February 1st, 2014 
CEO 
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
Maximilian Schell, who won an Oscar for his amazing portrayal of defense lawyer in “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has died at 83.
CNN has reported that Schell died at a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, with his wife, Iva, at his side.
“He was suffering from a long illness,” Baumbauer said. “My mother was Schell’s agent for over 50 years, and when she died four years ago, he remained with the agency. He was like a father to me and knew me my entire life.”
January 31st, 2014 CEO 
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
Anna Gordy Gaye, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy who also was married to the legendary singer Marvin Gaye, died at her Los Angles home today at the age of 92.
An official family statement said Gordy Gaye was surrounded by her son Marvin Gaye III and other loved ones. “She will be deeply missed,” it said. Earlier, a family publicist said Gaye passed away from natural causes.
Our deepest condolences go out to the Gaye family in their time of grief…
January 31st, 2014 CEO 
ENEMY releases exclusively on DirecTV February 6th and opening in theaters March 14th!
————————————
Official Website: http://a24films.com/
————————————
Likes us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A24films
————————————
Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/a24films & http://instagram.com/a24films
————————————
Images: http://bit.ly/1i8YvYS
————————————
Director: Denis Villeneuve
January 30th, 2014 CEO 
Havana Lost (The Red Herrings Press) is award-winning author Libby Fischer Hellmann’s tenth novel and third stand-alone thriller. On the eve of the Cuban Revolution, headstrong 18-year-old Francesca Pacelli flees from her ruthless Mafia-boss father in Havana to the arms of her lover, a rebel fighting with Fidel Castro. Her father, desperate to send her to safety in the US, resorts to torture and blackmail as he searches the island for her.
So begins the first part of a spellbinding saga that spans three generations of the same family. Decades later the Pacelli family is lured back to Cuba by the promise of untold riches. But pursuing those riches brings danger as well as opportunity, and ultimately, Francesca must confront the lethal consequences of her choices. From the troubled streets of Havana to the mean streets of Chicago, Havana Lost reveals the true cost of chasing power instead of love.
January 30th, 2014 CEO 
MAKE YOUR MOVE – In Theaters April 18, 2014!
—————————-
Directed by: Duane Adler
Starring: Derek Hough, BoA
—————————-
Official Website: www.makeyourmovefilm.com
Like the film on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MakeYourMoveTheMovie
Follow the film on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MYMthemovie
January 30th, 2014 CEO 
Investigation Discovery will “celebrate” Valentine’s Day in its own unique style with its first-ever FORGET YOU WEEK, anchored by daytime talk personality Wendy Williams, who also hosts the original special 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER. Love hurts on ID’s anti-Valentine’s Day special, as we reveal breakup tactics taken by real people spurned by lousy lovers using recreations and interviews with the old flames. But before feeling the sting of Cupid’s acid laced arrows, FORGET YOU WEEK primes viewers for the darkly funny special with an on-air watch & win sweepstakes, as well as digital extensions including a “Relationship Personality Quiz” and March Madness-style “Break-up Bracket.”
ID kicks off the first-ever FORGET YOU week, launching Friday, February 7, where fans can tune into the 8/7c broadcast each night for a code to enter to win a $5,000 retail therapy shopping spree on www.InvestigationDiscovery.com. And lovelorn viewers have another outlet for their angst on ID’s digital and social channels with the following initiatives beginning Saturday, February 1:
January 30th, 2014 CEO January 29th, 2014 CEO 
Directed by: Doug Karr
Starring: Joseph Cross, Jessica Szohr, Christopher Abbot, Joey Lauren Adams
—————————-
Official Website: http://www.artmachinemovie.com/
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iz6LfbCeCs
Official Stills: http://bit.ly/ArtMachine_Stills
—————————-
Like the film on Facebook: facebook.com/artmachinemovie
Follow the film on Twitter: twitter.com/ArtMachinemovie
January 28th, 2014 CEO 
Taking Back Sunday has announced a North American co-headlining tour with The Used this spring. The tour will kick off on March 14th in Dallas, TX and wrap on April 27thin Orlando, FL, with specials guests Tonight Alive and Sleepwave. Fans can purchase digital versions of both Taking Back Sunday and The Used’s new albums with a ticket starting today at 2pm EST via Applauze. These limited tickets will have a special reduced service fee along with a sale price to pre-order either or both albums. If you download the free Applauze app for iPhone/iPod Touch there is an additional specially priced bundle that includes both albums. There will also be an artist pre-sale beginning today at 2pm local time. General ticket sales will begin on Friday, January 31st at 10am local time. To purchase tickets and for more information, please visit: www.takingbacksunday.com.
