What's New at MEC August 2010
Dear Friends & Associates:
CORPORATE FASCISM We are pleased to announce that CORPORATE FASCISM - The Destruction of America's Middle Class is now complete.
This 101-minute documentary -- featuring Ted Baehr, Pat Buchanan, G. Edward Griffin, Ron Paul and Edwin Vieira -- explores the endless consolidation of corporations and the effects of NAFTA. CORPORATE FASCISM explores how easy and endless fiat currency, created by the Federal Reserve System, has allowed Congress to literally be purchased by corporate entities and special interest groups. But Big Corporations are only half the story. Big Government, facilitated by a bastardization of the COMMERCE CLAUSE by an activist Supreme Court, has allowed a totally new kind of fascism to form: corporate fascism where huge multinatinal corporations combine with huge and ever-pervasive government to ignore the will of We the People and the Republic for which we stand.
CULTURAL FASCISM has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival and will be held off the market until they make their decision as to whether to accept it or not sometime in December. If they accept it, they will have a premiere for CULTURAL MARXISM sometime in January of 2011.
If you are a Liberal, this documentary is for you. Those of you who have accused Matrixx Entertainment or James Jaeger of being (too) right-wing may have to adjust your thinking after seeing CORPORATE FASCISM. Both the Right and the the Left have merits. Both the Left and the Right have problems.
The official website will be at http://www.CorporateFascism.org
NEW SHORT DOCUMENTARIES Matrixx Productions has just completed two new short documentaries, one for artist Nikolay Milushev's exhibit at the Portside Parlor & Art Gallery in Philadelphia and the other for the Tesla Science Foundation's promotion of the NIKOLA TESLA Energy Independence Celebrations 2010 taking place in Philadephia between 9 July and 11 July, 2010.
You can screen both videos at THE HOMEVIDEO NETWORK or watch them on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/OriginalIntentDoc
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CULTURAL MARXISM We are pleased to announce that CULTURAL MARXISM - The Corruption of America is now complete.
This 98-minute documentary -- featuring Ted Baehr, Pat Buchanan, G. Edward Griffin, Ron Paul and Edwin Vieira -- explores the mainstream media's love affair with collectivist ideologies that have lead to ever bigger government and the welfare state. Find out how the Frankfurt School, a Marxist splinter group, established itself at Columbia University, NYC in the 1960's and began "the long march through the institutions." The idea was to infiltrate every corner of Western culture and pervert traditional Christian values with "political correctness." The goal was, and is to this day, to destroy American capitalism by undermining its economic engine, the Middle Class, and the basic building block of society: the family unit.
The world premiere for CULTURAL MARXISM will be held by OATH KEEPERS on 2 July 2010 in Bozeman, Montana. Single or Quantity DVDs may be advance-ordered, but fulfillment will not occur until 3 July 2010. Contact Elias Alias at OATH KEEPERS for details on the event if you wish to attend.
CULTURAL MARXISM is a 98-minute abridged version of ORIGINAL INTENT with certain new material. If you are a libertarian or conservative, this documentary is for you. If you want to screen this documentary for a public or private audience or run it on (local access) TV, it is now the perfect feature-length to do this and you hereby have permission.
The official website is at http://www.CulturalMarxism.org
THE HOME VIDEO NETWORK We are also pleased to announce that the HOME VIDEO NETWORK has been completely revised and simplified. Almost every film produced by Matrixx Productions is now available on-line at the HOME VIDEO NETWORK.
Visit the HOME VIDEO NETWORK at http://www.homevideo.net and watch a few films.
You can also access the HOME VIDEO NETWORK library by going to www.PAY-PER-VIEW.COM or www.IndependentProduction.TV
SPOiLER A 2-minute TRAILER for SPOiLER was completed on 23 April 2010. You can screen the trailer by going to the SPOiLER website at http://www.SpoilerUSA.org and clicking on "TRAILER" in the menu just to the right.
You can also access the trailer directly by going to http://www.spoilerusa.org/trailer.wmv. MAC users can get the trailer at http://www.spoilerusa.org/trailer.mov and dial-up users can get it at http://www.spoilerusa.org/trailer1.wmv. If you want a super-high quality version of the trailer, go to http://www.spoilerusa.org/trailer3.wmv
The first draft of SPOiLER - How the Tea Party Revolution Could Succeed was released on 06 April 2010 and the final draft was completed on 20 April 2010. You can read the final draft at the new SPOiLER website which was launched on 09 April 2010.
