Come Early Morning

Los Angeles, CA - “COME EARLY MORNING,” the new Ashley Judd film featuring an original music score by 2005 Nashville Film Festival president ALAN BREWER, has been selected as a Dramatic Feature competition entry in the upcoming SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. The film was one of only 16 U.S. dramatic competition features chosen out of over 3,000 film entries this year. ***** Alan Brewer was tapped as the film’s composer for his varied background that includes film scoring, record production, and music supervision. Brewer, who recently relocated to Los Angeles after a 7 year tenure in Nashville, is the immediate past president of the Nashville Film Festival, and a founding board member of FilmNashville and the Nashville Composers Association. ***** “Come Early Morning” was written and directed by JOEY LAUREN ADAMS (star of Big Daddy, Chasing Amy), centers around Judd's character (Lucy), a woman in her 30s who is beginning to come to terms with her selfish and prickly relatives, her own self-worth, and her search for meaning. The film, which also stars DIANE LADD, LAURA PREPON and STACY KEACH, contains songs from a number of legendary country artists and writers. ***** Brewer's career spans the genres of rock, country, and blues, with his music found in films such as "Tokyo Pop" (Carrie Hamilton), "The Secret Policeman's Private Parts" (Monty Python), "Playing For Keeps" (Marisa Tomei) and "The Burning" (Jason Alexander). In addition to his film music work with superstars such as Rick Wakeman, Pete Townshend, and Clarence Clemons, his record production is showcased in the recent chart releases by pop artist Keith Chagall (STM) and country band Cowboy Crush (Curb/Asylum Records). -MUSIC NEWS NASHVILLE ************************************************************ ****************“Ashley Judd gives one of the best performances of her career!” -ROGER EBERT ************************************************************ ****************“Ashley Judd delivers the most convincing performance of her career as a hard- drinking, unstable southern woman in COME EARLY MORNING, Joey Lauren Adams’s directorial debut.” -NEW YORK MAGAZINE ************************************************************ ****************“Judd gives her most believable performance since those early days. It is good to see her back creating a character, rather than just creating a career. I hope she goes back to doing more of this type of film. Maybe she will end up with that Oscar she deserved for so long.” -TALKINGMOVIEZZZ.COM ************************************************************ ****************''COME EARLY MORNING is a terrific accomplishment by Adams -- a commendable first effort, making me hope that it's merely the beginning of a promising new aspect of her career as both a director and a writer. She is true to her Southern roots and has constructed a realistic, non-judgmental portrait of small-town life that mirrors so many tiny communities in Adam's native Arkansas. This is a little gem of a film.” -CHICAGO SUN TIMES ************************************************************ ****************Ashley Judd stars in COME EARLY MORNING, an official selection at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, which marks the writing and directing debut of Golden Globe-nominated actress Joey Lauren Adams’ (THE BREAK-UP, CHASING AMY). The film, which draws loosely on Adams’ own experiences of growing up in the South, is infused with an insider’s knowledge of life in a small town. *****COME EARLY MORNING tells the story of Lucy (Judd), a hard-working, Southern woman, whose personal life has been reduced to a spiral of late nights and one-night stands. When Lucy meets Cal (Jeffrey Donovan), a newcomer to town, she is finally forced to confront her fears as he challenges her accept a more meaningful relationship. Lucy must decide whether to push Cal away or face the demons that have left her incapable of intimacy and growth. She begins a spiritual journey toward love and redemption that takes her, and the film, to an entirely unexpected and original place. ************************************************************ ****************