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Lucas Bryant, Bruce Davison and Michelle Hurd will lead the ensemble cast for the family-centric comedy feature 25 Miles to Normal.

Artist View Entertainment has acquired writer-director Joshua Brandon’s movie, which begins shooting this month in Kansas City and St. Joseph, Missouri. Rachel Nichols, Ed Begley Jr. and Dee Wallace round out the ensemble cast.

25 Miles to Normal focuses on a doctor (Bryant) and his estranged father (Davison), who reluctantly agree to reunite with the rest of the family.

Brandon will produce through his Spitfire Cinema banner, alongside B.L. Fleischer for RcR Cinema and Peter Foldy’s Filmstreet Productions. Ricki Maslar is casting the feature.

“Josh is an incredible young filmmaker, and I’m thrilled to be partnering with him on this hilarious and heartfelt project,” Artist View president Scott J. Jones said in a statement.

Added Brandon, who worked with Bryant on the Syfy series Haven: “This is...

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The inaugural L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival will take place March 5-8 at the at the newly renovated Downtown Independent Theatre, 251 S. Main Street, in Los Angeles.

The festival will run in conjunction with the L.A. Comedy Scripts Screenplay Competition, sponsored by the Write Brothers.

The fest's opening night will include a pre-reception, followed by a screening of shorts by the fest's celebrity participants, hosted by Aisha Tylor.

Web site Funny or Die will present world premieres and exclusive vintage shorts, including its first-ever Web movie, "Don Dolmes, The Smallest C*ck in Porn," a mockumentary that spoofs the legend of John Holmes, and "Craigslist Penis Photographer," starring Bob Odenkirk.

Lacsff directors Gary Anthony Williams and Jeannie Roshar will present their film "I Own You," starring "Reno 911's" Cedric Yarbrough.

The program also will include "Nowassitall," a music video written by, directed by and starring Tyler; "Head, Heart...