Another review...

Well, the following review was a nice one to find after we took a drubbing from DVDReview. I'm not even going to link to that one, too painful.

But check out what Bill Gibron over at DVD Verdict had to say. He thinks we're "Experts at tone and atmosphere, Langford and Amerman make excellent use of their abandoned factory backdrop and use all of its industrial elements to amplify the fear factor" and that "both of these men are fine artists"

Eh? Eh? That's right.

The Reviews are In...

... well, they're starting anyway. On this, Thursday July 13, two reviews have popped up on-line for MAGDALENA'S BRAIN. Jeff over at Undertaker's Lounge writes that MB is "not your typical low budget genre picture. It's striving for something deeper and smarter and it demands that viewers adjust their expectations accordingly. " Thanks for noticing!

And over at DVDTalk, the reviewer thinks it's "well-acted and inordinately smart for such a small-scale project," and contains a "quietly alienating visual style and... numerous brainy concepts." Not bad, eh?

Neither review is an unqualified rave, but both are fair and point out the merits of the film, as well as a drawback or two. Overall, we're pretty happy with both.

Remember, July 25 is less than two weeks away.

Find the full text of the reviews here:

Undertaker's Lounge Site
DVDTalk review

PRESS RELEASE

LOCAL PRODUCTION GETS NATIONAL DVD RELEASE

Glowing Screen, Inc.
East Longmeadow, MA, July 7, 2006

MAGDALENA’S BRAIN, starring L.A. based actress Amy Shelton-White and Great Barrington, MA resident Sanjiban Sellew, will be released nationwide by San Francisco-based company Heretic Films on July 25, 2006.

Distributed through RYKO Distribution, the movie will be available for rent at Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, and the on-line based Netflix; and available for purchase wherever DVDs are sold.

The film was independently financed and produced by East Longmeadow-based Glowing Screen Productions.

Monson native Warren Amerman directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Agawam writer Marty Langford. Langford also produced the film. MAGDALENA’S BRAIN marks the first feature film produced by Glowing Screen, Inc., a local production company run by Amerman and Langford.

MAGDALENA’S BRAIN is the story of Magdalena Welling (Shelton-White), a brain surgeon, and her husband Arthur (Sellew), a quadriplegic scientist. For the past four years they have been working on artificial intelligence research in the shadowy corners of an old retrofitted factory. Joined by a former patient of Magdalena’s and her mysterious brother, their research leads to discoveries that will change all of their lives forever.

The film’s primary location was Holyoke’s Open Square, formerly known as the Lyman Mills. Open Square is a 600,000 sq. ft. building which owner/architect John P. Aubin has been redeveloping since 1996.

Co-starring are David Joseph and Robert Weingartner. The behind-the-camera talent includes director of photography Mark Devin, sound mixer Karl Kempter, associate producer Joel Katon, script supervisor Maria Escribano, and casting director Mark Sikes.

Visit http://www.glowingscreen.com/ for more information.