News 2010

December 23rd, 2010
Everyone here at L.C.A. FILMS would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

November 21st, 2010
Shooting on THE RECKONING with Bill Flynn and Vic Gazitano went smoothly. Bill finished his scene and has since moved on to other projects. THE RECKONING will wrap up for the holidays and continue again in January. Filming is over halfway completed and cast and crew are looking forward to wrapping up and later next year, starting on Part 3 in the Chris Richardson trilogy.

November 18th, 2010
Filming on THE RECKONING continues this weekend, Saturday, November 20th, in Decatur, Texas, with Vic Gazitano and veteran actor, Bill Flynn. Bill has starred in such films as ROAD HOUSE 2: LAST CALL and the TV mini-series, COMANCHE MOON, the prequel to LONESOME DOVE. James and Bill have known each other for many years and worked together in the past.
 

November 15th, 2010
Shooting on THE RECKONING continued on Sunday, Nov. 14th in Keller. We shot flashback scenes involving Jena Waldron and Angela Waits and Angela has now completed her work on the movie. Both Jena and Angela did a great job with their scenes and shooting continues next weekend in Decatur with Vic Gazitano and Bill Flynn. We are hoping to get a few more scenes shot before the Christmas Holidays and then we will wrap up until the New Year when we will finish shooting.

November 2nd, 2010
Angela Waits has been cast in the role of Genie Richardson opposite Jena Waldron's Chris Richardson. Angela will be shooting her one scene with Jena on Sunday, Nov. 14th in Keller. Stills from that shoot will go online shortly afterwards.

October 4th, 2010
The first weekend of filming on THE RECKONING went off without a hitch. Cast and crew shot in Decatur and then in Dallas. The next weekend of filming takes place on Saturday, October 16th & Sunday, October 17th. You can check out photos from behind-the-scenes HERE.

September 20th, 2010
Producers James McDonald and Aaron Sparks represented L.C.A. FILMS on Friday, September 17th at the 2010 Burbank International Film Festival in Burbank, California. A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D was accepted into the festival and the audience who watched the movie gave a wonderful reaction, along with clapping and cheering. Now that the festival is finished, James and Aaron are moving forward with the sequel to MR. D, THE RECKONING. Shooting begins the weekend of October 2nd.

August 31st, 2010
L.C.A. FILMS is pleased to announce that James McDonald & Aaron Sparks are making a documentary based on their trip to Burbank, California for the West Coast Premiere of their film A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D at the 2010 Burbank International Film Festival. The documentary chronicles their trip out to California as truly independent filmmakers, representing their movie to the world.

August 25th, 2010
L.C.A. FILMS is excited to announce that their movie, A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D, has been accepted into the 2010 Burbank International Film Festival. It will screen on Friday, Sept. 17th, between 9 - 11pm at the AMC Burbank 6 Movie Theatre. L.C.A. FILMS is so grateful for the chance to showcase their work in Burbank, California, the entertainment capital of the world.

August 22nd, 2010
L.C.A. FILMS is pleased to announce the casting of two actresses for its upcoming sequel, THE RECKONING. Jena Waldron has been cast in the role of Chris Richardson and Kattia Prado has been cast in the role of Marie Zirelli. The part of Chris Richardson was originally played by Samantha Thomson in the first film, A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D but Samantha moved to New York to pursue her acting career, shortly after MR. D wrapped. Marie Zirelli, the wife of Mafia Boss Vincent Zirelli, played by Vic Gazitano, is a new character that will continue into the third installment which will shoot next year.

June 24th, 2010
L.C.A. FILMS is delighted to announce that Bill Flynn and Tony Palumbo have joined the cast of THE RECKONING. Bill will be playing the part of Raymond, a longtime friend and confidante of Mafia boss Vincent Zirelli, played by Vic Gazitano while Tony will be playing the part of Skip, one of Vincent's henchmen who has failed him on a recent mission. More casting news soon.

June 20th, 2010
L.C.A. FILMS and actress Gidget Anthony, who had signed on to take over the role of Chris Richardson in L.C.A. FILMS' upcoming sequel, THE RECKONING, unfortunately parted ways today. Because of scheduling conflicts, both parties agreed to part amicably. The search for a new Chris Richardson will be underway shortly.

June 3rd, 2010
Vincent Scuro, who composed the music for A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D and who co-wrote MR. D's upcoming sequel, THE RECKONING, recently had his new book, RHINESTONELAND published as an e-book. Please click HERE to find out more. Vincent is an award-winning author who has written many books, including the above-mentioned RHINESTONELAND and THE LOGAN FACTOR. Congratulations Vincent!

April 12th, 2010
The teaser poster for THE RECKONING, the eagerly anticipated sequel to A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D, can be seen here.

March 13th, 2010
L.C.A. FILMS recently upgraded all of its equipment to full HD. On all of its upcoming and future projects, L.C.A. FILMS will now be using the new Panasonic AG-HPX170 HD camera. For more information please click HERE.

 January 2th, 2010
Happy New Year! We are off to a great start so far. Filming on THE RECKONING will begin in February and last several months. Sadly, Samantha Thomson will not be reprising her role from A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D, she has moved to New York City and we wish her the very best with her future endeavors. Casting for her character is underway and some new additions to the cast of THE RECKONING, include Gidget Anthony, Marc Jeffreys and Keni LaTronico. Director James McDonald has worked with all three actors on previous films and is excited to bring in some new characters. Once filming has begun we will update the site with stills from the movie. The teaser poster for THE RECKONING can be found here.

January 1st, 2010
Gidget Anthony has been cast as Chris Richardson in THE RECKONING, the sequel to our 2009 hit film, A CONVERSATION WITH MR. D. Gidget has worked with director James McDonald on his previous films NEMESIS and THE PHOTOGRAPH. Gidget was also cast as Kerri, the lead character in his 2007 feature DIVINE SOULS but had to back out because she was pregnant. THE RECKONING is currently filming and will premiere in early 2011.