Tuesday, October 2, 2007

HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING TIME


Friday, October 19th at 9 pm at the Arclight Cinemas

6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.

(On Sunset Blvd. between Vine and Ivar)

Tickets will go on sale October 10th, online at

http://www.arclightcinemas.com

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Love and Mary will have its West Coast Premiere at the Hollywood Film Festival

For all of you who have been asking to see the movie in Los Angeles, here is your chance. The Hollywood Film Festival runs October 17-21 at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood. We don't have our screening date(s) or time(s) yet, however, we will continue to update this blog with information regarding the festival.

We hope to see you there!

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Trailer and New Website

If you have been automatically redirected to our blog it is because we are in the process of designing a new website for "Love and Mary".

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Love and Mary is full of "genuine sweetness...hilarious!"

Love and Mary is full of "genuine sweetness...hilarious!" - Austin American Statesman

“Harrison knows the romantic comedy … The movie is always cheerful, and its technical credits are excellent.” - Austin Chronicle

To read viewer reviews of the film go to:

http://sxsw.bside.com/?mediaTab=reviews&_view=_filmdetails&filmId=13350724

Catch Elizabeth Harrison interviewed and a clip of the film at:

http://www.metelevision.com/sxsw.php (scroll through SXSW Moments to: Elizabeth Harrison)

Love and Mary Sells Out all SXSW Screenings!

From: Elizabeth Harrison- Writer/Director

We are so happy about the support the film received while at SXSW. Austin was amazing and we miss Texas already.

We arrived in Austin the day before the SXSW film festival began. There was an eiry calm about the town, as everyone geared up for what was going to be a long and hectic weekend.

Friday morning Lauren and I woke up at the crack of dawn to do an interview on the local Austin Fox affiliate morning show. By noon the Festival was in full gear. We headed down to the convention center to register and promote the film. The festival has more than 5000 registrants. Most, we were told, register on the first day. So we wanted to make sure that as many as possible knew about the film. Thanks to the help of many volunteers we handed postcards and buttons to everyone waiting in line, and those walking around the convention center. With the thousands of people walking around I realized that we had some serious competition for attention. There were literally hundreds of postcards everywhere. I had to hope ours might stand out.

We spent Friday evening and all day Saturday attending parties and promoting the film. Sunday morning Lauren, Gabe and I interviewed at the local ABC affiliate. We hoped that despite daylight savings happening the night before and the fact that it was like 7am that we might spark some interest in moviegoers.

A few hours later a storm blew in. This was a torrential Texas downpour. I mean flooding and all. It literally had been beautiful up until then. Our Premiere was scheduled for 10pm at the Dobie theater. While driving there with my husband I just started to panic and worried that no one would show up.

Despite it all, though, we had an amazing turnout. When the first theater filled, I looked at my Producers and Coordinator and we collectively decided to open another theater at the same venue and screen a DVD we had with us. This theater filled up as well.

Our second screening was on Thursday, four days later. We were so happy with the turnout of the first screening we did very little to promote the second one. The festival also had started to transition from film to music and it became more difficult to try to figure out who we should promote to. I told my husband I knew of about 20 people who said they were coming and I honestly didn’t expect more than that. But, unbeknownst to us a buzz had been generated about the film since the first screening and people were waiting in line to see the movie when we arrived. We sold out this screening too.

I am so thankful for the support of the film. If you were there…thank you.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Love And Mary Premiers at SXSW!

Love And Mary had it's premier at SXSW on Sunday night at the Dobie Theater and it was a huge success. Not only did we sell out our theater, but we sold out another theater next door for an additional screening. It was thrilling -- and the audience reaction was amazing.

The producers have worked very hard since arriving in Austin -- doing our best to create a good buzz for the movie and it worked. Since the screening, we've received dozens and dozens of phone calls and emails from fans telling us how much they enjoyed watching Love And Mary. It's been overwhelming and exciting.

We're looking forward to our second screening on Thursday afternoon at the Dobie Theater at 4:30 pm. Come out to the theater and join us for another screening. We look forward to seeing you!

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

LOVE and MARY PREMIERE TICKET INFORMATION

The screening is actually hosted by the South By Southwest Film Festival. What this means is that South By Southwest controls the order of who gets into the movie. The festival wants people who have purchased festival passes (@$350) to get into the screening first, then people who have purchased Film Series passes (@$65) second, then general admission seats last. Even as the filmmakers, we are not allowed to purchase tickets in advance.

If you are not a festival pass or film series pass holder, please arrive early to the screening. Tickets will not go on sale until 30 minutes before the film.


