Max Winslow, recently premiering at Shriekfest 2019, stars a terrific young cast, with a production value that is stunningly rich. Visually, Olson’s film shines, and, on top of that, Jeff Wild’s writing is as smart as it is well thought out—even taking the time to answer one of my more immediate questions, like, how is this man allowed to take over an entire school’s utilities and disrupt an otherwise repetitive day?

Max Winslow And The House Of Secrets is a technology-gone-awry thriller aimed at the entire family. This leaves one of two possibilities open. First off, is that screenwriter Jeff Wild and director Sean Olson sanitized the film to the point where it lacks any sense of threat, as to not scare the children. Alternatively, they could have remembered that fairy tales were meant to show kids the darker side of life and kept the intensity at full throttle.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — A movie filmed in Northwest Arkansas brought out some big stars to its premiere in Bentonville on Saturday (July 20).

The film "Max Winslow and the House of Secrets" features multiple areas across Northwest Arkansas. Its premiere was held at the Skylight Cinema in Bentonville where local representatives and Hollywood actors gathered for the viewing.

“Extra” spoke with Chad Michael Murray at a special screening of his film “Max Winslow and the House of Secrets.”

In the movie, directed by "Extra" editor Sean Olson, produced by Johnny Remo, and written by Jeff Wild, Murray plays a tech mogul who has handpicked five high school students to participate in a high-stakes game.

“Extra” spoke with Chad Michael Murray at a special screening of his film “Max Winslow and the House of Secrets.”

The 37-year-old was joined on the red carpet by “Extra” editor Sean Olson, who directed the movie. See their fun exchange!

Star Trek: The Next Generation star Marina Sirtis has been cast alongside Chad Michael Murray (Riverdale) in the upcoming fantasy adventure film Max Winslow and the House of Secrets.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFTA)– True Detective, F.R.E.D.I., and now a brand new movie is using Northwest Arkansas as its backdrop for filming.

In a Fox 24 exclusive, Clarissa Bustamante caught up with one Hollywood star who was only in town filming for 24 hours.

After picking up multiple awards, the team behind the locally shot film “FREDI” has decided to return to the area to make another film.

If you missed your chance to see “Fredi” in theaters, you can catch it now on Netflix. “Fredi” tells the story of an intelligent, lovable robot known as “FREDI” that is stolen from a secret research facility and found by a teenager named James.

Johnny Remo and Sean Olson join Good Day NWA with the details on a new film “Max Winslow and the House of Doom.”

An aspiring artist must choose between her career and the love she walked away from once before, in “Christmas Wonderland” premiering Saturday, December 1 (9 p.m. ET/PT) on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. The new, original movie stars Emily Osment (Family Guy, Mom), Ryan Rottman (The Lying Game) and Kelly Hu (Archer, Arrow) airs as part of the network’s highly anticipated programming event ‘Miracles Of Christmas’.

Hallmark's new movie, Christmas Wonderland, stars Emily Osment as a woman who left her small town to pursue her dream of becoming a successful painter, but has since put her own creativity on hold. Returning home for Christmas, she reunites with her high school sweetheart, and gets back in touch with her true passion. To celebrate the release of Christmas Wonderland, here are a few key things to know about the 26-year-old actress.

Last year Skipstone Pictures filmed its latest release “F.R.E.D.I.” in and around Bentonville, and the family-oriented film about a teen who makes friends with a robotic artificial intelligence makes its local theatrical run starting today at the Skylight Cinema in Bentonville.

If you haven’t heard, F.R.E.D.I., the sci-fi adventure film shot in Bentonville and co-produced by Fayetteville-based Rockhill Studios, took home “Best in Fest” at the conclusion of Bentonville Film Festival! As the video captures below, the award took director Sean Olson by surprise and filled him with emotion as he and producer Johnny Remo sung the praises of the Bentonville and the Northwest Arkansas community in their acceptance speech.

We spoke with the filmmakers of "F.R.E.D.I.", Director & Writer Sean Olson, Writer & Producer Johnny Remo and Executive Producer Christian Beckman. This film was shot locally in and around the Bentonville area. Skipstone Pictures movie "F.R.E.D.I." was entered as a Competition - Feature Narrative film in the Bentonville Film Festival. Click on the video below to watch interviews.

Over the weekend, “Extra" editor Sean Olson won big at Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival.

Olson was honored with the Best of Fest award for “F.R.E.D.I.," a film he directed.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Sean shared onstage, “Oh, my God, I'm so shocked!”

"F.R.E.D.I." made its world premiere at this year's Bentonville Film Festival and secured the coveted Best of the Fest award.

Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival, which champions women and diverse voices in media, on Saturday announced its 2018 award winners.

The ceremony was hosted by The Real’s Loni Love, and presenters included festival co-founders Davis and Trevor Drinkwater and actress Stephanie Beatriz, with performances by Martina McBride and the Latin X Theater Project.

F.R.E.D.I. was filmed at many of Bentonville’s iconic sites.

Bentonville Film Festival fans lucky enough to land a ticket to the competition film "F.R.E.D.I." will get an eyeful of familiar scenery: The sci-fi adventure was shot right here in Northwest Arkansas last summer. Bentonville's downtown square, the Walmart Museum and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art are all featured prominently, though eagle-eyed viewers will also spot scenes shot in Rogers and Fayetteville as well.

A cloudless Sunday sky offered no relief to the production crew shuffling two cameras and three actors through traffic and around the Bentonville square earlier this month. After their hour-long lunch break, everyone was back to work creating FREDI, a family-friendly action-adventure slated to hit theaters in the summer of 2018.

Independent film producer Johnny Remo first visited Northwest Arkansas last year, for a screening of his movie “Saved by Grace” at the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF). He decided then it would be the setting of his next feature film, F.R.E.D.I.