ENTERTAIN U

Wes Roberts oversees the advertising sales and business development operations for SRQ Media's portfolio of publications. As a co-founder of the business Roberts has worked to grow client businesses over the past 15 years by engaging and reaching viable regional audiences. Roberts serves on several boards and marketing committees locally including the board of the Sarasota Film Festival and the State College of Florida Foundation. He holds a BA in Film and Literature from the American University in Washington D.C. and an MFA in Film from Florida State University. A native of Sarasota, Roberts went to Out-of-Door Academy and Pine View while growing up on Siesta Key. In his free time, he spends time with his two gorgeous children Griffin and Piper, reading about nutrition and traveling.

KT Curran is the director/producer of Source Productions “Saving the World-- One Show at a Time.” She also founded The Source Theatre, an award-winning, national touring company for young people based in Sarasota, Florida. For well over a decade, Curran has developed the company of young people into a professional, national touring group that reaches thousands of audience members each year. She serves as a national consultant for educational theatre and playwriting and has been commissioned by Global Partners in Washington, D.C., the National Conference on Tobacco and Health, National Career Academics and many other organizations. Curran is a professional filmmaker, winning awards and opening eyes. She’s also been an equity actress, director and playwright, specializing in plays for young adults. She has written over 20 plays and videos for teens, 11 of which are nationally published. In her work as an actress, Curran has performed in drama, comedy, musical and cabaret. She has toured nationally and internationally, including several tours of the Far East.

Whether you’re a fan of “war” films or not, the diversity and surprising scope across many nations, cultures, conflicts etc., make for an interesting conversation for cinephiles. Although you might not think of Braveheart, Inglourious Basterds, The Last of the Mohicans, or Zulu, for example, as “war” movies, they are indeed. Listen in for info and insight to some of these films and ones that – love ‘em or ‘hate em – have been ranked among the greatest “war” movies of all time

Tony shares the path he travelled to become the independent feature film producer that he is today – and what funding models have helped him get movies made! He also discusses recently wrapped films he’s been working on including “I Saw a Man with Yellow Eyes” that starred Harry Connick Jr. and Kathryn Heigel that utilized the resources of Sarasota, Manatee, and Hillsborough Counties as well as St.Pete/Clearwater.

Bob Layton’s a “marvel” in his own right with over 6,400 comic book credits to his name! The creator, writer, designer and entrepreneur is also the incredible artist who reinvented IRONMAN, and who has credits in ten MARVEL movies, has travelled the world and continues to be in a dozen countries/cities/states throughout the year. Be among the first to know about OTHER exciting and unique projects showcasing his characters that are underway including the upcoming Vin Diesel movie BLOODSHOT for Valiant Comics – and THE HUNTRESS in the new WB “Birds of Prey” film, as well as his own film “Helix” in partnership with Sweden and the UAE

Take a simple three-step approach to create a many-layered story about your own life & tell the story fully and well. Most people would like to do that, for loved ones to have and remember them when they’re gone in much greater detail and with real insight… or maybe your own story could be worthy of a movie or a book? Doing it right goes beyond just sitting down and writing it out!

If you’ve ever watched the Academy Awards and groused because YOUR favorites didn’t win, here’s an “Entertain U.” episode that will give you some trivia, some scandals, some history and some insight into everything about the Academy Awards including the DISPUTE over who really nicknamed the statuette “Oscar” and guess who received one BY MISTAKE…!

Lots of people talk-the-talk about setting up a production company that wants to make commercials and infomercials, or maybe online YouTube shows and “streaming” content, or perhaps reality TV pilots, or romantic comedy independent films that end up in film festivals, etc., BUT NOT MANY DO IT ALL, and do it year after year for over a decade right in Sarasota County Florida! … Meet one that does!

Meet the man who has created impossible, stunning, amazing VFX in more than 130 movies and 200 television programs, from TITANIC to STAR WARS, from McGYVER TO STAR TREK, and so many more - for the world’s BEST movies & tv, from the best directors including Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas and too many more to list here!