More Alicia Arden

Along with Paula Labaredas who cameos in our film.

So far, we have been filming sister films, "The Critic" and a red carpet event for the same cinematographer who directed, "A Proper Violence."

Pageant Girls

As we near the date of our final pickup shot, I wanted to share with you a thousand words on our models. We will be needing about ten of them to make a convincing pageant.

The Story of The Screening Room, or Micky's Summer Resort revolves around a club's decision to sell out and hold a pageant. However, the owners are thinking old school pageants which to this day are looked upon as "a lot of good clean family fun" by the older members of many resorts.

But that was then and this is now. And when modern "nudist" pageant girls start showing up, hilarity ensues.

Featured model this month is Sophia Elly.

Raising funds for Pacific Invasion

Violent Blue premieres in Culver City

The film Violent Blue was written by Gregory Hatanaka and T.L .Young, and it was filmed at the same time as the Screening Room, often using some cast members.

Andrea Harrison (left) and Silvia Suvadova (right) are the leads of Violent Blue. Harrison cameos as Ann Colder, and Suvadova cameos as newscaster Karla Pandic in the Screening Room.



Alicia Arden and Kara Hyatt stars as mother and daughter Tiffany and Britney Mairzey in the Screening Room. Arden appears as Bolo's wife in Violent Blue.

And the winner of the 1st Ever Willow Tree Pageant is . . .

Of course we're not gonna tell you that.

So to give you a taste of who's in the pageant, here is Rachel Grubb who was actually a last minute replacement.

Rachel is a scream queen, a writer and a director. She founded Silent-But-Deadly Productions. a non-profit organization designed to help women in the film business. Now Rachel is directing Silent-But-Deadly’s first feature film: Why Am I In A Box? and, as if that wasn’t enough, Rachel also wrote and is starring in the film!

Her interview with B Movie Man appears below:

http://bmovieman.com/WOHRG.aspx

More photos from the set

Nudism Benefits Autistic Boy

RECENTLY AN INSPIRING story appeared in the Forest Grove New Times, a newspaper serving the Pacific Northwest. It was a first-hand account by the mother of a six year old boy afflicted with autism who found rays of hope in an unlikely place: the local NUDE beach.

You read that correctly. Mother, husband, and son did not even know that the Rooster Rock Recreation Area in which they were hiking would wind up at a place where most patrons strip off, but that's exactly what happened. Her boy, who could not wait to get out of his uncomfortable clothing and into the refreshing water, had no hesitation in shucking his threads. (Those who know young people who have autism also know that, for many, their increased sensitivity to touch often makes clothing especially uncomfortable for them.)

As the story explains further, it did not take mom long to follow her son's example:

I have learned to appreciate the small moments of each day.... Moments of joy

I think for so many people in so many of life’s situations, it is the moments of joy that help us through the challenges. It is facing something terrifying, daunting, and tough that does indeed make the great things seem even more so.

That’s why I knew there was only one thing to do as I stood there on the beach watching my son splash with the biggest, most gleeful smile I have ever seen.

I tossed my swimsuit to my husband who stood there with a bemused – but not surprised – smile and I turned to join my son. Hand in hand, we ran off into the river, laughing all the way.

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Editor's note: I am looking for the full story and will post it soon.