Great review of ODD BRODSKY from FanBoy Comics!

I LOVE this review of ODD BRODSKY by Fanboy comics! "This film is funny, silly, quirky and entertaining.  But most of all, this film is us... On some level, we're all Audrey Brodsky"  It doesn't get much better than that!  Here's the whole review.

Thank you all for coming!

A HUGE heartfelt thank you to EVERYONE who came out to see ODD BRODSKY on the GIANT screen at the Chinese Theatres last night. It truly was a spectacular evening that I will NEVER forget. Seriously-- I don't think the screening could have gone better! We were thrilled to be the Alumni Spotlight Feature at the awesome 17th Annual Dances With Films Festival! Thank you to the festival for having us, to Laura and Ogeyi for being our badge girls, to Aaron and Mike for capturing the night, and to Canon for sponsoring the fabulous after party at Tinhorn Flats in Hollywood! Such a gorgeous venue, and how fun was it to see all of those behind the scenes pics and videos playing on ALL of the TVs in the ENTIRE place?

And another huge thank you to EVERYONE who made this movie possible. Especially those who could NOT be there, like our 3 lead actors Tegan, Matthew and Scotty, VFX genius Mark Alan Thomas, Supervising Sound Editor Victoria Rose Sampson, Executive Producer Sharon A. Fox, Chelsey, George, Lisa, Robin and everyone else who was here in spirit! And of course to my rockstar producing partner Thomai Hatsios and all of the Metahara and Free Dream Pictures peeps, who helped to make the 20 days of principal photography such a fun experience. This could not have happened without a village, and YOU are all AMAZING!

ScripTipps interviews cinematographer Matthew Irving

Check out my talented husband Matthew Irving's interview with ScripTipps, regarding his cinematography of Adrienne Shelly's WAITRESS and his screenwriting of ODD BRODSKY!!  The interview is here. 

Got Tickets?

Only EIGHT days until the Hollywood Screening of ODD BRODSKY! Hope you can make it. Get tix here: www.tinyurl.com/OBtix

Film Radar: "ODD BRODSKY—a Movie about Hollywood—to have Hollywood Premiere at 17th Annual Dances With Films"

Love this story by Film Radar.

How does one make it in Hollywood these days? By getting their name in front of people!  And that’s exactly what director Cindy Baer is doing with her new movie ODD BRODSKY, which is set to have its Hollywood Premiere at the historic Chinese Theatres as the Alumni Spotlight Feature at the 17th Annual Dances With Films Festival.

Getting her name in front of people is just one of many concepts taken to hilarious extreme in ODD BRODSKY, an off-beat comedy about the adventures of 30-something Audrey Brodsky, played delightfully by Tegan Ashton Cohan, who’ll do just about anything to find her big break in Hollywood.

Encouraged from an early age by her doting mother Mary (Jesse Meriwether) at anything and everything, young Audrey (Ilana Klusky) makes a grave-side promise to become an actress.  Audrey grows up, moves to Hollywood, and finds great success… working forty hours a week at a steady office job she hates.  Ten years pass in the blink of an eye when Audrey finally decides to reclaim her childhood dream.

Although her befuddled father Joe (John Alton) doesn’t understand, Audrey finds support with “the Angels”, a group of five close girlfriends who encourage one another through tough love, which also makes for good comedy.  Here we meet fellow Angel Sammy (played by director/actress Cindy Baer, who also narrates the movie) and she’s “stuck” too. This plot point proves to be an interesting one, because it later comes around in a way that’s instrumental to Audrey’s plight, albeit not in a way you may expect.
 
Antics ensue as Audrey fumbles to create her new life as an actress. She hires an aspiring camera man from the internet named Camera One (Matthew Kevin Anderson) and moves in with a sexy new roommate Spuds (actor/musician Scotty Dickert). Insider jokes about living in Los Angeles bring forth some amusing social commentary about the importance we place on celebrity.  But don’t be fooled.  Below the jokes lies a bittersweet story that proves both inspiring and realistic.  Although this tale is industry- and female- centric, anyone who’s ever felt stuck, disconnected or invisible will relate to this film. In the end, we are reminded that validation and happiness have little to do with fame. What most people want is to be connected; connected with ourselves, each other and the world.

Sure to be a crowd-pleaser playing on its home turf, ODD BRODSKY screens as the Alumni Spotlight Feature at the 17th Annual Dances With Films Festival on Saturday night, June 7th at 7:15pm.