SPOiLER, a 90- to 120-minute feature-length documentary, will explore the philosophic background that has saturated the nation the past 97 years, as well as the temperament of the times during the first 127 years and discuss why both the Democrats and Republicans continue to expand the government through endless fiat currency and the progressive income tax. Nelson Hultberg's revolutionary political strategy for getting a third party candidate elected, or at least into the national presidential TV debates, will be offered as a possible solution.
You can read follow the progress of the production at the SPOiLER website at www.SpoilerUSA.org
GOING OUT Our new low-budget feature screenplay, GOING OUT, has just completed another draft. GOING OUT is based on the short film entitled THE PICKUP, written and directed by James Jaeger, which successfully played to audiences in California. We are looking for a producing partner for this feature slated to be shot around the Main Line and Valley Forge area Spring 2011. If you are interested in participating on this project, you can read the screenplay here, the budget here and contact us here.
ORIGINAL INTENT "GROWS LEGS" ORIGINAL INTENT is available at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/oi/part1.wmv and http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/oi/part2.wmv
Since its release in December of 2009, ORIGINAL INTENT has been slowly "growing legs" -- distributor lingo for "spreading by word-of-mouth and other means." This is encouraging, for it's vitally important that a self-governing nation take an interest in its constitution and the very document that defined and made possible its existence: the U.S. Constitution.
MOVIEGUIDE, the nationally syndicated family guide to movies and entertainment, gave ORIGINAL INTENT its highest +4 star rating stating: "ORIGINAL INTENT is a very clear, compelling, look at the Cultural Marxist attack on the original intent of the Founders of this great republic. This documentary is constantly captivating and often reveals significant facts and truths that few people understand." To read the full MOVIEGUIDE review, click here.
ORIGINAL INTENT also received a good review in THE NEW AMERICAN, which you can read here.
A number of public access TV channels around the country have started running ORIGINAL INTENT. One access channel is in Seattle, Washington, another in Texas and most recently the public access channel in Tredyffrin Township adjacent to Valley Forge: Channel 2 (Comcast) and Channel 24 (Verizon). Tredyffrin Township, founded in 1682, is one of the oldest townships in the United States. Rich in American heritage, Greenwood Studios located at the township facility, will be running ORIGINAL INTENT for about seven months, playing it in half-hour installments so the public can easily absorb the Founders' message. See schedule here.
For those that don't want to wait for seven months to watch it, ORIGINAL INTENT, is also available on DVD at http://www.OriginalIntent.US.
ORIGINAL INTENT covers the consequences of failing to heed the Founders' intent. The documentary discusses the Federal Reserve System and other issues, such as the Commerce Clause, Article III, Section 2 and the Second Amendment.
We were very fortunate to have been able to interview former presidential candidate/congressman, RON PAUL, author/political analyst, PAT BUCHANAN, author/producer, G. EDWARD GRIFFIN, constitutional attorney/author, EDWIN VIEIRA, and media expert and founder of Movieguide, TED BAEHR. We were also able to interview former presidential candidate, MICHAEL BADNARIK, radio host-philosopher, STEFAN MOLYNEUX, activist and former presidential candidate, WALTER REDDY and author-tax activist, LARKEN ROSE -- who each bring a unique perspective to the concept and practice of liberty.
ORIGINAL INTENT has a running time of 197-minutes, the perfect length for a patriot that feels it's more important to learn about his or her constitution than to watch pundits on mainstream TV all evening. For those that like to savor every academic moment of their Constitution, we suggest Part I is watched in the morning, and Part II watched the next morning. There is a much material to absorb in this documentary. As such, we have introduced the basic concepts and issues in Part I, and then further explored them in Part II, ending with suggested solutions to bringing back a Constitutional Republic. A night's sleep between screening Part I and Part II is thus recommended for optimum processing of the film.
Here's what THE DAILY BELL had to say about ORIGINAL INTENT:
... we believe a broader cross-section of the world's population would greatly benefit from viewing James' excellent work. We will certainly be encouraging others to watch it and hope you do too.
Full Interview of James Jaeger at http://www.rightsidenews.com/200912067643/politics-and-economics/james-jaeger-on-how-to-survive-as-a-libertarian-rebel.html and at http://www.thedailybell.com/640/James-Jaeger-Original-Intent-Fiat-Empire.html
TESLA COIL FILM RELEASED On 29 December 2009, Matrixx Productions, in association with The Tesla Science Foundation, was asked to film the largest tesla coil in private hands in the U.S. The coil, built by Leslie Baird of Bryn Mawr as an application of Tesla technology, can produce up to 2 million volts of electricity. Leslie Baird attended MIT and has been an experimental scientist for many years. She is also related to Michael Faraday, one of a handful of scientists to have a unit of scientific notation named after him. Other units include the watt, the amp, the volt, the newton, the coulomb and the tesla.
