(C.S. Lee, above, in THE RED ROBIN).
Dear L.A. Friends, THE RED ROBIN, the film that I co-produced and worked for a few years on is having its U.S. Premiere tonight at the Hollywood Film Festival. The screening is at 7 and is at my favorite theater in town, the Arclight Hollywood.
THE RED ROBIN was written and directed by Michael Z. Wechsler, who will be in attendance to introduce the film and do a Q & A afterwards with the cast. I believe that C.S. Lee of DEXTER, as well as Caroline Lagerfelt of GOSSIP GIRL, will be there as well. The film also stars Judd Hirsch (TAXI, INDEPENDENCE DAY), Ryan O'Nan (THE BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST), Jaime Ray Newman (RED WIDOW, SUPERNATURAL), and Joseph Lyle Taylor (not sure who is coming from the rest of the cast).
THE RED ROBIN was originally pitched by Michael as "THE CELEBRATION meets THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE," and the finished film delivers on that comparison. The film centers around a family reunion that goes awry when the youngest son of the fictional Shellner family accuses his famed psychiatrist father (played by Hirsch) of adopting his family for the purposes of experiments in mind control for the government.
The film had a terrific world premiere at the Montreal Film Festival in August, where it got a great review from SCREEN DAILY. It has been picked up for worldwide distribution by Cinemavault.
Tickets can be bought online or at the Arclight Hollywood box office: https://www.arclightcinemas.com/movie/hff-13-the-red-robin