There were cheers, laughs and even gasps as the preview of the new film, El Viaje Musical de Ezekiel Montanez: The Chris Montez Story, was unspooled this afternoon at the Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago.
Brett Hudson and Burt Kearns of Frozen Pictures took the stage in the Grand Ballroom of the O'Hare Hyatt Regency Hotel to introduce the work-in-progress about the influential singer and musician who headlined a UK tour in 1963 with the Beatles as his opening act. Co-headliner Tommy Roe was another fan favorite as he and Montez revealed behind-the-scenes nuggets, breaking news and making history with untold stories (hence the gasps) before hundreds of Beatles fans.
Director Kearns and producer Hudson introduce the film
(Fellow producer and Director of Photography Joachim Blunck remained in LA)
"This was the audience we were most nervous about," said the film’s director Kearns after the credits rolled. "They know the history. They know the Beatles story. If we could tell them something new, we we were on the right track."
"And we did," added Hudson, who produced with Kearns. "It went over really well."
Hudson and Kearns, who've brought the Frozen Pictures flick The Seventh Python to two past Beatle fan fests, say the final work will encompass all of Montez' career and influence. They hope to bring it to a Beatle fest in the Spring.
Before the 34-minute preview was shown, fans were stunned by the trailer for an upcoming Frozen Pictures production, Apple Pie Heroes, which chronicles a reunion of The Hudson Brothers.
The Fest for Beatles Fans hosts a second screening of both works tomorrow at 1:30, followed by a Q&A with our pals from Frozen Pictures.
Brett Hudson and Burt Kearns of Frozen Pictures took the stage in the Grand Ballroom of the O'Hare Hyatt Regency Hotel to introduce the work-in-progress about the influential singer and musician who headlined a UK tour in 1963 with the Beatles as his opening act. Co-headliner Tommy Roe was another fan favorite as he and Montez revealed behind-the-scenes nuggets, breaking news and making history with untold stories (hence the gasps) before hundreds of Beatles fans.
Director Kearns and producer Hudson introduce the film (Fellow producer and Director of Photography Joachim Blunck remained in LA)
"This was the audience we were most nervous about," said the film’s director Kearns after the credits rolled. "They know the history. They know the Beatles story. If we could tell them something new, we we were on the right track."
"And we did," added Hudson, who produced with Kearns. "It went over really well."
Hudson and Kearns, who've brought the Frozen Pictures flick The Seventh Python to two past Beatle fan fests, say the final work will encompass all of Montez' career and influence. They hope to bring it to a Beatle fest in the Spring.Before the 34-minute preview was shown, fans were stunned by the trailer for an upcoming Frozen Pictures production, Apple Pie Heroes, which chronicles a reunion of The Hudson Brothers.
The Fest for Beatles Fans hosts a second screening of both works tomorrow at 1:30, followed by a Q&A with our pals from Frozen Pictures.
Can't wait to see both flicks! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI also can't wait to see them...especially Apple Pie Heroes!! Hopefully they are both released within the next year!!
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