Director Del Shores' Acclaimed "Blues For Willadean" Now On DVD
February 03 2014 - 1:30PM
Access Wire
Award-winning film, based on the NCAAP
Image-Awards Winning Stage-play, Launches to Internet Sellers Feb.
4, and to Walmart Stores nationally on Feb.
18
LOS ANGELES, CA / February 3, 2014 / ACCESSWIRE
/ "Blues for Willadean," the acclaimed drama from director Del
Shores based on his award winning play, "The Trials and
Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife," is being released on
DVD this month from independent studio Hannover House (OTC:
HHSE). The 2012 Production enjoyed a brief theatrical run and
festival engagement last year, generating critical acclaim and
consumer enthusiasm. Principal cast members include Beth Grant
("No Country for Old Men", "The Mindy Project") in the title role,
Dale Dickey ("True Blood", "Winter's Bone") as Rayleen, and Academy
Award winner Octavia Spencer ("The Help", "Fruitvale Station") as
LaSonia. The Hannover House DVD is priced at $14.95 suggested
retail, but is expected to be available for consumer purchase for
under $10 at Amazon.com, Walmart stores and many other key
retailers.
"Blues for Willadean" is not yet rated by the Motion
Picture Association of America, but is suitable for a PG-13
audience, reports distributor Hannover House. The running time
is 113 minutes and the film features a widescreen aspect ratio
(1:1.85) and Dolby stereo.
SYNOPSIS: From acclaimed director Del
Shores, "Blues for Willadean" explores the hidden emotions, shame,
and secrecy of battered women, while also offering hope, healing
and truth. Willadean Winkler (Beth Grant), the wife
of a blue collar truck driver (David Steen), does her best
to manage and survive in the abusive prison her husband has built
for her. With the help of her best friend, LaSonia (Octavia
Spencer), who lives in the trailer next door and the musical
encouragement of a mystical Blues Singer (Debby Holiday),
Willadean fights to break the tragic cycle.
Director Del Shores has a notable film and television
resume, including six acclaimed feature films and over seventy-five
episodic television credits, including "Dharma & Greg", "Queer
As Folk" and his own original series, "Sordid Lives." His
stage-play and production of "The Trials and Tribulations of a
Trailer Trash Housewife" won multiple theatrical awards, including
Best Production for the Los Angeles Critics Circle Awards and
two NCAAP Image Awards. The play served as the creative catalyst
and source material for the feature film production of "Blues for
Willadean."
Hannover House is a 20-year-old publishing company and
entertainment distributor of independent films, with an active home
video label and new activities underway for the production of
high-end theatrical films. The company is headquartered in
Northwest Arkansas, near the world headquarters of Walmart Stores,
Inc., the largest retailer of DVDs and Blu-Ray products for
all of the major film studios. Other key retail
accounts for Hannover House include Redbox, Netflix, Barnes &
Noble and thousands of independent video retailers, schools,
libraries and booksellers. The company also sells
entertainment products to a wide range of internet sites, and
services most major video-on-demand portals. For more
information on Hannover House, or to see corporate filings or
financials, go to: www.OTCMarkets.com, and search under stock
symbol HHSE.
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For more information contact: Eric Parkinson,
Hannover House, 479-751-4500
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Source: Hannover House
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