The 20-minute documentary, entitled THE LESLIE COIL -- hosted by George Burden, directed by James Jaeger and produced by Ted Pollard -- is now available at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/leslie.wmv and at the HOME VIDEO NETWORK as well as on YOUTUBE.
Nikola Lonchar and George Burden, officers of The Tesla Science Foundation, presented James Jaeger with a lifetime membership in the NIKOLA TESLA INVENTOR'S CLUB on 19 February 2010 for his work on THE LESLIE COIL and TESLA - The Poet of Electricity.
HELICOPTER BEN COMPLETED POST PRODUCTION HELICOPTER BEN is now complete and it can be screened at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/helicopter.wmv or at the HOME VIDEO NETWORK.
This documentary chronicles a week in the life of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankeee as he goes about his challenging work expanding the money supply and bringing it to you. During production, we were fortunate to capture some the Ron Paul Volunteers in their daily work as well.
RADNOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY Matrixx Productions recently teamed with former Radnor-Commissioner-turned-producer, Ted Pollard, to produce a 20-minute documentary on the activities of the Radnor Historical Society. The Society has been very successful in restoring much of the American heritage in and around Radnor, Pennsylvania for may years. Projects have included restoration of the Berwyn Baptist Cemetery, World War II War Memorial in Wayne, War Memorial at the Radnor library, the old Log Cabin on Northeastern University campus, the Radnor Trails along the former P&G line, the Finley House Museum in Wayne and the Willows Cottage. This documentary will screen on local TV, but available at the Radnor Historical Societies website at www.RadnorHistory.org. The HOMEVIDEO NETWORK also carries the show and you can get it at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/radnor.wmv now.
NEW RECORDING STUDIO Post Digital Group has just completed construction of a state-of-the-art recording studio that is now available for VO, looping, ADR, Foley and general 4-track recording. An open house event is planned for mid June 2010. Photographs of the new studio are available at the website. Just go to http://www.PostDigitalGroup.com and click on TOUR STUDIO.
Post Digital Group is located in Devon and available to clients in the Philadelphia area.
To book time or to look at the studios, click here and go to CONTACTS.
TESLA TESLA - The Poet of Electricity has undergone many years of research and writing and we believe it's the most authoritative and interesting version of Nikola Tesla's incredible life to date.
As of Spring 2009, we have taken this project to three major studios all of which have reviewed the screenplay and recommended it for production pending the official attachment of a suitable name director. We have also taken this project to a number of name directors who have reviewed the screenplay and indicated their interest in participating in this project when it is set up at a studio. Three name acting talents are unofficially attached. A preliminary budget is available. If you represent a suitable director, studio or major production company that is interested in this project, please contact James Jaeger or Carol Snyder at 310/499-7110 or contact@mecfilms.com. If you are interested in playing the part of Nikola Tesla (or any of the other supporting roles) please send your picture and resume to Matrixx Productions, P.O. Box 5155, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, Attention: Carol Snyder.
If we are unable to get TESLA funded by an American studio, we will submit the project to non-US studios or fund it in the private capital markets.
For more information on the TESLA project, see http://www.PoetOfElectricity.com
FIAT EMPIRE FIAT EMPIRE now has a new website at www.FiatEmpire.org
FIAT EMPIRE, written and directed by James Jaeger, has been screened by about five million people around the world and hit number one on Google Video four times. It remains one of the top films on the Internet and garnered a Telly Award in 2006.
When we produced FIAT EMPIRE, we had no idea that one of our experts would become a presidential candidate, but indeed such transpired with RON PAUL. Since Dr. Paul's announcement, his popularity has been steadily growing and he as founded a populist movement known as the Ron Paul Revolution. Many acknowledge that the RON PAUL REVOLUTION triggered the TEA PARTIES that are now taking place across the nation.
