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RACE YOU TO THE BOTTOM |
08.06.2006 |
INTERVIEW RUSSELL BROWN -
Réalisé par Russell Brown. Avec Amber Benson (Maggie), Cole Williams (Nathan), Jeremy Lelliott (Nicholas) et Danielle Harris (Carla).
Russell Brown nous parle de son film et du travail d'Amber. |
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Envoyé par Russell Brown à ABF Mardi 6 Juin 2006
Greetings!
At long last, our distribution deal is complete.
Thanks everyone for your support of the movie.
See the press release below for more information.
Best regards,
Russell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
here! Films Acquires Acclaimed Festival Film Race You to the Bottom
LOS ANGELES, CA June 6, 2006 - here! Films, the theatrical distribution and worldwide sales division of here!, Networks -- the nation¹s first gay television network -- is pleased to announce the acquisition of the
acclaimed festival film Race You to the Bottom. here! Films has acquired
worldwide distribution rights to the film that was written and directed by Russell Brown. The film marks Brown¹s feature film debut and stars rising
actors Amber Benson (³Buffy the Vampire Slayer²) and Cole Williams (North
Country). This acquisition comes on the heels of a series of
successful festival appearances around the globe, including the London Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival, FRAMELINE: The San Francisco International LGBT Film
Festival, and Los Angeles¹ renowned Outfest, where the film won
Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for its star Benson. Recently, it was hailed by the Bay Area Reporter has one of the Top Ten Films of 2005. The film
will be released theatrically in early 2007 in select cities nationwide through
here! Films sister company Regent Releasing.
Set in modern day California, Race You to the Bottom follows Nathan (Williams), a travel journalist, as he is assigned to write about romantic hot-spots in the Napa Valley. He invites Maggie (Benson), the woman he has been seeing for months, to come along for a passionate weekend getaway. Trouble is, Maggie already has a boyfriend. And so does Nathan. What transpires is a seductive and heartbreaking journey through Napa¹s wine country and into the complicated affair between these two dynamic young lovers.
Director Russell Brown makes his feature film directorial debut with Race You to the Bottom, which he also wrote and produces alongside Roni Deitz.
Brown has previously worked in short films, two of which premiered at the
Tribeca Film Festival. One of these films, Mama Laura's Boys, a half hour
documentary about the oldest blues club in Los Angeles, was aired by the PBS
affiliate station in Southern California in honor of black history month and
after the season premiere and conclusion of Martin Scorsese's Blues series.
After graduating from USC Film School, he held creative executive positions
with Laura Ziskin Productions at Columbia Pictures, and Saturday Night Live
Studios at Paramount Pictures. Producer Roni Deitz gained recent acclaim
for the feature Harry and Max, which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film
Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize as Best Dramatic Feature.
³The team at here! films and Regent Releasing have a great track record opening specialized films like ours,² said director Russell Brown. ³I'm excited to begin this new partnership with here! and thrilled to have the opportunity to share Amber and Cole's performances with a larger audience.²
Stars Amber Benson and Cole Williams have been steadily establishing themselves as steadfast talent in the film and television industry. Benson has starred in over a dozen films, including Steven Soderbergh¹s King of the Hill and the Harvey Keitel-starrer Imaginary Crimes. She rose to fame during her three-season recurring performance on the hit show ³Buffy the Vampire Slayer² as Tara Maclay. Williams has appeared on the hit comedies ³8 Simple Rules² and ³Scrubs² as well as the recent critically acclaimed film North Country starring Charlize Theron. He has worked in independent features for a number of years, most notably director Christopher Munch¹s Harry and Max, a 2004 Sundance Grand Jury Prize finalist.
Race You to the Bottom also stars Jeremy Lelliott (WB¹s ³7th Heaven²), Danielle Harris (Urban Legend, ³Roseanne²), and Justin Hartley (NBC¹s ³Passions²). The film was shot by acclaimed cinematographer Marco Fargnoli, whose work has been featured on NBC, FOX, The History Channel, and the Sundance Institute, as well as in the recent Sundance Film Festival entry The Sleepy Time Gal.
³here! is thrilled to add Race You to the Bottom to our growing catalog of
award winning film acquisitions. Russell¹s brilliantly sharp and accomplished debut certainly continues here!¹s trend of authentic and innovative projects that aim to both enlighten and entertain our loyal and growing audience," said Mark Reinhart, Executive Vice President of Distribution and Acquisitions at here! Films.
About here! Films
here! Films is the theatrical distribution and worldwide sales division of here!, America¹s first gay television network, which was established in 2002
by Regent Entertainment co-founders Paul Colichman and Stephen P. Jarchow.
here! Films¹ North American theatrical distribution is handled by its
sister company, Regent Releasing.
here! Films is headed by Mark Reinhart, Executive Vice President of Distribution and Acquisitions.
here! Films¹ recent acquisitions include ³Cut Sleeve Boys,² ³Looking for Cheyenne² ³Freshman Orientation,² and ³Queens.²
Recent here! Films theatrical releases include ³Margaret Cho: Assassin,² ³Guys and Balls,² ³Callas Forever,² ³Beautiful Boxer,² ³Summer Storm,² ³HellBent² and ³April¹s Shower,² among others.
here!, America's first gay television network, was established in 2002
and is currently available to more than 50 million households nationwide.
here! offers a wide variety of groundbreaking and acclaimed original movies
and series plus the world's largest collection of gay and lesbian films
appealing to the broad-based, diverse LGBT audience.
here! is available across the U.S. via satellite and is offered by all major cable providers nationwide increasingly as a subscription video on-demand (SVOD)
service.
here! is also available to broadband homes via major Internet TV providers.
here! Interactive Media, a new online division of here! Networks, has more than 2 million unique visitors a month through sites including Gaywired.com,
GayMonkey.com, LesbiaNation.com and GaySports.com. For more information,
please visit here!¹s website at www.heretv.com
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