The Arts and Entertainment Magazine attended the Robert Burns’ Supper held at the McMahon’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Warrenton, Virginia. The event was hosted by The Fauquier Scottish Heritage Society of Fauquier County. (more…)

Amazing Support from Renound Author and Publisher of The Arts and Entertainment Magazine, Joseph J. O’Donnell

Just before the year ended, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine released a bold press release in support of ‘I Am Neda’. In his first political statement the publisher of The Arts and Entertainment Magazine, Joseph J. O’Donnell, is quoted as saying: “The time is right for all the world to speak out against the tyranny and evil that the Iranian regime represents, and I believe that this film will be the spark that will ignite that fire.”…(Click to Read More…)

On behalf of Nicole Kian Sadighi and everyone at the ‘I Am Neda’ team, Persepolis Pictures would like to take this opportunity to extend a heartfelt thanks to Mr. O’Donnell and the Arts and Entertainment Magazine for their kind support and championing such an important project.

(Pulled from the I AM NEDA News Update)

William Gillette, America’s Sherlock Holmes has had a wonderful year, and of course everybody was ecstatic when it appeared.
“You did it,” declared old friend Lon Anderson. “Never mind that I was just graduating from kindergarten when you lined up your first publisher and announced its imminent printing.”
Fellow Gillettean Susan Dahlinger asked, “Are you still carrying it around the house, petting it?”
And my ever faithful, loyal, supportive wife asked me if I wanted to sleep with it.
Rolf Rykken, fellow reporter at the Delaware State News in my other life, saw a hundred pages of footnotes and expected a dry, boring academic tome. Then he read into it and added, “Looks great and what little I’ve read so far, nicely written.” (more…)

To All Colleges and Universities

Attn.: Liberal Arts Departments

I publish the on-line Mystery and Hollywood Insider’s magazine called The Eerie Digest/ and The Arts and Entertainment Magazine, and so I would like to offer opportunity to some of your  students.  It is one that would give them a chance to publish their work and see it on the internet.

The Eerie Digest/  and The Arts and Entertainment Magazine is a FREE magazine and I would not be able to offer a monetary honorarium for their efforts.  However, it will enable them to see their work published and give your other students a goal to strive for.  As an added benefit I will also give your universities recognition and a chance to promote your Creative Writing curriculum for interested students. With All of Hollywood reading The Eerie Digest/ and The Arts and Entertainment Magazine for FREE, the students will also attract their interest as well. (more…)

MJD Production’s

3rd

World Music and Independent Film Festival

August

19th -  25 ^th 2012

SPONSORSHIP OVERVIEW

WMIFF I attn June Daguiso| 17294 Fairbourne Drive Jeffersonton, VA  22724 USA I 703-303-7424 I WWW.wmiff.com

FOR ALL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, PLEASE CONTACT: sponoship@wmiff.com (more…)

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine recently interviewed Mark Christopher Lawrence for our readership’s pleasure. Mark wowed the public on December 14th in San Diego as he hosted a ‘Night of Comedy’ in The House of Blues.

The star studded event was well received with a packed house at this San Diego landmark. This publication has included photos of all those who appeared for this night of fun and entertainment in which Christopher led the way with his usual charm and candor. In San Diego, Mark Christopher Lawrence and The House of Blues has made an unbeatable combination!

Click here for the press release: MCL Press Release HOB 12.14.11

Click here for the full gallery of photos from the event!

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Joseph O'Donnell

Our Publisher, Joseph J. O’Donnell, was invited to appear on the Blogtalk Radio program, The Exchange, with host Aaron Myers on Tuesday, December 13th. Mr. O’Donnell was asked to talk about his novels ‘Night Trains’, ‘Walkers’, and ‘Tales for Late at Night’. Aaron also asked him about our publication, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine.

Mr. O’Donnell’s knowledge of Hollywood and the Literary field created a great exchange of views for the show and was welcomed by host Myers. The discussion took off on schedule and can be listened to in the link provided below. When airing the link you will find the interview starting at approximately eleven minutes and thirty seconds into the radio program.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thexchange/2011/12/13/the-exchange

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   The Arts and Entertainment Magazine is proud to announce that the film ‘I Am Neda’, by producer Nicole Sadighi, has registered with the World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington, DC. This politically explosive film offers a heart rendering look at the citizens of Iran’s human rights movement and of one particular victim of this brutal regime.

