Dear Friends!

CUT! 2008 was a resounding success and we are already gearing up for CUT!2009.

To get the 2009 festival off to a great start... we are honored and excited to announce our first confirmed special guests - Directors / Writers, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor of Crank; Crank 2: High Voltage; Game and Pathology.

Updated 4.2.08: All the organizers and staff of CUT! 2008 wish to thank all of our guests and attendees for making it out to our flagship event. Aside from a few glitches here in and there, we are very pleased with how well everything went and are excited about next year's event. It's going to be even better.
On that note, please feel free to contact either LJ or my self via email with your feedback. The good, the bad and the ugly...every suggestions helps in making the next experience a better one for everyone.

A big thank you again to everyone involved in CUT! 2008 and we hope to see you again in 2009.

Watch for the new domain cutfilmfestival.org that should be launched in the next few weeks.

T.S

Updated: 3.25.08: CUT! is very pleased to announce the addition of
Johnathon Schaech to the Riding the Bullet panel on Sunday!

Updated: 3.24.08: We have FINALLY been given permission to announce Nathan Fillion and Gregg Henry who will be joining the SLiTHER panel on Gunnday, March 30. It just gets better and better!

NEWSLETTER TEXT: 6 Days and Counting….

With less than a week left before the unofficial start of CUT! 2008 and early-check in on Friday the 28th, we wanted to check in with out attendees with some important information and news.

You will receive your badges, raffle tickets and other goodies at registration. The VIP party location will be divulged at that time.

First off, if you are not already aware, we have added Martin Delaney to the Wrath of Gods panel, Mark Ryan to the Fiction to Film Panel on Saturday and introduced the VIP party entertainment: Jonathan Jackson’s band ENATION and Willie Wisley! You just never know who might pop in.

Also, a revised and most likely final version of the event schedule has been posted on www.cut2008.net. Please be sure to check it out.

Early check in will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday at the New Beverly Cinema . Please be sure to have your I.D, Paypal receipt and/or a email confirmation from the person you purchased your ticket from, if there was a private sale or transfer of registration. The final seating/check-in list has been completed and anyone whose name is not on the list or can provide proof of a private transfer or sale will not be allowed into the event. NO EXCEPTIONS! If there is a concern about being able to provide this information and you have not contacted us already, please do so as soon as possible.

To our VIP ticket holders: Anyone under the age of 21 and attending the VIP party will be wrist banded and refused sale of alcohol. Make sure you have your ID’s ready at the door.

Lunch and Bathroom breaks: For those who have ordered lunch in please keep in mind that this is a small retro theatre and the lobby area will get congested rather easily. Please be respectful of those wishing to leave for the break while waiting to receive your food order. We also ask that once you get your order, you return to the seating area to munch. Bathroom breaks are scheduled throughout the course of the days event, but the restrooms will be open during screening/panels as well if the need arises.

Rules concerning the silent auctions:

1. All bidders must be at least 18 years of age.

2. The silent auction will close at 1:30 pm on Sunday after which time, no further bids will be accepted.

3. Winning bidders must pay for the items they have won. You must be present to claim and pay for your prize. If a winning bidder has not claimed and paid for their prize by 5 pm on Sunday, the prize will default to the next highest bidder.

4. Winners must pay for the item(s) they have won with Cash, Traveler’s Checks, or PayPal. We cannot accept personal checks or credit card checks. (If you have a new Paypal account, be certain it is active and ready to go.)

Please note that personal checks will be accepted for donations written directly to the charities and can be deposited in lock boxes provided.

Movie theatre etiquette is required of all attendees! Cell phones must be turned off or set to silent, No loud talking during screenings, no flash photography or video taping (except during designated times announced at the event), Please remain in your seat (unless Mother Nature is calling) and most of all be respectful of the people sitting around you.

Flash photography and video taping will not be allowed at any time during the film screenings, no exceptions. Times will be set aside and announced either before or after the film panels as to when you may snap personal photos or video. We do ask that you remain aware of the individuals who are shooting photos and videotaping for the event.

