After its star-studded, opening night West Coast premiere at the Pan African Film Festival, “35 & Ticking,” directed by Russ Parr, will open on July 1, 2011 as part of the festivities  for the new Rave Motion Pictures 15 — formerly the AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 — at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. The movie expands to Los Angeles and Indianapolis after generating more than $67,000 in box office grosses since its May 20, 2011 release in Atlanta, DC and Baltimore in limited release.

“35 & Ticking” stars an all-star ensemble cast with Nicole Ari Parker, Tamala Jones, Kevin Hart, Keith Robinson, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Meagan Good, Mike Epps, Clifton Powell, Jill Marie Jones, Kym Whitley, Dondre Whitfield, Darius McCrary, Aaron D. Spears and your girl Luenell!

Here’s what the reviews are saying:

” … touching moments and laugh-out-loud fun.”
– Eurweb.com (Electronic Urban Report)

“…hilarious cameos from Mike Epps, Darius McCrary, Clifton Powell.”
– Blackboxoffice.com

“…you will want to watch again and again…”
– Blackboxoffice.com

For more about the movie, visit: www.35andTicking.com

Russ Parr’s Romantic Comedy Stars Ensemble Cast – Nicole Ari Parker, Tamala Jones, Kevin Hart, Keith Robinson, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Meagan Good, Mike Epps, Clifton Powell and me, Luenell!

Get out this weekend and support the theatrical release of  “35 & Ticking, ” a romantic comedy which looks at a group of thirty-somethings trying to figure out life, love and marriage. Written and directed by syndicated radio host-turned-filmmaker Russ Parr, “35 & Ticking” stars an all-star ensemble cast.  “35 & Ticking” will open in theatres on Friday, May 20, 2011 in Atlanta , Washington , D.C. and Baltimore.

“35 & Ticking” centers around the lives of Victoria, Zenobia , Clevon, and Phil — all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they’ve always dreamed of. While Zenobia (Parker, “Soul Food,” “Brown Sugar”) is still looking for a man, Victoria (Jones, “Castle,” “One on One”) is married to a man who doesn’t want children. Clevon (comic Hart, “Not Easily Broken,” “40 Year-Old Virgin”), meanwhile, is too geeky to get a woman, and Phil (Keith Robinson, “Dreamgirls”) is already married with children, but his wife is not very interested in being a mother. All four of them try to rectify their romantic lives and futures while their biological clocks tick away.

By day, Parr holds down a day job as a syndicated radio host, but when he’s not on the air, he’s making movies as an independent filmmaker.  After successful screenings in Washington , D.C. , “35 & Ticking” had a West Coast, red-carpet premiere at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Click here for theater information:

http://www.35andticking.com/theaters.html