Category : Catherine Mary Stewart

Catherine Mary Stewart to give Keynote Address at KGBX Women’s Show

Posted by Joe Jestus at 10:19 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

February 16, 2011

Actress Catherine Mary Stewart To Deliver Keynote Address At The 13^th Annual KGBX Women’s Show on February 26^th

Tulsa, OK ~  Catherine Mary Stewart’s career as an actress has spanned over 30 years in theatre, film and television.  She began her career in London, England, but was soon drawn to Hollywood and there was cast as the original Kayla Brady in the popular soap opera, Days of Our Lives. She is best known for her lead roles in Weekend at Bernie’s, The Last Starfighter and the cult hit film Night of the Comet. Most recently she has appeared in several TV movies for Lifetime, including My Daughter’s Secret, Dead at 17 and My Neighbor’s Secret and on the Hallmark Channel, including Sharp Shooter, Generation Gap and Class. Catherine is proud to have had the lead role of Kathleen in the feature film A Christmas Snow and is excited to reprise the character in A Christmas Snow Live at the Starlite Theatre in Branson, November 2011.

Stewart will deliver the KGBX Women’s Show Keynote entitled Take Charge and Recharge on Saturday February 26^th at 12:45 pm on the main stage. In this empowering presentation, she speaks candidly about her life as an actress and shares how she juggles career, motherhood, marriage and why it is important to take time for yourself. Autographs and pictures will take place immediately following her Keynote address at the table next to the main stage.

This year the KGBX Women’s Show will be held on Saturday February 26th from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E-Plex, Springfield, MO. For more information visit www.KGBX.com

Catherine Mary Stewart

Catherine’s career has spanned over a period of 30 years, and over 50 different productions from film to television to theater, in England, Canada and the United States. She was living in London studying dance, acting and singing, when she was cast in her first professional acting role as the lead in the rock musical The Apple.  The Apple was chosen to open the Montreal World Film Festival in 1980 and has since developed a cult following and was recently screened at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Catherine moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and soon after landed a contract with Days of Our Lives originating the role of Kayla Brady. During Catherine’s tenure with “Days” she was cast in the lead role of “Maggie” in The Last Starfighter.  Catherine found steady employment as an actor in movies, including the cult classic Night of the Comet, the 50’s teen comedy Mischief, as well as the female lead in the very popular Weekend at Bernie’s.

A variety of television features and miniseries have also given Catherine the opportunity to work alongside such luminaries as Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Robert Stack and Karl Malden.  She co-starred with Charles Bronson and Christopher Reeve i n the acclaimed TNT movie The Sea Wolf. She also starred alongside Candice Bergen, Rod Steiger, Anthony Hopkins and Angie Dickinson in the widely publicized Hollywood Wives, and played the Joan Collins character as a young woman aging from early teens to mid-twenties in Sins.  Stewart received accolades for her work on the mini-series Passion and Paradise with Armand Assante and Rod Steiger.

Most recently she has appeared in several TV movies for Lifetime, including My Daughter’s Secret, Dead at 17 and My Neighbor’s Secret and on the Hallmark Channel, including Sharp Shooter, Generation Gap and Class. Catherine is proud to have had the lead role in the feature film A Christmas Snow, released in October of 2010. She will reprise her screen role of Kathleen in A Christmas Snow Live on the stage in November 2011 at the Starlite Theatre in Branson. www.StarliteTheatre.com

For more information on Catherine Mary Stewart visit www.CatherineMaryStewart.net

Contact: Rhonda Boudreaux •Trost Moving Pictures

Publicity • 913-780-4035

RDBoudreaux1@aol.com

A Christmas Snow Coming to Branson in 2011

Posted by Joe Jestus at 1:26 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 11, 2011

A Christmas Snow Stage Production Greenlighted

Award Winning Filmmaker Tracy J Trost

To Adapt His Critically Acclaimed Film To Stage

Original All Star Cast

Muse Watson & Catherine Mary Stewart

To Reprise Roles

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Tulsa, OK ~  Award winning director Tracy J Trost delivers another production experience with his compelling and inspirational stage adaption of his nationally acclaimed film, A Christmas Snow. The much-talked-about stage version has been greenlighted and goes into production in October with performances starting November 1, 2011 and running through the Christmas season at the Starlite Theatre in Branson, MO.

Filmmaker Tracy J Trost earned national praise for his moving story telling in the A Christmas Snow movie. With thousands of new devoted fans, Trost is aiming high for this anticipated project. He has developed the screenplay for the stage and is enthusiastic about bringing the live theatrical performance to Branson. Original music and Christmas favorites from the movie soundtrack will be used along with original music written specifically for the stage production.

