Posts Tagged ‘Comedy’
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
The movie Political Promise is out on DVD. Check it out!
Synopsis
Governor Richard Tucker has made several promises that he has no intention of keeping. Crack heads still roam the streets, crime is still as rampant as the roaches, and the governor is only thinking of one thing…himself. Fed up with the lies, Mama Rose decides to take revenge on him by making a Voodoo Doll. But when the doll falls in to the hands of her grandkids, Richard gets the ride of his life. Can the Governor get the doll back in time to save his career and his life?
Tags: career, citizens, Comedy, crime, deceit, disaster, election, entertainment, government, governor, grandkids, indie, indy, lies, life, Maverick, Office, payback, politics, promises, revenge, streets, violence, voodoo, voodoo doll
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Sam and Matt flee their small mid-western town for New York City, where hot girls roam the streets! After months of trying to pick up ladies and failing miserably, they come up with the idea to hold a fake audition to meet chicks. Hilarity ensues when dozens of sexy, talentless, babes show up and compete for a job that doesn t exist. However, when an out of town farm girl shows up for the audition they are instantly smitten. Will these phony auditions come in the way of them finding true love?
“Farm Girl in New York” is a buddy comedy similar to those from the 80′s. The film is about Sam who is an aspiring writer but he just can’t seem to get it on track, one day he goes home early to his Fiancé only to catch her with not one but two men. Upset and angry Sam calls off the wedding and spends the day with his womanizing, half wit friend, Matt who always seems to have some sort of scheme going. When Matt finds two tickets to NY that Sam was going to use for his honeymoon he talks Sam into using them to go to the big apple for women and lots of partying. But things don’t work out the way Matt had planned so after a few months he comes up with another bright idea, hold fake auditions and have women come in and get naked and anything they can get them to do. Sam doesn’t like the idea but once the apartment begins to fill up with women Sam begins to think it all just might work until Mary shows up to audition, Sam seen her at a deli their first day in NY and was attracted to her right from the start. The problem is that there is no play so in order to keep Mary around Sam writes one about a Girl from the farm that heads to the big apple to pursue her dreams. As you might expect with these two guys things go from bad to worse and when Mary over hears the two talking about their made up plan she storms out and the production comes to a halt. Before Mary caught on Sam really wanted to tell her but never had the courage now he must find a way to get the play to the stage and win back his true love before he loses her forever.
There are other obstacles during the film like a plan to sabotage Mary from one of the other ladies who desperately wants the lead and some others which I won’t talk about since I already gave too much of the story away here as it is. The film provides the usual raunchy jokes and mishaps you might expect from a comedy like this but it also is touching as well.
The story is well-written and the two main characters are goofy but you can tell they are good guys at heart. the entire cast does a terrific job at playing these often off-the-wall characters.
“Farm Girl in New York” is a fun comedy/romance that is often hilarious but always entertaining. First time Director, J. Robert Spencer does a terrific job at keeping the film moving at a fast pace and mixing the comedy with the romance. The three main leads are wonderful including Jeffrey Schecter as Sam, Joshua Wade who is amazingly funny as Matt, he just about steals every scene he is in and Allison Munn as Mary. Allson is as talented as she is sweet and beautiful. All three have great chemistry together which is very important with a comedy such as this. I enjoyed this film much more than I expected and I think it will end up being a big hit on DVD from strong word of mouth when it is released on February 1, 2011.
The film has something to offer for both men and women so it makes for a good time either by yourself or cuddled up with the one you love. The DVD comes with Special Features that include: Deleted Scenes ,Blooper Reel , and Trailers.
I highly recommend this to any and all fans of the genre.
~Patrick Rickets
Video Views
Tags: auditions, babes, best friends, Big Apple, broadway, buddies, Comedy, crush, dreams, hot chicks, idea, job, midwestern town, New York, play, relationship, romance, small town girl, wedding, writer
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
I held the DVD Farm Girl in New York in my hands for just an extra moment, trying to predict what fine cinematic feature have I chosen this time? The title alone had my mind racing, but I didn’t want to spend too much time analyzing the plot. A self explanatory story with nothing to leave to the imagination, or so I thought. Sam is a stressed out writer who gets fired from his job a month before his wedding, only to come home and find out his fiancé is cheating on him. Ok, let’s be honest here. The script is campy but the story itself has several witty moments.
