Irish Hit MAZE released across the US from Friday March 22nd 2019
Posted: 21st March 2019
Following on from its hugely successful release in Ireland and the UK, where it achieved the biggest box office for an Irish film in 2017 ($1 million), MAZE goes on theatrical release across the USA this week through distributor Lightyear Entertainment.
The film has already garnered terrific reviews from the American press. Chosen by the NEW YORK TIMES as one of its Critic’s Picks, reviewer Jeanette Catsoulis described lead actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s performance as ‘Superb’. She adds that - ‘On its surface, MAZE is an escape movie, but its true appeal lies elsewhere … underneath the plotting and internecine tussles of the would-be escapees lurks something much more interesting: the story of a seduction.’
The IRISH VOICE describes the film as ‘Gripping’ and praises Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as ‘Outstanding’, adding that he is matched by his co-star Barry Ward in ‘a screen acting prize fight … the dance between the two men is fascinating to watch.’ The Irish Echo praises the film’s ‘authentic feel’ and David Grennan’s ‘claustrophobic cinematography’.
MAZE will have its New York premiere at a sold-out screening at Scandinavia House, Manhattan on March 21st organised by Irish Screen America which will be attended by star Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, producer Jane Doolan, and writer/director Stephen Burke. This will be followed by screenings at the Sommerville Theatre in Boston and the film’s LA premiere on March 27th, again with Irish Screen America at Laemmle’s Film Center in Santa Monica, Los Angeles.
Details of the US release can be found at: http://www.mazethemovie.com