The Robinson Film Center

We start a week run today at the great Robinson Film Center. Here are our showtimes:

Friday -- 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45
Saturday -- 11:00, 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45
Sunday -- 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45
Monday -- 3:00, 5:15
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday -- 5:30, 7:30

I will be there to introduce and answer questions after all of the screenings on Friday and Saturday. Looking forward to an awesome week!

Also, the new MovieMaker entry published today:

http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/the_last_lullaby_self_releasing_jeffrey_goodman_20090519/

And two new, great pieces on LULLABY:

http://www.starksilvercreek.com/2009/05/film-review-the-last-lullaby-delivers-director-jeffrey-goodman-tom-sizemore-film-noire.html#more-13013

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_lullaby/articles/1822416/if_more_movies_were_as_well_designed_and_realized_going_to_the_theater_would_be_dramatically_more_satisfying_new_filmmakers_should_look_at_it_as_a_paradigm_on_how_movies_should_be_made

Thank you all for the incredible support!

J

Got the print!

When you're screening on Sunday morning and your print is on a container, and Fed-Ex is telling you, "no problem, we'll have it to you on Monday," that's not the best of feelings. One day I'll recount the entire story. But two guys and I hopped in a car at about 10PM and headed to the hangar an hour away in hopes of extricating the print someway, somehow.

A happy ending. Maybe, I should put one in my next movie, too.

A great run in Davenport, Iowa continues until Thursday, May 21st and then at the Robinson Film Center in Shreveport from May 22nd-28th.

A few changes to our website coming soon and some fun announcements, too. Keep spreading the LULLABY word!

Thank you all for your amazing support!

J

The Last Lullaby Tours

UPDATED Screening Schedule for The Last Lullaby:

May 8-13 Cedar Rapids, Iowa at Collins Road Theatres
(http://www.collinsroadtheatres.com/) tickets available at box office

May 14-21 Davenport, Iowa at Showcase Cinemas 53 (http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=5629&rdate=5%2F15%2F2009) tickets online now

May 22-28 Shreveport, Louisiana at the Robinson Film Center (http://www.robinsonfilmcenter.org/) tickets available soon

June 5-11 Des Moines, Iowa at Fleur Cinema (http://www.fleurcinema.com/) tickets available soon

June 12-18 San Jose, CA at Camera 12 Downtown (http://www.cameracinemas.com/cgi-bin/movies.cgi?cmd=np&f=c12)

*I will be in attendance, at the very least, for the Friday night screenings in all of these cities

Premiere Weekend -- Amazing

Our weekend results finally came in late Tuesday night. We ended up doing $16,640.75, making us the independent film with the second highest per screen average in North America:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/2009/05/05/box_office_chart_may_5_2009/

The film that was #1 was The Limits of Control, directed by Jim Jarmusch and distributed by Focus Features, the independent film distribution arm of Universal Studios. The film stars Academy-Award Winner Tilda Swinton and Academy-Award Nominated Bill Murray.

Our per screen average would have made us the independent film with the highest per screen average in the country any of the previous five weeks.

This is an excellent start for the rollout of our film. In fact, I’ve already fielded an e-mail from an exhibitor who has theaters in Portland and San Antonio and is interested in LULLABY.

Our Premiere Weekend was a TOTAL, even amazing success. I have so many people to thank.

36 hours before kick-off. Pretty cool moment.

I just wanted to announce that seven of our screenings have sold out:

Friday, May 1st -- 4:30, 7:00
Saturday, May 2nd -- 2:00, 4:30, 7:00
Sunday, May 3rd -- 4:30, 7:00

But our work is certainly not done -- we have 8 more screenings to sell out to hit our goal and to give ourselves a real shot at expanding into some other markets. You can buy tickets online by clicking on the link at http://www.thelastlullaby.com/ (look for the link at the top of the website). You can also buy them in advance at the Regal box office.

As a reminder: The Last Lullaby is screening May 1, 2 & 3 in the Regal Cinema at the Louisiana Boardwalk. There are five screenings per day: 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, and 9:30. I will be there to introduce each of the 15 screenings, and I will be there to answer questions with the audiences following each of the 15 screenings.

1 day and counting, I can't wait to finally bring our film to the Shreveport-Bossier area. I truly appreciate all of your support and hope to see many of you at the movies!

