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The pull of life’s disparity can be depressing and grave. Is it even possible to pick yourself up and achieve some semblance of life as a slacker-grunge musician living in the bleak, drug-infused streets of 1994? Jack Grinnell is a young man wandering aimlessly through life trying to escape the grips of heroin addiction, and the shackles of a strained and brutal relationship with his abrasive, alcoholic fireman father. Generation Angst provides a stark look into the experiences of a young, good- looking, but troubled musician who tries to muster up the strength to achieve some guise of normalcy in his lackluster life. Jack attempts to hold down a job as a bike messenger and encounters a successful beautiful ad executive, but will his pursuit of a healthy romantic relationship be enough for her or even him? Jack attempts to rekindle friendships with some of his Generation X friends from high school and fellow musicians. His circle of friends includes Johnny, who is attempting to come to terms with his homosexuality and is in the initial stage of his flamboyant “coming out” to the world, Brent, a reclusive, stuck in a rut loser who has no desire to achieve success, and Ralph, a wayward 7- Eleven clerk. Along the way, Jack’s ex-girlfriend Vivian comes back into the picture, just as he finds himself falling for Jessica, a girl that has it together. Jack continues to fight his heroin addiction demons daily, but when the emotional, needy, basket-case Vivian wants to revive their volatile relationship, Jack goes off the deep end... literally. At the same time, Jack feels the need to visit with his sick father, in an attempt to work things out. Will Jack be able to overcome his heroin addiction and move ahead with his life? Will he be able to reconnect his tattered relationship with his father? What will become of Jack’s friends and their situations? Will Jack embrace a healthy relationship with Jessica, or succumb to his darkest desires so easily instigated by Vivian? Generation Angst provides a realistic look into the life of a typical Generation X-er during the moments right before Kurt Cobain’s death.

Be a Part of History and join Rello Ranzano’s on his journey to becoming the first Bahamian rapper to go Platinum. Introducing Can't Escape The Allure, the highly anticipated debut album from Rello Ranzano. This isn’t just an album launch, it’s a revolutionary opportunity for early supporters to share in Rello’s success. By purchasing Can't Escape The Allure on the Mogul platform, fans gain access to exclusive reward pools, earning a portion of 10% of the album’s profits. Imagine being a part of Rello's rise to stardom—where your support directly impacts his journey to platinum status, and you benefit from his success. Don’t miss out on this rare chance to invest in the future of Bahamian music and claim your piece of music history. JOIN THE WHITELIST NOW: https://zealy.io/cw/mogulproductions/questboard/14353caf-d8c5-4cf2-ab59-1be14089e240/38157207-98af-4544-a536-5aeb140363ce More on Can't Escape The Allure below: Bahamian rapper, Rello Ranzano, has never been afraid to pursue new things in order to push himself to continue to evolve and improve as an artist. It’s the main reason Rello is choosing to collaborate with Mogul Productions for his upcoming album, Can’t Escape The Allure. Not only will this be the first music project released by Mogul Productions, in partnership with Wave Runnah Records, it will also be the first album Ranzano will release on the blockchain by allowing early supporters to purchase special edition versions of Can’t Escape The Allure as music digital collectibles. Releasing in November 2024, Can’t Escape The Allure encompasses the irresistible pull of life’s passions and dreams in various realms. In life and love, it signifies the deep attraction and emotional grip of ambitions, experiences, and relationships that captivate us. Musically, it highlights the profound connection and emotional resonance that can inspire and move people. “What Can’t Escape The Allure means to me is being irresistibly drawn to something despite any attempts to avoid it,” Ranzano explained. “Certain things or experiences have a powerful and captivating pull that is difficult, if not impossible, to resist. It implies a sense of inevitability and attraction that overcomes any efforts to steer clear.” Produced by Zoltan Johnson and Anthony Forbes at OEU Studios, Can’t Escape The Allure will feature 16 tracks (with 18 on the Mogul edition). The songs draw inspiration and subject matter from Ranzano’s own life, making the album a deeply personal piece of creative expression. “Every song on this project is based on my real life experiences, real moments, and real emotions,” Ranzano notes. “It was all inspired by a deep self love, a real love for the divine feminine, the luxurious things in life, and my unquenching desire to be great.” Ranzano added, “In this case for me it’s pertaining to love. A love for wanting the best for myself and the people I love and care about. Love is the driving force that brought me to this point. The need to overcome poverty, vices, stereotypes, and more. An undeniable lust to experience life in the best way, to find and experience real love and everything that comes with it, without fear.” Can’t Escape The Allure also includes features from artists such as Ley Lazz, Dru242, and Philly.

