LITTLE NEW YORK

LITTLE NEW YORK (STATEN ISLAND)

The Story:
The lives of three residents of New York's Staten Island intersect as they struggle to get ahead...

First section, local Mafia boss Parmelo "Parmy" Tarzo (Vincent D'Onofrio), unveils to underlings his plan to take over all the organized crime on Staten Island. But someone betrays him, and after an unsuccessful assassination attempt, Parmy takes refuge up a tree in a woodland skedded for deforestation, drawing media attention.

Second section finds septic-tank cleaner Sully (Eathan Hawke), who's ashamed of his low IQ, devising a plan to rob Parmy to obtain $50,000. With the money, Sully and his missus, Mary (Julianne Nicholson), can take part in an in-vitro fertilization study that pre-selects fetuses for intelligence.

Third and last section focuses on deaf-mute deli man Jasper (Seymour Cassel), a friend of Sully's, who's been forced by Parmy's gang for years to carve up the corpses of those they've whacked.

Once that's been established, it's not hard to predict where the story's going, although a few pleasurable twists lie in wait.

Starring:
Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Seymour Cassel, Rosemary De Angelis, Julianne Nicholson, Jeremy Schwartz

Directed By:
James DeMonaco

Release:
2009

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TABLE FOR THREE

TABLE for THREE

The Story:
Scott Teller (Brandon Routh) has just proposed. His would-be fiancée has just thrown up off a rooftop and broken up with him. His roommate has just left for Germany. Now heartbroken (we know this because he’s grown a beard) and living in an empty apartment, Scott places an ad in the paper for someone to share his moroseness and, more importantly, the rent. Enter Ryan (Jesse Bradford) and Mary (Sophia Bush), a Stepford couple who offer to look out for Scott and make sure he doesn’t rush into anything serious too soon. They’re always chipper, fix gourmet brunches, and make sure Scott doesn‘t drunk-dial his ex. But they also roleplay, eavesdrop on Scott’s phone conversations, and take photos of him while he’s sleeping. They would make good serial killers. Their antics from interrupting a private dress rehearsal of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to throwing the world’s worst birthday bash--make it impossible for Scott’s romance with new girl Leslie (Jennifer Morrison),who also has a habit of rushing things with new beaus, to bloom. And that’s just their plan. Scott believes that Ryan and Mary are intentionally sabotaging his chances with her because they desperately need him in their life to hold their dysfunctional relationship together.

Starring:
Brandon Routh, Jesse Bradford, Sophia Bush, Jennifer Morrison

Directed By:
Michael Samonek

Release:
2009

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INCENDIARY

INCENDIARY

The Story:
A young mother (Michelle Williams), who is dedicated to her young son (Sidney Johnston) and her hard-working husband Lenny (Nicholas Gleaves). Her husband’s work is a constant stress on her and the family, as he is a bomb expert in an Anti-Terrorist squad. Due to her worrisome if her husband will arrive at home late one night, the young mother goes out to have a drink and relax. At a crowded night spot she meets a direct journalist named Jasper Black (Ewan McGregor), whom she engages in an affair with...

On Mayday, after seeing her boys off to a major soccer match, she meets Jasper again and brings him back to her flat. Minutes later she can only watch as live TV coverage shows the stadium ripped apart by massive explosions.

A terrorist attack by six suicide bombers at the football match kills Lenny, the little boy and about 1000 others, on what becomes known as May Day.In panic and denial she makes Jasper drive her towards the ground and fights through the crowds and chaos into the very heart of the nightmare.Jasper and Lenny's boss Terrance (Matthew MacFadyen), in charge of the anti-terrorist division, both try to comfort the mother; both are also romantically interested in her.Filled with heartache, the young mother then goes on a personal mission to seek out the bomber’s son for some type of redemption.

