Michael Ewing

“Long Beach Island,” by fulltime attorney Edson McClellan who wrote his first screenplay four years ago at age 49, won the Eighth Annual Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The award comes with a Live Table Read performed by professional actors.

The Hearty Meal Theater Company is proud to announce their inaugural work Ships: A Musical Trilogy! opening January 20th at The Tank Theater and with performances on the 22nd, 27th and 29th.

Village Theatre and the Magnum Opus Players and Magnum Opus Theatre present Abi's Choic.

The public is welcome to attend the third annual LIVE READ, the grand prize given to this year's winning entry, Matadora of the 3rd Annual Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The reading will be on Sunday November 4 at 1 pm in the Ojai Art Center Gallery. Miguel Orozco, Artistic Director of Ánimo Theater Company, will direct and use his company's roster of talent to fill out the cast of Matadora for the festival performance. Along with the LIVE READ, the winning script will also have a Teaser Scene, produced by John Branagan, for the writers to use in their promotion of the script.

Creepy Romance releases Creepy Romance I in digital format for the first time. The title is available on itunes, amazon.com and trade paperback on www.creepyromance.com. Creepy Romance has been referred to as 'Sweetly Morbid' and 'Beautifully Creepy.' 'We are all creeps and we all fall in love,' quotes Cosondra Sjostrom, author of The Creepy Romance book series. Information from Creepy Romance I: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-original-creepy-romance/id1042428119?ls=1&mt=11 Follow them at Twitter @creepyromance Like them at Facebook facebook.com/creepyromance Artists from The Original Creepy Romance include: Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse), John B Gourley (Portugal. The Man), Daniel Katz (Creator Deep Space 69), Jonathan, Curly V (buzzfeed Curly), Michael Noel (sic), Prince Terrence (Hussle Club), Will Carsola (Creator of Mr. Pickles), Jeremy Polgar (Titmouse), Angelo Hat (Titmouse), Rick Weston, Vertebrae33, Jen Hart, Will Storie, Carleigh Herbert, Michael Ewing, Chad Haldenman (Life at Sea), Zack Soto, Angelina Dreem, Kristina Cullen, Matthew Krause, Chad O'Dell Roberts, Patt Kelley, Black_eM, Justin Volz, Shaun Peace, Glen David Miller, Gregorio Reis, Ryan Stark, Andy Gloude, Mark Harada, Gus Storms, Chad O'Dell Roberts, Samantha DeCarlo, Nicolas Hansen, Scott Bluedorn, Jeff Carlisle, V Holecek, Samathan Meyes (Forlorn Dolls), Josh Emerick, Lupe Flores, Benje Burdine, Zachary Scheer, Rachel Schneider, Zack Dunn. Thom Foolery, Dendril.

According to Deadline, Disney has tapped Peter Segal to direct its upcoming children's movie GOBLINS, based on Ari Berk's book, which was illustrated by Brian Froud. Tom Astle and Matt Ember will pen the script.

Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart and Alan Arkin stopped by ABC's THE VIEW to talk about their new film, 'Grudge Match,' hitting theaters tomorrow, December 25th.

Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Grudge Match' stars award-winning movie legends Oscar winner Robert De Niro ('Raging Bull,' 'Silver Linings Playbook') and Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone (the 'Rocky' films, 'The Expendables') as old boxing rivals who come out of retirement for one final match. Peter Segal ('Get Smart') directs the comedy. Check out the just-released trailer below!

'Grudge Match,' a comedy starring film legends Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone as rivals in the boxing ring, will bow in the holiday season with a Christmas Day debut, moving up from its prior release date of January 10. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.