"The Cake Eaters" Grabs the attention of The Westfall Foundation

CEO of the Westfall Foundation, Kerry Westfall, was born with a neuromuscular disease called Friedreichs Ataxia. Friedreich’s Ataxia (also called FA or FRDA) is a rare inherited disease that causes nervous system damage and movement problems. It usually begins in childhood and leads to impaired muscle coordination (ataxia) that worsens over time. 
Although there is no effective treatment or cure available, Friedreich’s ataxia patients and families have more and more reason for real hope. In fact, that hope has been translated into increasing confidence that treatment and a cure for Friedreich’s ataxia will be achieved. 
When Kerry watched “The Cake Eaters,” he vowed to meet and personally thank the writer, Jayce Bartok. Kerry obtained Jayces email address and told him about his video, “Commit to Your Health,” he was inspired, and, although he was currently very busy producing his newest film, “Tiny Dancer,” he committed himself to helping her cure her disease by making Kerry a video along with his famous friends to support my video.
 “I was determined to write a film about a character trapped physically in their body but emotionally they are completely normal, in fact, more sensitive, and yearning for love. I wrote ‘The Cake Eaters’ about a young woman,Georgia, battling FA, and it was made into a film directed by Mary Stuart Masterson, starring Kristen Stewart. Kerry Westfall reached out to me recently, and I was profoundly inspired by his fitness video, ‘Commit To Your Health,’ so much so, that my wife and I decided to make a short video raising awareness about Kerry’s efforts to stay healthy in spite of FA. Kerry’s video is unique and noteworthy, and we easily enlisted the help of a few of our celebrity friends – Joelle Carter (Justified) and Jeremy Davidson (Pan Am/Army Wives) who were also moved and inspired by Kerry’s commitment to his health. 
We eventually want to continue to add to our roster of celebrities in the video as we continue to spread the word about Kerry and his amazing work.” – Jayce Bartok A trailer for Tiny Dancer can be seen at theindependentcollective.com “Commit to Your Health” Can be purchased online at Amazon.Com, more information available at committoyourhealth.org 

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Video: Kristen Stewart on the Red Carpet For 'Cake Eaters'

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Movie Maker Jayce Bartok talks about 'The Cake Eaters' and Kristen Stewart

Jayce Bartok talks about Kristen working on his film 'The Cake Eaters' And KstewAngel gets a twitter question answered by him.

 It’s hard to process any of this when you’re an indie movie maker trying to raise $75,000 to finish your film. But let me stress how important it all is. I speak from experience: My film, The Cake Eaters, starred Kristen Stewart and was directed by Mary Stuart Masterson. It was made for around $2 million and was distributed by 7-57 Releasing, which producers Patrick Morris, Jesse Scolaro and Allan Bain founded specifically to release it. After an American DVD deal was secured, marketing mostly consisted of word-of-mouth buzz and the kindness of Ms. Stewart, who talked about The Cake Eaters while on press junkets for other films that had paid press tours. It played for a few weeks in theaters, mostly to stimulate DVD and TV awareness, which it was able to do. Still, I get told all the time, by very nice people: “That film should have done so much better. I mean, Kristen Stewart was in it. It was good. What happened?”

It always comes back to the amount of money you need to spend for a film to be a critical and box office success. If the producers of The Cake Eaters had had the ability to spend millions upon millions of dollars, they would have, and I’m sure our film would have gone further. How much further? It’s hard to say. It has found a life out there in spite of its small budget, but when it comes to awards season, economics is the biggest reality a movie maker has to face.

What can Tiffany and I learn from this, when we don’t even have the money to make our films? We have to use every possible means in the social universe to build an audience early and keep them waiting… and then hope that Harvey, in some fit of nostalgia for The Red Shoes, buys Tiny Dancer!
Jayce Bartok is an actor/producer/writer/director who runs Vinyl Foote Productions from Brooklyn with his wife Tiffany. He wrote, co-produced and starred in The Cake Eaters and can currently be seen in USA’s “White Collar” and in the upcoming feature films Predisposed, opposite Melissa Leo, and Price Check, both premiering at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. To stay updated on his Tiny Dancer progress, follow @JayceBartok and @TICNYC on Twitter.

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'The Runaways' and 'The Cake Eaters' DVD now available for pre-order in the UK

Two new covers, the DVD "The Runaways" for England ... not bad eh? Pre-order here Uk if you're interested in the price of a cheap £ 9.99! And the "The Cake Eaters" in Pre-order here also for £ 5.99.

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Kristen Stewart at the 6th Annual Tribeca Film Festival The Cake Eaters After Party

Kristen Stewart at the 6th Annual Tribeca Film Festival The Cake Eaters After Party - 04/29/2007


 
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Kristen Stewart Thanks 'Amazing' Fans For Supporting Non-'Twilight' Films

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Under normal circumstances, you would not be able to see "The Yellow Handkerchief" in theaters this weekend. You'd similarly have not been able to see "Little Ashes" or "The Cake Eaters" theatrically, and most likely need some serious hunting skills to track them down on DVD. But in a world where the media is quick to look down on Twilighters, perhaps it's time to give the fanbase some credit.

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On Friday (February 26), Kristen Stewart will appear in "The Yellow Handkerchief" at a limited number of theaters across the country, with hopes for wider release. It's a small-budget film that was shot with no major stars, no studio behind it, and a script that wasn't a remake, sequel or toy tie-in. All these things, under normal circumstances, would spell certain death (or straight-to-DVD, which is just as bad) for a movie.

