CUlt classic
“THE Boondock Saints”
REturns to
MOVIE theaters for 10th Anniversary special
one-night event THIS MARCH
NCM Fathom
Presents The Boondock Saints 10th
Anniversary Event
with
an Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Retrospective
by
Creator/Writer/Director
Troy Duffy in More than 450 Select Movie Theaters
Centennial, Colo. – February
8, 2010 – Ten years after emerging as a cult sensation, “The Boondock
Saints” will return to the big screen in a special one-night presentation, The
Boondock Saints 10th
Anniversary Event,
on Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m. local time. Creator,
writer and director Troy Duffy will introduce the event and share rare
behind-the-scenes experiences and footage as well as exclusive interviews
with cast and crew members including Norman Reedus (Murphy MacManus)
and Sean Patrick Flanery (Connor MacManus), captured especially for
this anniversary celebration. Audiences will also be treated to special
performance clips by The Dirges, Ty Stone and Taylor Duffy whose music
is part of the upcoming soundtrack to The Boondock Saints
II: All Saints Day, along with a sneak peek into the mobile games,
comic books and graphic novel currently in development.
Presented by NCM Fathom,
The Boondock Saints, LLC, and Hot Topic, tickets for The
Boondock Saints 10th
Anniversary Event
are available at www.FathomEvents.com and
presenting theater box offices. For a complete list of theater
locations and prices, please visit the web site (theaters and participants
are subject to change).
“Twenty-ten is already shaping
up to be an amazing milestone year for The Boondock Saints and for the
millions of fans who have literally carried us to where we are today,”
said Duffy. “I know I speak for Sean and Norman as well when I say
that it’s going to be a year-long celebration of our connecting with,
thanking and entertaining as many fans as possible just for the pure
thrill of it all…and it starts on March 11th.”
Initially released in 2000 as
a limited engagement to theaters following the Columbine tragedy, “The
Boondock Saints” has gained a tremendous cult following, selling more
than seven million DVDs to date. Acclaimed by critics and fans alike,
“The Boondock Saints” is a story about fraternal twin brothers Connor
& Murphy McManus who embark upon a mission to rid Boston of human
evil. After killing two members of the Russian mafia in self-defense,
these hard-drinking brothers take the law into their own hands. No public
outcry is heard and even FBI agent Paul Smecker begins to feel that
the brothers are doing a good deed.
“The Boondock Saints” was
previously presented by NCM Fathom in 2006 in 130 select theaters.
“’The Boondock Saints’
special event was a hit four years ago as thousands of fans experienced
this cult classic in their local movie theaters,” said Dan Diamond,
vice president of NCM Fathom. “For those who have only seen this crime
thriller on the small screen, this is a unique opportunity to experience
it on the big screen like never before with an exclusive retrospective
from Troy and the cast members who are part of ‘The Boondock Saints’
decade-long journey.”
The
Boondock Saints 10th
Anniversary Event
will be shown in 457 select movie theaters including, AMC Entertainment
Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Clearview Cinemas,
Georgia Theatre Co., Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters,
Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment
Group movie theaters, as well as Arlington Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA),
Bainbridge 5 (Seattle, WA), The Carolina (Asheville, NC), Palace Cinema
9 (South Burlington, VT) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA), through NCM’s
exclusive Digital Broadcast Network – North America’s largest cinema
broadcast network.
The Boondock Saints
II: All Saints Day Blu-ray™ and DVD will be available on March
9. Both the Blu-ray™ and DVD include two commentary tracks
with filmmakers & cast, deleted scenes, and two behind-the-scenes
featurettes: the making-of documentary “Unprecedented Access:
Behind the Scenes” and “Billy Connolly and Troy Duffy: Unedited.”
For more information about The Boondock Saints II:
All Saints Day Blu-ray™ and DVD, please visit www.theboondocksaintsii.com.
About National CineMedia
(NCM)
NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading
integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters,
online and through mobile technology. The NCM Cinema Network and NCM
Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation’s largest digital in-theater
network, comprised
of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading
regional theater circuits. NCM’s theater network covers 171 Designated
Market Areas® (49 of the top 50) and includes approximately 16,800
screens (15,400 digital). During 2009, approximately 680 million patrons
attended movies shown in theaters currently included in NCM’s network
(excluding Consolidated Theatres). The NCM
Interactive Network
offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination
with cinema, encompassing over 35 entertainment-related web sites, online
widgets and mobile applications. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI)
owns a 41.5% interest in and is the managing member of National CineMedia
LLC. For more information, visit www.ncm.com or www.fathomevents.com.
About
Boondock Saints, LLC
Boondock Saints, LLC is the
official marketing, promotion and communication arm for all things “Boondock.”
The company creates and produces special events for the growing community
of Boondock Saints fans worldwide, manages media inquiries and requests
for personal appearances and operates three websites, www.boondocksaints.com, www.boondockfans.com and www.boondockstore.com to provide the public with a dynamic
interactive forum for discussion and user-generated content along with
instant access to updated information about the films (The
Boondock Saints and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,)
related music, merchandise and a variety of other creative developments
in progress.
# # #
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Michelle Portillo Heath Fradkoff/Carly
Jansen
NCM Fathom
Goodman Media for NCM Fathom
(303) 792-8651 (212) 576-2700
michelle.portillo@ncm.com hfradkoff@goodmanmedia.com /
cjansen@goodmanmedia.com
Jodi Jackson Vallery Kountze
jodi@boondocksaints.com (323)465-1800
vkountze@pacbell.net
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