Fangoria.com, the world's leading horror publication for the past 30 years, recently did an interview with Rough Cut writer and producer Sean D. Gaston. If you would like to read the full article click here.
On May 14th Rough Cut premiered at the historical GoggleWorks Theatre in Reading, PA. Attendees to the red carpet event included writer and producer Sean D. Gaston, director of photography James Hollenbaugh, executive producer Todd Shill, Indie-Pictures CEO Todd Taylor, and Nancy Chavez. Guests entered the GoggleWorks Theatre and walked the red carpet and had photos taken before heading into the theatre. Gaston introduced the film. During the Q&A session after the film screening Nancy Chavez spoke about the film and her work with domestic violence charities. The Q&A was followed by a reception in the GoggleWorks Cohen Art Gallery were food was served. Gaston, Hollenbaugh, and Shill also took time to sign DVD's before they went on sale to the public May 19th. Rough Cut then began it's limited theatrical run at the GoggleWorks where the film was received well. On Monday the GoggleWorks discussion group screened the film and the Q&A session afterwards lasted 2 hours! The premiere week wrapped with a packed-house screening at the 11th Annual Artsfest Film Festival at The Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA on Memorial Day. Stay tuned to the blog for more video and slideshow updates of all the premiere week screenings and events as the pictures come in. (Video courtesy of Eric Cicale and Chad LeVan. Thanks guys.)
May 19th, the date we have all been waiting for is finally here!!! The Rough Cut DVD has released worldwide and can now be purchased mostly anywhere DVD's are sold online. Here is a list of just some of the retailers offering Rough Cut: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Blockbuster, Borders, F.Y.E., Suncoast, andTarget. There are also numerous other sites online where the Rough Cut DVD can be purchased. If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you may do so by clicking on any of the links above. As always, thank you for supporting Rough Cut and independent film.
Blue Ridge Cable Channel 11 was at the DVD Premiere at the GoggleWorks in Reading, PA, tonight. Here is the news segment from their 10:00 p.m. news broadcast. Be sure to stay tuned to the blog for future videos and slideshows from the red carpet premiere.
Rough Cut writer, producer, and director Todd Klick was featured in an article in the Lebanon Daily News. The Lebanon Daily News is Lebanon Counties #1 newspaper with a circulation of just over 20,000. To read the full article click here.
Rough Cut writer and producer, Sean D. Gaston and director of photography, James Hollenbaugh were featured in an article in today's Lancaster New Era. The Lancaster New Era is Lancaster Counties #1 newspaper and reaches over 96,000 subscribers. To read the full article click here.
Saturday, May 9th, was the fifth annual Randi's Race. Nancy Chavez, Randi's mother, came up with the idea for Randi's Race after her daughter was brutally murdered by Blaine Norris, a hitman and wannabe filmmaker, hired by her husband, Brian Trimble. Randi's Race is a 5K run/walk for hope and courage for people suffering from domestic violence. Rough Cut director, Todd Klick, and producer Sean D. Gaston were there for the first Randi's Race 5 years ago. Since then Randi's Race has raised $145,000.00 for domestic violence charities in Perry and Cumberland Counties. The race on Saturday raised $35,000.00 alone. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the Rough Cut DVD's will be donated to these same domestic violence charities, in Randi's name. The CBS 21 News coverage of Saturday's Randi's Race is below. To see the story that was featured on the CBS 21 News website concerning the Rough Cut DVD release, click here.
Rough Cut director Todd Klick was featured in an article in the May 2009 edition of TheBurg newspaper. TheBurg is a free monthly newspaper that features stories about the people, places, and things, in and around the greater Harrisburg, PA area. TheBurg Newspaper is Harrisburg's fastest growing newspaper that reaches over 20,000 readers. To read the full article click on the newspaper article icon.
Rough Cut writer and producer Sean D. Gaston was on Blue Ridge Cable Channel 11 News tonight. Gaston was featured in the 3-minute Newsmakers segment that aired during the 5:30 p.m. news broadcast where he spoke about the upcoming Rough Cut DVD release May 19th and the DVD Premiere at the GoggleWorks in Reading, PA May 14th. You can see the entire clip here.
Netflix, Inc. The world's largest online movie rental service with over 10 million subscribers and over 100,000 titles on DVD to choose from, now offers Rough Cut. Netflix subscribers can add it to your queue and it will be shipped to you after it releases worldwide May 19th. To add Rough Cut to your queue just click here.
Dave Kehr of The New York Times mentions Rough Cut in the Summer Movies section in today's print edition!!! Click here to see the online version of the article. Be sure to scroll down to "May 19" to see the mention. The New York Times is ranked #1 in Sunday edition circulation with a paid readership of 1.45 million subscribers! Now all those people, or at least a percentage of them, know about Rough Cut. Thanks New York Times!