I look forward to giving you all an update after our Premiere Weekend.

My very best,

Jeffrey Goodman
Director
THE LAST LULLABY
http://www.thelastlullaby.com/
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.phpsid=976d802c87f56107647d118a10b325fa&gid=36795896621&ref=search
http://twitter.com/chaillotfilms

Premiere Weekend Only 8 Days Away!

We have sold out two of our screenings so far for Premiere Weekend (Friday, May 1st at 7PM and Saturday, May 2nd at 7PM). But our work is certainly not done -- we have 13 more screenings to sell out. You can buy tickets online by clicking on the link at www.thelastlullaby.com (look for the link at the top of the website). You can also buy them in advance at the Regal box office. As a reminder: The Last Lullaby is screening May 1, 2 & 3 in the Regal Cinema at the Louisiana Boardwalk. There are five screenings per day: 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, and 9:30. I will be there to introduce each of the 15 screenings, and I will be there to answer questions with the audiences following each of the 15 screenings.

I also wanted to share this excellent review we received from this past weekend's screening at the Salem Film Festival (Salem, OR): http://kolson-kevinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/salem-film-festival-overview-of-opening.html

8 days out and counting. Come and find us here:
www.thelastlullaby.com

here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=976d802c87f56107647d118a10b325fa&gid=36795896621&ref=search

here:
http://twitter.com/chaillotfilms

here:
http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/category/adventures_in_self_releasing/

and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axMvNmxFcqo

Jeffrey

Tickets Now on Sale!

Premiere Weekend

Tickets are NOW on sale. You can buy them online by clicking on the link at www.thelastlullaby.com (look for the link at the top of the website.)

The Last Lullaby will be screening May 1, 2 & 3 in the Regal Cinema at the Louisiana Boardwalk. There will be five screenings per day: 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, and 9:30. I will be there to introduce each of the 15 screenings, and I will be there to answer questions with the audiences following each of the 15 screenings.


Trailer

Our trailer is now online. Please take a look at it when you have a chance, either on:

a. Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/3914678) or
b. Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axMvNmxFcqo)


Latest Press

As we continue to travel to festivals, we generate some new opportunities to speak about the film:

a. I did a five-part radio interview with David Dubos in New Orleans. These pieces are the most comprehensive yet on the making of Lullaby. So far, the first two pieces have been published, and you can access them here:

http://www.abc26.com/pages/landing_movies/?MOVIETALK-INTERVIEW-LOUISIANA-FILMMAKER-=1&blockID=248915&feedID=2383

http://www.abc26.com/pages/landing_movies/?MOVIETALK-INTERVIEW-LA-FILMMAKER-JEFFREY=1&blockID=257387&feedID=2383

b. Also, we were recently in the Wisconsin Film Festival. Here's a nice piece from Madison:

http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=25545

I am very excited as we move forward and truly thank all of you for your incredible support throughout this process.

23 days and counting, I can't wait to finally bring our film to the Shreveport-Bossier area (and elsewhere, I hope!)

My very best,

Jeffrey

MovieMaker and Movietalk

Two new, nice pieces today:

1. New MovieMaker entry (http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/the_last_lullaby_jeffrey_goodman_adventures_in_self_releasing_20090330/)

2. Part 2 of 5 of an interesting radio format I got to do (http://www.abc26.com/pages/landing_movies/?MOVIETALK-INTERVIEW-LA-FILMMAKER-JEFFREY=1&blockID=257387&feedID=2383)

Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to make comments.

J

Lullaby Trailer; Some of the Key Films Behind Lullaby

We launched our trailer for The Last Lullaby! You can find it here:

http://www.vimeo.com/3914678

Also, the blog over at the Atlanta Film Festival just published a 10 question interview with me about Lullaby. There are some fun questions here ( #1 and 9):

http://atlantafilmfestival.com/component/option,com_myblog/show,09-ATLFF-10-Questions-with-Jeffery-Goodman-of-THE-LAST-LULLABY.html/Itemid,48/

April 1, today. That means, exactly one month away from The Last Lullaby Premiere Weekend in the Regal Cinema at the Louisiana Boardwalk. I hope to see some of you there!

