September 13-October 13

The Last Lullaby, starring Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander, released on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and in a multitude of other places, exactly a month ago today!  Thank you all for your incredible support; it's been an amazingly gratifying first month.

Contemporary Film Noir -- My Top Fifteen

My first feature, The Last Lullaby, just released on DVD on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and in a bunch of other places.  It's a hybrid of genres, probably, but it's also probably a film noir.  So to mark this big occasion for the film, I thought I would throw out a list of my personal favorites from the contemporary noir period (I started it, as many people do, after 1958.) 


Pierrot Le Fou
Shoot the Piano Player
Blue Velvet
Mulholland Dr. 
Techine's Thieves
Fargo
Straight Time
King of New York
Chinatown
Heat
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Night Moves
Blow Out
Carlito's Way
Godard's Breathless

Great first week!

It's been a great first week, wide release for The Last Lullaby.  Lots of online chatter, and people discussing the film in ways that are really satisfying.  Some of the chatter is in places I'd expect (Twitter, etc). Other places are a bit new to me, like Tumblr.

Want to hear some of my favorite discussions, check this out:

Tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/the+last+lullaby)

And here are three of my favorite quotes from this past week, two from Twitter and one from Tumblr:

1.  tash_jade Tasha 

Finished The Last Lullaby. It was intense and, beautiful in a way. I loved its rhythm and its sense of command.

2.  cacooly Nicole 

@SashaAlexander1 There's smthng so intriguing about Jack + Sarah, their underlying feelings 4 1 another +the fact they don't act on them :)

3.  And from Tumblr:

"ANONYMOUS ASKED: okay ask you something....I'm assuming you have seen Last Lullaby with Sash, what did you think of it. Honestly. I haven't seen it yet @fanofthearts

Good morning :)

Yes, I watched it and I LOVED it!

But let’s ramble a bit here… This is going to be a long post, I just know it.

At first, when reading about it, I didn’t expect a lot. Because I’m a very picky person when it comes to movies. And it’s usually the case that, when I watch a film just because one of my fave actors/actresses has a part in it, I get bored after 5 minutes and then just fastforward most of the scenes without said persons.

(Damn that was a weird long sentence. It’s early.)

So yes, I wasn’t expecting much.

Then, a couple of weeks ago, I watched the trailer. And I thought “Damn, this looks good”.

And then I watched the movie and I have to say, I was SO impressed!

The tone of it, the scenery, the angst, the SLOWNESS. I think the ‘slowness’ is what makes this movie one of the best I’ve seen in ages.

Here’s a review that I found, that reflects my thoughts and puts them in better words (because English isn’t my native language):

“It isn’t yet another in a seemingly endless spew of pop-culture-referencing, amped-up, martial-arts, dizzyingly-edited action montages masquarading as movies. This is the real deal, a genuine, character-based noir tale that packs a surprising punch. No bells and whistles. No CGI. No explosions. But plenty of mood, atmosphere, emotion and startling, unromanticized violence. And a touch of romance, too. This is a crime movie for adults who don’t have A.D.D” x

And Sasha was just… BRILLIANT!

And I’m not saying it because I’m a fangirl.

So yeah, you should watch it."

Thank you all for the incredible support, for many, many, many years.

Jeffrey

A week from today...

...THE LAST LULLABY will be available in a multitude of places (Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Netflix, Blockbuster, etc).  It's been 3 1/2 years since our first showing in Dallas and more than 4 1/2 years since we first rolled the cameras on it.  I'm so proud of the film and happy that it will finally be finding a larger audience.



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Latest news on LULLABY (and) PERIL

Here's my latest update on my two film projects.  I send these out about once every couple months:

THE LAST LULLABY (AND) PERIL UPDATE
August 13, 2011
Thank you all for taking time to register for our updates.  Today I will cover
four topics:


- Lullaby Distribution
- Update
- Facebook Fan Pages!
- Other Fun Stuff


Lullaby Distribution
As I mentioned in my previous update, we have signed with Level 33 Entertainment to distribute The Last Lullaby in the United States.  On September 13, a new, upgraded DVD will be available to purchase.  It is already available as a pre
order at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Lullaby-Tom Sizemore/dp/B00555ZTHO/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1313240086&sr=1-1), as well as in a multitude of other places.  The distributor has asked me to go ahead and also encourage everyone to add the film to their Netflix queue (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Last_Lullaby/70115888?trkid=2361637).  It will be available as a rental on Netflix very soon.


