EI Cinema
From: Chad Connolly [webmaster@***]
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 01:48:23 -0500
To: eiCinema2@***
Subject: Screeners?
Hi there, I was wondering if you guys send out screener copies of your movies for review purposes? I run a movie review site, and after checking out a few movies that you guys have put out (Cremains and SpiderBabe), as well as some that you are offering, I thought that I'd like to check out and review a few more.
If you're interested, I'll review each and every movie you send my way. While I've never promised to give better reviews to those who wish to send me screener copies as some other sites do, I'm always quite fair on movies with regards to budgets and allotted resources during the filming process.
If you're still with me here, check out my site - http://www.moviesmademe.com/. While I do feature a few big-budget Hollywood films, I mostly hit up the underground, lesser-known movies that are floating around out there. Check out some of the reviews featured (though try to avoid anything written earlier than April 2004... in the process of re-writing some), see what you think. The site brings in a few hundred unique hits daily and has quite the high Google pagerank when it comes to movie review searches. While I (obviously) couldn't guarantee you anything in regards to sales or traffic back to your site as a result of my reviews, it'll certainly draw some attention to the films while they're featured on the main page.
Let me know what you think. You can either email me back here (webmaster@***), or phone me at 302-628-5135. Thanks for your time, and I hope we can work together on this in the near future.
Chad Connolly
From: PopCinema4@***
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:20:58 EST
Subject: screeners for ei Independent Cinema flicks
To: webmaster@***
Chad,
I'm delighted to add you to our screeners list. Please send me an email with your mailing address and any other pertinent information. I've already plugged in your name, email, website address and phone number.
I'd never insult your journalistic integrity by asking for good reviews of all products. I visited the site and feel confident your appreciation of low-budget and cult features will be a good match for our labels.
Having said that -- we have 4 brands of product: Shock-O-Rama Cinema (contemporary horror/exploitation, rated R), Retro-Shock-O-Rama (horror/exploitation from the 70s and 80s), Seduction Cinema (erotic/softcore contemporary ala SpiderBabe) and Retro-Seduction Cinema (vintage erotica from the 60s and 70s ala Joe Sarno's Inga). Which are most likely to receive a review on your site? If you'd like all labels -- that's fine, just note on your email response with your mailing address.
Please send a link via email when the reviews are posted.
I look forward to working with you,
Paige Kay Davis
Corporate Communications Director
ei Independent Cinema
(973) 838-3030
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:41:39 -0500
From: Chad Connolly [webmaster@***]
To: PopCinema4@***
Subject: Re: screeners for ei Independent Cinema flicks
Thanks! Can't wait to get started on reviewing these films, and I'll have no problems sending you links to them once they're up. Would you like these links to be sent to this email address, or an alternative one? Also, I've been labeling the distributors of the movies that I've reviewed thus far as the sub-brand labels... ie, I labeled SpiderBabe as Seduction Cinema. Should I continue labeling the movies as such, or would you rather that I went with the main label (E.I. Independent Cinema)?
My mailing address is:
Chad Connolly
PO Box 1502
Seaford, DE 19973
I'd be more interested in the Shock-O-Rama, Retro-Shock-O-Rama and Seduction Cinema movies. With that said, however, I'll watch and review whichever titles you guys send my way, regardless of which label it comes from or what genre it falls under. If there's ever any particular titles from Retro-Seduction Cinema that you'd like for me to review, I'd be more than glad to do that as well.
One last question for you. Do you send out screeners on DVD or VHS? The reason I ask is because my VCR is on the fritz at the moment, and I've been putting off replacing it. If you plan on sending out VHS copies, I'll get that replacement out of the way ahead of time, heh.
Thanks again, I look forward to reviewing your titles!
From: PopCinema4@***
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:27:54 EST
Subject: Re: screeners for ei Independent Cinema flicks
To: webmaster@***
Chad,
We're all set. As you were interested in 3 out of the 4 brands I'll have all screeners shipped to you -- just easier that way! Then if you get a kick out of one of the retro seduction films you can choose to review it.
Please do designate by specific label and URL when at all possible.
We send out all screeners on DVD - unless it's a specific title and an early request. You should be fine.
You'll also receive our monthly newsblasts -- they contain info from everything from conventions to in-store events to restoration of older films etc. Most of it may bore you but occasionally journalists like getting a head's up on an acquisition -- if they're really excited about the film and find out we're acquiring it they might want additional materials for editorial and that way they can let me know in a timely manner.
Please send the links to this address as I keep most reviews/publicity/editorial for the company.
Best,
Paige Kay Davis
Corporate Communications Director
ei Independent Cinema
(973) 838-3030
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:13:10 -0500
From: Chad Connolly [webmaster@***]
To: eiCinema2@***
Subject: Screeners
Hi there, this is Chad Connolly, and I just received the message that you (David, in case someone else reads this) left on my answering machine. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, but for some odd reason, it was showing no new messages on there, heh.
Anyway, I talked to Paige a bit and I sent her my address.. I believe it should be on file as of now, but just in case, here it is:
Chad Connolly
PO Box 1502
Seaford, DE 19973
302-628-5135
http://www.moviesmademe.com
Thanks!
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:14:49 -0500
From: Eicinema2@***
To: webmaster@***
Subject: Re: Screeners
Chad: Thanks for the info. I will update our records. -- Dave (assistant to Paige)