Aslan International Announces the Private Release and Screening of the Feature Film: 'The Beatnicks'.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The fans have spoken. Four months ago, a copy of the unreleased feature film "The Beatnicks", starring Norman Reedus ("The Boondock Saints"), Elodie Bouchez ("Dreamlife of Angels", "Alias") and Eric Roberts ("Pope of Greenwich Village Greenwich Village (grĕn`ĭch), residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the Hudson River. ", "Heroes"), found its way into the hands of die hard fans who wouldn't take no for an answer. This vocal band of determined filmgoers started a MySpace phenomenon: today the Beatnicks MySpace page has over 10,000 legitimate fans, and the number is growing every day. The popularity of the film drew the attention of the Kent Film Festival, in Kent, CT., and "The Beatnicks" was invited to screen in the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Saturday night slot of the festival. When the fans tracked down the executive producer, Garen Topalian, demanding a way to buy the film, Topalian realized it was time to make the film commercially available and self-distribute. The Beatnicks are poet Nick Nero (Norman Reedus) and musician Nick Beat (Mark Boone Junior,"Memento me·men·to n. pl. me·men·tos or me·men·toes A reminder of the past; a keepsake. [Middle English, commemoration of the living or the dead in the Canon of the Mass, from Latin ", "Batman Returns"), a pair of self-styled truth-seekers who'd better get a gig or they'll be out on the street. Their luck begins to change when they find a box on the beach, a treasure chest of infinite beats that will set the stage for the ultimate success, a gig at the Monkey Club. But when Nick Nero falls in love with Nica (Elodie Bouchez), the club owner's (Eric Roberts) captive bride, he learns that there are some truths better left unsought. Hard knocks hard knocks pl.n. Informal The practical experiences of life, including hardships and disappointments: "He hadn't grown up in the school of hard knocks. and a trip to rock bottom reunite the Nicks to perform the gig of a lifetime, and return the box to its source. The Kent Film Festival will kick off Topalian's private release of the "The Beatnicks"; MySpace fans are flying from various corners of the country, and have even organized a poetry slam poetry slam n. A spoken-word poetry competition. at the festival. Topalian will make the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. available for purchase as of March 31, 2008 exclusively via www.thebeatnicks.com. "The Beatnicks" DVD release screening: SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2008: 9:00pm Kent Film Festival Kent, CT http://thekentfilmfestival.org info@kentfilmfestival.org 860.248.5042 Contact: Frank Galterio (Festival Director/Founder) To learn more, visit: www.thebeatnicks.com http://mypsace.com_thebeatnicks |
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