Adrian Grenier's Film Production Company Partners With John Loar's Northern
California Investment Group
Reckless Productions and J. Loar, Inc. Announce Partnership on Two Documentary
Films and Other Upcoming Projects
LOS ANGELES, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Adrian Grenier's Reckless Productions
and J. Loar, Inc. today announced its partnership. Actor and producer Adrian
Grenier, who brings his star power from the hit show "Entourage," attracted
financier John Loar, founder of J. Loar, Inc. because of their mutual interest
in film projects with a social conscience. Their first joint venture is J.
Loar, Inc.'s financing of two Reckless Productions documentary films.
Based in Danville, Calif., J. Loar, Inc. is an investment group comprised
of partners John Loar and Tom Halbach. Loar has logged more than 20 years in
senior management, with experience in business development, operations,
venture funding, mergers/acquisitions and real estate. He is also co-founder
of Red Bird Cinema, a production company with actor/writer/director Kevin
Pollak and St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, which currently has four
film ventures in the works.
J. Loar, Inc. has strategically partnered with Reckless Productions,
founded by actor/producer/activist Adrian Grenier, who has a long successful
track record in the entertainment business. Reckless Productions was founded
in 2007 and is focused on the production of films and documentaries for the
social good.
"John Loar and I share the same values. It's exciting to work with someone
with a good heart who wants to put his financial muscle towards creative and
socially conscious projects," said Adrian Grenier, Producer and Founder of
Reckless Productions.
"We're matching private equity funds up with expertise, production
experience, and celebrity. When there is social good, as is the case on these
two projects, then it's icing on the cake," said John Loar, Founder and
President of J. Loar, Inc.
With its new partnership, J. Loar, Inc. and Reckless Productions will
produce a variety of documentaries and films. Among the films are "Where Are
Who Now," a film that traces the musical odyssey of the Los Angeles band The
Good Listeners as they set out to record their third album, and "The Untitled
Media Culture Documentary," a film that examines the relationship between
celebrity and society.
About J. Loar, Inc.
J. Loar, Inc. is an investment group based in Danville, Calif. focused on
the equity funding companies and film projects for the social good. Founded in
2005, J. Loar, Inc. is comprised of partners John Loar and Tom Halbach. Loar
has logged more than 20 years in senior management, with extensive experience
in business development, operations, venture funding, mergers/acquisitions and
real estate. He is also co-founder of Red Bird Cinema, a production company
with actor/writer/director Kevin Pollak and St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony
La Russa, which currently has four film ventures in the works.
Contacts:
Diane Shader Smith
Rogers & Cowan
310-386-6803
dianeshadersmith@gmail.com
SOURCE J. Loar, Inc.
Diane Shader Smith of Rogers & Cowan, +1-310-386-6803,
dianeshadersmith@gmail.com, for J. Loar, Inc.
