We are happy to
announce that AMERICAN WAKE has been chosen by the folks at WNET/Thirteen,
the flagship New York PBS Station, to launch a new Saturday night
broadcast series called REEL 13.
Debuting with the broadcast of AMERICAN WAKE on January 5, 2008,
REEL 13 is a curated film showcase for classic, short and independent
films. At its heart is a Saturday night line-up of classics, shorts
and independents, and a new website (www.reel13.org),
giving cinema fans a comprehensive forum for screening, blogging,
critiquing, exchanging ideas and learning about film.
“Reel 13 is an exciting example of public television at
its best, most original and most relevant,” said Neal Shapiro,
president of Thirteen. REEL 13 will be “home to intriguing
but underexposed works culled from film festivals around the world.
Now small-budget projects that can’t compete with the major
studios get to fly above the radar” while “knowledgeable
hosts – taped at locations around New York – add to
the experience, giving viewers insight into the films and celebrating
New York’s unique place in the world of cinema.”
Our thanks go out to all the folks at WNET/Thirteen, particularly
Neal Shapiro, Rich Siegmeister and Deirdre Branley, as well as
to our colleagues at Horizon Entertainment.

Here is what the critics have said about AMERICAN
WAKE and The American
Wake Soundtrack ~
“a love letter to Cambridge and environs…fishermen
unloading in Wedgwood-blue early morning mist, scullers gliding
down the Charles on bright spring afternoons, the auburn glow
of the back room of The Burren, where Irish (and Irish-inspired)
musicians throw parties for their audiences every night of the
week.”
- Leslie Brokaw, The Boston Globe
“luminous and authentic…”
- Peter Keough, The Boston Phoenix
“Maureen Foley has added another small gem to her
resume with
‘American Wake’, a music-infused and influenced
portrait of Bostonians in search of meaning and fulfillment.”
- James Verniere, The Boston Herald
 
1/2 - Film Score Monthly
"The quality of the music here is better than many similarly-themed
Hollywood productions...the tracks move well between upbeat folk
stylings and beautifully reflective melodic lines ~ these two
styles reflect the parallel stories of the two main characters...Overall,
an attractive score with a lot of heart."
- Steven A. Kennedy, Film Score Monthly
     
Seven Stars!
IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base)

“Reunion: A Decade of Solas” was recently released
by Compass Records, to universal acclaim. The DVD/CD was filmed
and recorded live in Philadelphia, at a reunion concert of Solas,
the band founded by Seamus Egan, who composed and produced the
AMERICAN
WAKE soundtrack.
Here’s what the Boston Herald recently had to say about
Antje Duvekot, whose
songs--co-written with Seamus, who also produced her debut CD,
“Big Dream Boulevard”--grace the AMERICAN
WAKE soundtrack: - “No emerging local singer-songwriter
has more buzz.” And Ellis Paul, who joined Antje on our
soundtrack, says: “She’s going to be the next big
American folk singer-songwriter.” Look for “Big Dream
Boulevard”!

Watch for Billy Smith as "Detective Reade" in Martin
Scorsese's "The Departed" and as "Moe Riley"
in the critically-acclaimed Showtime series, "Brotherhood."
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