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Crispin Glover to Perform on Opening Night of "One of the 10 Best Films of the year." -- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times Media are invited to shoot B-Roll or interviews at the day-time dress
rehearsals Who:
May 9: 7 PM & 9:30 PM Crispin GloverMay 10: 7 PM Actress Anne Jackson & 9:30 PM Actor Eli WallachMay 11: 7 PM Actress/Writer Joie Lee & 9:30 PM Crispin GloverMay 12: 7 PM Performance/Visial Artist Laurie Anderson & 9:30 PM Lou ReedMay 13: 3 PM Justin Bond ("Kiki and Herb")May 13: 7 PM Poet Laureate John AshberyMay 13: 9:30 PM Musician Tunde Adebimpe (Lead Singer, TV on the Radio)May 14: 7 PM Edward Hibbert ("Curtains" on Broadway)May 14: 9:30 PM Actor Peter Scarlet (Executive Director, Tribeca Film Festival)May 15: 7 PM & 9:30 PM Actress Isabella Rossellini* Press requests for interviews/photos with narrators is subject to individual availability.
What: The New York opening of Guy Maddin’s latest film BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! (Canada/USA, 95 min.) presented with live orchestra (Ensemble Sospeso), Foley sound effects, Castrato and live ‘narration’ by various guest narrators (see list above). It’s a film, it’s a live show… it’s a cinema spectacular!!When: Wednesday, May 9 – Tuesday, May 15, 2007 (7 nights, 15 shows) There are two shows daily at 7 PM & 9:30 PM, plus a 3 PM matinee on Sunday. Where: The Historic Village East Cinema 181 2nd Avenue, New York, New York 10003 (at 12th Street), 212.529.6998 Advance Tickets $30: www.Moviefone.com and www.Movietickets.comNotes: This show is extremely visually interesting. The sound effects are performed in front of the live audience and all kinds of props are used, from an Australian digeridoo instrument to a ‘crash box’ (to break plates in), a wind machine and a vintage grape crushing device. Read more online. See link below. Critical Acclaim: "Guy Maddin's latest astonishment-- has ransacked film history and his own delirious imagination to create a work like none other: a silently shot film about a man who, on revisiting his childhood home, hurtles unto a past where orphan children, coy lesbian lovers, and a mad scientist converge." – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times NY Publicity Contact:Natascha Bodemann Margot Gerber (National Publicist) will be in NYC May 8 – 11. 213.590.9704 | margot@bgerber.com
Interview/Photo Opportunities: Guy Maddin, the Foley artists and various narrators subject to their availability.
Press Materials: Broadcast quality Music and Video Clips are available upon request.
Press Tickets: Press seats are extremely limited and will only be issued to fast breaking, covering press.
Press Information: (and photos of what this production looks like!) Detailed press information: press kit, hi-res photos, music clips, Foley details, photos of what the production looks like. trailers and more are accessible from this site: http://www.americancinematheque.com/archive1999/BrandupontheBrain/BrandContents.html
BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! opens May 9th – 15th as a film accompanied by a live stage show in New York City, followed by presentations in Chicago (May 18 – 20) and Los Angeles (June 8 – 10). The film will continue to open across the country as a regular film release with pre-recorded soundtrack. Isabella Rossellini’s voice is on the print as the ‘narrator.’In the New York Area BRAND will open in the following theatres: Village East Cinema, New York - Starts May 9 Angelika Film Center, New York - Starts May 16 And more! Additional theatres are in the process of being booked. Please see http://www.branduponthebrain.com/screenings.html
for updates. This film is unrated. A Vitagraph Films / The Film Company Release
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