J

Lullaby -- Quick Update

Been about a week since the last update. And wanted to catch everyone up:

1. David DuBos in New Orleans has published his first of five phone interviews we did together. I'm really happy with the format and thoroughness of these. And they're totally different than anything else we've done so far. Here's a link to the first one (they're all audio interviews):

http://www.abc26.com/pages/landing_movies/?MOVIETALK-INTERVIEW-LOUISIANA-FILMMAKER-=1&blockID=248915&feedID=2383

2. We have a trailer, finally, and will soon be putting it online. I look forward to sharing it with everyone.

3. I'm headed to Madison on Friday for the Wisconsin Film Festival. Our screening there is already sold out, which is really awesome! I can't wait: it'll be my first time ever in Mann country.

4. We're 34 days out from The Last Lullaby Premiere Weekend in the Regal Cinema at the Louisiana Boardwalk. If you're interested and haven't already, join us:

a. At the theater that weekend. We should have tickets available very, very soon on the film's website (www.thelastlullaby.com)
b. On MovieMaker (http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/category/adventures_in_self_releasing/)
c. On Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=e55cf84e091e55f7dff9c7dc5e70f476&gid=36795896621)
d. On Twitter (http://twitter.com/chaillotfilms)
e. Receive our monthly updates (simply send an e-mail to register@thelastlullaby.com)

I look forward to great months ahead and truly appreciate everyone's incredible support.

My very best,

J

Atlanta Film Festival

Can't wait for this festival. I will be there for both of our screenings!

Also, you should know about the film's Georgia roots: Ray McKinnon (from Adel) puts in another tremendous performance and formerly Atlanta-based maestro Ben Lovett (The Signal) did all of our music.

Here's another synopsis we like to use sometimes:

Can we make movies slower and quieter and still make them riveting? That’s the question at the heart of Lullaby. This beautifully shot contemporary film noir takes the genre and spins it off into subtle and meditative directions. Co-written by the creator of The Road to Perdition and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS), some have deemed Lullaby the “sweet hitman movie”. The delicate performances and the alarming action make for a great date night. And its atmospheric, brooding tone creates an extremely nervy ride. It’s more emotional than most films in the genre. And while there’s a good share of violence, what really drives Lullaby is character.

And here's hoping to see you all there!

Jeffrey Goodman
Director
The Last Lullaby
http://www.thelastlullaby.com/

And to receive our monthly updates on the film, and all things LULLABY, simply send an e-mail to register@thelastlullaby.com with "Register Me" in the subject of the e-mail.

Lullaby Family Update

Here's the latest update from the Lullaby family, our monthy update list for the film. If you would like to receive these updates, please send an e-mail to register@thelastlullaby.com with "Register Me" in the subject of the e-mail.

Thank you all for your awesome support:

THE LULLABY FAMILY UPDATE
March 14, 2009

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

- The Last Lullaby's Premiere Weekend

- Festival Update

- Local Push


The Last Lullaby's Premiere Weekend

I am excited to announce that The Last Lullaby will finally be coming to the Shreveport-Bossier area. We are screening May 1st, May 2nd, and May 3rd in the Regal Cinema at the Louisiana Boardwalk. We will have a minimum of five screenings per day. And I will be there to introduce each screening and answer questions with the audiences following each screening.

I think it is going to be a really amazing weekend. Our goal is to sell 3,000 tickets. And I think, with many people's help, this is attainable.

We plan to have tickets available for purchase online beginning early April. And I will let you all know as soon as tickets become available. It is my hope to pre-sell the majority of the tickets. And we expect or at least would love to see people buy them in groups so that they can go and experience the movie together. If need be, we will even approach local companies to try to sell them a group of tickets.

I can't wait for this weekend and all of the excitement I expect our film to generate!