MEC granted a free license to a volunteer network of citizens to copy and disseminate a special RON PAUL Volunteer Edition of FIAT EMPIRE and this has been making its rounds at conferences, rallies and on public access networks across America. To get quantities of this DVD, go to http://www.fiatempire.com/screener/index2.html and to get the Director's Cut of FIAT EMPIRE with 120-minutes of additional interviews of Ron Paul, Edwin Vieira, G. Edward Griffin and Ted Baehr, go to http://www.FiatEmpire.com/screener
FIAT EMPIRE was inspired by the book, "The Creature From Jekyll Island" by well-known author and FREEDOM FORCE founder, G. EDWARD GRIFFIN and produced by attorney William L. Van Alen, Jr. FIAT EMPIRE, with a running time of about 1-hour, is a co-production between Matrixx Productions and Cornerstone Entertainment. In addition to interviews by G. Edward Griffin and Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), FIAT EMPIRE features interviews with MOVIEGUIDE Founder, DR. TED BAEHR and constitutional attorney, EDWIN VIEIRA (4 degrees from Harvard). FIAT EMPIRE was written and directed by Hollywood filmmaker, James Jaeger, and narrated by Kris Chandler. Associate producers are Ted Pollard, author and former Commissioner of Radnor Township and James E. Ewart, well-known author of MONEY. Lastly, the music for FIAT EMPIRE was written by Jack Rooney. If you want to get this sound track, visit his site at http://home.att.net/~JackRooney and order The Eternal Upgrade at http://home.att.net/~jackrooney/store.html.
If you are a distributor, or a radio station, and wish to carry FIAT EMPIRE - Director's Cut with up to 120-minutes of unedited additional interviews, go to http://www.FiatEmpire.com/screener/index2.html and you can order on-line 24/7. Please allow 10 days for shipping.
As a public service, a free screener of FIAT EMPIRE is also up on Google Video at www.FiatEmpire.tv
For more information on FIAT EMPIRE and ORIGINAL INTENT please visit http://www.FiatEmpire.com or, in the event that site is ever down, visit the mirror site at http://www.mecfilms.com/fiat.
THEY ASSUMED IT WAS DEAD The trailer for THEY ASSUMED IT WAS DEAD is done. Directed by James Jaeger, the film stars Bunker Jaeger, Ted Kautz and Carol Snyder and was shot in an old farm house in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania -- right down the street from where Shorty Yeaworth shot THE BLOB. The trailer can be screened at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/dead.wmv (RT is 3:24)
OTHER SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT Also re-written and completed are ECOSPHERES and GOING OUT. ECOSPHERES is a high budget space-opera, the logline of which is: Two brothers inherit an off-world gemstone from their astronaut-father and are able to transmute lead into gold, an act that upsets the powers that be -- just in the nick of time. GOING OUT is a low-budget romantic comedy which will be shot on the Main Line. The log line is: Nothing like your crass, horny friends messing up the field when all you're trying to do is get a date. James Jaeger is attached as director and local talent will be used to round out the cast and crew. Anticipated budget is $100,000 as a high-def feature, $250,000 as a 16mm feature or $750,000 as a 35mm feature. If you are interested in co-financing this, Matrixx Entertainment will put up the first $50,000. Contact us at contact@mecfilms.com.
STUDIO COMPLEX Matrixx Entertainment has drawn up a business plan and preliminary blueprint for a studio complex tentatively called OAK STUDIOS. Combined with better tax credits and the Internet distribution of movies, this complex could create a production environment on par with other major production centers around the country.
In order to complete the business plan for OAK STUDIOS, Matrixx Entertainment has funded a feasibility study. The business plan now includes a preliminary blueprint for a campus of sound stages, construction, operating budget and proforma P&Ls. The business plan also includes a proposal for a management structure and financial projections anticipated to provide up to 12 low- and medium-budget features and per year. Please contact Mark Hamilton at 212/933-9374 if you are interested in participating as a potential investor, distribution entity or film professional.
VIDEO WORKSHOP RE-OPENS Originally founded by producer-writer Andrew S. Cofrin, we are pleased to announce the re-opening of the Video Workshop, made possible by the acquisition of a complement of new production equipment for this specific purpose. If you are a local actor or filmmaker who would like to practice your trade doing non-commercial Workshop Productions, contact us at contact@mecfilms.com or 610/688-9212.