Sam decides to not waste his honeymoon, but invite his best friend Matt on a bus trip to the big apple. Upon their unplanned agenda in New York City, Sam happens to notice a pretty girl while he and Matt are visiting a local diner. This is the Farm Girl I assume, which appears to have a strong resemblance to famed hottie Tara Reid. The main difference was the spark of innocence in farm girl’s eyes. Now out of respect her name is Mary, but she just does happen to be a farm girl trying to live out her dreams in NYC.
Many months later Matt comes up with a scheme to meet chicks by holding fake auditions for absolutely no purpose other than to meet them in hopes of hooking up. Matt is pretty successful in his mission, Sam- not so much. Coincidently Mary shows up for the audition and this is where the real fun begins. Sam is completely enamored by her performance, so now he and Matt must use one of Sam’s scripts to create fake rehearsals.
The movie become slightly intriguing with this kooky cast of characters, who all have no clue they’re just hanging out and reading one of Sam’s writing projects. As time passes by, Sam and Mary become better friends and spend more time together. Until, one day Mary walks in on a squabble between Sam and Matt and realizes the truth behind their acting outreach.
With every good romance, there comes a time to break up. Sam and Matt get the script embraced by a gay community; hence a real stage performance is born. Mary steps up to the plate and gets her chance to shine. Unfortunately, Allan, the main lead of the play gets hurt, so who better would know the lines than the writer to take over the part? The show must go on, and there’s not guessing on who is going to do it!
It is only in the meaning behind the words of Sam’s writing that he can confess his love for Mary. This movie has a happy ending like every other romantic comedy, but the difference is how they each get to that point. Maverick Entertainment chose to represent a short but sweet look at conquering love from a bumpy beginning to a warm and fuzzy ending. Curtain please.
Farm Girl in New York is available February 1, 2011! Buy it, Rent it, or Queue it up today! ~Janel Rana
Tags: actors, actress, bestfriends, Big Apple, buddy, chicks, Comedy, fake, Farm Girl, hook-ups, indie, indy, Janel Rana, maverick entertainment, New York, script, showtime, stage, writer
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
Prostitutes? Stalkers? Hallucinations of a cockney accented man always trying to give you food? Maverick Entertainment Group exposed me to such wild matters when they gave me a copy of Date For Hire to write about.
Date For Hire is, at its heart, a tale of three people living on the fringes of society. It covers a day in the life of a bartender and his two assistants as 
one struggles with a lack of skill in wooing the ladies, another with far too much skill and an unexpected baby on the way, and the third so bereaved of any kind of ideas that he sets out to create the alcoholic beverage equivalent of LSD!
In many ways, it’s like Kevin Smith’s classic indie film breakout, Clerks, except it’s much more trippy. The movie is not constrained by much consistency and is a better piece of work for it. Prepare to be assaulted with every random thing under the sun that filmmaker Lee Cummings can possibly throw at you. It makes a contrast with the film’s mundane backdrop.
Date For Hire is available on DVD September 21, 2010. Buy it, Rent it, or Queue it up today!
-Richard Snyder
Intimidator of the Realm
Tags: bar, Brande Roderick, buddies, Comedy, Date for Hire, dating, Eric Blakeney, film, friends, friendship, funny, Independent film, indie, indy, Jennelle Harris, laughing, Lee Cummings, M. Jennings, Maverick, maverick entertainment, movie, paying to date, Princess Donna, review, Richard Snyder, Romus Reece, Scott Fitzgerald
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Date for Hire will be distributed under the Maverick label.
Miami, (September 3, 2010) – Maverick Entertainment Group Incorporated (MEG) announces the release of Date for Hire streeting September 21, 2010. Director Lee Cummings and his lovable cast hit the funny bone in this lighthearted comedy. You know you’ve hit rock bottom when you end up having to pay to get someone to go out with you, for Marcus that just became a reality. Don’t miss the hilarious antics of his best friends, in this film that will surely have you rooting for the underdog. Starring M. Jennings, Romus Reece, Scott Fitzgerald, and Jennelle Harris.
