2013 press kit

2013 PRESS KIT
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2013 PRESS KIT
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Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle
Middle Men
After Porn Ends
OXYMORON ENTERTAINMENT
Oxymoron Entertainment is an independent motion
Gallo and co-written by Gallo and Kevin Pollak; The
picture and television production company that develops
Feature Documentary, “After Porn Ends,” which
and finances original content of various genres with the
illustrates the rise and fall of several figures in the Porn
goal of telling captivating, true-to-life stories that appeal
Industry and their lives after retirement; Darren Lynn
to worldwide audiences. Launched in 2006, by producer
Bousman’s (Saw II, III, IV) NINETY a psychological
and
Oxymoron
thriller about a wrongfully convicted murderer who
kick-started its slate with the feature film Middle Men,
escapes prison to seek revenge on those who contributed
directed by George Gallo (Bad Boys with Will Smith.
to his lost years of incarceration; White Boy Rick the
Middle Men starred Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi
true story of a 1980s teenage drug lord in Detroit, Rick
entrepreneur,
Christopher
Mallick,
(James Cameron’s Avatar), Gabriel Macht (Frank
“White Boy” Wershe, Jr. who was illegally used as a an FBI
Miller’s The Spirit) , Kelsey Grammer (NBC’s “Frasier”
confidential informant, only to be sentenced to life in
and “Cheers”) and James Caan (Francis Ford Coppola’s
prison for his undercover work; Christmas Traditions,
The Godfather with Al Pacino and Marlon Brando).
a romantic comedy that explores what happens when an
Middle Men premiered at the 2009 Festival de Cannes,
ex-husband and his archenemy, his ex-wife’s divorce
closed the 2010 Santa Barbara Film Festival, and was
attorney are trapped in a ski chalet during the holidays;
theatrically released later that year by Paramount
“Middle Men,” a TV series that chronicles the lives of
Pictures.
the characters from the feature film Middle Men, during
their meteoric rise to wealth and power; “Brethren of
Other projects include, the mystery thriller, Columbus
The Coast,” written by William J. MacDonald (Rome,
Circle (2011), staring Selma Blair (Roger Kumble’s
Sliver)and Walt Becker (Van Wilder, Wild Hogs), the
Cruel Intentions with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan
true story of Captain Henry Morgan, and how a group of
Phillippe), Amy Smart, Jason Lee, Giovanni Ribisi,
reluctant military officers became the greatest pirates of
Kevin Pollak, and Beau Bridges directed by George
the age, and many other projects in development.
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CHRISTOPHER MALLICK
FOUNDER/OWNER
Texas-born and current Los Angeles resident, Christopher
International and top-tier entertainment publications
Mallick is the founder and owner of Oxymoron Entertain-
including the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Variety,
ment, Inc. one of the entertainment industry’s most
and The Hollywood Reporter.
innovative and next-generation minded production
Leveraging
Intrigued by puzzling storylines, Mallick’s most current
over 30 years of success in various business ventures, the
film is the mystery thriller, Columbus Circle, also
ambitious entrepreneur brings a refreshing approach to
starring Giovanni Ribisi, along with Selma Blair,
the Television and film development process by being able
Amy Smart and Jason Lee, will be distributed by
to effectively produce and develop budget conscious
Universal
projects quickly and efficiently. Recognized as a multifac-
produced the documentary, “After Porn Ends” and is
eted entertainment mogul, Mallick is often quoted in the
developing a number of feature length films and television
media and is touted as a game-changer in the film and TV
shows. Some projects include: NINETY, a feature
industry by peers. Mallick is also a committed and noted
Action/Thriller written by Scott Milam and to be
philanthropist who supports various charitable founda-
directed by Darren Lynn Bousman; White Boy Rick,
tions that support research and treatment for pediatric
a biographical drama based on the true-life events of Rick
diseases and adult and youth guidance and mentoring
Wershe Jr.; “Brethren Of The Coast,” a TV drama
programs.
chronicling the events of 17th Century, pirate-populated
company’s headquartered in Los Angeles.
