Friday, November 13, 2009

Fan Trailer, Poster and Artwork Friday

It's finally Friday and that means some more wonderful Remember Me artwork!


Today we have two beautiful posters that look at two of Tyler's relationships. Both were created by Deanna.





Thanks Deanna!

If you have created something or know of something good and would like to see it shared, please let me know at admin@rememberme-film.com. I will pick one or two each week to post.

Please watch the spoilers. I won't post any posters with spoilers and if I post a video with a spoiler, it will be labeled as such. I want everyone to have the option of remaining spoiler free!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Cast Spotlight Gregory Jbara


Gregory Jbara (pronounced juh bar uh) will be playing Les Hirsch, Tyler and Caroline’s step-father.

Gregory was born in Westland, MI and attended Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, MI. He began college at the University Of Michigan School Of Music in the musical theater program, but he would transfer to The Juilliard School where he would study acting and receive his BFA.

His resume is both extensive and varied. He has done work on and off Broadway, has been in films and on television, has done voiceovers for animation and preformed songs for recordings. There is a very good chance that you have seen Gregory in something that he has done.

He first appeared on TV in 1987 in a guest spot on The Newhart Show. In 1988 he appeared in the stage production of Serious Money as a LIFFE Member and a trader. 1988 also was the year that he first appeared on the big screen. He played Tommy, an office boy in the the feature, The House on Carroll Street (1988) starring Kelly McGillis and Jeff Daniels.

Since then, Gregory has been busy. On Broadway, he originated the roles of the catcher Sohovik in the revival of Damn Yankees! (1994-95), Squash Bernstein in Victor/Victoria (1995-97), Andre Thibault in Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels (2005-06) and Dad in Billy Elliot (2008-present). He was a Drama Desk nomination for his role as Thibault and won both the 2009 Drama Desk and the Tony Award for best featured actor for his role as Dad. He was also in Chicago as the second Billy Flynn. He has signed on for another season of Billy Elliot.

Some of his other theater projects include roles in Precious Sons for which he received the Backstage West Garland 2000 award and Neil Simon’s Oscar and Felix. Other off-Broadway and touring plays that he appeared in include Forever Plaid, Privates on Parade, Little Fish and There’s Someone in the House that Jack Built.

His film projects include Walter Brackett in In & Out (1997), Edward in The Out-of-Towners (1999), Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999), Hank in The First $20 Million Is Always The Hardest (2002). He also appeared in Ira and Abby (2006), World Trade Center (2006), Project 96b (2007), Exit Speed (2008), the short film Out of Step (2008) and his voice is heard singing in Enchanted (2007).

Gregory has been a guest star on many television programs including Suddenly Susan (1998), Frasier (1999), Malcolm in the Middle (2001), Ally McBeal (2001), Crossing Jordan (2002), Providence (2002), The West Wing (2003), Touched by an Angel (2003), Without a Trace (2003), Friends (2004), Century City (2004), Conviction (2006), The Unit (2007) and Monk (2008). He has also had recurring roles in Drew Carey (1998), That’s Life (2000, 2001) and Grounded for Life (2002-2005).

He has also provided voice overs for the animated shows Rocket Power (1999-2000), The Family Guy (1999-2008) and American Dad (2008-2009).

His recordings include the Broadway cast recordings of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Victor/Victoria and Damn Yankees! and Little Fish on Ghostlight Records; First Lady Suite on PS Classics; Brigadoon and Annie Get Your Gun on EMI; A Broadway Christmas, Unsung Musicals II, Unsung Berlin, Peter Pan, and Drat The Cat! on Varese/Sarabande.

Gregory was also the announcer on Ripley’s Believe It or Not for three seasons, played Kenny in a Carnegie Hall concert of Very Warm May, and sang You’ve Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story for the TV special 75 Years of Disney Music. He also sang the title song for the animated Disney flick Home on the Range.

Sources:
GregoryJbara.com
IMDb.com
IBDb.com

Photo Credit:
BroadwayWorld.com

Looking for Your Input for a Remember Me Trailer

Deanna, who created our wonderful Remember Me fan made trailer is looking for your help in creating another.



