Showing posts with label Ron Maxwell. Show all posts
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Friday, January 4, 2008

Silent Wings Film Wins CINE Golden Eagle Award


Pittsburgh, PA - January 4, 2008 - Inecom Entertainment Company announced that Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII, written and directed by Robert Child and narrated by Hal Holbrook, has won the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award.

The CINE Golden Eagle Awards, distinguishing excellence in professional works, are recognized internationally as the symbols of the highest production standards in filmmaking and videography. Since its founding in 1957, CINE has been dedicated to discovering, rewarding, educating and supporting established and emerging talent in film and video. Among great talent whose first major awards included the CINE Golden Eagle are Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard and such great documentarians as Ken Burns.

From the early race to build gliders to the D-Day invasion at Normandy to Germany's final surrender, Silent Wings reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Through rare archival footage and photographs, the film places the audience right at the center of the action in the hazardous world of the American glider pilot.

Narrated by acclaimed actor Hal Holbrook who recently garnered a Screen Actors Guild Nomination for his work in Into the Wild, the film includes interviews with Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, former National WWII Glider Pilots Association, Inc. Chairman Michael J. Samek, surviving glider veterans and legendary journalists Andy Rooney and Walter Cronkite, who flew into Holland with the 101st Airborne Division in 1944.

Robert Child previously produced Inecom's Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom, which has been honored with a WorldFest Special Jury Award and the CINE Gold Eagle Award. Narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell (director of the epic films Gettysburg and Gods and Generals), Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom vividly brings to life the bloodiest day in American History and explores Abraham Lincoln's personal beliefs about the injustice of slavery - subjects of particular interest near President's Day and Black History Month.

Both films are on sale at video stores, Internet retailers, educational and institutional distributors and large retail chains.
For more information, visit Inecom's web site or contact us.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Inecom Entertainment Company Sets Street Date of October 2, 2007 for Horses of Gettysburg Public Television Edition


Pittsburgh, PA - September 13, 2007 - Inecom Entertainment Company announced today that its new public television edition of Horses of Gettysburg will be available in stores nationwide on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Preorders for the documentary are already being taken through Internet retailers such as Amazon.com.

Humans have relied on horses since the dawn of time, but there is no stronger bond than between a horse and rider on the battlefield.

Narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell and produced for HDTV broadcast, DVD and electronic download, the film captures the relationship between soldiers and their horses while celebrating these forgotten heroes of the Civil War and their critical role in shaping the United States of America that we live in today.

Director Mark Bussler’s credits include EXPO - Magic of the White City narrated by Gene Wilder, World War 1 - American Legacy narrated by David Carradine, Gettysburg and Stories of Valor narrated by Keith Carradine and Johnstown Flood narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. Bussler is also currently in production on Westinghouse, a film about the life and times of George Westinghouse, his companies, legacy, personality and achievements.

For more information, visit Inecom's web site or contact us.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

World War 1 - American Legacy Selected as Finalist in Best Documentary Category at GI Film Festival

Pittsburgh, PA - April 19, 2007 - Inecom Entertainment Company, a producer and distributor of documentary films, announced that World War 1 – American Legacy has been selected as a finalist in the Best Documentary category at the upcoming GI Film Festival held Memorial Day Weekend. The film will screen at the festival held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. on Monday, May 28th at 8:00 a.m.

"The mission of the GI Film Festival is simple - to celebrate the successes and sacrifices of the American Armed Forces through the medium of film," said GI Film Festival President Brandon Millett. "From the American Revolution through the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, our men and women in uniform have given life and limb in defense of freedom. They deserve our respect and our undying gratitude. And that is exactly what we plan to show them this Memorial Day weekend."

Producer/Director Mark Bussler said, "I am honored that World War 1 – American Legacy has been selected for the GI Film Festival. The fascinating stories of the American men and women who served in the Great War is not something that is common knowledge anymore. These brave soldiers, nurses and pilots served by the millions to end the conflict in 1918 and in the process changed American culture forever. In less than a year nearly 50,000 Americans were killed in action and that is something that should not be forgotten."

The GI Film Festival's Hollywood Advisory Committee includes Academy Award winning Actor Ernest Borgnine (From Here to Eternity, McHale's Navy), Actor Chuck Norris (Delta Force, Missing in Action), Academy Award nominated Director John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Red Dawn), Director/Screenwriter Ron Maxwell (Gettysburg, Gods and Generals), Director John Dahl (The Great Raid), Executive Producer Lou Reda (Vietnam: Homecoming) and Dr. Ted Baehr, publisher of Movieguide. For more information about the festival, visit www.gifilmfestival.com.

World War 1 – American Legacy vividly tells the many forgotten stories of the men and women who served in the Great War, reminding Americans of their impact on our country that can still be felt today. Filmed in high definition and full of period music, photographs and monuments, the film includes rare images that have never been seen before on screen, bringing the extreme detail of the Great War to life.

Inecom Entertainment Company finances and distributes independent films by partnering with innovative producers and attracting celebrated talent such as Gene Wilder, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Richard Dreyfuss, Ronald F. Maxwell and Hal Holbrook. Inecom's Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell and Gettysburg and Stories of Valor narrated by Keith Carradine will air nationally on public television and HDTV over the Memorial Day weekend. In addition, Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII narrated by Hal Holbrook is garnering national interest thanks to its debut on Capitol Hill and the simultaneous passage of House Resolution 42 honoring WWII glider pilots on the DVD street date. News coverage of the Washington, DC press conference for the film is now available at VA News courtesy of the Department of Veteran Affairs.

For more information, visit Inecom or contact us.