The new DVD will include some fun things like deleted scenes, as well as the option to play the film for the first time in 5.1 surround sound.  All of this is fantastic news as it will allow many more people to discover and see our film.  




Update
The Last Lullaby continues to find an audience. One of the most popular independent film radio shows, Film Courage, just let us know that we're the #2 most-watched show of all time.  That is a fantastic honor.  Here's a link to the piece if you would like to have a listen:


http://filmcourage.com/content/film-courage-top-10-shows-august-11th-2011-powered-hotpixel-post-production


I also continue to move forward with my next film, Peril.  I'm still putting all the money together, but I am extremely excited about the film and very optimistic looking ahead. 




Facebook Fan Pages!
I continue to grow the audience around both Peril and The Last Lullaby.  If you haven't already, please take a second to join our Facebook Fan Pages for Peril and
Lullaby:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peril/266972237358?ref=ts

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Last-Lullaby/19456164241?ref=ts

Just click on the links above and then click "Like!"

Jeffrey Goodman

The great Moon in the Gutter comes out in support of LULLABY, again

One of my absolutely favorite blogs, Moon in the Gutter, just wrote an extremely nice entry on LULLABY and the news of our latest distribution deal.  Thanks so much, Jeremy!

http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com/2011/05/jeffrey-goodmans-last-lullaby-coming-to.html

One of my other absolutely favorite blogs, Wonders in the Dark, also paid us an incredible honor by featuring us in the headline of this week's Monday Morning Diary.  Thanks, Sam!

http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/jeffrey-goodman-incendies-a-serbian-film-hey-boo-harper-lee-and-tokill-a-mockingbird-camerman-jack-cardiff-and-rape-of-nanking-film-on-monday-morning-diary-may-16/

Lullaby Gets Wider Distribution!

Here's our latest e-mail update about it.  Want to receive these (and don't already), simply send an e-mail to register@thelastlullaby.com


THE LAST LULLABY (AND) PERIL UPDATE
May 15, 2011

Thank you all for taking time to register for our updates. Today I will cover five topics:

- Lullaby Distribution

- Press

- Update

- Facebook Fan Pages!

- Other Fun Stuff

Lullaby Distribution

I am very excited to announce that we have signed with Level 33 Entertainment to distribute The Last Lullaby in the United States.  We are currently aiming for a Fall release of a newly-packaged DVD.  At this point, I am not sure what extras it will include, but we are looking into some different things.  We also expect this release to place Lullaby in many other places and make it much more readily available.  This is a very positive development, and I am very excited to share the good news with you.

Press

There have been several great pieces on The Last Lullaby (and) Peril in the last couple of months. Here are just a couple of them:

1. http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/jambalaya-filmmaker-and-blogging-star-jeffrey-goodman/

An interview I recently did with one of the most popular film blogs.

2. http://www.sashafansonline.net/the-last-lullaby-t53.html

A review of Lullaby by one of the best Sasha Alexander websites.

Update

Louisiana's film industry boasted its best year ever in 2010, attracting projects with budgets totaling more than $1.4B. It is a great time for the state, and the industry just keeps better and stronger here.  Personally, I continue to move forward with my next film, Peril.  I'm still putting all the money together, but I am very optimistic looking ahead.

Facebook Fan Pages!

I continue to grow the audience around both Peril and The Last Lullaby.  If you haven't already, please take a second to join our Facebook Fan Pages for Peril and Lullaby:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peril/266972237358?ref=ts

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Last-Lullaby/19456164241?ref=ts

Just click on the links above and then click "Like!"

Other Fun Stuff

Over at the LULLABY/PERIL blog (http://cahierspositif.blogspot.com/), I am writing more than ever about the films I'm watching as I prepare for Peril and the films ahead.  I'm really enjoying this blog and think that some of you might enjoy some of the posts, as well.  Come visit me and drop me a comment if you want to discuss anything. 

Also, as mentioned in previous updates, I have created several other places for people to begin following Peril. Here are all the different places we have so far.  I hope that many of you will join us:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peril/266972237358?ref=ts

http://twitter.com/chaillotfilms

http://cahierspositif.blogspot.com/

e-mail updates (simply send an e-mail to register@perilthemovie.com)

I want to thank you all for your incredible support.  I really couldn't be more excited about the road ahead.

