Lee Doll Film Productions and JBH Video presents a new indie musical comedy titled “Rise and Fall…in LOVE” starring Louanna Lee and Clear For Takeoff. Special Guest Star George Stover. Featuring Jason Brown, Sam Lukowski, Brendan Biondi, Marc LaMartina, Joey Enste, Joe Whiting, Alfred Guy, Kim Hoang, Earl Klemm, John Gray, Steve Rifkin, Bob Clark, Kate Jackson, Lauren Zimmerman Rifkin, Cameron Guy, Wayne Shipley, and Jennifer Rouse. Director of Photography and Editor- Jeff Herberger. Written by Steve Rifkin and Lee Doll. Makeup and Wardrobe by Kate Jackson. Assistant Director- Alfred Guy. Executive Producer- Earl Klemm. Produced and Directed by Lee Doll.

www.LeeDoll.com  www.LouannaLee.com  www.cftband.com

Wow, it’s been a while since I have done a serious update – but it is up now! I have a new post production article up on what the next possible step is before going to distribution or self distribution; going to a video post house to get a limited number of copies professionally made. Therefore the spotlight falls on a Mid Atlantic firm known as VIDEO LABS. This company has had a LOT of interaction with independent filmmakers. The link for that article is HERE.

Movie Reviewer Judy Furlow Grannas has a new review up for a GOOD movie – ABSENTIA. By all accounts this sounds like a movie everyone is going to want to check out! The link to the review can be found HERE.

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Jon Cross is a very good friend to us here at Smash or Trash, and he hosts the wonderful After Movie Diner Podcast and can be found on twitter at @aftermoviediner. This week he is a guest host this week over at The RUPERT PUPKIN SPEAKS blog spot and talks about “Bad” Movies We Love. It is a great article with some killer movies listed in it – including a couple from – you guessed it – Don Dohler. Don’t delay – go check it out RIGHT NOW!

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“Dangerous Deception” Tales of The Fixer
will be featured as part of this year’s
HorrorFind Weekend Film Festival.
Show Time- 10:00 pm Friday August 31

Baltimore actor George Stover kindly provided this candid shot of himself, Tracie Savage (Friday the 13th III) and Ron Millkie (Friday the 13th) on the set of THE BONE GARDEN. Stover plays Officer Ned Taylor.

Director Mike Gutridge  (seen above with actor Paul Kratka) has gotten some great talent – both in front of and behind the camera – together for his latest motion picture. Posted here courtesy of Mr. Gutridge are some behind the scenes photos from the production. Below is the blurb he sent me about the movie. I really urge everyone to check out the fantastic facebook page he has set up. I believe the shooting locations include areas around Baltimore, as well as a lake in Pennsylvania. Check out the cast! Three veterans from the Friday the 13th series, PLUS local celebs George Stover and April “Chainsaw Sally” Monique Burril! I am really looking forward to seeing the final product once completed!

The Bone Garden is a Hitchcockian thriller about how no one is ever what they seem and EVERYONE has something to hide.
“Alice Hardy” (Tracie Savage) suspects her husband “norman” (Paul Kratka), a college history professor of cheating on her. but, there have been a rash of missing persons around campus lately and she also wonders is norman is guilty of murder, too!!
The Bone Garden stars several Friday the 13th vets including Tracie Savage and Paul Kratka (part 3) and Ron Millkie (part one).

Here is the website LINK and the facebook LINK. CHECK IT OUT!

We go into August and I don’t have a whole lot for an update. Seems the Smash or Trash headquarters had to be fumigated for bedbugs (no joke) so I have been spending my spare time basically boxing and bagging everything so Terminex can do their magic. Oof.

On the brighter side of things, our good friend actress Leanna Chamish has updated her demo reel with some of her recent commercial and movie roles. I urge everyone to check it out  at this LINK.  Her agency rep’s number is listed if you would like to hire this talented actress.

Smash or Trashers Leanna Chamish and Mitch Klein appear on an internationally distributed chess book by author David Rudel. I thought that was pretty awesome that they got that gig. You can learn more about the book HERE.

As far as anything else? Well, once the place gets back in order it will be back to more updates and reviews – plus editing on CRAWLER. So until then, stay tuned…

A big happy birthday to Jon Cross and the After Movie Diner! The podcast is one years old and it has been a great ride so far! The Diner has become a very good friend to us here at Smash or Trash (check out all the coverage on Don Dohler!) and we hope Jon and the podcast go strong for many, many more episodes.

To celebrate the year of podcast goodness, Jon has gotten together a terrific show that centers around one of the most successful independent films of all time – EVIL DEAD. Give a listen to it and enjoy the special, special guest interviews he has. It is Tom Sullivan, Hal Delrich AND all three of the EVIL DEAD women! Wow! The link is HERE.

UPDATE: It’s email week at the AMD – let’s hear what Jon Cross at the AMD has to say about it:

“Let’s make this E-MAIL week in the Diner!

HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Let us know how you came across the show, if you’re a new listener or old, what your favourite shows are, if you have any criticism and any films you want to see covered that we haven’t done yet! 
GO ON send the show an e-mail to aftermoviediner@gmail.com, there maybe something in it for you if you write the best letter ;)”

Awesome podcast that loves Maryland filmmakers. Also love all things Bruce Campbell, Don Dohler, Leanna Chamish, Joe Ripple, Dick Dyszel and George Stover. Tend to love horror, crime, action and superhero movies too. CHECK IT OUT.

A big congrats to Phillip Cook (Eagle Films) and the cast and crew of MALICE.  They recently made their goal of kickstarter by raising over 10,000 dollars to put towards the 2nd season of the show! A fun, spooky series with eye-popping effects and incredible acting!

Independent filmmaker/animator Gints Zilbalodis has done an incredible 2D animated short called AQUA. It is about a kitten that wakes up in a tree, only to find it completely surrounded by the ocean. How will it get out of this terrifying situation? I urge you to check it out over at VIMEO. This talented individual is also trying to raise funds and support for the next project CLARITY – which is about a monster that disturbs the peace of a quiet forest. I urge everyone to contact this filmmaker through VIMEO and see how you can help them out. True talent needs to be recognized!

 Torasu Productions’ J. Michael Whalen (director of CONQUERING THE ROSE) has been busy on a movie called MERRY F#@KIN’ CHRISTMAS. This film is a anthology and Whalen is directing the segment titled THE CRANN DOLL. It stars John C. Bailey (Gardon of Hedon) and I’ll have more updates… soon.

The ever prolific indie filmmaker Joe Sherlock has been flippin’ busy people! Movies, movies, and more movies! Want news on SCENT OF A SASQUATCH and TWISTED TALES? Here’s the LINK. How about TRULY DREADFUL TALES? Check out the info HERE! Joe’s got another anthology film called ABERRATIONS – the trailer is HERE! Hey, remember those shot on VHS horror movies from the 1980s? Well Joe Sherlock is doing a homage to them with a film called BLOODY RED LIPS OF BLOOD. The first photos can be found HERE.

Some really cool news is that Sherlock and company are starting in on the post production to the slasher BLOODCREEK WOODSMAN. I can’t wait to check it out! Here is an UPDATE!

Smash or Trash would like to wish Baltimore actor Greg Dohler a very happy birthday. Greg is the son of cult film director Don Dohler, and her appeared in such films as Alien Factor, Fiend, Nightbeast, Galaxy Invader, Blood Massacre, and Blood, Boobs, and Beasts. Happy birthday and may you have many more sir!