Starring:
Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor, Matthew MacFadyen, Sidney Johnston, Nicholas Gleaves

Directed By:
Sharon Maguire

Release:
2008

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KRABAT

KRABAT (German)

The Story:
The year is 1646. Krabat (David Kross) is a starving fourteen year old orphan from Germany who has struggled for survival after seeing his country decimated by war and disease. One night, a strange voice calls out to Krabat in his dreams, beckoning the destitute child to a mysterious mill in the countryside. When the miller offers Krabat room and board in exchange for becoming an apprentice, the hungry young boy readily accepts. But something isn't quite right in this mill, and Krabat can sense it. He gradually begins to suspect that the eleven other young men who live in the mill are harboring a mysterious secret, suspicions that are later confirmed when the curious newcomer discovers that his fellow apprentices are involved with some truly bizarre activities. Upon further inquiry, Krabat discovers that the miller is in fact a master of the dark arts, and that the young men who reside in the mill are his students. Fascinated by their magic and eager to belong, Krabat accepts their invitation to become a member of their secret society. When Krabat discovers that his new master's plans could spell doom for his protector and best friend Tonda (Daniel Brühl), however, realizes that in order to save Tonda he will somehow have to break free of the malevolent sorcerer's powerful grip.

Starring:
David Kross, Daniel Brühl, Christian Redl, Robert Stadlober, Paula Kalenberg, Anna Thalbach

Directed By:
Marco Kreuzpaintner

Release:
2008

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NOBODY LOVES ALICE

NOBODY LOVES ALICE

The Story:
Alice (Nitzan Mager) is a beautiful woman whose good looks hide an endurably lonely childhood in a series of foster homes. Also hidden is an insane – and murderous – desire for fairy tale love. Whoever withholds it from her is brutally punished with Alice’s own brand of brutal torture.

Alice works with two other women: Abigail (Amanda Taylor) and Megan (Elise Rodriguez). Abigail is in a long term relationship with her boyfriend, Alex (Phillip Ward). Alex is crazy in love with Abigail, which only drives Abigail crazy. She knows that Alex is getting ready to propose, but she is afraid of commitment. So afraid that it gives her nightmares. Fretting over fidelity, Abigail talks it over with her friend Megan, who tells her that all men cheat. Not comforted by this news, Abigail decides to test Alex. To do this, she enlists the hesitant help of Alice. Alice already has a "boyfriend",but she decides to go along with the ploy.

A phony phone call later, and Alex knows he's being had. He meets Alice, asks her a few leading questions, then confronts her, knowing that Abigail set him up. He drives Alice home and prepares to leave, only to discover that, when Alice borrowed his phone to make a call, she didn't give it back. He returns to get it, and merry mishaps occur. Now Abigail must try to get into Alice’s twisted world to try to find and save the man she loves – or what’s left of him before it’s too late...

Starring:
Nitzan Mager, Phillip Ward, Amanda Taylor, Elyse Rodriguez, James D. Ballard, Jessie Cobb

Directed By:
Roger A. Scheck

Release:
2008

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PARIS

PARIS (French)

The Story:
It all starts with Pierre (Romain Duris) who, in his thirties, learns that he has heart failure and might not have much more time to live. Weakened and desperate, he doesn’t leave his flat anymore. From then on, the ex-cabaret dancer’s only entertainment is to watch his neighbors from his balcony and live through their lives.

The baker of the street (Karine Viard), who manages both being a horrible boss and a fakely pleasant seller.

The student who lives right accros the street (Mélanie Laurent), so pretty that Pierre sometimes wonder if she would like him. And he’s not the only one. Her college history teacher Roland (Fabrice Lucchini) finds himself so madly in love with her that he acts as a young fool to seduce her.

This gives his brother Philippe (François Cluzet), the architect, a good laugh, he who is trapped in such a normal life that he has nightmares about it.

Pierre finally admits to his sister Elise (Juliette Binoche) and her three children that he is sick. From then on she will take care of him. For him, she brings life inside the walls of his apartment, and in return he gives her back the taste of life she thought she had forever lost.
This gives her the courage to go to Jean (Albert Dupontel) the fruit seller, who is separated from his wife but devastated when she abruptly dies.

Starring:
Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Albert Dupontel, Francois Cluzet, Karin Viard, Gilles Lellouche, Melanie Laurent, Zinedine Soualem, Julie Ferrier, Olivia Bonamy, Maurice Benichou, Sabrina Ouazani, Kingsley Kum Abang

Directed By:
Cédric Klapisch

Release:
2008

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A' DERIVA

A' DERIVA (Adrift) (Brazil)

The Story:
A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening. Novelist Mathias (Vincent Cassel) takes the family to their beach house for the summer vacation. Tensions ignite with wife Clarice (Debora Bloch), whose drinking and verbal digs expose marital dissatisfaction alongside inner turmoil. Daughter Filipa (Laura Neiva) spies Dad's affair with vixenish Angela (Camilla Belle), adding to the teen's standard hormonal chaos. But, this secret is to be only the first in a series of others, both enchanting and painful, which she discovers about her family and herself as well.

