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Prelude to September 5th Nationwide Release of the Motion Picture The Identical, Starring Blake Rayne, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta & Seth Green
Concord, NC (August 27, 2014) – In anticipation of the upcoming September 5th, 2014 nationwide release of City of Peace Film’s debut motion picture titled The Identical, the production company has released the official music video featuring lead actor Blake Rayne performing “Bee Boppin’ Baby,” one of the cuts from the all original movie soundtrack.
“Being able to work with the Venturini family was an honor. As a film director you always hope that the cast and crew you’re working with will be properly prepared to give you 100%, operating at the highest level of excellence and professionalism. Well it didn’t take long to show me why their work ethic has got them to the top of the racing game,” said Dustin Marcellino, Director, City of Peace Films.
“It was great getting John (Townley), Justin (Boston) and Brennan (Poole) in front of the camera and behind the wheel on their screen acting debut. Special thanks goes to actors Blake Rayne and Michael Joyner for their great job as well as Jeff Goodwin and Suzzane Skinner of So Good! Entertainment and everyone else who contributed to making The Identical Movie Music Video an experience to remember.”
Continuing our strategic marketing partnership with City of Peace Films, the music video will highlight team sponsor Zaxby’s along with Venturini Motorsports (VMS) team drivers and personalities which include; John Wes Townley (Zaxby’s), Justin Boston, Brennan Poole, and cameo appearances by Cathy and Tom Venturini.
The title song “Bee Boppin’ Baby” (music video) performed by Blake Rayne is one track of The Identicalmovie’s 20-plus original songs, which were produced and co-written by Motown legend, Jerry Marcellino. During his famed career, Jerry Marcellino has composed and produced songs for Grammy-winning icons such as Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, Eddie Money, Thelma Houston, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, and Bobby Darin, to name a few of his credits. The Identical movie soundtrack will be release by City of Peace and Capital Records.
Earlier, City of Peace Films and So Good! Entertainment entered into a strategic partnership with VMS to promote the upcoming September 5th nationwide release of the film The Identical, starring Ashley Judd, Seth Green, Ray Liotta, Joe Pantoliano and Blake Rayne. This multi-tiered marketing plan utilizes VMS’s team strength to promote the feature film across several of the team cars and drivers including John Wes Townley and Brennan Poole, who’ve been carrying The Identical movie graphics on both ARCA (Venturini Motorsports) and NASCAR Nationwide (Athenian Motorsports) Zaxby’s cars since July 19th at Chicagoland Speedway.
Furthermore, the producers of the upcoming Ray Liotta-Ashley Judd film The Identical have partnered with Zaxby’s, one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains, to offer diners free music downloads from the movie. The effort marks the first time Zaxby’s, which operates more than 620 locations in 15 states, has joined forces with a major motion picture.
In addition to the music video partnership, actor Blake Rayne has spent most of the summer months touring with Venturini Motorsports and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards promoting and performing songs from The Identical movie soundtrack; headlining the ARCA Racing Summer Concert Series in a multitude of pre-race and post-race concerts events which have been co-produced by Tom Venturini (Venturini Motorsports) and Nashville-based, So Good! Entertainment.
About The Identical
The Identical tells the compelling story of twin brothers unknowingly separated at birth during the Great Depression. DREXEL HEMSLEY becomes an iconic 50’s rock ‘n’ roll star, while RYAN WADE (Blake Rayne) struggles to balance his love for music and pleasing his father. The Reverend Wade (Ray Liotta) and his wife (Ashley Judd) are sure their adopted son has been gifted and called by God to be a preacher. But Ryan challenges his parent’s vision for his life, and unflinchingly chooses to launch his own music career with his best friend (Seth Green). Encouraged by his wife (Erin Cottrell) and employer (Joe Pantoliano), Ryan embarks on an unpredictable, provocative path – performing the legendary music of Drexel Hemsley in sold out venues all across the country. As the brothers’ destinies tragically collide, Ryan discovers that Drexel is his identical twin which leads him to question everything he’s ever believed about God, family and his own identity. The Identical is a City of Peace Films production featuring the talents of three generations of the Marcellino family from Nashville, TN. Dustin Marcellino is the first time director, Jerry Marcellino co-wrote the 20 plus original songs with his son Yochanan, who is the founder of City of Peace Films. Yochanan and Don Noes are the two men who propelled the movie to the big screen by raising the production funding and the film’s marketing budget. The movie will be distributed by Freestyle Releasing and will be opening nationwide on September 5th.
STARRING: Erin Cottrell, Amanda Crew, Brian Geraghty, Seth Green, Ashley Judd, Joe Pantoliano, Blake Rayne, and Ray Liotta
DIRECTED BY: Dustin Marcellino
PRODUCED BY: Mark G. Mathis, Yochanan Marcellino, Matthew Dean Russell
Featuring over 20 original songs by Jerry Marcellino and Yochanan Marcellino including: “Your Love’s Keepin’ Me Tonight,” “City Lights,” “Angel of Mine,” “Everybody Knows It” and “Nashville Tonight”.
About Venturini Motorsports
Venturini Motorsports (VMS), fielding cars for over 30-years in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, is one of the premier NASCAR driver development programs in the country. Multiple team championships and consistent on-track success, VMS has evolved into one of the most recognizable names in motorsports. Since 2007, VMS has assisted in the career development of notable NASCAR drivers such as Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Brian Scott, Kevin Swindell, John Wes Townley and Erik Jones. Over the years the Venturini name has become synonymous with modern-day racing in America. In 2012, the Venturini family was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (www.NIASHF.org) and now find themselves enshrined with such sports icons as Joe DiMaggio, Mario Andretti, Vince Lombardi, Tommy Lasorda and Rocky Marciano.
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