To launch the re-opening of the Video WorkShop, the following are some oldies produced at the Video Workshop in Santa Monica, California and a few more recent additions:
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES (1985)
This is a little 6 minute short was directed by James Jaeger for the Video Workshop Productions back in 1985. It stars Andy Cofrin, Ari Ross and Patricia Duff (formerly Patricia Medavoy). One of Andy's brothers, Doug Cofrin, wrote the script while visiting Santa Monica from Easter Island. You can screen JUST LIKE OLD TIMES by going to http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/just.wmv (RT is 6:25)TESTY PILOT (1984)
Video Workshop Productions are often excerpts from famous and well-done past movies. Can you guess which one this is a "re-make" from? You can screen TESTY PILOT at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/testy.wmv (RT is 3:48)THE ASSIGNMENT (1984)
This series stars Ari Ross, Andrew Cofrin, Stephany Dillard and Jenny Cunningham (the last of which starred in THE MOVIE HOUSE MASSACRE). Directed by James Jaeger, this short was filmed at the offices of Matrixx Productions in Santa Monica (a 5,000 SF, 5-story complex owned by Andrew Cofrin who later sold the complex to SONY PICTURES). You can screen this short at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/assigment.wmv (RT is 17:58)PEER PRESSURE (1985)
This Workshop Production actually turned into a pilot was also shot at the offices of Matrixx Productions. Bear in mind this was produced in 1985, long before any of the stuff you are now seeing everyday on the DISNEY channel targeted for this age bracket. Produced by James Jaeger, this piece was written and directed by Andrew Cofrin. You can screen PEER PRESSURE at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/peer.wmv (RT is 26:31)REVENGE OF THE MAD SCIENTIST (1964)
This short is being displayed for the first time as it was shot on Double 8mm film but only recently transferred to the digital medium. REVENGE OF THE MAD SCIENTIST was written, directed and produced by James Jaeger when about 14 years old. This was his third narrative dramatic short and stars Mark Lund, Doug Gough and Anson Downes in the part of the Werewolf. Lund and Gough aren't in the biz now, but Downes went on to be a talented actor/writer/producer. Anson currently works with John Travolta at JTP Films in Encino, CA. You can screen REVENGE OF THE MAD SCIENTIST at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/revenge.wmv (RT is 10:36)SHIPWRECKED & THE BARREL SCENE are two shorts directed by James Jaeger in 1964. SHIPWRECKED stars Doug Gough and Bunker Jaeger. Bunker Jaeger occasional executive produces films with Matrixx Productions and is a stockholder of MEC. In the cast of the BARREL SCENE is Susan Ross. The Ross family, 4 girls with an ex-army captain father, lived in a pink house across the street from where James Jaeger grew up. They lived there for about 10 years. Susan Ross and her sister, Leslie, are in the scene where they are going into the barrel and other scenes as well. The youngest sister, Lee Ross, is the little girl shooting the missile and "causing" the big explosion. There are other movies which haven't been transferred from Double 8 yet. Leslie, lives in California and works in the TV industry to this day. All of these films were shot on Double 8mm as Super 8 had yet to be invented. You can screen SHIPWRECKED and THE BARREL SCENE together at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/revenge.wmv (RT is 5:00 and 1:00 respectively)
POD (2006)
On the new front is POD, a first effort of 10-year old Warren Jaeger who wrote and directed this short after talking to Oscar-winning filmmaker, John Longenecker, DGA. John was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to inspire him, as he has inspired and helped many other filmmakers over the years. POD is about 3 minutes long and stars Pierce Jaeger (8 years old). Keep an eye on these emerging talents! You can screen POD at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/pod.wmv (RT is 4:45)Again, if you are a local actor or technical person who would like to gain experience doing non-commercial Workshop Productions, contact us at contact@mecfilms.com and let us know what your interests and availability are.
LEE GARMES INTERVIEW One of the most accomplished filmmakers in the Golden Era of Hollywood, Lee Garmes, has 111 features to his credit (14 for producing and directing and 97 for cinematography). Although officially unaccredited, Lee Garmes photographed a considerable portion of GONE WITH THE WIND.
Mr. Garmes directed the photography on six films nominated for an Academy Award and won an Academy Award for SHANGHAI EXPRESS. A brilliant experimenter, Lee Garmes, made many technical contributions to the industry and received the Eastman Kodak Award twice.
In a last interview, available at http://www.mecfilms.com/mid/movies/garmes.mpa, filmmaker James Jaeger inquires about turn-of-the-century Hollywood, lighting techniques, aspect ratios, working with Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wylder, film vs. tape, the future of film education. Also on this CD is James Jaeger's commentary on what it was like to work with Lee Garmes, ASC, DGA, ISPA.
A LITTLE HISTORY Matrixx Productions was founded in 1981 in Hollywood, California. Below are the updates for the past years.
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