Starring:
Camilla Belle, Vincent Cassel, Débora Bloch, Taís Araújo, Cauã Reymond, Laura Neiva, Max Huzar

Directed By:
Heitor Dhalia

Release:
2009

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THE FINAL DESTINATION (4)

THE FINAL DESTINATION (4)

The Story:
On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon (Bobby Campo) has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori (Shantel VanSanten), and their friends, Janet (Haley Webb) and Hunt (Nick Zano), to leave... escaping seconds before Nick's frightening vision becomes a terrible reality.

Thinking they've cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one, in increasingly gruesome ways.Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination.

Starring:
Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Krista Allen, Mykelti Williamson, Haley Webb, Nick Zano, Andrew Fiscella, Richard T. Jones

Directed By:
David R. Ellis

Release:
2009

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DOGHOUSE

DOGHOUSE

The Story:
Vince (Stephen Graham) has gone to pieces after a traumatic divorce. But his mates including Neil (Danny Dyer), Mikey (Noel Clarke) and Patrick (Keith-Lee Castle) aren't giving up on him. Struggling with their own mid-life troubles, they drag him off for a boys' weekend in the country. When they arrive in Moodley, a small town in the middle of nowhere, they discover that all the women have turned into maneating Zombirds. Forced to hide out in the empty shops when their minibus driver also goes crazy, they're cut off and helpless. Getting back to boy scout basics, the boys utilise anything and everything at their disposal to fight off the infected women. Holding up in a church, they fearfully await the next day. But the worst is yet to come...

Starring:
Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham, Noel Clarke, Terry Stone, Christina Cole, Lee Ingleby, Keith-Lee Castle, Emil Marwa, Neil Maskell, Adele Silva

Directed By:
Jake West

Release:
2009

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THE ROAD

The Story:
A father and his son (Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee) walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing: just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food--and each other.

Starring:
Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Garret Dillahunt, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce

Directed By:
John Hillcoat

Release:
2009

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

The Story:
Max (Max Records), a mischievous young boy who is sent to his room after rebelling against his mother (Catherine Keener). Max’s imagination is free to roam, and it soon transports him to a thriving forest bordering a vast sea. Delighted, he sets sail for the land of the Wild Things, where mischief reigns and Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.

Starring:
Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker

Directed By:
Spike Jonze

Release:
2009

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THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE

THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE

The Story:
Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams) has been in love with Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated: Henry is a time traveler--cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.Henry and Clare's passionate love affair endures across a sea of time and captures the two lovers in an impossibly romantic trap.

Starring:
Eric Bana, Jane McLean, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston

Directed By:
Robert Schwentke

Release:
2009

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STONE'S WAR

STONE'S WAR (Finland)

The Story:
Captain Martin Stone (Andrew Tiernan) is leading a finely-trained, elite platoon of American and Finnish soldiers as they attack an enemy bunker. Underestimating their enemy's strength, they are quickly beaten back into the forest. As they try to regroup, they are suddenly attacked by the same soldiers they had just killed a few minutes earlier. Forced to flee deeper into Russian territory, they discover one of war's most terrifying secrets and realize they have woken up a far deadlier enemy.

Starring:
Andrew Tiernan, Mikko Leppilampi, Samuel Vauramo, Jouko Ahola, Mark Wingett, Andreas Wilson, Antti ReiniMagdalena Gorska, Marko Makilaakso, Andrius Paulavicius

Directed By:
Marko Mäkilaakso

Release:
2008

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SHUTTER ISLAND

SHUTTER ISLAND

The Story:
It's 1954, Two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), are assigned to investigate the disappearance of a murderess patient Rachel (Emily Mortimer) from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister.

Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity.

Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow, Jackie Earle Haley, Patricia Clarkson

Directed By:
Martin Scorsese

Release:
2009

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THE SQUARE

THE SQUARE

The Story:
Ray Yale (David Roberts) is a construction worker who is married to Martha (Lucy Bell) and is helping to build an upscale resort hotel just outside Sydney. Ray isn't entirely happy in his marriage, and his roving eye has become focused on Carla (Claire van der Boom) a hairdresser who lives next door. Carla is married to a low-level mobster, Greg (Anthony Hayes) but she craves excitement and is soon having a torrid affair with Ray. Carla knows that Greg has a large bundle of cash hidden in their home, and she hatches a scheme she shares with Ray to steal they money, set fire to the house, and run off together, with Greg imagining the cash was lost in the blaze. While Ray isn't interested in a life of crime, he can't say no to Carla, but when he develops cold feet at the last minute, his attempts to reach Billy (Joel Edgerton) who was hired to torch the house, are unsuccessful, and things take a turn for the worse when he learns that Greg's aged mother was in the house when it burned to the ground. Ray quickly realizes he's been implicated in a murder, and Billy doesn't hesitate to use this knowledge to his advantage.

Starring:
David Roberts, Claire Van Der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes, Lucy Bell

Directed By:
Nash Edgerton

Release:
2008

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HINDSIGHT

HINDSIGHT

The Story:
Unexpectedly pregnant with no means to raise a child, Dina and Ronnie (Miranda Bailey and Waylon Payne) decide to sell their unborn baby over the Internet. Their plan begins to unravel when the couple they’ve chosen, Paul and Maria (Jeffrey Donovan and Leonor Varela), turn out to have an agenda of their own.

Starring:
Leonor Varela, Jeffrey Donovan, Waylon Payne, Miranda Bailey, Richard Riehle, Deborah Offner, Arnell Powell

Directed By:
Paul Holahan

Release:
2008

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JOURNAL OF A CONTRACT KILLER

JOURNAL OF A CONTRACT KILLER

The Story:
Stephanie Komack (Justine Powell) was a high-class hooker and assassin for the Italian Mob. Now working in London as a waitress, and a single mother to her seven year old daughter Zoe (Isabella Damiano), the Mob track Stephanie down and persuade her to do one last job. The hit goes wrong and Stephanie soon realises the stark reality of her failure. They snatch her daughter as punishment, but didn't figure on Stephanie's capacity for revenge! Inspired by true events.

Starring:
Justine Powell, Adam Leese, Jake Canuso, Marco Gambino, Heather Bleasdale, Isabella Damiano, Michele Damiano, Bill Sheehan, David Janson, Lianne Marie Harding Williams, Michele Autorino.

Directed By:
Tony Maylam

Release:
2008

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DANCE OF THE DEAD

DANCE OF THE DEAD

The Story:
As prom gets underway and the dead come out to play, the only hope for saving the day is the mismatched couple that can't seem to agree on anything. As the Cosa High School Senior Prom draws near, the local teens are more preoccupied with getting laid and looking good on the big night. Jimmy (Jared Kusnitz), the class clown who is constantly in detention for something.

His girlfriend, Lindsey (Greyson Chadwick) has been planning and preparing the Hula Prom and is excited about it finally all coming together. Unfortunately, Jimmy is not the most romantic type and doesn't even have a corsage for her.

Then, there's Steven (Chandler Darby) Jimmy's best friend and member of the Sci-Fi Club. He's in love with Gwen (Carissa Capobianco) but she wants to take rocker Nash (Blair Redford) to the prom instead. Eventually, the zombies bust out of their crypts and start eating as much of the town as possible, with the kids banding together to try and stop the attack. They are joined by the local bully, Kyle (Justin Welborn) as well as their phys-ed coach, Coach Keel (Mark Oliver)

Starring:
Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby, Carissa Capobianco, Randy McDowell, Michael V. Mammoliti, Mark Lynch, Justin Welborn, Mark Oliver, Blair Redford, Lucas Till, Hunter Pierce, Jonathan Spencer, Stephen Caudill, J. Jacob Adelman

Directed By:
Gregg Bishop

Release:
2008

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ACOLYTES

ACOLYTES

The Story:
Mark (Sebastian Gregory) and James (Joshua Payne) are at the end of high school. They like a bit of mischief. They share a haunting secret. When Mark discovers a burial spot in the forest, he gets James and his girlfriend Chasely (Hannah Mangan-Lawrence) involved. It turns out to be a makeshift grave with a girl’s body buried. They think they know who the killer is as Mark had spotted the car leaving the scene, so he and James concoct a plan to blackmail the suspected killer (Joel Edgerton) into murdering the pervert bully, Gary Parker (Michael Dorman), who scarred their lives as young adolescents. If only it were that simple.