As always, if you have any questions, hit reply and your e-mail will come to me.  Please keep spreading the word! You guys are the best.

Jeffrey Goodman

Director

THE LAST LULLABY (AND) PERIL

www.thelastlullaby.com

Chaillot Films

Great little interview on LULLABY

Here's a great little interview that popped up today:

http://www.sfinm.org/developments/336-jeffrey-goodman-on-the-last-lullaby.html

Great piece on LULLABY and another great list from Ted Hope

Here's a recent piece that came out on LULLABY.  It's a really great one:

http://www.sashafansonline.net/the-last-lullaby-t53.html

Also, Ted Hope, now blogging for Indiewire, is really cranking out some great stuff of late.  Here's the most recent of his infamous lists:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/archives/35_ways_to_keep_the_faith_in_truly_free_film/

Wonders in the Dark

The extraordinary blog, Wonders in the Dark, and Sam Juliano paid us a wonderful tribute yesterday.  Many of you already saw this piece, but I wanted to house it on the blog, too:

http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/jambalaya-filmmaker-and-blogging-star-jeffrey-goodman/

Lullaby (and) Peril Update 2/4/11

Want to keep up with Lullaby (and) Peril, here's the single best way.  About once a month, I send e-mail updates (to receive them, all you have to do is shoot an e-mail to register@thelastlullaby.com).  Here's our latest update:

THE LAST LULLABY (AND) PERIL UPDATE

February 4, 2011

Thank you all for taking time to register for our updates. Today I will cover five topics:

- Press

- Update

- Five-Year Area Film Industry Report

- Facebook Fan Pages!

- Other Fun Stuff

Press

There have been several great pieces on The Last Lullaby (and) Peril in the last couple of months.  Here are a few of them:

1. http://www.thetechtalk.org/news/film-director-shares-experience-in-industry-1.1960042

Detailing a talk I gave last week at Louisiana Tech University.

2. http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/rrr/local-rrr-949033.mp3

An audio interview with our local NPR affiliate.

3. If you're in the Shreveport-Bossier area, there's a great piece on Peril in this month's SB Magazine. In the issue, there are also three or four other excellent articles on our area's film industry.

Update

Louisiana's film industry boasted its best year ever in 2010, attracting projects with budgets totaling more than $1.4B. It is a great time for the state, and the industry just keeps better and stronger here. Personally, I continue to move forward with my next film, Peril. I'm still putting all the money together, but I am very optimistic looking ahead. I also feel that this will be the year when The Last Lullaby finds even wider distribution.

Five-Year Area Film Industry Report

I have been back in Louisiana since early 2005, and the film industry has been in the northern part of the state, in a significant way, since early September 2005. This area's film industry is about five years old now, and I thought it was time to put a report together. I am delivering this talk in several venues throughout north Louisiana. If you are part of an organization that would be interested in hearing this report, please let me know. I think it's the most important talk I've put together to date.

Facebook Fan Pages!

I continue to grow the audience around both Peril and The Last Lullaby. If you haven't already, please take a second to join our Facebook Fan Pages for Peril and Lullaby:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peril/266972237358?ref=ts
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Last-Lullaby/19456164241?ref=ts

Just click on the links above and then click "Like!"

Other Fun Stuff

Over at the LULLABY/PERIL blog (http://cahierspositif.blogspot.com/), I am writing more than ever about the films I'm watching as I prepare for Peril and the films ahead. I'm really enjoying this blog and think that some of you might enjoy some of the posts, as well. Come visit me and drop me a comment if you want to discuss anything. 

Also, as mentioned in previous updates, I have created several other places for people to begin following PERIL. Here are all the different places we have so far. I hope that many of you will join us:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peril/266972237358?ref=ts

http://twitter.com/chaillotfilms

http://cahierspositif.blogspot.com/

e-mail updates (simply send an e-mail to register@perilthemovie.com)

I want to thank you all for your incredible support. I really couldn't be more excited about the road ahead.

As always, if you have any questions, hit reply and your e-mail will come to me. Please keep spreading the word! You guys are the best.

Jeffrey Goodman

Director 

THE LAST LULLABY (AND) PERIL

www.thelastlullaby.com

Chaillot Films

Quarry is back!

