Gregor Schmidinger, THE BOY NEXT DOOR (2008)

"I saved $25 ... Do you want to be my friend?"

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THE BOY NEXT DOOR
(USA 2008)

Written & directed by
Gregor Schmidinger


Cast

Mark
Michael Ellison

Justin
Truman Chambers

Jack Brown (Justin's father)
Damon Preston

"Mark, a 25-year-old male prostitute who suffers from anxiety attacks accidentally runs into the 10-year-old son of one of his clients. When the boy tells him he is looking for his father Mark, taken by surprise, wants nothing to do with him. But while they wait for the client to return Mark realizes that maybe this unexpected guest was exactly what he needed. Over the course of the night this strange new friendship grows and gives both Mark and Justin the courage to overcome their fears and face their own personal demons."

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The short movie "The Boy Next Door" was written and produced as an in-class project made by Bowling Green State University student Gregor Schmidinger. In 2009, the short movie was shown on festivals all over the place. And in the beginning of 2010, Schmidinger uploaded the movie to his YouTube Channel.

"The Boy Next Door" is supposed to be taken to the next level, by being turned into a full feature movie. The project is in the works, but it needs support. In his vlogs and on the movie's official website, Schmidinger explains what fans of the short movie and everyone interested in the project can do to support the upcoming film.

So, if you like: Click the playlist above, check out the short movie, and the vlogs (2 of them up to now, but I will keep the playlist updated), and get involved as you see fit.

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Visit
Gregor Schmidinger's YouTube channel
and subscribe

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Official Website
and get involved

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Officia Facebook Fanpage
and "Like" it
... sounds funny :-))) ...

Visit
Gregor Schmidinger's Blog
and get more in depth info

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Official IMDb page
for additional details (to come) on the project

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Meet the GOLDEN GIRLS

I am a longterm fan of the American TV show GOLDEN GIRLS. I don't know how often I watched basically every single episode ... praise be to re-runs on TV and to the series on DVD.

Over the weekend, I collected videos with in-depth interviews with Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zbornak), Betty White (Rose Nilund), Rue McClanahan (Blanche Deveraux) and Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo) and put them together in this playlist.

The result is a wonderful hours long journey through the lives and careers of four great actresses, who not only amaze with so many details and anecdotes from the series GOLDEN GIRLS, but also have to tell loads about American TV in general.

On top, I added a few bloopers in a extra video; to be continued.

Hope you enjoy :-)!

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THE CURE

THE CURE

USA 1995

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Directed by

Peter Horton

Written by

Robert Kuhn

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Starring

Brad Renfro

Joseph Mazzello

Diana Scarwid

Annabella Sciorra

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Dexter, age 11, who has AIDS, and his next door neighbor Eric, a little older and much bigger, become best friends. Eric also becomes closer to Dexter's mother than to his own, who is neglectful and bigoted and violently forbids their friendship upon learning of it.

When they read that a doctor in distant New Orleans claims to have found a cure for AIDS, the boys leave home on their own, planning to float down the Mississippi river and find him.

(from THE CURE on IMDb)

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