BRICK
Cast: Emilie de Ravin, Meagan Good, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner
Synopsis: Brendan Frye is a loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the 'who' and 'why' and plunges into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich girl Laura, intimidating Tug, drug-addled Dode, seductive Kara, and the ominous Pin. But who can he really trust? These are the ingredients of Brick, a gritty and provocative thriller that critics describe as 'a clever, twist-filled whodunit!' (Claudia Puig, USA Today)
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BRING IT ON: ALL OR NOTHING
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Rihanna, Solange Knowles, Kiersten Warren, Sandy Colton
Synopsis: Get ready for more fun, more attitude and more excitement than ever before! At Pacific Vista High School, popular Britney (Hayden Panettiere) is captain of the cheerleading squad. But Britney’s life quickly turns from cheer-topia to cheer-tastrophe when her father’s job moves her family across town to urban Crenshaw Heights. At her new school, Britney finds herself at odds with her classmates, especially with 'it' girl Camille (Solange Knowles-Smith), the cheer captain of the Crenshaw Heights Warriors. But when Britney proves herself and secures a coveted spot on the cheer squad, the Warriors find themselves in a cross- town 'cheer-off' to star in music sensation Rihanna’s upcoming video. With edgy new moves, the no-holds- barred fight to the finish will test friendships, loyalties and talents —but only one team can 'bring it' and earn a place in cheer history!
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DON'T COME KNOCKING
Cast: Fairuza Balk, Jessica Lange, Sarah Polley, Tim Roth, Sam Shepard
Synopsis: Oscar® Nominee Sam Shepard (Best Supporting Actor, The Right Stuff 1983) and Academy Award nominated director Wim Wenders (Best Documentary Feature, Buena Vista Social Club 1999) reunite for their first collaboration since the critically acclaimed Paris, Texas in this delightful tale about second chances. Howard Spence was once one of Hollywood's hottest movie stars. Now he's a washed up actor barely making it through the day. So on the set of his latest western film he decides to flee and visit his mother (Oscar® winner Eva Marie Saint, Best Supporting Actress, On The Waterfront 1954) for the first time in 30 years. To his surprise he discovers that he might have a grown up child (Gabriel Mann, The Bourne Supremacy) living in a small town in Montana, where he once had a fling with a local waitress (2-Time Oscar® winner Jessica Lange, Best Supporting Actress, Tootsie 1982 & Best Actress, Blue Sky 1994). Things get even more complicated when the film company sends an insurance agent (Academy Award Nominee Tim Roth, Best Supporting Actor, Rob Roy 1995) to retrieve him and another woman (Sarah Polley, Dawn of the Dead) appears in town with more than a sincere interest in Howard.
INSIDE MAN
Cast: Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, Ashlie Atkinson
Synopsis: Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, Academy Award nominee Clive Owen and Academy Award winner Jodie Foster star in this intense and explosive crime thriller. The perfect bank robbery quickly spirals into an unstable and deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a criminal mastermind (Owen), a determined detective (Washington), and a power broker with a hidden agenda (Foster). As the minutes tick by and the situation becomes increasingly tense, one wrong move could mean disaster for any one of them. From acclaimed director Spike Lee comes the edge-of-your-seat, action-packed thriller that The Wall Street Journal calls 'a heist film that's right on the money.'
LARRY THE CABLE GUY: HEALTH INSPECTOR
Cast: Larry the Cable Guy, Brooke Dillman, Eric Esteban, Iris Bahr, Jonathan Bergquist
Synopsis: Larry the Cable Guy plays a big city health inspector who's happy with his usual beat of greasy spoon diners. His easygoing life is turned upside down when he's saddled with a straight arrow rookie partner. When his unorthodox methods cost him his job, Larry has to go undercover to bring the conspirators to justice and 'Git-R-Done!'
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THE LOST CITY
Cast: Andy Garcia, Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, Jsu Garcia, Tomas Milian
Synopsis: Andy Garcia (Modigliani) stars and makes his directorial debut in a passionate and historical tribute to his native Cuba. Havana in 1958 is a place of pleasure for many, but others are not happy under the rule of dictator Fulgencio Batista. As the revolutionary forces of Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara prepare to move on the city, Fico Fellove (Garcia)—owner of the city’s classiest music nightclub, El Tropico—struggles to hold together his family and the love of a woman (Inés Sastre), not knowing that his club will become more than just a stage for popular entertainment. Observing all is The Writer (Bill Murray) an ex-patriot American who sees Fico being drawn into events as the revolution changes everything. Though Fico watches a culture vanish and a people transformed, it is his love of Cuban music that keeps his memories alive. Co-starring Dustin Hoffman and Steven Bauer. Written by Cuban novelist Guillermo Cabrera Infante.
MANDERLAY
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chloe Sevigny, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Lauren Bacall
Synopsis: Manderlay lay on a lonely plain somewhere in the deep south of the USA. It was in the year of 1933 that Grace and her father had left the township of Dogville behind them, with Grace’s unforgettable verdict: ‘If there is any town the world would be a little better without, this is it’; and had driven homewards towards the city of Denver. But being away from home is a serious matter in the gangster business, and the mice had been well and truly playing while the cat was away. Grace’s father and his army of villains had spent the entire winter seeking out new hunting grounds in vain, and now, in this early month of spring, they are driving south in one last attempt to find a favourable location in which to take up residence. So in the end, in order to escape, Grace has to make use of the means and tactics she despises the most. And we come full circle.
SORRY, HATERS
Cast: Fred Durst, Robin Wright Penn, Sandra Oh, Elodie Bouchez, Josh Hamilton
Synopsis: SORRY, HATERS is a psychological thriller with political and social undertones set in today's New York. It's a story of anger, revenge and retribution so timely it could be true. It begins when Ashade, a Muslim cab driver (Abdellatif Kechiche), picks up Phoebe (Robin Wright Penn), a well-heeled professional woman. Although Ashade and Phoebe have nothing in common, each holds troubling urges and secret motivations. When Phoebe takes an interest in exonerating Ashade's brother, who is in jail, a series of events are set in motion resulting in the revelation of a devastating hidden truth. SORRY,HATERS is that rare film that dares to capture the anxiety of a city on edge. With powerful performances by Robin Wright Penn, Abdellatif Kechiche, Sandra Oh and Josh Hamilton, it has the courage to ask the most forbidden questions about who we are, and suggest some surprising answers. SORRY, HATERS is an InDigEnt Production, written and directed by Jeff Stanzler.
ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2: RISE OF THE PANTHER
Cast: Olivia d'Abo, Andre Ware, David Boat, Grey DeLisle, Justin Gross
Synopsis: To save humanity, the Earth's mightiest heroes must reunite for a rematch of heroic proportions. Mysterious Wakanda; lies in the darkest heart of Africa, unknown to most of the world. An isolated land hidden behind closed borders, fiercely protected by its young king - the BLACK PANTHER. A king who holds the fate of the entire earth in his hands. Because brutal alien invaders are coming, soon to fill every sky and control every land, seeking what is buried beneath ancient Wakanda. That leaves the Black Panther with a single option, one that goes against the sacred decrees of his people – to ask for help from outsiders. And so he turns to The Avengers. These mightiest of heroes have battled the aliens before, and barely survived. They thought it was over. They were wrong.