Untitled Robert Hoffman Project picked up by MTV!

Check out this article from Entertainment Weekly. The always funny Robert Hoffman is getting his own show on MTV. I’m sure it will be hilarious.

Is MTV looking for its ‘Mad Men’? | EW.com

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Robert Hoffman is cast as Zombie Ricky in Aliens in the Attic

Look out Michael Copon! Seems like you are not the only cast member from We Got the Beat that is big in the Philippines! Check out this article from Philippine Entertainment Portal praising Robert Hoffman for his artful comedy as Zombie Ricky in Aliens from the Attic.

PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz | Movies | Robert Hoffman is cast as Zombie Ricky in Aliens in the Attic

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More Robert Hoffman press

Check out this interview with Robert Hoffman discussing his rubber like moves and expert physical comedy.

Robert Hoffman was made to move — latimes.com

Robert Hoffman was made to move — latimes.com

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Producer Andrea Ajemian in Boston Globe

Status Quo in the News

The Boston Phoenix has printed an article on Boston’s favorite Dance Crew Status Quo featuring We Got the Beat’s own E-Knock and Lorenzo Hooker (also known as Derf and Joda). Way to go guys.

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Worcester Magazine Sept 10, 2008 (PRESS)

The cell connection between Worcester and the Ogunquit beach where Andrea Ajemian is walking crackles with static, but hearing her is not a problem. She’s ready to talk about the post-production work on her fifth feature, We Got the Beat, and her enthusiasm springs through the earpiece.

“The typical comedy is 90 to 100 minutes, but we went into it with a 107-page script,” Ajemian says of The Beat, which charts the rise of the first boy band. “The first rough cut was three hours long. [Director] Jon Artigo and I are editing; we want to see what we can come up with on our own.”

The producer’s longtime collaborator, Kaz Gamble, with whom she creates the “Worcester Love” series of shorts, is handling all the movie’s music and sound design elements. Once those are in place, it’s likely more cutting will be necessary to meet a tight running time.

The film, shot at various locations in Worcester County, stars a mix of established actors like Ming-Na (“ER”), Kurt Fuller (“Wayne’s World”), with up-and-comers Michael Copon (“The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior”), Robert Hoffman (pictured, “Step Up 2: The Streets”), Rachel Specter (“The House Bunny”) and Ryan Pinkston (“College”).

To read the rest of the article -  http://www.worcestermagazine.com/content/view/3191/ (it’s in the middle of the page)

PHOTO OF ROBERT JAMES HOFFMAN by John Lenis

Telegram & Gazette August 5, 2008 (Press)

From the Worcester Telegram & Gazette:

300 movie extras make their debuts

Worcester, Leominster setting for film

THEY HAVE THE BEAT

LEOMINSTER— They were looking for thousands, but the 300 movie extras who did show up at Doyle Field yesterday morning made up for the lack of numbers with raw enthusiasm.

Independent film-maker Artigo/Ajemian Films of Central Massachusetts has been filming “We Got the Beat” the last three weeks at such Worcester locations as Becker College, Clark University, the Skylite Roller Skating Center and the Lucky Dog Music Hall.

About 300 people showed up at Doyle Field yesterday to get a little piece of the limelight. They were excited about their movie debut, in which they were to be fans in a football game scene for the movie.

ARTICLE CONTINUES AT:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20080805/NEWS/808050668/1116

Sentinel and Enterprise July 31, 2008 (Press)

From the Sentinel and Enterprise:

Comedy set in the ’80s being shot at Doyle Field

By Dan Magazu

LEOMINSTER — An independent movie is being filmed at Doyle Field in Leominster, and the producer is looking for local residents to be in it.

“We want to pack the football stands on Monday,” producer Andrea Ajemian said Wednesday during a break from filming at Doyle Field. “We are shooting the big football scene in the movie and will be getting a lot of close-ups of the crowd.”

“We Got the Beat” is set in the early 1980s and tells the story of a top- recruited high school quarterback who quits football to start the first-ever boy band, Ajemian said.

“It’s a comedy starring Robert Hoffman and Michael Copon,” Ajemian said. “We’ve been shooting for about two-and-a-half weeks and we wrap up on Aug. 15.”

Music producer Kaz Gamble came up with the songs for the fictional boy band dubbed A New Condition.

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http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_10053292

Worcester Telegram & Gazette July 26, 2008 (Press)

From the Worcester Telegram & Gazette:

500 at Clark movie shoot
Crew is in Worcester filming new teen comedy

WORCESTER— Walking into Clark University’s Atwood Hall was like going through a time machine yesterday as 500 people with 1980s-style big hair and high-waisted Jordache jeans took part in the film “We Got the Beat.”

It’s the latest production by the dynamic duo of Jon Artigo and Andrea Ajemian, who made “Rutland, USA,” “Freedom Park” and the soon-to-be-released teen drama “Still Green.” Atwood Hall was the setting for “The Talent Show,” at which the lead character transitions from the hot-shot, high school quarterback to the leader of the “first-ever” boy band in 1982

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http://www.telegram.com/article/20080726/NEWS/80726033

Worcester Telegram & Gazette June 13, 2008 (Press)

From the Worcester Telegram:

Jon Artigo and Andrea Ajemian are looking for a little help from their friends, their acquaintances and anyone else willing to pitch in.

After two years of hard work, the filmmakers have raised enough money to shoot their third teen comedy set in Central Massachusetts. They have raised $500,000 from local investors to make “We Got the Beat,” the minimum needed to move ahead, Ms. Ajemian said. Originally, the goal was four times that amount.

“Persistence pays off,” Ms. Ajemian said from her office in the Printers Building in downtown Worcester. “We’re excited to move forward, but we are going to rely heavily on the Worcester community to come through with donations in order to make this movie look like it was shot for $2 million.

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http://www.telegram.com/article/20080613/NEWS/806130603

Boston Herald May 27, 2008 (Press)

From the Boston Herald “We Hear” section:

That Aa Films of Worcester is about to roll cameras on the indie flick “We Got The Beat,” starring “One Tree Hill” hunk Michael Copon. The indie is set in 1983 and tells the tale of a teen boy band, which, apparently has the beat . . . .

http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/2008_05_27_We_hear:/