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PLUSHGUN FANS!!! We love making The Graduates more and more interactive.

If you want to play with some cool footage and interact with the movie on a new level, just go to our homepage: www.thegraduatesmovie.com and click on "Cut Your Own Trailer" at the bottom:



Tons of footage and music from the movie will download, along with some basic concepts on cutting trailers.

When you're done, just upload your trailer anywhere on the net and we'll link to it all over the place.

Tons of people will see your work, and we'll even send you a free Graduates DVD!

Super Awesome Film Show interview about The Graduates ... http://ping.fm/MGIhI ... talked financing, production, indie film marketing...

THE GRADUATES BAND COMPETITION HAS LAUNCHED!

In the last year we've introduced the bands on Volume 1 of our soundtrack to TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. Volume II launches this fall, and you're invited to submit your music for inclusion!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, HEAD OVER TO OUR BANDS PAGE AND DOWNLOAD THE FLYER!

Submit links only (no MP3's) to:
music@graduatesmovie.com

Congrats to the graduates soundtrack band PLUSHGUN on an incredible tour... Can't wait to hear new material and catch a show in NYC!!!

shows remaining:
Aug 20 2009 11:30P
Popscene - 18+ San Francisco, California

Aug 22 2009 8:30P
Private Show SoCal, California

Aug 23 2009 8:00P
Knitting Factory - ALL AGES!!! Los Angeles, California

Aug 28 2009 8:30P
T.T. The Bears w/ The Appreciation Post Cambridge, Massachusetts

Two of our soundtrack artists have new EPs, and they are truly awesome:

Sonia Montez: http://ping.fm/4ILEg

Seth Freeman: http://ping.fm/FbtMq

Give them a listen, awesome stuff...

THE GRADUATES BAND COMPETITION HAS LAUNCHED!

In the last year we've introduced the bands on Volume 1 of our soundtrack to TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. Volume II launches this fall, and you're invited to submit your music for inclusion!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, HEAD OVER TO OUR BANDS PAGE AND DOWNLOAD THE FLYER!

Submit links only (no MP3's) to:
music@graduatesmovie.com

Last week, we asked our fans to rent or buy The Graduates from AmazonVOD. In 24 hours we skyrocketed from the #22 Comedy to #4! We also skyrocketed to the #11 movie of all movies on Amazon.

THANKS TO YOU for three days straight we were ahead of Slumdog Millionaire (Best Picture 2008), Marley & Me, and even Twilight. This is unheard of. We were the only true independent film in the Top 50, and the only film made for under $10 million.

So how did The Graduates, made for a paltry $95,000 skyrocket to the top of Amazon.com?

BECAUSE OF YOU: OUR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND FANS

If you haven't seen The Graduates yet, please consider downloading it from iTunes today. We want to make the same push on iTunes, and we know WITH YOUR SUPPORT we can crack the Top 10.

Here is the link:


THANK YOU!!!

Want to see an incredible indie comedy right freakin now? Add us to your Netflix qeue TODAY!



Become our friend on Netflix!

Every week this summer we're going to post different interviews with people involved with the film- me, Matt, the interns, the cast and crew... This week we start with me talking about what inspired the movie, and why/how I got into movies (I promise future interviews will have nothing to do with me!):

Indie Filmmaking Tips & Tricks 5: Hygeine from Ryan Gielen on Vimeo.

Indie Filmmaking Tips & Tricks 5: Hygiene

The Graduates will have its first theatrical run in... wait for it... MARYLAND, BABY!

WHAT: The Graduates World Premiere, Maryland
WHEN: May 15th - May 20th
WHERE: R/S Hollywood Cinema 4, Arbutus, Maryland
TICKETS: Advance tickets available at the box office Monday, May 11th

Screening times:
Friday, May 15: 7pm, 9pm
Saturday, May 16: 1pm, 7pm, 9pm
Sunday, May 17: 6pm, 8pm
Mon, May 18: 8pm
Tues, May 19: 8pm
Wed, May 20: 8pm

Tickets: 8$ adults, 7$ Students

R/C Hollywood Cinema 4
5509 Oregon Ave.
Arbutus, MD 21227

Movie Line: (410) 242-1188
Right next to UMBC

It's official! THE GRADUATES will world premiere at The Astoria Beer Garden's historic 250-seat theater!

The Graduates.
Beer.
Vintage German Decor.

Let the endless summer begin!

INFO:
Friday, May 1st & Saturday, May 2nd
Astoria Beer Garden
2919 24th Ave
Astoria, Queens 11102

TICKETS:
$10 online
$12 at the door

THESE SCREENINGS WILL SELL OUT, PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE:
www.thegraduatesmovie.com/showtimes

The Graduates College Tour kicked off last week at Fairliegh Dickinson with a packed house and a TWO-HOUR Q&A! I introduced the film and said we'd stick around until everyone's questions were answered, and I meant it. We love to talk about our film.

The rest of the tour (updated as we finalize each school):
George Washington University
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington & Lee
Carnegie Mellon
Johns Hopkins University
George Mason
Georgetown
UMBC
Texas A&M
School of Visual Arts
Columbia University

For a full list and screening times, please check out our SHOWTIMES page.





To book The Graduates for a screening and Q&A at your school, please email holly@graduatesmovie.com

I can only hope every college audience is as fun and engaging as FDU was. We're trying to create a new model here- not only will we stick around for as long as the audience has questions, we'll also be at every screening of the film this summer to do Q&A's and meet n' greets nearby. For instance, when we open in NYC this May, I'll personally be at every screening (around 30-35 screenings) to do a Q&A with the ticket-buying audience.

We want you to see the film, and we love to hear your thoughts and questions. Can't wait to see you at a screening soon...

Alec Kerr is a reporter, but you can record your own video review of the film. Upload your own video review of The Graduates and we'll send you a free DVD when the film comes out. We'll also post it here and on our website and fan pages!

Alec Kerr's review: