plan to change his life. A timid soundman teams up with a goth girl to get back what is rightfully his in Epic Fail. After a faked suicide attempt, Jay accepts visits from her well-meaning friends in Cried Suicide. At The Wake of his best friend’s father, a loser and a little boy form an unlikely friendship. More than Champagne is uncorked on New Year’s Eve for Zelda at The Dinner Party.

• A Border Story, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Tobias Louie, written by Conor Welter, Tobias Louie
• Cried Suicide, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed and written by Lauren Palmigiano (TFF Virtual)
• Delilah, Before, (Singapore), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Melanie Schiele (Student film) (TFF Virtual)
• The Dinner Party, (USA), Narrative, International Premiere, directed and written by Peter Glanz
• Edgar, (Germany), Narrative, North American Premiere, directed and written by Fabian Busch (TFF Virtual)
• Epic Fail (Epik feil), (Iceland), Narrative, North American Premiere, directed and written by Ragnar Agnarsson
• The Pool, (Ireland), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Thomas Hefferon, written by Thomas Hefferon, TJ Hundtofte
• The Wake, (Australia), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed by Gemma Lee, written by Charlie Clausen (TFF Virtual)

Identity Theft

Questions about who you are and what you want abound in these short films.  The breakup happens but the break does not in some boys don’t leave. When Ardal challenges Miss Purdy’s boyfriend to a duel for her affection, 2nd grade will never be the same in The Crush. After their crappy high school team loses the big game (again), a football player and a band geek confront each other on the way home in Poi Dogs. A vinyl Record evokes memories of the past. An amusement park summer leads to life lessons in Loop Planes. A soldier father and his young son share a shave and say goodbye before a military mission in Kiss. A tattooed gang member’s outlook on life is changed forever when he takes a Day Trip. While under house arrest, Mauro is taunted by three local boys through his window in Arena.

• Arena, (Portugal), Narrative, US Premiere, directed and written by JoaÞo Salaviza
• The Crush, (Ireland), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Michael Creagh
• Day Trip, (New Zealand), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Zoe McIntosh, written by Costa Botes (TFF Virtual)
• Kiss (Kus), (Netherlands), Narrative, North American Premiere, directed and written by Joost van Ginkel (TFF Virtual)
• Loop Planes, (USA), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed by Robin Wilby, written by Robin Wilby, Austen Rachlis (Student film) (TFF Virtual)
• Poi Dogs, (USA), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Joel Moffett (TFF Virtual)
• Record, (Canada), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Dylan Reibling (TFF Virtual)
• some boys don’t leave, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Maggie Kiley, written by Matthew Mullen, Maggie Kiley (Student film)

Between the Lines

Things aren’t always as they appear in these short narrative films.  In Roots in Water, three estranged siblings reunite following the death of their mother to settle unfinished emotional business. Khani is faced with an overwhelming task by the wealthy family he serves in The Pool Party. Two slackers seek a solution to their financial problems with the help of a guru in The Third Rule. Father and daughter connect and converse in Brucie. A young girl’s low self-esteem is redeemed in Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here. A couple in crisis find their way to a desert motel in Bastard. Discover why the chicken did cross the road in Athena.

• Athena, (USA), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed and written by Max Hoffman
• Bastard, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Kirsten Dunst, written by Kirsten Dunst, Sasha Sagan
• Brucie, (UK), Narrative, World Premiere, directed and written by Clair Breton (TFF Virtual)
• Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here, (South Africa), Narrative, New York Premiere, directed by Bheki Sibiya, written by Sibongile Nkosana, Bongi Ndaba
• The Pool Party, (Iran, USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed and written by Sara Zandieh (Student film)
• Roots in Water, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Domenica Scorsese, written by Richard Nelson
• The Third Rule, (USA), Narrative, World Premiere, directed by Aundre Johnson, written by Aundre Johnson, Aaron Crowe (TFF Virtual)

Flashback

The past collides with the present as these short documentaries relive and reflect politics, culture and music.  Her evolution is traced from farm girl to costume designer to civil rights activist in Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn. Actor/activist James Cromwell recalls his experience with the Black Panther Party in A .45 at 50th. Three immigrant soldiers sweat through basic training hoping to achieve US citizenship in New American Soldier. A momentary meeting becomes a search for love in Missed Connections. Meet Zeus, Cuba’s most popular heavy metal band, in Hard Rock Havana. New York, 1983, the Bronx—and the eruption of disco in White Lines & the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug.

• A .45 at 50th, (USA), Documentary, New York Premiere, directed by Joshua Bell, John Cromwell, written by Joshua Bell (TFF Virtual)
• Hard Rock Havana, (Cuba/USA), Documentary, New York Premiere, directed by Nicholas Brennan (Student film) (TFF Virtual)
• Missed Connections, (USA), Documentary, World Premiere, directed by Mary Robertson (TFF Virtual)
• New American Soldier, (USA), Documentary, New York Premiere, directed by Emma Cott, Anna Belle Peevey (Student film)
• Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn, (USA), Documentary, New York Premiere, directed and written by Nancy Kapitanoff, Sharon Yamato
• White Lines & the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug, (USA), Documentary, New York Premiere, directed by Travis Senger, written by Travis Senger, Mark Skillz

Experimental Collisions

Dynamic editing rhythms infuse these found footage, animation and live-action experimental movies, in which the filmmakers portray the human figure and the physical environment, as well as vision through the mind’s eye and the landscape of the film frame.

• Berlin, (Canada), Narrative/Documentary, World Premiere, directed by Martin Laporte
• BLACK WHITE BLACK WHITE, (USA), Narrative/Documentary, World Premiere, directed and written by John Thompson (Student film)
• This disk is the same as the other one, Ce disque est le même que l’autre (France), Narrative/Documentary, North American Premiere, directed by Jean-Jacques Palix
• Collision of Parts, (USA), Narrative/Documentary, World Premiere, directed by Mark Street
• The Delicate Art of the Bludgeon (L’Art Deìlicat de la Matraque), (France), Narrative/Documentary, North American Premiere, directed by Jean-Gabriel Periot
• Grandmother’s Eye (Mormors Öga), (Sweden), Narrative/Documentary, North American Premiere, directed by Jonathan Lewald (Student film)
• Lachen Verlernt, (UK), Narrative/Documentary, World Premiere, directed and written by Tal Rosner
• The Visible and Invisible of a Body Under Tension (Parties visible et invisible d’un ensemble sous tension), (France), Narrative/Documentary, North American Premiere, directed by Emmanuel Lefrant
• Release, (USA), Narrative/Documentary, World Premiere, directed by Bill Morrison
• Walkway, (USA), Narrative/Documentary, North American Premiere, directed by Ken Jacobs

Short Screening with Feature

• Yanqui Walker, (USA), Documentary, New York Premiere, directed by Kathryn Ramey (screening with The Travelogues)

Additional information for all these short films can be viewed in the Press section of the Tribeca Film Festival website, www.tribecafilm.com/festival. 

REDMOND, Wash.– Nintendo today announced a unique partnership with Tecmo Koei to publish Samurai Warriors™ 3, the newest title in the Samurai Warriors franchise, exclusively for the Wii™ console.

Launching in North America in fall 2010, Samurai Warriors 3 is an evolution of the Warriors series, featuring an innovative new game mode and a completely fresh storyline.

In addition to a host of new characters and combat and game-play elements, the game also will test players with new tactical and strategic challenges on the battlefield.

Samurai Warriors 3 offers two-player online and offline co-op with enhanced sharing features. The game also uses a special new game mode that offers players unique control of characters never seen before. This game mode is based on the Famicom game Nazo no Murasamejo (The Mysterious Murasame Castle™) inspired by Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.

“Straight Outta L.A. gives us an entertaining, firsthand account of how a professional sports team captivated a city and ultimately changed the culture of L.A.,” said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Festival. “For the past three years, the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival program has been an audience favorite at our Festival, and this year’s line-up will continue that tradition.”

“We are thrilled to launch this year’s Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival with a film that shows how sports are intertwined in so many other cultural arenas,” stated Keith Clinkscales, senior vice president, ESPN content development and enterprises. “All of the sports documentaries in this year’s Festival truly illustrate that the reach of sports in society extends far past solely athletics and into such disciplines as music, language, art and of course, film.”

In Straight Outta L.A., director Ice Cube explores the unlikely marriage between the NFL’s rebel franchise, the Raiders, and America’s glamour city, Los Angeles. In 1982, Raiders owner Al Davis beat the NFL in court and moved his team from Oakland to Los Angeles. With a squad as colorful as its owner, the Raiders captivated a large number of black and Hispanic fans in L.A. at a time when gang warfare, immigration and the real estate boom were rapidly changing the city. The L.A. Raiders morphed into a worldwide brand as the team’s colors, swagger and anti-establishment ethos became linked with the hip-hop scene that was permeating South Central Los Angeles. Rapper-turned-filmmaker Ice Cube was not only witness to this revolution, he was also a part of it. As a member of the notorious rap group N.W.A., Ice Cube helped make the silver and black culturally significant to a new generation and demographic.

Straight Outta L.A. will be televised Tuesday, May 11, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Now in its fourth year, the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival has become the premier showcase for independent films about sports and competition. The previously announced titles that will screen as part of the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival include documentary films that explore the rise of BMX superstar Mat Hoffman, an extreme adventurer’s quest to reach the North Pole, a struggling rugby team’s ambitions to win a single game and the cultural significance of a stadium to a city, team and popular musician.

All of this year’s Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival films will screen at Tribeca Cinemas on Saturday, May 1. The films also screen prior to May 1 throughout the Festival.

In addition to the film series, the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival will present Sports Day as part of the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair. Sports Day, which will take place on Saturday, May 1, offers fans a day of interactive, sports-related games and activities, as well as appearances by some of New York’s most popular athletes. Sports Day is free and open to the public and will take place on Duane Street, between Greenwich and Hudson Streets, in Manhattan.

The following are the films featured in the 2010 Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival. All titles have been previously announced in their respective sections as part of the 2010 TFF film program.

Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival Line-Up

* The Birth of Big Air, directed by Jeff Tremaine. (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur. By 16, he had soared to the top of the sport. Throughout his prodigious career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations; instead focusing his efforts on the purity of the sport and the pursuit of “what’s next.” Academy Award® nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to “Big Air.” An ESPN Films “30 for 30”Presentation.

* Freetime Machos, directed by Mika Ronkainen. (Finland, Germany) – North American and Tribeca Film Festival Virtual Premiere, Documentary. Matti and Mikko play for Finland’s worst amateur rugby team. Overworked and domesticated, the two men long for a space to revel in their masculinity and bond with other men. Following the two friends and their teammates on a quest to end the season with just a single win, award-winning writer/director Mika Ronkainen (Screaming Men) crafts a genuine and disarmingly funny love story of modern male friendship. In Finnish with English subtitles.

* Into the Cold, directed by Sebastian Copeland. (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. The absolute top of the earth is a place few try to reach on foot. Even fewer succeed. With the vast arctic ice vanishing rapidly, photographer, extreme adventurer, and environmental advocate Sebastian Copeland sets out to reach the North Pole on the centennial of Admiral Peary’s reach in 1909. This inspiring documentary follows their tumultuous two-month trek—not just through piercing cold and merciless terrain, but straight into the depths of the soul.

* Keep Surfing, directed by Bjoern Richie Lob. (Germany) – International Premiere, Documentary. This kinetic and fast-paced documentary will put you right on the Eisbach in the heart of Munich, where river-surfing was invented 35 years ago. Stunningly shot with cameras literally on the surfboards, you can sense the exhilaration as they take to their boards. With cameos by surfing legends like Nick Carroll and Kelly Slater, Keep Surfing will make you want to hit the waves! In English, German with English subtitles.

* Last Play at Shea, directed by Jon Small and Greg Whiteley. (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. The intersecting histories of a city, a team, and a music legend are examined in Last Play at Shea, a documentary that charts both the ups and downs of the New York Mets and the career of Long Island native Billy Joel—the last performer to play Shea Stadium before its demolition in 2008. Set to the soundtrack of Joel’s final Shea concert, Last Play pays loving tribute to one of America’s most significant venues for both music and sport.

* Straight Outta L.A., directed by Ice Cube. (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. For rapper-turned-filmmaker Ice Cube, the emergence of gangster rap will be forever linked to the Oakland Raiders’ move to Los Angeles in 1982. Ice Cube turns the camera on himself to tell how his genre-defining group N.W.A forged an unlikely relationship with the Raiders, a team whose swagger and style captivated L.A. during their troubled 13-season stay. An ESPN Films “30 for 30” Presentation.

* The Two Escobars, directed by Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist. (Colombia, USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. Born in the same city in Colombia but not related, Andrés Escobar and Pablo Escobar shared a fanatical love of soccer. Andrés grew up to become one of Colombia’s most beloved players, while Pablo became the most notorious drug baron of all time. While adeptly investigating the secret marriage of crime and sports, Michael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist (Favela Rising, TFF ’05) reveal the surprising connections between the murders of Andrés and Pablo. An ESPN Films “30 for 30” Presentation.

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Enhanced Free Content Brings Filmmaker Interviews and

Live Interactive Red-Carpet Coverage to Film Enthusiasts Around the World

New York, NY- The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival Virtual (TFF Virtual), a new online extension of the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), supported by founding partner American Express, has announced the full film slate for its inaugural edition. Eight full-length 2010 Official Selection TFF features, running the gamut from adventure documentary to mystical drama to uproarious teen comedy, will be available to TFF Virtual premium passholders to screen from their computers, anywhere in the continental United States from April 23–April 30. Premium passes are available to U.S. residents for $45 each and are on sale at www.tribecafilm.com/virtual.

Tribeca also announced that passholders will have the opportunity to vote for the TFF Virtual Best Feature Film Award (which comes with a $25,000 cash prize for the best film) and the TFFV Best Short Film Award (which comes with a $5,000 cash award). Both TFF Virtual Awards are sponsored by American Express.

TFF Virtual will bring the experience of Tribeca outside of New York for the first time via the Internet. Complementing TFF’s theatrical screenings in New York City, TFF Virtual premium pass will enable a broad online audience to experience the following:

* Eight full-length 2010 TFF features, which will screen day-and-date with each film’s Festival premiere. Following each film’s TFF and TFF Virtual premiere, passholders will be able to view it an unlimited number of times until TFF Virtual ends April 30
* An eclectic collection of TFF 2010 short films
* Conversations with filmmakers and fellow audience members both online and at the Festival
* Panel discussions featuring top voices from the world of film
* Exclusive filmmaker interviews
* Live coverage of red-carpet premieres

The first-ever TFF Virtual will open April 23, with the world premiere of Edward Burns’ Nice Guy Johnny, which will play simultaneously with the film’s premiere at TFF. Three additional films in the TFF Virtual slate are world premieres, while the other four are making their North American premieres.

All visitors to www.tribecafilm.com/virtual now have access to a robust array of free content, including selected short films from previous editions of TFF, conversations with filmmakers and industry experts and, when TFF kicks off on April 21 – footage from the TFF Opening Press Conference, a daily highlight reel of the day’s biggest moments and live streams of Festival red carpets.

A key feature of both the premium and free sections of TFF Virtual is the opportunity to join the conversation unfolding online. Those conversations will include real-time dialogue with fellow film enthusiasts around the world, Q&A’s with filmmakers and thought-provoking panels streamed online. These new forms of interacting with TFF will give audiences globally a chance to share in the Festival experience.

“One of our core missions at Tribeca is to cultivate wider, more diverse audiences for film and to offer filmmakers broader opportunities for their work,” said Geoff Gilmore, Tribeca Enterprises Chief Creative Officer. “Our virtual extension will do just that, breaking new ground with interactive capabilities, original content and a range of full-length feature films.”

All feature titles have been previously announced in their respective sections as part of the 2010 TFF program and the short films will be announced in the coming weeks.

The complete list of feature films showcased at TFF Virtual is as follows:

* Nice Guy Johnny, directed and written by Edward Burns. (USA) – World and TFF Virtual Premiere, Narrative. A master of the modern relationship dramedy, Edward Burns crafts a summery gem centered on baby-faced 24-year-old Johnny Rizzo, who’s about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snoozeville gig that’ll pay enough to please his fiancée. Enter Uncle Terry (Burns), a rascally womanizer set on turning a day in the Hamptons into an eye-opening fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny’s not interested, of course, but then he meets Brooke….

* Elvis & Madona (Elvis e Madona), directed and written by Marcelo Laffitte. (Brazil) – North American and TFF Virtual Premiere, Narrative. The lives of a beautiful biker babe and a tall blonde trannie intertwine in this vibrant Rio-set romantic comedy. Elvis is an aspiring young photographer delivering pizzas to make ends meet. Madona’s plans for a spectacular drag show have just been dashed when her rotten sometime lover steals all her money. When they meet by chance, Elvis and Madona’s unlikely love will help them chase their dreams and deal with the obstacles that arise along the way. In Portuguese with English subtitles.

* Spork, directed and written by J.B. Ghuman, Jr. (USA) – World and TFF Virtual Premiere, Narrative. Junior high isn’t easy for anyone—especially if you’re a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked hermaphrodite like Spork. But when the talent show shines a chance for Spork to show up Betsy Byotch’s mean girls gang, her recently best-friended trailer-park neighbor, Tootsie Roll, steps it up to coach her in booty-poppin’ moves. This ’80s-inspired dance send-up is littered with colorful dialogue from a tween cast with mouths beyond their years.

· Buried Land, directed by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes and Steven Eastwood, written by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes, Steven Eastwood, and Dzeno Medanovic. (Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK, USA) – World Premiere. The small town of Visoko heralds to the world a remarkable discovery: A valley of ancient pyramids predating Egypt exists under the hills of central Bosnia. Tourists flood the war-scarred region, and locals are caught between the real and the imagined (mirroring the film’s vacillation between documentary and fiction). With the help of a young man returning to his homeland, an American film crew determines the role of faith in capturing what can not yet be proven. In English, Bosnian with English subtitles.

* Into the Cold, directed by Sebastian Copeland. (USA) – World and TFF Virtual Premiere, Documentary. The absolute top of the earth is a place few try to reach on foot. Even fewer succeed. With the vast arctic ice vanishing rapidly, photographer, extreme adventurer, and environmental advocate Sebastian Copeland sets out to reach the North Pole on the centennial of Admiral Peary’s reach in 1909. This inspiring documentary follows their tumultuous two-month trek—not just through piercing cold and merciless terrain, but straight into the depths of the soul.

* Possessed (Bool-sin-ji-ok), directed and written by Lee Yong-ju. (South Korea) – North American Premiere. College student Hee-jin returns home in the wake of her younger sister’s disappearance, only to find her mother a fanatical religious convert and the family’s neighbors offing themselves in increasingly bizarre and grotesque ways. Together with detective Tae-hwan, Hee-jin must unravel the tangled web of connections between the victims that will lead back to the missing girl in this eminently creepy horror show. In Korean with English subtitles.

* Freetime Machos, directed by Mika Ronkainen. (Finland, Germany) – North American and TFF Virtual Premiere. Matti and Mikko play for Finland’s worst amateur rugby team. Overworked and domesticated, the two men long for a space to revel in their masculinity and bond with other men. Following the two friends and their teammates on a quest to end the season with just a single win, award-winning writer/director Mika Ronkainen (Screaming Men) crafts a genuine and disarmingly funny love story of modern male friendship. In Finnish with English subtitles. Part of the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival.

* The Sentimental Engine Slayer, directed and written by Omar Rodriguez Lopez. (USA, Mexico) – North American and TFF Virtual Premiere, Narrative. Reality and fantasy entangle in the semi-autobiographical tale of a twentysomething misfit’s loopy trip through manhood in the dusty US-Mexico border town of El Paso, Texas. While director/writer/star Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s psychedelic sonic sensibilities are most well-known for fueling the Grammy-winning rockers The Mars Volta, it is piercingly clear that he is also a riveting and rare voice for independent American cinema. In English, Spanish with English subtitles.

Wii recorded another strong month of sales, despite being hindered by continued product shortages that affected U.S. retail locations during the month. Even so, Nintendo still managed to sell more than 397,000 Wii systems at retail for the month.

With these sales through the end of February, consumers have already purchased 1.9 million Nintendo hardware systems in 2010 alone.

“Here in its sixth year of availability, Nintendo DS continues to expand the appeal of video games,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We expect the public’s appetite for these systems will grow even more when we introduce our new extra-large model, the Nintendo DSi XL, on March 28.”

Three of the top five best-selling games of February play on Nintendo systems. These include New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 1 with more than 555,000 sold, Ubisoft’s Just Dance™ at No. 4 with more than 275,000 sold and Wii Sports Resort™ with the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory at No. 5 with more than 272,000 sold.

REVEALED is a burlesque show unlike any other. It’s a seduction, a tease, an epiphany, a dare, a conspiracy of pleasure. Hosted by devilishly charming master of ceremonies Bastard Keith, each show stars pin-up queen GiGi La Femme and a rotating ensemble of the most beloved burlesque performers in New York. Fresh editions of Revealed feature new performer debuts, surprise guests from around the world and innovative performances representing the state of the art in risqué entertainment. Come out and experience an evening of salacious striptease and skin, where the climax of each number leaves everything…Revealed.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday, March 17 is our Drinking Show! Featuring intoxicating performances by: Miss Coney Island 2010 GiGi La Femme, Professional Sensationalist Amber Ray, The Shining Jewel of Burlesque Sapphire Jones, The Borg Queen of Burlesque Kobyashi Maru, Mr. Exotic World 2006 Tigger!, and in her Revealed debut, The Avian Beauty Bird of Paradise! Hosted by Bastard Keith and his Sensational Stage Kitten Sidekick, Your Gibson Geisha Girl Fantasy, Madame Rosebud!

Revealed Burlesque is on the third Wednesday of every month at 10pm at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Ave and Ave A). Tickets ($20) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info.

“My favorite thing about Revealed is that it’s the best date night in New York. There’s no other show where you can get both inspired and turned on by brilliant, beautiful women and still be home by bedtime!” Producer/performer GiGi La Femme says with a wink.

“It’s always a pleasure to host burlesque, but at Revealed that pleasure becomes an honor,” says host Bastard Keith. “These are goddesses on parade, and I have the best job in showbiz: I get to worship with the rest of you.”

“Worth considerably more than the paltry $20 admission fee it demands, the neo-burlesque show Revealed offers up a substantial helping of coquetry, comedy and camp, along with other, pinker, softer words beginning with the letter C.” Anna King, New York Press

“Yes, there’s full nudity, and I for one approve, but the best part of the fun is in the gaudy creativity on display.” Jon Sobel, Blogcritics Magazine

“An ideal date night for the decadent.” Not For Tourists Guide

“You can’t go wrong at Revealed if you’re looking for a night of escapist fun and classic entertainment. And you can drink in the theater. Doesn’t get much better than that.” Larry Litt, New York Theatre Wire

“Doc Wasabassco and GiGi La Femme have created a show that not only gets art and sex together onstage, but adds a healthy dose of talent and fun.” Byrne Harrison, Stagebuzz

“A cheeky joke shared between performer and audience… my favorite New York City burlesque experience.” Cherry Belle, Burlesque Magazine

DOC WASABASSCO. In addition to Revealed, Doc Wasabassco, ’The Kingpin of Burlesque’, is the producer of Wasabassco Burlesque, with monthly shows at Brooklyn venues Union Hall and The Bell House, as well as The Palace of Wonders in Washington D.C.. Wasabassco also performes feature events throughout New York and New England. Wasabassco Burlesque is sponsored by Wasabassco Hot Sauce, a delicious blend of wasabi, hot peppers, and spices. Lots of hot sauces are hot, but Wasabassco is bursting with spicy flavor! www.wasabassco.com

GIGI LA FEMME is one of New York City’s sultriest striptease stars and co-producer of the monthly show Revealed Burlesque at the Under St. Mark’s Theater. A Golden Pastie Award winner for Best Booty Shaker 2009 and Miss Coney Island 2010, the multi-talented bump ‘n’ grinder, go-go girl and chanteuse has traveled the nation performing signature acts such as “Spanking”, “Princess Leia” and “Sweet Leaf”. She is also the host of Wasabassco Burlesque at venues around New York, New England and Washington DC! www.gigilafemme.com www.myspace.com/gigilafemme

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade’s Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York – the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.

The 14th Annual Ernie Ball Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands is now underway. Bands can go to www.battleofthebands.com to enter to win a chance to play on the Ernie Ball Stage at this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. The online contest also gives music fans around the world the ability to decide who is eligible to win the coveted slots on the Ernie Ball Stage.

For each of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour shows (June 24-August 15), four different bands will be chosen to play on the Ernie Ball Stage. The top 100 bands in each market–based on fan voting–will then be reviewed by a panel of industry professionals comprised of Battle Of The Bands partners, Vans Warped Tour Organizers, and Ernie Ball Inc. The winning four bands in each city will play live in their hometown venue in front of thousands of fans alongside main stage headliners and Ernie Ball Stage headlining artists Mayday Parade, Emarosa, The Swellers, Automatic Loveletter, Eyes Set To Kill, Closure In Moscow and more.

The winners of this round of the competition will go on to compete for the ultimate grand prize which includes:

* $15,000 Guitar Center Shopping Spree
* All Expense Paid Trip to Hollywood to Play Live at the Vans Warped Tour After-Party
* Two Week Performance Slot on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour
* Recording a 3-Song EP with Multi-Platinum Producer Matt Squire
* One Year of Paid Tunecore Service (digital distribution on iTunes, Yahoo, Rhapsody, Amazon)
* Full Ernie Ball Music Man Endorsement
* Customized Vans Shoes
* Custom Atticus Apparel Package

Previous winners include breakout bands Monty Are I, Mayday Parade and My American Heart, among others. The Ernie Ball Stage on the Vans Warped Tour has featured over 6,000 unsigned bands including national acts Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore, Gym Class Heroes, Bowling For Soup, Story of The Year, Circa Survive, Mute Math, Nonpoint, Cartel and Armour For Sleep.

“The Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands has proved to be a valuable springboard to thousands of bands over the past decade and beyond,” says Brian Ball of Ernie Ball Inc. “Playing live on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour is a tremendous opportunity for unsigned bands to gain exposure, and we couldn’t be more excited to provide the opportunity.”

At the conclusion of the Vans Warped Tour, four winning groups from the Battle Of The Bands are selected to showcase their talent in front of industry and label executives at a major Hollywood venue. The four bands are selected based on their Vans Warped Tour performance, which is filmed in high definition for judges to review. Crowd support, musicianship and overall performance are criteria in determining the finalists. At this Hollywood showcase party, a panel of industry veterans will choose one ultimate grand prize winner from the four finalists performing that evening. Through The Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands, groups have the chance to earn a record label contract, endorsements and a spot on the following year’s Vans Warped Tour.

To enter the Ernie Ball Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands, bands simply register by completing a short informational profile and uploading at least one MP3 to the site (www.battleofthebands.com). Entrants should use the Band Promotional Toolkit provided in their profile upon logging in to promote their entry all over the web and drive fans to vote.

Fans can also register at www.battleofthebands.com to become an official contest judge. In addition, each vote cast will serve as an entry to win a brand new custom-designed Ernie Ball Music Man guitar. Fans may cast one vote per artist per day.

About Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands:

Since its debut fourteen years ago, the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands has given the best local bands from North America the opportunity to showcase their talents in the world’s longest running and largest live music promotion in the music industry. The online contest gives music fans across North America the ability to decide who is eligible to win the coveted slots on the Ernie Ball Stage.

The Ernie Ball Company is providing the best unsigned bands from North America the opportunity to perform at the most prominent live music festival of the last decade. For each date on the annual Vans Warped Tour, four bands are selected to play live on the Ernie Ball Mobile Stage. Equipped with a 30,000 watt sound system, The Ernie Ball Stage has featured over 6,000 unsigned bands including national acts Bowling For Soup, Nonpoint, Story of The Year, Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore, Circa Survive, Mute Math, Cartel, Gym Class Heroes and more.

www.battleofthebands.com

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Tribeca Film Festival Virtual and Tribeca Film Boost Festival Reach

New York, NY [March 10, 2010] – The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced the first 34 films to be presented among the 85 feature length and 47 short films at this year’s Festival. The 34 titles include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition films, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events sections.

The 2010 TFF will take place from April 21 to May 2 in lower Manhattan. The 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres, among which are 7 titles which are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival. 96 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 38 of these filmmakers presenting their feature directorial debuts and 18 presenting their second feature film. Twenty of the 96 directors are returning TFF filmmakers. The 2010 film slate was chosen from a total of 5,055 submissions, a record number for the Festival.

“I’m energized by the strong line up of films this year,” said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Festival. “While it’s an incredibly exciting time for Tribeca with the launch of Tribeca Film and the Tribeca Film Festival Virtual—expanding our reach so more and more people can engage in the festival experience—the Tribeca Film Festival is still the heart and soul of what we do. We are looking forward to the New York City audiences seeing these great films.”

“This year’s competition, the core of the Festival, represents contemporary international filmmaking at its finest, bringing together fresh voices with established storytellers. These stories will leave audiences engaged, as well as entertained, which is what our Festival is all about,” said David Kwok, Director of Programming for the Tribeca Film Festival. “We also take tremendous pride in all of the filmmakers who are returning to Tribeca to premiere their films with us.”

This year for the first time, audiences will have the opportunity to experience the Festival from their homes. Through video-on-demand, more than 40 million households will have access to 12 feature length films acquired by the recently launched Tribeca Film. Seven of the 12 films are part of the 2010 TFF line-up and will be screened day-and-date with the Festival; they include two titles in the Showcase section. Additionally, audiences across the U.S. will be able to watch a selection of films from this year’s TFF through the Tribeca Film Festival Virtual (TFF Virtual). TFF Virtual will also feature panel discussions, Q&A’s with filmmakers and actors, live TFF red carpet action and more—all via the Internet. Two TFF Virtual titles were unveiled today–one each from the World Narrative and Documentary Competition sections.

LIST OF WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION, SHOWCASE AND SPECIAL EVENT FILMS

World Narrative and Documentary Competition

This year, 12 narrative and 12 documentary features will compete for combined unrestricted cash prizes amounting to $100,000, including prizes totaling $50,000 from American Express for the Best New Narrative and Documentary Filmmakers.

The complete list of films selected for the World Narrative Feature and World Documentary Competition is as follows:

World Narrative Feature Competition

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This year’s World Narrative Competition is an international film collection comprised of many first and second time directors presenting works from eight countries, seven of which are World Premieres. These films take us around the globe—from a rich and cinematic fable from the exquisite islands of Iran, to a quest for inspiration in post-war Bosnia, to the mind of music legend Serge Gainsbourg in the heart of Paris, to a family pasta empire hanging by a thread in southern Italy. There are stories of boys: some who come of age in a brutal American juvenile detention center and others who are on an impromptu and poignant road trip in Ireland; and stories of women: challenging conventions to save loved ones in politically corrupt Paju, defending their children from false perceptions in a small Irish neighborhood, and confronting the pressures of a traditional Turkish family in Berlin. Young men also find themselves in crisis, dealing with crime and love intertwining on the streets of New York and grappling with memory and mortality on the beaches of North Carolina. The 12 films in this section will compete for Best Film, Best New Narrative Filmmaker and Best Actor and Actress prizes.

· Buried Land, directed by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes and Steven Eastwood, written by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes, Steven Eastwood, and Dzenan Medanovic. (USA, UK, Bosnia and Herzegovina) – World and TFF Virtual Premiere. The small town of Visoko heralds to the world a remarkable discovery: A valley of ancient pyramids predating Egypt exists under the hills of central Bosnia. Tourists flood the war-scarred region, and locals are caught between the real and the imagined (mirroring the film’s vacillation between documentary and fiction). With the help of a young man returning to his homeland, an American film crew determines the role of faith in capturing what cannot yet be proven. In English, Bosnian with English subtitles.

· Dog Pound, directed by Kim Chapiron, written by Kim Chapiron and Jeremie Delon. (France) – World Premiere. In North America more than 100,000 children are held in detention centers. Sixty percent are destined to become repeat offenders. Director Kim Chapiron (Sheitan, TFF ’06) takes a searing look at three incarcerated teenagers fighting for their lives and for hope. An electrifying cast delivers blistering performances packed with intensity and emotional power in this story of unlikely friendships in the midst of a brutal and deficient correctional system.

* Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti), directed by Ferzan Ozpetek, written by Ivan Cotroneo and Ferzan Ozpetek. (Italy) – North American Premiere. Ferzan Ozpetek (Facing Windows, A Perfect Day) sets this playful family comedy in the picturesque city of Lecce in the deep south of Italy. Tomasso, a reluctant soon-to-be-partner in his wealthy family’s pasta business, has plans to come out—and hopefully get out of his familial obligation. But when his plans are thwarted by his brother, Tomasso gets stuck on the path that he was desperately trying to avoid. In Italian with English subtitles.

· Lucky Life, directed by Lee Isaac Chung, written by Lee Isaac Chung and Samuel Gray Anderson. (USA) – World Premiere. When one of them falls ill, a group of friends takes one last trip to the beach, desiring a meaningful farewell. Years later, as one of the couples plans to have a child, the trip lingers as a haunting memory. Lee Isaac Chung’s follow-up to his award-winning Munyurangabo is equal parts graceful, warmly acted relationship drama and beautifully shot visual poem.

· My Brothers, directed by Paul Fraser, written by William Collins. (Ireland) – World Premiere. When 17-year-old Noel accidentally breaks his dying father’s most prized possession—a cheap wristwatch—he and his two cheeky younger brothers “borrow” the boss’ bread van for a clandestine quest to replace it. But what begins as a quick road trip soon turns into an emotional odyssey for the boys. A longtime writing collaborator of Shane Meadows (Somers Town, TFF ’08 award winner), Paul Fraser makes a stellar feature directing debut with this poignant and bitingly funny family journey.

· Open House, directed and written by Andrew Paquin. (USA) – World Premiere. Brian Geraghty gives a haunting performance as prim and taciturn David, forced for years to watch over his sexually predatory partner Lila and her violent urges. David longs for human connection and a less violent existence, and when a would-be victim becomes a chance at redemption, he is torn between his humanity and the only life he’s ever known.

· Paju, directed and written by Chan-ok Park. (South Korea) – North American Premiere. Joongshik and Eunmo live in Paju: a gray town where the urban landscape is as bleak as the fate of its residents. In writer/director Chan-ok Park’s emotionally intense follow-up to award-winning Jealousy Is My Middle Name (TFF ’03), the personal travails of two antiheros are delicately unveiled through an anachronistic period of eight years, demonstrating how easily the lines of development and destruction are sometimes blurred. In Korean with English subtitles.

· Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime… Moi Non Plus, directed and written by Joann Sfar. (France) – International Premiere. From a young man in Nazi-occupied Paris to the sultry crooner who bedded Brigitte Bardot and married Jane Birkin to the vulnerable poet hidden behind a shroud of provocation—Serge Gainsbourg’s is a life large enough for grand treatment on film. One of France’s greatest mavericks is brought back to life (uncannily, by Eric Elmosnino) in this imaginative and visually flamboyant film debut from one of France’s greatest cartoonists. In French with English subtitles.

· Snap, directed and written by Carmel Winters. (Ireland) – World Premiere. With a fresh and intense style, playwright-turned-director Carmel Winters composes a gripping psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past. Aisling O’Sullivan (The War Zone) commands the screen as a calloused mother who will do anything to protect her son—even deny her own past. From the producers of TFF award winner Eden and the Academy Award® winner Once.

· When We Leave (Die Fremde), directed and written by Feo Aladag. (Germany) – North American Premiere. When young Turkish-German woman Umay can no longer stand her husband’s ill-treatment, she flees from Istanbul with her five-year-old son into the arms of her family in Berlin. But love, affection, and loyalty soon become irrelevant as they struggle to reconcile Umay’s willful self-determination with the social system that governs their lives. This passion piece on female flight from oppression builds its considerable dramatic intensity to a glowing payoff. In German, Turkish with English subtitles.

· The White Meadows (Keshtzar haye sepid), directed and written by Mohammad Rasoulof. (Iran) – North American Premiere. Poetry, mythology, metaphor, and the absurd are expertly woven to tell the fable-like story of Rahmat, who sails from island to island off the coast of Iran to collect tears. Moody and elegant, The White Meadows is acclaimed writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof’s (Head Wind, TFF ’08) mesmerizing cinematic statement on conformity, social norms, and the collective condition of Iran. In Persian with English subtitles.

· William Vincent, directed and written by Jay Anania. (USA) – World Premiere. The versatile James Franco (Milk, Spider-Man) stars in the story of William Vincent, a quiet and peculiar criminal uninterested in the fruits of crime. When he falls for a gangster’s (Josh Lucas) favorite call girl (Julianne Nicholson), William is forced to flee New York. But after four years in exile, William secretly returns, intent on rescuing the woman he loves from her dangerous fate.

World Documentary Feature Competition

Gripping personal tales, illuminating examinations of global events, and fresh perspectives on familiar topics comprise the World Documentary Feature Competition. This international selection of captivating non-fiction films provides a rich tableau, reflecting the complexity of human experience and emotion and issues around the world—a man who yearns to resolve national conflict through non-violent means; a President and citizen bound together by genocide and the love of their country; a family of artists mourning the loss of their talented daughter and sister; and the tumultuous relationship between a troubled playwright and her daughter. There are also stories that investigate crime—the interconnected world of falcon trade, royal dynasties, the CIA, and Al Qaeda; a rare and candid look into the secrets of the Russian mafia; and the ties between soccer, organized crime and gambling. These 12 non-fiction entries compete for Best Documentary Film and Best New Documentary Filmmaker.

· American Mystic, directed by Alex Mar. (USA) – World Premiere. Set against a vivid backdrop of American rural landscapes, Alex Mar’s meditative documentary artfully weaves together the stories of three young Americans exploring alternative religion: a Wiccan in California mining country, a New Ager in upstate New York, and a Native American father and sundancer in South Dakota, all yearning for fulfilling spirituality in disparate but often strikingly similar ways.

· The Arbor, directed by Clio Barnard. (UK) – World Premiere. Brilliantly blending the borders of narrative and documentary filmmaking, artist-cum-director Clio Barnard beautifully reconstructs the fascinating true story of troubled British playwright Andrea Dunbar and her tumultuous relationship with her daughter. Working from two years of audio interviews, Bernard uses classic documentary techniques, actors, theatrical performance, and Dunbar’s own neighborhood to generate a unique cinematic feast while unraveling the truths of a dark family past.

· Budrus, directed by Julia Bacha. (USA, Palestine, Israel) – North American Premiere. In one of the most conflicted parts of the world, a Palestinian family man unites rival parties Fatah and Hamas, Western activists, and even groups of progressive Israelis in a nonviolent crusade to save his village from being destroyed. Award-winning documentarian Julia Bacha (Encounter Point, TFF ’06) captures with rawness and galvanizing intensity the power of ordinary people to peaceably fight for extraordinary changes. In Arabic, English, Hebrew with English subtitles.

· Earth Made of Glass, directed by Deborah Scranton. (USA) – World Premiere. This powerful investigative documentary by the Oscar®-nominated director of The War Tapes (best doc, TFF ’06) skillfully weaves interviews with President Kagame of Rwanda and Jean-Pierre Sagahutu, a survivor of the horrific 1994 genocide. When a president and a citizen—bound together by a profound love of country and an unquenchable desire to see the truth revealed—fight to expose the truth behind a murder and France’s hidden role in the Rwandan genocide, their stories will inspire and uplift. In English, French, Kinyarwandan with English subtitles.

· Feathered Cocaine, directed by Thorkell Hardarsson and Örn Marino Arnarson. (Iceland) – World Premiere. Behind drugs, people, and weapons, falcon smuggling has become the world’s most mysterious and profitable illegal trade. Held in highest esteem by the wealthy elite throughout the Persian Gulf, the sporting birds have earned the label “feathered cocaine” as thieves race to ransack them from all parts of the world. This bold investigative documentary unspools the surprising links between the falcon trade and royal dynasties, the CIA and KGB, the oil industry, and Al Qaeda….

· Freetime Machos, directed by Mika Ronkainen. (Finland, Germany) – North American and TFF Virtual Premiere. Matti and Mikko play for Finland’s worst amateur rugby team. Overworked and domesticated, the two men long for a space to revel in their masculinity and bond with other men. Following the two friends and their teammates on a quest to end the season with just a single win, award-winning writer/director Mika Ronkainen (Screaming Men) crafts a genuine and disarmingly funny love story of modern male friendship. In Finnish with English subtitles. Part of the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival.

· Into Eternity, directed by Michael Madsen. (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Italy) – International Premiere. Three miles below the earth, the people of Finland are constructing an enormous tomb to lay to rest their share of humans’ 300,000 tons of nuclear waste. To avoid disaster, it must remain untouched for at least 100,000 years. In this poetic, hauntingly beautiful, and thought-provoking doc, Danish filmmaker Michael Madsen ponders how to warn future civilizations that the buried treasure of our nuclear era—unlike the pyramids and great tombs of pharaohs—must never, ever be discovered.

· Monica & David, directed by Alexandra Codina. (USA) – North American Premiere. Monica and David are in love. Truly, blissfully in love. They also happen to have Down syndrome. Alexandra Codina’s affectionate and heartwarming documentary is an intimate, year-in-the-life portrait of two child-like spirits with adult desires. Supported (and, for more than 30 years, sheltered) by endlessly devoted mothers, Monica and David prepare for their fairy tale wedding and face the realities of married life afterward.

· Sons of Perdition, directed by Jennilyn Merten, Tyler Measom. (USA) – World Premiere. In the polygamist community cultivated by the notorious (and now incarcerated) “prophet” Warren Jeffs, women are a commodity, children are reared to be ignorant, and free thought is surrendered. For a group of teenage boys, the desire for autonomy means banishment from their homes and families. This fascinating documentary explores the heartbreaking losses and hopeful determination of these exiles as they struggle to make new lives in mainstream America.

· Thieves By Law (Ganavim ba Hok), directed by Alexander Gentelev. (Israel, Germany, Spain) – World Premiere. In an unprecedented insider first look, Thieves by Law is a front-row invitation into the living rooms and offices of some of the most controversial and elite head honchos in the Russian mafia. Rising through the criminal ranks, the balance of what’s legitimate versus what’s illegal, and the meaning behind those tattoos made so famous by Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises… it’s all out on the table. In Russian, Hebrew with English subtitles.

· The Two Escobars, directed by Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist. (USA, Colombia) – World Premiere. Born in the same city in Colombia but not related, Andrés Escobar and Pablo Escobar shared a fanatical love of soccer. Andrés grew up to become one of Colombia’s most beloved players, while Pablo became the most notorious drug baron of all time. While adeptly investigating the secret marriage of crime and sports, Michael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist (Favela Rising, TFF ’05) reveal the surprising connections between the murders of Andrés and Pablo. An ESPN Films release. Part of the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival.

· The Woodmans, directed by C. Scott Willis. (USA, Italy, China) – World Premiere. The Woodmans are a family united in their belief that art-making is the highest form of expression and an essential way of life, but it’s only photographer daughter Francesca who achieves worldwide acclaim—after a tragedy that would forever scar the family. With unrestricted access to all of Francesca’s works and diaries, The Woodmans paints an incisive portrait of a family broken and then healed by its art. In English, Italian with English subtitles.

Showcase

A snapshot of global cinema already making impressions on international audiences and representing a diverse range of compelling stories and filmmaking styles comprise the Showcase section. These seven films, all from different countries, and featuring a rich mix of established and first-time directors, portray personal stories—from a man seeking revenge after his brother’s murder to the consequences of unexpected love in a fresh French romantic comedy to the mutual bond shared by two grandmothers coping with the loss of their grandsons. Audiences will be introduced to a Port-au-Prince inspired by a 19th-century king, an underground community of Europe in 2024, and a semi-autobiographical portrait of South Korea in the 1970’s.

· Blood and Rain (La sangre y la lluvia), directed by Jorge Navas, written by Carlos Henao, Alizé Le Maoult, and Jorge Navas. (Colombia, Argentina) – New York Premiere. In Jorge Navas’ beautifully composed neo-noir, taxi driver Jorge begins his night shift bent on revenge after his brother’s murder at the hands of a violent gang. But when an accident brings him unexpectedly closer to his party-girl fare Angela, the damaged pair must struggle against forces already set in motion, drawing them inexorably into the rain-soaked underworld of Bogotá. In Spanish with English subtitles.

· A Brand New Life (Yeo-haeng-ja), directed and written by Ounie Lecomte. (South Korea, France) – New York Premiere. When her father offers to take her on a trip, nine-year-old Jin-hee happily sings him a love song, the bittersweet notes inaudible to her own ear, until she realizes he has abandoned her at a Catholic orphanage. Celebrated from the Cannes to Berlin film festivals, Ounie Lecomte’s directorial debut, a semi-autobiographical portrait of 1970s South Korea, masterfully captures the emotional journey of loss, friendship, and starting anew. In Korean with English subtitles.

· Heartbreaker (L’arnacoeur), directed by Pascal Chaumeil, written by Laurent Zeitoun, Jeremy Doner, and Yoann Gromb. (France) – New York Premiere. Alex (Romain Duris) and his sister (Julie Ferrier) break up couples for a living. They have a 100 percent success rate and only two rules: Never split a healthy couple, and never fall in love. But with a week to break up beautiful Juliette (Vanessa Paradis) and her seemingly perfect boyfriend, the rules start to bend, and soon the heartbreakers risk having their own hearts broken. This charming and glamorous romantic comedy veers from laughs to tears to tears of laughter. In French with English subtitles.

· Lola, directed by Brillante Mendoza, written by Linda Casimiro. (Philippines, France) – New York Premiere. Two elderly matriarchs bear the consequences of a crime involving their grandsons: one is murdered, the other is the suspect. Frail, poor, but resolute, they individually traipse around to the prisons, funeral homes, and courtrooms of a stormy Manila in hopes of raising the funds necessary for the victim’s burial, and the suspect’s bail bond. Brillante Mendoza, named best director at Cannes for Kinatay (2009), is one of the strongest cinematic voices from the Philippines. In Filipino, Tagalog with English subtitles.

· Metropia, directed by Tarik Saleh, written by Fredrik Edin, Stig Larsson, and Tarik Saleh. (Sweden, Denmark, Norway) – New York Premiere. In the year 2024, all of Europe is united by a vast web of underground railways, populated by an army of downtrodden worker bees. When one such cog starts hearing voices and encounters a femme fatale shampoo model who seems to hold some answers, he finds himself unearthing a vast Orwellian conspiracy in this visually arresting animated noir. With the voices of Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgård, and Alexander Skarsgård. A Tribeca Film release.

· Moloch Tropical, directed by Raoul Peck, written by Jean-René Lemoine, Raoul Peck. (Haiti, France) – New York Premiere. Haitian auteur Raoul Peck meticulously drapes the poetic across the political in his reflection on the universal malady of absolute power corrupting absolutely. Inspired by the last days of 19th-century Haitian king Henri Christophe, but set in the 21st century in the palace of Port-au-Prince, Moloch Tropical unnervingly resonates in the contemporary moment across different leaders and nations—from Saddam Hussein to Bill Clinton. In English, French, Creole with English subtitles.

· Road, Movie, directed and written by Dev Benegal. (USA, India) – US Premiere. Loath to take over the family hair-oil business, young Vishnu jumps at the chance to drive his uncle’s beat-up Chevy truck across India to its new owner. The young runaway, wandering old entertainer, and beautiful woman he picks up along the way make for a magical journey that will change Vishnu’s life. With the sumptuous landscape of India as his canvas, director Dev Benegal paints a delightfully original road movie. In English, Hindi with English subtitles. A Tribeca Film release.

Special Events

The Festival is proud to present three Special Events, including a restored print of David Lean’s Russian Revolution epic on its 45th anniversary and two work-in-progress screenings that provide a first look at exciting new films—one a revealing documentary on former Governor Eliot Spitzer, and the other a first-person account of a Marine veteran’s return to Iraq.

· Doctor Zhivago, directed by David Lean, written by Robert Bolt. (USA, UK, 1965)
David Lean’s romantic Russian Revolution epic, adapted from Boris Pasternak’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, captured five Academy Awards® (including Best Adapted Screenplay) and five additional nominations after its 1965 release. In honor of its 45th anniversary, we welcome a magnificent state-of-the-art restoration of Doctor Zhivago, shown theatrically for the first time at Tribeca and available from Warner Home Video on Blu-ray disc May 4. Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness and Tom Courtenay star. In English, Russian with English subtitles.

· Untitled Eliot Spitzer Film, directed by Alex Gibney – Work in Progress screening. Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, TFF ’07) takes an in-depth look at New York governor and ‘Sheriff of Wall Street’ Eliot Spitzer, who many believed was on his way to becoming president. Then, shockingly, Spitzer’s meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when he was caught seeing prostitutes. And as the Sheriff fell, so did the financial markets. With unique access to friends and enemies of the ex-governor, this documentary explores the hidden contours of this tale of hubris, sex, and power.

· The Western Front, directed and written by Zachary Iscol. (USA) – Work in Progress screening. In 2004, writer/director Zachary Iscol fought as a US Marine in Al Anbar, Iraq’s most violent province. Five years later, Anbar has been transformed into one of the safest, but not because the insurgency was defeated. When Zach returns, he begins to confront the awful dilemmas he faced fighting an enemy that hid among civilians. Profoundly honest, this documentary explores these dilemmas from all sides to reveal a simple but surprising truth about the nature of war and peace.

TFF films screen in nine sections: World Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, Cinemania, Discovery, Encounters, Spotlight, Showcase, Galas and Special Events. The remaining feature film line-up will be announced on March 15, 2010, with the exception of galas, which will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Awards

Awards in the World Narrative and World Documentary Competitions will be presented in the following juried categories: Best Narrative Feature, sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences; Best New Narrative Filmmaker (for first or second-time feature directors), sponsored by American Express; Best Actress in a Narrative Film, sponsored by Delta Air Lines; Best Actor in a Narrative Film, sponsored by Delta Air Lines; Best Documentary Feature, and Best New Documentary Filmmaker (for first or second time feature directors), sponsored by American Express.

In addition, films predominantly shot in New York and/or produced by a New York-based production company will be up for the following awards: Best New York Narrative, and Best New York Documentary, with the latter sponsored by Polaroid. Films in the World Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, Encounters, Discovery, Cinemania, Spotlight, or Showcase sections are eligible for the Heineken Audience Award, the audience choice for best feature film. Additional awards include Best Narrative Short; Best Documentary Short; and the Student Visionary Award.

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Horse Trade Theater Group is pleased to present the first annual FRIGID Hangovers, March 9-13 at The Kraine Theater. We’re bringing back the best and the brightest shows from this year’s festival for one night only performances. Here’s your second chance to catch Kill the Band, The Bike Trip, Four Quarters, Ramblings of a Gentleman Scumbag, No Traveler, Vodka Shoes, Legs and All, Medea, Bonne Nuit Poo Poo, and IT OR HER.

FRIGID Hangovers will run March 9-13 at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery). Tickets to all shows ($7-16) may be purchased online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444

Audience Choice Award Winner
Kill the Band
Kelly Dwyer Brooklyn, NY
Kill the Band is the original, comedy rock and roll, anti-cabaret! Coinciding with the release of their first album, this unpredictable, unforgettable, outrageously funny musical experience is both the band’s breakdown and breakthrough. Part Lucille Ball on her 3rd bottle of 5 Hour Power, part Meatloaf, sexy with a side of silly.
Tuesday, March 9 @ 7pm

“Outrageous, infection and raucous. On a scale of 1 to 10, this group goes to 11.”
Karen Tortora-Lee, The Happiest Medium

The Bike Trip
Martin Dockery Brooklyn, NY
In a breathtaking quest to uncover the nature of the psychedelic experience, a man journeys through San Francisco, India, and Switzerland, tapping into history’s very first acid trip by, amongst other things, renting a bike.
Tuesday, March 9 @ 8:30pm

“Dockery’s gifts as a storyteller border on the supernatural… Dockery’s power as a performer is such that he is the experience. He will make you trip.” Danny Bowes, nytheatre.com

Top Grossing Show Award Winner
Four Quarters
Agony Productions Brooklyn, NY
An innovative play in which two adults discover a love for their inner halves while searching for their other halves. Two adults. Four Quarters. Working, pushing and struggling to connect, trying to be one whole.
Thursday, March 11 @ 7pm

“It’s extraordinarily refreshing to see a play that moves beyond traditional representations of sexuality, and Four Quarters does so in a way I have never seen.” Dan Dinero, Theatre is Easy

Imperial Favorite Award Winner
Ramblings of a Gentleman Scumbag
(a) muse Collective New York, NY
Lucky Cheng’s Balloon man, delusional comic, and man of no God tries to justify 34 years of poor life choices and degeneracy.
Thursday, March 11 @ 8:30pm

“There are moments in Ramblings that are quite moving…I was always interested in what he was going to say, or do, or—in some cases—create with balloons next.” J. Jordan, nytheatre.com

No Traveler
(a) muse Collective New York, NY
In a narcissistic attempt to win her family’s attention, Abigail decides to perform the greatest stunt of all- attempted suicide. When her childish venture turns into unexpected reality, Abigail finds herself trapped in purgatory – a warped version of her apartment with two exits. Heaven or Hell. As a result of her foolish mistake, there is atonement and penance to be paid… and time is running out.
Thursday, March 11 @ 10pm

“No Traveler is probably one of the best produced one-woman-shows I have ever seen.”
Karen Tortora-Lee, The Happiest Medium

Vodka Shoes
Leslie Goshko Brooklyn, NY
Rather than abuse her, Leslie’s alcoholic father would buy her shoes, drag race the lawnmower, and burn the neighbor’s bills, while her mother managed a doomed Christian bookstore and prayed in tongues over Leslie’s ailing sister. Leslie’s storytelling navigates a humorously tragic journey through childhood with frighteningly endearing characters.
Friday, March 12 @ 7pm

“An astounding performance with razor-sharp humor and unabashed bravery.”
Amanda Halkiotis, New Theatre Corps

Festival Favorite Award Winner
Legs and All
Summer Shapiro & Peter Musante Brooklyn, NY
A physical exploration of limits, perspective and chocolate cake. Rooted in physical comedy and set to music, it takes a magical look at the mundane where two people stumble into the extraordinary. Limbs shoot out from a box and lamps repel us into other worlds. It peeks at human loneliness and hits up against reality’s glass ceiling to poke about in the breathing space beyond.
Friday, March 12 @ 8:30pm

“A relentlessly charming, overwhelmingly beautiful piece of art.” Aaron Riccio, That Sounds Cool

Medea
No.11 Productions Long Island City, NY
Medea, suddenly abandoned by her husband Jason, plots her bloody revenge. A beautiful and heartbreaking staging of Euripides’ 2, 400-year-old play about love, broken expectations, passion, violence and what happens when we want too much. An original score and puppetry add an artistic twist to this vibrant translation.
Saturday, March 13 @ 5:30pm

“No. 11 Productions’ new revival does the play justice by capturing the drama of the story and making it feel vibrant and new.” Lucy Butcher, Show Business Weekly

Bonne Nuit Poo Poo
Theatre Reverb Brooklyn, NY
Max, Maxi and the Operator fight for their survival in this action-packed comic-erotic end times fantasy featuring live video stream, text, dance and spectacle.
Saturday, March 13 @ 7pm

“Their brand of strange stream-of-consciousness comedy is like no other… Bonne Nuit Poo Poo is fringe theater at its very best…the direction I hope theatre is headed.” Richard Hinojosa, nytheatre.com

Audience Choice Award Winner
IT OR HER
Alena Smith Brooklyn, NY
In the basement of a suburban house hides a man and his incredible collection of figurines. Like a mad scientist he plays with his objects, searching for what he calls “the ultimate arrangement” – hoping to find it before his hideout is invaded, and his own dark secret is revealed.
Saturday, March 13 @ 8:30pm

“McManamon’s physicality was genius. He completely took control of the stage. I found myself amazed, over and over.” Diánna Martin, The Happiest Medium

The FRIGID New York Festival was founded by Horse Trade and EXIT Theatre in 2007. Since founding The San Francisco Fringe Festival – the 2nd oldest fringe in the United States – nearly 17 years ago, EXIT has learned a thing or two about festival running. They introduced Horse Trade to the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) in mid-2006. Besides feedback from dozens of thrilled CAFF participants and artists, Horse Trade was drawn to its main principle: “…to provide all artists, emerging and established, with the opportunity to produce their play no matter the content, form or style and to make the event as affordable and accessible as possible for the members of the community,” Horse Trade is proud to sign on to the tradition and chill out the New York independent theater scene’s ideas of what a theatre festival can be. In true support of theatre on the fringe of the mainstream, the artists take home 100% of their box office, and the festival producers do not receive royalties from future performances. The festival’s producers are proud to support self-producing artists’ growth and future success. New York City is an indisputable hotbed of groundbreaking talent and we’re proud to once again invite artists to take advantage of this opportunity to let their ingenuity thrive in a venue that values freedom of expression and artistic determination.

We’ve also got some free bonus inspiration for you this week: At last September’s Penny Arcade Expo, Nintendo invited professional artists to create one-of-a-kind animations using the Flipnote Studio™ application for the Nintendo DSi system. The results are now online and ready for viewing at the Flipnote Hatena site (http://flipnote.hatena.com), including cool clips from top comic artists like Eric Jones, Christina Strain and Mike Choi. Check them out and treat your brain to extra helpings of creative juice.

WiiWare

Max & the Magic Marker
Publisher: Press Play
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: One day Max gets a mysterious marker in the mail. Not knowing better, the first thing he draws is a wacky, purple monster. As soon as the marker leaves the paper, the monster comes to life and jumps off the paper and into another drawing. With the monster on the loose and messing with Max’s drawings, Max has no choice but to go after it. Armed with the magic marker, you must help Max track the monster through 15 inventive and challenging levels. You’ll need more than good will and quick reflexes to tackle the challenges ahead. Draw freely inside the game to help Max defeat enemies, overcome obstacles and solve puzzles. As you draw stairs, seesaws, balloons, surfboards and whatever else you can think of, your creations will interact with the physical environment, making every session unique.

Dracula – Undead Awakening
Publisher: Chillingo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Are you a vampire hunter? Are you ready to battle legions of undead foes including zombies, ghouls and werewolves? You’ll need to wield an arsenal of powerful weaponry while using your skill and intelligence. Uncover devastating firepower – machine guns, buzz-saws, flamethrowers and more – and choose upgrades for them as well as unique new perks for your character as your enemies increase in number and ferocity. You’re a tough customer, but beware – Lord Dracula is always on the hunt, and you are his prey. Enemies in Dracula have one thing in common: Undead, lycanthrope or mutant, they’re all after your flesh.

Virtual Console

FINAL FANTASY II
Original platform: Super NES™
Publisher: Square Enix
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Follow the dark knight Cecil – Lord Captain of Baron’s elite force, the Red Wings – as he embarks on a fateful journey riddled with trials, betrayals, friendship, loss and self-discovery. Plagued with uncertainty over his monarch’s motives, can Cecil turn away from the path of darkness and destruction?

Nintendo DSiWare™

Elemental Masters
Publisher: lbxgames
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: In this fantasy card game, stand your ground in a quest filled with magic and adventure, and experience a thrilling combination of strategy and role-playing. Choose your character, build up your army in your card deck and fight the mystical creatures of Elendior. With thoughtful use of your cards, you’ll obtain the monsters of your enemy and support your attacks by using arcane spells and the rules of dark magic. Dive into this captivating story in the quest mode or duel with your friends in multiplayer mode. More than 100 creatures in numerous maps are waiting for you.

4 TRAVELLERS™ – Play Spanish
Publisher: AGENIUS Interactive
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Whether played alone or together with friends, 4 TRAVELLERS can teach you new words in Spanish. The game is suitable for both young and old, and no previous knowledge is necessary. The more you play, the more your Spanish vocabulary increases. You can also play and learn with the game’s unique learning mode. The game is perfect to bring on your trip, with more than 240 carefully selected words included specifically for this occasion.

Dracula – Undead Awakening
Publisher: Chillingo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Are you a vampire hunter? Are you ready to battle legions of undead foes including zombies, ghouls and werewolves? You’ll need to wield an arsenal of powerful weaponry while using your skill and intelligence. Uncover devastating firepower – machine guns, buzz-saws, flamethrowers and more – and choose upgrades for them as well as unique new perks for your character as your enemies increase in number and ferocity. You’re a tough customer, but beware – Lord Dracula is always on the hunt, and you are his prey. Enemies in Dracula have one thing in common: Undead, lycanthrope or mutant, they’re all after your flesh.

Flips: The Bubonic Builders
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: Not Rated
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Flips Interactive Books are the fun new way for kids to read. The builders are in to replace the girls’ toilet block, but they’re more interested in cups of tea and instant noodle snacks than doing any work. James suspects foul play, but Alexander and Lenny are doubtful until a strange accident hammers the truth home. How will the three friends stop St. Sebastian’s from being reduced to rubble?

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

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Tribeca Film Festival Virtual to Bring the Festival Experience Online to Worldwide Audiences; Virtual Pass Includes Unlimited 8-Day Access to Robust Festival Content and Select 2010 TFF Titles

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American Express Expands Relationship with Tribeca Enterprises as

Founding Partner of Tribeca Film and TFFV

New York, NY March 3, 2010 – Tribeca Enterprises today announced the launch of Tribeca Film, a comprehensive distribution and marketing platform for independent film, and Tribeca Film Festival Virtual (TFFV), a new online venture offering worldwide audiences an opportunity to experience the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) through www.tribecafilm.com/virtual. These two new initiatives stem from Tribeca’s desire to redefine traditional models of film distribution and release patterns and with TFF, create new opportunities for filmmakers. American Express is broadening its relationship with Tribeca and reinforcing its commitment to independent film and filmmakers by signing on as the Founding Partner of Tribeca Film and of TFFV – two endeavors that promise to give independent filmmakers a platform to reach even broader audiences and deliver compelling stories to audiences, and American Express Cardmembers, everywhere.

Tribeca Film is a national distribution platform that will acquire and release films year-round through a network of distribution partners. Tribeca will maximize marketing leverage by compressing traditional distribution windows, starting with a branded VOD offering that will launch day-and-date with TFF (April 21 – May 2) and then expanding to theatrical, home entertainment, airline, hotel, subscription and advertising-supported digital platforms. Tribeca Film’s first acquisitions include 10 feature titles, 7 of which will be screened day-and-date during TFF. These films are expected to reach more than 40 million households through partnerships with leading cable, satellite and telecom providers, including Comcast, Cablevision and Verizon FiOS. The titles will be available on a Tribeca-branded menu for a minimum of 60 days.

Theatrical screenings are the centerpiece of TFF and most traditional film festivals, however new technologies and a changing film industry landscape are creating new opportunities for independent film, enabling stronger relationships between filmmakers, festivals and audiences. Tribeca Enterprises’ other new venture – TFFV – will bring the Tribeca experience outside of New York for the first time via the Internet. Complementing TFF’s theatrical screenings in New York City, TFFV will enable a broad online audience to screen full-length 2010 TFF features and short films, engage with filmmakers and fellow audience members both online and at the Festival, as well as watch panel discussions, filmmaker interviews and live coverage of red-carpet premieres. The first-ever TFFV will open April 23, with the world premiere of Edward Burns’ Nice Guy Johnny, which will play simultaneously with the film’s premiere at TFF.

“This year marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Tribeca, as well as for audiences and the entire film community,” said Tribeca Enterprises co-founder Jane Rosenthal. “These initiatives put all the pieces together and provide new platforms for how film can be experienced, while supporting filmmakers and introducing audiences to films they might not otherwise see.”

“We have always sought to help filmmakers find audiences for their works, and now we can really take that mission to the next level,” said Tribeca Enterprises co-founder Robert De Niro. “I’m proud to see how much Tribeca has grown from its beginnings less than a decade ago.”

With strong support from Founding Partner American Express and its distribution partners, Tribeca Film will provide independent filmmakers with an integrated national marketing and distribution platform to reach audiences. This new endeavor further reinforces American Express’ commitment to the independent film industry, and promises to generate new and exciting experiences for Cardmembers who are not able to attend the Festival events in person in New York City.

“Tribeca Film and Tribeca Film Festival Virtual provide an exciting opportunity to connect our global customer base with independent filmmakers, simultaneously driving commerce and celebrating the art of storytelling,” said John Hayes, Chief Marketing Officer, American Express. “Access to the Festival in New York is one of the most beloved Cardmember experiences that we offer, and this year, by expanding our relationship to include these new endeavors we continue our support of the industry while giving Cardmembers all around the world a chance to experience Festival-caliber films and incredible stories.”

The strategy of the Tribeca Film initiative is designed to address the distribution and marketing challenges facing filmmakers today. Of the many quality independent titles on the festival circuit, only a fraction secure distribution deals, which does not guarantee a film’s commercial success because of prohibitive marketing and promotional costs. With the support of American Express and its distribution partners, Tribeca Film was created based on the realization that a film’s presence at a festival can help propel its release across many platforms and seeks to provide a more effective approach to these inter-dependent platforms, shift release patterns and offer filmmakers a more sustainable business model.

Tribeca Film will release more than 10 titles on VOD under the Tribeca Film banner, over half of them day-and-date with the 2010 Festival, including: the North American premiere of Participant Media and the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Climate of Change, an environmental documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton; the world premiere of Birth of Big Air, an ESPN documentary produced by Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville about extreme sports athlete Mat Hoffman; the North American premiere of sex & drugs & rock & roll, the critically-acclaimed story of punk rock pioneer Ian Dury, played by Andy Serkis; and the U.S. premiere of Road, Movie, the tale of a young man’s life-changing drive across India, from the producers of In The Bedroom and Lost In Translation. Additional Tribeca Film titles include TiMER, a brain-teasing romantic comedy that was well received at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.

TFFV will run April 23 – 30 and a limited number of premium pass buyers will be able to watch a selection of full-length 2010 TFF features, which will screen day-and-date with each film’s Festival premiere. Pass-holders will also be able to view exclusive original content and 2010 TFF short films, as well as interact in real time with filmmakers, industry leaders and fellow film enthusiasts. Premium passes will be available to U.S. residents for $45 each, and will go on sale March 8 on the Tribeca website for American Express Cardmembers and March 15 for the general public. Beginning March 15, all visitors to www.tribecafilm.com/virtual will have access to a robust array of free content, including selected short films from previous editions of TFF, conversations with filmmakers and industry experts, a daily highlight reel of the day’s biggest moments, press conferences and live streams of the Festival red carpets.

One of the key features of both the premium and free sections of TFFV is the opportunity to join the conversation unfolding online. Those conversations will include real-time dialogue with fellow film enthusiasts around the world, Q&A’s with filmmakers and thought-provoking panels streamed online. These new forms of interacting with TFF will give audiences globally a chance to share in the Festival experience.

“The traditional makeup of film festivals is evolving and distribution models are increasingly challenged,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer at Tribeca. “At the same time, festivals have never had a more vital role in uniting audiences and serving as a marketing platform for films. We want Tribeca to become what New York City is: a spotlight for film culture in the world.”

Said Ricky Strauss, President, Participant Media, “Tribeca Film’s new multi-platform distribution plan allows for an entertaining and inspiring film like Climate of Change to reach the widest possible audience.”

“Comcast is very excited to bring the inimitable Tribeca Film Festival into our customers’ living rooms – including six films available On Demand before any films are even screened at the Festival. Tribeca Film is the type of innovative programming that complements On Demand technology and is an excellent addition to the Independent Film category On Demand,” said Diana Kerekes, Vice President of Video Content for Comcast.

“Tribeca Film has brought together major players with breadth and scale, building a disruptive business model for independent film that addresses the challenges that filmmakers face,” said Tribeca Enterprises co-founder Craig Hatkoff. “We are so proud that American Express has expanded its relationship with Tribeca; their commitment to independent film and audience experiences is remarkable.”

The VOD offerings under Tribeca Film include the following titles. The full film lineup for Tribeca Film will be announced later this month.

* Birth of Big Air

2010, USA – World Premiere, day-and-date with the Festival

Director: Jeff Tremaine
Producers: Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze
Cast List: Mat Hoffman, Bob Burnquist, Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana, Danny Way

In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur. By 16, he had risen to the professional level. Throughout his storied career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations and pushed the boundaries of gravity. Academy Award® nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to “Big Air.”

* Climate of Change

2010, USA, UK – North American Premiere, day-and-date with the Festival

Director: Brian Hill

Cast: Tilda Swinton (narrator)

A group of 13-year-olds in India rally against the use of plastics. A renaissance man in Africa teaches villagers to harness solar power. Self-described “hillbillies” in Appalachia battle the big business behind strip mining. Tilda Swinton beautifully narrates this rich and inspiring documentary about a world of regular people taking action in the fight to save our environment.

This extraordinary environmental documentary is executive produced by Participant Media and the Alliance for Climate Protection.

· Road, Movie

2009, USA, India – US Premiere, day-and-date with the Festival
Director: Dev Benegal
Screenwriter: Dev Benegal
Cast: Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mohammed Faizal

Loath to take over the family hair-oil business, young Vishnu jumps at the chance to drive his uncle’s beat-up Chevy truck across India to its new owner. The young runaway, wandering old entertainer, and beautiful woman he picks up along the way make for a magical journey that will change Vishnu’s life. With the sumptuous landscape of India as his canvas, director Dev Benegal paints a delightfully original road movie.

* sex & drugs & rock & roll

2009, UK – North American Premiere, day-and-date with the Festival

Director: Mat Whitecross

Screenwriter: Paul Viragh

Cast: Andy Serkis, Ray Winstone, Olivia Williams, Naomie Harris, Mackenzie Crook, Bill Milner

Awards: Nominated, Best Leading Actor, Best Music, 2010 BAFTA Awards; Nominated, Best Actor, British Independent Film Awards; Nominated, British Actor of the Year, Young British Performer of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards

sex & drugs & rock & roll is The Road to Guantanamo codirector Mat Whitecross’ ripsnorting portrait of mercurial British punk rock pioneer Ian Dury (BAFTA nominee Andy Serkis). From a troubled childhood and a battle with debilitating polio to the effects of fame on relationships and fatherhood, here are the highs and lows of a life lived sneeringly, unapologetically out loud.

· TiMER

2009, USA

Director: Jac Schaeffer

Screenwriter: Jac Schaeffer

Cast: Emma Caulfield, Michelle Borth, John Patrick Amedori, Desmond Harrington, JoBeth Williams, Kali Rocha

Finding true love is easier than ever thanks to a bio-technological implant called the TiMER, which counts down to the exact time people meet their soul mates. Love-starved Oona (Emma Caulfield, TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is pushing 30, but her TiMER hasn’t even started counting down yet. What’s worse, she’s falling for a guy (John Patrick Amedori, Gossip Girl) who is set to meet his true love in four months. Newcomer Jac Schaeffer crafts a smart romantic comedy that leaves behind the burning question… would you want to know?

The Tribeca Film Festival Virtual will open with the World Premiere of the feature film Nice Guy Johnny. The full Tribeca Film Festival Virtual lineup will be announced in the coming weeks.

* Nice Guy Johnny

2010, USA, World Premiere

Director: Edward Burns

Screenwriter: Edward Burns

Cast: Matt Bush, Kerry Bishé, Anna Wood, Edward Burns

A master of the modern relationship dramedy, Edward Burns crafts a summery gem centered on baby-faced 24-year-old Johnny Rizzo, who’s about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snoozeville gig that’ll pay enough to please his fiancée. Enter Uncle Terry (Burns), a rascally womanizer set on turning a day in the Hamptons into an eye-opening fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny’s not interested, of course, but then he meets Brooke….

The Final Chapter of Shrek – and the first in 3D – will screen on Tribeca’s opening night, April 21, 2010, in New York City

New York, NY – March 1, 2010 – The Tribeca Film Festival and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today announced that “Shrek Forever After” will open the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express.  “Shrek Forever After” is the final chapter in the adventures of the beloved ogre, Shrek, and the first of the series to be presented in 3D.  It is directed by Mike Mitchell and stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas.  The premiere will take place on Wednesday, April 21 and the Festival will run through May 2.

“We have always sought to open our Festival with films that are captivating and strike an emotional chord with movie-goers.  ‘Shrek Forever After’ combines the very best in storytelling and artistry while showcasing the wonders of innovative 3D filmmaking.  It is one of the most anticipated new movies of 2010 and we are so pleased that DreamWorks Animation is bringing the final chapter of Shrek to the Tribeca Film Festival for its world premiere,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival.

“The final chapter of Shrek’s personal journey brings all of our beloved characters full circle in a way that pays creative homage to each of the previous films and the stories they told, while taking Shrek and his family and friends on a fantastic, emotion-filled journey that is funny at every turn,” said the film’s director, Mike Mitchell. “Technological innovation at DreamWorks Animation has done wonders for our storytelling capabilities and I am excited to share these with audiences when we bring Far Far Away into the third dimension for the very first time.”

In “Shrek Forever After,” Shrek, who has already successfully challenged an evil dragon, rescued a beautiful princess and saved his in-laws’ kingdom, is faced with the question: What’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man.  Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks.  What’s happened to this ogre’s roar?  Longing for the days when he felt like a “real ogre,” Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin.  Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met.  Now, it’s up to Shrek to undo all he’s done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

“DreamWorks Animation is honored to bring the world premiere of ‘Shrek Forever After’ to New York City for the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival,” added DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg. “It is a great privilege and tribute to our entire cast and crew to have been chosen as this year’s opening night selection.”

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival will announce its feature film slate on March 10 and 15, 2010.

About “Shrek Forever After”

From DreamWorks Animation comes the fourth and final installment of the story of Shrek. Starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas.  The film is directed by Mike Mitchell and produced by Gina Shay and Teresa Cheng. Distributor Paramount Pictures will release “Shrek Forever After” nationwide on May 21, 2010.

Tickets for 2010 Festival:

Tickets for the Festival will be $16.00 for evening and weekend screenings and $8.00 for daytime weekday and late night screenings.