Pictures
in
2012.
Additionally,
Mallick
Port Royal Jamaica; and “Middle Men,” an episodic
As an independent filmmaker, Mallick made his grand
drama/comedy based on the Motion Picture Middle
entrance into the film industry with the completion of his
Men; and numerous other projects in development.
first feature film, Middle Men, establishing him as a
Mallick
Mallick began his professional career in business when he
partnered with noted writer/director George Gallo and
launched multiple billing companies, including one of the
writer Andy Weiss to create Middle Men, starring Luke
Internet’s first third-party billing services.
Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, and
Mallick founded StereoD LLC, a 3D conversion company
James Caan. Middle Men premiered at the 2009
with Giovanni Ribisi and producing partners, William
Cannes Film Festival, and was selected as the official
Sherak & Jason Shuman. In 2011, Mallick sold StereoD to
closing night film of both the Santa Barbara International
Ron Perlman's Deluxe Entertainment.
creative force in the entertainment industry.
In 2009,
Film Festival and the Phoenix Film Festival that same
year. Mallick and his film have been featured in dozens of
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Mallick is an active member of both the WGA and DGA.
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CHRISTY TAYLOR BARNES
PRESIDENT
Southern California native, Christy Taylor Barnes is the
industry. In 2011, Barnes assisted in the sale and negotia-
President of Oxymoron Entertainment, Inc. Barnes is
tion of the company to Deluxe Entertainment.
responsible for supervising the company’s overall administration, business affairs, legal and financial transactions,
and oversees human resource activities. Over a decade
ago, Barnes joined Christopher Mallick where she
supported the businessman in managing and restructuring day-to-day operations for multiple fast-growing
companies. Driven by passion and desire, Barnes applies a
unique approach to operations, strategic planning,
marketing and client relations.
She has increased
revenues and improved operating performance, resulting
in significant value creation.
Barnes graduated with a BA in Business Law from Concordia University. Upon graduation, Barnes worked in the
Insurance Industry where she also received her California
State Insurance License.
After leaving the Insurance
Industry, Barnes was one of the first employees of
entrepreneurial Internet incubator, Think Tank, where
she was responsible for new business procurement and
development. .
In 2001 Barnes joined Paycom.net,
working directly with Christopher Mallick. She was
responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of the
CEO for a $100+ million, fast growing Internet billing
company. In 2009 Barnes was involved in the creation of
Stereo D, a dynamic 3D conversion company with Christopher Mallick, Giovanni Ribisi, and William Sherak, where
she managed all aspects of the high growth business that
dominates the 3D conversion space in the entertainment
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PHILIP WALEY
HEAD OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTION
Philip Waley is head of Physical Production for Oxymoron
tional Production Company (IPC) in 2003 to produce
Entertainment, Inc. Waley is responsible for all produc-
films, television shows, music videos, and commercials.
tion budgets and schedules and is heavily involved in the
development
stage,
script
breakdowns,
and
Waley is an active member of both DGA and PGA.
full-production to post-production. He has been working
in the film and television industry for over 20 years,
successfully producing hundreds of commercials and
music videos around the world. He was awarded the
coveted Silver Lion at Cannes. Waley has a tremendous
amount of knowledge in the area production experience
and is continually examining the best production centers
and incentives for each project.
In the film world, Philip has had the pleasure of working
with major studios such as Lionsgate, Sony, and 20th
Century Fox. Some of his recent movies include, Middle
Men, Columbus Circle, Solomon Kane, Jumper,
Hostel 1 & 2, The Pink Panther, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Running Scared and Dorfman with
Elliott Gould, which was selected to open the Hollywood
Film Festival in October 2011 and was awarded ‘Best
Picture’. In the television industry, Philip produced the
award winning Joan of Ark for the Hallmark Channel, as
well as the mini series The Genius of Mozart for BBC
Television.
