The Bracelet of Bordeaux had its Houston premiere at the River Oaks Theatre on Thursday, August 23rd. Proceeds went to Women In Film & Television Houston and the Texas Motion Picture Alliance.
Fourteen Pastorini-Bosby actors are in the cast of The Bracelet of Bordeaux - they include Ally Claire Carson, Katerina Pasat, David Parker, Hallie Pierce, Nick Ronan, Brian Thornton, Ryan Wham, Maria Belyaeva, Jason Douglas, Scott Florence, Meryl Gibbs, Yankie Grant, Michelle Hatmaker,Olivia Lane, and Jessica Badgett. .

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PB actor Lew Temple stars in Waitress for Fox Searchlight

PB actor LEW TEMPLE is currently starring in Fox Searchlight’s Waitress.  Directed by Adrienne Shelly, the film was an audience hit at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and boasts an ensemble cast that includes Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto and Andy Griffith. 

A few of Lew’s credits include Déjà Vu, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Devils Rejects, Domino and 21 Grams.

Waitress serves up a slice of her life
Source: Houston Chronicle review by Amy Biancolli

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PB Talent Joni Rodgers' lastest novel The Secret Sisters debuts in paperback

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2007
Stories everywhere:
author Joni Rodgers forges career from fact and fiction

Joni Rodgers, a Houston author who ghostwrites celebrity memoirs between novels, has a unique take on the popular idea that everyone has a book in them. “Everyone has a story in them,” says Rodgers. “But everyone has a pancreas, too. Only in rare cases should it be taken out and displayed on a shelf.”

The ghost gigs pay well and make for “some interesting elevator rides”, but Rodgers is selective about new projects. “It takes a compelling client to drag me away from fiction, my first love.” Rodgers’ latest novel The Secret Sisters (Harper Collins 2006) comes out in trade paperback this week with an added “PS Section” in which Rodgers discusses the story behind the book. The added material is bound to generate some juicy book club discussions. “I can’t wait for the sparks to start flying,” says Rodgers, who intended the story of a woman’s struggle with agoraphobia to be “a parable about how easily exploited we are when we embrace fear as a lifestyle.”

Rodgers started writing seriously in 1994, after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an aggressive cancer of the immune system. During a punishing course of chemotherapy followed by a long, difficult recovery, Rodgers completed her first two novels, Crazy for Trying (McMurray & Beck 1997) and Sugarland (Spinsters Ink 1999), both of which were published to critical acclaim and short-listed for various awards.

In Bald in the Land of Big Hair (Harper Collins 2001), Rodgers wrote about her cancer experience: “People say the Lord never gives us more than we can bear, but that’s only true of money and cleavage.” The laughter-through-tears memoir garnered glowing reviews around the world, was excerpted in Good Housekeeping, condensed by Reader’s Digest, and eventually landed in the lap of Linda Armstrong Kelley, mother of Tour de France champion and cancer activist Lance Armstrong.

When asked if she’d be interested in co-authoring Armstrong-Kelley’s memoir, Rodgers responded, “I’m a novelist, not a ghostwriter.” As she was about to turn down the job, Rodgers noticed a hummingbird outside her window. “It made me pause long enough to think, hey, I’m a storyteller. And this is a great story.” Film rights for the resulting memoir, No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me (Broadway 2004) were promptly optioned by Columbia.

Rodgers’ most recent client is Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan, whose memoir My First Five Husbands…and the Ones Who Got Away (Broadway 2007) recently debuted at #18 on the New York Times bestseller list. “Rue is incredibly gracious and funny,” says Rodgers. “She’s also an excellent writer with a unique voice that comes shining through.” Meanwhile, a grateful McClanahan says that Rodgers “made gorgeous cream pies out of my curds and whey.”

Still reluctant to call herself a ghostwriter, Rodgers prefers the term “memoir guru” and says, “I’m basically a literary sherpa. The client has to make the journey, but I show them the way and do most of the mule work.”

Visit Joni Rodgers online at www.jonirodgers.com.
For review copies or to schedule an interview, contact Avery Schlicher at Harper Collins: Avery.Schlicher@HARPERCOLLINS.com

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Werner Richmond and Taylor Polidore Cast in Universal Pictures' The Better Man

PB actors WERNER RICHMOND and TAYLOR POLIDORE have been cast in Universal Pictures The Better Man.

Currently shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, the film stars Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Michael Clark Duncan, Mike Epps, Cedric the Entertainer and Mo'Nique.

Directed by Malcolm Lee, The Better Man is a comedy about a rivalry between brothers and cousins when a successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.

Werner Richmond plays a preacher in the production and James Earl Jones is so impressed with him, that he asked Werner for assistance in learning to "preach." They have been corresponding about the subject since Werner shot his initial scenes. Werner returns to Shreveport for several additional days of shooting in late May.

Pastorini-Bosby 2006-2007 Television Highlights!

PB has had a terrific 2006-2007 television season with PRISON BREAK and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS filming in Dallas and Austin.

BLUE DECKERT had the recurring role of Coach "Mac" McGill in Friday Night Lights and was in all 22 episodes. Also landing roles in FNL from PB were: JASON DOUGLAS, TIFFANY BURGOS, DAVE MALDONADO, DENEEN TYLER, ELEESE LESTER, BRIAN THORNTON and CHARLIE SANDERS.

Prison Break cast many PB actors, some in muliple episodes including: BRANDON SMITH, DAVE MALDONADO, QUINTON BOUTTE, PAUL MENZEL, WAYNE DEHART, MICHAEL NANFRIA, JASON DOUGLAS, JO PERKINS, GRADY MCCARDELL, DAVID BORN, WERNER RICHMOND, LOUIS GUSEMANO, RUBEN ROJAS, PAUL WRIGHT, SYLVIA RAWLEY, JENNIFER ALMAGUER and STEVE SHEARER.

Other television appearances this season have included CHARLIE SANDERS in ABC Family's Wildfire, JASON DOUGLAS and CHARLIE SANDERS in the Sci-Fi Channel mini-series Lost Room, NELLIE GONZALEZ hosting KHOU-TV's Houstonisimo, RANDY SCHELL as the voice for Judge Alex, BILL TRAVIS as the voice for Christina's Court and TARA DARBY hosting the Galleria's Christmas Special.

PB actor Charles Sanders cast in Friday Night Lights and indie
feature Sunshine Cleaning

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