Advance selection ticket packages will go on sale Monday, March 8, 2010 for American Express Cardmembers and for the general public on Monday, March 15, 2010. All advance packages can be purchased online at www.tribecafilm.com/festival, or by telephone, toll free, at (866) 941-FEST (3378).

Single ticket and discounted ticket package sales begin for American Express Cardmembers on April 13, 2010, for downtown residents on April 18, 2010, and for the general public on April 19, 2010. Single tickets can be purchased online, by telephone, or at one of the Ticket Outlets located at the Tribeca Cinemas Ticket Window at 54 Varick Street, and an additional location to be determined. The 2010 Festival will continue ticket discounts for evening and weekend screenings for students, seniors and select downtown Manhattan residents. Discounted tickets are available at Ticket Outlet locations only. Discounted packages can only be purchased online and by phone. Additional information and further details on the Festival can be found at www.tribecafilm.com/festival.



* Deréon Pop Polo
* “D’s Studded” Skinny Jeans
* Sasha Fierce Short Shorts
* D’s Ruffle Cropped Jacket
* “All Zipped Up” Dress

Beyoncé’s partnership with Nintendo goes beyond these downloads. She will also be featured in Style Savvy commercials, which will begin airing on Nickelodeon the week prior to this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and during the event on March 27. Beyoncé previously starred in commercials for Nintendo’s Rhythm Heaven™ game.

The new Deréon downloads mark the second time real-life fashions have made their way into the game. Players have also had access to Charlotte Ronson Designer Downloads, which lets players download items from Ronson’s fall 2009 line directly into the game.

Style Savvy invites players of any age to express their individual sense of style by managing a virtual clothing boutique. Choosing from more than 10,000 items in a wide variety of styles, designer labels and price points, players can create distinctive looks to satisfy customers with various tastes and budget constraints. Using the simple controls of a Nintendo DS system, players can enjoy Style Savvy anytime, anywhere.

WiiWare

Mega Man 10
Publisher: Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Fans of all ages can enjoy the newest entry in this historic 8-bit franchise. As a special service to new players, there’s an Easy Mode – a first for a Mega Man game. This new feature means novices and longtime fans alike can all have a shot at making it to the end of a Mega Man game. Also, you can now play as Proto Man and try Time Attack Mode from the beginning, or watch play-through videos from players all over the world.

Dart Rage
Publisher: JV Games Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Alcohol Reference
Price: 600 Wii Points
Description: Grab your Wii Remote™ controller and prepare for the ultimate game of darts on your Wii console. Dart Rage features the most realistic throwing system available today. With pixel-perfect accuracy and no buttons to push, you’ll be completely immersed in the game’s realism. Dart Rage puts you in the spotlight as you compete against friends, the computer or both. With four great games to choose from – including 301-901, Cricket, Poker and American (Baseball) darts – Dart Rage has plenty of options to keep the game fresh. There’s also a VS mode in which multiple players can compete at the same time in a race to the finish. Rock out to a sizzling soundtrack as a commentator announces your every shot.

Happy Hammerin’
Publisher: GAMEBRIDGE
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Happy Hammerin’ is a party game suitable for friends and families. Compete against each other by bashing moles using the Wii Remote controller. Use the Wii Remote like a hammer and let off some steam as you frantically try to bash the moles popping up all over the screen. Play against the CPU or go head-to-head with up to four players. (Additional accessories are required for the multiplayer modes and are sold separately.) Players can challenge themselves in three different modes: Mole Adventure (1-2 players), Mole Marathon (1 player) and Party Battle (1-4 players). Mole Adventure consists of four stages with three difficulty types. The faster you bash, the more points you get. With broadband Internet access, register your scores online and compete against the best mole bashers from around the world.

Virtual Console™

FATAL FURY SPECIAL
Original platform: NEOGEO
Publisher: D4 Enterprise
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
Price: 900 Wii Points
Description: Originally released in 1993, this fighting game pits 15 different fighters against each other. The cast includes the original eight characters from Fatal Fury 2, as well as three new characters (Billy, Axel and Laurence) and a new boss (Wolfgang). Also, three characters from the original Fatal Fury (Duck, Dan and Geese) have returned to the fight. Building on the appeal of the previous game with two-line battles, special moves and powerful finishers, this game is truly worthy of its “special” distinction. And if certain special conditions are met, special guest Ryuu Sakazaki will make an appearance.

Nintendo DSiWare

Let’s Golf
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Grab a club, take a swing and pray for a birdie in Let’s Golf. Discover a fun-filled experience that’s accessible to anyone. Choose from four customizable characters and play 45 holes in three beautiful 3-D locations: Fiji Beach, the English Countryside and the Scottish Lochs. Enjoy easy-to-learn controls that even let you blow into the microphone to add spin to your ball. Take photos with your Nintendo DSi™ system’s built-in camera and add them to your personal profile. For the most fun, play Hot Seat Multiplayer with friends on a single Nintendo DSi system and see who’s the best.

Globulos Party
Publisher: GlobZ
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Globulos Party is a collection of mini-games that are very simple to understand and fun to master. The 20 games are: 4-Square, Arena, Basket, Bomber, Bomber-King, Croquet, Darts, Darts-King, Soccer, Funky-Soccer, Ice Hockey, Monster, Pétanque, Pinball, Rally, Football, Snooker, Sumo, Tic-Tac-Toe and Volley. Enjoy more than 15 hours of solo fun and nearly unlimited game play with the three multiplayer modes.

VT Tennis
Publisher: Virtual Toys
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: VT Tennis is an ace of a tennis game for the Nintendo DSi system. Using the innovative stylus and touch-screen controls, train your budding tennis star to serve, lob and smash his way to victory with precision swipes in all directions. Advance your player statistics in this fast-paced tournament of game modes, featuring Quickmatch, Tennis School and World Championship. The objective is to reach No. 1 in the world rankings. To do this, players will have to unlock courts as they compete in championships all over the world. At the start of career mode, players will find themselves in last place in the rankings. From this moment on, you must battle your way up. You can play on all types of surfaces – grass, clay, hard courts and wood – and learn the best techniques for winning each tournament on the different surfaces. Seventeen tough courts, each more difficult than the last, stand between you and your final victory.

Flips: Terror in Cubicle Four
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: There’s something strange going on with the loo in cubicle four of the girls’ toilet. It’s spewed green goo on Stacey’s shoes and almost had new boy James for lunch. Can he and his friends, Alexander and Lenny, flush out the cause of the trouble, or will the terrifying toilet plague the school with problems forever?

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Leading Ladies will be presented Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20. Sunday matinees will be performed at 2 p.m. on March 7, 14 and 21. Ticket prices are $15.00, $13.00 (children and seniors). TDF Vouchers are accepted. Reservations can be made by calling (718) 237- 2752 or visiting our website at www.heightsplayers.org (24-hour notice required).

The Heights Players is located at 26 Willow Place, between Joralemon & State Streets, in historic downtown Brooklyn Heights. 2, 3, 4 & 5 trains to Borough Hall, M/R to Court St. Parking available in the general vicinity.

(NEW YORK, NY) – Audiences to the first ever NYC revival of Caroline, or Change at The Gallery Players proved to be generous with more than praise, contributing to a total of $3,495.03 toward the tragedy in Haiti. The Caroline, or Change performers made a direct appeal to the audience after each performance to give what they could towards those affected by the tragedy in Haiti, and the donations proved to be extremely charitable. All funds collected by the company will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

Caroline, or Change had a successful limited engagement at The Gallery Players January 30-February 21, 2010, selling out 13 of 16 performances. Doug Strassler of offoffonline said of Caroline, or Change: “Every aspect of Jeremy Gold Kronenberg’s carefully nourished production – is magnificent.” Caroline, or Change was produced by Lanie Zipoy for The Gallery Players, and was directed by Jeremy Gold Kronenberg. The cast featured: Gisela Adisa*, River Aguirre, Teisha Duncan, Heather Davis, Markeisha Ensley*, Peter Gantenbein*, Marcie Henderson*, Daniel Henri Luttway, Gael Schaefer*, Nikki Stephenson*, Elyse McKay Taylor*, Eileen Tepper*, Ellisha Marie Thomas, Elyse McKay Taylor*, Barrington Walters, Bill Weeden* and John Weigand*. *appeared courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association.

“I am delighted by the generosity shown by our audiences at Caroline, or Change to Doctors Without Borders,” says Executive Director Neal Freeman. “We weren’t sure what to expect when we decided to make this collection, and it was thrilling to see our audience members contribute so graciously. It is particularly gratifying to produce a show about ‘change’ in all its many iterations and to see that change and hope reflected tangibly in the donations we collected every night. It reminds me that theater can indeed be an instrument of transformation.”

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971. Today, MSF provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. MSF provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. MSF reserves the right to speak out to bring attention to neglected crises, to challenge inadequacies or abuse of the aid system, and to advocate for improved medical treatments and protocols. For more information, or to donate, visit www.doctorswithoutborders.org

A New York institution since 1967, The Gallery Players has served actors and audiences alike for more than 4 decades by showcasing burgeoning new talent and offering a home base for theater professionals. Its eclectic programming of intimate revivals and ambitious new work in inventive productions has earned it the reputation of “New York’s Best Kept Secret.” The Gallery Players is the recipient of the Off-Off Broadway Review’s 2000 Award for Lifetime Achievement and is the three-time recipient of New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for their productions of Urinetown! The musical, Yank! A New Musical and Like You Like It. Among its famous alumni are founding member Harvey Fierstein; Broadway regulars Nancy Anderson, Jeffry Denman and Diedre Goodwin; New York theater personality Seth Rudetsky and many others. The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th St., between 4th and 5th Avenues in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

The Gallery Players’ 43rd season continues with Arthur Miller’s The Crucible March 20-April 4th 2010, City of Angels May 1-23, 2010, and closes with The 13th Annual Black Box New Play Festival, June 10-27, 2010. For more information, visit www.galleryplayers.com.

“I WANT YOU” FIRST NEW SINGLE –ON STARZ CABLE CHANNEL IMPACTS AT POP RADIO ON MARCH 2ND

Fefe Dobson picked for VH1’s You Oughta Know program

(New York, NY) Fefe Dobson has completed her new album, JOY, scheduled for May release on 21 Music / Island Records. JOY follows-up Fefe Dobson, her self-titled debut, which generated JUNO Award nominations for Best Pop Album and Best New Artist. In advance of JOY, the first single “I Want You” will impact at pop radio on March 2nd (the digital song available now). In addition, Fefe Dobson has been picked for VH1’s You Oughta Know program kicking off April 5th.

“I Want You” was heard in the trailers for Drew Barrymore’s roller derby directorial debut, Whip It, and is currently being heard on STARZ promos over the next three months. “I Want You” has also been heard on television in The Vampire Diaries, and in promos for VH1’s Megan Wants a Millionaire. The song was also included – in Simlish version, of course – on EA’s 6-million selling SIMS 3 World Adventures videogame. Another song from JOY, “Watch Me Move” was recently featured on American Idol’s final 24 episode, heard on promos for CW’s America’s Next Top Model, the theme of VH1’s The Cho Show (starring Margaret Cho), and NBC’s Lipstick Jungle. “Watch Me Move” digital song will be released on March 19th.

The videos for “I Want You” and “Watch Me Move” – as well as Fefe’s mashup mix of “I Want You To Watch Me Move” – were all added last year on MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Hits, MTV.com, VH1.com, The N Network, and Logo. Excerpts of “I Want You” and “Watch Me Move” are posted on http://www.myspace.com/fefedobson, which boasts over 4.1 million total plays, and over 1.7 million profile views.

Fefe Dobson’s #1 Billboard Heat­seekers debut album contained the back-to-back Top 40 Mainstream singles “Take Me Away” (an MTV TRL, MTV2, and MTV.com hit in ’03) and “Everything” (in ’04). In addition to “Everything” (heard in the CW’s One Tree Hill, and The Perfect Score movie soundtrack), other songs by Fefe surfaced in movie sound­tracks for Raising Helen (“If You Walk Away”) and It’s a Boy Girl Thing (“Be Strong”), as well as FOX-TV promos for Fringe (“Paranoia”).

Fefe is a prolific writer whose songs have included Miley Cyrus’ single (“Start All Over” on Hannah Montana 2) and has been covered over the years by a variety of artists including Jordin Sparks (“Don’t Let It Go to Your Head” on Battlefield), and Selena Gomez (“As A Blonde” on Kiss & Tell). In addition, the highly photogenic Fefe enjoys a sideline career as a spokes­person, and has been photographed for dozens of magazine features. Among her credits, she was seen in the popular “Got Milk?” ads, and Tommy Hilfiger campaigns.

Check it out now, right here!

This side-scrolling, arcade-style, run-and-gun shooter explodes with the same winning formula of over-the-top action and cartoon mayhem that has kept METAL SLUG a premier franchise for over a decade. Frantic and fun, serious METAL SLUG fans and casual gamers alike can relive the glory and charm of old school cooperative arcade play. Team up with a comrade via ad-hoc multiplayer to outshoot and outrun hundreds of enemies while liberating as many prisoners as possible.

Choose between six zany METAL SLUG characters and shoot through seven action-packed levels with varying obstacles, numerous enemies, and diverging paths. Veteran soldiers and confident players put their skills to the test by playing more than 70 mission-based trials in “Combat School.” With its unmistakable style and personality, nostalgic gameplay, more than 70 missions, and the ability to play with a friend, METAL SLUG XX is the definitive portable METAL SLUG arcade experience.

Consider yourself the ultimate METAL SLUG fan? Purchase Leona, a seventh playable character with her own unique abilities, via PlayStation®Store for only 99 cents.

METAL SLUG XX is in stores now with an MSRP of just $19.99. For more information, please visit the website www.atlus.com/metalslugxx.

About METAL SLUG XX

METAL SLUG XX for PSP system is the new addition to the famed METAL SLUG series that captures all the glory of the arcade experience and more. After General Morden is defeated and captured, a mysterious army arrives from the future to save him. They reveal themselves to be the Mars People and their goal is to provide their future leader with special advanced weaponry to take on his enemies in the present. Classic METAL SLUG characters Marco, Tarma, Fio, Eri, Ralf, and Clark return once again to take on General Morden and his new and improved Rebel Army.

Key Features

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Arcade fun made portable — The full glory of the METAL SLUG arcade experience has been perfectly captured on the PlayStation Portable with signature off-the-wall military “run and gun” gameplay, colorful, cartoony humor and the opportunity to play together with a friend.
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Multiplayer METAL SLUG — Get the full METAL SLUG experience that recalls the good old days of gaming with your friends when you join up over local wireless to take on missions in 2-player co-op ad hoc mode.
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Play again and again — Uncover something new on every playthrough! Choose between 3 difficulty modes and six playable characters that offer unique weapons and attack moves. Seven levels with diverging paths challenge you with different enemies and obstacles. Combat School tests the true METAL SLUG fan with more than 70 mission-based trials that determine military rank.

ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE US
Written by Alan M. Berks
Directed by Jesse Edward Rosbrow
April 22-May 1
If your world were different, would you be different, too? ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE US shows us four people in different realities, from a totalitarian regime to an evangelical college and a post-apocalyptic war zone, and examines how the world around us shapes who we are and who we will become.

ST. NICHOLAS
Written by Conor McPherson
Directed by Jesse Edward Rosbrow
June 17-July 3
An aging jaded theatre critic recounts his obsession with a young actress, and how that obsession leads to a journey into a macabre world of vampires from which he almost can’t escape.

Both productions will be presented at the WorkShop Theater (312 West 36th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenue, 4th Floor). Tickets ($12) are available online at www.theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101.

ALAN M. BERKS (Playwright) is the author of nine full-length plays, six one-acts, and numerous short plays and monologues that have been seen in Minneapolis, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Indianapolis, and New York. The solo show Goats, about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, was produced by The Production Company in New York City and nominated for a 2006 New York Innovative Theater Award. The plays 3 Parts Dead, written in collaboration with Burning House Group, and Everywhere Signs Fall, at Gremlin Theatre, were both named in the Minneapolis Star Tribune “Year in Review” as some of the best theater of the year. Other awards include: Minnesota State Arts Board Grant (Ringtone), MacDowell Colony Fellow (They Want), and Jerome Fellow (Mourning Rituals). His one-act play for high school students, Home of the Brave, was commissioned by the Guthrie Theatre, published by Playscripts, Inc., and produced by schools from Minnesota and Iowa to Texas and California. Other work includes: How to Cheat, Fugue, Almost Exactly Like Us, and They Want (based on The Oresteia by Aeschylus). He co-created Thirst Theater, which produced more than 60 new short plays over three years, and is currently the Editor of MinnesotaPlaylist.com.

CONNER MCPHERSON (Playwright) plays include The Seafarer (premiered on Broadway in 2007), Poor Beast in the Rain, Port Authority, Dublin Carol (premiered on Broadway in 2002), The Weir (premiered on Broadway in 1999), St Nicholas and This Lime Tree Bower. His plays have been performed at Atlantic Theater Company, Primary Stages, National Theatre, The Royal Court Theatre, Gate Theatre, New Ambassadors Theatre, Duke of York’s Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival and Bush Theatre. His plays have been performed across the United States, as well as in Ireland, England, Germany, France, Australia, Poland, Italy, Japan, Argentina and Uruguay. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play in 2006 for Shining City, which premiered on Broadway in 2006; nominated for the 2002 South Bank Show Award for Best Play for Port Authority; received the 1999 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Play, the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright, the Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright and was a finalist for the Lloyds Bank Playwright of the Year Award for The Weir; and was the joint winner of 1997 George Devine Award and the winner of the Meyer Whitworth Award for Saint Nicholas. Mr. McPherson’s screenplays include Our Lady of the Forest for Channel 4, Brothers for Film Four, The Actors for Film Four/Miramax, Saltwater for Treasure Films/BBC (premiered at the Berlin Festival in 2000 and received The International Confederation of Art Cinemas Prize), I Went Down for BBC/Treasure Films (Best Screenplay, San Sebastian 1997, selected at Cannes Festival, Edinburgh Festival and Sundance Festival) and MacIntyre (commission for Treasure Films).

JESSE EDWARD ROSBROW (Director) Directing credits include: the New York premiere of Vaçlav Havel’s Audience, Unveiling, Protest (John Housman Studio Theater); What Where by Samuel Beckett (The Ensemble Studio Theatre); Mare Cognitum (FringeNYC 2008/Theatre of the Expendable); Mare Cognitum (2009), Three Sisters, Dick 2 (a.k.a. Richard II), and 6:1 (Theatre of the Expendable). Producing credits include: the New York premiere of Cherry Docs (nominated for three New York Innovative Theatre Awards including “Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role”, “Outstanding Director”, and “Outstanding Production of a Play”), TotE’s First Annual New Works Festival, Dick 2 (a.k.a. Richard II), The Tragedy of John, and The Ocean Is Big And The Sky Is Blue (Theatre of the Expendable); Hello, My Name Is… (Living Image Arts, Theatre Row’s Lion Theatre). Acting credits include: Four If By Space (www.fourifbyspace.net). Education credits include: BA from Vassar College, where he studied Drama (mostly directing) and Classics (mostly dead guys). Jesse is TotE’s Artistic Director.

THEATRE OF THE EXPENDABLE develops and produces plays that ask our audience members how people become expendable. Also, since we view no audience member as expendable, we keep our ticket prices low – often lower than, and never higher than, the price of an average movie theatre ticket. Theatre of the Expendable has previously produced Dick 2 (a.k.a. Richard ll), The Tragedy of John, The Ocean is Big and the Sky is Blue, Cherry Docs (nominated for three New York Innovative Theatre Awards including “Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role”, “Outstanding Director”, and “Outstanding Production of a Play”), Three Sisters, and Mare Cognitum (FringeNYC 2008, Get S.O.M. 2009).

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo of America issued a surge of new information today about what consumers can expect from the company in the coming months. Let’s get right to it:

* The new Nintendo DSi XL™ hand-held system launches March 28 at a suggested retail price of $189.99. The screens of the Nintendo DSi XL are 93 percent larger than those of the Nintendo DS™ Lite model, providing a more vivid and engaging play experience. The screens of the Nintendo DSi XL also feature a wider viewing angle, letting friends and family members join the fun. The new system launches in both Burgundy and Bronze colors, and comes loaded with pre-installed premium software Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math and Photo Clock, as well as two free applications: the Nintendo DSi Browser and Flipnote Studio™. Nintendo DSi XL will also come with a larger pen-like stylus that allows for a more comfortable grip and enhanced ease of use when playing games that use the Nintendo DS touch screen. America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking and WarioWare™: D.I.Y. will also launch for the Nintendo DS family of products on March 28, providing consumers with new content that can be enjoyed on any Nintendo DS system. Games like these demonstrate the enhanced experience available with the Nintendo DSi XL.
* Super Mario Galaxy™ 2, the sequel to the smash-hit galaxy-hopping original game, launches May 23 for the Wii™ console. The game includes the amazing gravity-defying, physics-based exploration from the first game, but is loaded with entirely new galaxies and features to challenge and delight players. On some stages, Mario™ can pair up with his dinosaur buddy Yoshi™ and use his tongue to grab items and spit them back at enemies. Players can also have fun with new items such as a drill that lets our hero tunnel through solid rock.
* Metroid™: Other M, the incredible new Metroid game developed for Wii through a collaboration by Nintendo and the world-renowned Team Ninja, launches June 27. The game looks at the classic franchise from a new perspective: While much of the game is reminiscent of 2-D side-scrollers, players can switch the perspective into 3-D at any time as they explore the twisting passages of a derelict space station and delve deep into a cinematic, never-before-told story of bounty hunter Samus Aran’s past. This new approach uses a new control scheme in which players use the Wii Remote™ controller held sideways to battle enemies and navigate the expansive, gorgeous environments in classic Metroid fashion, then aim at the screen with the Wii Remote pointer to blast foes in first-person and hunt the world for clues and hidden passages.
* In a unique partnership with Square-Enix, Nintendo of America will publish Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies in the Americas when the game arrives in summer 2010. Dragon Quest IX has sold more than 4.15 million copies in the Japanese market. Nintendo and Square-Enix will now work together to bring this title to the Nintendo DS consumer base in the Americas.
* Capcom’s Monster Hunter® Tri, an epic action game for Wii, launches in the United States on April 20. The game lets players customize their character, armor and weapons in order to protect a town from majestic monsters as that town rebuilds following a devastating earthquake. Online play will be available for all players with broadband Internet access at no additional cost. Online text chat is fully functional and online voice chat is enabled using the Wii Speak™ microphone, which is sold separately. At a suggested retail price of $59.99, limited quantities of Monster Hunter Tri will include the new Black Classic Controller Pro™, while both Black and White versions of the controller will be available separately at a suggested retail price of $19.99. The game will also be available without a controller at a suggested retail price of $49.99.
* Sin and Punishment: Star Successor, the breakthrough shooter game for Wii from legendary developer Treasure, will launch across North America on June 7. The game features nonstop action with two playable characters and international online leaderboards to track high scores. Using the Wii Remote pointer functionality, the game offers unprecedented precision in the shooter genre.
* FlingSmash™ for Wii will test players’ Wii Remote skills as they bounce a ball-like hero through countless side-scrolling stages, combining the precision of racket sports with the unpredictable fun of pinball. Playable only with the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory, the game will launch this summer.
* Picross 3D is poised to become a puzzle game phenomenon when it launches for the Nintendo DS family of products on May 3. In Picross 3D, players start with a cube and smash away smaller blocks to reveal an object, shape or symbol. Delivering more than 350 unique puzzles and more made available for download on a regular basis after launch via the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection service (broadband Internet access required), the game takes the mind-bending fun of Picross into the next dimension.
* 100 Classic Books transforms the Nintendo DS family of products into a library of timeless literature when it launches on June 14 at a suggested retail price of $19.99, highlighted by 100 works from authors such as William Shakespeare, Jules Verne, Jane Austen, Mark Twain and more. Readers can adjust the size of text, place bookmarks and even download new content via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service (broadband Internet connection required).
* Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ from Ubisoft will launch May 18 on both the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms. Boasting amazing graphics with fantastic action and puzzle-solving game play, the Wii version will be the first in franchise history to feature a two-player cooperative experience. As an added bonus, the Wii version of the game will exclusively include the 1992 Super NES™ version of the original Prince of Persia game.
* Disney Guilty Party is the official title of the highly anticipated first collaboration between Disney Interactive Studios and its recently acquired studio, Wideload Games. The fun and hilarious mystery party game is set for release in the second half of 2010, exclusively for Wii.
* Majesco’s Nintendo DSi exclusive Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal uses incredible augmented reality technology through the Nintendo DSi Camera. Launching this October, the game lets players become a ghost hunter as they interact with the paranormal.

Nintendo also announced a variety of games available to download directly to the Wii console from the Wii Shop Channel via the WiiWare™ service, and directly to the Nintendo DS via the DSi Shop and DSiWare™ services.