January 28th, 2014 CEO The increasingly buzzed about Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) is now accepting film submissions for the fourth annual event. The ultimate celebration of the best new independent films and studio sneak previews, elevated by Napa Valley’s world-class food, wine and hospitality, NVFF unspools November 12-16, with a five-day immersive experience that lights up the gloriously scenic towns of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.
NVFF welcomes submissions of any genre and will be selecting approximately 120 new films, including narrative features, documentaries, world cinema, short films, animation, and student works. Organizers are looking for films that will best entertain, inspire, educate and intrigue audiences. NVFF also features a selection of bold, boundary-pushing films in a dedicated venue called The Lounge.
Categories eligible for Juried Awards include: U.S. Narrative Features and Shorts, U.S. Documentary Features and Short Subjects, and the Animated Short Films Category, sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Intel. Special Jury Awards will be presented for Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast. Audience Awards will be bestowed on Favorites in the following categories: Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Narrative Shorts, Documentary Short Subjects, Lounge Features, Lounge Shorts, Animated Shorts, and Actor and Actress.
January 28th, 2014 CEO Can you say, Soul mate door opener? Called an “Accidental Love Guru,” in a recent interview for the San Diego Union-Tribune, yoga master, author, and inspirational speaker, Vishwanath “Vish” Iyer, is proud to announce the national release of his new book, Yoga & Love. With Valentine’s Day approaching, this is the perfect time to discover and celebrate his shared wisdom and proven techniques for finding the love of one’s life.
In Yoga & Love author Vish reveals, “It’s an essential scientific system that teaches singles how to ‘live for love’ by establishing a clear conception of a loving relationship with one’s self and thereby unlocking your magnificent heart’s potential.”
Time-Honored Vedic Yoga Mantra and Lineage 7,000 Years Strong:
January 28th, 2014 CEO It’s a documented fact: a surprising number of men cheat on their partners (see http://bit.ly/1hJ2XNz). Now, noted psychologist and author Peter Sacco and sex therapist Dr. Debra Laino offer readers the straightforward reasoning and causes for cheating and a discussion on what is sometimes viewed as “acceptable” cheating. Madonna Complex: Why Men Are Wired To Cheat is now available online from Chipmunk Publishing.
“Here’s what it looks like sometimes,” Sacco says. “She lays on the floor sobbing. She just found out — he’s been cheating. Not once, not thrice, but for years! He says he is sorry. In fact, he says he loves her more than the other. After all, she is his wife and the mother of his kids. With his palms pressed against his forehead, it is his turn to cry, ‘I can’t help myself!’
“Is it real or is it an excuse? Can sex really, truly be an addiction, out of control, or is it just another cynical card to play when the rich and famous get caught? When is it BS and when is it really worth saving the marriage? After all if sex is an addiction, that makes it an ‘illness.’ Do you dump someone just because they have a mental illness?”
January 28th, 2014 CEO 
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
Pete Seeger a folk singer, but so much more has died at age 94 in his sleep at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he had been for six days. My late father Alvin Berkwitt, raised me on so many great musical artists and Pete was always in his rotation of albums. I can recall my father telling me they had met and that Seeger just didn’t talk the talk, but he walked the walk when it came to humanity. We lost a great man, but the world will have his music and remember his kindness to Planet Earth for decades to come.