The story behind the film is compelling and is told by Nicole Sadighi who has done a great job in uncovering the life of Neda, and the young woman’s demand for basic human rights. Neda was killed by a government sniper and her tragic end was filmed and seen all over the world by many news stations. Now Nicole has brought to life the story of Neda for the whole world to see.

The film has already been seen in film festivals around the world and has received many awards. The World Music and Independent Film Festival is proud to have this film to display to all those attending its 2012 show this coming year. Please click on the WMIFF logo on our homepage to learn more about the festival, and how producers can enter their films and the WMIFF.

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   The Arts and Entertainment Magazine attended the premier of the movie ‘Collide’ , by producer June Daguiso on Saturday, December 10th. The movie proved to be a big hit with the audience and there was a loud applause from all at it’s finish.

Mr. Diguiso discussed the film before it’s start and chaired a question and answer session at it’s close. Actress and good friend, Connie Lamothe interviewed many of the attendees before the showing of the film. The acting in the film was excellent as was the special effects. Music too, was the a highlight of the film and so were some of the many settings it took place in. Although working on a tight budget, Mr. Daguiso produced a very believable film. The movie represents a colliding force of characters and events within the criminal world, but we will not give away the story or plot so that the viewing public will enjoy it more when it is released.

TAEM

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

D.C. Webseries Explores the Lighter Side of Occupy Movement

Washington, D.C. November 29th - “I’m not sure I’ve ever known less about what to expect from a shoot than going to the Occupy DC protests. I was incredibly nervous. But how cool it was to have the whole camp at McPherson Square cheering on that jenga game. That made me really happy to be there.”

That “jenga game” being referred to by leading man Joshua Disk, is one of the many ways the new webseries “Confab” was able to find a softer side to the Occupy D.C protests.  It’s part of a preview video for the series released on Tuesday, November 29th to give audiences a taste of a project that will begin broadcast next summer. (more…)

Honoring Top Businesses, Business Entrepreneurs and Leaders in the Community at The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce LA 10^th Anniversary Awards and Gala Night

Sherman Oaks, CA — On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles (FACC-LA), announced that they will be Honoring Top Businesses, Business Entrepreneurs and Leaders in the Community at the 10^th Anniversary Awards and Gala Night to be held on Sunday, November 27, 2011, at The Beverly Garland Holiday Inn located at 4222 Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood, CA 91602. The event will feature The Classic Harmony and Ang Lahi Philippine Cultural Dance Group.

The Top Business Entrepreneurs and Community Leaders awards will be presented to: Farmers Insurance Group for Large Business Enterprise, Diana Zuniga of Western Union for her Business Leadership and Service Award (Remittance Industry), Pedro Ramirez of St. Vincent Medical Center for his  Community Leadership and Service Award (Healthcare Industry), Tony Vasquez of Beverly Garland Holiday Inn for Business Leadership Award (Hotel Management, Events and Lodging Industry), Susan Maranan of D’ New Aristocrat Restaurant  for her  Business Excellence Award (Restauranteur), Roman P. Mosqueda, Attorney at Law for his Service Leadership Award,  and John Mina for Community Leadership and Service Award (Non-Profit Service Organization).  (more…)

From our Web Partner Diversity News-On Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Diversity News Publications, publisher of Diversity News Magazine, announced that Executive Editor-In-Chief Steven Escobar has been approved for the 2nd year in a row to cover the 2011 American Music Awards on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Steven Escobar will represent Kevin James designs at the event.

“I am so honored and thrilled to be covering, for the second time, such an amazing and prestigious event, where big celebrities will shine; at the same time, I am very proud to showcase Kevin James designs which are inspired by Michael Jackson- The King of Pop,” said Esteban “Steven” Escobar, Executive Editor-In-Chief of Diversity News Magazine.

Steven Escobar will keep his fans up-to-date on Twitter and FB, uploading photos on Diversity News Twitter and Facebook fan page on the day of the event. (more…)

  The Arts and Entertainment Magazine is reporting that a famous short film is making it’s way to the Oscars. Writer-Director Nicole Kian Sadighi has set in motion the process leading to this prestigious event with her critically acclaimed film, ‘I AM NEDA’.