I want to do another trailer, but something a little different this time. I want to do a fan one, with some comments from the fans included as little "sound bites" promoting the film. I would also like to include pix that you all think are really good representations of what you are looking forward to in this film.

For example, a photo of Ally and Caroline on the beach might include the caption "A tender story of relationships... A must see!!" ~Deanna, fan in Virginia.

Got it? OK, feel free to email me at sagesse223@yahoo.com with your input. I will keep the entries open until next week.




If you have any ideas, you can put it in the comments section or email Deanna directly!!

Thanks!!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Possible Release Date Change

Box Office Mojo has noted in their schedule change and adjustments section that the Remember Me release date has been pushed back from February 12 to March 12.

Also scheduled to a wide release that week are:
The Backup Plan, a romantic comedy with Jennifer Lopez
The Green Zone, a thriller with Matt Damon and Jason Isaacs
Our Family Wedding, a comedy with Forest Whitaker

There has been no offical confirmation of the date change by either Summit or Underground Productions.


Source:
Box Office Mojo

Friday, November 6, 2009

Fan Trailer, Poster and Artwork Friday

Happy Friday morning to all!! And it's time for the next installation of fan-made artwork for Remember Me.


First we have a wonderful poster created by Marissa!



And two gorgeous posters designed by Deanna! The first one is in color.



And here is the same poster in the classic black and white.


Thanks so much to both Marixaluvsrob and Deanna for their beautiful work!



If you have created something or know of something good and would like to see it shared, please let me know at admin@rememberme-film.com. I will pick one or two each week to post.

Please watch the spoilers. I won't post any posters with spoilers and if I post a video with a spoiler, it will be labeled as such. I want everyone to have the option of remaining spoiler free!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Filmmaker Mini Bios


Allen Coulter – Director. He studied theater direction at the University of Texas. He has directed for both the big and small screen. Best known works – Allen has directed episodes of the Sopranos and Sex in the City and his full length film Hollywoodland (2006). He has been nominated for four Emmys for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for his work in the Sopranos (2000, 2001, 2004) and Damages (2007).


Will Fetters – Writer of Original Screenplay. Formerly entitled Memoirs, Will’s first commercially produced screenplay was listed on Hollywood’s Black List. He has been tapped to write the screenplays for Crazy for the Storm, The Lucky One and the remake of A Star is Born.


Jenny Lumet – Writer. She started out in acting, but eventually found her calling with writing screenplays. Best known works – Jenny wrote the screenplay for Rachel Getting Married (2008). For her work on this film, Jenny won Best Screenplay from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Toronto Film Critics Association, and the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association. She also won the Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture.


Marcelo Zarvos – Composer Original Score. He studied music at the California Institute of Art where he received his BFA. He received a Masters Degree from Hunter College in New York City. He has composed scores for TV and films, music for dance and concert and has released 3 jazz albums. Best known works – the score for the HBO film Taking Chance (2009) and his album Labyrinths. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Musical Composition for a Mini Series, Movie or a Special for his work on Taking Chance (2009).


Nick Osborne – Producer. He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University in England and at the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California. In 1999, Nick started his own production company O/Z Films and in 2000 he executive produced his first film, Urban Legends – Final Cut (2000). Currently Nick is a full partner at Underground Films and Management, which he started in 2001 using O/Z Films as a base.


Trevor Engelson – Producer. He studied at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California. Trevor’s first job as a filmmaker was as a production assistant for Deep Blue Sea (1999). Currently, Trevor is a full partner at Underground Films and Management.

For a more in depth look at each filmmaker, please check out the filmmaker spotlights:

Allen Coulter Part 1
Allen Coulter Part 2
Jenny Lumet
Marcelo Zarvos

Remember Me Connections....Taking Chance on HBO


Another film with a strong Remember Me connection is going to be shown on HBO on Wednesday November, 11th at 8:30 PM EST.

Taking Chance is based on real-life events. Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming. It's a poignant, emotional journey which accurately portrays the care and protocol given to our nation's fallen heroes.