NewzBreaker extends our deepest condolences to the Seeger family in their time of grief.
January 27th, 2014 CEO 
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
(Interview from 2010)
Over time I’ve observed that I have a special affinity for artists that hail from my hometown, New York. What attracts me is a certain down-to-earth realism that not only influences choice of subject matter, but also how it is expressed. I believe the operative word here is “soul”. Robbie Dupree is from New York, and indeed possesses soul in great abundance.
You can feel this easy, pragmatic, earthy realism in Robbie’s songs. I always enjoy an artist whose CD you can put on…. and leave on. Robbie is such an artist. Easy to listen to. The songs are melodic, the rhythms engaging and his vocal delivery effortless.
I noticed he released his new CD on Spectra Records; and it so happens that I have recently licensed a CD for release on Spectra as well. I guess this makes us label-mates……. partners in crime, as it were. – Gregory Abbott (Singer & Songwriter)
January 27th, 2014 CEO Rich Hill, Whiplash, Return to Homs and To Kill a Man Earn Grand Jury Prizes
Audience Favorites Include Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory, Whiplash, The Green Prince, Difret and Imperial Dreams
Park City, UT — Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the feature film Awards Ceremony, hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, in Park City, Utah. Video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live.
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented by Tracy Chapman to:
Rich Hill / U.S.A. (Directors: Andrew Droz Palermo, Tracy Droz Tragos) — In a rural, American town, kids face heartbreaking choices, find comfort in the most fragile of family bonds, and dream of a future of possibility.
January 24th, 2014 CEO 
Tampa horror author Jeff Strand, known as the ‘funniest writer in the game’ by critics, beloved by teen readers, and a Junior Library Guild favorite, is releasing his second YA novel, I Have a Bad Feeling About This, March 2014. With two Junior Library Guild picks under his belt and a fandom surrounding his work in the horror genre, Strand is a force to be reckoned with.
I Have A Bad Feeling About This is a hysterical novel about one outcast’s summer adventure, and a gut-busting romp through a summer camp that doesn’t feel too far removed from the zombie apocalypse. A perfect read to gear teen boys up for summer, (or remind them of warmer days) or for anyone who likes a laugh-out-loud, coming of age storyline. As Kirkus reviews nicely puts, “It’s funny, and the gags turn in unexpected directions and would do Saturday Night Live skits proud.”
JEFF STRAND is a three-time nominee for the Bram Stoker Award, and both of his YA books, A Bad Day for VooDoo and I Have A Bad Feeling About This are both Junior Library Guild Picks. Jeff lives in Tampa, Florida, and would last approximately three seconds in a true survival situation. But he’s okay with that, because he mostly just types stuff in a safe bear-free environment. Jeffstrand.com.
January 24th, 2014 CEO 
Official Trailer: http://bit.ly/24Exposures_Trailer
Official Poster: http://bit.ly/24Exposures_Poster
Clip: http://bit.ly/24Exposures_BillyMeetsRebecca
Film Images: http://bit.ly/1hAMj4V
————————————
Director: Joe Swanberg
Cast: Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal, Helen Rogers
Producers: Alexander Motlagh, Alex Orr
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Genre: Thriller
————————————
January 24th, 2014 CEO Sundance Institute and Mahindra today announced the winners of the 2014 Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award, in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world. The winning directors and projects are Hong Khaou, MONSOON from Vietnam/UK; Tobias Lindholm, A WAR from Denmark; Ashlee Page, ARCHIVE from Australia; and Neeraj Ghaywan, FLY AWAY SOLO from India.
The awards were presented at a private ceremony at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, currently underway in Park City, Utah.
Now in its fourth year, the Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award is part of a multifaceted collaboration that exemplifies a commitment to and support of world cinema by the Mahindra Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in India known throughout the world for its dedication to excellence and to social responsibility, and the nonprofit Sundance Institute, one of the world’s leading cultural organizations.
