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Associated Press
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA RELEASES DRAMEDY 'GUITAR LESSONS'
Comedy-Drama Sets Digital Debut for North American VOD Platforms and DVD on July 1, 2025 'GUITAR LESSONS is a story about a people and a place under pressure. Then brings us back to some easily forgotten truths, like life is hard but some kindness and a well-tuned guitar can go a long way.'— Filmmaker Aaron James LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2025 / / -- Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has just released the dramedy GUITAR LESSONS, which is now available to rent/own on all North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as on DVD, starting July 1, 2025. GUITAR LESSONS is the story of a 15-year-old Metis boy and a cantankerous oilfield contractor who learn to grow up together over guitar lessons. Leland (Kaden Noskiye) is a 15-year-old Metis boy living in Northern Canada. After inheriting an old guitar from a father he never knew, he sets out to find someone who can teach him to play. Ray (Corb Lund) is a local 50-year-old oilfield contractor. Ray is handsome and wealthy, with a weakness for women. He was something of a rock star back in the day, but found success in the oil patch of Alberta, and never looked back. When Leland asks Ray for guitar lessons, Ray refuses - but Leland persists. One day Ray sees Leland's guitar, recognizing it as one played by an old bandmate. From there Ray starts taking an interest in the boy, and the guitar. When Leland endures a beating rather than help some local thugs rob Ray's garage of its vintage motorcycles, Ray's investment in the boy increases. Encouraged by the few people close to him, Ray relents, and the lessons commence. And a poor 15-year-old Metis boy and a rich 50-year-old colonizer learn to grow up together over guitar lessons. Written and directed by Aaron James, GUITAR LESSONS was produced by Aaron James. The featured cast includes: Corb Lund ('Ray Mitchell'), Conway Kootenay ('Ernie Ghostkeeper'), Kaden Noskiye ('Leland Parenteau'), Lianna Makuch ('Denise'), William Auger ('Bruiser'), Roseanne Supernault ('Rayleen'), and Marie Zydek ('Veronica'). 'Guitar Lessons is a story about a people and a place under pressure: family, race, romance, class - the headaches for which we have no pill,' said filmmaker Aaron James. 'Then it brings us back with a hug to some easily forgotten truths, like life is hard but some kindness and a well-tuned guitar can go a long way.' Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire GUITAR LESSONS directly with the filmmaker Aaron James. GUITAR LESSONS website: About Freestyle Digital Media The digital distribution unit of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, satellite, digital, and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record, and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films. Recent releases include ALLSWELL IN NEW YORK starring Emmy award-winning actress Liza Colón-Zayas from the hit FX series THE BEAR, ALL HAPPY FAMILIES starring Josh Radnor and Rob Huebel, the drama based on a novel THE GHOST TRAP starring Zak Steiner from EUPHORIA and Greer Grammer of AWKWARD, and the Weekly World News horror-comedy THE ZOMBIE WEDDING. Other Freestyle Digital Media titles include THE ROAD DOG starring comedian Doug Stanhope, SURVIVE starring HBO's GAME OF THRONES star Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins, the music documentary profiling blues guitar legends Jimmie Vaughan and Stevie Ray Vaughan, BROTHERS IN BLUES, DEAR ZOE starring Sadie Sink from the hit Netflix series STRANGER THINGS, Jessica Capshaw and Theo Rossi, the teen musical BEST SUMMER EVER featuring a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, and Ted Danson, and THE WEDDING YEAR starring Sarah Hyland and Anna Camp. For more information, visit: Eric Peterkofsky Allen Media Group / Freestyle Digital Media [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Legendary Actor, 61, Reflects On Life's 'Mistakes' Ahead of Film Release
Legendary Actor, 61, Reflects On Life's 'Mistakes' Ahead of Film Release originally appeared on Parade. has been keeping busy promoting his new racing flick F1 ahead of its theatrical release on June 27. The legendary actor has been popping up on red carpets and at photo calls lately, looking as handsome as ever with a fresh new haircut that has his fans in awe. But there's more to Pitt than his looks, and it's clear that he's been doing some soul searching lately. While talking to Entertainment Tonight about his new movie, Pitt got reflective, telling them, "No matter the mistake, you know, you just learn from it and move on. It'll lead to the next success." 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Pitt went on to say, "Really, I think you get to my age and see how important it is to surround yourself with the people you know, the people you love, the people that love you back. Friends, family, and that's it. From there, we get to go make things. It's a pretty simple, I think, equation." This conversation followed a recent GQ interview, where Pitt opened up about the constant media scrutiny, especially of his relationships. "My personal life is always in the news," Pitt said during the interview. "It's been in the news for 30 years, bro. Or some version of my personal life, let's put it that way." "It's been an annoyance I've had to always deal with in different degrees, large and small, as I do the things I really want to do," Pitt said of the constant public attention on his personal life. The F1 star continued, "So, it's always been this kind of nagging time suck or waste of time, if you let it be that, I don't know. I don't know. Mostly I feel pretty…. My life is fairly contained. It feels pretty warm and secure with my friends, with my loves, with my fam, with my knowledge of who I am, that, you know, it's like this fly buzzing around a little bit.'It sounds like the Fight Clubstar is not letting his lengthy legal battle, which led to a December 2024 divorce from, get him down. Pitt and Jolie's marriage drama dominated headlines for years, and there are still ongoing rumbles about his fractured relationships with his children. Just a few weeks after Pitt drove his last race as Sonny Hayes for F1, his divorce from Jolie was finalized. Legendary Actor, 61, Reflects On Life's 'Mistakes' Ahead of Film Release first appeared on Parade on Jun 12, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer turn on the style at 28 Years Later event in New York City
Aaron Taylor-Johnson joined co-star Jodie Comer and director Danny Boyle at an event for their new zombie movie 28 Years Later in New York City on Sunday. The actor, 34, cut a stylish figure in a beige outfit, as he teamed an open shirt with a matching sports jacket, pants, and suede shoes. He completed the look with a gold necklace and a flashy Omega watch, after signing a deal with the brand which provides timepieces to the James Bond franchise - adding fuel to the fire that he could be the next 007. Meanwhile Jodie, 32, looked chic in a flowing black blouse which was worn with bell bottoms and pointed heels. The much-anticipated release of 28 Years Later is just weeks away, with fans left waiting two decades to discover the next instalment in the film series. And with the fictional universe devastated by the Rage virus nearly three decades ago, the new film will provide insight into how humanity has adapted to survive. For one such community, this means complete isolation from the outside world, and in a new clip ahead of the film's premiere, Aaron shared insight into the new universe. In the new land, known as The Holy Island, humans are entirely self-sufficient, and only leave the community to hunt on the mainland, when the tide is low. Aaron plays Jamie a scavenger who is tasked with training his son Spike to survive in the wilderness, before they embark on a deadly mission to the mainland. In an exclusive featurette, Aaron explained: 'My character is part of this community that survived 20-odd years because they live on the Holy Island, disconnected from the mainland. 'They don't have doctors or medicine, can only eat what they can grow, they can go hunt, but they have to go hunt on the mainland. 'And we have rules, if you leave the island and you don't return, there's no one going out to look for you, they're going to assume you've been infected and you're dead.' Aaron then explains that for his character's son, it's a 'rite of passage' to learn his father's hunting skills, in the hope that they can survive when they leave the island. The film is set on the real-life island of Lindisfarne, which is only accessible through a causeway during low tide. Jodie also stars in the film as Jamie's wife Isla, while Ralph Fiennes plays Dr Kelson, a survivor of the outbreak.