Inspired by the Shakespeare play, Titus Andronicus, “TITI”, a film from Richard Short starring Lyriq Bent as Titi Androniki, looks to modernize one of Shakespeare’s more controversial works. Perhaps Shakespeare’s most deranged play, Titus Andronicus weaved together his usual themes of power, family, and of course, revenge and madness, but in a way that adequately freaked out audiences long after he died. Given the madness of our current times, Short (“Vinyl” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth”) and Bent (“Four Brothers” and “SAW IV”) have found an opportune time to revitalize the story for modern audiences. Bent plays Titi Androniki, who is a former general turned African rap superstar, forced to return to his home country of Gaboria after political disputes and the murder of his son leave him with no other choice. Despite his fame, Titi’s circumstances demonstrate that no one is immune to social and political unrest, setting Titi on a path of retribution towards those who have taken his son and threaten his homeland. But as Titi will learn, the cycle of revenge and retribution is one that only spins faster once it starts, grinding down everyone who get caught up in it. Richard Short, Producer and Writer of “TITI”, explained that while the film will certainly match Shakespeare’s energy relative to Titus Andronicus, he plans to imprint a slightly tweaked perspective on the story. “Titus Andronicus, as originally written, is perhaps known as a villainous man. He carries out some of the most heinous actions in all of Shakespeare,” Short said. “But what if he was right? Or at least, what if YOU empathized with his choices?” Adding to that, Short acknowledges that “TITI” also provides an opportunity to update the story in a way that reflects modern sensibilities rather than some of the antiquated cultural norms Shakespeare leveraged to depict certain characters in certain ways. “The most exciting thing about ‘TITI’ is the chance to right an historic wrong,” Short said. “William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in history but he undoubtedly wrote a despicable character (Aaron the Moor) and chose to make him dark-skinned in order to highlight his ‘untrustworthiness’. Because of this, an audience of the time would’ve thought the character ‘evil’ on sight. Obviously, a modern audience would find that unacceptable. We aim to finally provide some balance.” Short added, “While the actions of most aren’t racially motivated, the actions of one most certainly are.”

Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss, The Gardener) and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (UFC champion, The A-Team) will lead an exciting cast in the Jeff Miller and Mogul produced action thriller feature, The Caretaker, which will begin shooting towards the end of 2024. Directed by Fady Jeanbart and written by Joe Knetter (based on a story by Miller), The Caretaker looks to deliver what all good, straightforward action films deliver on: Good guys you love to root for and bad guys you love to root against. In The Caretaker, a beautiful young woman with a past, Gina (Avaryana Rose, over 1m social media followers), finds herself in a ghost town tourist attraction closed for the offseason and crosses paths with the reclusive caretaker (Bronzi), who holds secrets of his own. The caretaker finds himself compelled to protect Gina against the various goons a ruthless crime boss has sent after her. “Rampage” Jackson will play a sidekick to Bronzi’s character. Other name actors will be announced soon. The Caretaker, like most Bronzi films, will surely be the kind of film all action movie fans can enjoy. Beyond that, the film offers a wide range of fun and immersive opportunities for those who support the Mogul led film campaign, which will launch in Fall 2024. “Fans of Bronzi and ‘Rampage,’ and action and fight fans in general, will get a kick out of The Caretaker,” says co-writer and producer Miller. “We look forward to working with Mogul on what we know will be an exciting campaign and experience, and we can’t wait to show more of what we have in store!” With The Caretaker shooting late 2024, a Spring/Summer 2025 release is expected.

Tomoe Gozen is known throughout Japanese culture as an iconic historical figure, whose relentlessness enabled her to become a fierce samurai warrior that led decisive military victories, even when outnumbered. Writer and Producer, Koji Steven Sakai, is working on bringing Gozen’s story to global audiences via the film, Lady Samurai, which will star Chikako Fukuyama (Juror No. 2 & Blade of the 47 Ronin) as Tomoe Gozen. Producer, Luna Zhang, and Mogul Productions will be spearheading the initial round of funding for Lady Samurai, which will follow a young Tomoe Gozen from her time as the daughter of a Lord’s servant to being captured and trained by pirates, all the way through her time fighting for the Minamoto clan during the Genpei War. Given the recent success of shows like Shogun, Lady Samurai will serve as a fresh addition to the genre that depicts the tribalism and brutality of the early power struggles in Japanese history. Renowned for her expert bow and sword skills, Tomoe was a unique figure during an era of regular territorial disputes and power grabs. Despite serving her lord initially as a concubine, Gozen was as equally ruthless as she was a shrewd military strategist, occasionally taking the heads of the leaders of her rivals. While Koji Steven Sakai has worked on a variety of diverse projects, he’s shown a personal interest in one-of-a-kind characters in addition to samurai lore and culture. His comic book, Yasuke: The African Samurai, is just one example of Sakai’s keen eye for original characters with compelling stories to tell. Lady Samurai will be yet another piece of work that allows Sakai to explore characters and themes close to his heart. “For me, samurai and samurai culture is the epitome of cool,” Sakai said. “To be able to tell the story about the most badass fighter out there is just the icing on the cake.”

