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Fresno Bee, CA
Aug 15 2012
Jamie Kennedy loved making 'Lost and Found in Armenia'
By Rick Bentley - The Fresno Bee
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 | 08:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Don't be surprised if you happen to see comedian Jamie
Kennedy strolling through Fresno in the near future.
"I get stopped all the time by Armenians who ask me when is my movie
is coming out. I want to come to Fresno and promote my movie," Kennedy
says during a CW Network event to talk about his new prime-time
competition series, "Oh Sit!"
Kennedy's talking about the film "Lost and Found in Armenia," which
was produced by Roosevelt High School graduate Valerie McCaffrey.
McCaffrey, who is of Armenian descent, was also the casting director
for the feature film shot last year almost entirely in Armenia.
Kennedy plays an American tourist who vacations in Turkey to get his
mind off a bad break up. He ends up in a small Armenian village where
he is accused of being a Turkish spy. His co-star is Angela Sarafyan,
who can be seen later this year in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
-- Part 2."
"I want to have a whole screening about Armenia because making the
movie was an awesome experience," Kennedy says. "It's a comedy, but
it's also moving. I get to have moments where I'm a leading man.
There's the love scene. It's funny and farcical."
"Lost and Found in Armenia" is the latest film credit for Kennedy, who
also appears in "Scream," "Malibu's Most Wanted" and "Son of the
Mask." His TV work ranges from "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" to
"Ghost Whisperer."
Kennedy had worked overseas before, but he says all the remote
locations made the shoot in Armenia different from anything he had
done before. The production was in such an isolated location, there
were times when Kennedy felt like he was getting "island fever."
The movie is in the final stages of production and McCaffrey expects
the film to be in theaters in October.
As for his new hosting gig, Kennedy will provide commentary as 12
contestants race head to head through five physically demanding
obstacle course-style eliminations as they compete for the grand
prize. Think of the show as musical chairs meets "American Gladiator."
"This show is strangely compelling," Kennedy says. "There are a lot of
people who fall down. It's hard to get from the track to the chair
with all the bridges that people actually fall off."
Kennedy enjoys his place on the sidelines and has no desire to test
the course himself.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/08/15/2952880/jamie-kennedy-loved-making-lost.html
From: A. Papazian
Aug 15 2012
Jamie Kennedy loved making 'Lost and Found in Armenia'
By Rick Bentley - The Fresno Bee
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 | 08:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Don't be surprised if you happen to see comedian Jamie
Kennedy strolling through Fresno in the near future.
"I get stopped all the time by Armenians who ask me when is my movie
is coming out. I want to come to Fresno and promote my movie," Kennedy
says during a CW Network event to talk about his new prime-time
competition series, "Oh Sit!"
Kennedy's talking about the film "Lost and Found in Armenia," which
was produced by Roosevelt High School graduate Valerie McCaffrey.
McCaffrey, who is of Armenian descent, was also the casting director
for the feature film shot last year almost entirely in Armenia.
Kennedy plays an American tourist who vacations in Turkey to get his
mind off a bad break up. He ends up in a small Armenian village where
he is accused of being a Turkish spy. His co-star is Angela Sarafyan,
who can be seen later this year in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
-- Part 2."
"I want to have a whole screening about Armenia because making the
movie was an awesome experience," Kennedy says. "It's a comedy, but
it's also moving. I get to have moments where I'm a leading man.
There's the love scene. It's funny and farcical."
"Lost and Found in Armenia" is the latest film credit for Kennedy, who
also appears in "Scream," "Malibu's Most Wanted" and "Son of the
Mask." His TV work ranges from "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" to
"Ghost Whisperer."
Kennedy had worked overseas before, but he says all the remote
locations made the shoot in Armenia different from anything he had
done before. The production was in such an isolated location, there
were times when Kennedy felt like he was getting "island fever."
The movie is in the final stages of production and McCaffrey expects
the film to be in theaters in October.
As for his new hosting gig, Kennedy will provide commentary as 12
contestants race head to head through five physically demanding
obstacle course-style eliminations as they compete for the grand
prize. Think of the show as musical chairs meets "American Gladiator."
"This show is strangely compelling," Kennedy says. "There are a lot of
people who fall down. It's hard to get from the track to the chair
with all the bridges that people actually fall off."
Kennedy enjoys his place on the sidelines and has no desire to test
the course himself.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/08/15/2952880/jamie-kennedy-loved-making-lost.html
From: A. Papazian