PRESS RELEASE/SCREENER/REVIEW OPPORTUNITY: Lovely By Surprise
We think this movie is pretty special and worth your consideration, therefore we wish to provide you with one of our limited screeners to enjoy, and — we hope — relay the experience.
What sets Kirt Gunn’s film apart from most other independents which go straight to DVD is the extremely high-level of craftmanship; the exceptional quality of acting; the beautiful photography; the stirring soundtrack; the innovative storytelling.
Please confirm by returning an address for delivery, and I will forward a screener right away. Send requests to lovelybysurprise@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. In the meantime, here is some additional information/links for the film:
There are four clips, plus the trailer, on our Vimeo channel (we’re releasing another couple of scenes in the coming fortnight): http://www.vimeo.com/lovelybysurprise
We tweet shiny choruses of gold each day: http://www.twitter.com/lovelybysrprise
The official release is July 7, by the way, when these will be our main online go-to’s:
Here is an excerpt from the press release:
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival, and the New Filmmakers Forum Award at St. Louis International Film Festival, LOVELY BY SURPRISE established itself as a cinemagoers favorite.
Leading a true ensemble cast, Carrie Preston turns in a moving performance as Marian; while Austin Pendleton, playing her literary mentor/ex-lover, and his wife, played by Kate Burton, try to keep Marian from falling apart before finishing her first novel.
In the second of three interwoven threads, Richard Masur does his best to buttress a bereft Reg Rogers, until Michael Chernus and Dallas Roberts literally escape from Marian’s developing manuscript to emerge in the “real” world.
Shot by Steve Yedlin and amplified by the astral sounds of Shelby Bryant, with songs by the visionary Stephin Merritt, Gunn’s film displays a beautiful palate while remaining a defiantly independent labor of love featuring cameo performances from legendary members of the Memphis arts scene, with Tom Waits performing the closing song.
Lastly, I’m attaching a pic that we haven’t released to anybody. Taken by Trey Clark, it is of Carrie Preston (Marian) and Dallas Roberts (Mopekey).
Thank you,
James Graham
lovelybysurprise@gmail.com
http://www.lovelybysurprise.com/