When a case of writer’s block sends an author to a remote cabin in the Texas hill country, she quickly learns that there are worse things than being uninspired. Texas Nightmare, a horror film from Charach Productions and Michael Merino, plays with many of the elements that have served the genre well: isolation, remote cabins, and of course, a murderous cult. As our author confines herself to a cabin to force herself to finish her novel, her plan to find creation through solitude is undone by the realization she is not alone. Meeting a deadline takes on new meaning for her as her sole focus becomes that of survival instead of turning out pages. The cast features horror veterans Felissa Rose and Sadie Katz (who stars in another upcoming Randy Charach and Mogul film, Clutch), as well as an exciting cast of characters. With production set to wrap for Texas Nightmare in Fall 2024, Mogul Productions in partnership with MCM Productions and Charach Productions is eyeing a possible late 2025 release.

From the depths of Hell to the Earthly realm, demons who’ve found a new way of collecting souls will terrorize humanity in Harvester of Eyes, an upcoming horror film from Charach and Mogul Productions. Directed by Mark Polonia, Harvester of Eyes begins shooting in Fall 2024 and will bring to screen a terrifyingly gruesome tale about demonic entities stealing eyes in order to gain access to the souls of their victims. Given the cult popularity of the horror genre, Mogul Productions along with Executive Producer, Randy Charach, and Producer, David Sterling, cannot wait to make willing audiences squirm as Hellspawn pluck eyes and steal souls. From Randy Charach of CHARACH PRODUCTIONS: “Prepare yourselves for a spine-chilling journey into darkness with Harvester of Eyes. As the executive producer, I’m beyond excited to unveil this terrifying tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Get ready for a rollercoaster of fear and suspense, as Harvester of Eyes promises to haunt your dreams long after the credits roll. Don’t blink – you won’t want to miss this!” Audiences will have to wait until the latter part of 2024 to see if humanity can survive the evil forces coming for their eyes, but guaranteed it will be hard to look away once Harvester of Eyes comes to screens worldwide.

City of Dreams, a heroic thriller, which was the first film to be launched on the Mogul Platform and now validating the Mogul model with it's Global Theatrical release on August 30th. This campaign is meant to highlight the global problem of Child Trafficking which is one of the core themes of the film, giving audiences the opportunity to do some good and raise awareness while also receiving limited edition rewards. The City of Dreams campaign will feature an NFT mint that will be rooted in philanthropy, specifically as it relates to combating child trafficking. Funds raised from the NFT Sale will be used to drive awareness around the issue of child trafficking and modern slavery, allow under-represented audiences, trafficking victims, and those without the financial means the ability to see the film. Additionally, a pair of tickets to both the Miami and Los Angeles premieres of City of Dreams will be raffled off using $MOGUL token, allowing supporters of the campaign the opportunity to see the film early. For those who see the film during the first month of its release, they will have an opportunity to get limited edition art from accomplished fine artist, Paul Gerben. All they’ll need to do to claim the unique art NFT is to share a photo of their City of Dreams ticket stub in one of the primary Mogul social channels, either in the Mogul Telegramhttps://t.me/mogulproductions chat or by tagging us on Twitter/X. https://x.com/mogulofficial_

From Charach Productions and Michael Merino, Clutch will look to honor no frills action flicks with this story of a rideshare driver who finds herself caught up in the problems of her passenger. Unfortunately for Tonya (Sadie Katz), that passenger happens to be a mob hitman trying to outmaneuver his vengeful former boss and get out of Los Angeles alive. Kaiwi Lyman plays Xavier, the hitman and passenger who will certainly be getting a 1-star rating after taking Tonya and himself on the ride of their lives in this gritty thriller that plunges audiences into the dark underbelly of Los Angeles. “Los Angeles feels like living in a modern-day frontier town, combining industry, recent immigrants, old world money, cowboys, modern day bikers, and dreamers of every shape and size,” says Clutch Writer-Director Michael Merino. “A real-world ‘Star Wars cantina’ spread across the landscape filled with hamlets and villages touched by every culture throughout the world. Yet, at night, the ‘ghosts and goblins’ come out to play.” With Mogul Productions Head of Film Development, Randy Charach, serving as the Executive Producer of Clutch, Mogul is eager for audiences to see a film produced by one of their own. “It’s terrific to see Mogul partnering on this film,” said James Pratt, Mogul's Head of Film Production. “Clutch features solid acting from Sadie and Kaiwi, and having Randy as executive producer working with director Michael Merino again will be a real treat for the audience.” Currently in post-production, Clutch is slated for a release date sometime in the latter part of 2024. In the build up to release there will be a variety of ways for Mogul community members to come along for the ride while earning perks and unique opportunities as part of campaigns tied to Clutch. Make sure to join the Mogul Telegram channel or to follow along on Twitter/X to avoid missing out on your chance to make your mark in Film3.