As fans know, the movie was shot in 2007 and premiered at Sundance in January 2008. But, because of those fans, two things have happened since: Stewart has become a massive star, and "Handkerchief" has hung in there long enough to earn a release. So when we caught up with KStew recently, we had to ask: What does it mean to have a fanbase that would follow a tiny film so intently that it would get the film released theatrically?

"I mean, that's amazing," the actress said, searching for words to express her gratitude. It's an occurrence that doesn't always happen, and KStew still isn't convinced that her fanbase would support any non-"Twilight" film.

"Who knows if that's true across the board?" she explained of "Twilight" fans clamoring to see tiny films like Robert Pattinson's "Ashes" and "How to Be," or her own "Cake Eaters."

Still, it has undeniably helped, and KStew is appreciative of the blockbuster-embracing fanbase also giving love to the stars' tiny films. "That's awesome that 'Twilight' has given my other little movies a hand," the 19-year-old actress explained. "Because I am really proud of them."

The bottom line, thankfully, is that "Handkerchief" is a film that deserves to be seen — an intimate, moving love story about an ex-con (William Hurt) trying to reconnect with his former flame (Maria Bello) and a young man (Eddie Redmayne) pursuing an unpredictable teen girl (Stewart). And at the end of the day, Stewart insisted, that's what moviemaking should be about.

"I like them, and why [wouldn't they get a release]?" Kristen explained. "People should see them."

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Kristen Stewart Reminisces About First 'Twilight' Interview

BEVERLY HILLS, California — This week is a very interesting time in the life of Kristen Stewart. On one hand, she's living the life of a movie star, winning BAFTA Awards, setting up plans to attend the Oscars and talking about her role in one of the year's most eagerly anticipated blockbusters.

On the other, she's waving goodbye to the last remembrance of her relatively anonymous youth — and the movie that, in a way, began her superstardom. It's called "The Yellow Handkerchief," and by now, every good Twilighter knows KStew shot the film as a 16-year-old indie star best known for being "that girl from 'Panic Room.' " But when this reporter caught up with her recently to discuss the romantic drama that finally opens this weekend, I almost felt like I should apologize.

"Hi," Kristen said as I walked into the room and complimented her and co-star Eddie Redmayne on a job well done. "When did you see it? Oh, you saw it at Sundance!"

And with that, we both began reminiscing about a unique circle that began two years ago. Stationed in Park City, Utah, to cover the Sundance Film Festival for MTV News, I caught a densely attended screening of "Handkerchief" — a movie I really enjoyed — then headed over to a small press conference in a tent outdoors.

After Stewart, Redmayne, William Hurt and Maria Bello answered questions from the press, the conference ended and each walked offstage in separate directions and found straggling reporters approaching them for quick chats. Full disclosure: The only reason I was there was to try to get Hurt to talk about "The Incredible Hulk." But since someone else grabbed Hurt first, I instead went over to Stewart, who was standing alone. We had spoken a few times in the past, so she recognized me, and we sat down in a pair of folding chairs in the corner of the tent. After a nice conversation about the movie, I asked the one simple question that every person in my profession ends every interview with: What are you shooting next?

"That was the first time you asked me about 'Twilight'!" Kristen smiled when we caught up last week at the "Handkerchief" junket. "I remember the interview! ... You were like 'So, what's up with this [movie]?' "

Actually, she brought up the film. "The movie is called 'Twilight,' " she said during that January 2008 encounter. "Catherine Hardwicke is directing it in Washington. It's based on a book that's pretty popular [among] young adult, high school kids.

"The main character is, like, superhuman," she said of Edward Cullen. "He's a vampire, but with really [heightened powers]. He can run faster than a car can drive, and he's super strong."

At that point, Stewart added that she would be co-starring with some British actor named Robert Pattinson.

"Was Rob cast? I guess I don't remember," she explained. "That's so weird."

The result was the first time Kristen had ever spoken in public about the "Twilight" films, and when we ran a Movies Blog item a bit later, the MTV News team was shocked by the post's record-setting traffic. That, in turn, gave birth to "Twilight" Tuesdays, the cast's appearances at the MTV Movie Awards, the media picking up on the phenomenon later that year and — well, you know the rest of the story.

Of course, at the time, KStew also got herself in a bit of hot water, saying, "He throws me over his back [in one scene], right before he's going to tell me that he's a vampire, and then he runs over the treetops. And we're going to be in real treetops; we're not just going to CGI it. We actually get to go up there, and that's what I'm stoked on."

Months before the cameras rolled in Portland — and before anyone else was even cast — that simple "treetop" comment was enough to get fans of the "Twilight" books worked into a tizzy. Now, all this time later, those very same fans love the "Twilight" movies and have come to accept Kristen as their Bella. One of the reasons they love the actress is because she has such a playful relationship with them.

"Do we not, like, run up the tree and play around?" Stewart said about the controversy in our recent interview. "You just have to choose your words like crazy [when it comes to 'Twilight']."

One question I get asked more than any other is what the "Twilight" stars are like in real life — and to that, I'd say that Kristen now seems more calm, cool and at peace with the "Twilight" chaos than ever before, as evidenced by how enthusiastically she reminisced about that first interview.

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