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Title: The Man on Her Mind Director: Bruce Guthrie and Alan Hruska Starring: Amy McAllister, Samuel James, Georgia Mackenzie and Shane Attwooll Engaging in relatively new experiences that have not yet been fully explored can be truly harrowing and terrifying situations for anyone, no matter how much they’re seeking a change in their lives. Exploring that uncharted territory is intriguingly presented in several circumstances in the new romantic comedy, ‘The Man on Her Mind.’ The project is one of the first major film roles for both lead actors, Amy McAllister and Samuel James, and also the feature film directorial debut of co-helmer, Bruce Guthrie. Despite the movie being their true [ Read More ]

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The Man on Her Mind

Written by Alan Hruska

Directed by Alan Hruska & Bruce Guthrie

USA, 2014

It’s no fun to bash a no-budget passion project like The Man on Her Mind. Every frame practically oozes with the blood, sweat and tears of the filmmakers; every exterior shot almost certainly “stolen;” every interior shot almost certainly filmed at a generous friend’s house. You can smell the cigarette smoke and taste the wine as they celebrated another successful day of filming. It’s the spirit of independent filmmaking that keeps cinema rich and vibrant. And yet, failure is also a part of the creative process, and this film simply fails on too many levels to warrant your time.

It is an extremely tricky business adapting a stage play to film. At best, you can recapture some of the immediacy and energy of the original theatrical production. At worst, it can feel clunky and…...

Bruce Guthrie and Alan Hruska's The Man on Her Mind, adapted by Hruska from his 2012 British play, isn't stagy as much as stilted. The quartet of malcontents at its center are well-bred, riddled with tics and dripping with neuroses, quaint types who address siblings as "my dear," "darling," and "sister."

The comic conceit is that young loner Nellie (Amy McAllister), a commitment-phobic Big Apple publisher, rejects the flirtations of a persistent bohemian ghostwriter named Leonard (Samuel James), yet happily imagines she's dating a slicker, smugger, more casual version of him, whom she calls Jack (also played by James).

Meanwhile, Leonard, an aspiring author, invents a sweeter doppelgänger of Nellie (McAllister, again). His nosy, nagging neighbors — Ne...

Paladin has acquired U.S. rights to The Man on Her Mind, Alan Hruska's adaptation of his own play, which debuted in London in 2012. Bruce Guthrie and Hruska co-directed the film version, which stars Amy McAllister and Samuel James, who created their roles on stage. Paladin, headed by president Mark Urman, will open the film theatrically in select markets in the fall. The Film Sales Company, which is handling foreign sales, will distribute it across digital platforms and home video. The cast also includes Georgia Mackenzie and Shane Attwooll. Jamin O'Brien, Steven Levy, Sirad Balducci and Jonathan Gray produced,

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Paladin has picked up Us rights from Andrew Herwitz of the Film Sales Company to The Man On Her Mind, the latest film by filmmaker, author, and playwright Alan Hruska, it was announced by company president, Mark Urman.

The film will open theatrically in New York and select markets in autumn and is based on Hruska’s (pictured) play, which ran at London’s Charing Cross Theater last year.

After the theatrical release, The Film Sales Company will distribute the film across digital platforms and on DVD and commence international sales.

The Man On Her Mind charts the unusual courtship of two lonely people, each of whom has a particularly active fantasy life. Amy McAllister and Samuel James star alongside Georgia Mackenzie and Shane Attwooll.

Bruce Guthrie co-directed with Hruska, who also wrote the screenplay. Hruska’s credits include Nola and Reunion.

Jamin O’Brien, Steven Levy, Sirad Balducci and Jonathan Gray produced, while [link=nm...

"The Man on Her Mind," an upcoming drama co-directed by playwright Alan Hruska and major theatre presence Bruce Guthrie, has been picked up for distribution by Paladin.  The unusual British romance follows a woman who begins an affair with a witty lawyer. The catch? He happens to be a figment of her imagination. Amy McAllister and Samuel James, who starred in the originaly stage production, will reprise their roles in the film. "The Man on Her Mind" will be released in New York this fall. The Film Sales Company will distribute the film across digital platforms and on DVD. They will also be in charge of foreign sales for the film.