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Episode 3 of Atlantis Rising premieres tonight, 10 p.m. on Cox Channel 11. Ask (no, demand) your Cox Cable affiliate air the episodes.

Ladies and gentlemen let us introduce to you all the SPACE SHUTTLE of the future: Space shuttle “Atlantis”. The new ship has been redesigned by our CGI genius Adam Rote and features a lot a new “toys”. For those of you who are asking when they will see more, the answer is…(unfortunately) you’ll have to wait a bit longer! Isn’t the suspense thrilling?

Feb 09, 9:00 pm
(60 minutes)
The Bureau
The Hunted
TV-14 (V), CC
Discovery ID

Two teens make an unsettling discovery: someone has been stockpiling weapons in hidden caches throughout the countryside. It isn’t long before an FBI agent connects the strange arsenal to a series of crimes that have baffled the bureau for over 20 years. Ethan Marten stars as Carl Gugasian.

Saw a short subject, Sea of Trees, written, shot and produced within 48 Hours by Idyl King Entertainment. Intrigued is putting it mildly. Wrote Screenwriters William Dresden and Grayson Wolfe to congratulate them on such a splendid piece….

This last weekend I found myself driving, giddy as it were, to Newport News in what was becoming a blizzard to take part in their follow up entry into the 48 Hour Film Festival, and a possible exhibit at NAB – Chaz + Jones. It was well worth the drive. No spoiler alerts needed. Suffice to say, this pic is another well-written bit o’ dark comedy, drama, and a buddy movie to boot. I was not alone in laughing out loud when reading the script. Pamela Good, one of the area’s premiere actors was heard remarking she observed the makings of young Coen brothers. Quentin Tarantino was mentioned a bit as well. Influences notwithstanding, it was obvious there was a lot of talent flying around the set. The production team was loose & easy going to be around, yet tight & efficient to watch in action. Always fun to be creative – even more fun to do it in a collective. Thanks Idyl for a thoroughly enjoyable collaborative experience. Photos Courtesy Idyl King Entertainment

48 Hour Film Project/Panasonic
HD Filmmaker Showdown

Atlantis Rising: The Making of Atlantis Down launches this Sunday in prime time. The show chronicling the behind the scenes of the sci-fi motion picture shot in Virginia will air at 10 p.m. on Cox 11 in the South Eastern Virginia market. To borrow from Ian Fleming, and Confucius: You only live twice; once when your project is born, and once when you watch it come to life again on television.

Hope you enjoy the journey as much as Max and I did. Scheduled air dates. Many thanks to cast, crew, Virginia Film Office, and a myriad of supporters.

Any town USA and America’s worst economic crisis serve as the backdrop for two Independents embarking on launching a Hollywood quality sci-fi motion picture and space adventure outside the Hollywood system. The countdown clock is already ticking for Director Max Bartoli and Executive Producer Ethan Marten. They are faced with quickly approaching deadlines and personal economic ruin – their space race is on! Climb on board and witness the triumphs and tragedies of these two brave hearts attempting to defy odds, raise money, build a space ship, cross language barriers, and strike deals to launch “Atlantis Down”.

Will their space adventure take off or come crashing down around them? Stay Tuned to “Atlantis Rising: The Making of Atlantis Down”.

Cox 11 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
2/14 Sunday @ 10pm
2/19 Friday @ 530pm
2/20 Saturday @ 1pm
2/21 Sunday @ 10pm
2/26 Friday @ 530pm
2/27 Saturday @ 1pm
2/28 Sunday @ 10pm
3/5 Friday @ 730pm
3/6 Saturday @ 1pm
3/7 Sunday @ 10pm
3/14 Sunday @ 10pm
3/19 Friday 730pm
3/20 Saturday 3pm

December 2009
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Republished with permission from Oscar Bartoli

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Happy Holidays !

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The attack on Silvio Berlusconi

At 11:30 am on July 14, 1948 Palmiro Togliatti (leader of the Comunist Party in Italy, financed by Soviet Union) was hit by three caliber 38 pistol shots fired at close range while exiting Montecitorio in Rome accompanied by Nilde Iotti, his mistress. The shooter was Antonio Pallante, a young man of vague liberal political affiliation, who feared the possible effects of his victim’s pro-Soviet policies on Italy. The leader of the Italian Communist Party was hit in the neck and back and one shot grazed his head.

It took Gino Bartali’s cycling victory in the Tour de France to calm a nation on the brink of civil war.

We regret the attack on Silvio Berlusconi. Unfortunately is a calculated risk run by high profile politicians. We wish him speedy recovery.

But where was his protective service?

If we were to look for a cyclist capable of calming the nation now (!), we would not find one. First because cycling no longer enjoys in Italy the popularity it had 70 years ago and secondly because many cyclists are doping themselves and ending up badly.

Ethan Marten, a Movie Talent

Every film project is based on team work. Atlantis Down from MaXaM Productions and directed by Max Bartoli is no exception. The financial resources that gave the green light to the movie came from the company’s newly acquired Anglo-American production house and the collaborative efforts of this young Italian director with the producer Ethan Marten. Ethan Marten was born to the movie business. He has decades of experience as both an actor and executive producer. His father Albert Marten was a leading entertainment lawyer during the 1950s and 60s who pioneered the now commonplace use of completion bonds. For his part, Ethan Marten has been involved in every aspect of film making. He began acting at a young age, and has worked with stars such as Harry Sean Stanton, Frank Langella, Jason Robards, Piper Laurie, Jose Ferrer and Whoppi Goldberg. His production work includes Lucas Films, Hollywood Pictures, the Discovery Channel, the Family Channel, New Dominion Pictures and NASA. As a producer Ethan Marten launched three movie companies and was among the first to develop interactive marketing strategies. He was the first film producer to test (for Panasonic) and use digital P2 cameras.

In the early 1980s he convinced his father and his brother Richard to establish Virginia’s first film studios and he co-managed them until the beginning of the 1990s.

Today Ethan Marten comes equipped with a large number of financial backers who trust him. His joining up with MaXaM Productions has led to immediate results as evidenced by the fact that it took only three months to collect the budget for Atlantis Down.

Now all one can do is hope the movie will not disappoint investors and public and that the Bartoli-Marten collaboration will be a lasting one.

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Translation by Prof. Maria Enrico — m.enrico@att.net