“I couldn’t be more excited to bring the live production of A Christmas Snow to the Branson stage”, states director Tracy J Trost. “We at Trost Moving Pictures recognize Branson has a vibrant theater community and all of us agree that the Starlite Theatre is the perfect place to continue this extraordinary story of forgiveness and reconciliation that has already touched and changed thousands of lives around the world in book and film form.”

Muse Watson (NCIS), who has a background in theater, will reprise his role as Sam. In addition to Watson’s role, original cast member Catherine Mary Stewart (The Last Starfighter, Night of the Comet, Weekend at Bernie’s) will again take on the charismatic and inspiring role of Kathleen.

Trost is currently securing other cast members that will include local talent.

Director Tracy J Trost has a full slate of projects lined up for 2011. His newest film, The Lamp, starring Jason London, Meredith Salenger, Sarah Brown, L. Scott Caldwell and Cameron ten Napel, with Muse Watson and Lou Gossett, Jr. will be released in Spring 2011.

About the actors:

Muse Watson

Equally comfortable on the theater stage as he is in front of the camera, Muse Watson first gained notice with several strong performances on stage that helped pave the way for a feature film and television career. His diverse roles in Sommersby, Something to Talk About, Assassins, & Rosewood brought him mainstream recognition but it was the villainous “Ben Willis” in the trendy thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer films and From Dusk Till Dawn 2 that propelled him in the limelight as a chameleonic actor. He made equally impressionable appearances in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Sundance Film-Festival award-winner Songcatcher, challenging himself by playing unique characters.

Transitioning to the small screen, Watson delivered stellar performances in several made-for-television movies including Blind Vengeance and Justice in a Small Town; and the television series, American Gothic, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Matlock, The Lazarus Man, JAG, Walker Texas Ranger, Ghost Whisperer, CSI, and The Mentalist. Going on to land his most notorious TV roles as “Mike Franks” in the award winning drama NCIS and “Charles Westmoreland” in the Emmy & Golden Globes nominated & People’s Choice Awards – winner Prison Break.

Catherine Mary Stewart

Catherine Mary Stewart is excited to reprise her screen role of “Kathleen” in A Christmas Snow, the musical. She looks forward to bringing the message of hope, love, forgiveness and redemption to a whole new audience in this entertaining format.

Catherine’s career has spanned over a period of 30 years, and over 50 different productions from film to television to theater, in England, Canada and the United States. She was living in London studying dance, acting and singing, when she was cast in her first professional acting role as the lead in the rock musical The Apple.  The Apple was chosen to open the Montreal World Film Festival in 1980 and has since developed a cult following and was recently screened at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Catherine moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and soon after landed a contract with Days of Our Lives originating the role of Kayla Brady. During Catherine’s tenure with “Days” she was cast in the lead role of “Maggie” in The Last Starfighter.  Catherine found steady employment as an actor in movies, including the cult classic Night of the Comet, the 50’s teen comedy Mischief, as well as the female lead in the very popular Weekend at Bernie’s.

A variety of television features and miniseries have also given Catherine the opportunity to work alongside such luminaries as Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Robert Stack and Karl Malden.  She co-starred with Charles Bronson and Christopher Reeve in the acclaimed TNT movie The Sea Wolf. She also starred alongside Candice Bergen, Rod Steiger, Anthony Hopkins and Angie Dickinson in the widely publicized Hollywood Wives, and played the Joan Collins character as a young woman aging from early teens to mid-twenties in Sins.  Stewart received accolades for her work on the mini-series Passion and Paradise with Armand Assante and Rod Steiger.

Most recently she has appeared in several TV movies for Lifetime, including My Daughter’s Secret, Dead at 17 and My Neighbor’s Secret and on the Hallmark Channel, including Sharp Shooter, Generation Gap and Class. Catherine is proud to have had the lead role in the feature film A Christmas Snow, released in October of 2010.

About the Starlite Theatre:

The 880-seat Starlite Theatre is conveniently located on Highway 76 near the Titanic and features Branson’s only five-story glass atrium with 19,560 feet of glass. Inside, Starlite’s state-of-the-art stage is the perfect venue for some of Branson’s most popular and interactive shows. For ticket information call the Starlite Theater at 866-991-1982 or visit www.StarliteTheatre.com

About Trost Moving Pictures:

Trost Moving Pictures is an independent film production company based in Tulsa, OK. Their first two films, Find Me and A Christmas Snow, have won numerous awards at film festivals around the country, including Best Feature and Best Actor.