The film is based on the plight of a young Iranian girl, Neda Agha Soltan, whose tragic death at the hands of the brutal Iranian regime has touched off countrywide protests, as well as world-wide political condemnation, against the government in Iran. The present Iranian government has suppressed it’s people’s right to basic freedom and has become an antagonist to world peace.

Nicole also portrays the part of Neda in the film and is accompanied by the famous Iranian actress Mary Apick, who plays the part of Neda’s mother. The film is not just about Neda’s death, but about why she felt so strongly about standing up for her basic rights. The Arts and Entertainment Magazine believes this film will surely win the coveted award for  Best Foreign Film at the Oscars, hands down. (more…)

TAEM News Flash - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Erik Cieslewicz and Kevin Finkelstein Announce CONFAB

Washington, D.C. November 8th, 2011 – The City of Washington, D.C. will soon add another web-series to its ranks. A new series entitled, “Confab,” will follows four college juniors going through the most dramatic semester of their lives. The show is the product of award winning producers Erik Cieslewicz and Kevin Finkelstein, who are looking to show some of the non-political side of the the nation’s capital.

Already written, in pre-production and cast, Confab is off to a strong start.

“We wanted the show to have a good set of arcs that flowed across all the episodes in addition to running gags and a good amount of reflexivity, so we wrote all thirteen episodes before we even thought about casting the project,” Cieslewicz noted about the deliberate process the production has taken so far. (more…)

To-day Wanstrom & Assoc. arranged for Andrew Jackson to be appointed spokesperson for POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL’s Project Polar Bear.

Polar Bears International is the only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear and its habitat. They concentrate their strategies in areas of research, education and stewardship.

Checkout on Andrew’s Website for details of this arrangement.

Part of Andrew’s duties will be for him to attend ceremonies in San Diego, CA & Churchill, MB early next year.

Project Polar Bear’s Website

Spread the word around about the contest for teenagers in Canada & the USA to help save the polar bears. Deadline for submissions is November 15th.

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine ( formerly The Eerie Digest) has become aggressive in two major programs:

Colleges and the WMIFF- Recently our publisher, Joseph J. O’Donnell, has been invited to join the World Music and Independent Film Festival organization. This past weekend Mr. O’Donnell sent letters to the Office of the President of fifteen major Universities to invite their students to enter their films to the Festival. At the same time he has also offered their students the magazine’s College Student Writer’s Program, in which these young writers can contribute their short stories to be displayed on our pages. Young filmmakers and writers are given the chance to be recognized by their peers, the literary world, and Hollywood.

Advertising- Our magazine has just made contact with fourteen of the largest Advertising Agencies in the country, inviting them to display their client’s products in The Arts and Entertainment Magazine. These agencies represent some of the major retailers, hotels, airlines, and services now seen on television. Our new aggressive stand will extend to other venues and we will keep our readers posted of all the progress that we make.

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The Arts and Entertainment Magazine is announcing brand new advertisers for our October issue. Please see Holdon Log in the right hand column of our homepage. Holdon Log offers great deals to those in the Entertainment Industry. These include special deals to Actors, Producers, Filmmakers, Production Companies, and those entering the industry for the first time. Don’t miss out on these spectacular offerings ! Click on their site now to get the leg up on the competition.

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine would also like to welcome Amazon.com to our family. We have placed books offered by them in Our Book Store. These written works by famous authors are now on sale and join others who have advertised their work with us in there. So hurry and buy these books while they last !

TAEM

From the Publisher- The Arts and Entertainment Magazine/ The Eerie Digest, will be changing the way we publish our material beginning November 1, 2011. From that point forward we will be adding new Interviews and Stories weekly.

This change is due to the increase in both readership and news opportunities. Our magazine will still have monthly advertising displaying product lines, promo reels, and articles in ‘Our Book Store’ and ‘Our Music Store’. Our Interviews and News articles will appear as a rolling ‘blog’ to keep our readers interested in our publication all month long. Stories and interviews will continue to appear without fading into memory. In this way we will also attract more viewing of those segments of our periodical in which we advertise.

