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Electric Dream Factory, a new Xr content studio and production company formed by feature film producer Lacey Leavitt and VFX artist Joe Jacobs, is excited to announce the premiere of their first Vr short: Arcadia Flats. This cinematic 360 experience will be available exclusively on Jaunt's streaming platform. Founded in 2013, Jaunt is the global partner of choice for producing and distributing immersive content. With over 300 films on their platform, Jaunt has the largest library of immersive and 360 experiences across all platforms including native iOS and Android mobile apps and scaled Vr, Ar, and Mr platforms. Arcadia Flats follows Alice (Jessica Martin) as she attempts to outrun supernatural forces. Ivan (Evan Mosher) comes across her car on a dark, deserted road. Will either of them survive...

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Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 60 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new comedy “Your Sister’s Sister” starring Emily Blunt! After the screening, there will also be a Q&A with writer and director Lynn Shelton!

“Your Sister’s Sister,” which opens in limited U.S. theatres on June 15, 2012 from IFC Films, also stars Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mike Birbiglia, Mel Eslyn, Jeanette Maus, Jeremy Mackie, Dori Hana Scherer, Jennifer Maas, Kate Bayley, Norman Tumolva, Steve Snoey, Evan Mosher, Kate Jarvis and Nathan M. Miller from writer and director Lynn Shelton.

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Written by Chris Diani and Basil Harris

Directed by Chris Diani

Featuring Nick Garrison, Lowell Deo, Evan Mosher, Philip D. Clarke, Vincent Kovar, John Kaufmann, Bill Morrison

Review by Amanda Rebholz

Rarely do campy films actually deliver on the promise of being genuinely entertaining; often times it seems like they’re composed primarily of obscure inside-jokes or sweeping generalizations that seem trite and bland by the time they reach their audience via the film itself. With this said, Chris Diani’s film Creatures from the Pink Lagoon manages to both amuse and entertain in a genuine way that both pokes fun at gay cultural stereotypes while also having a very affectionate wink-wink-nudge-nudge attitude of someone who appreciates the clichés for what they are...

The film opens with a funeral, and an oversized drag queen being buried in his favorite kimono. We cut to the iconic zombie-film staple shot of a...