I just got word from Max Allan Collins that his first five Quarry novels are back in print from a little house called Perfect Crime.  You can find them all on Amazon -- QUARRY, QUARRY'S LIST, QUARRY'S DEAL, QUARRY'S CUT, and QUARRY'S VOTE.  Quarry is one of my favorite noir characters and the inspiration for Price in THE LAST LULLABY. He has a laugh out loud sense of humor and is as smooth and clever as they come.

The Last Lullaby (in screenshot)

The Last Lullaby has been honored by the wonderful screenshot series at the even more wonderful Moon in the Gutter blog.  Very awesome. Thanks so much, Jeremy Richey:

http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com/2010/12/operation-screenshot-jeffrey-goodmans.html

latest LULLABY (and) PERIL update

About once a month, I send out e-mail updates on my two feature-length films, The Last Lullaby (and) Peril.  If you would like to receive these, just send an e-mail to either register@thelastlullaby.com or register@perilthemovie.com

Here's the most recent update:

THE LAST LULLABY (AND) PERIL UPDATE
November 20, 2010

Thank you all for taking time to register for 
our updates.  Today I will cover four topics:

- News

- Five-Year Area Film Industry Report

- Facebook Fan Pages!

- Other Fun Stuff

News

A few nice things have happened in the last
couple of months.  Sasha Alexander's new TV 
show, Rizzoli & Isles, continues to create 
a new buzz and audience around The Last Lullaby.  
Almost every day someone in the blogosphere or 
Twitter is talking about our film.  Recently, 
one of these great sites approached me and asked 
me to do an interview.  Here it is.  I thought 
they did a really fantastic job with it:

http://rizzlesgirls.blogspot.com/2010/11/jeffrey-goodman-sits-down-on-couch.html

I also recently did an audio interview with the 
great Clinton Stark on Stark Insider.  As 
always, Clinton hits the right notes and keeps 
the interview smart and moving along:

http://www.starkinsider.com/2010/10/stark-insider-film-director-jeffrey-goodman.html

Finally, I'm happy to announce that my 
MovieMaker blog, "I Found It At The Movies", 
has re-started after a six-month hiatus.  
You can follow it here:

http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/category/i_found_it_at_the_movies/

Five-Year Area Film Industry Report

I have been back in Louisiana since early 2005, 
and the film industry has been in the northern 
part of the state, in a significant way, since 
early September 2005.  This area's film industry 
is about five years old now, and I thought it 
was time to put a report together.  I am 
delivering this talk in several venues throughout 
north Louisiana.  If you are part of an 
organization that would be interested in hearing 
this report, please let me know.  I think it's 
the most important talk I've put together to date.

Facebook Fan Pages!

I am currently putting the money together for my 
next film, Peril.  Things are progressing very 
well with it.  And even though I don't know 
exactly when we will start pre-production, 
significant progress is being made every month.  

In the meantime, I am continuing to grow the 
audience around both Peril and The Last Lullaby.  
If you haven't already, please take a second to 
join our Facebook Fan Pages for Peril and 
Lullaby:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peril/266972237358?ref=ts

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Last-Lullaby/19456164241?ref=ts

Just click on the links above and then click 
"Like!"

Other Fun Stuff

Over at the LULLABY/PERIL blog, I am writing 
more than ever about the films I'm watching as 
I prepare for Peril and the films ahead.  I'm 
really enjoying this blog and think that some 
of you might enjoy some of the posts, as well.  
Come visit me and drop me a comment if you want 
to discuss anything.    

Also, as mentioned in previous updates, I have 
created several other places for people to begin 
following PERIL.  Here are all the different places 
we have so far.  I hope that many of you will 
join us:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peril/266972237358?ref=ts
http://twitter.com/chaillotfilms

http://cahierspositif.blogspot.com/

e-mail updates 
(simply send an e-mail to 
register@perilthemovie.com)

I want to thank you all for your incredible 
support.  I really couldn't be more 
excited about the road ahead.

As always, if you have any questions, hit 
reply and your e-mail will come to me.  
Please keep spreading the word!  You guys 
are the best.


Jeffrey Goodman
Director 
THE LAST LULLABY (AND) PERIL
www.thelastlullaby.com
Chaillot Films