"Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe" Production Completed in Bogota

Bruce Campbell "The Fall of Sam Axe"

The anticipated “Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe” movie will premiere Sunday, April 17 at 9PM on USA Network. The script was written by “Burn Notice” creator Matt Nix and directed by Jefferey Donovan, the star of the series which just wrapped on location in Bogota, Columbia.

“The Fall of Sam Axe” is set back in 2005, before Sam Axe partnered up with Donovan’s Michael Westen in Miami. In the film, Sam is still a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy and he is sent to Columbia to advise the local military platoon after a string of rebel attacks. He also makes discoveries that force him to question his loyalties and help shape him into the man we see on the regular series.

Chandra West (“The Gates”) will play Sam’s girlfriend, Donna, RonReaco Lee (“The Good Guys”) will portray Ben Delaney, a young doctor running a non-profit clinic in Columbia who comes under assault by terrorists and John Diehl (“Stargate”) will be Sam’s superior officer, Rear Admiral Lawrence. Kiele Sanchez (“Lost”) also has a pivotal part in the film as a humanitarian aid worker who has distrusts Sam and his fellow soldiers.

Now that production of “The Fall of Sam Axe” is completed, the fifth season of “Burn Notice” will begin filming shortly, being The fifth season is expected to debut later this summer.

'Hesher' Trailer: Stars Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rainn Wilson

“Hesher” is a drama about a family that loses their matriarch, and their way. Rainn Wilson stars as a father broken and distraught over the loss of his wife, while Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays an aimless, angry man who befriends Wilson’s son. Natalie Portman puts her hair up, wears big glasses and checks out groceries in this trailer for the Sundance featured film.

Official Website: Hesher Movie

Starring: Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rainn Wilson.

"Sucker Punch" in Theaters: March 25th 2011

Sucker Punch is about a young girl (Baby Doll), who is locked away in a mental asylum by her wicked stepfather where she will undergo a lobotomy in 5 days time. Faced with unimaginable odds, she retreats to fantastical world in her imagination where she and four other female inmates at the asylum plot to escape the facility. The lines between reality and fantasy blur as Baby Doll and her companions battle various creatures and enemies to retrieve the 5 items they need that will allow them to break free from their captors before it’s too late…

BURN NOTICE: THE FALL OF SAM AXE Premieres in April

Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe

USA Network’s Burn Notice film, BURN NOTICE: THE FALL OF SAM AXE, will premiere on Sunday, April 17 at 9/8c. The prequel stars Bruce Campbell and is shot on location in Bogota, Colombia. Set in 2005, Sam Axe (Campbell) is a Lieutenant Commander at the time and is sent to advise a local military platoon. There he discovers deep layers of deception and realizes he may be allied with the wrong side.

BURN NOTICE: THE FALL OF SAM AXE also stars RonReaco Lee (The Good Guys, Madea Goes to Jail), Kiele Sanchez (The Glades, LOST), John Diehl (Miami Vice, Stargate) and Chandra West (John From Cincinnati, The Gates).

BURN NOTICE: THE FALL OF SAM AXE is directed by Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan, and is written and executive produced by Burn Notice creator Matt Nix. In addition, Mikkel Bondesen, Donovan, and Campbell will serve as executive producers on this Fox Television Studios project.

Macon Film Festival: February 17th – 21st, Black White and Blues

Macon Film Festival, Black White and Blues

Black, White and Blues centers around Jefferson Bailey, a talented blues musician had a difficult upbringing. He was abandoned by his mother at birth and lost his father in a tragic accident. Bailey meanders through life, working menial jobs in Austin, Texas. After one of his many drunken nights, a man approaches Bailey with some interesting news—his grandfather died and he is to receive an inheritance. Bailey must travel to Alabama to accept his property. Augy has been hired to find and connect Bailey with his  rightful belongings. Bailey drives Augy out the door, telling him he’s got the wrong guy, seemingly disavowing the good news. The next day, an encounter with Boyd, a local troublemaker to whom he owes money, sends Bailey on the run and right into Augy’s truck. As  Bailey and Augy travel through the deepest parts of the South–Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, on to Alabama–the duo make good use of the rich musical history of the area, hitting every juke joint in sight, including the blues bar of Augy’s friend, Santa. Over the course of their trip, Bailey’s story unfolds, and we learn more about him, his family history and the blues music he has always felt connected to. Augy knows more about Bailey than he lets on and, with his help, Bailey manages to use the music he has in his soul to take control of his life and set off on a new path, one that puts his past to rest.

Black, White and Blues Co-Writer, Producer and star, Morgan Simpson, is confirmed as a Special Guest to the Macon Film Festival and will be on hand for Q&A after the screening.

Starring: Kiele Sanchez, Michael Clarke Duncan, Taryn Manning, Morgan Simpson, Luke Perry