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10/9/04 * the Burning Annie Newsletter
* Burning Annie wins 2nd BEST FILM award
Plus: More festival dates set...
* ÊOn October 5, at the West Virginia Filmmakers Film Festival, Burning Annie took home the BEST FEATURE FILM prize!! That's our second "Best Film" prize since starting our festival run. Huge thanks to all the WVFFF jurors, audiences, and programmers!!
* ÊUPCOMING SCREENINGS:
- The SMASSH Film Festival in Minneapolis, MN.
BA plays on Friday, October 15 at 7pm,
and Wednesday, October 20, at 5pm.
We are nominated for SEVEN Tastie Awards,
in all major categories! Awards to be
announced on October 24. More info, tickets, etc.
- The Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival in
Fort Lauderdale, FL. and surrounding towns.
BA screens on Saturday, October 23 at 5pm
at the Weston 8 Cinema in Weston, FL., and again
on Friday, November 12 at 3:30pm at the AMC Coral Ridge
in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets and info.
- BA hits the Big Apple! The Angelika Theater hosts
the New Filmmakers Series at the Anthology Film Archives
in Manhattan. BA plays Wednesday, November 17
at 8pm. Your ticket also gets you into the 2 hours
of short films that start at 6pm, so get their early!
Here is the complete schedule for the night, just scroll down to 11/17.
* Burning Annie apparel can be yours! Go shopping at the BA Merch Depot for shirts, tees, jackets, shorts, hats, cups, buttons, animal wear, magnets, and more. All money raised goes into bringing BA to your town, we don't keep even a penny for ourselves. Show your support, and look good doing it!
* Thanks to everyone who made our LA/Silver Lake Film Festival screening such a rousing success! Nearly our whole cast showed up, which made for a splendid reunion. In fact, it appears an LA columnist was at the star-studded event-- check out what she wrote. Also, photographs from the event are online!
* If you no longer wish to follow the zany exploits of this grassroots American film, you can unsubscribe by following the link at the very bottom of this email.
best to everyone,
_Randy (Mack)
producer (and cowriter)
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* Nominated for SEVEN Tastie Awards * Best Actress (Sara Downing),
Best Feature, Best Supporting Actress (Kim Murphy),
Best Director, Best Actor (Gary Lundy),
Best Screenplay, and the Audience Choice Award
* Nominated for FIVE Golden Starfish Awards at the Hamptons
Int'l Film Festival * Best Feature, Best Lead Actor,
Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Screenplay
* * * Directed by Van Flesher * * * Written by Zack Ordynans * * *
* * * Produced by Randy Mack * * *
Starring Gary Lundy, Sara Downing, Brian Klugman, Jay Paulson,
Rini Bell, Todd Duffey, Kathleen Perkins, and Kim Murphy Zandell
"Strikes so close to home that it's impossible
to think about it in any sort of detached sense.
Succeeds in conjuring the tone and spirit
of 'Annie Hall'-- a remarkable thing, indeed.
BURNING ANNIE MAY BE THE BEST MOVIE
I'VE SEEN THIS YEAR."
- Entertainment Today
"Clearly a labor of love.
The best romantic comedy I've
seen in years. A GREAT FILM."
- MSNBC
"At once touching and funny, but
never cloying or cute-- credit
the deft writing and camera work.
Add an excellent score and
THIS LITTLE FILM COMES UP BIG."
- E. Hampton Independent
"Likable-- tons of 'tude!
SMART-ASS PUNS, WITTY REPARTEE,
sardonic asides, and
SHARP SOCIAL OBSERVATIONS.
Kim Murphy is luminous."
- Daily Variety
"A hilarious homage to Woody Allen.
Lundy has a wiseass, nerdy charisma
and Downing matches him in
smarts and screen presence.
The wisecracking amorous trio could
carry a Hollywood movie..."
- Providence Phoenix
"Compelling... Captures the college experience very well.
Character interactions provide
a host of memorable scenes...
A wonderful film. Recommended."
- The Numbers
"Relentlessly funny from fade to fade,
without a false note between...
Humor that is rooted in honesty.
A riotous, whip-smart film."
- Bangin' Banana
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