“I’ve known Lee for some time now and I knew his crazy director’s energy would turn into something unique and hilarious like this! I was a fan of Kevin Smith’s Clerks and now I am a huge fan of Lee’s work – the perfect date movie.” – Brande Roderick (Star of “The Celebrity Apprentice” and former Playboy Playmate of the Year)
“So funny I dare you not to laugh!” – Eric Blakeney (Gun Shy writer/director)
Synopsis
To show his friends that he isn’t the loser they have made him to be, Marcus bets them that he can get a date with the next girl that walks into the bar. But things don’t go quite as planned when the girl puts a price tag on their night out. Now a simple bet has turned into an all night adventure, where money, stalkers, and craziness collide.
Click here to view the official movie trailer for Date for Hire.
About Maverick Entertainment Group Incorporated
Maverick Entertainment Group Inc. (MEG) specializes in the acquisition and distribution of diverse independent fare; including Mainstream, Urban, Latino-theatrical, Horror, Spiritual, and Light Erotic genres. Founder and President Doug Schwab, a 31-year veteran in the film and distribution industry, has cemented the independent company as the leading entity for niche product with over 500 distributed films in the U.S. Maverick Entertainment Group catalog films have starred the likes of Eva Longoria, Harvey Keitel, James Caan, and Salma Hayek. Titles are currently available at all major video outlets; including, Blockbuster, Redbox, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and NetFlix. Maverick Entertainment Group Films are also available via several digital outlets; including, Hulu, YouTube, RoxioNow, and BBDigital. In addition, Maverick’s films can be seen on cable television VOD providers; including, Comcast, Time Warner, Charter Communications, and Cox Communications. Also, look for Maverick PPV Films in hotels across the United States from various hospitality networks. www.maverickentertainment.cc www.maverickgodigital.com
Tags: bar, Brande Roderick, buddies, Comedy, Date for Hire, dating, Eric Blakeney, film, friends, friendship, funny, Independent film, indie, indy, Jennelle Harris, laughing, Lee Cummings, M. Jennings, Maverick, maverick entertainment, movie, paying to date, press release, Princess Donna, Romus Reece, Scott Fitzgerald
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Rent A Car will be distributed under the Maverick label.
Maverick Entertainment Group Incorporated (MEG) announces the release of Rent A Car streeting on July 13, 2010. The wild antics that go on at this Rent A Car business will definitely tickle your funny bone. Directors Lakisha Lemons and Marcus Jones know how to tackle comedy and with the help of a great cast this laugh out loud film is an insane ride beginning to end. Starring Shawn Harris from B.E.T.’s Comic View, Best Actress winner Chantal Nicole, B.E.T. Comedian Rodney Yarbrough, and Independent rap label owner Frank White.
Synopsis
The hilarious story of a rental car business owner named ‘D-Stacks’ and his dedicated, but sometimes demented, employees. Business is booming and even ‘Little Man’ is taking his job as “Manager” seriously, until one fateful day when big-shot ‘Boogie White’ rents a car and mistakenly returns it with $10,000 dollars in the trunk. Now ‘D-Stacks’ has only 72 hours to replace the money. Lucky for him, one of his employees is a talented musician, but will his single be amazing enough to make $10,000 in 72 hours? Maybe not, but with friends, hookups, and a killer hood concert, it just might.
Click here to view the Rent A Car trailer.
Tags: African American, BET Comedian, BET Comic View, blog, Comedy, distribution, DVD, film, filmmaker, Filmmakers, funny, Independent film, indie, indy, indy film, Maverick, maverick entertainment, money, movie, press release, review, Urban
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
First off, I would just like to start by saying there really are no rules in making a movie, especially if your budget is less than 100k. There are secrets to getting your film successfully picked up and noticed, but please note this blog won’t help you with that. The pointers I will give you might give you more insight into how to approach your creative direction with more effectiveness, but please understand me when I say this; I’m not some sort of ‘Director Guru.’ In short I am just a guy who loves to make films and has, by chance, successfully gotten noticed by Maverick Entertainment. I understand that my film has its short comings, as most do, but the end result is the most important subject here. Getting your film finished!
Here are the 5 elements I believe are super essential in helping make an awesome film.
