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Wacky Independent Comedy Romp “Stroke of Luck” Goes Global at Cannes

Lenox, MA, 2022-May-12 — /REAL TIME PRESS RELEASE/ — Christian Frelinghuysen‘s directorial debut “Stroke of Luck,” is a quirky romantic comedy romp about a screw-up kid from the city falling in love with a country girl, all while getting caught up in a bizarre crime ring involving a talking horse and an evil rock star. Inspired by the works of Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, 40 Year-old Virgin), the film champions love, solves the crime, saves the farm, gets the girl and redeems relationships through a series of unpredictable events and unexpected characters.

“Stroke of Luck” will make its international launch for Cannes’ Online Market with sales being handled by Terese Linden Kohn’s TALK Global Media.

“Stroke of Luck” world premiered at the Calgary Independent Film Festival, where it won ‘Best Comedy Film.’ Since then the film has been racking up festival prizes and audience awards across the globe including ‘Best Cast’ at the Vesuvius International Film Festival, ‘Best Feature Script’ at Toronto Independent Film Festival, as well as ‘Best International Film’. At the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival alone ‘Stroke of Luck’ swept in 5 awards: ‘Best Producer,’ ‘Best Feature Director,’ ‘Best Editing,’ ‘Best Original Score,’ and ‘Best Cinematography’. Others include ‘Best Feature Film,‘ Mahattanhenge Film Awards, ‘Best Comedy Nominee,’ Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival (London), ‘Official Selection’ at Dublin International Comedy Film Festival and Fargo Fantastic Film Festivals.

Terese Linden Kohn, TALK Global Media, notes “now is a great time to offer the international marketplace an opportunity to acquire a film that just wants to have some fun. And who doesn’t love a talking horse!”

SYNOPSIS:
Young Nathan (Kyle Derosiers) has pulled a damaging prank at his school in the city and is sent to his father’s farm to work it off. But Nathan finds much more than he bargained for when he gets there, including Sarah, (Sara Ball) a very charming, independent farm hand, a bizarre crime ring, and a horse that only he can hear talk. Featuring a great cast including Patty Guggenheim (Florida Girls), and John Popper (lead singer of the band Blues Traveler). Directed and co-authored by first-time feature filmmaker, Christian Frelinghuysen. Produced by Mark Farrell (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Z Rock). Shot entirely in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/707007176

Where to follow the film and its journey:
Website: https://www.StrokeOfLuckMovie.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Stroke-of-Luck-106598211716346
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stroke_of_luck_movie/

Sales Contact:
Terese Linden Kohn
TALK Global Media
Terese@TALKglobalMedia.com
www.TALKglobalMedia.com
Facebook: @TALKglobalMedia/
Instagram: @TALKglobalMedia

Media Contact:
Terri See, Media Producer
Email: iamTerriSee@gmail.com
+1.413.854.5523

 

Create a movie for Google Street View

People who have been in search of services that enables them to create a movie from ‘Google Street ViewTM’ with just one click do not have to wait any longer because the service is now available to one and all.

Los Gatos, CA, February 15, 2013 – Anyone who has ever used Google MapsTM loves ‘Google Street View’. With the street view feature, you’ll be able to see the actual view of streets and places that you would like to go to. However, one big problem with this was that people were not properly able to take the images from the Street View and implement them in a time lapse movie which could help them overview their entire trip.

Street View MovieTM’ is one of its kind and is the very first worldwide web services that gives you the chance to create a virtual tour and save it as a movie with only a few clicks. The service is easy and simple to navigate through and the users will only need to enter the addresses of the departure and arrival locations and click ‘Route’ to plan the virtual route.

Once this is done, the service will allow you to click and play the entire time-lapse movie where you will be able to view everything without difficulty. After you have played the virtual movie, you can save it as a movie file which can be played again whenever you may need it.

Here are a few example of the practical uses of where you can use this service.

* Road Trip Planner: As a road trip planner, the services will assist you in creating a movie of a place where you have either been before or not. This means that if you are travelling to a location which you have never seen before, this service will make it easier for you to get through the area.

* Navigation Advisor: This service is also a great navigation advisor or companion as you will be able to envision your location before you even start up your car.

* Directions Guide to your Place: Street View Movie will be also be able to help you out in giving directions to other people as well as it will show the movie to your guests so they aren’t confused about the location.

Harry Jung, inventor of Street View Movie service said “This is your ultimate virtual tour guide. You can make the most of Google Street View. Just click and play to drive anyplace you want and you don’t need to download anything from your browser”.

Using the service is as easy as pie as the user will only need to click on the play button and the web application will begin to show you the images per second so it everything will be done in a proper flow. Once you have created your movie, you can save it on your computer or mobile and keep it for use at a later time.

Street View Movie follows the Google Street View Terms of Services thus it never store the images of users locations on servers.

