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Hannover House 3-Picture Venture with Northbank Entertainment Launches to Solid Sales Response
Hannover House 3-Picture Venture with Northbank Entertainment Launches to Solid Sales Response.
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[{"type":"text","content":"A three-picture distribution pact with U.K.'s Northbank Entertainment has launched solidly, with significant initial shipments for U.S. film distributor, Hannover House, Inc. (OTC: HHSE) and the January 7th home video release of \"Amityville Asylum.\" Hannover House reports that initial shipments into Walmart Stores nationwide represented the largest single order of DVDs for the company in the past two years, indicative of the strong consumer following for Amityville-themed horror films. As per the stated policy of Walmart, specific unit quantities for the Hannover House shipment were not released. \n \n\"This is a very exciting result for our new pact with Northbank Entertainment,\" said Fred Shefte, President of Hannover House. \"Industry reports show a powerful sales history for all prior Amityville branded DVD releases, so we're optimistic that we will see a similar reaction to this new title. We are also very excited about the next two releases from Northbank, which have also generated positive feedback from our key retailers.\"\n \n\"Amityville Asylum\" will arrive onto Walmart shelves January 7, 2014. The film tells the story of the conversion and expansion of the infamously haunted Long Island, NY home into an asylum for the criminally insane. The volatility of the situation ultimately explodes into a frightening assault from the supernatural and malevolent forces inhabiting the building.\n \nThe three picture pact with Northbank Entertainment also includes the thrillers, \"Midnight Horror Show\" and \"Valley of the Witch,\" both of which wrapped principal photography recently in Wales, under the direction of Northbank's Andrew Jones. Hannover House is planning on a July release for \"Midnight Horror Show\" and an October release for \"Valley of the Witch.\"\n \nIn addition to \"Amityville Asylum,\" Hannover House is also releasing the acclaimed drama in January, \"Blues for Willadean.\" The award-winning film, from director Del Shores, stars Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (\"The Help\") as well as Beth Grant (\"The Mindy Project\") and Dale Dickey (\"Iron Man 3\"); February home video releases for Hannover House include the Jules Verne animated classics collection (\"20,000 Leagues Under The Sea\", \"Journey to the Center of the Earth\" and \"Around...