Our first review has just come in from J.C. Macek III also known as the World’s Greatest Critic.

Here are two snippets of what he had to say.

“The truth is that, ultra-indie or not, Branin’s third film (and first full-length feature) is a complex and deep work that easily transcends any initial impressions its subject matter might give.”

Branin has written and directed a very smart and subtle film that shows he can make an engrossing and memorable movie.“

We certainly encourage you to read his entire review.  It does contain some spoilers.  Overall our film received a 4/5 stars with some great commentary.

The Full Review - http://www.worldsgreatestcritic.com/nightbeforethewedding.html

Writer/Director David Branin and Actor/Producer Gregor Collins stop by to talk about their fresh-off-the-presses first feature, “Night Before the Wedding.” David’s fiance and actress, Karen Worden, also stops by and adds some much needed female perspective.

The show is called In the Can hosted by Kip Brown on LA Talk Radio.

Kip was positive in his reaction to the film. As a matter of fact, he sent us this quote today.

“Night Before the Wedding is a funny film with a great cast and a storyline that is FULL of surprises”
Kip Brown, Radio Host LA Talk Radio’s In the Can

Hope you enjoy listening to this interview and finding out a little more about our story and hearing about Night Before the Wedding.

Here is the link – http://www.latalkradio.com/Kip.php
(Click on the show from March 14th, 2009)

Would love to hear what you think.

We just uploaded this video. It is the first glimpse of what it was like to be on the set of my debut feature film, Night Before the Wedding.

Director David Branin provided the Cast and Crew a Mini-DV camera and told them they could film whatever they wanted. This video is the result.

- ‘Become a Fan’ – Night Before the Wedding Facebook FanPage

- ‘Become a Friend’ – Night Before the Wedding MySpace Page

Well the good new is that it is not too late, though the window is beginning to close.

Here’s the overall update on our first feature film, “Night Before the Wedding.” This film is one that we have been working on since September 2007. We have put in a lot of energy and effort to see our dream of completing this first feature film.

We are proud to say that we are almost there having achieved picture-lock last week. That means all that remains is color correction, sound design and music. The credit roll at the end of the film will be finalized as well. We are aiming to have this work done by March.

We initiated a ‘Pre-Order’ DVD campaign before we shot the film. Those who are showing support and faith in our project, we are rewarding by thanking them in our film’s credits and on our website (which we are redesigning).

So if you would like to become part of this campaign, now is a great time. Another perk of ordering now is that it guarantees you will see the film before it reaches the mainstream. (Due to a variety of distribution factors, we cannot say when that will be.)

Everyone who has pre-ordered the DVD will receive a limited-edition DVD with the completed movie.

To pre-order “Night Before the Wedding,” please visit http://www.nightbeforethewedding.com
Enter the site and click on the banner on top of the screen.

To order offline, you are welcome to send a $15 check payable to Glimpse of Dreams, LLC.

Glimpse of Dreams Productions
8314 Jayseel Street
Sunland, CA 91040

If you cannot order a DVD at this time, you can also show your support by signing on to be a ‘Fan’ on our Facebook Fan Page. Just log in and click on ‘Become a Fan’

And become our friend on Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/nightbeforethewedding

The premise of Night Before the Wedding is one that takes you inside a modern bachelor party. It’s not one of those over the top raunchy comedies. Not to say that the film doesn’t have a wild side.

Here’s the logline: “Before straight-laced William Shay weds his soul mate, he must get through one last wild night with his best buddies…but the party quickly turns serious when he finds himself alone with a real life porn star.”

From L-R – Actors Gregor Collins, John Keating, James Anthony McQuillan, Chad Davis, Frantz Durand, Zane Patterson, and Kevin Deen (on table) prepare for a scene in Night Before the Wedding.

The film was shot primarily in one location, a two-story house in North Hills, CA. It is an ensemble piece that features 17 actors and actresses, including a platinum selling rapper and an adult film star. The film is now in Post-Production and is expected to reach public audiences in 2009.

The ‘Teaser Trailer’ does not feature one frame of footage from the film itself.  So you do not have to worry about spoilers.  People have asked if the film is a documentary because the ‘Teaser’ is shot in documentary fashion.  No it is not a documentary.  It is a full fledged scripted feature film.  We will have an official theatrical trailer online as soon as we can.  We currently have Production Stills online and we are certain to have Screenshots in the near future.

We encourage you to view the trailer.  We would love your feedback.  If you like what you see, please help us spread the word by passing the trailer on.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y6nEL5fgNw to leave your comment.

We invited him to our party because we are a fan of his work and the way he writes.  Never did we suspect in turn he would be so generous with his time and his words.

Well, without further ado, as JC gives us plenty of reading material with this Feature Article.
http://www.worldsgreatestcritic.com/nightbeforetheweddingfundraiser.html

The event is to take place on Friday August 15th from 8pm to 11pm.

Music Center 5th Floor
135 Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

We are doing our best to finish a film that has been almost a year in the making. We are almost there, yet still have quite a bit of money of raise to see it through.

The Fundraising Event itself will feature the talents of Annie “McFunny” McKnight who will serve as Host along with Femke Weidema, Brightmillion, Paula Lobos, Woah Gudda, Loy Simmers and Jordan Allen.

We will be unveiling the ‘Teaser Trailer’ to our Film. For those afraid of spoilers, have no fear as this trailer does not contain one frame of footage from the actual movie itself.

Special note – The film itself will certainly be Rated R, though everything related to this event will be a clean good time.

Tickets are $20, please RSVP to nightbeforethewedding@gmail.com
(Tickets include 2 Drinks from the Bar)
It will also be $8 for parking.

Also spoke with the Festival Organizers Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol.  They were inquiring about what I had in the works.  Let them know about our upcoming Fundraising Event on Friday August 15th and how we were going to have a special screening of the ‘Teaser Trailer’ for Night Before the Wedding.

They made the offer to screen it tonight at Club Nacional as part of the HollyShorts Film Festival and it was an offer I couldn’t turn down.  I turned in a copy to them today and they will screen the trailer tonight before their slate of Music Videos.  It is a FREE event that even includes some free drinks.  Just get your RSVP in to RSVP@HOLLYSHORTS.COM

The address is 1645 Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood, CA.  The event runs from 7pm to 11pm.  If you are in the area, get out and check it out.  Going to be a fanstastic night.  Let us know what you think of our ‘Teaser Trailer’ and for those of you worried about *spoilers*….don’t worry, there isn’t an ounce of footage from the movie itself in the trailer.

We still have quite a bit of money to raise to be able to complete the film.  Yet this is a great start.  We are offering our DVD Buyers the opportunity to have their Names put into the Film’s Ending Credits along with Thanking them on our official site, http://www.nightbeforethewedding.com/thanks.php

You can help us get our movie made.  Ten out of 15 dollars for every Pre-Ordered DVD goes into our film budget.  You can order the DVD from our MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/nightbeforethewedding and from our official site, http://www.nightbeforethewedding.com.

If you are in the Los Angeles area, we are throwing a Fundraising event on August 15th, 2008 in Downtown Los Angeles at the illustrious Music Center.  The event will feature performances by Host Annie ‘McFunny’ McKnight, Femke Weidema, Paula Lobos, Brightmillion, and Jordan Allen.  Tickets are $20 and include Two Drinks.  The event is scheduled to run from 8pm to 11pm.