"CHASING THE WHITE DRAGON" TO REACH 19.6MILLION CABLE SUBSCRIBERS

Atlanta, GA - Award winning feature film "Chasing the White Dragon" (CTWD) has signed a North American/Canada cable pay-per-view distribution deal, placing the movie in the homes of 19.6 million cable subscribers beginning May 8, 2012. Included cable carriers will be Verizon, Charter Communications, Mediacom, AT&T U-verse and Rogers Communications (Canada).

The film, which was filmed in Tupelo, Mississippi, depicts a fictional group of crystal meth users trapped in a torrent of violence, deceit, paranoia and passion. They must leap from the careening roller coaster or ride it to its nightmarish end.

"Though the story behind this film is fictional, it carries a tragic truth that many have experienced, including my extended family," said Kathilynn Phillips, CTWD writer and director. "Crystal meth destroys you mentally, physically and socially. Even one hit of it causes birth defects. Anyone touched by the evils of crystal methamphetamine should watch this film. This drug continues to be a scourge on small town America regardless of our best efforts to stop it."

"Chasing the White Dragon" is already available for purchase or rent as a digital download on iTunes, YouTube Rental and Amazon.com (DVD). It will soon be available on Snap.com, Hulu and Vudu.com.
This emotionally charged motion picture has won numerous awards such as Best Feature - Live Action in the 2011 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, Best Feature Pocono Mountains 2009, Best Ensemble Cast First Glance Hollywood 2009 and First Place Best Screenplay 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival.

About the Film and Cast:

CTWD comes to life through powerful performances, stunning special effects and energizing music. This gripping, fast-paced tale depicts a fictional group of crystal meth users trapped in addiction known all to well to the millions of meth abusers worldwide.

Ryan Kennedy (The Invisible, Hunter, Whistler, V, Caprica) delivers a chilling performance as crystal meth cook, Ethan Duffey, obsessed with concocting ever more powerful forms of the drug. Seeing his fellow meth users as lab rats, he often finds cruel joy in manipulating them as they become desperate for his "special recipes". Preston Vanderslice (Blonde Ambition, Transmorphers) explodes on the screen as Jesse, a long-time dealer and self-crowned leader of the group who holds the reigns through rage and intimidation. However, his control over the group and his mental state slowly unravel as he finds the drug overpowering him. In a moving performance by Learyn Wilde, Jesse's downtrodden girlfriend, Lindsay Butler, is caught between two equally unforgiving and tragic worlds, from which both she longs to break free. Up and coming country music artist Kree Harrison stars as Jasmine, Lindsay's closest friend and Ethan's former object of affection, but she is on the outside now struggling to get her life in order. Sixteen year-old Rud, portrayed by talented newcomer Matt Kimbrough, is trying to flee one world that has dealt him tragedy only to find himself in even more dire circumstances as his addiction deepens. In an extraordinary performance by Amanda Ward (Invasion of the Pod People, Freakshow, Van Helsing's Way of the Vampire), Paulina is a hard-core addict living outside the group who's frequently buying and begging dope from both Jesse and his fierce and violent competitor, Raul. Her addiction and associations drive her to ever more desperate circumstances culminating in an explosive confrontation with her demons. Also stars Austin Haley (Kings of Brooklyn, One Life to Live), Johnny McPhail (Ballast, Big Bad Love) and Samantha Welch.

This array of characters proves to be a dangerous mix and the events set in motion by a death and driven by the drug-inflicted deterioration of the group leads to its implosion. But, there is more than one way out.

About the Filmmakers:

CTWD is written and directed by Kathilynn Phillips (Kat Scratch Films - Atlanta) and co- produced by Austin Haley (Little Bo Productions- Mississippi) and Eric Springman. The team strives to create independent motion pictures with compelling and timely content of high production value. They have been recognized together and individually as they have and continue to achieve this goal.

Mean Mel's Steakhouse, located at 708 South Main Street in Port Byron, has opened up their outdoor deck for additional seating while dining at the restaurant.

The deck overlooks the Mississippi River and gives diners a wonderful view of the river and the landscape along and across the river.

Please call Mean Mel's Steakhouse at (309) 523-2877 to make reservations (accepted but not required).

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Davenport, Iowa – Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, May 19, 2012, as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 75 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Davenport Municipal Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation.