Festival Update

Our last festival, Cinequest Film Festival, was one of our best yet. We played at an incredible, old theater last Saturday night. And then Sunday, the festival had to turn people away; there was such a demand for our film. It was a really tremendous weekend for us. Here is a review that is indicative of the welcome we received:

http://filmspin.com/2009/03/cinequest-the-last-lullaby/

April is shaping up as an extremely busy month for us. We already have five festivals slated:

Wisconsin Film Festival (April 2-5) http://www.wifilmfest.org/
Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (April 3-4) http://www.crifm.org/festival.html
Atlanta International Film Festival (April 16-25) http://atlantafilmfestival.com/index.php
Salem Film Festival (April 17-26) http://www.salemfilmfestival.com/2009/index.html
On Location: Memphis (April 23-26) http://www.onlocationmemphis.org/olm/Default.aspx

I plan to be in attendance at Wisconsin, Atlanta, and Memphis. Max Allan Collins will be presenting the film at Cedar Rapids. And, chances are we will not have a representative from the film in Salem.

As we prepare for our May launch, I feel that it is important to have as much exposure as we possibly can. And, so each of these festivals is simply another opportunity for people to see and talk about our film.

As always, my goal is to fill the seats at each of our screenings and to receive as much press as we possibly can. If any of you know people in any of these areas, please encourage them to go and see the film. Or, if any of you have strong media contacts in any of these cities, please let me know.


Local Push

Our push in preparation for the Shreveport-Bossier launch is going great. Soon, we expect to have t-shirts and real estate signs promoting our May 1st launch. Once these are available, I will let you all know.

We also have been very busy, putting together our local social events. Our upcoming schedule is as follows. I would love for any of you who are interested and available to attend any of these events:

March 25
Social event at the Crawfish Hole #2 in Dixie Inn (one of the locations from the film) from 7-9PM. We are not providing the food and drink. But people are invited to come and just enjoy a great night, visiting and talking about the film.

April 9
Social event at the Indigo Indian Bistro (one of the locations from the film) from 7-9PM. We are not providing the food and drink. But people are invited to come and just enjoy a great night, visiting and talking about the film.

April 22
Social event at Wine Country Bistro from 7-9PM. We are not providing the food and drink. But people are invited to come and just enjoy a great night, visiting and talking about the film.

In addition to these events, I continue to push for people to sign up for our monthly updates. Please feel free to encourage people, as well. All they have to do is send an e-mail to register@thelastlullaby.com with "Register Me" in the subject of the e-mail.

I also am continuing our major internet push. I have started a blog that I hope you will all follow. You can access it here:http://cahierspositif.blogspot.com/I also am continuing to publish every Friday on MovieMaker magazine's site (http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/category/adventures_in_self_releasing/) and grow our Facebook film group (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=36795896621).

Thank you all, so very much! I truly appreciate all of your help and look forward to very exciting times ahead.

My very best,

Jeffrey Goodman
Director
THE LAST LULLABY
www.thelastlullaby.comhttp://
www.moviemaker.com/blog/category/adventures_in_self_releasing/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRX6oHD0KfE
http://cahierspositif.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=36795896621
http://twitter.com/chaillotfilms

Big, Big Announcement

We had another great Lullaby event last night! Jacob Wood, one of the main actors, was in attendance. It was really special to have him and his friends there. Thanks, Jacob!

And we also made the big announcement about The Last Lullaby's Premiere Weekend:

The Last Lullaby will be screening May 1st, May 2nd, and May 3rd in the Regal Cinema at the Louisiana Boardwalk. There will be a minimum of five screenings per day. And I will be there to introduce each of these screenings and answer questions with the audiences following each screening. Our goal is to sell 3,000 tickets this opening weekend. Tickets will go on sale in early April.

Next Lullaby event is Wednesday, March 25th from 7-9PM at the Crawfish Hole #2 in Dixie Inn.

Thank you all for the incredible support!

J

Back from Cinequest

Had a great time with the film in San Jose. Our first screening was at the California Theater. An old theater that was as grand and as amazing as any we've screened in so far. It was a really great night. Peter Biegen was in attendance. And the movie has never sounded so perfect.

Then we followed that up with a sold-out screening the next day at the Camera Cinema. There's something really special about entering a full house for a Q and A.

It was a tremendous festival for me, personally, and for LULLABY, and I really hated to see it end.

The Last Lullaby 3.6 Update

A new MovieMaker entry was published today. Check it out (I think it's one of my better ones so far):

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

At LAX, about to catch a plane for San Jose. We screen Saturday night and Sunday as part of the Cinequest Film Festival. I'm excited to be a part of this great festival. And Julie's gonna be there, which makes it extra special.

Will check back in after the fest.

J