For Lovers Only (film)

For Lovers Only is a 2011 romance film directed by Michael Polish, written by Mark Polish and produced by The Polish brothers and Sean OGrady. The film stars Stana Katic and Mark Polish. It was expected to be released in theaters in the United States in June 2011, but eventually adopted an online distribution strategy.

For Lovers Only was scored by Kubilai Uner. It is a blackandwhite film. The film released as video on demand by In Demand in June. On Monday July 11, it ranked numberon the iTunes Store romance movies chart, numberon the iTunes independent films chart and was among the Top 100 in all movie rental and downloads. Using what is being described as a directtoiTunes strategy, it was atop the iTunes romance films for two weeks and in the top ten for four. After topping 500,000 in earnings through digital sales, the movie is expected to appear in United States theaters in the fall 2011.The film, which was shot over a period ofdays from a script that was more than a decade old, was promoted without an advertising budget via Twitter and Facebook. The film was shot using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, which is a digital still photography camera, with video capability. Because of its traditional still photography appearance, they were able to film without attracting attention in public places. They did not use any artificial lighting in any scenes, except for a nightclub scene, where Michaels iPhone provided the lighting. The film was scored by friend Kubilay Uner. The film was classified as an experimental film by the Screen Actors Guild, which meant the Polish brothers did not have to pay Katic, who used her own wardrobe. ........

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