Happy Halloween from IMTA!

Looking for something spooky tonight? Several IMTA alumni deliver Halloween thrills and chills!



Check out the must-see scary thriller The Haunting of Molly Hartley. IMTA alum Haley Bennett plays the title role in the new horror movie that has everyone talking! A teenage girl discovers that her parents made a pact with the devil to save her life in The Haunting of Molly Hartley. When the devil comes to collect, she must figure out how she can save herself. The movie is directed by Micky Lidell and also stars Chace Crawford. Haley competed at the 2001 IMTA Convention where she received attention from the agents and managers who were there scouting for new talent. Watch her in her latest starring role as Molly Hartley in the feature film opening today nationwide!




Splinter Trailer (2008) from Toby Wilkins on Vimeo.
IMTA Model of the Year L.A. 2001 Jill Wagner stars in Splinter. A virus monster twists the bodies of its prey into the shapes best suited to carry out its unrelenting desire to infect more victims and kill again. Premiering both in select theatres and an uncut sneak preview on HDNET.

Grace Thorsen and Bruce Campbell in a scene from
My Name is Bruce

IMTA alum Grace Thorsen stars in the comedy horror, My Name is Bruce. Grace plays the lead female role, Kelly, in the movie about a monster who is killing people in a small mining town in Oregon. Grace won Actress of the Year at the IMTA convention in Los Angeles, January 2007. My Name is Bruce will be screened in New York City Halloween weekend with a Q & A session with Bruce Campbell. Check the official site for more details and premieres of this independent film.



IMTA alum Mika Boorem is guest-starring on tonight's episode of Ghost Whisperer. Season 4 Episode 5 titled 'Bloodline". Ghost Whisperer is the Halloween primetime show on CBS. In this episode, Mika plays a murdered athletic teenager who is haunting a family that is not her own. Since attending IMTA in New York in 1994, Mika has guest starred on various television shows including The Drew Carey Show, Ally McBeal, Touched By An Angel, and Dawson's Creek.

Happy Halloween from all of us at IMTA!

Naughty Side of the Stars

Halloween is a good excuse for mischief and pranks. In the spirit of the haunting season, stars share the naughtiest things they ever did. Happy Treat or Tricking! May we all get bewitched. Don’t brew what I wouldn’t brew.

GABBY CONCEPCION: “When I was 10, my brother and I hid under the bed. Since it was dark, we lighted a candle. The bed was so low so it caught fire. We almost burned our ancestral home!”

SAM MILBY: “During summer break in high school, my best friend and I would always sneak out of the house. Curfew was 12 midnight for those under 18. I was 16 then. We would climb the top of the school building, jump trains, ride my dirt bike and go-carts till 3 a.m. We got caught!”

OGIE ALCASID: “As a kid, I used to climb our water tank tower and look inside our neighbor’s house. As an adult, I went to a beach in Barcelona, Spain, and had a great view of topless women.”

MARIEL RODRIGUEZ: “I put Dulcolax on the drink of a guy classmate in high school. I could have died laughing as I saw it take effect on him.”

DIETHER OCAMPO: “In grade school, I switched the male/female signs of the comfort room. All I remember was an enduring scream that made me run as fast as I can escaping the scene.”

RICKY DAVAO: “I went home from a shoot—bloody, bruised and with prosthetic makeup on. I stayed in my car until my kids came to greet me. They laughed nervously while the maids watched in horror.”

LOTLOT DE LEON: “When I was 6, I filled up a gigantic pail with shampoo till bumula. Then I added powder. I told my mom I was cooking. Nagmukhang flour ’yung powder and the shampoo, parang kumukulo! Naloka ang mommy ko!”

CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA: “I placed so much Tabasco sauce in a sandwich which I gave to my brother. I told him it was catsup.”

MIRIAM QUIAMBAO: “When I was 16 and just received my student driver’s permit, I was excited to drive my dad’s car. So when he was in the shower, I took the car for a spin without his knowledge. I came back with a fender bender!”

YASMIEN KURDI: “I threw huge stones on the Ferrari and Jaguar of my classmates because they were rude to my mom. Nakipagsuntukan ako sa Egyptian schoolmates ko in Kuwait because they were discriminating Pinoys.”

NYOY VOLANTE: “Mahilig ako manggulat ng tao. One time I didn’t know the one I tried to scare had a heart ailment. Good thing nothing serious happened to him. Ang ending, ako ang natakot!”

TINTIN BERSOLA: “When I had tantrums as a kid, I would lock myself up in the bathroom and turn the shower on till it flooded. My mom got shocked because hanggang sa sala namin baha!”

JEREMY FAVIA (“Katoque” chef): “When I was 4, I pushed my kuya off the double-deck bed. He hit the floor head first. He was rushed to the hospital and had 11 stitches on his head.”

BARON GEISLER: “In Grade 5, I threw a magic bomb inside the ladies room to catch the attention of my crush who was inside. I didn’t know my teacher was also there. She had me suspended.”

CRISTINE REYES: “When I was 6, my brother asked me to light his cigarette on the gas stove. Grabe! Nasunog buong kitchen namin. Walang natirang gamit!”

By Dolly Anne Carvajal
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Jill Wagner in Splinter!

Splinter Trailer (2008) from Toby Wilkins on Vimeo.

IMTA alum Jill Wagner's new feature film Splinter is premiering today at this year's annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Hollywood! You can get a sneak peak by watching the trailer above! Splinter is getting rave reviews! Fangoria.com says Splinter is,"one of the year's best independent horror films." The famed horror magazine and website Fangoria is also hosting a free screening in New York City on October 24th so click through on the link for all the details!

Jill plays Polly Watt, the female lead in the film. A leading horror site describes the plot as, "The creature-feature is set in and around a quiet gas station on a lonely freeway, where a terrifying virus-like monster inhabits the bodies of its victims and drives them with a relentless lust for blood. The virus monster twists the bodies of its prey into the shapes best suited to carry out its unrelenting desire to infect more victims and kill again."

Jill competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 2001 where she won Female Model of the Year! Many people know Jill as the Lincoln Mercury car girl as she has done many ad campaigns for the auto giant. She has a new Mercury commercial playing nation-wide! She played an operative on fellow IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher's hilarious show Punk'd and while on the show she punk'd Katie Holmes, yet another IMTA alum! Her television roles include Monk, Dr. Vegas, starring as Larrin in Stargate Atlantis, Blade: The Series, and she starred in the independent films Junebug and Shifted. Jill was a co-host of the hit reality summer series, Wipeout!

Splinter opens in limited release on Halloween Day!
Check it out if you dare!