Starring:
Joel Edgerton, Michael Dorman, Sebastian Gregory, Joshua Payne,Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Danny Baldwin, Holly Baldwin, Harley Bennick, Sue Dwyer, and Isabella Heathcote.

Directed By:
Jon Hewitt

Release:
2008

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HOW TO ROB A BANK

HOW TO ROB A BANK

The Story:
Fed up with the manner in which super-sized corporations continually stack the deck against the common man, Jason "Jinx" Taylor (Nick Stahl) reaches his wit's end after attempting to withdraw his last 20 dollars from the bank and getting refused due to the fact that the transaction fee will overdraw him. Locked in a tightly sealed bank vault with pretty Jessica (Erika Christensen), Jinx struggles to find a way out as armed robber Simon (Gavin Rossdale) and his men search for a means of getting in. As Officer De Gespe (Terry Crews) and his men surround the bank, it begins to appear that the situation is slightly more complicated than the cops anticipated. When Simon fails to intimidate Jinx into opening the vault, loyalties are tested and the situation quickly turns volatile. Soon it's revealed that the true mastermind of the operation is a man whom no one had expected, and that in order to collect the funds that have been skimmed from bank fees over the course of many years, he will have to convince Jinx and Jessica to issue a secret PIN number. Now, in order to escape with both the cash and their lives, Jinx will have to convince cops and robbers alike that he and Jessica are merely hostages who need to be released before things get truly out of hand.

Starring:
Nick Stahl, Erika Christensen, Gavin Rossdale, Leo Fitzpatrick, Terry Crews, David Carradine

Directed By:
Andrew Jenkins

Release:
2008

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BANE

BANE

The Story:
Four women awake in an underground cell with amnesia, all they have are name-tags on their wrists, identifying the level-headed, assertive one as Katherine (Sophia Dawnay) the nervous, weak one as Elaine (Sylvia Robson) the sympathetic, meek one as Jane (Lisa Devlin) and the bolshy, aggressive one as Natasha (Tina Barnes).They are visited, one by one, by the sadistic Dr Murdoch (Daniel Jordan) and the mysterious Handsome Man (Jonathan Sidgwick).

The women soon discover they are part of a gruesome experiment with no obvious purpose. That night, Jane stays awake long enough to witness the first visit to their cell by the terrifying figure of the blood splattered Surgeon. One by one the Surgeon cuts a number into each woman's skin, a four digit number, the exact time he will return to kill them.

Each woman must piece together the dark secret behind Dr Murdoch's experiment and survive the Surgeon's nightly visitations of pain, torture and grisly murder. Is there any way to escape? What is the purpose of the experiment and who, or what, is screaming every time the lights go out?

Starring:
Sophia Dawnay, Lisa Devlin, Jonathan Sidgwick, Steve Barnes, Tina Barnes, Chris Dawe, Jessica Eaves, Megan Filby, Daniel Jordan, Paul Kelleher, John Raggett, Chris Reed, Sylvia Robson

Directed By:
James Eaves

Release:
2008

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LIVE ANIMALS

LIVE ANIMALS

The Story:
A group of college kids must decide what price they will pay to gain their freedom after being kidnapped by a ruthless White Slave trader Wayne (John Still) and keeps them locked in the pens in a horse barn, for sale to international prostitution rings and other bidders.

Starring:
John Still, Pat Cox, Christian Walker, Jeannette Commans, Scott Fletcher and Stacey Flowers.
Directed By:
Jeremy Benson

Release:
2008

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FOG WARNING

FOG WARNING

The Story:
When a series of gruesome murders start plaguing a small New England town, people suspect it'sa vampire. Many people have been murdered and their blood has been sucked. Ronny (Michael Barra), manager of a local comic book store, who is house-sitting at a future historical site, decides to kidnap Anna (Elise Rovinsky) who he believes is a vampire. He locks her up in the attic of the historical home. He's joined by two thugs, Karl (Cuyle Carvin) and Eddie (Joe Kathrein) who enjoy tormenting the woman. All they need is her confession which Ronny can record with his digital camcorder. However, their guest begins to alarm her hosts with some very strange behavior.

