Independent film company
Rainstorm Entertainment is an independent film development, production and sales company headquartered in Hollywood, California .[ 1]
History
Rainstorm Entertainment was confirmed in November 2003 to produce and finance the documentary film Fuck , with production scheduled to begin in January 2004.[ 2] The film was completed in 2005 by film director Steve Anderson's film company Mudflap Films; it was executive produced by Rainstorm Entertainment co-founders Steven Kaplan and Gregg Daniel,[ 3] along with Bruce Leiserowitz, Jory Weitz and Richard Ardi.[ 4]
Filmography
Year
Film
Director
Notes
2000
Terror Tract
Lance W. Dreesen and Clint Hutchison
Winner, Pegasus Audience Award (Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film )[ 5]
Winner, Silver Raven (Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film )[ 5]
Winner, Best Feature (Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival )[ 5]
Winner, Festival Prize (Shriekfest )[ 5]
2003
The Big Empty
Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson made his directorial debut in 2003 with this film starring Daryl Hannah and Jon Favreau .[ 6] [ 7]
2005
Fuck
Steve Anderson
The movie was shown for the first time on November 7, 2005 at the AFI Film Festival.[ 3] [ 8] The 2005 AFI Film Festival was held at the ArcLight Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California .[ 9]
2006
Big Bad Wolf
Lance W. Dreesen
Winner, Silver Award, Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film, (WorldFest Houston)[ 10]
Red White Black and Blue
Tom Putnam
Winner, Special Jury Prize, Best Score (BendFilm Festival)[ 11]
2007
Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke (also known as Wraiths of Roanoke )
Matt Codd
Television movie starring actor Adrian Paul [ 12] [ 13]
2008
I Am An Island
Jennifer DeLia
Short film
2010
John Henry: A Steel Driving Horse
Cameron Duddy and Chris Koby
Documentary film about a Thoroughbred racehorse .[ 14]
2011
Billy Bates
Jennifer DeLia
Feature film about a "tormented artist"; made with assistance of Julie Pacino, daughter of actor Al Pacino .[ 15]
2012
Sunset Strip
Hans Fjellestad
Documentary film about the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California ; the film was screened at the South by Southwest film festival .[ 16]
2013
State of Control (also known as Tibet in Ruins )
Christian Johnston and Darren Mann
Documentary film about Tibet ; according to The Washington Post , filmmakers had to deal with cyberwarfare against their computers during production.[ 17]
Its So Easy and Other Lies
Christopher Duddy
Documentary film about biography of Duff McKagan , bass player for music group Guns N' Roses .[ 18]
Blunt Force
Daniel Zirilli
References
^ "Red White Black & Blue to Premiere at Locarno International Film Festival August 4, 2006". Business Wire . Los Angeles, California . July 24, 2006.
^ Harris, Dana (November 10, 2003). "Rainstorm swears by doc". Variety . p. 27.
^ a b Mohr, Ian (October 19, 2005). "Launchpad's taking off". Variety . New York : Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 3; Section: News.
^ Mohr, Ian (March 27, 2006). "Think takes daring docu". Variety . New York : Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 2; Section: News.
^ a b c d "Awards for Terror Tract (2000)" . IMDb . IMDb.com, Inc. 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013 .
^ Garner, Jack (January 4, 2007). " 'Naughty word' intrigues Pittsford grad" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York : Gannett Company . Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ Punter, Jennie (December 1, 2006). "Four Letters, Two Stars". The Globe and Mail . Canada : CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. p. R17; Section: The Globe Review 7; film.
^ Martin, Peter (November 7, 2005). "Director Steve Anderson Examines a Loaded Word" . Live From the Fest: Daily News . American Film Institute . Retrieved April 17, 2013 .
^ Simon, Brent (November 3, 2005). "Walk the Line Opening Night Gala Kicks Off AFI FEST 2005" . Life from the Fest: Daily News . American Film Institute . Retrieved April 20, 2013 .
^ "Awards for Big Bad Wolf (2006)" . IMDb.com . IMDb.com, Inc. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ "Awards for Red White Black & Blue (2006)" . IMDb . IMDb.com, Inc. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ "Wraiths of Roanoke" . TV Guide . www.tvguide.com. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ "The Lost Colony (2007)" . Allmovie . Rovi Corp. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ McClintock, Pamela (March 12, 2007). "Duddy, Koby side up to John Henry" . Variety . Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ Giove, Candice M. (August 21, 2011). "Al Pacino's daughter finally gets recognition" . New York Post . NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ DeFore, John (March 30, 2012). "Sunset Strip: SXSW Review - The Hollywood Reporter" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ Nakashima, Ellen (March 28, 2013). "Tibet taboo leads to cyberattacks on film crew" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
^ "Former Guns N' Roses Bassist Duff McKagan Stars in It's So Easy and Other Lies Doc" . Broadway World . BWWMusicWorld; music.broadwayworld.com; Wisdom Digital Media. October 31, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013 .
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