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The Front Man

Jim Wood is the lead singer of the utterly obscure band, Loaded Poets. They represent the Everyman Rock & Roller, still tirelessly recording musical magic in their basements 20 years and several hundred songs since they formed in high school. A dynamic, outrageous spokesman, Jim’s humor is as contagious as his music. But eventually he must answer the question all artists face, especially when the audiences dwindle and the Rock Star promise is broken: What is the purpose of creating art?

Award-winning filmmaker Paul Devlin (SlamNation, Power Trip, BLAST!) has been following the musical development and family life of his childhood friend Jim Wood for over 12 years. But the narrative reaches back even farther. The Front Man is a hilarious romantic musicomedy that also emerges as the life story of an iconic American character.

Jim and his wife Christie struggle with the merits of abandoning a post-adolescent lifestyle in favor of starting a family and pursuing comfort and security.  For restless artists, however, does the path to finally becoming grownups also lead to happiness?

Their journey is punctuated by colorful celebrity cameos that bring insight to their search. Jim and Christie invite us into their lives with intelligence and humor to discover what happens when the Rock & Roll Dream and the American Dream collide.

The Front Man is now in post-production. Keep an eye out for public work-in-progress screenings spring and summer, 2012.

Song Excerpts from Loaded Poets:

1. Oh Brother

2. Lies 

3. Gutterfly

4. Party Girl

Follow Jim on Twitter!

BLAST! On Screen/In Person Tour

BLAST! has received a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, through the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation for a two-week tour in April, as part of the On Screen/In Person Touring Film Program.

Director Paul Devlin with be appearing with the film on the following dates. Come join us! (You can also buy a DVD here).

Listen to this podcast from the Program, and check out more interviews here!

Follow Paul's tour on the On Screen In Person blog!

Wilson Auditorium, Monmouth University
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ
Monday April 9th, 7:30pm
Join the event on Facebook
Read Paul's recap on the On Screen/In Person blog!

Allentown Symphony Association
Da Vinci Science Center, 3145 Hamilton Blvd Bypass
Allentown, PA
Tuesday April 10th, 7:00pm
Join the event on Facebook
Read Paul's recap on the On Screen/In Person blog!

Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center
501 East 38th St
Erie, PA
Wednesday April 11th, 2:15 & 7:15pm
Join the event on Facebook
Read Paul's recap on the On Screen/In Person blog
Press Coverage:
Filmmaker to Discuss Science's Universal Appeal at Mercyhurst
A Galactic View Podcast
MDPAC Blog: On Screen/In Person: Paul Devlin
Video Interview with Jaime Grady

Rutgers University- Busch Campus
Physics Lecture Hall
120 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ
Saturday April 14th, 4:00pm
Join the event on Facebook
Read Paul's recap on the On Screen/In Person blog!

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
801 Chase Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tuesday April 17th, 7:00pm
Join the event on Facebook
Read Paul's recap on the On Screen/In Person blog!

Cultural Arts Center
15 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Thursday April 19th, 7:30pm
Join the event on Facebook
Read Paul's recap on the On Screen/In Person blog!
Press Coverage:
Frederick Film Series Looks to the Skies
Filmmaker Tells the Story Behind a Telescope Launch in Sweden

Rehoboth Beach Film Society
Movies at the Midway, 29 Midway Shopping Center
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Friday April 20th, 7:00pm
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Read Paul's recap on the On Screen/In Person blog!

New Projects

We're always on the look out for exciting new projects.  If you've got an idea that you think would be a good fit for us, send it our way!  Please download and fill out our new project questionnaire so we can evaluate your project.