This change will be for the better, and we have been urged to do so from a number of interested participants, and have been applauded widely for adapting this stance.

TAEM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bat Pig Pictures
Robert Gordon Spencer, Producer
PO Box 92824
Long Beach, CA 90809
347-470-7335
filmproduction@batpigpictures.com

“HORROR IN THE POCONOS”

Los Angeles, CA – October 24, 2011 — California based production company Bat Pig Pictures announces its latest film production “HOSTAGE”, a horror film to be produced and filmed in the Poconos, Pennsylvania.
Movie producer Robert Gordon Spencer challenged screenwriter and director Michael J. Yurinko, a PA resident, to create a horror screenplay that was sharp, unique and budget minded. The result was “HOSTAGE”, a story about Eugene, a man dealing with a personal tragedy of his family’s death by living at the vacation cabin that they last stayed, only to discover he’s completely snowbound. During Eugene’s desperate attempts to dig himself out, he discovers he’s not alone.

The film will star actor Holt Boggs, best known for his leading role in the hit action-suspense film “THE PRODIGY”. (more…)

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine/ The Eerie Digest and AMB Publicity have teamed up in a mutually beneficial agreement. This prestigious publicity firm is well known throughout Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry. Our magazine, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine/The Eerie Digest, is also a well known publication in both fields, as well as literary circles, and seen by our readership world-wide. Together we have forged a powerful alliance that will provide the entertainment and literary industries with greatest coverage conceived to date.

TAEM

The World Music and Independent Film Festival  (WMIFF) has added Publisher Joseph J. O’Donnell to its ranks. Mr. O’Donnell has agreed to join their team and will secure Student Films for upcoming festival activities.

The Student Films category is an important segment of WMIFF, and they will be presented to the judges at the festival that will take place in the coming months. Winners, and contestants, will be mentioned on the agenda and will gain recognition throughout the film industry. Our magazine will also run stories about the event which we publish World-Wide.

Student film makers will be notified where to send your films to be judged, and the information needed to do so. The Arts and Entertainment Magazine/ The Eerie Digest is most proud to be a part of this prestigious organization. With the many University’s Student Newspapers that our magazine is presently advertising in, upcoming festival activities are predicted to be eventful with recognition of their films by all of Hollywood.

    TAEM

A unique writers open mic night in England is attracting talented American writers and Poets, and is proud to be working in conjunction with “The Eerie Digest”….

The Answer is “42”…

“If you are a writer, performer or poet with a passion for genre subjects, (and fed up with feeling like a fish out of water at conventional open mic nights), then you might just find the answer in the open mic night “42”….”

The unique open-mic night “42” has been running in Worcestershire in England ever since March 2011, and is proving a sensational hit.  So much so that the event is expanding, with other “42” nights starting in other cities, beginning with Stoke-on-Trent and the great second city of the UK, Birmingham,  with contributions being performed on the evenings on behalf of writers and poets in the United States and internationally, alongside the phenomenally talented home-grown performers.  In a development which is a source of some considerable pride, the organisers Glenn and Angela James have forged a fertile link with “The Eerie Digest”, and hope that there will prove to be an energetic cross-fertilisation of talent between the magazine and their open mic night across the Atlantic. (Glenn himself is already a contributor of Gothic Fantasy fiction to the digest, recent issues having seen his stories “Pass the Remote”, and “Crookbarrow” in the current edition.) (more…)

On September 3, 2011, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine’s Publisher, Joseph J. O’Donnell, had the great joy of giving his daughter, Jennifer, away at her wedding to his new son-in-law, Brian Holder. It was a grand time for all with one hundred forty-four guests.

The reception was also fantastic, and an emotional moment was made as he danced with his daughter to the applause and delight of the people gathered there. He also had the opportunity of dancing with his granddaughter, Haven, who became the apple of everyone’s eye.

The newly wed couple looked very happy, and the bridal gown was extremely beautiful. The Publisher’s son (also the bride’s brother) was also a member of the bridal party and the groomsmen and bridesmaids were nicely dressed with a Fall season hint in their attire. (more…)

The new section of  The Arts and Entertainment Magazine, ‘Our Book Store’, is now open for business. Now Writers can display their work to the public and guide them to where they can purchase it.