1. Actors
2. Story/Screenplay
3. Budget
4. Format
5. Location
My first decision – Location
I’ll start off with location being that it is one of the most important aspects, especially in low budget filmmaking. Don’t get me wrong if you have a ton of cash 250k and above…then locations really won’t determine what kind of film you are going to shoot, but if you’re like me and a first time feature Director you’ll need to find REAL locations. What do I mean by REAL locations? For instance if I’m shooting a friends room and I choose to shoot someone’s home for the Interior portion of the film. I must have things on the walls. Typically when you see things that don’t look REAL in films you’ll see a room with four bare walls. Just check out any great films that shoot a room; there is stuff all over the place.
Location will determine your script/story and I believe that Low Budget films should have no more than 5 to 8 locations. For instance, for my film, Date For Hire, 70% if not more, was shot in one location. The fewer locations lends to an easy shoot that can be shot in about 14 days. Now, I’m sorry about using the term easy because we all know there is nothing easy about making a film, but we can make the process a tad bit more endurable.
What type of locations should be used? Well, using something that has room and movement is best because multiple scenes can be shot at the same place. We used a bar for the center of most of the action and we had a few added interiors and 3-4 exterior scenes. I chose the bar because my buddy owned the location and he let us shoot there for FREE! Keyword here is FREE, but it did come with some drawbacks, like shooting from 2am-10am! I think we spent 10 of the 14 days at the bar. So, a great rule of thumb is put out feelers for your location before you make a decision about what your story is going to be.
Now that I had a location I needed to come up with a storyline and a genre. For me it really came down to Comedy vs. Horror.
As I was told by Maverick if you are going to do Horror you must have a few items.
1. You need a monster
2. The monster has to look scary and real
3. You can’t have a story where a bunch of people are just camping and Bam they run into zombies or something
4. Make a movie you would like to see
5. Remember there are No Rules!
Why did I decide to do a comedy? Well, I love comedies first off. That’s why I did one. Do what you love, right? I like Horror films, but I don’t LOVE them. I almost fell into the trap, where EVERYONE was telling me to do a Horror film. They’d say they are so cheap to make as well as so lucrative in the DVD market. Rule #121 Never be ruled by the mighty dollar! Second there is nothing cheap about Horror. Good Horror or good filmmaking takes time. For me I didn’t know of any make-up artists, so we would have had to spend a bazillion dollars trying to put people into make-up. And there are countless other fees and expenses that I didn’t even start to add up. But if you do know make-up artists or have the budget for one by all means shoot a Horror film, but only if you LOVE it, because after 7-14 days…you’ll get sickened by faces you have to see over and over again, especially if they look like zombies!
I could keep going on about the best way to cast a film or the best way to organize a tight budget, but you’re a filmmaker and you get the idea. I hope my insights on location and genre have helped and just remember it really is about doing what you love. I loved everyday working on Date for Hire and I’m super excited for its release! September 21st 2010 my film will be available for everyone to see, support a fellow filmmaker and check it out!
~Lee Cummings (Director/Producer Date for Hire)
Tags: acting, bar, budget, casting, Comedy, Date for Hire, director, distribution, film movie, funny, Horror, how to, Independent film, indie, indy, Lee Cummings, location, low budget, Maverick, maverick entertainment, Mayflower, new movie, producer, September 21, successful filmmaking
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
Initially, I sat in my office debating what I could shoot a film about. I wanted to do something really funny and was trying to find a life experience that I could make a story out of. Rent A Car was the answer!
I had worked in the rental car industry for 8 years prior to making this film and had seen everything; from customers literally running away with our cars, to their unbelievable explanations of damage to them. In addition, I had eight year’s worth of notes on all of these zany occurrences compiled in a stack that I could use for story ideas for my film. 
To help tie together a sequence of hilarious episodes stemming form my workdays, I reached out to a comedian that I had actually met while working in the rental car business. His name … Shawn Harris (P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy). This guy was so funny that when we talked in person, I just had to work with him and luckily he agreed. In fact, the very first night we shot two scenes at Shawn’s house! We thought the scenes would take about 5 hours, but when the other comedians and beautiful female actresses hired for the shoot arrived, things quickly changed. Shawn immediately changed our simple “wings and fries” budget for the night into Chinese food for everyone!