We would also like to remind everyone that photos and autographs with our guests is at their discretion only, both during event and at the VIP party as well. Please make sure to read over the “Codes of Conduct” that have been posted on both the website and CUT! Forum. Anyone repeatedly disregarding these rules or behaving in a disrespectful or unruly manner will be expelled from the remainder of the event and absolutely NO REFUNDS will be issued.

All our rules are just common sense and courtesy and while we are sure there will not be any issues, we do need to stress that they will be enforced.

If there is something we haven’t addressed in this message… please email us. Thank you to everyone for attending and we hope that you will have as much of a wonderful and exciting time at CUT! 2008 as we have organizing it for you.

See you very soon!

~Linda, Teresa and the CUT! Staff

Updated 3.18.08: The Lunch order form for the weekend is now disabled. The order had to be placed today and no further orders can be taken. We will have the number for the deli available at the event if anyone wishes to call in a lunch order during one of the breaks, to have ready for pickup at lunch.

Updated 3.17.08: New Announcements!
We are pleased to announce that Martin Delaney will be joining the Wrath of Gods panel on Saturday. Welcome Martin!
Entertainment for the VIP party was announced earlier this week on the events Myspace page. I spazzed and forgot to post here on the site, my apologies.
Jonathan Jackson's band Enation and Willie Wisely will be performing for your musical enjoyment!

11 days and counting....
T.S

Updated: 3.7.08

Some people have been asking us about lunch and if there is enough time to get food in just an hour. So, due to popular request, we are offering you the optional choice of having your lunch delivered in to the theatre vs. you needing to go make your way out into the wilds to fight the crowds, lines and still actually feel rested before the next film begins. We're ordering lunch for both days for those who want to take this option from none other than LA's fabulous The Bagel Broker, who caters to all the major studios as well as LA's high profile hoi paloi! Not to mention that their bagels are soft and chewy and just plain out of this world!

We have put a lunch package together for everybody to order from. CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR LUNCH. *disabled
(psst.... it's optional... you can still choose to go out on the breaks if you so wish.)

DIDN'T GET OUR NEWSLETTER? PLEASE LET US KNOW VIA EMAIL SO WE CAN MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS CORRECT IN OUR RECORDS.

LJ has just received this email from Gerry's manager:

Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:41:47 +0000

Dear Linda,
Unfortunately, Gerry can not make the event. He has other professional
committments. Thanks for all the good work you did for Gerry's fans
behalf and also the good work that the charity with garner.

Best regards,
Alan

We will notify our attendees immediately if Gerry's schedule changes. Thanks to all of you for your emails, kind words, & support. We're bummed that Gerry has to work, are also very excited for this new film to be announced. Yay Gerry!!

~LJ

2.28.08: In light of the announcement that was made on gerardbutler.net this evening, 2.28.08 we would like to reassure our guests of the following.

I received a message from Gerry two weeks ago informing me that he quite possibly could have a new movie commitment that would interfere with his appearance but that he would still be with us if his schedule allowed him to be in town.

I spoke with his manager the next evening and he confirmed the possibility of the movie affecting not only CUT! but also possibly the premier, gave me his personal contact information and assured me that I would be "the first person" he contacts when he had additional information. Aside from emailing him updates to the event, we had heard nothing since.

We could not report this film as it has not been formally announced as of yet. As a committee we determined not to cause a huge panic until we heard more information.
Today, this message on this board is the first we have heard of Gerry's management definitively making a decision that he could not attend.

At this time, we are doing everything that we can to confirm this information with Gerry and his management team. Unfortunately, when your are dealing with entertainment professionals opportunities can come up unexpectedly that take precedence over the event. Whether or not Gerry is able to join us at CUT! 2008 we wish him the best of luck with this new film and continued success in his career.

More information will be posted as soon as it comes available to us.

2.21.08: Tentative Schedule Posted
This schedule is our working schedule at this point, however it is possible that changes could be made to it to accommodate time requirements of our guests.