Writers will pay no commissions on sale of their work, and we will not be involved in the sales process at all. Simply attach the links to the purchasing site along with the cover art for your novel. Check out ‘Our Book Store’ for complete information, and low ad costs, in our magazine NOW!!!

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SEE OUR WEB PARTNERS!!!!

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine ( formerly The Eerie Digest) has a fabulous array of Web Partners across the country. To give our readership more news coverage, and a wide variety of viewing availability just click on the Web Partners tab on the toolbar at the top of our homepage !

Our advertisers will also benefit from the many additional readers that will share our magazine through these sites, too !!!! This is a Win-Win situation for our readers and advertisers alike.

TAEM

With the recent closing of Sam Goody’s and availability of finding music CD’s growing smaller, The Arts and Entertainment Magazine is jumping in to fill the void to help musicians sell their work. Starting immediately we are opening ‘ Our Music Store’ for their convenience. Our ads only cost $20.00 per CD, per month to advertise with us.

Musicians need to simply send us their CD cover art, the price they are selling it for, the link to the site they are selling it through, and choose the number of months they wish to display it for. You can pay right through the magazine too, by using PayPal or  accepted Credit Card. It’s as simple as that.

We will display ads of ALL genres of CD’s, with the exception erotic album covers.

And the good news is that we DO NOT handle CD sales as ALL sales are made directly through the musicians sites that the link for the ad goes to. So we do not collect commissions on sales either. So send us your ads now to beat the  expected rush for Our Music Store. If you need cover art for your album, we can arrange that through our affiliate, Creation Depot.

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The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has just learned that actor Andrew Jackson, who we recently interviewed in our March 2011 issue, will be playing alongside veteran actor Blu Mankuma (2012, ‘Look Who’s Talking), and Connor Stanhope (Smallville, Merlin’s Apprentice) in ‘Jake & Jasper: A Ferret Tale’. Alison Parker is also the Producer and Director for this film. Also onboard is another rising Canadian actress, Nina Hagerty.

This is a short film and it is very interesting how they pulled it together. This is going to be a must-see film with great acting, talented cast and crew, and fabulous story-line. We are hoping that this ‘G’- rated film will become available for movie-goers everywhere in the very near future.

With us we have the cast members, and the film’s producer, and we want to ask them questions about the film:

TAEM- Andrew, tell us the theme behind the movie and the role that you play in it.

AJ- A family torn apart with grief attempts to deal with the loss of a mother and wife. The father lacks the tools necessary to help his children deal with their shattered world. It takes a very special relationship between a boy and his new found ferret friend to save him from his pain and ultimately bring the boy and his family back together.

I believe our relationship to the animal world is sacred.  (more…)

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine has learned that Gemini nominated actress Ellen Dubin, whom we first interviewed in our May 2010 issue, has landed in a role in the new movie, ‘Dead Before Dawn’. This film has been produced by Wango Films, and is a fast paced horror adventure comedy.

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine released a Press Release in our News Section in our August issue and just learned of Ellen’s involvement in it. Ellen, can you tell us a little about the film?

TAEM- Describe your role in this production for us.

ED-I play Beverly Galloway – a sweet doting overprotective loving mother – a kind of throwback to those tv mom’s of the 1950’s – who turns into an evil vindictive zemon- half zombie, half demon.

It is so much fun for me to go from such a pert loving character to a wild crazy zemon.

Love the contrast. Wait till you see the fabulous zemon makeup! Spooky!!! I have to thank the make up and hair team of Kenji Sato, Monik Walmsley and Erin Olmstead- what a transformation that really helped in my playing of the character. (more…)

The Arts and Entertainment Magazine attended the World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington, DC on Saturday, August 20th.

The event was a success with many artists from the music and independent film fields attending. The affair was held in the beautiful Capital Hilton, not far from the White House. We started to gather on the second floor and entered the waiting area just outside the hotel’s Congressional Ballroom. Here the Red Carpet event took place and many of the celebrities gathered to have their pictures taken. A short time later we entered the Congressional Ballroom where we were served some of the renowned food that the hotel is famous for. (more…)