Dear Friends,

It's been a long time since I have written but I wanted to post that I have a new film opening in theatres this summer. It's called THE ORDER OF MYTHS, and it is opening in New York this weekend at the IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue, www.ifccenter.com).

Here are the details:

"The Order of Myths" is coming out this Friday, July 25th in New York City. Please forward to your friends and come out and support this weekend (the first weekend is the most important!).

Margaret Brown and three of the principal cast members will be around to do a Q & A on Friday night at the 8.05pm and 10pm screenings.

Also, Margaret will be doing Q & A's at the Saturday and Sunday night screenings this weekend at the 6pm and 8.05 screenings.

Here is a link to buy tickets:
http://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?house_id=9598&movie_id=62489&showdate=3

It's not up quite yet but soon there will be a website up for www.theorderofmyths.com

For now, if you want to be on that list, just email me at rakefilms@gmail.com, and I will add your name.

also we are on facebook, and myspace, so please add us!:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14700778140&ref=ts
http://www.myspace.com/theorderofmyths

all the best,
Margaret

Here are a few advanced press reviews:

"The documentary that left the strongest impression [from Sundance]....as big and richly complex as the United States itself." Mahnola Dargis, The New York Times

"Now comes the latest winner, Margaret Brown's penetrating The Order of Myths. Brown explores a potentially enraging subject - rigidly upheld racial segregation in the country's oldest Mardi Gras celebration, in Mobile, Alabama-but her touch is so unforced and her gaze so open that no one is bruised." David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Hi Friends,

I'd love for you to take a look at this video that I directed -- up on Pitchfork as of yesterday. Hopefully it will be up on myspace soon!

best,
Margaret Brown
Director - Be Here To Love Me

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/45223-okkervil-river-our-life-is-not-a-movie-or-maybe

Hi, we've got some t-shirts that Jordan Mattos designed up on our website. I ran into him at a party at SXSW and he was wearing a Fassbinder "beware of the holy whore" tshirt that was hand-drawn with magic marker. I asked him where he had found it, and he said he had made it. So I asked if he would do one for the film.

check it out here:
http://www.townesthemovie.com/orderts.html

and check out Jordan's site here:
www.jordanmattos.com

The tee shirts will take 3-4 weeks to arrive, but they are beautiful and worth the wait.

Best,
Margaret
www.townesthemovie.com

Hey, i just wanted to post this from Lucy Evans - the "graceless lady" of myspace fame - who organized a fabulous sold out event for the UK release of Be Here To Love Me last Saturday, and managed to raise several hundred pounds for for SHELTER, a UK charity for the homeless.

Thank you Lucy, I bet Townes would have approved.

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Be Here To Love Me: A thankyou!

Thankyou to EVERYONE who made Saturday night such a success ... the musicians; Alan Tyler, Dan Raza, Duke Garwood, Emma Tricca and Helen Keen, Will from Treecreeper, Paul The Girl, Pat and Olly from Southern Tenant Folk Union, Vince McCann, The Fine arts Showcase, Adam from The Tailors, Emily Barker, Jason McNiff, and Royal Gun - every artist who interpreted Townes' songs in the most individual way... from bluesy and finger-pickin' to outright rock and roll (ta James and Royal Gun!) we had it all... Thanks also to the fantastic DJs; Jimmy (Health and Happiness), Richard Olson (18th Day of May) and the ever-wonderful Jon The Boatman. Extra special thanks to Andy Washington for helping me with all things 'door' related! And to Tracy and Tom ... and my Dad.

Thanks also to everyone single one of you who came down and made the night so special. Thanks to Snapper Music, The Spitz, Hanna Sunden for designing the fab (and speedy) flyers, and to Margaret Brown for making such a great film in the first place. And thanks also to Townes for making such wonderful music.

Graceless x

AND ... Not only did we have a tip-top night, but we managed to raise several HUNDRED pounds for the charity Shelter* as well. I'm still working on the final total but hope to have a cheque set out to them by Friday.

*when I discussed which charity it should be with Margaret, she was keen to empasise Townes' sympathy for the homeless ... and it seemed a good choice. I hope you agree. xx

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www.townesthemovie.com

Reminding y'all that there is a screening of Be Here To Love Me tonight at Cinefest in Atlanta 6pm - will Bill Hedgepeth speaking afterward. Please tell your friends. www.cinefest.com has the details of location and ticketing. The film will be screening in Atlanta all week.

Also, the artist Jordan Mattos (www.jordanmattos.com if you want to check out his style) has just designed some very beautiful tshirts for the film that we are going to offer exclusively through our website. If any of you are interested in potentially buying one, please shoot me an email at rakefilms@gmail.com with your size and how many you'd want to order. They will cost $25-$30 and will be on alternative apparel t-shirts, which run slightly small. We'll have a picture up soon of what they look like.

Thank you,
Chelsea
www.townesthemovie.com

Be Here To Love Me has it's US television premiere tonight.

http://www.sundancechannel.com/docday/

Also, at long last, we are finally showing the film in Atlanta.

Here are the details:

The film is showing at Georgia State on the 2nd floor of the University Center
Cinefest
66 Courtland St
Atlanta, GA 30303
404.651.3565

July 7th - July 13th
Showtimes:
Weekdays: 12, 2, 4, 6
Weekend: 1, 3
www.cinefest.org

Hopefully, we will have a special guest at the July 7th 6pm screening, I will let y'all know.

Enjoy the 4th...

Best,
Margaret Brown
www.townesthemovie.com

Bruce McKiel and Clem Johnson were the winners of the autographed copies of Be Here To Love Me.

Thanks to everyone who entered, we are about to announce another contest that will involve your writing skills and some limited-edition posters and t-shirts that are not yet available for sale.

Thanks,
Chelsea
Rakefilms
www.townesthemovie.com

Heres how it works:

Send an email to rakefilms@gmail.com - write "raffle-myspace" in the subject line. The winners will be announced in two weeks. We're going to be giving away some new tshirts and posters soon too. You can sign up for our mailing list at www.townesthemovie.com if you want to be notified of future raffles.

Please email only once, multiple entries will not be acknowledged.

thanks,
Chelsea
Rakefilms
www.townesthemovie.com

at www.townesthemovie.com