TOASTED

My band Monster-Sized Monsters is all over the soundtrack for this stoner comedy "TOASTED" set in 1996 as an unaired web series pilot. Check it out, and you'll hear bits of a dozen or so of our songs all throughout the show!



Directed/written/shot/edited by James Westby (Rid Of Me). Acted by super awesome local Portland talent!

Rid Of Me: Full on Marketing Campaign

Good movies do not just "make it" magically. They take YEARS of hard work with everyone lending a hand where they can. This little-big indie film has beaten the odds... and is opening in theaters in NYC THIS WEEKEND! This film can not compete with the advertisement campaigns of big budget studio movies but we have a shot... and WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

If you are in the NYC area, or have family or friends who live there, please suggest they catch a screening of Rid Of Me THIS WEEKEND (11/18/11) or next week! You will want to buy pre-sale tickets, we expect the weekend to SELL OUT. Tickets can be found HERE for Cinema Village (22 East 12th), NYC

More ROM COOL STUFF:

• Rid Of Me Trailer on iTunes (also shown above)
• Rid Of Me screens in Chicago
• Rid Of Me screens in Amsterdam as part of "Best of Tribeca"
• HeGotRidOfMe.com - A "sweet" tie in website!
• Review of ROM: TrustMovies
• Official Website: ridofmemovie.com
• Clip from ROM on Rotten Tomatoes!
• DEMAND IT! Want ROM to play in YOUR town??

Rid of Me premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews:

"Bracingly Original!"
-John Anderson, Variety

"A Tour-De-Force performance by Katie O'Grady"
-ST VanAirsDale, Movieline

"MEAN GIRLS for adults! Few recent movies are as darly funny."
-Steven Zeitchik, LA Times

"Cheerfully Obscene, hip and wickedly funny! Director James Westby is a talent on the march."
-Ericka Abeel, Huffington Post

To date, ROM has won:

• Best of the NW at the Bend Film Festival 
• Best US Fictional Narrative at the Traverse City Film Festival 
• Best Screenplay at the San Diego Film Festival 

Film Synopsis: (Although really, these never do films justice)
RID OF ME, a black comedy that follows Meris, an awkward young woman trying too hard to perfect her marriage, amongst a new group of friends. RID OF ME follows Meris'rejection from the cool crowd down a path towards truth and salvation which includes a job at a local candy shop, a group of punk friends, community gardening and a newfound love for Cambodian rock music.

NEW YORK!! We need you to fill those seats! Don't wait! Make a night out of it and be the first to see Rid Of Me! Are you convinced yet??!

Premiers in Portland and Los Angeles are coming up. If we get the word out and pack theater seats in NYC, we may secure a much wider theatrical release!!

Rid Of Me gets DISTRIBUTION in US and CANADA

Today news broke that Rid Of Me, (Dir. James Westby, Starring Katie O'Grady) in which I had a supporting role in, has made a deal with Phase 4 to do an "agressive theatrical release" of the film!

Two articles that cover this great news can be found here:

Hollywood Reporter

Indiewire

This is great news for the cast and crew, as well as Oregon film in general!

Nominations?

WOW! Blogger Scott Feinberg has made well informed predictions of who will be nominated for Academy Awards in the past, and recently released a forecast for 2011. Guess what?? It includes Rid Of Me for Best Actress (Katie O'Grady), Best Supporting Actress (Orianna Herman), and Best Original Screenplay (James Westby)! Rid Of Me actors up against big names and fantastic films!? Whether or not this forecast is accurate, it is still flattering and the whole cast and crew of Rid Of Me should be proud!

Here's a link to the list of predictions:

SCOTT FEINBERG’S INITIAL Academy Award FORECAST FOR 2011

EDIT 6/8/11:

Also! About Face Magazine just released it's Summer 2011 issue featuring Rid Of Me! Download it for FREE online HERE!

New York City - Tribeca Film Festival: Rid Of Me Premier

Lighting at the ROM world premier after party

ROM cast and crew

Friday April 22 was the world premier of Rid Of Me. It was also my first time seeing the film. I was so impressed! I won't give anything away, but if you have the chance, catch a screening (if in NYC right now) or if/when it comes to theaters, go see it!

Here are a few reviews from the 4/22 screening:
Film Forward (Scroll down)LA Times

Variety
News Day (Must have subscription)
(More) Red Carpet Photos

Theater in Chelsea, NYC

Me at the ROM premier

Theater after screening

The afterparty was sponsored by SPIN Magazine. Check out THIS link for photos and press from the party!

"Rid Of Me" Update

So I'm only 2 days away from my flight to NYC (never been before!) and 3 days away from the SOLD OUT world premier of Rid Of Me at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC! Red carpet and everything.

The star/producer of the film as well as the director have been doing a lot of press lately. Here are some links to articles!

The Oregonian

Indiewire

Movieline

And there are many more but that's all I have the links for at the moment. I'll post pictures and blog from NYC later this week!

Also, I didn't know Rid Of Me was actually named after PJ Harvey's album, but it IS!! That's AWESOME!