They are in post production on their third feature film, The Lamp with best-selling author Jim Stovall, who wrote The Ultimate Gift. The Lamp stars Jason London, Meredith Salenger, L Scott Caldwell, Sarah Brown, Cameron ten Napel with Muse Watson and Louis Gossett Jr. and will be released Spring 2011. You can find out more information at: www.TrostMovingPictures.com

For interviews with director Tracy J Trost and cast of A Christmas Snow please contact:

Rhonda Boudreaux - Trost Moving Pictures Publicity

Satellite office: 913-780-4035 • RDBoudreaux1@aol.com

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Get 2 DVDs for the Price of 1

Posted by Joe Jestus at 2:46 pm

A Christmas Snow is on sale at Family Christian Stores this weekend only! You can get the DVD for only $9.99 on their website here and save 50% or get it in stores for only $8.99 and save 55% (click here to find a store near you). That means you can get 2 DVDs for the price of 1 or less than the price of one!!! There are limited supplies at each store so move quickly to get your copies right away.

What many people are doing is buying one copy for their own family and a second to give away to another family this Christmas, so they can share the message of forgiveness and reconciliation.

A Christmas Snow has been touching peoples lives and hearts at the more than 200 screenings around the country and now on TV (channel listings here) and we just received a report of a father who is hoping to reconnect with his daughters this Christmas after watching the film. For us, stories like this represent true success for all of us here at Trost Moving Pictures.

Thank you to all of our friends, family, and fans who have told others about A Christmas Snow, the Novel, Sam’s Journal: Restored, and the Soundtrack. It is because of you that so many lives are being changed this Christmas Season!

About A Christmas Snow: A Christmas Snow stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, Cameron ten Napel, and Anthony Tyler Quinn and is a heart warming story of forgiveness and reconciliation. It has won best picture at the XP Media Film Festival and has been officially selected to many others.

The A Christmas Snow Novel

Posted by Joe Jestus at 12:34 pm

Here it is your first chance to see the finished A Christmas Snow Novel written by best-selling author Jim Stovall. We are honored to have Jim pen the novelization of our film and it is with great pleasure that we share the first look with you! We are also happy to share that the A Christmas Snow Novel will be available earlier than expected through Barnes & Noble stores nationwide.

You’ll be able to pick up your own copy of the A Christmas Snow Novel from the front table of any Barnes & Noble store starting September 7th. The Novel will be featured on the front table at Barnes & Noble for the month of September before moving to the Holiday and Inspirational sections.

Not only did the story contained in the book turn out fantastic, but you really need to make a point to pick this book up in your own hands as our publisher Destiny Image did a terrific job with the production of the book itself. I know I have never before said that a book felt good, but the special satin finish on the Novel really makes you want to hold it and read it, I guess that’s a good thing!

The great thing about the Novel as well is that Jim is able to delve deeper into the characters and story than we were able to in the film, so even if you’ve seen the film, you’ll want to experience the story all over again in Novel form.

So make sure to hit your local Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, September 7th to get your own copy of the A Christmas Snow Novel. It is sure to be a Christmas favorite of yours for years to come.

Make sure you remember that the DVD will be available on October 8th at stores everywhere along with the book Restored – 11 Gifts to a Complete Life written by Tracy J Trost that follows Sam’s Journey. The movie stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, Anthony Tyler Quinn, and Cameron ten Napel.

Recap of the 2nd Public Screening at ICRS

Posted by Joe Jestus at 10:31 am

Catherine Mary Stewart on the Big Screen at ICRS

First off, I want to thank the hundreds of ICRS attendees who came by Tuesday night to see the 2nd Public Screening of A Christmas Snow starring Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, Cameron ten Napel, and Anthony Tyler Quinn. It was great to see you all there and to watch the film with you.

For Tracy J Trost the director of the film and myself it was an interesting time. We are proud of the work that everyone did in making A Christmas Snow. The cast and crew were incredible and they have worked together to make a wonderful and heartwarming family Christmas film. At the same time, it’s always a bit nerve racking to share it with others. The big difference at ICRS too, was that it was screening for the first time to people who really weren’t connected to us or the project in any way. Our first screening was with the crew, family, friends, and fans of the cast and while it’s always good to get great reviews from those groups you still wonder what a crowd of strangers would say.

With that said, Tracy took the stage, loosened up the crowd a little, gave away a screener copy, and then the lights went down. The movie started and it looked amazing on the big screen, a testament to the thousands of hours of work the crew put into making it. I probably watched the crowd more than the film and as time passed, the laughs started, and to our surprise even more laughs. The audience laughed more than at our first screening, we were relieved.

If you were following us on twitter at: twitter.com/TMPics you would have gotten the update about whether or not I should tell them the tears will start soon. I didn’t tell them… and they started. I watched as person after person began to wipe tears from their eyes as the movie came to a close. It was an incredible feeling and such a wonderful experience. I wish you could have all been there.