Please do not be discouraged by this arrangement, we will make sure everyone that has traveled will get to see the movie, whether this is bringing in more seats or sitting in the aisles, we'll make it work.

Festival Passes can be purchased at:

http://2007.sxsw.com/register_to_attend/



Film Passes can be purchase at Waterloo Video in Austin. These unfortunately are not available online and will need to be purchased when you arrive into town.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Stars Attending Love And Mary Screening

It's official -- Lauren German and Gabriel Mann, the stars of Love And Mary, will be attending our world premier, Sunday night on March 11th. Along with Lauren and Gabe, you can count on meeting the other members of our fantastic cast as well as the writer and director, Elizabeth Harrison.

Love And Mary Screening on March 15th

Along with our world premier on Sunday, March 11th, Love And Mary will screen again at the Dobie Theater on Thursday, March 15th at 4:30pm. Be sure to join us for this second screening of the film - we'd love to see you there!

EFILM CRITIC INTERVIEW WITH LOVE AND MARY DIRECTOR

Check out an interview Elizabeth Harrison, the writer and director of Love and Mary at:
http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2118

Friday, February 16, 2007

LOVE and MARY PREMIERES ON SUNDAY MARCH 11th.

"Love and Mary" will premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival Sunday night, March 11th at 10pm.
DOBIE THEATRE
2021 GUADALUPE STREET
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78705

There are three ways to purchase tickets for the screening of the film:

1). Purchase a Film Festival Badge.
http://2007.sxsw.com/register_to_attend/

2). Purchase a movie pass in Austin when you arrive into town. These will go on sale end of February and are @ $40. More information on where to purchase these to follow.

3). Purchase single admission tickets at the door the night of the screening. These go on sale one hour prior to the screening.

We are planning on a packed house so please plan accordingly.

To ensure you have a place to stay make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.
For a Map and list and phone numbers of Austin area hotels:
http://2007.sxsw.com/pdf/2007_Hotel_Map.pdf

We are looking forward to seeing you in Austin.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

SXSW Announces Film Line-Up

The SXSW Film Festival announced its 2007 line-up of feature films today. You can view the list of official selections at the SXSW website, or by clicking this link.

There are over 180 films in this years festival, including narrative and documentary features; narrative, documentary, animated and experimental shorts, and music videos. You can find Love And Mary featured in the Lone Star States category.

Monday, February 5, 2007

Love And Mary Actor Update

During the production of our film, we were very fortunate to work with some of Hollywood's finest actors and we're very proud of their on-going resume of work. Since Love And Mary, they've continued to work and we want to continue to support them.

Since her starring role as Mary, the incomparable Lauren German went to Prague to play the starring role in Eli Roth's Hostel 2. After his outstanding performance as both Brent and Jake, Gabriel Mann has been in high demand, stepping into roles for The Ramen Girl, Psych 9, and Dark Streets. The multi-talented Ben Gourley has been busy as writer, director and lead actor in his film Repo, currently in post-production. Mary Bonner Baker has continued her climb to stardom landing a supporting actor role in the highly anticipated Mike Nichols' film Charlie Wilson's War, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. And the hilarious and talented Louanne Stephens can be found playing quarterback Matt Saracen's grandmother in NBC's Friday Night Lights.

We invite everyone to come to Austin to meet our amazing cast at our SXSW screening.

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Love And Mary at SXSW!

Our romantic comedy feature film Love And Mary has been chosen to screen at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival in Austin. We're thrilled to return back home to Texas for our world premiere. We'll be posting our screening date, time, and location as soon as it's available - so please check back with us often.

The festival runs March 9th through March 18th -- and you can get all the information you need at
www.sxsw.com.

Love And Mary

Love And Mary is a sweet romantic comedy written and directed by Elizabeth Harrison. The film stars Lauren German as Mary, a sophisticated pastry chef who's struggling to keep the doors of her bakery open. Facing eviction, she decides to return back home with her fiance, Brent, to collect a sizeable engagement gift from her eccentric Texan family. But, when Brent, played by Gabriel Mann, is befalled by allergies and unable to travel, Mary bails his idential twin brother, Jake, out of jail and travels back home passing him off as her fiance.

Love And Mary is produced by Peter James Cooper and Jonathan Downs and was filmed entirely on location in Houston, Texas. The movie also stars Whitney Able, Ben Gourley, Mary Bonner Baker, Louanne Stephens, Marco Perella, Tommy Townsend, and Brian Thornton.

Love And Mary -- love never tasted so sweet!