For WiiWare:

* Launching on March 1, Capcom’s Mega Man™ 10 builds upon the huge impact of Mega Man 9, a completely new adventure rendered in classic 8-bit style. This new game looks and sounds as awesomely retro as its predecessor.
* Launching on March 8, Max & the Magic Marker from Press Play turns the Wii Remote into an orange magic marker that’s literally magic. Players draw lines and objects to help Max reach objects and his ultimate goal.
* The long-awaited indie cult classic Cave Story comes to WiiWare with new game play, artwork and music enhancements on March 22. It’s classic gaming reborn for 2010.
* Launching on March 29, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase is a standalone product exclusive to the WiiWare service and available only from the Wii Shop Channel. The game contains more than 70 new microgames and features interoperability with the WarioWare: D.I.Y. game for the Nintendo DS family of products. Players that own both games can transfer content between the two via a local wireless connection, and can even play user-created microgames on their television using WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase.
* As the techno music pulses, Nintendo’s Art Style™: light trax™ puts players in charge of a white beam of light as it engages in a surreal race against other beams across a dark track. Players must keep away from obstacles, use items and look for power boosts if they want to finish first. Art Style: light trax launches this spring.
* Swim and spin through the primordial ooze in Nintendo’s Art Style: Rotozoa™ as you absorb tiny organisms that match the colors of your tentacles. As you absorb more organisms, your tentacles grow. The challenge increases as additional tentacles are gained, but power-ups can help you survive and thrive. Art Style: Rotozoa launches this spring.
* Launching this spring, Rage of the Gladiator from Ghostfire Games is an intense fighting game that asks players to perfect their well-timed moves against an array of opponents. The game is compatible with the Wii MotionPlus accessory.
* Launching this spring, And Yet It Moves from Broken Rules requires players to rotate the world to help their line-drawn protagonist progress. Walls become floors and floors become ceilings in this surreal twist on the platformer genre.
* Launching this summer, Independent Games Festival Seumas McNally Grand Prize Finalist Super Meat Boy from Team Meat sets a cube of meat off on an adventure to save Princess Bandage. This off-the-wall game is not for the faint of heart.

For Nintendo DSiWare:

* Nintendo’s Photo Dojo™ is poised to be the cult hit of 2010 when it launches this spring. The game first asks players to pose for 13 pictures and input 10 sound effects. Once that’s done, the player becomes the main character in a hilarious side-scrolling fighting game. Create up to eight characters and do battle alone or against a friend on a single Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL system.
* Launching this spring, Nintendo’s Metal Torrent™ delivers a frantic barrage of gunfire that fills the screen. Players try to convert opponents’ bullets into cubes that, when collected, increase their score and fill an energy meter that powers special weapons. Online Leaderboards record scores and movies of top games.
* Launching this spring, X-Scape™ from Nintendo immerses players in an exploratory adventure involving more than 20 planets. Players will pilot their tank through 3-D tunnels, fire at enemies and even battle ancient weapons that resemble giant robots.

“Nintendo finished 2009 with a bang, and we’re continuing our momentum into 2010,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With Nintendo DSi XL, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M coming in the first six months of the year, we’re making sure all our fans have great game content to enjoy year-round.”

Remember that Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit www.Nintendo.com.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.3 billion video games and more than 558 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.Nintendo.com.

Putnam, who recently served as President of Production for Miramax Films, the Walt Disney Company’s specialty film division, has an extensive background in independent film production and acquisition, as well as years of experience in programming. Based in Los Angeles, Putnam is expected to start her new position in mid April reporting directly to the Institute’s Board of Trustees.

“Keri Putnam has a passion for the arts, a leading profile in the film community, and a stellar reputation for her intelligence, creativity, collaboration and leadership at the highest levels of business,” said Redford. “Working together to expand our international presence, connect to new audiences, and experiment with emerging areas of artist support, I have every confidence Keri’s knowledge and talent will be critical to the fulfillment and expansion of the Institute’s mission and vision in the years ahead.”

Added Weisman, “The exceptional health of Sundance Institute afforded the Board the opportunity to take its time selecting the right person for this key position. With Keri ours was a unanimous, enthusiastic decision.”

As Executive Director, Putnam will oversee all programs of the twenty-nine year old, non-profit Sundance Institute, which include its Feature Film Program, Documentary Film Program, Sundance Film Festival, Film Music Program, Theatre Program, and Native and Indigenous Program. She will also be responsible for continuing the Institute’s international work, initiating strategic partnerships, cultivating relationships with foundations and corporate sponsors, and growing the Institute’s annual operating budget.

“Throughout my career I have witnessed the breadth and impact of the many programs of Sundance Institute, and I am both thrilled and privileged to become a part of this organization’s leading work,” Putnam said. “Sundance is truly unique not only for its mission but for its entire culture, brand and influence. This is an incredible opportunity for me personally and there is also tremendous potential for all of us — staff, trustees, alumni and friends alike — to explore new opportunities and expand on our global reputation. I can’t wait to get started.”

Well known throughout the independent and commercial film communities, Putnam has spent her career forging relationships with top producers, writers, directors and financiers worldwide. As President of Production, Putnam was responsible for all production, acquisitions, co-production and development at Miramax Films. During Putnam’s tenure there, Miramax Films won or was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including the Best Picture Academy Award for the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men and multiple nominee Julian Schabel’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Putnam was involved with several Miramax films with ties to Sundance artists such as Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood), Greg Mottola (Adventureland), John Patrick Shanley (Doubt), Scott Frank (The Lookout), Ben Affleck (Gone Baby Gone),Stephen Frears (The Queen) and Lasse Hallström (The Hoax).

Putnam has worked closely with international artists from North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, focusing on discovering and supporting new talent, and has worked with a myriad of Sundance Institute alumni including Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane), Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project), Taika Waititi (Eagle vs. Shark), and Allison Anders (Mi Vida Loca). She also came to the Sundance Film Festival with films she supervised directed by George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues), Mira Nair (Hysterical Blindness) and Jane Anderson (Normal), among many others.

Prior to joining Miramax in 2006, Putnam was Executive Vice President, HBO Films, responsible for overseeing the development and production of films for both the cable network and for theatrical release. Among the theatrical films she supervised at HBO was Gus van Sant’s Palme d’Or winner Elephant. Putnam is credited for numerous HBO Emmy Award winners including Warm Springs, directed by Joseph Sargent and featuring Kenneth Branagh; The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Geoffrey Rush; Something the Lord Made, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Alan Rickman; Empire Falls, directed by Fred Schepisi and co-starring Ed Harris and Paul Newman, and the Humanitas Prize winning The Girl in the Café written by Richard Curtis and directed by David Yates.

From 1996 to 1999, before being named Senior Vice President, HBO Films, Putnam served as Vice President, HBO NYC Productions. Under the HBO NYC banner, she was responsible for some of the division’s most successful projects, including HBO’s highest-rated original movie If These Walls Could Talk, directed by Sundance alumna Nancy Savoka; In the Gloaming, Christopher Reeve’s directorial debut starring former Institute Trustee Glenn Close, and Subway Stories, executive produced by Jonathan Demme and Rosie Perez.

A graduate of Harvard, Putnam studied theater and began her career working for Williamstown Theater Festival, McCarter Theater, Arena Stage, the ART, and others. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

HABITS, TO BE RELEASED MARCH 16th ON MERCURY RECORDS

Neon Trees perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live March 30th

Neon Trees to play at SXSW Conference in March
Neon Trees join Mute Math opening up for 30 Seconds To Mars kicking off April 9th

(February 25, 2010 – New York, NY) After taking a monster bite out of Alternative radio across the country, “Animal,” the first single from Mercury Records group Neon Trees, went to #1 on the Alternative Specialty Chart in its debut week, with top-tier airplay reports pouring in from alternative rock stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Kansas City, Columbus, Milwaukee, Portland and New York City, to name a few.

“Animal,” up for sale at all digital retailers this week, is Neon Trees’ lead track from their debut album HABITS, set for March 16th release. HABITS is produced by the band’s friend, singer/guitarist Tim Pagnotta.

Named in the Alternative Press roster of “Bands To Watch In 2010,” Neon Trees will receive maximum exposure in the weeks leading up to the HABITS album release, starting on January 31st, when “Animal” is featured on the latest episode of VH1’s new series, Secrets of Aspen; and then on March 16th, when it will be heard on the CW’s Melrose Place. The night before, on March 15th, the CW’s Life Unexpected will feature another album track, “1983.”

The video for “Animal” – added on mtvU – shows off Neon Trees’ affinity for western plains friends (and fellow Island Def Jam label mates) the Killers. It was Las Vegas band the Killers who pulled Neon Trees out of obscurity in Provo, Utah, and exposed them to tens of thousands of new fans when they took them on tour!

Bicoastal audiences caught their first glimpse of Neon Trees earlier this month when they made their New York City premiere at Mercury Lounge – followed by dates with Har Mar Superstar at Spaceland (Club NME) in Los Angeles and the Rickshaw Stop (Popscene) in San Francisco. In between, Neon Trees played back home at the 4th anniversary bash of Provo’s Velour Live Music Gallery. Details on Neon Trees at this year’s SXSW (South By Southwest) Interactive Conference & Festivals (March 12th-21st) will be announced in the weeks ahead.

Neon Trees – Tyler Glenn (lead vocals, keyboards), Chris Allen (guitars), Branden Campbell (bass), and Elaine Bradley (drums, vocals) – has its roots in Southern California, where Tyler and Chris were neighbors. When Chris moved to Provo to attend college, Tyler followed him, and they were soon joined by Branden and Elaine.

HABITS is a blast of timeless rock energy and spirit that wouldn’t sound out of place at any point from ’60s garage-rock to 2010 dance rock and beyond. “Music is a sacred act of communion for me, offering hope and love,” says Tyler. “That’s the heart of this band.” Adds Chris, “We just want to share that feeling we got from the bands that inspired us, and then we want to pass the torch.” For more information go to www.NeonTreens.com

Photo by Cynthia Spataro

Established in 2007 as a Classic Rock destination festival, ROCKLAHOMA organizers focused on revamping the 2010 event to encompass a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists. Mission Accomplished!

The ROCKLAHOMA 2010 line-up includes: ZZ Top, Godsmack, Tesla, Buckcherry, Cinderella, Chevelle, Stone Sour, Theory of a Deadman, Saliva, Saving Abel, Adelitas Way, Janus, Aranda, Burn Halo, Richy Nix, Shaman’s Harvest, Taddy Porter, Like A Storm, Taking Dawn, New Medicine, Year Long Disaster, Brookroyal, Within Reason, Wildstreet, Firstryke, Krank, The Glitter Boys and more very special guests to be announced!

ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons commented, “As life-long residents of ‘Baja, Oklahoma,’ Dusty, Frank and I are looking forward to making the northward trek to Pryor in May. The idea of sharing the stage with so many great, cutting-edge bands out there today is most appealing. It’s like rock ‘n’ roll summer camp; does that make us campers or counselors?”

“The new vision for ROCKLAHOMA is to draw a much wider rock audience by exploring more sides of the genre,” commented Joe Litvag, Senior Vice-President of AEG Live and Executive Consultant to the ROCKLAHOMA organizers. “This is such an amazing location for a multi-day camping festival, and I’m proud of the fact that we’ve been able to bring together some true icons of rock to perform alongside many of the hottest news and established rock acts in the country! It is definitely going to be a holiday weekend to remember,” Litvag concluded.

Three-day passes start at only $95 and will go on-sale on Saturday, February 27th at 10am CST, exclusively at www.rocklahoma.com. Camping add-ons, VIP packages, and seat upgrades will also be offered at the time of purchase. For a full list of amenities, including VIP camping spots, reserved concert seating, and unlimited, all-inclusive food and drink, please visit www.rocklahoma.com.

Festival president Mark Nuessle explains the value and experience that Rocklahoma offers by adding, “It has always been a top priority for Rocklahoma to be an affordable experience for all. Where else can the ultimate rock fan see this many artists for under $100? And for our VIP’s to be able to eat and drink for free, at their leisure, as part of the inclusive VIP experience? These are the elements that really make Rocklahoma a one-of-a-kind rock experience!”

ROCKLAHOMA is located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, OK. The “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds is a premiere destination for a multi-day festival, and includes on-site camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas & much more.

For additional information, please visit www.rocklahoma.com.

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has been called, “A powerful drama,” By NY Times, “Strongly written,” by NY Daily News, and comes to The Gallery Players’ stage for the first time in its 43-year history March 20-April 4th 2010. This exciting drama is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable. Based on historical people and real events, Miller’s classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. The story focuses on John Proctor, a farmer, and Abigail Williams, the young servant-girl who maliciously accuses Proctor’s wife Elizabeth of witchcraft. Proctor brings Abigail to court to admit the lie—and it is here that a monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. Proctor, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others. Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror that Miller uses to reflect the anti-Communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s “witch-hunts” in the United States.

“For many people, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible may be the first play they’ve ever read,” says Director Heather Siobhan Curran. “They may have never seen a production of it, but the story makes a deep impression on them, and they remember it.  Miller’s theatrical combination of hysteria versus logic, love versus hate and taking a vengeful act to the extreme has immense power.  Although the play was written as a response to the McCarthy-era ‘witch hunts’ in the 1950’s, it has become more universal the further removed we are from that time period. As long as intolerance and fear, whether political, ideological or religious exists, we can all continue to ask the question: how far would you go for what you believe is right?”

The cast of The Crucible at The Gallery Players features John Blaylock* (Bus Stop, The Gallery Players), Gil Brady*, Daniel Damiano (As You Like It, The Gallery Players), Lisa Darden*, Genevieve Gearhart, Emily Hagburg (Measure for Measure, Shakespeare & Company), Justin Herfel* (The Underpants, The Gallery Players), Frederic Heringes*(The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway, National Tour), John Isgro*, Tom Lawson, Jr.*, Lindsay Mack, Russell Mahrt, Rhyn McLemore*(Violet, The Gallery Players), Sofia Munn, Alison Ostergaard (Women Beware Women, Red Bull Theatre; Pride & Prejudice, The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey), Bob Pritchard, Elisa Pupko (The Children’s Hour, Astoria Performing Arts Center), Joe Regan and Gina Stahlnecker*

The Crucible is directed by The Gallery Players’ Artistic Director Heather Siobhan Curran and produced by Graham Mills for The Gallery Players. The set designer is Lilia Trenkova, costume designer: Megan Q. Dudley, lighting designer: David Roy, sound designer: Neal J. Freeman, Properties Design: Virginia Monte, Dramaturg: Amanda White and the Production Stage Manager is Michael Aaron Jones* *appearing courtesy of AEA

The Crucible opens Saturday, March 20, 2010 and runs Thursdays, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm and Sundays at 3pm through April 4, 2010.

Tickets to The Crucible are $18 for adults, $14 for Seniors & Children 12 and under. Individual tickets can be purchased by calling TheaterMania at (212) 352-3101, or online at www.galleryplayers.com. The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th St., between 4th and 5th Aves. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Take the F Train to 4th Ave. or the R Train to 9th Street. By car: BQE to Hamilton Avenue to 14th Street.

A New York institution since 1967, The Gallery Players has served actors and audiences alike for more than 4 decades by showcasing burgeoning new talent and offering a home base for theater professionals. Its eclectic programming of intimate revivals and ambitious new work in inventive productions has earned it the reputation of “New York’s Best Kept Secret.” The Gallery Players is the recipient of the Off-Off Broadway Review’s 2000 Award for Lifetime Achievement and is the three-time recipient of New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for their productions of Urinetown! The musical, Yank! A New Musical and Like You Like It. Among its famous alumni are founding member Harvey Fierstein; Broadway regulars Nancy Anderson, Jeffry Denman and Diedre Goodwin; New York theater personality Seth Rudetsky and many others.

The Gallery Players’ 43rd season continues with City of Angels May 1-23, 2010, and closes with The 13th Annual Black Box New Play Festival, June 10-27, 2010. For more information on The Gallery Players’ 43rd season, visit www.galleryplayers.com. 

WiiWare™

GhostSlayer
Publisher: Gevo Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Violence
Price: 600 Wii Points™
Description: Embark on a thrilling ghost-fighting experience. Play as a Ghost Slayer as you battle evil spirits that plague the mortal world. Your sword is your only weapon against them. Eliminate all hostiles in your path and defeat the Ghost Queen in the final stage in order to save the world. Unlock new swords and acquire special techniques that you can use to your advantage. Test your skills by playing all three levels of difficulty. Enjoy the thrill of slashing ghosts and vaporizing them by swinging your Wii Remote™ controller and experience sword-fighting game play at a new level of realism by using Wii MotionPlus accessory (this game can be played with or without Wii MotionPlus). Brace yourself for the onslaught of blood-thirsty spirits.

Mouse House
Publisher: Big John Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 600 Wii Points
Description: He’s clever, he’s daring, he’s brave, he’s … a mouse! Mouse House is an accessible and fast-paced logic puzzle game in which you lead a lively little mouse on his hunt to collect the cheese in each of 100 challenging puzzles. But these are no simple mazes – our adorable hero has to weave his way though a cast of colorful critters, including stinger-shooting bees and nasty rats, as well as tricky traps like conveyor belts, collapsing floors and more. A true “pick up and play” game, Mouse House’s combination of simple controls and multiple levels of challenge make it perfect for players of all ages.

Family Go-Kart Racing
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: It’s Family Go-Kart Racing, the fantastic new racing game from Arc System Works. The Family is back: Billy, Sarah, Daddy, Mommy and new to the Family fun, Auntie and Gramps. Choose among the six family members and six karts to take on 12 exciting tracks and drift your way to victory. With the Wii Remote controller’s tilt control, race against the clock in Time Attack to beat your personal records, or take on the entire family in a full Grand Prix. Steer your way through the Snowy Slopes, peel out in the World Bazaar and go-go-go for gold on the Go-Go Rollercoaster. Earn your place as the head of the family by outmaneuvering your kin with special items like Acceleration and Lighting to zip past your opponents. Or, unleash the Bowling Bomb and strike out the kart ahead of you.

Nintendo DSiWare™

Aura-Aura Climber
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Aura-Aura has fallen out of the sky and landed on Earth. He is determined to return to his rightful place in the universe and become a bright star. Take control of Aura-Aura, and help him to accomplish this by using his grapple arm to grab a variety of grapple points and continuously climb higher in the sky. Along the way, collect items to aid him (bombs, extensions for his grapple arm) and avoid enemies that damage Aura-Aura’s health. Two modes of play offer very different challenges: Score Attack, in which you try to get to the goal with as many points as possible, and Endless, in which your aim is simply to help Aura-Aura climb as high into the sky as possible within the time limit. And even if you think you’ve mastered the art of climbing, both modes offer numerous medals to find or earn by completing specific tasks. With its intuitive controls, straightforward game play, and incredible replay value, Aura-Aura’s journey is arcade-style gaming at its best … or should that be its highest?

Flight Control
Publisher: Firemint
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Keep the skies safe in Flight Control, the insanely popular worldwide hit from Firemint. In this action-packed game, take on the role of an air traffic controller at an increasingly busy airport. In complete control of the airspace, direct aircraft to their appropriate landing zones while avoiding collisions. Travel to airports set among green fields, a beachside resort, the Australian Outback, a winter wonderland and even an aircraft carrier. Learn how to land 10 different kinds of aircraft, including jets, seaplanes and helicopters. To direct aircraft, simply touch and drag them to their landing zones with the stylus without letting them collide. Sounds easy? You’ll need smart strategy, keen eyes and a smooth touch to keep the chaos under control. You can even work alongside a friend in cooperative multiplayer mode, and guard the airways together. Flight Control only takes a minute to learn – just don’t expect to put it down as quickly as you’ll pick it up.

Faceez
Publisher: Neko Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief, Mild Blood
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Make your friends laugh with Faceez. Take pictures of their faces with the Nintendo DSi Camera and then mix them and animate them. Dress them up with lots of funny accessories. Place them in your own favorite settings. Give free reign to your imagination with millions of possible combinations. Thanks to the Nintendo DSi system’s connectivity with Facebook, you can share your creations with your friends, who’ll be rolling on the floor laughing. Photograph, disguise, decorate, animate and send … FACEEZ.

Flipper
Publisher: Xform
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: The hero of the game is a courageous young boy. You must lead him through various worlds full of obstacles to retrieve his stolen goldfish called Flipper. Get ready for a 3-D puzzle platform game set in four different worlds with five levels each. The game features beautiful pixel-art backdrops, cheerful cartoon characters and catchy music. The voxel engine technology allows you to change the environment with some cool power-ups. You can pick up power-ups that let you blast holes in the environment while other power-ups restore it or build platforms. It’s up to you to use the limited amount of power-ups wisely to complete each level. Flipper is a fun and challenging puzzle game that is suited for all ages.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

February 25 – April 4, 2010 at The Gloria Maddox Theater (151 West 26th St.)

New York, NY – T. Schreiber Studio (Terry Schreiber, Artistic Director) will present Julie Garfield in Carol Rocamora’s adaptation of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. Directed by Terry Schreiber, The Cherry Orchard begins previews February 25, 2010 prior to an official press opening of March 5, 2010 at The Gloria Maddox Theater at T. Schreiber Studio (151 West 26th Street).

Written in 1904, The Cherry Orchard presaged the waning influence of the Russian aristocracy and the social upheaval that reverberated throughout the country a decade later. Chekhov’s elegy chronicles Madame Ranevskaya’s futile attempt to save her ancestral estate and its beloved cherry orchard. After five years abroad, she returns to the Russian countryside, and finds a tidal wave of change enveloping her homeland. Carol Rocamora’s new adaptation mines the heartbreaking humor and sensitive humanity of Chekhov’s most beloved play.

Julie Garfield will star as Madame Ranevskaya. During her 40-year career, she has appeared alongside Tony Award-winner George C. Scott and Harvey Keitel in The Death of a Salesman, and been featured in the films Love Story and Goodfellas. Garfield received the Theatre World Award for her performance as Sonya in the Roundabout Theater production of Uncle Vanya. She is the daughter of Academy Award-nominated and Broadway actor John Garfield.

Rounding out the cast are Laine Bonstein (Anya), Rivka Borek (Ensemble) Parker Dixon (Yasha), David Donahoe (Ensemble) Rick Forstmann (Gaev), Kelly Haran (Ensemble), Alec A. Head (Yepikhodov), Peter Judd (Firs), Jamie Kirmser (Lopakhin), Marcus Lorenzo (Trofimov), Robert Pusilo (Simeonov-Pischik), Marija Stajic-Salvetti (Ensemble), Ina Marie Smith (Dunyasha), Aleksandra Stattin (Varya), Adam Swartz (Ensemble) and Julie Szabo (Charlotta Ivanovna). The production team includes Hal Tine (set design), Dawn Testa (costume design), Dennis Parichy (lighting design), Chris Rummel (sound design), Bronwen Carson (choreographer), Thomas Solomon (magical effects), Jason Pickens (technical director), Barbara Kielhofer (producing coordinator), Laura Sisskin-Fernandez (assistant director) and Liz Elise Richards (stage manager).

Scheduled February 25 through April 4, 2010, The Cherry Orchard performs Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 3:00 pm at The Gloria Maddox Theater at T. Schreiber Studio (151 West 26th Street, between 6th and 7th Ave., Subway: 1 to 28th, F/V to 23rd). The official press opening is Friday, March 5 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www.tschreiber.org.

T. Schreiber Studio (TSS) has been a creative community for actors since 1969. TSS is acknowledged as one of the foremost professional theatre studios in New York City. For four decades, TSS has been the training ground for more than 300 actors each year, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in theatre, film, and television. TSS received five awards from the Back Stage Readers Poll in 2009, including Favorite Off-Off Broadway Theatre. The studio’s high quality productions continue to reinforce a reputation for excellence among audiences and the theatrical community. Martin Denton of NYTheatre.com raves that TSS “has become one of indie theater’s treasures, featuring first-class productions of classic and new plays with incomparable (and award-winning) production values.” For more information, visit www.tschreiber.org.

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CALENDAR INFORMATION FOR THE CHERRY ORCHARD

WHAT: T. Schreiber Studio presents Julie Garfield in The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Carol Rocamora and directed by Terry Schreiber. Carol Rocamora’s new adaptation mines the heartbreaking humor and mitigated joy of Chekhov’s Russian elegy.

WHERE: The Gloria Maddox Theater at T. Schreiber Studio (151 West 26th St., between 6th & 7th Ave., Subway: 1 to 28th St.; F/V to 23rd).

WHEN: February 25 – April 4, 2010 | Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm & Sunday at 3:00 pm

TICKETS: $25 at http://www.tschreiber.org

terraNOVA Collective presents a monthly variety show celebrating music, spoken word, burlesque, magic, storytelling, short play readings, and vaudeville acts. The next SUBTERRANEAN is on Friday, March 5 at 10pm in The D-Lounge, a 75-seat cabaret-style venue below the Daryl Roth Theatre at 101 East 15th Street at Union Square. Admission is $10.