Remember Me's original music composer Marcelo Zarvos also wrote the score for this film. He received an Emmy nomination for his work. Tate Ellington appears in this film as A.V. Scott and Ruby Jerins plays the role of Olivia Strobl.

Source:
IMDb

Friday, October 30, 2009

Fan Trailer, Poster and Artwork Friday

Happy Friday and Happy early Halloween!

Today we have a wonderful fan trailer teaser and some gorgeous posters and fanart.

First up is the trailer made by andrew_is_love9.






Next are two new marvelous posters from CandyKizzeS24.







Thanks again to CandyKizzeS24 and andrew_is_love9 for their works!


If you have created something or know of something good and would like to see it shared, please let me know at admin@rememberme-film.com. I will pick one or two each week to post.

Please watch the spoilers. I won't post any posters with spoilers and if I post a video with a spoiler, it will be labeled as such. I want everyone to have the option of remaining spoiler free!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Filmmaker Spotlight Marcelo Zarvos


Marcelo Zarvos, who is composing the score for Remember Me, is a Brazilian born composer. His music, a blend of Brazilian folk, jazz and classical music, has sometimes been referred to as “world chamber music”. He has written scores for films and for television, music for dance and for concerts. He has also written and released several jazz albums.

When he was 10 years old, he started playing classical piano, at 13 he was playing in nightclubs and the next year he was playing in a band called Tokyo We. For the next 4 years, he was part of that band that released a couple of albums and toured around Brazil. When he was 17, he left the band to continue his musical studies. He started his classical training in Sao Paulo with H.J Koelreutter who had previously trained many other great Brazilian composers.

Marcelo initially wanted to study film scoring and enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. After starting there, he decided he wanted a broader background and transferred to California Institute of Arts where he received his BFA while studying classical, jazz and world music. He received his Master’s Degree from Hunter College in New York City. He first started writing his music during this time.

His first score was written for the short Brazilian film, A Soccer Story (1999). The director of the film, Paulo Machline heard him playing in Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory and wanted Marcelo to write a score using his personal blend of brazilian, jazz and classical music that he had heard him play that night. His work on this film led him to his next project and first feature film Tully(2000).
Another of his early work in feature films was The Mudge Boy (2003). Variety reviewer David Rooney described this film as being “graced with a gentle elegantly unobtrusive score”. The Door on the Floor (2004) featured his first score to be released commercially on a DVD. Next up, Marcelo teamed up with director Allen Coulter to produce the smoky and sultry score for Hollywoodland (2006). Robert DeNiro, after hearing his score for Hollywoodland, chose him to score part of The Good Shepherd (2006). Taking Chance (2009) garnered Marcelo an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Musical Composition for Mini Series, Movie or a Special. For the score of What Just Happened (2008), he had to score a movie within a movie . On one of his more recent endeavors, reviewer Zach Freeman calls the score for Sin Nombre (2009) “a surprisingly thrilling collection of music. Zarvos’s work feels raw and unpretentious”.

In addition to his work in film, Marcelo has composed the score for the National Museum of Natural History’s space show Cosmic Collisions and the dance scores for Aquatica, Divinities and The Path. He has also written chamber music, most notably Nepomuk’s Dances for string quartet, Changes for wind quintet and piano and a NEA commission for the string quartet Ethel. Most recently he added his music to Sounds of Brazil – Music for Wind Quartet performed by the Quintet of the Americas.

He has released three albums of his own work. Dualism, Labyrinths and Music Journal combine his personal sound of classical, jazz and brazilian folk and urban music. Labyrinths was named one of the top ten jazz albums in 1998 by CD Now.

Photos of Marcelo Zarvos Scoring The Air I Breathe




Take a listen to some of Marcelo Zarvos's compositions:

From the Emmy Nominated Taking Chance


From the Good Shepherd




Sources:
Zarvos.com
Music Reviews Sin Nombre
The Daily Film Music Blog - The Cat Presents
Film in Focus.com

Photo Sources:
Scoring Sessions.Com

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fan Trailer, Poster and Artwork Friday

Good Friday morning!! It's time once again to see what the fans have been creating for Remember Me.

