<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'"> Hollywood comes to Chardon Square with the world premiere of THE DEAD MATTER at Geauga Theater on Saturday, July 24<SUP>th</SUP> at 8pm.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">July 6, 2010 (Chardon, OH) -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On July 24<SUP>th</SUP>, the Geauga Theater will host the first public premiere of the horror film THE DEAD MATTER one of the largest locally-financed films in Ohio history.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Directed and scored by Chardon’s own Edward Douglas, the 8pm screening will be followed by an after party at Chardon Brew Works & Eatery on Chardon Square where guests can meet members of the cast and crew including Douglas and local television icon, “Big Chuck” Schodowski.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">THE DEAD MATTER is a remake of a movie that Douglas filmed on a shoestring budget in and around Chardon over 15 years ago.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The current version was co-produced by Hollywood FX legend Robert Kurtzman and Douglas’ Munson-based Halloween music production company, Midnight Syndicate, a 13-year old company that Douglas has built into one the largest producers and distributors of Halloween music worldwide.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">Shot entirely in Ohio, THE DEAD MATTER utilized cast and crew from Central and Northeastern Ohio as well as several actors from Los Angeles.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It stars Chardon native Christopher Robichaud who reprises his role from the 1995 version, “Big Chuck” Schodowski,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Al Tuskes, and Donna Williams of Cleveland, and Sarah P. Morgan and Marisa Tomasic of Painesville Township.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">"Chardon is where Midnight Syndicate, Entity Productions, and THE DEAD MATTER film all started,” said Edward Douglas. “This is where I was raised and the place I'm proud to call ‘home.’ There's nowhere I'd rather have this premiere than on the square I grew up around in the theatre where I saw my first movie. I'm thankful to people like Greg Pribulsky, the city of Chardon, and the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild that have kept the Geauga Theater growing over the years.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">“It is really great that Ed was so kind in bringing the movie to his home town for the first public showing” stated Greg Pribulsky, President of the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“I know that Ed has worked on this production for along time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To see it come to fruition is very rewarding to us all.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">THE DEAD MATTER will be premiered on Saturday July 24, 2010 at the Geauga Theater on Chardon Square, 101 Water Street, Chardon, OH.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tickets are $8.00 each with a portion of sales going towards the construction of the film department in the new Arts Center being built in Chardon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tickets are limited and are on a first come first serve basis.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can purchase your tickets in advance by calling the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild offices at 440-285-7701.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The after party is also on Chardon Square at Chardon Brew Works & Eatery, 205 Main Street, Chardon, OH.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Admission to the after party is
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">The Dead Matter motion picture: <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">www.TheDeadMatter.com</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">Midnight Syndicate Halloween Music: <B>www.MidnightSyndicate.com</B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">About THE DEAD MATTER movie:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> Her <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">dark obsession</SPAN> drags her into the <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">tangled world</SPAN> of two warring vampire lords (Andrew Divoff of <I>Lost</I>, <I>Wishmaster</I> and Tom Savini of <I>Friday the 13<SUP>th</SUP></I>, <I>Dawn of the Dead</I>) each with his own sinister plans for the artifact and a vampire hunter (Jason Carter of <I>Babylon 5</I>) who will stop at nothing to destroy it.<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">This chilling gothic dark fantasy co-produced by Robert Kurtzman (creator of <I>From Dusk Till Dawn</I>, KNB FX) features a haunting score by Halloween musicians Midnight Syndicate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It's a mix of classic horror themes with modern twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">About MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'">Midnight Syndicate has been creating instrumental Halloween music and gothic horror fantasy soundtrack CDs for the past thirteen years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The group’s music has become a staple of the Halloween season worldwide as well as a favorite in the haunted house, amusement park, role-playing game, and gothic music industries.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights and Hugh Hefner’s Halloween parties to Monday Night Football, X-Box games, the classic Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, and Barbara Walters specials, their CDs are designed to take listeners on a journey into the darkest corners of their imagination.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR></td></tr></table><br>