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12/27/05
The voting polls have opened for the NYC Movie Madness Competition's Audience Favorite. Vote "My Imaginary Friend Lars Stevens" as your favorite Romantic Comedy! Go here to vote!

12/18/05
Santa has come early this year and has given us a nice little goodie with a blooper reel for "My Imaginary Friend Lars Stevens." Watch here.

12/13/05
Two hot teaser trailers made their debut online this week. The first one is the awesome-looking Mission: Impossible III. Watch right here. The second is Ragtag's most anticipated release of 2006 (is it really anticipated?)...The Noise, written & directed by Angel Acevedo. Check it out!

12/6/05
The Ragtag cut of "My Imaginary Friend Lars Stevens" has been released! Check it out on its film page!

11/29/05
Steve's senior film, "Be My Valentine, Franny Canada" is now available for online viewing! This film not only introduced us to the character of Franny, but also to the wonderful, Ginger Kearns. Watch it now right HERE! Also, check out Brian's senior film, "18 Candles" starring Ali Skye Bennet right HERE!

11/24/05
Happy Thanksgiving from Ragtag Productions! Enjoy the many eats and drinks today and don't forget to give your thanks.

11/22/05
After much whining and complaing from lead actor, Jeff Schine, "My Imaginary Friend Lars Stevens" is now online for your viewing pleasure. Watch now! *Note: This is the edited cut for the competition. Stay tuned for the true Ragtag cut!

11/21/05
Lots of updates. Check out film pages for "Friend" and "The Noise" for full cast/crew lists and pictures. Ragtag's message board is now active; sign up and leave us some feedback.

11/19/05
"My Imaginary Friend Lars Stevens" is DONE! Whew, what a film. Check back for the website release of the film.

11/15/05
Boat load of screen grabs are up for "My Imaginary Friend Lars Stevens," check 'em out! PICS!

11/14/05
Ragtag has wrapped production on our latest filmmaking competition film for the Movie Making Madness Competition. The film, secretly entitled as "Intimidation Game" is really "My Imaginary Friend Lars Stevens." Footage looks great and it's time for a 5 day haul of editing. Check out the first still right here.

11/09/05
The Queens International Film Festival schedule is up. "Without a Clue" is playing Saturday November 19th at 2:00pm. More info right here. Also, Big MiniDV has changed their schedule and now "Without a Clue" will be playing at 12:54pm on the 12th.

11/8/05
The Movie Making Madness Competition kicked off last weekend. We were given the genre: Romantic Comedy and subject: Phobia(s) and we have two weeks to make a film. After an arduous weekend of writing and brainstorming, we came up with a script we here at Ragtag are excited about. Stay tuned to hear about the progress of "Intimidation Game."

10/28/05
The Big MiniDV Festival schedule it out and "Without a Clue" is playing Saturday November 12th at 2:05pm. For more info check out the festival's website.

10/27/05
Steven "I'm getting my walls painted pink" Tsapelas was recently interviewed by Icons of Fright about "Teenage Superhero Pregnancy Scare." Check that interview right HERE. Also read this positive review of "TSPS" on FilmThreat.

10/26/05
"Without a Clue" has been selected to Long Island University's Big MiniDV and Queens International Film Festivals. Both fests are scheduled for November screenings. Stay tuned for exact dates and showtimes.

10/21/05
Today is the premiere of Ragtag's cable access show, "Undiscovered Filmmakers Showcase," to be aired on Brooklyn Community Access Television at 5pm EST. If you live in Brooklyn check it out on Time Warner Ch. 34 or Cablevision Ch. 67. And if you don't live in Brooklyn, you can watch it online. Watch Online

10/18/05
Ragtag's mega-Award-winning short, "Double Dip or: How Four Discs of Pearl Harbor Ruined My Life" is now up for your viewing pleasure. Click here to watch!

10/16/05
Screen grabs from "Double Dip" are up as well as a viewable copy of "It's Fun to Help Poor People, Franny Canada" in Windows Media Video. Click here to watch!

10/12/05
"Teenage Superhero Pregnancy Scare" and "Without a Clue" have been released in Windows Media Video. Check out their movie pages to watch them.

10/6/05
Angel Acevedo's long-awaited "The Noise" is nearing post-production completion. Looking at a Halloween premiere date.

10/5/05
Ragtag takes home 1st place plus five other awards at this year's Brooklyn Midnight Run Competition. In addition to winning Best Film, Double Dip also took home Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Leading Actor (Jeff Schine).