Since the program was launched in 1992, Volunteer EAA pilots have flown more than 1.5 million young people who reside in more than 90 countries.

"Free airplane rides are just part of the Flight Rally," said Cinda Beert, spokesperson for the event. "We hope to build one-to-one relationships between pilots and young people, giving a new generation a chance to learn more about the possibilities that exist in the world of aviation." Pilots at the event will also explain more about their airplanes allowing young people to discover how airplanes work and how pilots ensure safety is the prime concern before every flight.

Following the flight, each young person, will receive a certificate making them an official Young Eagle. Their name will then be entered into the "World's Largest Logbook," which is on permanent display at the EAA Air Adventure Museum in Oshkosh, WI. The Logbook is also accessible on the web at www.youngeagles.org.

Along with flight rallies, EAA members also fly Young Eagles on an individual basis. Each pilot volunteers their time and aircraft so the flights can be provided free of charge for interested young people.

Those attending the flight rally on May 19, 2012 are asked come to the Davenport Municipal Airport starting at 8:00AM to register for their flight. Flights will begin at 8:30AM, with registration closing when we meet our maximum of 100 kids.

Additional information about EAA and the EAA Young Eagles program is available on the Internet. Access to EAA's Home Page is available at www.eaa.org. The Young Eagles web page is www.youngeagles.org.

As a blue-collar kid in the New Jersey suburbs, Michael Uslan swore an oath: to restore his beloved superhero's true identity as a darkly serious creature of the night, stalking criminals from the shadows.

As executive producer of five provocative Batman feature films - including the highly anticipated "The Dark Knight Rises," being released this summer - Uslan has originated an action-filled psychological movie franchise unlike any other.

For that vision, today (May 9) he will receive CINE's 2012 Trailblazer Award.

"Through his determination to bring his unique understanding of a comic book character to the big screen, he essentially created a new film genre," says CINE Board President Rita Mullin.

"Michael Uslan has been a genuine trailblazer."

Sen. Patrick Leahy - like Uslan, an avid comic book fan - will present the award during CINE's Annual Awards Gala at La Maison Francaise in the French embassy in Washington, D.C.

Uslan says he's proud to be recognized.

"In an industry that is often creatively divided between those who are forward looking, innovative and daring and those who spend their days looking over their shoulders and fearing to take an unproven course, I am so honored and thrilled by CINE's presenting me with its 2012 Trailblazer Award," he says.

Since boyhood, he has been determined to make the world see his idol through his eyes. He recounts the journey in his memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman (www.theboywholovedbatman.com).

A passionate fan of comic books from a tender age, young Uslan consumed them all - from Archie to Superman.

"My mother may have given birth to me, but my comic books formed me and made me who I am," he says.

By far, his favorite hero - the man who taught him powerful life lessons - was and still is Batman.

"Batman made himself the strongest, the smartest, the best detective. He was the only superhero who didn't have superpowers, so I could aspire to be just like him," Uslan says. "To be Superman, you had to come from Krypton, but Batman's greatest superpower was his humanity."

It was the premiere of the "POW!" "BAM!" 1966 "Batman" TV series that inspired Uslan's youthful vow to rescue the Dark Knight from campy pop cultural mediocrity.

"I was horrified when I realized the world was laughing at Batman," he says. "I swore an oath that I would make it my life's mission to restore his true identity, the one his creators gave him back in 1939. With the help of many, many talented people, I believe I've done that."

Other CINE 2012 award winners include Eileen O'Neill, group president for Discovery Channel and TLC, who will receive the Leadership Award, and composer Marvin Hamlisch, recipient of the first Legends Award.

Past Trailblazer Award winners include Ted Turner, founder of the first 24-hour cable news network, CNN; and comedians The Smothers Brothers, who challenged TV's political boundaries.

CINE is a non-profit organization that serves emerging and established film, video and new media professionals.

About Michael Uslan

Michael Uslan, (www.theuslancompany.com), is the executive producer, along with his partner Benjamin Melniker, of the Batman franchise of motion pictures. In his 36 years in the film and television industry, he has been involved with such projects as "National Treasure," "Constantine," and countless animated projects. His projects have won Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmy Awards. He recently formed a motion picture development and production consulting company called The Uslan Company, LLC.