Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:54:03 -0700 (PDT)
\nFrom: “The Billy Nayer Show”
\nTo: editor@reviewermagazine.com
\nSubject: Land of the Blind opening <\/p>\n
Hey Everybody,<\/p>\n
This is from our friend Robert Edwards, he’s the Writer & Director of
\nthe film, Land of the Blind, in which Cory plays Mr. Salty and gets to
\nbeat up Ralph Fiennes. The film also features a track by the Billy Nayer
\nShow…. <\/p>\n
Hey Frank, <\/p>\n
How are you? Hope all is well. Just a note to let you know about the
\ntheatrical release of LAND OF THE BLIND, June 16, beginning in NYC.
\nLacking ad money, we are trying to get the word out grass roots-style and
\nget as many people to come see the film as possible that crucial opening
\nweekend.<\/p>\n
If it does well in limited release in Manhattan, the distributor will
\nwiden to other big US cities; if not, they’ll yank it after a week and
\nsend it straight to home video. (That decision will be made as early as
\ntwo days into its run, as you know, after the initial weekend numbers
\nare in.) In fact they already have announced a tentative DVD release
\ndate of Aug 15, which gives you some idea of their confidence in its box
\noffice prospects. <\/p>\n
The problem is that the distributor perceives this as a small,
\nchallenging art house film with politically provocative subject
\nmatter…..which it is, fair enough. (Is that supposed to be an insult?) But because
\nthey don’t see it as having lots of commercial potential, they don’t
\nwant to put lots of money into promoting it, which needless to say risks
\ncreating a self-fulfilling prophecy. Orphaned by its producers, the
\nmovie is in danger of running for a week in NYC with no advertising and no
\npress, and then vanishing like Jimmy Hoffa…. <\/p>\n
So Ferne and I are mounting a guerrilla campaign in hopes of giving it
\na fighting chance and sticking it to the Man. I know you guys will be
\non the road then, but I hope that in advance of the release you’ll
\nspread the word to anyone you know in NYC who might be interested and
\nencourage them to come see it opening weekend (maybe even stressing what’s on
\nthe line). It could make the difference between survival and oblivion
\nfor the film. If they can’t make that weekend, any time that week is
\nstill helpful. If they want to just buy a ticket and skip the movie, that
\nwon’t hurt my feelings either….<\/p>\n
Thanks in advance for your help. Hope all is well in Nashville, and
\nlooking forward to seeing you next time you’re in town…<\/p>\n
Best, Bob<\/p>\n
LAND OF THE BLIND
\na daring and timely political satire
\nStarring Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland
\nwith Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle<\/p>\n
Opening Friday June 16th in New York City – LIMITED ENGAGEMENT ONLY!
\nAMC Loews Village VII (3d Ave at 11th Street)
\nAMC Empire 25 (Times Square–234 W.42d Street between Broadway and 8th
\nAvenue) <\/p>\n
“Acerbic as Dr. Strangelove….”
\n–The Times of London<\/p>\n
“A fantastic film: darkly humorous, intelligent….satirises with
\nexcruciating accuracy the kind of story we have seen played out all over the
\nworld, from Haiti to Afghanistan.”
\n–The New Statesman (London)<\/p>\n
Village Voice — Top Picks: Best in Fest, Tribeca Film Festival 2006<\/p>\n
Fresh from its World Premiere at the 2006 International Film Festival
\nRotterdam (VPRO Tiger Awards Competition), UK Premiere–Opening Night
\nBenefit Gala, 2006 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, and US
\nPremiere at the Tribeca Film Festival (Official Competition). <\/p>\n
Upcoming international screenings at the Munich Film Festival and
\nJerusalem International Film Festival this July.<\/p>\n
Written and directed by Robert Edwards
\nProduced by Philippe Martinez, Jon Avnet, and Alan Latham
\nCinematography by Emmanuel Kadosh
\nEdited by Ferne Pearlsein
\nMusic by Guy Farley and Doug Edwards
\nReleased by Bauer Martinez Entertainment<\/p>\n
LAND OF THE BLIND is a satiric political drama about terrorism,
\nrevolution, and the power of memory. In an unnamed place and time, an
\nidealistic soldier named Joe (Ralph Fiennes) strikes up an illicit friendship
\nwith a political prisoner named Thorne (Donald Sutherland). Through
\ntheir conversations in the high-security military prison where Thorne is
\nheld, Joe slowly begins to question his allegiance to the country’s
\nbrutal but clowinsh dictator and his Machiavellian wife (Lara Flynn Boyle).
\nEventually Thorne succeeds in recruiting Joe to the revolutionary
\ncause, culminating in a bloody coup d’etat. But in the post-revolutionary
\nworld, what Thorne asks of Joe leads the two men into bitter conflict,
\nspiraling downward into madness until Joe’s co-conspirators conclude that
\nthey must erase him from history. <\/p>\n
www.robertedwards.org
\nwww.fernepearlstein.org
\nwww.myspace.com\/landotheblindthemovie<\/p>\n
The Billy Nayer Show Itinerary<\/p>\n
Sun, Jun 11 \tSanta Ana, CA – The Galaxy Theatre (w\/ Echo & The
\nBunnymen)
\nMon, Jun 12 \tLos Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theater (w\/ Echo & The
\nBunnymen)
\nTue, Jun 13 \tCabazon, CA – The Key Club At Morongo (w\/ Echo & The
\nBunnymen)
\nFri, Jun 16 \tDallas, TX – The Gypsy Tea Room (w\/ Echo & The
\nBunnymen)
\nSat, Jun 17 \tAustin, TX – La Zona Rosa (w\/ Echo & The Bunnymen)
\nSun, Jun 18 \tHouston, TX – Warehouse Live (w\/ Echo & The
\nBunnymen)<\/p>\n
Thu, Jun 29 \tAsbury Park, NJ – The Asbury Lanes (w\/ screening of
\nthe American Astronaut)
\nFri, Jun 30 \tNew York, NY – Knitting Factory Tap Bar
\nSat, Jul 01 \tSherman, NY – Subgenius Festival @ Brushwood
\nFolklore Center<\/p>\n
Sat, Jul 08 \tLouisville, KY – Rudyard Kipling (w\/ screening of
\nthe
\nAmerican Astronaut)
\nSun, Jul 09 \tMemphis, TN – Hi Tone
\nMon, Jul 10 \tSpringfield, MO – Randy Bacon Gallery
\nTue, Jul 11 \tOklahoma City, OK – Conservatory
\nWed, Jul 12 \tTBA
\nThu, Jul 13 \tTBA
\nFri, Jul 14\tTBA<\/p>\n
www.billynayer.com – “A strangely narcotic collection of sexy (if
\nslightly unsettling) songs” — Time Out New York
\nwww.americanastronaut.com – “Nothing short of phenomenal!” The New York
\nTimes
\nhttp:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thebillynayershow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:54:03 -0700 (PDT) From: “The Billy Nayer Show” To: editor@reviewermagazine.com Subject: Land of the Blind opening Hey Everybody, This is from our friend Robert Edwards, he’s the Writer & Director of the film, Land of the Blind, in which Cory plays Mr. Salty and gets to beat up Ralph Fiennes. 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