Micia Mosely (Nursha Project) hosts the March party with performances by spoken word artist Roger Bonair-Agard (MASQUERADE: calypso and home), comedian Carolyn Castiglia (NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”, Brown Ambition) and performance artist Red Summer (Two Fingers Press, Nursha Project).
SUBTERRANEAN
Friday, March 5
10pm $10
D-Lounge 101 East 15th Street
beneath the Daryl Roth Theatre
Just off Union Square

TO PURCHASE TICKETS VISIT
www.smarrttix.com or call 212-868-4444.

MICIA MOSELY Brooklyn-based comedian, actress and educator, Micia Mosely is a founding artist with Nursha Project (www.nurshaproject.com); a group committed to supporting artists and projects rooted in creative sustainable development and social-political offerings. Since earning her Ph.D. in education from U.C. Berkeley, Micia has shared her comedic performance in cities all over the United States including, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Washington D.C. and Honolulu. In 2009, her one woman show Where My Girls At? was nominated for a New York Innovative Theater Award for best solo performance. Currently, she is an educational and comedic-speaker with The Lecture Bureau (www.thelecturebureau.com).

ROGER BONAIR-AGARD is a native of Trinidad and Tobago and a Cave Canem fellow. He is the author of two collections of poetry, tarnish and masquerade (Cypher Books 2006) and GULLY (Cypher Books/Peepal Tree Press 2010). He is co-author of a third collection, Burning Down the House (Soft Skull Press 2000). A two-time National Poetry Slam Champion, Roger is also co-founder and Artistic Director of the LouderARTS Project. He is poet-in-residence with VisionIntoArt, an inter-disciplinary performance ensemble, for whom his work is regularly commissioned and with whom he has toured several universities nationally, as well as the Mt. Aetna Jazz Festival (Catania, Italy) and music festivals in Milan, Italy and Belgrade, Serbia. He is also writer and performer of the critically acclaimed one-man show MASQUERADE: calypso and home, produced by terraNOVA Collective. Roger’s work is widely anthologized and he has performed in festivals and Universities throughout the world, including the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival (New Jersey), Bumbershoot Music Festival (Seattle, WA), Calabash Literary Festival (Jamaica, W.I.), Urban Voices Festival (South Africa), University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago), Cape Town University (South Africa), University of Alaska (Anchorage, AK), Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), DePaul University, University of Chicago (Chicago, IL), Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) to name a few; and festivals in Germany and Switzerland as well. He has taught with the teen poetry organization Urban Word NYC since 1999 and the VOLUME teen summer institute in Ann Arbor, MI since 2003. Roger received a Vox Ferus writing residency (2009-10), and is winner of a LouderARTS Project Fellowship (2009-10). He splits time between Chicago and Brooklyn, NY. rogerbonair.blogspot.com

CAROLYN CASTIGLIA is a stand-up comedian and freestyle rap star. You may have seen her on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”, Nick-at-Nite’s “Funniest Mom in America 3”, “The Maury Show”, ABC “World News with Charles Gibson” and heard her on Sirius/XM Radio. She is perhaps best known for her appearances on VH1/ego trip’s “The White Rapper Show” and “Miss Rap Supreme” as the lovable and hilarious Miss CKC. Her funny freestyle has won her numerous championship titles at The BEATdown, a monthly showcase at New York’s UCB Theatre, where she is also a regular cast member of High School Talent Show. Her music videos, Lemme See and DAMN (You Wish) both hit number one in 23 countries on YouTube Comedy. Her solo show BROWN AMBITION premiered at Ars Nova theatre in February 2009. It went on to run Off-Broadway at 59E59 and played for a month at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. While in Edinburgh, Carolyn was chosen by London-based production company Brown Eyed Boy to film “Laughtershock Worldwide,” a television pilot featuring “edgy” stand-ups from around the globe. Three Weeks said, “Carolyn Castiglia was the funniest female comedian I’ve seen at the fringe.” Other festivals and tours include LAFF (2010), NC Comedy Arts Festival (2010), ImprovBoston Women in Comedy Festival (2009), The Hysterical Festival (2008), Obama Girls of Comedy Tour (2008) and the New York Underground Comedy Festival (2004, 2005, 2006). Carolyn’s jokes have been printed in over 50 issues of Life & Style magazine in the Style Slip-Ups section as well as the book, “The Idiot’s Guide to Jokes.” Her writing has been featured in Time Out New York (Joke of the Week), the New York Post’s, “KILLER JOKES,” and MarieClaire.com. She’s also a contributor to The Huffington Post and The Apiary, the premiere website about comedy in New York. For three years she hosted and co-produced the weekly showcase Chicks and Giggles (featured in the New Yorker, New York Times and BUST Magazine), which enjoyed a very successful run at Mo Pitkin’s and Ochi’s Lounge at Comix. Carolyn is enormously proud to be one of the subjects of the documentary PERFORM, a permanent installation at the Museum of the City of New York. carolyncastiglia.blogspot.com

RED SUMMER is an activist, educator, entrepreneur, writer, poet and performance artist who coined the empowering affirmation, “I am not a loose woman…I am a woman on the loose.” Red Summer is a native of Chicago whose entrepreneurial drive for success recently moved her to the Atlanta area where she continues to water her dreams. She is the founder of Two Fingers Press Publishing Company and the executive director of Verbal Remedies- an organization that empowers and mentors young people through creative programming and self esteem workshops around topics such as; college readiness, life-skills, entrepreneurship, social history/activism and career education. Her life is an open journey of success that mirrors the every day woman’s trials, tribulations and victories. She is a quintessential teacher, leader and performer that uses the stage to give voice to those who have been silenced and shines light on issues of injustices beyond our darkest imagination. She uses the power of her pen and the power of words to articulate, captivate, educate, motivate and activate. She is definitely a diva and her unselfish journey through life has challenged her audiences to redefine their place in this world. Red Summer’s book, First Person and performance CD, Shades of Red, may be ordered by visiting www.twofingerspress.com . To learn more about Red Summer, visit www.nurshaproject.com

TERRANOVA COLLECTIVE is a vibrant playground for artists devoted to innovative new and original theatrical works. Its multi-layered development process, solo arts festivals, and productions serve to nurture and liberate New York City.

The Cold War meets the War on Terror. Bodies meet the floor. LIVE/FEED is a movement theater mash-up that focuses on the actors’ physical relationships with each other and with the performance space. The text becomes a navigational tool for these discoveries. Inspired by an apocryphal quote (“May you live in interesting times”), the project deals with issues of control in a violent and chaotic landscape. Featuring original music and immersive, site-responsive design.

“This piece was conceived back when the company was formed,” explains co-founder Muehleck. “We’ve workshopped parts of it, but we feel that now is the time to finish it. The world is still on pins and needles about a lot of things: war, money, the right to privacy. LIVE/FEED is a product of these fears.”

LIVE/FEED will feature Stacia French, Karen Grenke*, Robin Kurtz*, Mark Lindberg, and James “Face” Yu. *Appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association.

The creative team will include Sound Design and Original Music by Stephan Moore, Costumes by Candida Nichols, and Sets originally designed by Solomon Weisbard reimagined by Melanie S. Armer.

The production, presented by The Nerve Tank in association with The Brooklyn Lyceum, will play at The Brooklyn Lyceum (227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn), May 7 & 8 at 8pm, May 12-14 at 8pm, May 20-22 at 8pm, May 23 at 3pm, and May 27-29 at 8pm. Tickets ($18/$15) are available by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Named One to Watch in 2010, THE NERVE TANK was founded in 2006 by Melanie S. Armer and Chance D. Muehleck. The Nerve Tank is an incubator for theatrical performance. The members collaborate in a spirit of artistic adventure, and their rehearsal methods lie outside the traditional models. Combining elements of popular culture, mediated image, and physical presence, the company tests lines of engagement between spectator and live event.

Based in New York, The Nerve Tank has staged works at Theatre for the New City, chashama, The New York International Fringe Festival, Dixon Place, and Pittsburgh’s Flux Festival. They are currently the resident theater company of The Brooklyn Lyceum.

“The Nerve Tank provides the type of experimental theatre that reminds one of Beckett’s most thought provoking pieces… this company provides so much food for thought, audiences will be intellectually satiated.” Michael Roderick, Broadway World

“Much like its subject matter, bauhaus the bauhaus… is a thoughtful, well-researched project that demonstrates keen insight into contemporary life.” Li Cornfeld, Off Off Online

“Perhaps the most successful and interesting notion in bauhaus the bauhaus is the stripping away of the artifice of art. All of the technology required to make a work of theatre is thus presented to the audience…”
Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

“Through a series of vignettes, games, gestural dances, and found texts, writer-assembler Chance Muehleck primes his ensemble to speak in the breathless tones of early-20th-century utopianism.”
Christopher Grobe, The Village Voice

MELANIE S. ARMER (Director) is the co-founder of The Nerve Tank, where alongside writer & co-founder Chance Muehleck she developed and directed bauhaus the bauhaus, A Gathering and currently LIVE/FEED in residence with the company at The Brooklyn Lyceum. Previous to the company’s residency she also helped create In The Heart of a Chinese Curse at Dixon Place as a part of their “Under Construction” series in 2008 and The Attendants at chashama in the fall of 2007. Other collaborations with Muehleck include directing the 10-minute version of A Gathering, created for Open Stage’s Play-In-A-Day and remounted by Dog &Pony in Pittsburgh, and Tagging April for FLUX and in Valdez, Alaska. For The Nerve Tank’s parent company LIVE Theater Company she has produced and directed the world premieres of Jane Shepard’s Eating the Dead and Muehleck’s The Honeypot Redux. Ms. Armer’s work with other NYC theatre companies includes The Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Women’s Project & Productions, New Georges, Theater for the New City, the 2002, 2005 & 2007 NYC Fringe Festivals, and over 25 plays for Circle East (formerly Circle Rep). In Pittsburgh she directed As Bees In Honey Drown and Sympathetic Magic at The Open Stage Theatre (where she also served as Managing Director), and The Cay at Prime Stage. Ms. Armer assisted Leonard Foglia on the Broadway revival of Wait Until Dark and director Michael Warren Powell on Lanford Wilson’s A Sense of Place. Ms. Armer is the Associate Producer of Contemporary Programming at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, a member of SSDC, a proud alumnus of The Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and has taught at Marymount Manhattan College and Point Park University in Pittsburgh.

CHANCE D. MUEHLECK (Writer) is a creator of play texts, theatre assemblies, and concepts for performance. His work has been developed or produced at Theatre Artists of Marin in California, and at Circle Repertory Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and The Present Company in New York. Primary Stages commissioned him to write a short play on the American experience, which was then presented Off-Broadway. He is the recipient of the John Golden Award for Excellence in Playwriting and was a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Heideman Award. His multimedia performance installation The Attendants was developed while in residence at chashama. He is Co-founder of The Nerve Tank, an independent theatre based in New York that produces collaborative art for the twenty-first century. His physical theatre piece LIVE/FEED was work shopped at Dixon Place. Chance has taught playwriting at Hampshire College and Point Park University, has written reviews for The New York Theatre Experience, and served as an adjudicator for the New York International Fringe Festival. As a dramaturge he assisted Tammy Ryan with her play Baby’s Blues at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Two of his monologues appear in the Audition Arsenal series published by Smith & Kraus. In 2008 United Stages published his short play Tagging April in the collection En Avant Playwrights. His memberships include The Dramatists Guild, Inc. and Circle East.

During January, U.S. consumers purchased more than 465,000 Wii systems and more than 422,000 systems in the Nintendo DS franchise, which includes Nintendo DS™ Lite and Nintendo DSi™.

“Holiday shoppers depleted our supplies even after our fourth holiday season,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We appreciate the nearly 900,000 consumers who turned to Nintendo to get a great value for their entertainment dollars.”

Six of the top 10 best-selling games of January play on Nintendo systems. These include New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 1 with more than 656,000 sold, Wii Fit™ Plus with the Wii Balance Board™ accessory at No. 3 with more than 368,000 sold, Mario Kart™ Wii with the Wii Wheel™ accessory at No. 5 with more than 310,000 sold, Wii Sports Resort™ with the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory at No. 6 with more than 294,000 sold, Just Dance by Ubisoft at No. 9 with more than 191,000 sold and the Wii Fit Plus disc at No. 10 with more than 186,000 sold.

The Martha Cardona Theater and St. Ann and the Holy Trinity will host a benefit concert of opera, musical theatre, Yiddish folk music, and blues to raise money for the charity, Direct Relief International. Direct Relief puts 100% of all donations received toward much needed supplies, which its employees deliver personally to the people of Haiti . You can read precise details of Direct Relief’s efforts by going to its website at https://www.directrelief.org. There is so much to be done, and it will just get tougher. Please join us in helping the people of Haiti.

The public will be treated to a concert of beautiful music, including some staged scenes, at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church , which is located on the corner of Montague and Henry streets in downtown Brooklyn . There will be no admission charge, only donations accepted at the door. Checks should be made payable to Direct Relief, and be sure to put the words “Haiti relief fund” in the memo, to ensure 100 % goes towards Haiti . The concert will take place on Saturday, February 20th, at 4:00 pm.

Canadians Are Warm
Canadians Are Great Guests
Canadians Are F*%#ing Entertaining

Be enthralled by Canadians living in New York, be excited by Canadians who have crossed the border to perform, be lured by amazing New York artists who have agreed to be honorary “Canucks”, and be held spellbound by 2010 FRIGID Festival performers. Expect the unexpected with seven late-nights of music, comedy, character, and dance. It is going to be a great time, and not just because the theater serves booze!

Performers will include New Yorkers and honorary Canucks, Sabrina Jalese, Fraser Yonge, Moe Rosen & Mary Crosbie, Kristeen Von Hagen, Jen Grant, Julien Dionne, Andrew Pifko, Laura Poe, Susan Jeremy, and Paradizo Dance along with Canadian artists, Sharon Nowlan, Jillian Thomas, Sandra Battaglini, Micheline Marchindon, Bobby Knauff, and Christina Starr.

The Canuck Cabaret will run late-nights at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Ave and Ave A) during The 2010 New York FRIGID Festival. February 24-27 and March 3, 5, & 6 at Midnight. Admission is Pay-What-You-Will at the door.

Paul Hutcheson is a comedic performer, writer and producer. His first two solo shows The First Time and On Second Thought have toured to 21 theatre festivals. Both shows received rave reviews, sold-out houses and awards in New York, Orlando, Montreal and San Francisco. Hutcheson produces/performs in numerous “comedic” evenings in Toronto. He has produced shows in schools, teacher lounges, storefronts, lofts, studios and even an adult video store. He requires as many people as possible to experience his unique form of queer comedy!

Sharon Nowlan (a.k.a. Prairie Fire) moved from the open sky Canadian Prairies and hasn’t looked back. She has been performing burlesque for ten years. Her solo and group shows (Caberlesque) have toured to numerous festivals throughout North America. When “Prairie Fire” is on the bill you are guaranteed a fantastic time!

Jillian Thomas is witty, dirty and aggressive. This Toronto comic and former Christian Rocker tells it like it is…even if you’re not ready for it! “She has the face of an Angel and the laugh of the Devil.” Joe Flaherty (SCTV, Freaks & Geeks)

The FRIGID New York Festival was founded by Horse Trade and EXIT Theatre in 2007. Since founding The San Francisco Fringe Festival – the 2nd oldest fringe in the United States – nearly 17 years ago, EXIT has learned a thing or two about festival running. They introduced Horse Trade to the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals (CAFF) in mid-2006. Besides feedback from dozens of thrilled CAFF participants and artists, Horse Trade was drawn to its main principle: “…to provide all artists, emerging and established, with the opportunity to produce their play no matter the content, form or style and to make the event as affordable and accessible as possible for the members of the community,” Horse Trade is proud to sign on to the tradition and chill out the New York independent theater scene’s ideas of what a theatre festival can be. In true support of theatre on the fringe of the mainstream, the artists take home 100% of their box office, and the festival producers do not receive royalties from future performances. The festival’s producers are proud to support self-producing artists’ growth and future success. New York City is an indisputable hotbed of groundbreaking talent and we’re proud to once again invite artists to take advantage of this opportunity to let their ingenuity thrive in a venue that values freedom of expression and artistic determination.

WiiWare

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney®: JUSTICE FOR ALL
Publisher: Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Mild Violence, Suggestive Themes
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™

Description: Phoenix Wright is back as the second game in the popular Ace Attorney hand-held franchise comes to the WiiWare service. As Phoenix Wright, you’ll play through four shocking new cases in first-person perspective. The game features two unique game play modes. In Investigations Mode, you’ll survey crime scenes, interview witnesses and gather evidence. You’ll then present findings, listen to testimonials and examine witnesses in Court Mode. JUSTICE FOR ALL also includes a new “Psyche-Lock” feature that allows Phoenix to use a line of questioning to reveal inconsistencies in witness testimony.

Art of Balance

Publisher: Shin’en Multimedia
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points

Description: Grab your Wii Remote™ controller and build a balanced stack in this physics-based puzzler, featuring 100 levels that challenge not only your skills but also your imagination. The game is easy to pick up and hard to put away. Play alone or invite a friend to grab a second Wii Remote controller and drop in at any point for co-op play. There’s even a dedicated two-player split-screen “versus” mode for extra fun.

WarMen Tactics

Publisher: CALARIS
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points

Description: In the year 2013, civil unrest across the globe has prompted world leaders to merge the police and military into a single force called the Department of Control. This force is opposed by a resistance made up of former military members who refused to join the Department. Marco is one of them, and the game tells his story. Join Marco as he is deployed on a mission to destroy scrambler devices placed around the city. Created to reflect the realities of urban warfare, the game requires players to take cover behind walls and other obstacles as they strive to defeat enemies and advance to the next post.

Nintendo DSiWare

Spotto!

Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™

Description: Meet Spotto, a plucky duck on a mission. Ill-behaved ghosts have kidnapped Chikkie Wowwow, President Wowwow’s daughter. Spotto, being the world’s foremost Bombirdier, must follow these ghosts to a haunted house and use his trusty bombs to blast the baddies. Take control of Spotto, adjusting his aim with the stylus and trying to toss bombs into the ghosts’ mouths in 50 “explosive” stages. Along the way, you’ll avoid obstacles (or use them to your advantage), find powerful Super Bombs to inflict even more damage and even encounter a frighteningly large ghost or two. With multiple modes of play and numerous solutions for successfully blasting ghosts to pieces, this is one haunted house you’ll want to visit often.

Spaceball: Revolution

Publisher: Virtual Toys
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Spaceball: Revolution will put your intelligence and skill to the test as you solve puzzles in a futuristic environment. Copy the figures that appear on the top screen, using energy balls that make the boxes correctly change color. It won’t be an easy task. Different obstacles will be thrown into your path, challenging you to polish your aim and think rapidly. Fifteen different levels are waiting for you in Spaceball: Revolution. Are you up to the challenge?

Scrabble Classic

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Scrabble, one of the world’s most popular board games, is enjoying a tremendous surge in popularity, both online and in the real world. Scrabble for the Nintendo DSiWare service allows you to play this exciting game in both Single Player and Multi-Player modes.

Real Soccer 2010

Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Real Soccer is back for the most exciting season yet. Choose from more teams than ever before and compete in new stadiums around the world. Lead your team to victory on the field and make tactical decisions as the coach.

Prehistorik Man

Publisher: Interplay
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Life is hard for Sam the Prehistorik Man. With three-and-a-half hours of work each week, there’s barely time to fit in all the sleeping, eating and cave-painting that needs to be done. When greedy dinosaurs guzzle his village’s winter food source, Sam gets mad. Armed with his best club and his powerful hunter’s voice, Sam needs your help to proceed through 22 levels of food-gathering and dinosaur-bashing. With fast-paced action, hundreds of secret areas, weapons and unlikely vehicles to find, you’ll need to be smart. Well…smarter than Sam, anyway.

Virtual Console

Sonic & Knuckles

Original platform: SEGA Genesis
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points

Description: Sonic, the world’s fastest hedgehog, continues his adventures in this fourth installment of the Sonic The Hedgehog™ series. This time, he buddies up with his former enemy, Knuckles the Echidna, in order to defeat the evil Dr. Eggman (a.k.a. Dr. Robotnik). At the end of Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Dr. Eggman’s ultimate orbital weapon for global domination, the Death Egg, was badly damaged in an epic battle with Sonic. The Death Egg, losing power rapidly, hurtled back down to the planet below and crash-landed on the mysterious Angel Island again. Now Sonic and Knuckles must put a stop to Dr. Eggman once and for all before Eggman and his no-goodniks find the secret to Angel Island’s floating power, the Master Emerald. This game features Lock-On Technology, which allows you to play as Knuckles in other Sonic titles available for the Virtual Console, including Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Sonic The Hedgehog 3, as long as these titles are part of your Virtual Console library.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

Starting Feb. 14, Nintendo’s iconic Wii Remote™ controllers will be available in both Pink and Blue. The new colors come bundled with a Wii MotionPlus™ accessory, which provides the most immersive and accurate motion-controls possible.

Now Wii owners can customize their setup with a different color Wii Remote for every player.

The new controllers are available with the included Wii MotionPlus accessory at a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Sully Erna from Godsmack says: “Fasten your seatbelts baby, here comes Godsmack!  I can’t WAIT to get to Columbus for what will be the best Rock On The Range yet! Godsmack is gonna kick some major *@%*!”

Del Williams, co-executive producer of the event for Right Arm Entertainment, explains: “We designed ROTR 2010 to be the biggest weekend of ROCK at an incredibly low ticket price for the fans affectionately referred to as the ‘Rangers.’  This year’s line-up represents the most compelling mix of bands that we have ever had. Godsmack is one of the most prolific Active Rock bands of all time, and the intrepid Rob Zombie is an unrivaled performer. We are particularly excited about the return of Limp Bizkit, who have been tearing it up at European festivals.  It is time for them to come back to America and remind people why they were at one time one of the biggest bands in the world.”

“In four short years, this festival has become like no other in the United States,” added Joe Litvag, co-executive producer of the festival for AEG Live.  “We’ve been fortunate enough to create something that caters to a very specific music lover, and the fans have become truly rabid for it.  ROCK ON THE RANGE has become the summer destination for an entire nation of rock fans…It’s amazing really.”

Two-day weekend festival passes start at just $99.50.  A special pre-sale for ROCK ON THE RANGE fans will start February 16 and for the first time, fans can buy their tickets this year via a layaway plan.

“The vision of Rock On The Range has always been to provide a premiere rock festival for a very affordable price,” said Mark McCullers, President and General Manager of the Columbus Crew.  “Each year we look for new ways to enhance the fans’ experience.  Two specific improvements for 2010 are an increased viewing area for our fans at the Jägermeister stage and a layaway plan as an additional payment option for our Rock On The Range fans.”

Details of the layaway plan as well as VIP Packages that include festival tickets, hotel accommodations and festival merchandise can be found at www.rockontherange.com. All tickets go on sale February 20 at 10:00 AM (ET) via www.rockontherange.com and www.ticketmaster.com, all local Ticketmaster outlets and at the Crew Stadium box office.

Presented by Right Arm Entertainment, AEG LIVE and Crew Stadium, the two-day, multi-stage music and lifestyle event will feature a potent line-up of more than 38 bands on three stages:  The Monster Energy Mainstage, The Kicker Audio Stage and The Jägermeister Stage.  The nationally renowned festival centrally located in the heart of the country has annually drawn crowds in excess of 30,000 per day since it’s inception in 2007.

The 2010 ROCK ON THE RANGE line-up is as follows:  Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Limp Bizkit, Three Days Grace, Slash, Seether, Rise Against, Deftones, Papa Roach, Theory Of A Deadman, Mastodon, Killswitch Engage, Coheed & Cambria, Bullet for My Valentine, Puddle Of Mudd, Five Finger Death Punch, Apocalyptica, Drowning Pool, Halestorm, Sevendust, Skillet, Mushroomhead, Helmet, Airbourne, Anberlin, Cold, Nonpoint, 2Cents, Adelitas Way, Shaman’s Harvest, Year Long Disaster, Like A Storm, Taddy Porter, Janus, Columbus’ own Noise Auction and more.

WiiWare

BLASTER MASTER OVERDRIVE
Publisher: SUNSOFT
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: BLASTER MASTER OVERDRIVE is an action-adventure game that takes place on an Earth infected by an aggressive, polymorphic virus. Poor, defenseless animals worldwide have been turned into flesh-eating, hemoglobin-swilling terrors. Fortunately, the world has Alex, who happens to be one of the world’s foremost biologists and specializes in viral mutation profiles and genetic manipulation. Every studious biologist facing imminent global annihilation needs a sweet ride, and Alex is no exception. He has S.O.P.H.I.A., a shape-shifting, gas-guzzling, projectile-spewing paean to destruction on four wheels. Things look grim, but with Alex and S.O.P.H.I.A. on the case, the world just might have a chance.

