UGO Entertainment, in Association With Vivendi Entertainment and Downtown Independent Presents Boll Film Fest, Los Angeles World Premiere of 1968: TunnelRats

UGO Entertainment, in Association With Vivendi Entertainment and Downtown Independent Presents Boll Film Fest, Los Angeles World Premiere of 1968: TunnelRats

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Infamous director Uwe Boll's films will be celebrated in a week-long festival in LA's Downtown Independent Theater. Presented by UGO Entertainment, the festival will feature a marathon engagement of all of Boll's films and culminate with a world premiere of Boll's latest directorial venture, 1968: TunnelRats.

Uwe Boll has been loved and hated by his fans all at once and became a press magnet when he declared war on his critics by inviting them to the boxing ring after they unanimously bashed his then latest theatrical release, BloodRayne. 2008's release of Postal brought him massive mainstream media attention with the New York Times and Los Angeles Times profiling the film and the man behind it. He toured with the film to key festivals including Comic-Con and Philly Comic-Con and he was also profiled on a CNN's featurette on movies spoofing the war. Postal has since become a cult favorite on DVD.

1968: TunnelRats is set during the Vietnam War and follows a special US combat unit trapped underground in labyrinthine, booby-trapped tunnels the Viet Cong deployed. Boll's latest is a departure from his traditional videogame adaptation -- instead, Boll has created a videogame of the same name from this latest movie. Marking a 40 year anniversary of a watershed period in American history, Boll's new film does not take point of view about U.S. involvement in the war and instead presents a starkly realistic portrayal of war.

Dylan Reynolds, head of Downtown Independent, adds: "Creating a festival that hails a man who loves movies and has spent 20 years making them is an apt tribute. I am thrilled that my venue can promote this man and his legend. I am a huge fan and I am honored to present the world premiere of 1968: TunnelRats at our venue."

"One Uwe Boll film is never enough," said Jordan Hoffman, UGO.com Movies Editor. "Join UGO.com and celebrate the collected works of this seldom understood polymathmatic renaissance artist at the Uwe Boll Film Festival."

Uwe Boll added: "I am excited about TunnelRats -- this movie, unlike my other films, will find an audience beyond the core videogame, horror, action fan. In the private screenings I held for veterans, I found that they loved the movie."

Soumya Sriraman, SVP Marketing for Vivendi continued: "Uwe Boll's films have always found huge audiences on DVD -- and we are excited to continue building ground swell for his films. Having Uwe and his regular actors including Kristanna Loken and Michael Pare at this festival is a great bonus for his fans!"

   ABOUT THE FESTIVAL    Screening Schedule    DECEMBER 17th :    12 PM   HEART OF AMERICA -- Elisabeth Moss, Jurgen Prochnow, Clint Howard   2 PM    ALONE IN THE DARK -- Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff   4 PM    IN THE NAME OF THE KING -- Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ray           Liotta   7 PM    SEED -- Andrew Jackson, Will Sanderson, Michael Pare   9 PM    FAR CRY *Sneak Peek* -- Til Schweiger, Chris Coppola     DECEMBER 18th :    1 PM    BLACKWOODS -- Keegan Connor Tracy, Michael Pare, Clint Howard   3 PM    BLOODRAYNE -- Michael Madsen, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley   5 PM    BLOODRAYNE 2 -- Natassia Malthe, Zack Ward   7 PM    POSTAL -- THE EXTENDED DIRECTOR'S CUT -- Dave Foley, Verne Troyer   9 PM    1968: TUNNELRATS *WORLD PREMIERE* -- Michael Pare     Talent Schedule   TBC -- Kristanna Loken (Terminator, Bloodrayne), Zach Ward (CSI,          Transformers), Chris Coppola (Beowulf), Michael Piere (Blackwoods,          The Virgin Suicides), Jackie Tohn (Postal) and the cast of          TunnelRats.   Uwe Boll -- Q & A December 18th 7pm     Location / Contact Info  

Event runs December 17th and 18th with a TUNNELRATS engagement running from December 19th through the 25th. All screenings are at the Downtown Independent located at 251 South Main Street.

ABOUT DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT

The Downtown Independent is a new film and event facility in the heart of downtown Los Angeles dedicated to giving indie filmmakers a platform for theatrical distribution and beyond.

ABOUT VIVENDI ENTERTAINMENT

Vivendi Entertainment is a full service domestic film distribution company. Representing a vast range of genres including action, comedy, thriller, urban, family, fitness and stand-up comedies, Vivendi has been a favorite choice of independent content providers. Vivendi has built an extensive catalog of over 1,000 titles and its customer-centric business model was founded on the principles of collaboration and financial transparency. Vivendi Entertainment will theatrically release Lee Daniels' newest film, Tennessee, early 2009 and the highly anticipated anthology New York, I Love You in the Summer of 2009.

ABOUT UGO ENTERTAINMENT

UGO Entertainment (http://www.ugo.com/), a unit of Hearst Corporation, has been exclusively online for over ten years, creating quality lifestyle content for Gamers. The company's flagship website, UGO.com, and its owned and operated properties engage a massive audience of over 35 million monthly unique visitors with a distinctive editorial voice and a passion for all things central to the Gamer lifestyle: Movies, TV shows, Music, Comics, Technology, Gadgets, Gear, Girls, Sports, and of course, Games.

UGO Entertainment has earned a strong reputation as a trusted publisher, delivering customized, high impact and high touch online advertising programs for its world-class client base, and is a leader in attracting the coveted 18-34 male demographic. The company operates from its headquarters in New York City.

    CONTACT:    Seanna Hore    818-286-4523    Seanna.hore@vivendient.com  

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CONTACT: Seanna Hore of Vivendi Entertainment, +1-818-286-4523,
Seanna.hore@vivendient.com

Web site: http://www.ugo.com/

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