By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com
DIY Sensation 'Four Eyed Monsters' Set to Attack Theaters in 15 Cities
The buzz surrounding local filmmakers Susan Buice and Arin Crumley’s microbudget cause celebre Four Eyed Monsters has found momentum in repeated notations at indieWIRE, festival flourishes at Slamdance and South by Southwest, strong word-of-mouth and, last fall, the full-blown NY Times feature treatment. Really, though, their self-promotional prowess precedes them, and as Buice and Crumley prepare Monsters for a two-day, 15-city run as part of indieWIRE’s Undiscovered Gems series (starting tonight at Cinema Village), their Web site remains pretty much at the cutting edge of grass roots.
New York, NY – Cinema Village
Tuesday June 27th @ 7:30pm | Wednesday June 28th @ 7:30pm
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To wit:
–A video invitation to this week’s screenings, including an animated map directing New Yorkers to tonight’s afterparty at Pioneer Bar;
–Copy-and-paste-ready HTML code for you to include on your own site or blog (see above), or to manufacture fliers for distribution in Tulsa, Tuscon or wherever else the Gems series unspools;
–The widely reported collection of video podcasts documenting the making of and subsequent distribution headaches afflicting Monsters;
–A page where visitors can request stickers for planting all over their hometowns.
Visitors can also request updates for upcoming screenings or (eventually) downloadable copies of Monsters. In the meantime, attendees at tonight’s Cinema Village screening can exchange their ticket stubs for a free drink at the party, but pretty much anyone is invited to drop in. And after all the effort they put in to get you there, you would have to block of ice where your heart is to pass it up. Or at least have a really, reeeeeeally great excuse.