A mentally challenged teenager Linda (Alice Snow Johnson), the sister of one of the men, is brought into the caper to help convince the woman to confess her sins. Meanwhile, Detective Powell (Madeline Reed) who is investigating the woman's disappearance becomes suspicious of their activities. Soon a dark secret will be revealed that will bring each of these troubled characters to the brink and their dreams of becoming rich and famous turn into a violent nightmare.

Starring:
Michael Barra, Elise Rovinsky, Cuyle Carvin, Alice Snow Johnson, Madeline Reed,Joe Kathrein

Directed By:
Christopher Ward

Release:
2008

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EAT YOUR HEART OUT

EAT YOUR HEART OUT aka SKINNED ALIVE

The Story:
In the heart of New York City, men are dying in very violent ways. They are being torn up and ripped apart...and eaten. The only connection is that they all die after hiring a prostitute. Meet Pandora (Melissa Bacelar) is a whore with a mission -- eat the flesh of her Johns as a means to survive. Things are going great for our coital-loving cannibal until she eats the retarded brother of a vengeful man known only as The Stalker (Joshua Nelson). This dude is out for blood, and thus he begins a hunt that leads him all over New York City. Enter Jeffrey (Jack Dillon). He's a lonely guy just looking for love.He hates his job, he hates his life and all he wants is a woman to shower with love and affection. Socially awkward and fearing rejection, Jeffrey finds his companionship with hookers. In a bizarre twist of fate, Jeffrey hires Pandora and almost instantly they fall madly in love.
She decides to stop hooking to marry him. Of course there are two things keeping them from total happiness -- her hunger for flesh and the stalker's relentless pursuit, and caught in the middle is Jeffrey, who only wanted to love and be loved.

Starring:
Joshua Nelson, Melissa Bacelar, Alan Rowe Kelley, Jack Dillon

Directed By:
James Tucker

Release:
2008

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COLOUR FROM THE DARK

COLOUR FROM THE DARK

The Story:
Pietro (Michael Segal) and Lucia (Debbie Rochon) live on an isolated farm with Alice (Marysia Kay), Lucia's younger sister. Poor farmers, they live tilling the soil. Pietro is a good worker and a strong man who, unlike his three brothers, is not at war because of a deformed knee. Lucia is a beautiful and reserved woman dedicated to her family.

Their life is peaceful and good, in spite of the hard work. One day, while drawing water from the well, Pietro and Alice accidentally free something from Earth's womb. A strange and alien color flashes underwater, at the well's bottom, then disappears. From that moment on, inexplicable events start happening all around the farm, and by night the surrounding vegetation glitters with a sinister glow. The color soon takes hold of the whole farm, and dwelling inside Pietro and his family's minds, it brings them into its sick world of pain, blood and death.

Starring:
Debbie Rochon, Michael Segal, Marysia Kay, Eleanor James, Gerry Shanahan, Emmett J Scanlan, Matteo Tosi and Alessandra Guerzoni

Directed By:
Ivan Zuccon

Release:
2008

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WENDY & LUCY

WENDY & LUCY

The Story:
Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams) alienated Indiana woman who packs up her car and sets her sights on Alaska, but finds herself stranded in a small Oregon town with no money and only her faithful dog, Lucy, to keep her company. When Wendy realizes that there's nothing keeping her in her home state of Indiana, she makes the decision to relocate to Alaska and seek out work at the local fish cannery. With her four-legged friend Lucy in the passenger seat next to her, Wendy stops off to get some rest in a small Oregon town. The following morning, when Wendy attempts to start her car, the engine fails to respond. But this is only the first in a series of snowballing events, because as Wendy waits for the local garage to open she heads to the supermarket to pick up some dog food for Lucy. Opting to shoplift the puppy chow since she doesn't have much cash to speak of, Wendy subsequently finds herself in the local jail thanks to an overzealous employee. By the time Wendy pays her fine and gets back to the supermarket, Lucy is gone. Unfortunately the dog pound doesn't open until the following morning, and after receiving some help from a kindly local, Wendy gets some particularly bad news about her car. Wendy is led through a series of increasingly dire economic decisions.

