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Art of Pain Poster Contest!
Let us know what poster design you feel best represents The Art of Pain. Check out the trailer and the new teaser trailer to get a vibe for the film. Then please post your thoughts, why you liked it and why you think it best represents this film and it's genre. Post a comment in our photo gallery on your thoughts.
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BIO:
Matthew was born and raised in the southern suburbs of Detroit. Woodhaven, Michigan to be exact. He spent his days drawing comic book characters, creating haunted house tours through his friends basements and acting in the Woodhaven High School’s theater program. Matthew moved to East Lansing and graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Advertising. Where he concentrated on graphic design and marketing. After graduation Matthew moved to Chicago, where he worked as a print and web designer.
In 1999, he entered the Film and Video Program at Columbia College, Chicago, where he graduated with honors. Developed and released uPressplay Online Entertainment Network in 2001. Promotiing over a 1,000 filmmakers, artists, musicians and actors; by providing a free online resource to showcase their skills and productions. uPressplay also produced many original titles including, Stay Dead, Two Days in Limbo, Palooka, Roscoe Village, Back to Reality, Soldier, Terrorvision and music videos from Marazene, Lexceone and Court Jester.
uPressplay has been awarded 15 Official Film Festival Selections and winning Best Dramatic Short at the Michigan Independent and NY International Film Festivals. In 2006, Matthew produced his first feature, The Art of Pain, with fellow Chicagoan Matt Brookens. He’s currently in development on his next feature, an action hero, comedy entitled Etiquette Man.
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uPressplay's V.1
Independent Movie and Music Showcase featuring STAY DEAD, Behind the Werewolf, Caleb's Cube, Dye the Sky, Court Jester, along with Director's Commentary, Image Galleries, Trailers and a wide range of Special Features promoting each showcase.
uPressplay V.2
Independent Movie and Music Showcase featuring Two Days in Limbo, Roscoe Village: Episode 1, Soldier, Terrorvision, Roni vs Lincoln and Marazene's Execute Music Video , along with Director's Commentary, Image Galleries, Trailers, Subtitles and a wide range of Special Features promoting each showcase.

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Art of Pain Poster Contest!

Art of Pain Poster Contest! Let us know what poster design you feel best represents The Art of Pain. Check out the trailer and the new teaser trailer to get a vibe for the film. Then please post y...
Posted by Jones on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:48:00 PST

Farewell Darkness Trailer Released!

Check out the trailer for the feature I produced with Daniel J. Pico, David Bianchi and James Azrael. Starring Keith Compton (did I spell it right?), BriAnna Weaver and David Bianchi. Along with our...
Posted by Jones on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:25:00 PST

Websites, ninjas, gunshots, algebra and jumping buses....

Things have been pretty hectic the past couple months. The Brookens Brothers and I have been smashing and crashing The Art of Pain edit. Knocked off 30 minutes from the run time. An even 90 minutes no...
Posted by Jones on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:58:00 PST

The Art of Pain Trailer Released!

The Art of Pain: TrailerCheck out the trailer for uPressplay's first feature, written and directed by Matt Brookens. Jack works an easy job at the movie theater with his pal Nick, a sci-fi geek, and h...
Posted by Jones on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:48:00 PST

Roscoe Village: What Could Have Been? - Released!

Roscoe Village: What Could Have Been?Nate wakes up to find a sleepless Van, staring into space, chain smoking. On the way home from work Van saw his ex-girlfriend with husband and child. Spinning him ...
Posted by Jones on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:49:00 PST

Aqua Teen and Sleep Deprivation

After the terror scare in Boston, I had this idea about doing a comedy short about how absurd the whole thing was. How could a light bright mooninite be mistaken for a terrorist device? So I called To...
Posted by Jones on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:02:00 PST