First up are some gorgeous posters created by Marixaluvsrob!






And here is the same poster done a little differently with classic black and white photos.





And finally we have a beuatiful poster designed by andrew_is_love9.






Thanks to Marixaluvsrob and andrew_is_love9 for their work!



If anyone has something that they would like to share, please contact me at admin@rememberme-film.com

Cast Mini Bios


Robert Pattinson – Actor (English) He is portraying Tyler Hawkins. He started acting as an amateur with the Barnes Theater Company in Barnes, England. Best Known Role – Edward Cullen in the Twilight Series. Rob won Best Actor at the Strasbourg International Film Festival for his role as Art in How to Be (2008).


Emilie de Ravin – Actor (Australian). She is portraying Ally Craig. She studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia. Best known role – Claire on ABC’s Lost. Emilie shared in the win of the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Lost. (2006).


Pierce Brosnan - Actor (Irish). He is portraying Tyler’s father Charles Hawkins. He studied theater at the Drama Center of London. Best known role - Bond, James Bond. Pierce has been twice nominated for the Golden Globe best actor award, once for his role as Robert Gould Shaw in Nancy Astor (1982) and once for his role as Julian Noble in The Matador (2005).


Lena Olin – Actor (Swedish). She is portraying Tyler’s mother Diane Hirsch. She studied acting at Sweden’s National Academy of Dramatic Arts. Best known role – Irina Derevko on ABC’s Alias. Lena has been nominated for an Academy Award for the role in Enemies – A Love Story (1989), a BAFTA Award for her role in Chocolat (2000), and an Emmy Award for her role in Alias (2001).


Chris Cooper – Actor (American). He is portraying police sergeant and Ally’s father Neil Craig. He began acting in the local Kansas City theater, the Barn Players; he was formally educated at the University of Missouri’s school of drama. Best Known Role – Col. Frank Fitts USMC in American Beauty (1999). Chris won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his role as John Larouche in Adaptation (2002).


Tate Ellington – Actor (American). He is portraying Tyler’s best friend Aidan. Best Known Role – Oliver Hunt in the Elephant King (2006).



Ruby Jerins – Actor (American). She is portraying Tyler’s little sister Caroline Hawkins. Best Known Role – Grace Peyton on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie.



Gregory Jbara – Actor (American). He is portraying Tyler’s step-father Les Hirsch. He completed his BFA in acting at the Juilliard School. Best Known Role – Jackie Elliot in the Broadway play Billy Elliot. Gregory won the Tony Award (2009) for his role as Jackie Elliot.


Kate Burton - Actor (American). She is portraying Janine, Charles Hawkins's assistant. She studied acting at the Yale University School of Drama. Best Known Role - Ellis Grey on the ABC TV Series Grey's Anatomy. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards, two for Best Leading Actress and once for Best Featured Actress.


Peyton Roi List - Actor (American) She is portraying Samantha, the mean girl who bullied Caroline. In addition to being an actor, she is a successful model. She played her first role when she was four. She is the StarPower Ambassador for the Children’s Starlight Foundation.

For a more in depth look at each actor, please check out the cast spotlights:

Robert Pattinson Part 1
Emilie de Ravin
Pierce Brosnan Part 1
Lena Olin
Chris Cooper
Tate Ellington Part 1
Tate Ellington Part 2
Ruby Jerins Part 1
Ruby Jerins Part 2
Gregory Jbara
Kate Burton
Peyton List

Allen Coulter's Hollywoodland on Cable


If you want to get a taste of Allen Coulter's style of direction, check out his other feature film Hollywoodland.

Hollywoodland is showing on MoreMax two times in the next week, so fire up those DVR players.

Showtimes are:
Friday October 23 12:00PM EST
Tuesday October 27 5:15 PM EST


As an extra bonus, Marcelo Zarvos who is scoring Remember Me also scored Hollywoodland and Jonathan Freeman is the cinematographer for both films.


For more information on Hollywoodland, please click here