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Son of Roni Roni Carbonie is back with a vengeance. As he and his trusty side kick, Freddy No Pants, track down the sinister Chunky Cheese and his evil cohorts. Tagging along is his rambunctious son, Roni Jr. Who learns several life lessons during the carnage the we call, Son of Roni. Click Here
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Farewell Darkness NEW VERSION RELEASED! - Michael returns home to Chicago from Operation Iraqi Freedom with more scars than he left with. The surroundings of his childhood, trigger a series of bad memories of his turbulent childhood. Reuniting with his girlfriend Rose opens his eyes to the good things in his life. He must decide, either move forward and live his life with Rose. Or settle the injustices he endured as a youth. Click Here
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Aqua Teen Hunger Farce? FLASH! The ABS News team brings you a story ripped from todays headlines. Cracker-Jack reporter Rand Bandersnatch exposes the holes in Chicago's Homeland Security. Check out "Aqua Teen Hunger... Farce?" and find out just how scared you should be! Click Here
David Bianchi, nationally recognized Performance Poet joined forces with award winning Director Daniel J. Pico, to bring you a visually stunning and emotionally charged, one of a kind short film depicting the inner struggle of a soldier suffering from the loss of a fallen comrade at the front lines of the Iraq War.
Reviews: Soldier Interview David Bianchi was invited to be interviewed as part of a KPFK 90.7 FM segment about the Artivist Film Festival. Discussing films that are socially conscious, relevant and activist oriented.
The Grade: A+ Tastes Like Chicken "A short film based on a spoken word piece? Yes. And it works. So well, in fact, that I could imagine it being embraced by both veterans of actual combat whoÕve lived to tell the tale, and those of us adamantly opposed to the act of war." Click Here for full Review 5 Star Review! Film Threat "Soldier is raw, visceral, furious and brilliant. Pico and Bianchi have crafted a perfect film. I wish every American would see "Soldier" especially those who voted to send America's youth into the Iraq slaughterhouse." Click Here for full Review
Festivals: NO.2 BEST UNSEEN FILM OF 2006!!! Film Threat As if Christmas wasn't good enough! Film Threat magazine has rated SOLDIER the NO.2 BEST UNSEEN FILM OF 2006!!! This is an international search of great films that never recieved traditional distribution and is a HUGE honor! Click Here
Winner! - Best Short Soldier has been awarded Best Short at The Queens International Film Festival a 4 day festival that attracts thousands! this makes number 11 domestic festivals folks! The exposure to the burrows will be phenominal considering the poetic following of the city!
Winner! - Best Dramatic Action Short Soldier was awarded Best Dramatic Action Short and was selected 1st Runner Up for Best Short at the San Tan Short Film Fest in Phoenix, AZ offering thousands in cash prizes.
uPressplay Wallpaper Gallery All your favorites! And some you've never seen. Click Here Collected over time of our favorite indie, big budget or low budget movies. Some we got right from the get go, other we had to create. This Month's Favorite was submitted by Tim Piwnicki. Email us and submit your favorites or create a custom one. uPressplay will post it!
This Months Favorite: City Slickers II Curly's Gold
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Garageband.com The best music resource on the web. The biggest problem that most moviemakers I know have, is getting permission for a soundtrack that works for their movie.... Click Here for article.
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Braveheart Barbeque Check out the latest installment from Jake Hames, Thomas Doyle Piwnick and Joe Elsey. A certain Scotsman has just moved into the neighborhood... and life is never going to be the same. Click Here
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The Art of Pain Check out the trailer for uPressplay's first feature, written and directed by Matt Brookens. Jack works an easy job at the movie theater with his pal Nick, a sci-fi geek, and his aspiring actress girlfriend, Sharon. He used to be a pretty good painter, but there isnÕt much inspiration in this zombie-like existence. Enter Marcus, a pissed off ninja-in-training with something to prove. Marcus takes it upon himself to teach a brutal lesson: Great art comes from great pain. Jack must fight not only for his art, but his life. Click Here
Official Selection Sunscreen Film Festival 2008 March 19-22nd - Click Here for Info
Roscoe Village: What Could Have Been Nate wakes up to find a sleepless Van, staring into space, chain smoking. On the way home from work Van saw his ex-girlfriend with husband and child. Spinning him into a bout of contemplation and regret. And on the flip side, while out to dinner with his girlfriend Lane, Nate brushes with a life filled with diapers, soccer practice and driverÕs permits. Click Here
Soldier David Bianchi, nationally recognized Performance Poet joined forces with award winning Director Daniel J. Pico, to bring you a visually stunning and emotionally charged, one of a kind short film depicting the inner struggle of a soldier suffering from the loss of a fallen comrade at the front lines of the Iraq War. Click Here
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What is the HFB? Mogo Doesn't Socialize What is the HFB? Has Mayor Archibald P. T'Willigers' administration over stepped their bounds? Does Peter McBedelman hold the key to a brighter future for the citizens of Chicago? Find out, America, as Rand Bandersnatch reports on the newest developments at city hall in this ABS News Special Bulletin. Click Here
