Actress Carla Laemmle arrives at Pool Time The Movie Premiere Screening

On Monday, February 22, 2010 POOLTIME the Movie – World Premiere Screening was held from 8pm to 9: 45pm at the Silver Screen Theater in the Pacific Design Center.

More then 300 people attended the private screening including actress Carla Laemmle, niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle, who celebrated her centinenial birthday bash with a lifetime achievement award last October 2009.

“The message of this film is Universal. That the only thing that really matters in life is Love. Love of your family, friends and life. It doesn’t matter if your Gay or straight. We are all looking for acceptance and Love. We all want to be happy and have a wonderful life. Tolerance and acceptance are so important as we learn from yesterday, Live for today, and hope for tomorrow.” said Tom Tangen, Movie Producer.

Some of the movie cast present were: Inge Jaklin as Anna, Marcus Harwell as David, Tom Tangen as Tad, Jeffrey Patrick Olson as Virgil, Mark C. Hanson as Roger, Junes B. Zahdi as Paulo, Matthew Sordello as Pizza Boy, Elizabeth da Costa as Deanna, William Freeman as Mr. Hunter, GloZell Green as George, Taylor Burke as Mr. PizzaCola,and Scott Senofonte as Pizza Server, and Kieran Newton as Dexter. Special appearance by Carla Laemmle as Zelda. Music was by Ken Fix, the editor was Tonya Noll, the director of photography was Scott Ressler, and the executive producer was Tom Tangen. Pooltime original songs were by Hollywood’s own: Amadeus, Arnold G, Moira Cue, Ivan Estrada, Kris Searle, and there was an original score by Ken Fix.

“This film is part of a trilogy of films and I’m hoping that by the time we finish the third film people will hopefully understand how important acceptance and tolerance are and that is doesn’t matter whether its Gay story or a straight story. Its a LOVE STORY.” Mr. Tangen concluded.

There were a lot of media and photographers at the screening red carpet event waiting for the actors and VIP invited guest to arrive.


After the movie screening, people were invited to walk to the after-Party at Rage Nightclub at 10PM with complementary drinks for the first half-hour. Kris Searle performed live. The organizers had half of the second floor at Rage Night Club to celebrate with the cast members, directors, and VIP guests with champagne and cakes.

“It is always a pleasure to see a film that speaks to the LGBT community, and Michael Donahue and Tom Tangen have really delivered a beautiful independent film this year. I found ‘POOLTIME’ to be a fun story about love, friendships, dating and commitment between people. The actors give nice performances and the music really helps bring this motion picture to another level. Some of these excellent songs are clearly worthy of awards and I suspect that they will be a memorable piece of this production for a long time to come. I have no doubt that ‘POOLTIME’ will do well in the various independent film festivals.” said Dr. John Carvalho, CSU Senator and Member of the Political Action Committee, Human Rights Campaign.


The movie is not available yet for the general public’s viewing, but producers hope a major distribution company will buy the rights for national distribution.

The movie was produced by Michael Donahue Productions in association with Elusive Entertainment and co-produced by Inge Jaklin. The movie was written and directed by Michael Donahue. Pool Time The Movie is part of a trilogy series; Pizza Time and Party Time are due out soon.

About Pool Time The Movie:
Entering a gay midlife crisis, David, a handsome urban professional, decides to hold a different kind of pool party this weekend in West Hollywood. At almost 40, David invites only his former boyfriends, not to do shots of Patron and play Lady Gaga, but to see if there really is a husband for him somewhere in his pool. The moment one hunk’s swim trunks are nearly pulled off during horseplay in the pool, David’s former boyfriend Virgil shows up with his own mother! Mama Anna scolds David for his procrastinating– she wants David to get together with her son already! What’s keeping them apart? And in another surprise visit, David’s sister drops off her son for the day. Now David must keep his straight nephew from getting into trouble on the Internet. (David finds it tough to advise his straight nephew on fidelity when five near-naked guys are in the pool today!) Sure, David’s advice to his nephew helps the kid, but David has his own epiphany– one of the guys in the pool looks like “the one”. Cupid even unexpectedly pierces the hearts of Virgil’s mother, the Neighbor Tad, and even the pizza boy. David embarks on an exciting, touching, and often hilarious journey of rediscovery in a story about friendship, dating and commitment. After all, David’ ideal man can’t be far off with so many hot guys in his pool! The movie is about 80 minutes, For more information visit http://pooltimethemovie.com/

Sources: http://www.pooltimethemovie.com http://www.youtube.com/glozell1 & http://www.tontangen.com

Editor’s Note: Story was proofread by Linda Krongold, our New York, NY Special Correspondent For Diversity News. For more information you can contact her at andmeljar@aol.com
Special Note: Esteban “Steven” Escobar, editor of Diversity News was credited on the movie as the publicist of Pool Time The Movie.
Photos courtesy of Rodrigo Vaz. You can contact Rodrigo at rodrigo.m.c.m.vaz@gmail.com for photos shoots. © 2010 By Diversity News Publications. All Rights Are Reserved.

CARLA LAEMMLE CELEBRATES HER 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Los Angeles, CA – On October 6, 2009 Famous Monsters of Filmland announced the American actress, Carla Laemmle, niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle, will be celebrating her 100th birthday with her family and friends at the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. The Cinematheque at the Egyptian is located at 6712 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028. She will be presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards by Tom Tangen, Inge Jaklin and Dr. Udo Bayer.

Special invited guests include Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marvin Paige, Ray Bradbury, Leonard Maltin, Rick Baker, George Clayton Johnson, Sara Karloff, Bela Lugosi Jr., Leonard Neubauer, Scott MacQueen, Gloria Stuart, Earl Hamner, Lupita Tovar, Bob Burns, Ron Chaney, David Skall, and others.

Carla Laemmle’s birthday is a celebration of over eight decades in cinema. The actress has lived a most extraordinary life, growing up on her uncle’s Universal lot and witnessing the early years of Hollywood’s growth. At just 16 she was the prima ballerina who danced in the Lon Chaney classic The Phantom of the Opera (1925). She also spoke the first lines in Universal’s first “talkie movie” Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, the classic horror film that established the beginning of Universal Pictures’ success and legacy in popular horror films. Carla Laemmle is now the last surviving cast member of both films.

Laemmle continued to star in small roles until the late 1930s and recently became the subject of two biographies titled after her immortal opening lines. The first is a written biography by Rick Atkins called Among the Rugged Peaks: An Intimate Biography of Carla Laemmle. The second is a film biography, Among The Rugged Peaks, by actor, producer, and director, and interviewer, Tom Tangen, a red carpet favorite who has cataloged over 2,000 celebrity interviews. The film, edited by Emmy-winning Mary DeChambres, will debut in 2010 from Elusive Entertainment [AmongTheRuggedPeaks.com].

In May 2009, Carla Laemmle also co-authored a book with Daniel Kinske, Growing Up With Monsters: My Times at Universal Studios in Rhymes, detailing her experiences growing up on a motion picture studio lot. The instant hit offered an introduction by sci-fi legend Ray Bradbury and illustrations by Jack Davis and Hermann Mejia. Sponsored by Famous Monsters of Filmland and Universal Studios, the VIP private, invitation- only event will begin at 4:30pm with a dinner followed by special events. After-dinner celebrations include Carla Laemmle’s Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony, a ballet performance organized by Famous Monsters of Filmland’s Robert Aragon, musical performances, a speech from the birthday girl, and concluding with a coffee and birthday cake social hour featuring live piano.

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