Tickets are available at the Chinese Theatre box office or here: www.danceswithfilms.com/slt_odd_brodsky.html

ODD BRODSKY featured in The Examiner: LA Celebrity section

Here's a nice way to start Memorial day weekend! Check out this cool article on ODD BRODSKY by the Examiner in the Celebrity section! Complete with shout-outs to SO MANY of our amazing cast members!

Tickets on sale now!

Advance tickets for ODD BRODSKY are NOW on sale for the reduced rate of $11! (Buy early to save & guarantee a seat). We will most likely sell out! www.tinyurl.com/OBtix (If you are coming to the after-party please RSVP by sending message) See you there!

STALKED playing at the Downtown Independent Film Festival

Hey Los Angeles! Please join us for a screening of our award winning short film STALKED (written, directed and composed by Matthew Irving and starring his wife Cindy Baer) at the Fester Film Festival on 5/8 at the Downtown Independent Theater at 8pm. STALKED will screen in a lineup that includes 8 films from France, Brazil, Hungary, and the UK. Use this link & code FESTERLOVE to get 30% off tickets making it just $7! Tickets will be available at the door for $10. www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/669720

Coming Soon: The Hollywood Premiere of ODD BRODSKY!

I'm excited to announce that ODD BRODSKY will have its Los Angeles premiere in June, at the beautiful Chinese Theaters in Hollywood as the "Spotlight Screening" at the 17th Annual Dances With Films Festival! More details soon!

"Playing House" on USA Network tonight!

Tune into tonight at 10pm on USA to see the pilot episode of "Playing House" which was photographed by my amazingly talented husband Matthew Irving!! We are so excited about this new female-driven comedy created by and starring the hilarious and adorable duo Jessica St. Clair & Lennon Parham! Seems like a similar demographic as our movie! Woo Hoo!! #PlayingHouse

ODD BRODSKY features in Canon booth at NAB

The ODD BRODSKY poster was featured in the Canon booth showcasing their awesome printers at NAB in Las Vegas!

The Florida Premiere of ODD BRODSKY

We had a blast screening ODD BRODSKY at the Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa!  ODD BRODSKY was honored to be 1 of only 7 features selected for the Narrative Competition!  And another film Matt shot called THERE'S ALWAYS WOODSTOCK was the opening night film!  It screened in the gorgeous historic 1200 seat Tampa Theater to a sold out house!  The festival was filled with great people, parties, films, panels, and food!  Both of our ODD BRODSKY screenings were AMAZING!  First theater was a small, but we had an awesome audience laughed a lot--and a fantastic Q&A with a moderator who had done his homework!  The second screening was at the Muvico in Ybor City.  I also had a blast speaking on the "women in the Biz" panel!  See you next time Tampa!  Our photo album is here.

4-Page feature story on Cindy Baer in IndieSource Magazine!

IndieSource interviews actress turned filmmaker Cindy Baer. And this is the best intro ever:

"One of the most driven independents out there Cindy Baer embodies what it is to be a filmmaker playing by her own rules. Polite and determined, she will not take no for an answer.  She doesn't wait for the door to be opened. She kicks it in with the force of an army, then politely says Hello, sorry about your door. She was a blast to interview and we hope you agree."


Online Magazine in here.

Script Magazine's Writers on the Web: Crowdfunding Advice from Award-Winning Filmmaker and founder of POTA, Cindy Baer

Here's a fun  interview I did back in January for Script Magazine. Although it's about crowd-funding, there's a nice section about ODD BRODSKY at the bottom.

Stark Insdider review of ODD BRODSKY give 4.5 out of 5 stars!!

HOLY MOLY--ANOTHER great review!!! This makes 3 for 3!  "This film glows. It’s the kind of movie experience that hugs you with oodles of heart, and leaves you thankful that indie films like this continue to be made." Thank you Stark Insider! Here's the full review.

Breaking news! ODD BRODSKY on ANOTHER "Top Ten" list!

ODD BRODSKY made another "Favorite Films of 2013" list!!! This one is especially cool because it's only indies --and includes features and shorts! Thank you Rogue Cinema! We love you! This makes 2 top ten lists out of two reviews! Go team Brodsky!! Woo Hoo!!

ODD BRODSKY on Reel Critic's list of "Best Films of the Year!"

AMAZING news!! What an awesome last-day-of-the-year suprise to share with everyone! CHECK THIS OUT!!! ODD BRODSKY is on ReelCritic.com's list of "Best Films of 2013" Woo Hoooo!!!! 2014 is already looking pretty good!