Waley graduated from Bournemouth University, receiving
a BA with honors in Media Production. He spent 10 years
working for the Grey Group as a European Producer.
After leaving the Grey Group, Waley Co-Founded Interna-
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JAMES W. HENRIE
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
James W. Hernie is the Director of Business Development
investment funds for over 15 years. James began his career
for Oxymoron Entertainment, Inc. Henrie is responsible
in the technology sector partnering with IBM & DEC on
for turning ideas into profitable entertainment projects, as
the development of digital media applications (sales
well as sharing the company’s vision with prospective
revenues reached nearly $13 million) before selling his
clients. He works with the entire team at Oxymoron,
interests and investing in the real estate and entertain-
initiating and coordinating projects from early develop-
ment industries.
ment through production and distribution. Henrie has a
keen business sense and an intimate knowledge of all
aspects of film and television production, financing,
marketing and distribution. Additionally, he manages
acquisitions of scripts, life rights, books, stories and other
entitlements for feature films and television programming.
Before joining the team at Oxymoron, Henrie was an
Executive Producer/Producer and Founding Member of
Farfalla Films, LLC, responsible for structuring the
financing, tax incentive, and Production of Farfalla’s first
feature film project, The Good Life starring Zooey Deschanel, Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Donal Logue and Mark
Webber. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize
in the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was sold to Image
Entertainment.
Henrie
was
the
Executive
Producer/Investor of the successful comedy franchise
National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze, distributed by MGM.
He is a founding member of Namwest LLC, a full service
real estate development company exceeding $250 million
in
assets
with
three
divisions-
residential,
commercial/mixed-use and hospitality. Prior to that, he
managed several real estate development companies and
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BILLY SORRENTINO
DEVELOPMENT / BUSINESS ANALYST
Billy Sorrentino is a Development Executive and Business
Analyst for Oxymoron Entertainment, Inc. Sorrentino
assists Christopher Mallick in financial matters and
business structures of film and television projects, assists
with the development process and works closely with the
marketing department creating promotional campaigns
for Oxymoron and its various TV and film properties.
Sorrentino advises in determining the needs of the
company, including the company’s strategic direction and
identifying initiatives that will allow Oxymoron to meet
those strategic goals. Sorrentino’s focus is on maintaining
the business architecture, conducting feasibility studies,
identifying new business opportunities and conducting
risk assessment for the company.
Sorrentino attended the University of Central Florida and
graduated with a BS in International Business and
Business Management.
He then earned his MBA in
Corporate Finance from the University of Texas, where he
was awarded first place in the Stocktrak.com Competition
for Corporate Finance. After graduating from college, he
served as Co-Founder and President of real estate &
financial services firm The Prime Financial Group, Inc. in
Daytona Beach, Florida. As the branch owner, principal
and broker, his company dealt with financial services, real
estate development, real estate loans and broker services,
where he monitored all of the branch’s operations and
ensured that company operated at maximum capacity.
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LARRY CHAVANA
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Larry Chavana is the Marketing Director at Oxymoron
day-to-day account execution activities as well as the
Entertainment, Inc. Chavana is responsible for managing
supervision of account representatives.
the company's global marketing, sales, and public
relations departments, as well as helping to establish the
long-term strategic direction for the company's efforts to
reach new audiences, identify new business opportunities
and support the longevity of the current portfolio by
extending the viability of established projects.
Chavana is responsible for leading the strategic development, planning, coordination and execution of all
activities related to marketing film and television projects
for the company. His creativity and passion for success
allow him to think outside the box and develop new ideas
and find innovative outlets to market and advertise
products.
He works together with the marketing team
conducting research and analysis to determine the core
audience, industry trends, competition and outsourcing
opportunities to build business plans and press kits.
