>From: "Laurel Spellman Smith" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Laurel Spellman Smith" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Busting Out premieres on Showtime Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 08:23:34 >-0700 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from admin.cablespeed.com ([216.15.205.79]) by >MC6-F17.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Thu, 6 Oct 2005 >08:58:59 -0700 >Received: from [66.235.37.75] (account [log in to unmask] HELO smith64) by >admin.cablespeed.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 45473210; >Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:25:55 -0500 >X-Message-Info: oZ2qq1sZ3e5CJfv9BHNdc9Ec2DcQqbmOUpZ092PqOKg= >X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 >Thread-Index: AcXKOXi6eL4H/EvfQ5m27fXAqFnd9wAAQV+g >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 >Return-Path: [log in to unmask] >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Oct 2005 15:59:00.0932 (UTC) >FILETIME=[DE0A7040:01C5CA8E] > >Hello, > > > >We're excited to announce the national television premiere of Busting Out, >the acclaimed documentary about the history and politics of America's >obsession with the female breast. > > > >Busting Out will air on Showtime, October 12, at 11 p.m. (West coast >viewers >may see Busting Out on Showtime East at 8pm - check your local listings) > >The Showtime website lists additional airdates: >http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product_page.do?seriesid=0 ><http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product_page.do?seriesid=0&episodeid=1254 >07> &episodeid=125407 > > > >Thanks so much to all the friends and supporters of Busting Out. It's been >more than six years since this project began, and we couldn't have done it >without you! > > > >All the Best, > >Laurel and Francine > > > > > >Watch the trailer: > >Windows Media version: http://pws.cablespeed.com/~lbs/BustingOutTrailer.wmv > >Real Player version: http://pws.cablespeed.com/~lbs/BustingOutTrailer.rm > > > >To purchase copies of the film, please order from our distributor, Bullfrog >Films: > >http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/bust.html (individual use copies are >available at a reduced fee, please call 1-800-543-FROG for info.) > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------------------------------------------ > >A Film That Will Challenge How You Think About Breasts > > > > > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > >CONTACT: > >Laurel Spellman Smith, [log in to unmask] > >Francine Strickwerda, [log in to unmask] > > > >Please call Bullfrog Films 1-800-543-3764 [log in to unmask] for a >review tape and additional press materials > > > >Running Time: 57 minutes > >US Release Date: 2005 > >URL: www.stiritup.com > >SHOWTIME AIRS TV PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY > >"BUSTING OUT" > >A Provocative, Revealing Look at Breast Obsession in America > > > >Seattle, WA (Sept. 15, 2005) - SHOWTIME has set a world cable TV premiere >for Busting Out, a disarmingly honest and intimate documentary exploration >of our society's attitudes towards breasts. Busting Out uncovers the >history >and politics of an American obsession, and how it affects women's health >and >happiness. The film, co-directed by noted documentary producers Francine >Strickwerda and Laurel Spellman Smith, is scheduled to debut on SHOWTIME >Wednesday, October 12 at 11 PM - 12 AM (ET/PT). > > > >Busting Out combines personal story-telling with devastating analysis, >heartfelt case histories with occasionally humorous perspectives, and frank >talk of sexual subjects with the sweet innocence of a young girl shopping >for her first bra. Told from the perspective of co-producer Strickwerda, >who lost her mother to breast cancer as a child, Busting Out is a revealing >glimpse into the world of being female. From breast-obsessed men shouting >"flash those racks!" to the horrors of breast cancer and the differences in >attitudes among cultures worldwide, Busting Out leaves no stone unturned in >its quest to demystify the American breast. > > > >Francine Strickwerda and Laurel Spellman Smith are available for interviews >about the documentary or issues raised in the film that may be relevant to >your coverage of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. > > > >What people are saying about Busting Out > > > >"In a country where a flash of breast on television can incur a crackdown >of >puritanical proportions, Busting Out may be the proper antidote." >-International Documentary Magazine > > > >"You don't have to visit Hooters to understand how prevalent and >controversial women's breasts are in our culture: Just watch a beer >commercial, peruse a magazine rack, or read your spam.. Of course, most of >us know there's more to breasts than sex, suds, and sin. This film from >Laurel Spellman Smith and Francine Strickwerda delves into the American >obsession with breasts through a mix of cheeky humor, historical detail, >and >striking intimacy. Strickwerda, who lost her mother to breast cancer, >discusses the tragedy and its influence on her own transformation from girl >to woman.. Along the way we encounter a wide array of fascinating and >moving >stories from breast cancer survivors, breast-feeding advocates, burlesque >dancers, doctors, a girl going to buy her first bra, and, yes, a few guys, >some a bit more enlightened than others.. Busting Out will strike a >poignant >and personal chord with women because many of Strickwerda's experiences, >and >those described throughout the film, are universal. And yet the work is >also >successful because it resonates with men as well. Ultimately the doc is a >celebration of womanhood from a distinctly 21st-century perspective." >-Caroline Palmer, City Pages, Minneapolis > > > >"Busting Out wittily, poignantly balances the political and the personal." >-The Pioneer Press, St. Paul > > > >"Informative, entertaining and, at times, touching look at what it means to >have breasts in a culture that values them as sex objects above all else." >- >Seattle Post Intelligencer > > > >About the Directors/Producers/Writers > > > >Francine Strickwerda began her career as a reporter for daily and weekly >newspapers in Washington and Idaho. She took her award-winning journalism >skills into the emerging field of multimedia, and finally into television. >She was a producer on the national PBS programs Affluenza and Escape from >Affluenza, as well as national PBS Web sites. Francine is a graduate of >Washington State University's Murrow School of Communication. > > > >Laurel Spellman Smith is a two-time regional EmmyR Award-winning producer >of >national and local programs for PBS including the critically acclaimed >feature documentary Faith and Fear: The Children of Krishna, The NewsHour >with Jim Lehrer and 9 short documentaries on subjects ranging from a >Tibetan >refuge family to perfume to a child jazz prodigy. She graduated from >Evergreen State College with a degree in cultural anthropology/film. > > > >About SHOWTIME > >Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom >Inc., owns the premium television networks SHOWTIMER, THE MOVIE CHANNELT >and >FLIXR, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIMER TOOT, SHOWTIMER >SHOWCASE, >SHOWTIME EXTREMER, SHOWTIME BEYONDR, SHOWTIME NEXTR, SHOWTIME WOMENR, >SHOWTIME FAMILYZONER and TMC xtra. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HDR, THE MOVIE >CHANNEL HDR, SHOWTIME ON DEMANDR and THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMANDT. SNI also >is an owner of the premium television network SUNDANCE CHANNELR, which is a >venture between NBC Universal, Robert Redford, and Showtime Networks Inc. >All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets >and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to >subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIMER PPV. Additionally, >the advertiser-supported television network SHOWTIME is available in Turkey >through a joint venture with UK-based Zone Vision. > > > >Emmy is a registered trademark of the Academy of Television Arts and >Sciences. > > > >### > > > > > > > > > *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html