Palm Beach High School graduate Arthur L. Bernstein, who is now 39, always knew he wanted to make movies. And now he has. His feature-length film, “Walt Before Mickey,” is based on Timothy S. Susanin’s 2010 book, “Walt before Mickey: Disney’s Early Years, 1919-1928.” It is now in theatres. Bernstein spoke to the early morning…
EXCLUSIVE: VMI Worldwide has acquired Jonathan Sheldon’s satirical feature Swing State for worldwide representation and will be selling the movie at the Cannes Film Market that kicked off today. Described by VMI as a “sharp and of-the-moment picture (that) pokes fun at the fallacies of the democratic process and the ignorance of some American voters,”Swing State follows a liberal DJ who invents a fictitious…
Moviegoers will have an intriguing pick this Labor Day weekend: An independent movie by a Palm Beach Gardens-based producer. “Walt Before Mickey,” a biopic on Walt Disney, hits theaters from Palm Beach Gardens to Lake Worth to Delray Beach. The film, which opened last month at Downtown Disney, focuses on Disney’s business failures before his mischievous…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —Florida and Walt Disney World go hand in hand, but before there was Mickey, there was simply Walt. Now a local man is getting ready to introduce movie goers to “Walt Before Mickey,” a film that depicts a young Walt Disney and his path to success. WPBF 25 News’ Stephanie Berzinski…
Naples, Fla. – One of O.J. Simpson’s last films was one of Arthur L. Bernstein’s first. Bernstein — producer, writer and executive producer of the new movie “Walt Before Mickey” — said he met the former NFL great more than a decade ago at a basketball game. “He was very friendly and nice,” Bernstein said…
‘Walt Before Mickey’ tells Disney’s story from 1919 to 1928 Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas stars as Walt Disney Miami-born Armando Gutierrez Jr. co-wrote, produced and co-stars Everyone knows what happened to Walt Disney after he created his beloved Mickey. A new movie by two South Florida filmmakers tells his tale before the mouse. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse AP…
Theater students at Boynton Beach High will have an experience at school Wednesday they’ll likely always remember. Arthur L. Bernstein, a Palm Beach Gardens resident who produced and co-wrote “Walt Before Mickey,” will speak to the students Wednesday morning at the school on Park Ridge Boulevard. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.…
Now’s your chance to get a peek into the early years of one of the world’s most iconic film producers and animators. “Walt Before Mickey”—a biopic about Walt Disney co-produced by West Palm Beach native Arthur Bernstein and filmed in Florida—will soon be playing in a theater near you. Based on Timothy Susanin’s book of the same…
Una obra maestra, una película independiente con calidad de uno de los grandes imperios cinematográficos del 7mo arte, llega a la gran pantalla del Sur de la Florida y Antena305 tuvo el honor de hablar con su creador, uno de los escritores/productor, y actor en la película “Walt Before Mickey“; Armando Gutiérrez Jr. uno de los nuestros triunfando en Hollywood, hijo de Cubano, Nació…
A little bit of Hollywood has landed on the prairie. It’s not everyday a small Midwest town gets to host a Hollywood-style premiere, so Dell Rapids is rolling out the red carpet. “It’s exciting! It always gives you the adrenaline rush to be to be able to do it, this is what the movie business…