For Lovers Only (film)
Appearance
For Lovers Only | |
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Mark Polish | |
Music by | Kubilai Uner |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
For Lovers Only is a 2011
online distribution
strategy.
Plot
In the film, Katic plays Sofia, a
Beverly Hills on September 29, 2010.[3]
Production
For Lovers Only was
direct-to-iTunes strategy, it was atop the iTunes romance films for two weeks and in the top ten for four.[7] After topping $500,000 in earnings through digital sales, the movie is expected to appear in United States theaters in the fall 2011.[8]
The film, which was shot over a period of 12 days from a
artificial lighting in any scenes, except for a nightclub scene, where Michael's iPhone provided the lighting.[6] The film was scored by friend Kubilay Uner.[6] The film was classified as an experimental film by the Screen Actors Guild, which meant the Polish brothers did not have to pay Katic, who used her own wardrobe.[6]
Film festival showings
The film had its world premiere at the May 29 – June 5, 2011
Film Festival Zlín on opening night.[9] One Zlin Festival critic compared the film to Richard Linklater's Before Sunset and Katic mentioned that she studied several François Truffaut works to prepare for her role.[10] On August 7, 2011 the film was shown at the Transatlantyk Poznan International Film & Music Festival in Poland.[11] It was also scheduled for the 2011 Oldenburg Film Festival.[12] The film won the Bronze prize for Drama Feature Film at the September 13–15 Trinidad Independent Film Festival.[13]
References
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (May 3, 2010). "Katic drives on 'Lovers' lane: 'Castle' actress cast in Polish brothers' romance". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "For Lovers Only: A Polish Brothers Film". FilmsdeLover.com. April 10, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "The Polish Brothers' For Lovers Only premier at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills!". Stand Media. September 29, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Harsányi, László (June 2011). "Interview with Stana Katic" (PDF). Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- Time Warner Cable Inc. Archived from the originalon July 1, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g Pond, Steve (July 13, 2011). "How the Polish Brothers Are Raking It In With a Stealth, No Budget Movie". The Wrap. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ "Stana Katic and Mark Polish Interview about For Lovers Only on Bloomberg West". Bloomberg News. YouTube. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Michael Polish Interview on FRANCE24 – FOR LOVERS ONLY". France 24. YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Castle Star Attends Zlin International Film Festival As A Jury Member". TV Overmind. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "An American In Paris: Stana Katic Shines In For Lovers Only" (PDF). Festival Zlin. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ "07 August Sunday". Fundacja Transatlantyk. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Bruno, Chatelin (August 7, 2011). "First highlights of the 18th Oldenburg Film Festival announced". M21 Editions. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ "2012 TrindieFest Schedule". Trindiefest.net. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
External links
- For Lovers Only at IMDb
- credits at The New York Times