Edward Herrmann in “Son of Morning”

Edward Herrmann (Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) stars in the film Son of Morning, a film about an environmental catastrophe that threatens the world.

“Phillip Katz (Joe Cross, Milk), a stressed-out, lowly copywriter, experiences an episode of stigmata in church and is positioned as the next MESSIAH by ambitious reporter, Josephine Tuttle (Heather Graham).

Phillip is whisked away to a lavish hotel suite as politicians, reporters, and devout fans descend upon him, each hoping to exploit Phillip for their own purposes. After becoming the most famous man on the planet in less than a day, Phillip must decide how to use his newfound celebrity…

SON OF MORNING is a stylized satire about the media in the age of the 24-hour news cycle.”

“Son of Mourning” Trailer

Too bad the website spelled his name wrong. Ugh!

Scott Patterson Cast in “The Boys of Abu Ghraib”

Scott Patterson (Luke Danes on Gilmore Girls) was recently announced as starring in The Boys of Abu Ghraib.

The film is about an American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib who finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee. Scott Patterson plays Captain Hayes in the film.

The Boys of Abu Ghraib co-stars Sean Astin, Omid Abtahi, Michael Welch, Elijah Kelley, John Robinson, Sara Paxton, Jermaine Williams, Jerry Hernandez, Cru Ennis, John Heard, Luke Moran

“Violet & Daisy” to Premiere at TIFF

Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) stars in Violet & Daisy, a film about two teenage assassins who land in a complicated job. Alexis Bledel and Saoirse Ronan star as the assassins. It has just been announced that Violet & Daisy will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) starting on September 15th.

Alexis is said to provide “surprising fury” to the film. Apparently the girls accept what they think will be a tidy job, going about their business as if it completely doesn’t affect them, but their target Michael (James Gandolfini) turns out to be someone other than they expected.

Keiko Agena in “I Hate LA”

Keiko Agena (Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls) stars in one of 10 interlocking vignettes in the indy horror film, I Hate LA. The film aims to highlight the “flawed monsters” of Hollywood by featuring 10 interlocking horror vignettes written and directed by 6 women directors. Each short story is set in a different part of LA – Keiko’s segment is of Downtown LA.

Unlike the beautiful city of light, love, and culture, Los Angeles is perhaps the most hated and berated metropolis in the world. From the gnarled traffic, pervading loneliness and narcissism of its residents to the constant loss, rejection, and cruelty of tinsel town…each area of Los Angeles proper has a figurative and sometimes literal monster lurking near its sidewalks paved with stars.

Let these acclaimed Mistresses of Horror provide their uniquely devastating, no holds barred opinion of what makes the city of angels and hidden devils so profoundly effed up.

You can see a short scene with Keiko at 56 seconds into this trailer. Please note, the video is disturbing and not appropriate for younger viewers.

The film is currently screening on the indy circuit.

Edward Herrmann’s “Bucky Larson” Film Coming Soon

Edward Herrmann (Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) stars in the upcoming film, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, coming to theatres on September 9th, 2011. The movie tells the story of a kid from the Midwest who moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps — and become a porn star. Edward Herrmann is the father, ex-porn star.

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The film stars Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson and Stephen Dorff. The film was written by Adam Sandler.

Edward Herrmann in “The Christmas Pageant”

Edward Herrmann (Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) stars in the upcoming Holiday 2011 film, The Christmas Pageant, a tv movie which will premiere on the Hallmark Channel.

Summary: Vera Parks (Gilbert), an overly intense and demanding Broadway director gets fired from yet another job, leaving her no choice but to take a gig directing a small town Christmas pageant in upstate New York. Stunned at how basic the production is, Vera attempts to back out, but is convinced by some of the locals to give their town a chance. To her surprise, the warmth and charm of the small town grows on Vera and she even enjoys the experience of directing the pageant. When Vera discovers her former fiancé Jack (Mailhouse) recommended her for the job, she is outraged. But over time Vera appreciates the gesture, as she grows close to both Jack and his young daughter (Wynn). Will love stay in the wings this time around? Or is this Vera’s eleven o’clock number after all?

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“The Conspirator” on DVD August 16

Alexis Bledel stars as Frederick Aiken’s sweetheart Sarah Weston in her newest film, The Conspirator. The movie opened in April and comes to DVD on August 16th. To promote the release, a number of new stills of the film, including of Alexis, have been released.

And here’s a scene of Alexis in the movie, as well as more photos:

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