We didn’t leave Shawn’s house until 6 am the next morning and yes, we did manage to shoot our two scenes. But, just as we overspent on Chinese food that one night, we overspent ourselves trying to get into the crazy characters from Rent A Car.
We had a great cast and crew that really worked hard and knew their job. Everyone knew how to work and play hard too. There are so many stories with Shawn Harris and Rodney “Lil’Brough” Yarborough (BET Comic View comedian), that would take a whole week to run through! Just know there were many “YO Momma” jokes and plenty of making fun of anyone that forgot any of their lines on set. This was one of the best experiences I have had in my life, and others in the movie have said the same. I feel that our good time shows in our movie and you will really love it if you are looking for action and comedy mixed in one. Rent A Car is the way to go! Buy it, Rent it, and Queue it up! Available everywhere on DVD July 13th!
~Frank White (Rent A Car writer/producer)
Tags: African American, BET, car, Comedy, Comic View, DVD, film, filmmaker, Frank White, funny, indie, indy, Lil’Brough, making a movie, Maverick, maverick entertainment, movie, music, producer, rent a car, Shawn Harris, Urban, writer
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
When Maverick Entertainment Group sent me a copy of Friday at Dewayne’s to write about on this blog, it was almost as if I was being thrown into a time warp. I went back to a time when parents just didn’t understand, girls of the world were nothing but trouble and those silly-looking eraser-head hairdos were the fashion of the day. 
However, by the time I was done, I had well returned from my little trip, as New Jack Swing music was nowhere to be heard and not a single eraser-head was in sight. Friday at Dewayne’s, though, does convey the spirit of those classics of the late 80s and early 90s.
Dewayne sees a golden opportunity to throw the largest house party of all time, when his parents leave for a vacation that he has conveniently opted out of by faking a sickness. However, he must first get past his grandmother, who’s taken up caring for him in his parents’ stead, as well as an overly inquisitive principal who’s determined to expel him, an overactive wannabe girlfriend and a hodgepodge of other obstacles that stand between him and the finest night of his life.
Friday at Dewayne’s promises hilarious results. It’s available on DVD right now. Buy it, Rent it, or Queue it up today!
-Richard Snyder
Intimidator of the Realm
Tags: 80’s, Comedy, DVD, Friday, Friday at Dewayne’s, funny, grandmother, hilarious, house party, Independent film, indie, indy, laugh, Maverick, maverick entertainment, MEG, parents, party, principal, review, Richard Snyder, time warp, Urban, vacation, wannabe
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
In the beginning of Rent-A-Car, a man digs gobs of messy fried chicken out of a box of Fruit Loops.
Really, this would be a perfect place to stop the review as it’s all you need to
know about this upcoming Maverick Entertainment Group release, which recently landed on my desk. However, I’m going to elaborate more on this fine film anyway.
Li’l Man (the aforementioned whom keeps his chicken in the cereal box) and D-Stacks realize that their days of randomly hocking bootleg DVDs on the streets are numbered when the local crime lord/record producer starts unleashing his own brand of copyright enforcement that the RIAA can only have naughty dreams about. They were apparently extremely good at the bootleg trade, considering they landed a Rent-A-Ride overnight. Of course, this only delays the wrath of our local insane record producer as he leaves a big wad of his own ill-gotten gains in a rented car that just happens to go AWOL, and then gives Li’l Man and D-Stack an ultimatum to get the cash back or face less-than-pleasant consequences.
Throughout this ordeal, our heroic duo deals with delinquent renters, an up-and-coming rapper, and an ex-convict who’s mind, by and large, never left the penitentiary.
It’s a perverse, outrageous undertaking from beginning to end and will be sure to keep you in stitches. Rent-A-Car comes out on DVD on July 13, 2010. Rent it, buy it or queue it. Word!
-Richard Snyder (Intimidator of the Realm)
Tags: African American, BET, BET Comedian, BET Comic View, cereal box, Chantal Nicole, Comedian, Comedy, concert, crime, crime lord, DVD, film, found money, Frank White, Independent film, indie, indy, Lakisha Lemons, laugh, Marcus Jones, Maverick, maverick entertainment, movie, rent a car, renting a car, review, Richard Snyder, Rodney Yarbrough, Shawn Harris, the hood, Urban, Yi Tian
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