Tomena Sanner
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Businessman Hitoshi Susumu is behind schedule and in quite a rush. In fact, once he starts running, he won’t stop! Dashing past samurais, T-Rexes, cowboys and all manner of wacky obstacles, Mr. Susumu must get to the goal as fast as he can for the ultimate 2-D dance party. Tomena Sanner is a high-speed side-scrolling action game with a unique timing-based control system that’s as challenging as it is fun. As they fly, jump and dance over the many zany obstacles, players need to time their moves to keep their speed up and perform awesome tricks. Using just one button on the Wii Remote™ controller, players of all ages and skill levels will be able to play and help Mr. Susumu get to his goal. Four players can compete to see who is the fastest at running through the bizarre and comical world of Tomena Sanner.

Bloons®
Publisher: Hands-On Mobile
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Bloons is an exciting puzzle game based on the simple fact that popping balloons is fun. Pop your way through dozens of puzzling levels in this exciting puzzle adventure. Each level will have a different arrangement of balloons. Using the darts you’re given, try to pop as many as you can. Look out for special balloons, blocks and darts, and have fun discovering what they do. You can pick up and play for a few minutes or spend hours working your way through the game’s 70 levels. As an added bonus, there’s also a level editor that allows you to create your own balloon puzzles.

Hubert The Teddy Bear Winter Games
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1-16
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Hubert The Teddy Bear is a party game in which players confront crafty bunnies. Outsmart them in eight winter activities including snow fight, sleigh ride, Christmas tree decoration, fishing, catching a bunny and more. Create a teddy bear and customize it to fit your own style. Choose its name and gender and dress it up by combining elements from plenty of clothes and accessories. Play solo or engage your family and friends by competing in one of the multiplayer modes. As many as 16 players can take part in one competition. Thanks to the balanced levels of difficulty – kid, youngster and adult – everyone can enjoy the game. This collection of casual winter sports provides a new experience for the whole family.

Nintendo DSiWare

Oscar in Movieland
Publisher: Virtual Playground
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Following his Oscar in Toyland escapades, Oscar now plays the leading actor in sensational worlds of hit movies and TV shows. From Sci-Fi to Cartoon, Western to War, Horror to Jurassic and more, this is a game not to be missed. Oscar in Movieland features eye-popping graphics, parallax scrolling backgrounds and fabulous game play. This jump-and-run game is easy to play and packed with hours of fun and nonstop action. Use Wings to Fly, Springy Boots to Jump, and Oscar’s secret weapon – his magical Yo-Yo – to swing on and zap enemies in some of the craziest platform levels you’ll ever play.

Link ‘n’ Launch
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Take your puzzle-solving skills to new heights in Link ‘n’ Launch, a puzzle game in which you must move tiles to create a path that connects fuel to your rocket, blasting it through space. Complete the basic training mode to learn how to play Link ‘n’ Launch, and then buckle in for the ride through the robust Missions and Puzzles modes. Missions mode has you propelling the rocket through space to reach the target planet within a three-minute time limit, while Puzzles mode challenges you to clear all fuel and pipe tiles from the screen. In both modes, not only do you need to create a path to keep your rocket fueled, but you’ll also have to account for immovable tiles and special tiles that upgrade your rocket or give you additional time to complete the level, all while keeping your rocket’s flight path within the established boundaries. The launch countdown has begun – are you prepared?

Fieldrunners
Publisher: Subatomic Studios
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Descend into the world of Fieldrunners, one of the most anticipated and visually stunning games in mobile tower defense history. Defend and control the field with a diverse selection of upgradeable towers, using a wide array of tactics and strategies against countless waves of unique land and air combatants. Enjoy hours of entertainment and replayable challenges. Do you have what it takes to dominate the fieldrunners and rise to the top as the ultimate tower defense master?

Sudoku 4Pockets
Publisher: 4Pockets.com
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Sudoku 4Pockets offers you 3,600 puzzles, and your assistant Kiku will be there to guide you through each of the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced skill levels. The aim of sudoku is to complete a grid of nine-by-nine squares with the numbers 1 through 9 in each square, row and column. As you play, Kiku will guide you: She can tell you if you’ve entered an incorrect number, offer you hints and explain the moves and terms as you play. The simple-to-use number entry makes it easy to select numbers and add possible number candidates to aid your thought process. Whether you’re new to sudoku or an advanced player, you can have fun playing and learning on your quest to become a sudoku master.

Extreme Hangman
Publisher: Gamelion
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: There’s never been a Hangman game like this before! The world’s favorite time-killer game takes an absurdist twist of comical proportions. Taking place in various settings, the game challenges players to save the Hangman from his enemies by guessing hidden words correctly. When players guess incorrectly, he is put one step closer to being shot, strangled, erased or hanged by his enemies. Play a single-player game or challenge your friend to a duel. Extreme Hangman features seven different settings with fun animations, over 2000 words in various categories, and three difficulty levels.

Virtual Console

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Original platform: NES
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence, Tobacco Reference
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Featuring a cast of cute characters and an endearing sense of humor, this unique title has gained a dedicated following since its release on the original NES system. The wicked Minister Pumpkin, a nobleman in the Salad Kingdom, has rebelled and kicked King Broccoli off the throne. Worse yet, he has kidnapped Princess Tomato and, with the help of the treacherous Farmies, proceeded to abolish all truth, justice, sweetness and light from the Salad Kingdom. Players take on the role of the brave Sir Cucumber, hero of the kingdom, and set out on a quest to rescue the princess and topple Minister Pumpkin. Progress through multiple locations using set commands (such as MOVE, LOOK and TALK) while winning bouts of Finger Wars (Rock-Paper-Scissors), collecting information and items and heeding helpful clues from your faithful companion, Percy (a persimmon). If you fail, the entire Salad Kingdom will be tossed into frenzy. Sir Cucumber, your princess awaits!

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

“This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” Mustaine says. “David Ellefson belongs in Megadeth. Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked…HARD!”

David Ellefson concurs: “This is a huge moment for all of us, band and fans alike. It is a great celebration of the music from one of the biggest landmark albums of our career.”

Ellefson will join Mustaine and Megadeth band members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar) on tour in support of the group’s current CD Endgame, which has received some of the highest critical accolades of the band’s career.

“We’d like to thank James LoMenzo for several years of loyal service on the bass, and wish him the very best,” Mustaine adds.

Photos, videos of panel discussions and interviews with LGBT filmmakers available at glaad blog

Los Angeles, CA, February 04, 2010 – Since 2006, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, has brought a dedicated space to celebrate and elevate the voices of filmmakers whose storytelling included the visibility and inclusion of the LGBT community to the Sundance Film Festival. This year GLAAD announced an official partnership with the Sundance Institute and unveiled a new multi-day programmatic event, cineGLAAD.

cineGLAAD held a series of panels at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to raise awareness about films with LGBT content and elevate the voices of filmmakers, all towards the goal of bringing these important LGBT stories to wider audiences. Photos and videos of panel discussions as well as interviews with LGBT filmmakers and Dustin Lance Black are available at: http://glaadblog.org/tag/cineglaad.

cineGLAAD congratulates the LGBT filmmakers and films with LGBT content that received honors at this year’s Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals. cineGLAAD worked to build visibility for the following films and the more than 20 others by LGBT filmmakers or featuring LGBT content which were shown at the Park City film festivals:

• Contracorriente (Undertow), from out director Javier Fuentes-León, received the World Cinema Audience Award – Dramatic. The film tells the story of a Peruvian fisherman who has a passionate affair with a handsome artist.
• Zona Sur (Southern District), received the World Cinema Directing Award – Dramatic. The film looks at family class structure in Bolivia and the conflict between a mother and her lesbian daughter. It also received the World Cinema Screenwriting Award.
• Tatiana Maslany was awarded a World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Breakout Performance in Grown Up Movie Star. Maslany plays the daughter of a former NHL star who is realizing his attraction to other men.
• His & Hers, received the World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary. The documentary features 70 Irish women, young and old, candidly discussing relationships.
• The Documentary Editing Award was presented to Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work. The film was a fitting tribute to outspoken LGBT supporter and comedian, Joan Rivers.

cineGLAAD also congratulates the filmmakers of The Kids Are Alright and Contracorriente (Undertow), which have been picked up for distribution by Focus Features and Wolfe Releasing, respectively. The Kids Are Alright starts Annette Benning and Julianne Moore as lesbian partners. When their teenage children, conceived by artificial insemination, discover their biological father played by Mark Ruffalo, a romance develops between him and Moore.

LGBT filmmakers from films such as 8: The Mormon Proposition, Contracorriente (Undertow), Howl, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, and Sweet, Sampled and LeftOva participated in the panel discussions hosted by cineGLAAD at the Sundance Filmmaker Lodge. Many media industry professionals and top-tier press attended and reported on the panels and films involved. Clips from a panel on the film 8 as well as LGBT Mormons and allies featured in the film were also shown on Salt Lake City’s Channel 5 evening nightly news broadcast.

“From documentaries like 8 which highlighted Mormon families embracing their gay and transgender neighbors to stories of LGBT people across the world such as Contracorriente, the images seen in Park City this year will inspire and change perceptions,” said GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios. “We are hopeful that our work in raising visibility for these and other films will bring more inclusive images to broader audiences.”

The program’s comprehensive listing of more than 20 films by LGBT filmmakers, in addition to all Sundance films featuring LGBT content shown at the Park City film festivals is available at: http://www.glaad.org/cineglaad/films.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF cineGLAAD’s PRESENCE AT THE 2010 SUNDANCE AND SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVALS INCLUDE:

• Panel discussion featuring LGBT publicists who have worked on Milk, Brokeback Mountain, and other films as well as Sundance filmmakers discussing how to leverage and market LGBT festival films. (Video)
• A well attended panel featuring the filmmakers and cast — including Dustin Lance Black, NCLR’s Kate Kendell and HRC’s Joe Solmonese — of the documentary 8: The Mormon Proposition discussing the film and offering insight into the current fight for marriage equality. (Video)
• Panel on the next wave of queer cinema featuring Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the Academy Award-winning filmmakers of Howl, as well as producer Christine Kunewa Walker and performance artist Kalup Linzy.
• “Cocktails with cineGLAAD,” a networking opportunity for festival attendees in which cineGLAAD partnered with the Slamdance film The Four-Faced Liar.
• Reviewed Sundance films The Runaways and Howl, as well as the Slamdance films William S. Burroughs: A Man Within and The Four-Faced Liar
• Discussed issues of LGBT images in film with:

• • David Hyde Pierce (Video)
  • Dustin Lance Black (Video)
  • Slamdance filmmaker Yony Leyser (Video)



(January 29, 2009 – New York, NY) – 2010 will mark three-time Grammy Award winning artist, award winning actor, businessman, restaurateur and Disturbing Tha Peace CEO, Chris Ludacris Bridges, 10th anniversary in the entertainment business. Since bursting onto the international scene at the turn of the new decade, he has been riding a major wave of success ever since.

Having firmly established himself in the worlds of music, film & television and philanthropy, Ludacris shows no signs of slowing down, releasing his seventh studio album, The Battle of the Sexes, March 9th on DTP/Def Jam. The highly anticipated album’s first single, “How Low” is zooming up the music charts and is currently at #1 at Urban Radio, #2 on Billboard’s Rap Songs chart and #4 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart. The remix featuring Ciara and Pitbull is being released on 2/9 at iTunes.

Helping to launch the release of The Battle of the Sexes, it has just been announced that Ludacris will join supergroup The Black Eyed Peas on their The. E.N.D. U.S. tour, beginning in Atlanta on February 4th. The tour will hit 32 cities across the country including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami (see full tour schedule attached).

In addition to the new album and the upcoming tour, Ludacris continues his charitable work to help improve the lives of children through the Ludacris Foundation. He also recently established his own liquor brand, Conjure cognac, which is currently available in the Atlanta and Miami markets.

Ludacris’ fans can catch up with him and hear more about his latest projects by tuning in tonight to see him live on Lopez Tonight (TBS) and on upcoming appearances on BET, MTV, Live with Regis & Kelly (ABC), Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) and more in March.

The E.N.D. Tour

DATE LOCATION VENUE

February 4, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena
February 6, 2010 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena
February 9, 2010 Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
February 10, 2010 Tampa, Florida Saint Pete Times Forum
February 12, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee Sommet Center
February 13, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama BJCC Arena
February 16, 2010 Columbus, Ohio Value City Arena at Jerome Schottenstein Center
February 17, 2010 Lexington, Kentucky Rupp Arena
February 19, 2010 Raleigh, North Carolina RBC Center
February 20, 2010 Charlotte, North Carolina Time Warner Cable Arena
February 22, 2010 Hampton, Virginia Hampton Coliseum
February 23, 2010 Washington, DC Verizon Center
February 24, 2010 New York, New York Madison Square Garden
February 26, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden
February 27, 2010 Uncasville, Connecticut Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino – Sun Arena
March 1, 2010 Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 3, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Wachovia Center
March 4, 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mellon Arena
March 9, 2010 Detroit, Michigan Palace of Auburn Hills
March 11, 2010 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center
March 13, 2010 Chicago, Illinois United Center
March 19, 2010 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center
March 20, 2010 Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK Center
March 22, 2010 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center
March 24, 2010 Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Center
March 25, 2010 Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Events Center – Wells Fargo Arena
March 27, 2010 Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center
March 29, 2010 Los Angeles, California Staples Center
March 31, 2010 Glendale, Arizona Jobing.com Arena
April 2, 2010 San Jose, California HP Pavilion at San Jose
April 7, 2010 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena
April 10, 2010 Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome

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The Trip to Bountiful tells the uplifting story of Mrs. Carrie Watts, an aging widow living with her son and daughter-in-law in a three-room flat in Houston, Texas, in 1953. Fearing that her presence may be an imposition on others, and chafing under the watchful eye of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Watts imagines that if she can get away and return to her old home in the town of Bountiful, she is sure to regain her strength, dignity and peace of mind. So, one day, she decides to run away… and find her way back to Bountiful.

The Trip to Bountiful will be presented Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. February 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20. Sunday matinees will be performed at 2 p.m. on February 7, 14 and 21. Ticket prices are $15.00, $13.00 (children and seniors). TDF Vouchers are accepted. Reservations can be made by calling (718) 237-2752 or visiting our Website at www.heightsplayers.org (24-hour notice required).

The Heights Players is located at 26 Willow Place, between Joralemon & State Streets, in historic downtown Brooklyn Heights. 2, 3, 4 & 5 trains to Borough Hall, M/R to Court St. Parking available in the general vicinity. See you at the theatre.

Check out Review Fix’s Exclusive Pics from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr. and Cynthia Spataro

Audience Favorites Feature Contracorriente, happythankyoumoreplease, WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, and Wasteland

Peers Give Homewrecker Best of NEXT Award

Park City, UT-The Jury, Audience, NEXT, and other special award-winners of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony hosted by David Hyde Pierce (star of The Perfect Host which premiered in this year’s Park City at Midnight section) in Park City, Utah. Highlights from the Awards Ceremony can be seen on the Festival website, www.sundance.org/festival.

Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from four categories: U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition and World Cinema Documentary Competition. All films in competition were also eligible for Sundance Film Festival Audience Awards as selected by Festival audiences. The U.S. Audience Awards presented by Honda and World Cinema Audience Awards were announced by Louis C.K. Joseph Gordon Levitt announced the new Best of NEXT award, chosen by peers in the section and presented by YouTube™ in celebration of films made with little or no budget.

Jury Prizes in Shorts Filmmaking were awarded to American and international short-form films on Tuesday, January 26. Other awards recognized at the ceremony included the Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Award, created to honor and support emerging filmmakers with their next screenplays, and the Alfred P. Sloan Prize, awarded to a film which excels in addressing compelling topics in science or technology.

“Great films make for a great festival,” said John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. “This year it was as if I could feel a shift in the DNA of the film community – the reaction to the films was inspiring.”

“These awards celebrate the diversity of this year’s program,” said Trevor Groth, the Festival’s Director of Programming. “Hopefully the attention these prizes bring will allow the films to connect with a wider audience hungry for choice.”

The 2010 Sundance Film Festival Juries consisted of:

U.S. Documentary Competition: Greg Barker, Dayna Goldfine, Nancy Miller, Morgan Spurlock, Ondi Timoner; U.S. Dramatic Competition: Russell Banks, Jason Kliot, Karyn Kusama, Parker Posey, Robert Yeoman; World Cinema Documentary Competition: Jennifer Baichwal, Jeffrey Brown, Asako Fujioka; World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Alison Maclean, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Sigurjon “Joni” Sighvatsson; Shorts Competition: Sterlin Harjo, Brent Hoff, Christine Vachon; Alfred P. Sloan Award: Peter Galison, Darcy Kelley, Joe Palca, Paul Sereno, Marianna Palka.

For the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, 117 feature-length films were selected including 85 world premieres, 11 North American premieres, and 12 U.S. premieres representing 39 countries with 51 first-time filmmakers, including 27 in competition. These films were selected from 3,724 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,920 U.S. and 1,804 international feature-length films.

2010 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners:

The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to Restrepo, directed by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington. Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington’s year dug in with the Second Platoon in one of Afghanistan’s most strategically crucial valleys reveals extraordinary insight into the surreal combination of back breaking labor, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as the soldiers painfully push back the Taliban.

The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Winter’s Bone, directed by Debra Granik; written by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini. An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her missing father while trying to keep her family intact.

The World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to The Red Chapel (Det Røde Kapel)directed by Mads Brügger. A journalist with no scruples, a self-proclaimed spastic, and a comedian travel to North Korea under the guise of a cultural exchange visit to challenge one of the world’s most notorious regimes. Denmark

The World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Animal Kingdom, written and directed by David Michôd. After the death of his mother, a seventeen year-old boy is thrust precariously between an explosive criminal family and a detective who thinks he can save him. Australia

The Audience Awards are presented to both a dramatic and documentary film in four Competitions as voted by Sundance Film Festival audiences. The 2010 Sundance Film Festival Audience Awards are presented by Honda.

The Audience Award: Documentary was presented to WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, directed by Davis Guggenheim, for his examination of the crisis of public education in the United States through multiple interlocking stories.

The Audience Award: Dramatic was presented to happythankyoumoreplease, written and directed by Josh Radnor, about six New Yorkers juggling love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood.

The World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary was presented to Wasteland, directed by Lucy Walker about international art star Vik Muniz, garbage pickers in the world’s largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro and the transformative power of art. United Kingdom / Brazil

The World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic was presented to Contracorriente (Undertow) written and directed by Javier Fuentes-Leõn, an unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside in which a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town’s rigid traditions. Peru / Colombia / France / Germany

New for 2010: Best of NEXT. Selected by ballots cast by the eight NEXT filmmakers, this award celebrates a film creating the greatest art on a low budget. The Best of NEXT award is presented by YouTube™.

The Best of NEXT award was presented to Homewrecker, directed by Todd Barnes and Brad Barnes and written by Todd Barnes, Brad Barnes, and Sophie Goodhart. The last romantic in New York City is an ex-con locksmith on work release.

Directing Awards recognize excellence in directing for dramatic and documentary features.

The Directing Award: Documentary was presented to Smash His Camera, directed by Leon Gast, about famous celebrity photographer and original paparazzo, Ron Galella.

The Directing Award: Dramatic was presented to 3 Backyards, directed and written by Eric Mendelsohn. The film is about a trio of brief, life-altering adventures unfolding in a seemingly normal autumn day.

The World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary was presented to Space Tourists, directed by Christian Frei who explores the impact of space tourism in the heavens and on earth. Switzerland

The World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic was presented to Southern District, directed and written by Juan Carlos Valdivia, about a bourgeois family in La Paz, Bolivia who watches as social change begins to penetrate their insulated world. Bolivia

The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award was presented to Winter’s Bone, directed by Debra Granik; written by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini. An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her missing father while trying to keep her family intact.

The World Cinema Screenwriting Award was presented to Southern District, written and directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia, about a bourgeois family in La Paz, Bolivia who watches as social change begins to penetrate their insulated world. Bolivia

The Documentary Editing Award was presented to Joan Rivers-A Piece Of Work, edited by Penelope Falk; directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg. An exposé chronicling the private dramas of irreverent, legendary comedian and pop icon Joan Rivers.

The World Cinema Documentary Editing Award was presented to A Film Unfinished, written and directed by Yael Hersonski. Edited by Joëlle Alexis. The film is a powerful documentary about Nazi-produced propaganda films. Germany / Israel.

The Excellence in Cinematography Awards honor exceptional cinematography in both dramatic and documentary categories:

The Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary was presented to The Oath, directed by Laura Poitras. Cinematographers: Kirsten Johnson and Laura Poitras. The interlocking drama of two brothers-in-law whose associations with al Qaeda in the 1990s propelled them on divergent courses.

The Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic was presented to Obselidia,written and directed by Diane Bell. Cinematographer: Zak Mulligan. In his quest to document nearly extinct occupations, a man unexpectedly finds romance.

The World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary was presented to His & Hers, directed by Ken Wardrop. Cinematographers: Kate McCullough and Michael Lavelle. A 90-year-old love story through the collective voice of 70 days at different stages of their lives. Ireland

The World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic was presented to The Man Next Door (El Hombre de al Lado). Directors and cinematographers Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat. A small incident over two neighbors’ common wall sparks a conflict which affects the intimacy of the view over the chimney; the protagonist sparks a conflict and with paranoiac obsession destroys everyday life. Argentina

A World Cinema Special Jury Prize: Dramatic for Breakout Performance was presented to Tatiana Maslany for her role as a starry-eyed teenager in Grown Up Movie Star. Canada

A World Cinema Special Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to Enemies of the People, directed by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath, for their watershed account of Cambodian history and a quest for closure on one of the world’s darkest episodes. Cambodia / United Kingdom

A Special Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to GASLAND, directed by Josh Fox. With spirit, strength, and a sense of humor, Fox’s personal documentary takes a look at how natural gas affects our air and drinking water.

A Special Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Sympathy for Delicious, directed by Mark Ruffalo; written by and starring Christopher Thornton about a recently paralyzed DJ who seeks out the dubious world of faith healing.

As announced on Tuesday, the 2010 Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking was awarded to Drunk History: Douglass & Lincoln (Director: Jeremy Konner). The 2010 Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking was given to The Six Dollar Fifty Man / New Zealand (Directors and screenwriters: Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland). In addition, the jury awarded Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking to: Born Sweet / USA, Cambodia (Director: Cynthia Wade); Can We Talk? / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Jim Owen); Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No / USA (Director: James Blagden); How I Met Your Father / Spain (Director and screenwriter: Álex Montoya); Quadrangle / USA (Director: Amy Grappell); Rob and Valentyna in Scotland / USA, United Kingdom (Director: Eric Lynne; Screenwriters: Eric Lynne and Rob Chester Smith), and Young Love / Australia (Director and screenwriter: Ariel Kleiman).

Obselidia, written and directed by Diane Bell, is the recipient of this year’s Alfred P. Sloan Prize. The Prize, which carries a $20,000 cash award by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.

Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) on Thursday announced the winners of the Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Awards honoring and supporting emerging filmmakers-one each from the United States, Japan, Europe, and Latin America. The winning filmmakers and projects are: Amat Escalante, Heli from Mexico; Andrey Zvyagintsev, Elenafrom Russia; Daisuke Yamaoka, The Wonderful Lives at Asahigaoka (written with Yugo Eto) from Japan; and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild (written with Lucy Alibar) from the United States.

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“Holy Rollers” is inspired by actual events in the late nineties, when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community, is following the path his family has chosen with a pending arranged marriage and becoming a Rabbi. A charming neighbor, Yosef Zimmerman (Justin Bartha), senses Sam’s resistance and propositions him to transport ‘medicine’ for Jackie (Danny Abeckaser), an Israeli dealer, and Rachel (Ari Graynor), Jackie’s girlfriend. Sam quickly demonstrates his business acumen to his bosses, who instantly take Sam under their wing, and into the exciting worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife. Sam falls deeper into their cavalier lifestyle, even experimenting with ecstasy, and falling for Rachel. As the business grows, Sam’s double life begins to rip his family apart, while the community starts to suspect his illegal activities. Sam slowly comes to realize the façade behind the easy money and parties. Caught between life as a smuggler and the path back to God, Sam goes on the run, forced to make a fatal decision that could bring the entire operation crashing down.

“Holy Rollers” is produced by Danny Abeckaser, Tory Tunnell, Per Melita, and Jen Gatien.

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Los Angeles, CA (Park City, UT) – Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) today announced the winners of the 2010 Sundance / NHK International Filmmakers Awards. The four winners were selected from 12 finalists by members of an International Jury which included: Violeta Bava, John Carney, Michael Lehmann, Rebecca Miller, Jose Rivera, Elena Soarez, Pablo Stoll and Wesley Strick; and a Japanese Jury that included Masato Harada, Shin-ichi Kobayashi and Bong-Ou Lee.

