www.levantinecenter.org On the evening of Thursday, December 3, 2009, three prominent Hollywood producers came together to talk about how their medium, film and television, can be a positive force in bridging Americans and the Arab/Muslim world. A video of their conversation, which was moderated by bestselling author Reza Aslan, will be available shortly. To order a copy, contact Levantine Cultural Center, 310.657.5511. All photos by Noora Elkoussy. Mark Amin, a native of Iran, most recently served as Vice Chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment, where he was on the Board of Directors for nine years. Through his independent production company, Sobini Films, which has a first-look deal with Lions Gate, Amin has continued to produce a diverse slate of feature films. During his stewardship of Lions Gate, the company’s revenues grew from 4M to .2B; during the same period, Lions Gate produced and distributed such critically acclaimed films as “Monster’s Ball,” which earned Halle Berry an Academy Award for Best Actress, and “Crash,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as blockbusters such as “Saw” and the Tyler Perry “Madea” franchise. Howard Gordon graduated from Princeton and has written and/or produced such television shows as “Spenser: For Hire,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “X-Files.” He is the writer and showrunner/producer of the hit show “24” starring Kiefer Sutherland. “24” came under criticism for the way Arabs/Muslims were portrayed, which led …
LIPSTICK & COFFEE lipstick@twittertvlive.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The ladies of Lipstick and Coffee share their words of wisdom on issues that concern women as they are found on Twitter on everything from men to menopause, to faith, fashion and family. Rachel Boesing, former host of KNBC yourLA, keeps the group focused as she creatively steers the girl talk back on topic. It’s the View and Oprah wrapped in hot bodies. Executive Producer, Carlton Enoch, owner of Connection Films Production Company welcomes you to the pilot of Twitter TV Live, a Social TV Network. It’s Twitter with caffeine 5 days a week broadcasting live on internet television and radio. Twitter TV Live takes the Twitter micro-blogging world to the next level talking about your tweets on live television. Mr. Enoch began his concept in February 2009 as a small radio broadcast giving his followers on Twitter free exposure as they called in to the show and shared their Twitter page and comments about Twitter. With Twitter now allowing production companies to work TV projects related to Twitter, Connection Films has enjoyed explosive growth from its humble radio beginnings and is now one of the first TV networks to venture into live television broadcast on the Internet. Per Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, as stated on the Twitter blog on May 25, 2009 “Indeed, there are a lot of interesting developments happening in the television space …
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