Before joining Oxymoron, Chavana worked as sales and
marketing manager for One Star Media, Inc. He managed
all VIP customer accounts and worked to improve the
application inflow processes. He consistently strives for
excellence by focusing on new and innovative ways to
challenge his colleagues and himself. His ability to work
closely with the technology, auditing, legal and support
groups provided him with experience in multiple areas of
the company’s operating needs. His responsibilities
included the management of critical client relationships,
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LESLEY KAMARAD
MARKETING EXECUTIVE
Lesley Kamarad is a Marketing Executive for Oxymoron
Entertainment, Inc. Kamarad works with the marketing
team to design, implement, manage and budget all
marketing plans for the company. Her areas of knowledge
include: online marketing, branding, market research,
market planning, social media, and product marketing.
Before joining the team at Oxymoron, Kamarad attended
Florida Atlantic University and graduated with a BS in
Marketing. While attending FAU she worked as a lead
sales associate for Ritchie Swimwear, traveling around the
US, attending various tradeshows to promote and sell the
swimwear line. After graduating she was hired to work in
Marketing and Sales for Christopher Mallick at Paycom,
one of the first third party payment Internet companies.
During the 6 years she was with the company she worked
on the creation of all marketing, advertising and promotional activities for the company.
She assisted in the
recruitment of new business as well as maintaining
existing client relationships.
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BEVERLY JUSI
HEAD OF PRODUCTION ACCOUNTING
Beverly Jusi is head of the Production Accounting Depart-
strong work ethic, eagerness to learn, and determination
ment for Oxymoron Entertainment, Inc. Jusi is respon-
to succeed.
sible for efficiently managing and maintaining all financial
records during film production including cash manage-
Jusi is currently an active member of IATSE Local 871.
ment, budget formulation, and payroll in conjunction with
union contracts. Jusi works closely with the producers and
the production office preparing schedules, as well as
managing the day-to-day accounting office functions, and
reporting the projects’ financial progress.
She is also
responsible for recruiting, hiring, and training of all
accounting personnel.
With over 22 years of production accounting experience in
film, television, cable, and visual effects, she has gained a
thorough working knowledge of the film making processes
and is able to prioritize jobs effectively within a fast-paced
environment. She has handled various positions within
these departments and has worked with most of the major
studios, including: Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures,
Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, and Paramount. She
has also has experience in working with many independent production companies such as, Odd Lot Entertainment, Lionsgate, and Miramax.
Jusi’s work experience has given her the knowledge
necessary to step into a production accounting situation
and resolve any issues that previously existed. She has
worked with a multitude of states, in terms of incentives
and rebates, and varied union and non-union requirements. Jusi’s success within the film industry is due to her
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GRACE DEL VAL
IN HOUSE PRODUCTION COUNSEL
Grace Del Val is Oxymoron's in house production counsel.
She represents Oxymoron in all of its projects and
throughout all facets of production.
In addition Del Val is an associate at the law firm, Abrams
Garfinkel Margolis Bergson. Her practice is primarily
comprised of transactional entertainment matters and
corporate/business matters for Oxymoron.
Del Val received her J.D. from the University of Chicago
Law School and her B.A. from New York University. She is
licensed to practice in California and New York and is a
member of the Los Angeles Country Bar Association and
the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Prior to joining AGMB,
Ms. Del Val was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate
Meagher & Flom’s New York office where she practiced in
the Intellectual Property and Technology transactional
group.
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Project
MIDDLE MEN
SYNOPSIS
In 1995, everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record
stores, and the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) had the
perfect life - a beautiful family and a successful career
fixing problem companies. Then he met Wayne Beering
(Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), two
genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult
entertainment is sold over the internet. When Jack agrees
Poster
to help steer their business, he soon finds himself caught
between a 23 year-old porn star and the FBI all the while
becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time.
Witness a story so outrageous, you won't believe it's true.
A story that proves business is a lot like sex... getting in is
easy, pulling out is hard.
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