For us at Trost Moving Pictures our goal is simple, I’m looking forward to the emails, tweets, posts, and letters from those who have seen A Christmas Snow and were so moved, that this Christmas they contacted their mom, dad, daughter, son, brother, sister, or whoever and made an effort to restore a relationship that was previously lost. It’s not about sales or charts (although those can be nice), for us… for me… my number one goal is a book of stories, of lives changed and families, friends, and relationships restored. I hope you will join with us on this adventure and I thank you for coming with us already so far.

With hope for a Very Merry Christmas,

Joe Jestus – Trost Moving Pictures

Screening A Christmas Snow… Again!

Posted by Joe Jestus at 5:19 pm

I’m writing this post from 20,000 feet in the air on Southwest Airlines Flight #455, so where are we headed now?

Co-writer and Director Tracy J Trost and myself are headed to the 2010 ICRS in St. Louis, MO where we will be screening “A Christmas Snow” for the second time publicly. The first screening at the Gideon Media Arts Conference & Film Festival in North Carolina at the beginning of the month was a huge success. But now we’ve tweaked the film a bit more and we’re hoping for another great reception at the International Christian Retailers Show later today.

It’s always a bit nerve racking, as you never know how your film will be received but based on the reviews we’ve already received from those who have seen it, we’re confident that we have an entertaining and inspiring film.

And that’s our goal here at Trost Moving Pictures, to entertain and inspire audiences with our family friendly films and we hope “A Christmas Snow” will be doing that for years to come as families add it to their Christmas movie favorites list.

Stay tuned on facebook at: facebook.com/aChristmasSnow and we’ll let you know how the screening goes.

You can also follow us on twitter at: twitter.com/TMPics

Thanks for your time and support, it’s greatly appreciated!

Joe Jestus – Trost Moving Pictures

Picture: Director Tracy J Trost at the “A Christmas Snow” booth at ICRS

The Crowd Went Wild!

Posted by Joe Jestus at 2:31 pm

The first public screening of “A Christmas Snow” was a huge success at the Gideon Film Festival in Black Mountain, NC this past weekend.

Thank you to the 250+ people that came out to the screening and stayed for the Q & A with the cast and crew.

The audience cheered, laughed, and cried as the story unfolded and the only complaint we received was that we needed more Kleenexes. After the screening, Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, Cameron ten Napel, Chad Gundersen, Jason Stafford, and Tracy J Trost answered questions from the audience.

If you didn’t make it to the screening you can still see A Christmas Snow before it’s release on October 8th, be sure to check the event calendar right here on the site.

Say That Again… And Again…

Posted by Joe Jestus at 4:11 pm

(Cameron ten Napel "ADR" session for A Christmas Snow)

Today we’re at Jim Stovall’s Narrative Television Network Studio in Tulsa, OK for ADR (Additional Dialogue Recording) or looping as it’s know to some people. What is that, you’re asking? Google it! Just kidding…

Sometimes on a set, a car drives by, clothes rustle, or some other audio interference makes the lines of an actor less than ideal. In those cases it’s necessary to get the actor or actress to re-record the lines for the film. This is what ADR or looping is. The actor watches the scene on a TV and then re-records their line to match their mouth in the scene. They also have to match the tone and intensity as well. Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes its trick, but with a cast like ours every time, it’s FUN!

Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, and Cameron ten Napel all came into town for the day to record some lines and as director and co-writer Tracy J Trost said it was like a Family Reunion. Composer Jason Moore brought in his mobile recording station and got the job done quickly. Hopefully in the weeks ahead I’ll have a quick video showing the process, but for now enjoy these pictures.

Joe Jestus – Trost Moving Pictures

(Catherine Mary Stewart "ADR" session for A Christmas Snow.)

April Fan Blizzard on Facebook

Posted by Joe Jestus at 4:22 pm

Trost Moving Pictures, the studio behind A Christmas Snow launched their “April Fan Blizzard” Contest on the A Christmas Snow page on Facebook today. They will be giving away 5 autographed DVDs signed by director Tracy J Trost and stars: Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, Anthony Tyler Quinn, and Cameron ten Napel.

In addition to the autographed DVDs, if the A Christmas Snow fanpage reaches 10,000 fans by May 1st every fan will get a link to download the original song, Stand Again by Alicia Larson that’s featured in the soon to be released Extended Trailer.

Plus one of the lucky 5 DVD winners could win a FLIP HD Camera if they post a link to the contest on their own facebook page. You can get all of the details for the contest right here: April Fan Blizzard then play along for your chance to win!