Starring:
Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Walter Dalton, Will Oldham, Larry Fessenden

Directed By:
Kelly Reichardt

Release:
2008

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LA ZONA

LA ZONA (Spanish)

The Story:
During a heavy storm, a billboard comes down on the fence of La Zona, giving three opportunist youths the chance to sneak in, for a quick and easy robbery.
Confronted by a resident, the burglars kill the woman but can't stop a maid from raising the alarm, and in a split second, neighbors come running, shooting dead two of the thieves and accidentally felling a security guard. Miguel (Alan Chavez) escapes into the alleyways, and the community raises a general alarm, though when city cop Rigoberto (Mario Zaragoza) comes, he's told there was no incident. The residents have an agreement with the city that their independent contractors patrol themselves, and they're intent on handling this inhouse.
Sixteen-year-old Alejandro (Daniel Tovar) is shaken by the killings and uncomfortable with the vigilante intensity of dad Daniel (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) and the other residents. They agree to handle things on their own at a community meeting, but then begin to turn on each other when it's suspected a resident tipped off the outside police. Meanwhile, Alejandro discovers Miguel in the basement, and, while initially wary, he realizes the pathetic, frightened kid needs to get out of La Zona if he's to remain alive.

Starring:
Alan Chavez, Carlos Bardem, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Daniel Jimenez Cacho, Daniel Tovar, Maribel Verdu

Directed By:
Rodrigo Plá

Release:
2008

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SHIRO'S HEAD

SHIRO'S HEAD

The Story:
Vince Flores (Don Muna), a grungy hustler crippled and guilt-wracked by his role in the car crash that killed his father. Muna's charismatic perf drives the tale of Vince emerging from the shadows upon the return of family friend Noah (Matt Ladmirault). Duo form an uneasy alliance following the murder of Vince's half-brother (Julian Santos) by a scary Japanese assassin (Dion Lizama) seeking a sacred sword held by the Flores clan. Details of the invented legend are overly elaborated, but Vince's reformation in the midst of bloodshed commands attention. Based on a universal theme of family, faith and forgiveness.

Starring:
Matt Ladmirault, Don Muna, Aleta Borja, Dion Lizama, Julius Santos, Nick Baza, Justin Mateo

Directed By:
Kel Muna and Don Muna

Release:
2008

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RED

RED

The Story:
Avery "Av" Ludlow (Brian Cox) is a retired Korean War veteran with a tragic past that has cost him both his wife and his two sons. The only things he has left in the world are his farmhouse, the general store he owns and his 14-year-old dog, Red, a gift from his late wife. In the blink of an eye, however, one of those things is violently taken from him.

Three mischievous teens out hunting in the woods callously shoot and kill Red while trying to rob Av. After burying his best friend, Av uses his knowledge of firearms, some deductive reasoning and a bit of small-town charm to find out who the culprits are. The ringleader is Danny McCormack (Noel Fisher), a hot-tempered Aryan poster child from a "new money" family with some unscrupulous ties. His brother, Harold (Kyle Gallner), is a good kid who tries to be the peacemaker during the robbery but is bullied into complying. The third kid is Pete Doust (Shiloh Fernandez), a poor kid from the wrong part of town who's hesitant to shoot the dog but laughs about it afterwards.

Av visits the McCormack home to speak to the father (Tom Sizemore), but he dismisses Av's complaint when Danny denies even being at the scene. Mr. McCormack hides behind a wall of money and power, challenging Av to sue him. Av, of course, can't hire a big-time attorney, and despite the aid of local TV news reporter Carrie Donnel (Kim Dickens), the district attorney -- presumably in McCormack's pocket refuses to prosecute. It seems that animals are treated by the law as property anyway, and killing one would likely result in only a $100 fine and little or no jail time. Av hits a similar dead end with Pete's parents (Robert Englund and Amanda Plummer).

Av wants little more than an apology, but with nowhere left to turn, he resorts to more confrontational methods, and what was once a battle of wills turns into an all-out physical war, with casualties on both sides.

Starring:
Brian Cox, Kim Dickens, Robert Englund, Amanda Plummer, Tom Sizemore, Noel Fisher, Kyle Gallner and Richard Riehle.

Directed By:
Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee

Release:
2008

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