"Amhurst" picked up by York Entertainment

York Entertainment Acquires Worldwide Rights to 'Amhurst'

York Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Rocky Costanzo's suspense-thriller feature film "Amhurst," to be released later this fall on DVD.

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York was one of five distributors that contacted us and after lots of consideration, we chose to sign with York, mainly because they seemed to believe in it the most.

Sherman Oaks, CA (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- York Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Rocky Costanzo's suspense-thriller feature film,"Amhurst," which will be released on DVD this October, just in time for the Halloween season. The eight-year exclusive deal was negotiated between York's Director of Acquisitions Marty Poole and LifeLine's COO Roy Thomasson.

Amhurst Theatrical One-Sheet

Amhurst tells the story of Rebecca Cabot, whom after the death of her abusive grandfather, returns to her childhood home where the ghosts of a past long buried are about to be resurrected.

Rocky Costanzo has been an active filmmaker since his successful feature film debut in 2001, "Return to Innocence." Since then, along with his producers Roy Thomasson & Christopher Wolcott who head up LifeLine Entertainment, have proved that there is an audience for the films they make. The trio have explored genres of horror, drama, documentary and in the case of 'Amhurst,' supernatural thriller. Now in its eighth year as a company, LifeLine is on a steady pace putting out a film every year, all of which have gone on to some success.

'Amhurst' held its world premiere screening back in March, which grabbed the attention of horror media outlets, such as Rue Morgue and Fangoria, and garnered promising reviews. Quoted as "Genuinely Creepy Viewing (Jonathan W. Hickman, Entertainment Insiders) Rocky Costanzo directed the film, which is a LifeLine Entertainment production produced by Christopher Wolcott.

York Entertainment has been the premiere independent supplier of Feature Film, Television and New Media content for the domestic home entertainment marketplace since the early 90's. With a catalog of over 300 features, York has one of the largest independent film libraries in the world. In addition to the comprehensive catalog, York continues to add over 50 brand new films each year. York's titles fill retail shelves in all major outlets, including Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, and Hollywood Video, in both rental and sell-through formats.Internet based distribution also provides alternative purchasing methods via mail order (Netflix.com, Amazon.com, Yorkentertainment.com)

Executive Producer, Roy Thomasson said, "York was one of five distributors that contacted us and after lots of consideration, we chose to sign with York, mainly because they seemed to believe in it the most."

About the DVD:
No official release date has been announced, but the target is October around the Halloween season. York is leaning towards releasing an unrated version. The special features will include the theatrical trailer, director's commentary and a 15-minute featurette "Beyond the Boundaries" with exclusive interviews, deleted scenes, outtakes, making-of, premiere recap all in one.

About Lifeline Entertainment:
Since the company's conception in 2000, LifeLine Entertainment has proudly made films which target niche audiences who appreciate smaller-budget art house films, including Return to Innocence (Court Drama), Hallowed (Horror) and Almost Beautiful (Documentary) Its mission is to create and develop the finest of cutting edge films and present them in creative, stylish and informative ways

Dusting off the blog cobwebs

Hey, it's been a busy month, and I wanted to stop in and promise a more detailed update soon. I spent the last two weeks scoring the horror film "The Last Tenant" by Ascentia Films, and before that the romantic comedy "Broken Hearts Club" by 319 Productions. But right now I'm falling asleep at the keyboard, so I'll make a better attempt tomorrow.

Peace.

New "Amhurst" Trailer

I wrote a new piece of music for this brand new trailer for the feature film "Amhurst" by Lifeline Productions. I scored this film at the end of 07 and into March of 2008. Watch for distribution news soon, right here.

Check out this video: Amhurst - Trailer (2008)

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Eye of the Hurricane

Although this may not be the best time for a weather euphemism, especially if you reside in the Midwest, it's the best description of me at the moment. After a I composed, recorded and mixed a record 86 minutes of music in 10 days for the feature film "Broken Hearts Club," I have some breathing room. I've got a few rewrites after some reshoots are done in the next few months, but it's pretty quiet until then.

Too quiet.

I don't like not being busy. I've always got a massive ToDo list going on (thank you David Allen and Getting Things Done), and it's time to hit it running. I've started something I've been putting off for literally a year; marketing. I've got contacts in my address book that don't have copies of my demo, and it's time for me to rectify that. I've been printing and lightscribing discs this week in preparation for mailing things out Monday morning.

Also, now that I'm not composing (at the moment), I have no excuse for not blogging more frequently. If you're new to the blog, welcome. this weekend I'm going to try and upload the blog entries from my previous blogs at MySpace and WordPress.

It's Back

April 21, 2008

Hi! Welcome to the newest incarnation of my blog, Film Composer At Large. Over the years, I've kept many journals and blogs. It's a need I have to not only hear myself speak (because when you talk aloud in the supermarket people tend to look at you funny) but to pass on information about my life as a composer, and the process I go through when I score a film or TV show.

I'm well aware, however, that blogs can be self-indulgent and boring. I'm going to attempt to keep this interesting by using visual aids and links, as well as the occasional podcast, the first of which will show up here shortly.

For now, I wanted to do a little promotion and let you get to know me better through a few recent interviews I did. the first is for Innerviewworld.com (go check them out), and it's a two-parter.

I think that's enough self-indulgence for now. Keep an eye (just one, I don't want you to fall down) on the blog for more updates, including my attempt to podcast.

Five Forty Five

I am not a morning person by nature. At least I don’t think I am. When I first started film composing, I would start working at about 3 in the afternoon and work til 3 or 4am, which I thought was my most creative time of day. I know other composers who work this way, I thought it must be the time of day the creative process was most active.

But am a single father to a son. When I started composing, Nick walked a few blocks to school. I only had to get up at 7am and make sure he ate and got off on time, and then I could go back to bed. In Sept of 2006 he moved up to a different school. The new school was further away, and (although he walks home) he wanted a ride in the morning, which requires me to not only get up, but throw on clothes and drive my car. I decided it would be in my best interest to switch my body over to mornings instead. I realized, after the initial shock to my body wore off, that I was actually more productive in the morning than at night. I got tons of stuff accomplished before it even hit noon.

Starting this morning, because of new (but good) circumstances, Nick must now get to school at 6:30am instead of 7:40. I found out yesterday afternoon, and now the alarm is set for 5:45 in the morning. The damn sun isn’t even up yet. It’ll force me to get to bed earlier than midnight now, but I like that I’ll have an extra hour during the week to jump start things. Maybe it’s just the lack of sleep talking. One thing that almost makes it worth it alone is the fact that the roads are empty now when I leave, because I hate dealing with morning traffic drivers at 7:45am.

Also, my score for “Until Next Time” MAY have won a Silver Jury Award in Excellence at Park City this weekend, but I’m still awaiting verification before I announce it. Except here.

“Until Next Time” score wins the Silver Medal for Excellence at 2008 Park City Music Festival

It’s official, the score has won a Silver Medal for Excellence in the Short Film Score category. You can check out the site here.