Originally created to celebrate 100 years of Cinema, the annual award recognizes and supports four visionary filmmakers from Europe, Latin America, the United States, and Japan on their next films. Each winner receives approximately $100,000 ($10,000 as a cash award and a guarantee from NHK to purchase the Japanese television broadcast rights). In addition, Sundance Institute staff works closely with the winners throughout the year, providing creative and strategic support through the development, financing and production of their films. The awards are presented at the Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, January 30, 2010.

The winning filmmakers and projects are: Amat Escalante, Heli from Mexico; Andrey Zvyagintsev, Elena from Russia; Daisuke Yamaoka, The Wonderful Lives at Asahigaoka (written with Yugo Eto) from Japan; and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild (written with Lucy Alibar) from the United States.

“This year’s winners unsettle, delight and move audiences with their innovative and inspiring work. We celebrate each of their distinct styles and the unique lens through which they view the world”, said Alesia Weston, Associate Director of Sundance’s Feature Film Program, International.

“The Sundance / NHK award is part of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program’s year-round commitment to support singular voices in world cinema,” added Michelle Satter, Director, Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. “We expect that the vision and innovative storytelling of this year’s four winners will resonate far beyond their countries of origin.”

Past recipients of the Sundance / NHK Filmmakers award include: Alex Rivera, The Sleep Dealer (USA); Miranda July, Me and You and Everyone We Know (USA); Andrucha Waddington, The House of Sand (Brazil); Lucrecia Martel, La Cienaga (Argentina); Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll, Whisky (Uruguay); Walter Salles, Central Station (Brazil); György Pálfi, Taxidermia (Hungary); Fernando Eimbcke with Lake Tahoe (Mexico). The 2009 recipients were: Diego Lerman, Ciencias Morales (Moral Sciences) (Argentina); David Riker, The Girl (USA); Kenji Qurata, Speed Girl (Japan); and Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Evolution (France).

The Winners of the 2010 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award are:

LATIN AMERICA:

Amat Escalante / Heli (Mexico) In a small Mexican town, where most citizens work for an automobile assembly plant or the local drug cartel, Heli is confronted with police corruption, drug trafficking, sexual exploitation, love, guilt and revenge in the search for his father who has mysteriously disappeared.

Born in 1979, Amat Escalante is a self-taught filmmaker from Guanajuato, Mexico. At age 15, he began to devote himself completely to cinema. His first feature Sangre premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival 2005, where it received the Fipresci Prize. His second feature film Los Bastardos also premiered in the Official Selection Un Certain Regard Cannes in 2008 and won numerous awards including Best Film at the Morelia, Sitges and Mar del Plata film festivals. It has been distributed worldwide, including Mexico, USA, France and Canada.

EUROPE:

Andrey Zvyagintsev / Elena (Russia) An elderly woman who has lived with her rich husband in a large, comfortable home tries to rescue her alcoholic son from poverty and give his family the opportunity for a better life that she alone could not provide.

Andrey Zvyagintsev graduated from The Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) where he was trained as an actor, then worked on independent theatre projects and acted in TV series and films. In 2000 Andrei made his first short TV fiction films as a director. His first motion picture The Return was nominated for the Golden Globe after winning the Golden Lion and the Lion of the Future for the best director’s debut at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature film BANISHMENT premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival where Konstantin Lavronenko won the award for Best Leading Actor Award, the first ever for a Russian actor.

UNITED STATES:

Benh Zeitlin / Beasts of the Southern Wild (USA) (written with Lucy Alibar) In the Louisiana Delta, a ferocious ten-year-old girl refuses to evacuate her home without her dying father as the Southern Apocalypse descends upon them.

Raised by two folklorists in Queens, NY, Benh Zeitlin is a director, animator, and composer for the Court 13 coterie. Director of award-winning shorts Eggs, Origins of Electricity, I Get Wet and Glory at Sea, Filmmaker Magazine recently named him one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Zeitlin participated in the 2009 June Screenwriters and Directors Lab and is the recipient of a Sundance grant from the Annenberg Foundation. He currently resides in New Orleans where he is developing two feature films and transforming Glory at Sea’s ship, the U.S.S Jimmy Lee, into a rolling, pop-corn making, movie projector cum Mardi-Gras float in preparation for Carnival 2010.

JAPAN:

Daisuke Yamaoka / The Wonderful Lives at Asahigaoka (Japan) (written with Yugo Eto) A young woman’s suicide attempt leaves her in a coma but stirs up the lives of the people around her in the sleepy riverside town of Asahigaoka.

Daisuke Yamaoka worked for production companies before completing Lost Girl in 2007. Lost Girl was released in 2009 and exhibited in Shibuya’s Eurospace Theater and screened at the Dresden International Film Festival in Germany. Mika and Seijun screened at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Austin International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and won the Toru Murakami Award at the Yamagata International Movie Festival. His film Death: The Only Cure for Idiots from Kanagawa University was a runner-up in the Kanagawa Film Concours Grand Prize.

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is Japan’s largest broadcaster. Since 1925, it has continued to offer fair, impartial reporting and high quality programs, earning the viewers’ trust as the nation’s sole public broadcaster. Through its five 24-hour TV channels (two terrestrial/three satellite) and three radio channels, NHK provides programs of all genres from news and education to sports and entertainment, and serves as the hub of Japanese visual culture. NHK’s arts and entertainment satellite channel, which was introduced in 1989, broadcasts more than 600 high quality international films each year. In order to contribute to the development of film culture and the promotion of cultural exchange, NHK is devoted to supporting burgeoning filmmakers who have the potential to guide the industry’s future development. Along with the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award, NHK also produces the Asian Film Festival, which offers opportunities to emerging film directors in Asia.

In Diane Bell’s soft spoken and profound debut feature, George, an encyclopedia salesman, decides to write The Obselidia a compendium of obsolete things. In his quest to document nearly extinct occupations, he befriends Sophie, a beautiful cinema projectionist who works at a silent movie theatre. Sophie believes that nothing is obsolete as long as someone loves it. When they interview a reclusive scientist who predicts that 80 percent of the world’s population will be obliterated by irreversible climate change by the year 2100, the two must face the question, if the world is going to disappear tomorrow, how are we going to live today?

Diane Bell was born in Scotland and grew up in Japan, Australia and Germany. She has a degree in Mental Philosophy, is a practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, and has written a number of optioned and commissioned screenplays. She currently resides in Los Angeles. Obselidia is her first film as writer/director.

The Alfred P. Sloan Prize is a major component of the Sundance Science-in-Film Initiative, which is made possible by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Initiative supports the development and exhibition of new independent film projects that explore science and technology themes or that depict scientists, engineers and mathematicians in engaging and innovative ways. In addition to the Prize, the Initiative presents a panel discussion at the Festival that brings together scientists and filmmakers to explore compelling, contemporary issues regarding science in film; and, in the Sundance Feature Film Program, the Initiative supports the Sloan Commissioning Fund, which provides resources for Initiative projects early in the development phase; and the Sloan Fellowship, which develops eligible projects at the Sundance Feature Film Labs towards production. This Initiative blends the Sloan Foundation’s goal of enhancing public understanding of science and technology with Sundance Institute’s mission to foster independent voices and compelling storytelling in film.

Previous Alfred P. Sloan Prize Winners include: Max Mayer, Adam (2009); Alex Rivera, Sleep Dealer (2008); Shi-Zheng Chen, Dark Matter (2007); Andrucha Waddington, The House of Sand (2006); Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man (2005) and Shane Carruth, Primer (2004).

The winning film was selected by a committee of film and science professionals based on the quality of the film’s presentation of science and technology themes and/or characters. This year’s Alfred P. Sloan jury members include:

Peter Galison is the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor of the History of Science and of Physics at Harvard University. His work explores the complex interaction between the three principal subcultures of physics–experimentation, instrumentation, and theory. His books include: “How Experiments End” (1987), “Image and Logic” (1997), “Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps” (2003) and, with Lorraine Daston, “Objectivity” (2007), and (among others) the co-edited “Architecture of Science”, “Picturing Science, Producing Art”, “Scientific Authorship”, and “Einstein for the 21st Century”. He has made two documentary films, the first with Pamela Hogan, Ultimate Weapon: The H-bomb Dilemma (2000), and the second with Robb Moss, Secrecy (about national security secrecy and democracy), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. At present, he is completing a book, “Building Crashing Thinking” (on technologies that re-form the self) and has just begun a new documentary film, again with Robb Moss, on the long-term storage of nuclear waste.

Darcy Kelley is a neuroscientist whose research focus is the neurobiology of vocal communication and the ways in which brains become male or female. She has been on the faculty of Rockefeller, Princeton and Columbia Universities and heads the graduate program in Neurobiology and Behavior at Columbia. Her long-standing interest in the portrayal of science and scientists in the arts has led to consulting for the Sloan project at the Ensemble Studio Theater, and to participating in the New York, Tribeca, East Hampton and Imagine film festivals. She served as the model for the Gena Gershon biolgist role in Kettle of Fish.

Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR. Since joining NPR in 1992, Palca has covered a range of science topics – everything from biomedical research to condensed matter physics. He comes to journalism from a science background, having received a Ph.D. in psychology from UC-Santa Cruz where he worked on human sleep physiology. Palca has won numerous awards. He was President of the National Association of Science Writers from 1999-2000. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two children.

Paul Sereno is a Professor at the University of Chicago and Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic. As a paleontologist he leads expeditions to far-flung places as diverse as the Sahara Desert and the Tibetan plateau, in search of fossils to help chart the evolution of dinosaurs. Sereno co-founded Project Exploration, a nationally recognized, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to making the wonders of science accessible to the public and providing career opportunities in science for city kids. He has earned the Chicago Tribune’s Teacher of the Year Award (1996), the Boston Museum of Science’s Walker Prize for extraordinary contributions in paleontology (1997), Columbia University’s Medal for Excellence (1999), and the Presidential Award for Science Mentoring (2009). Esquire magazine named him one of the hundred “Best People in the World,” Newsweek magazine listed him in its “Century Club,” and People magazine included him among its “50 Most Beautiful People”.

Marianna Palka – was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland and moved to New York City at age 17 to act in theater. After acting in multiple plays, she moved to Los Angeles where she currently resides. The American film she wrote, directed and starred in GOOD DICK was in Dramatic Competition at The Sundance Film Festival 2008. Marianna was the youngest director at the festival that year. GOOD DICK was the first screenplay she had ever written. GOOD DICK played in festivals across the globe and had its UK premiere at The Edinburgh Film Festival, where Palka was honored with the New Director’s Award by Sean Connery. GOOD DICK was self released in the US to much success in 2009 by Palka and her co-producers, Jason Ritter, Jen Dubin and Cora Olson.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
This Sloan-Sundance partnership forms part of a broader national program by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to stimulate leading artists in film, television, and theater; to create more realistic and compelling stories about science and technology; and to challenge existing stereotypes about scientists, engineers, and mathematicians in the popular imagination. Over the past decade, the Foundation has partnered with some of the top film schools in the country – including AFI, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, NYU, UCLA, and USC – and established annual awards in screenwriting and film production and an annual first-feature award for alumni. The Foundation has also started an annual Sloan Feature Film Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival and initiated new screenwriting workshops at the Hamptons and TriBeca Film Festival. In addition, it continues to work with leading writer/producers and major studios to create more films, TV shows and TV movies featuring scientists, mathematicians and engineers.

Sundance/Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Grant

A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING (writers Rob Meyer & Luke Matheny, director Rob Meyer; producer Paul Miller) A year after the death of his mother and on the eve of his father’s remarriage, a 15 year-old bird fanatic, his equally dorky friends, and a cute new girl from school embark on an adventurous road trip to chase an extinct bird they may have spotted.

Co-writer/director Rob Meyer received his MFA at NYU`s Graduate Film Program. His most recent short film Aquarium played at over 50 festivals internationally and has won more than 20 awards, including an Honorable Mention at Sundance, Best Narrative Short at Atlanta Film Festival, Best Live Action Short at Santa Barbara Film Festival, Best Film at Miami Shorts Film Festival and Best Student Short at Woodstock Film Festival. Prior to his studies at NYU, Rob was an Associate Producer for PBS`s NOVA and National Geographic. A graduate of Yale University, Rob has a joint degree in Humanities and Studies in the Environment and plays the violin. A Birder’s Guide To Everything will be his first feature.

Sundance/Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant

BED(writers Cath Le Couteur & Joel Davis, director Cath Le Couteur) An ensemble film about five strangers who come together in a ‘bed-rest’ experiment to aid astronauts in space.

Co-writer/director Cath Le Couteur is a graduate of the UK’s National Film and Television School. Her short films STARCHED and SPIN have won a number of awards including Canal Plus Best Short Film, Edinburgh Special Jury Award, Outstanding Directorial Achievement Winterthur, Best Cinematography Bristol. Cath has previously held a Cinefondation Cannes Residency during which she developed her road movie feature Tayte and Cody (attached to Ipso Facto Films). This year Cath will be taking up a Rockefeller Bellagio Residency to develop Bed, an ensemble film which she is co-writing with Joel Davis. Cath is also the co-founder of social entrepreneurship organization Shooting People (shootingpeople.org), the online film makers community with 35,000 members across the UK and NY.

Check out this clip of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan in “Jack Goes Boating,” which is playing at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

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Since premiering at the festival last Friday, the film has picked up momentum with the fan boy driven audience who respond to the character of HESHER. Sites such as Aint it Cool News have lauded the film as one of the best of the festival.

Spencer Susser, named one of Variety’s Ten Directors to Watch, makes his directorial debut with the anarchic, funny and surprisingly touching coming-of-age story that illustrates how sometimes healing comes in the most unlikely form. Written by Spencer Susser and David Michod, and starring Joseph Gordon Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu, Rainn Wilson and Piper Laurie, the film made its worldwide debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim.

“Hesher is a fine example of American independent film that fits perfectly with Newmarket’s tradition of distributing provocative, unique stories about iconic characters made by exciting new directors,” said Nigel Sinclair and Chris Ball.

“Hesher was my first feature I produced, and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience,” said Natalie Portman, producer and co-star. “Spencer had a real vision, and Joseph’s performance will truly blow people away. It is an incredibly special film and I am thrilled to have been a part of the filmmaking process.”

Hesher is the story of a twenty-something long-haired tattooed metal-head who one day unexpectedly enters the life of a grieving family. Hesher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is the most unlikely person to help 13-year-old TJ (Devin Brochu) cope with the death of his mother, but he proves to be the only one who can truly free TJ from his overwhelming sadness. The charismatic and dangerous Hesher drags TJ out of loss and confusion by sheer force of will and gives the young boy and his grieving father (Rainn Wilson) a chance to be a family again.

HESHER is produced by Corner Store Entertainment’s Matt Weaver and Scott Prisand, Lucy Cooper, Natalie Portman’s Handsomecharlie Films, Spencer Susser, Johnny Lin and Win Sheridan.

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A holiday shopping frenzy helped both of Nintendo’s video game systems make history: Nintendo’s Wii™ home system sold more than 3.8 million units in December, a new all-time single-month U.S. sales record. The Nintendo DS™ Lite and Nintendo DSi™ hand-held systems combined to sell more than 3.3 million, the second biggest month in U.S. history.

Those strong December numbers helped propel the Nintendo DS franchise to more than 11.2 million sold in 2009, a new U.S. calendar-year sales record for any video game system – ever. The Wii console finished 2009 with 9.6 million sold. Of all the Wii consoles ever sold in the United States since its November 2006 launch, nearly one-fifth (18.7 percent) were sold during November and December 2009.

“Wii, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi combined to sell more than 7 million units in the month of December alone,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Clearly there is overwhelming consumer demand for fun games, motion controls and value. This remarkable hardware sales surge presents a tremendous software opportunity for Nintendo and its third-party partners as we head into 2010.”

Lifetime U.S. sales for Wii have now surpassed 27.2 million units. No other home console has ever sold so many so quickly. Lifetime U.S. sales for the Nintendo DS franchise have topped 38.8 million units, surpassing lifetime sales of the Game Boy™ Advance franchise.

As always, great software drives hardware sales. In December alone, consumers placed six Nintendo games in the top 10 best-sellers of the month. These include New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 1 with more than 2.8 million sold, Wii Sports Resort™ at No. 2 with more than 1.7 million sold, Wii Fit™ Plus with the Wii Balance Board™ accessory at No. 3 with more than 1.7 million sold, Wii Play™ at No. 6 with more than 1.0 million sold, Mario Kart™ Wii at No. 7 with more than 936,000 sold and Mario & Luigi™: Bowser’s Inside Story for Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi at No. 10 with more than 656,000 sold.

For all of 2009, Nintendo finished with seven of the top 10 best-selling games of the year. These include New Super Mario Bros. Wii at No. 2 with more than 4.2 million sold, Wii Sports Resort at No. 3 with more than 4.2 million sold, Wii Fit™ at No. 4 with more than 3.5 million sold, Mario Kart Wii at No. 5 with nearly 3.1 million sold, Wii Play at No. 6 with more than 3.1 million sold, Wii Fit Plus™ at No. 8 with more than 2.4 million sold and Pokémon™ Platinum Version at No. 10 with more than 2.0 million sold.

All numbers contained in this document are according to the NPD Group, which tracks U.S. video game sales.

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“Style Savvy is all about creativity and fashion, both of which are really important to me,” says Beyoncé. “I love that I get to become a stylist and take over my own boutique, and it’s so much fun to see some of my Deréon designs added to the mix.”

The burgeoning partnership between Nintendo and Beyoncé began in 2009 with a memorable ad campaign for Rhythm Heaven™, a music-themed game for Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi. Known for her innovative sense of style, the talented musician and actress is an apt spokeswoman for the imaginative, fashion-forward fun of Style Savvy. Fans will get a unique glimpse into this relationship with the launch of two new Style Savvy TV spots starring Beyoncé, both scheduled to begin airing on Nickelodeon the week prior to this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and during the event itself.

After launching in November, Style Savvy enjoyed a warm reception among holiday consumers, giving fashion buffs and female gamers of all ages a remarkable new way to experience the portable fun of Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi. Beyoncé’s upcoming promotional efforts and downloadable Deréon designs are set to sustain the game’s momentum well into 2010.

Style Savvy invites players of any age to express their individual sense of style by managing a virtual clothing boutique. Choosing from more than 10,000 items in a wide variety of styles, designer labels and price points, players can create distinctive looks to satisfy customers with various tastes and budget constraints. Using the simple controls of the hand-held Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi systems, players can enjoy Style Savvy anytime, anywhere.

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REDMOND, Wash. & LOS GATOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo of America Inc. and Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq:NFLX] today announced an agreement that will allow Netflix members who are also owners of Nintendo’s Wii™ home console to instantly watch thousands of movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix directly to their TVs. Netflix is scheduled to go live on the Wii console this spring in the United States at no additional cost to Netflix members who have a plan starting at $8.99 a month, a Wii console and a broadband Internet connection.

The partnership between the two companies will extend the reach of content streamed from Netflix farther than ever before, thanks to the mainstream popularity of the Wii console. Wii remains the fastest-selling home console in history, and reaches more consumers than any other device that currently supports streaming movies from Netflix. In December 2009, Nintendo sold well in excess of 3 million Wii consoles in the United States. Wii is the top-selling home video game system of this generation, and as such brings the Netflix experience to a broad and diverse mass market.

“Our research shows that 86 percent of all U.S. Wii consoles are located in the living room,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “The Wii console is the social hub around which friends and family members gather to play games and have fun. Soon both new and longtime Wii owners will enjoy the benefits of Netflix – and a variety of informational and entertainment options – by being Netflix members and connecting their consoles to the Internet.”

“Our goal is to offer Netflix members as many ways as possible to watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix right to their TVs and to give non-members more and compelling reasons to consider the service,” said Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings. “Joining forces with Nintendo, which has been so immensely popular with consumers since its introduction, is a very meaningful step in that direction.”

With 11.1 million U.S. subscribers as of Sept. 30, 2009, Netflix continues to expand the ways in which its members can watch movies and TV shows streamed directly to TVs via a range of Netflix-ready devices such as the Wii console. Netflix memberships start as low as $8.99 a month, and members also can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. At the same time, consumers continue to demonstrate a preference for Wii consoles, which offer tremendous value, whether measured in fun games, shared experiences or the suggested retail price of just $199.99.

To enable their systems to stream content from Netflix, Wii owners will need a Netflix instant-streaming disc for the Wii console, which will be available at no additional cost to Netflix subscribers. The free disc looks and operates the same as a disc-based Wii game, and the entire user experience will feel natural and intuitive to Wii console owners. Netflix members and Wii console owners can now reserve a free instant-streaming disc by going to www.netflix.com/Wii. Once available in the spring, the discs will be delivered for free by first-class mail.

When the instant-streaming disc is inserted into a member’s Wii system, an array of movie and TV choices will be displayed right on their TV screen. These titles will be conveniently organized into a variety of categories based on members’ personal preferences and will include popular genres, new arrivals and members’ individual instant Queues. Using the Wii Remote™ controller, members will be able to choose a movie or TV episode to watch from their instant Queues or pick one directly from any of the lists. They will also have the ability to read synopses and rate movies, and will have the option of fast-forwarding and rewinding their selection.

Netflix adds another dimension to the Wii console’s diverse online features, which range from downloadable new and classic games in the Wii Shop Channel, to online multiplayer gaming with games like Mario Kart™ Wii, to video highlights and information about titles for the Wii and Nintendo DS™ systems via the Nintendo Channel™.

IN TROMA’S WAR DOCUMENTARY

Troma’s War Special Edition DVD Available Jan. 26!

“A MILESTONE MOVIE…

In the grand tradition of ‘DIRTY DOZEN’.”

The Hollywood Reporter

“COMPLETELY CRAZY ENTERTAINMENT.”

PopMatters

(New York, NY) – After having survived the trenches of TROMA’S WAR, Troma’s biggest action hero (600 lbs!) Joe Fleishaker (TROMEO & JULIET) and Pericles Lewnes (REDNECK ZOMBIES) were reunited for the documentary Veteran’s Day: A Post-Tromatic Reunion, available exclusively on the new special edition DVD of Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz’s TROMA’S WAR. Misunderstood upon initial release for its ruthless satire, audiences have since embraced TROMA’S WAR as one of the great anti-war films. The film’s controversial depictions of violence and AIDs, a subject virtually swept under the rug by the media and popular culture in 1988, led to a long battle with the MPAA that resulted in a butchered R-rated cut of the movie. For the upcoming special edition DVD, Troma has lovingly restored the uncut version of the film, making it more than a worthy follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Troma Retro re-release of COMBAT SHOCK.

After achieving major success around the world with the satires THE TOXIC AVENGER and CLASS OF NUKE ’EM HIGH, Kaufman and Herz set out to make the ultimate action satire criticizing Reaganism. Rick Washburn (ANGEL HEART) and Jessica Dublin (FELLINI SATYRICON) lead an ensemble cast of American tourists who crash land on a remote Caribbean island that is home to a ruthless terrorist group. With a multi-million dollar budget, TROMA’S WAR is the famed independent studio’s most expensive and elaborate production. Exclusive bonus features on this special edition DVD include Veteran’s Day: A Post-Tromatic Reunion, “Kill-O-Meter” (all the carnage of TROMA’S WAR with none of the story!), a commentary by director Lloyd Kaufman, vintage interviews with cast and crew, and much more.

“I have long maintained that TROMA’S WAR is our undiscovered masterpiece,” recalls Lloyd Kaufman. “Originally released during the 1980s, a decade of American Cold War machismo, TROMA’S WAR was our answer to Reagan and Rambo… We felt that ‘war’ was a word that seemed to be on everyone’s lips these days. We thought it would be interesting to drop some typical ‘harmless’ citizens of Tromaville into a war environment. We also had some things to say about who is ‘pulling the strings’ concerning war and terrorism.”

About Troma Entertainment

Based in New York City, Troma Entertainment is the oldest, continually operating, fully independent movie studio in the world. Since 1974, Troma has produced, acquired, and distributed more than one thousand feature films and T.V. programs in all genres and from all regions of the globe. Best known for THE TOXIC AVENGER, Troma has helped bring to the world the best and brightest talents in entertainment, ranging from master Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki (Troma’s 1993 release of his MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO was the first Miyazaki movie to be given a wide American theatrical release) to American humorists Matt Stone and Trey Parker (Troma’s 1996 release of their CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL would shine the spotlight of their incredible humor almost two years before their deserved success with SOUTH PARK). Troma-produced films have also been the starting ground for such actors as Academy Award® winners Kevin Costner (SIZZLE BEACH USA), David Straithairn (WHEN NATURE CALLS) and Marisa Tomei (THE TOXIC AVENGER), as well as Chris Noth (WAITRESS!), Samuel L. Jackson (DEF BY TEMPTATION), Gates McFadden, Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas (MONSTER IN THE CLOSET), Vincent D’Onofrio (THE FIRST TURN-ON!), and more!

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