If you would like to learn more about the StreetView Movie service, all you will need to do is to go to StreetViewMovie.com and test the service which you can sign up to for free.

About BNH Services:
‘Street View Movie’ is registered trademarks of BNH Services Inc. The name “BNH” stands for Big Dreams and Happiness and this means that we are always concerned about the kind of quality that we are providing to our customers. A BNH service provides cloud solutions to help you with your personal and business activities so that you can improve your daily life.
– PR CONTACT (408) 982-7363

About Google Maps and Google Street View:
Google Maps is a Google service offering mapping technology and local business information — including business locations, contact information, driving directions and street-level imagery. Google Maps and Google Street View are registered trademarks of Google Inc.

Contact:
Harry Jung
BNH Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 321417
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 982-7363
billing@bnhservice.com
http://www.bnhservice.com

Bollywood in centenary glory, rare Hindi film clips

Bollywood, one of the largest film production centres in the world, turns hundred years in 2012. To mark this historic occasion, www.indiavideo.org has launched a year-long celebration which will take the viewers to the key moments in the momentous journey of Hindi Cinema. The project is supported by Culture Shoppe, an online cultural gift shop, and Mulamoottil Eye Hospital, a leading super specialty eye hospital.

The special centenary gallery on the website and its YouTube channel www.youtube.com/indiavideodotorghas already become a big hit among Bollywood fans spread across the world.

As part of the centenary fete, www.indiavideo.org is featuring 365 movies carefully chosen to represent the history of Bollywood. Here you could watch some all-time hit movies, some trend setters in story telling and techniques, movies through which some ordinary men and women rose to stardom and many more.

Clippings of the selected movies are presented along with a brief talk on the specialties and historical aspects of the film. The nearly two-minute movie will have the best moments in a film.

The movies were chosen by researcher and columnist Vijay Kumar Balakrishnan who has been exploring Bollywood for the past 40 years. He is also an avid collector of Bollywood posters, gramophone records, song books, vintage films etc. Eminent Kathak dancer and social activist Pali Chandra is the anchor.

“From Dadasaheb Phalke, V Shantaram, Himanshu Rai, Vijay Bhatt, Fateh Lal, Sohrab Modi, Damle, Bimal Roy, Mehboob Khan, Raj Kapoor to G P Sippy, Mahesh Bhatt, Shekhar Kapur, Mira Nair, Aamir Khan, Ram Gopal Varma and Karan Johar, the gallery will introduce personalities who influenced the industry from time to time,” says Vijay Kumar Balakrishnan. “ It has rare and exclusive visuals of old films like Raja Harishchandra, Ayodhya ka Raja, Pukar, Kapal Kundala, Izzat, Doctor, Maya Machindra and the like,” he adds.

The Bollywood centenary gallery of www.indiavideo.org is perhaps the first of its kind online project to preserve the history of a film genre. Visitors are offered free access to the gallery which is a useful resource for academicians and researchers.

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Phoenix Film Community To Honor Actress and Producer, Kimber Leigh

Hundreds of local film, entertainment and media professionals will be honoring actress and producer Kimber Leigh on Thursday September 23rd at Hudson’s Bar in Phoenix.

Phoenix, AZ, September 14, 2010 — Hundreds of local film, entertainment and media professionals will be honoring actress and producer Kimber Leigh on Thursday September 23rd at Hudson’s Bar in Phoenix.

Leigh was recently featured in MyTekLife Magazine ( http://www.myteklife.com ) and cast in the upcoming feature film, ‘Serial Blondes’. She has been a champion of the film industry in Phoenix spending countless hours developing and promoting the films being produced in the valley.

The event on the 23rd from 7-10pm, which will also be open to the public, will feature Leigh’s movie trailers and short films and networking with industry professionals and community leaders.

Hudson’s Bar is located at 2344 W. Northern in Phoenix. For additional information contact Black Dog Promotions at 480-206-3435.

About Kimber Leigh:
Kimber Leigh is a venerable Arizona actress, model, producer and spokesperson well steeped in the Phoenix Independent cinema scene. Kimber has starred in such films as “VROOM!,” “COLLAPSE,” “TO SOME DEGREE,” and “COPPER.” Harrah’s Entertainment, Lionsgate Entertainment and Arizona’s Pure Country Radio have employed her talents in the production of countless commercials, print and advertising products. Her award winning talent has been recognized multiple times by “A3F Almost Famous Film Festival” and “Phoenix Comicon International Film Festival” for “Best Overall Acting,” “Outstanding Individual Performance” and “Best Actress in a Film Short.” Kimber is active in her community with organizations like the Phoenix Volunteer Group which assists in the development of shelters for women. You can visit Kimber Leigh online at http://www.facebook.com/kimberaleigh

Press Contact:
Scott Kelly
Black Dog Promotions
480-206-3435
scott@blackdogpromotions.com
http://www.blackdogpromotions.com
http://www.myteklife.com