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Press Thirller Chiller Film Festival October 23rd-26th 2008 Official Selection - Grand Rapids, MI Heading back to the state of Michigan for some Horror/Halloween fun! Click Here for More Eerie Horror Fest October 9th-12th 2008 Official Selection - Erie, PA The Art of Pain showcases in the land of Romero! Click Here for More The State Journal Reister September 2008 In the Spotlight: Matt Brookens - Springfield, IL Our film is rocking the festival circuit right now. It recently won Best Feature Comedy at the Route 66 Film Festival in Springfield. In October, it’ll play the Eerie Horror Film Festival in Erie, Penn., as well as the Thriller! Chiller! Film Fest in Grand Rapids, Mich.! Click Here for More Route 66 Film Festival September 2008 WINNER BEST FEATURE - Springfield, IL The Brookens Brothers went back to their home town and received an award! Click Here for More Action on Film Festival July 2008 Official Selection - Long Beach, CA Art of Pain will be hitting the beach with plenty of of Ninja beat downs and general mayhem! Click Here for More Reel Chicago May 2008 Midnight preview for thriller "Art of Pain” - Mark Knowles In a clever bit of satirical casting, the role of a George Romero-like horrormeister in “The Art of Pain” is portrayed by Lloyd Kaufman, president of New York-based Troma Entertainment. Matt Brookens wrote and directed, and Matthew M. Jones and John LaFlamboy produced. “Pain” is Jones’ second indie film to be released this year. Click Here for More Chicago Sneak Preview May 24th, 2008 Musicbox Theater - Chicago, IL Sneak Preview of uPressplay and Zabba Zabba Production's Award Winning Feature Film, The Art of Pain. Screening held at the Music Box, with a pre-party at Take Five, 8pm. In Attendance, Writer/Director Matt Brookens, Producers Matthew M. Jones and John LaFlamboy, along with cast members Anders Erickson, Greg Brookens, Jake Hames, Leena Kurishingal and Arvin Jalandoon Click Here for More Delray Beach Film Festival May 6th-11th, 2008 Official Selection! - Delray Beach, FL The Art of Pain showcased at the Delray Beach Film Festival this month. Producer, Matthew M. Jones, took a trip to the Altantic Ocean resort town, indulging in the after parties and Jazz Fest in downtown Delray. Click Here for More Duley Noted Review April 20th, 2008 "Gags, slays, and -- above all -- entertains with an alchemized mixture of gore and jest." - Erin Duley Many an artist has grappled with her elusive nature through the ages to achieve greatness. And while muses and narcotics have come to the aid of some struggling for the creative impulse, “The Art of Pain” reveals a more reliable method: absolute devastation, courtesy of a rampant ninja. Click Here for More Filmthreat Review March 28th, 2008 "5 STARS!" - Eric Campos Dem Brookens Boys is back! After introducing the festival world to the legendary Skunk Ape with their short loosely based on the stinky beast, Matt and Greg Brookens give us their first feature film....“The Art of Pain” pushes all the right buttons almost immediately. Click Here for More Suncreen Film Festival March, 2008 WINNER - Audience Choice Award! The Art of Pain won the Audience Choice Award at the Suncreen Film Festival this month. Click Here for More |