Reel Critic Review of ODD BRODSKY

Another great review for ODD BRODSKY which make us two for two!! They gave us a rating of 5 out of 5 stars! TheReelCritic.com says "One of those rare cinematic gems... A must see for artists and audiences!" Go Brodsky go!

Rogue Cinema inteviews director, producer, actress Cindy Baer

After their glowing review of ODD BRODSKY last month Rogue Cinema invited me to do this interview! So grateful to supporters like them who help us spread the word. Rock on!

That's a wrap! World Premiere at the 36th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival

It's a wrap! Thank you so much to the Mill Valley Film Festival for making the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY so very special!! ♥ More pics coming soon -but in the meantime pictured here are our attending castmembers of 10/4 screening along with Exec. Producer Sharon A. Fox (center). Not pictured but also present is DP/co-writer Matthew Irving.

Photos of the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY!

Here's the photo album from the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY!

Redrock Micro interviews husband/wife team Matthew Irving and Cindy Baer

Redrock Micro (who makes the awesome rigs for DSLRs) interviewed Matt and me about the gear and why we love film festivals! Check it out!

"On my top ten list for 2013!" The first review for ODD BRODSKY is in and it could not be any better!

Our very first review is here for ODD BRODSKY and it could not be better!  Rogue Cinema actually said we would be on this reviewer's TOP TEN list for the year!!!!!!!!! Weeeeee!!!

Film Radar announcement of the World Premiere of ODD BRODSKY!

Only 5 hours until the World Premiere screening in San Fransisco at the 36th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival in San Fransisco!   Thank you www.FilmRadar.com for this great write-up on ODD BRODSKY!!

Color Correction: Hurrying to make the deadline!

We finished color correcting and outputting the screening copy of ODD BRODSKY just 4 days before our World Premiere screening in San Fransisco! Talk about cutting it close! It was so much fun working at Tunnel Post in Santa Monica with our awesome colorist Taylor Mahony.

World Premiere of Odd Brodsky SOLD OUT in under 48 hours!

HOLY MOLY!! Our Saturday night screening of ODD BRODSKY (October 5th) at the Mill Valley Film Festival SOLD OUT in less than 48 hours! And tickets are not even for sale online yet!! This is from film society members buying tickets at the Box Office! If you are coming to the festival and were hoping to see the movie on Saturday night please EMAIL ME ASAP. I had no idea this would happen! I'm going to contact the festival and see if there's a wait list--or if anything can be done to get our people in. There ARE still tickets available for Friday night October 4th and they will be available online starting SUNDAY 9/15. More news as I have it. Go Go Brodskies!!

Here's our program page and ticket info.

Girl Power in Post Production!

Two thumbs up on the mix stage with our Supervising Sound Editor /sound guru Victoria Rose Sampson (who has over 150 sound credits including SPEED, DONNIE DARKO and even RETURN OF THE JEDI) and Mixer Lisa Baro (pictured), who is one of just a handful of female mixers in the film & TV industry. Go go girl power!

Pre-Mix=No Sleep for me!

I thought I'd turn over all the sound files on Monday for the PreMix this week. But instead each reel has taken a full day to prepare and output all the elements for FX, BGs, Foley and Music! So I finish a reel, turn it over to sound, and then race to finish the next reel in time for the next day's session. All the while Vickie (my supervising sound editor) is doing the same for the Dialogue and ADR. Five reels in five days (which is CRAZY fast.) Finished reel 5 prep last night. I'm beat. After the PreMix is done, we'll see exactly what we need to do for the Final mix. 6:22am and already exhausted.  This is my awesome ADR supervisor, sound editor and recordist and pre-sound mixer Felix!  He's the best!

The score is done!!

Exciting News: The score for ODD BRODSKY is done! (See all the Green? Green = done!) Thanks so much to our amazing composer David Gonzalez for doing such a wonderful job on this extensive score which consists of a ton of cues including a combination of classics like Vivaldi and Bach and contemporary original pieces. Between our score and songs we have over 80 music cues!!  So thrilled to have an original never-before-heard song by the AMAZING Eric Bazilian of "The Hooters" and the 1978 hit "Sharing the Night Together!  Woo Hooo!!!

"Getting Even with Odd Brodsky" Film Threat Interview

Check out this fun interview Film Threat did with ODD BRODSKY's director Cindy Baer!