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Winter 2011

Happy 2011 from PPB.COM!

  • As we head into the New Year, Peter is working on the last stages of post for the short films: SPOTLIGHT, IVAN’S HOUSE and REFORMED TRAMP. With a big screening hopefully to be scheduled at the end of February, more details undoubtedly to follow…
  • And if that were not enough to keep one busy, Peter is working on as-yet-untitled SyFy script. It’s got guns, bugs and romance. What more could you want?
  • Couldn’t decide on a single picture to update the picture of the month, so you will find a glimpse of all the films for the upcoming screening! Click the “photo of the month” button on the top right corner!

Fall 2010

  • Check out the newest feature on ppb.com – our photo of the month! You can see this month's photo by clicking the button in the top right corner of this page. (Note: this feature has now grown to become our image gallery.)
  • Peter acts first as Production Coordinator and then steps in as First Assistant Director on the independent romantic comedy SHE WANTS ME starring Josh Gad of 21, Aaron Yoo of DISTURBIA, Charlie Sheen, Hilary Duff, and Wayne Knight of SEINFELD fame.
  • Peter acts as First AD on location in beautiful Santa Barbara, California for the period piece WAS IT A DREAM? for director Miguel Muller.
  • Does something feel missing in your life? Did you miss the SyFy premiere of METEOR APOCALYPSE? Don’t worry! It’s showing again this month -

    • METEOR APOCOLYPSE on SyFy:
    Saturday, November 20th at 5pm EST

Summer 2010

  • Look Out For Meteors!!! METEOR APOCOLYPSE, the low-budget sci-fi feature that Peter acted as Assistant Director on is coming to YOUR living room. Either watch or set your Tivos to the SyFy channel on these days -

    • METEOR APOCOLYPSE on SyFy:
    Saturday, August 28th at 9pm EDT & Sunday, September 19th at 7pm EDT

  • SEA OF DUST is officially available on DVD. Peter directed the “Behind The Scenes Doc” on the DVD. Check it out here.
  • OPEN HOUSE is officially available on DVD. Peter acted as Production Coordinator on this cool horror flick. You can also see it on the display board at your local Red Box! Check it out here.
  • Peter directs the short film IVAN’S HOUSE starring John Heard best known from the HOME ALONE films. The film also starred and was Exec Produced by Katharine Jameson and David Potashnik. David also acted as the screenwriter!
  • With Damiano Tucci, Peter produces Cary Anderson’s REFORMED TRAMP starring Nikki Ziering, Tom Hodges, Jeffrey Frost, Michael Monks & Anita Finlay.
  • THE MAN IN THE HAT concludes a second round of casting and pushes our start date. More info to follow when available. (Peter is producing for director Matthew Harrison)
  • Peter is picked to AD the short period piece WAS IT A DREAM for Brazilian born director Miguel Muller! Shooting will commence in September.
  • CHAD & THE ALIEN TOUPEE is online on VIMEO! But it is viewable by passcode only. Please contact Peter if you would like to see this web pilot…
  • This just in! HEY VENDOR will have it's Los Angeles Premiere at the Los Angeles Shorts Fest on Thursday, July 29th at 10:00pm - which looks like the closing program/screening of the festival. The venue for the festival is Laemmle Sunset 5 Theaters, at 8000 Sunset Blvd. Swing by, have a laugh, and enjoy the summer night with Peter, the cast and crew!
  • Peter acts as AD and Co-Producer on the short film THE CONTRACT directed by Mel Rodriguez.
  • Matthew Harrison’s THE MAN IN THE HAT is officially in pre-production with Peter producing. Principal photography is expected to begin in August!
  • Christopher Hlas has been informed that HEY VENDOR! which he wrote and on which Peter acted as AD has officially been accepted into the prestigious LA Shorts Film Festival! More info to come…
  • The DVD release of Scott Bunt’s SEA OF DUST is coming up on August 10th! This nod to Hammer Horror is one very cool flick. Peter directed the “Making of” doc that accompanies the DVD. You can check it out here.

Spring 2010

  • Peter directs the independent short film SPOTLIGHT. The short is based on the web series of the same name that Peter & Co. worked to develop in 2008. The film stars Joe Lando, Eve Mauro, Michael Monks and Norma Maldonado (among others)…
  • Yet another interview of Peter! You can check out Peter's interview on Treble Radio Rocks by clicking here.
  • Peter is now managed by Tammy Hunt of Hunt Talent Management.
  • BIG HEART CITY, an award winning feature film produced by Peter, was released on the Vanguard label on April 20th. It stars Shawn Andrews (Fix) and Oscar Nominee Seymour Cassel. You check it out at vanguardcinema.com.
  • You can check out the award winning feature FLOAT, produced by Peter and now available for sale on Amazon! It stars Greg Itzin (24), Cristine Rose (Heroes), and Ken Davitian (Borat). The film was directed by Johnny Asuncion.
  • Peter is interviewed by Jason Saulnier on the Good Time Metal Oldies Radio Show in Nova Scotia (Peter is HUGE is Canada don’t you know). If you want to hear Peter talk about music in film, amongst other things, click here to listen.
  • Peter acts as AD on the sexy, sultry, otherworldly pilot DARK SORCERY for director Justin Jones. More details soon…

Winter 2010

  • Peter flies from Park City right to set to act as Production Coordinator on MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPERS, a feature starring Kyle Gallner (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Jim Belushi (TV’s According to Jim), Denise Richards (Wild Things), Kathryn Morris (TV’s Cold Case) and Sarah Hyland (TV’s Modern Family). The film was written and directed by Asher Levin with Graham Larson and Danny Roth producing.
  • The HEY VENDOR! team is in the snow of Park City Utah for SLAMDANCE 16 as the short, in which Peter was the AD, officially kicks off the premiere of Steven Soderbergh’s latest feature EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE.

Fall 2009

  • Peter flies to Albuquerque, New Mexico to Produce and AD a test weekend on the feature “0000”for director Eddie Alcazar.
  • Peter is the 1st AD on the disaster flick METEOR APOCALYPSE for The Asylum. The feature stars Joe Lando and Claudia Christian.

Summer 2009

  • Peter is Production Coordinator for the horror flick OPEN HOUSEdirected by Andrew Paquin. It stars Brian Geraghty, Tricia Helfer and Rachel Blanchard, with Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.
  • Peter is the Assistant Director on the short film “HEY VENDOR!” The short is an award winning script by Christopher Hlas. It is directed by Sundance winner Matthews Harrison and is produced by Slamdance Film Festival Director Peter Baxter. It stars Troy Garity.
  • CHAD & THE ALIEN TOUPEE is the web pilot that Peter directs with Star Trek Voyager alum Robert Picardo and Tim Russ in the lead roles. The pilot is written and Exec Produced by Cary Anderson.

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