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West Coast Premiere
of Eric Bana's Directorial Debut
Love The Beast
- ONE NIGHT ONLY -
Friday, October 23, 2009


Join us at the Mary Pickford Theatre in Cathedral City, California, October 23 and 24, 2009
for the

Inaugural Wheels On Reels Film Festival







Cutlass
Kate Hudson, Writer, Director
Kate Hudson received a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nomination for her performance in the critically acclaimed Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous. Brilliantly portraying a teen caught up in the world of a 70s rock band, she takes us back to the 70s again in her directorial debut entitled Cutlass, a heartwarming short film about coming of age, the relationship between parent and child, and a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass. It stars Virginia Madsen, Chevy Chase, Dakota Fanning, Sarah Roemer, Kurt Russell and Kristin Stewart.

Love The Beast
Eric Bana, Writer, Director
One of this summer's hottest film stars is Australian actor, Eric Bana. He kicked off the summer as the heavily made-up villain in Star Trek then co-starred with Adam Sandler in the comedy/drama Funny People. Then, before our Speedo's had time to dry, he starred opposite Rachel McAdams in The Time Traveler's Wife. Love The Beast is Bana's directorial debut that puts you in his passenger seat for a road trip through Australia's Targa Tasmania Road Rally, and the Bana garage where two very special Ford automobiles take center stage. Love The Beast is the story of Eric Bana's 25-year love affair with his 1974 Ford XB Falcon Coupe. Although filmed almost entirely in Australia, the film strikes an emotional cord with every man in America that owns or dreams of owning a muscle car. The film delves into Bana's man-car relationship with appearances by television psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw, talk show personality Jay Leno, and Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson. Love The Beast premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this past spring and makes its West Coast premiere at Wheels On Reels.

The Rock Store
Christopher Leps, Writer, Director, Producer
Filmmakers have a unique ability to look at things in a way that others cannot fully appreciate. Such is the case of Christopher Leps' directorial debut entitled The Rock Store. An award-winning stuntman with over 25 feature films and 120 television episodes to his credit, Leps visited the Rock Store in 2006 and felt compelled to tell the story of this mom and pop gas station and convenience store hidden in the Santa Monica Mountains. The 45-minute documentary introduces you to Ed and Vern Savko and some of their regular customers that include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Leno and nearly every motorcyclist in Southern and Central California.


The Indian
James R. Gorrie, Writer, Director, Producer
James R. Gorrie makes his writing and directorial debut in this powerful feature length drama. The Indian, (not to be confused with The World's Fastest Indian,) tells the story of how the pieces of a 1917 Indian Motorcycle help to rebuild a destroyed relationship between a father and son. A native of Southern California, Gorrie inherited the motorcycle from his grandfather, and it was the inspiration that drove him to write, direct and produce his first motion picture. The film stars Matt Dallas, Sal Landi, Jane Higginson, Alison Haislip, Angela Lanza, Richard Portnow, Robert Miano, Jim Fitzpatrick, Barbara Scolaro, Corbin Timbrook and Jesse Hart.

Truth In 24
Keith Cossrow and Bennett Viseltear, Directors
Keith Cossrow and Bennett Viseltear are award-winning filmmakers at NFL Films that have made a documentary about the 24 Hours at Le Mans their directorial debut. With a combined twenty nominations and four Emmy Awards between them, they divided the directorial duties to provide an in-depth look at the world's most legendary automobile race. Truth In 24 chronicles the Audi Sport Racing Team as they attempt to earn a record fifth consecutive win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Narrated by Jason Statham, the documentary is made with the same technical precision that engineers and technicians bring to bear in preparing the cars for the most grueling car race in the world. View behind-the-scenes footage and tense drama as the drivers, engineers and technical crew take you on this adrenaline-pumping race with the Head of Audi Motorsports, Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich; Head of Audi Engine Development, Ulrich Baretzk; R10 TDI #2 Engineer, Howden "H" Haynes, and the record-setting Audi Sport Team of: Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish, Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro, Marco Werner, Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello, Lucas Luhr, Alexandre Premat and Mike "Rocky" Rockenfeller.