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August 16, 2010

Wronged Man, The


Synopsis
Based on an incredible true story, The Wronged Man stars Julia Ormond (Legends of the Fall) as Janet "Prissy" Gregory, the legal secretary who spent more than twenty years trying to free an innocent man from prison. While reassigning the cases of her late boss, Prissy has trouble getting a lawyer to represent inmate Calvin Willis (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), an African-American man wrongly accused of raping a young girl. So Prissy decides to handle the case herself, not anticipating the personal struggle she must face in her courageous quest for justice.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Julia Ormond
• Lisa Arrindell Anderson
• Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
• Tonea Stewart
• Russ Comegys
• Bruce McKinnon

Writers:
• Teena Booth

Producers:
• Robert J. Wilson

Directors:
• Tom McLoughlin

Job, The



A guy looking to find employment and marry the love of his life, gets in over his head when a fast-talking temp agent lands him a job.

Swedish Auto


Synopsis
Lukas Haas (Brick) and January Jones (Mad Men) star in this acclaimed drama about isolation, obsession and the quiet possibilities of love. Carter (Haas) is a shy auto mechanic locked into his daily routine. Darla (Jones) is an attractive waitress at the local diner who hides a deep personal wound. In a place where secrets live in the shadows, can two mismatched loners reach out to each other and confront the only truths that matter? Chris Williams (Californication) and Brianne Davis (Prom Night) co-star in the indie sleeper written and directed by Derek Sieg that L.A. Splash calls "Unique, honest and enthralling...a sweet ride that defies Hollywood convention and seems as second nature as reality."

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Lukas Haas
• January Jones
• Mary Maria
• Brianne Davis
• Chris Williams
• Lee Weaver
• Tim Dezarn

Writers:
• Derek Sieg

Producers:
• Tyler Davidson

Directors:
• Derek Sieg

Say Goodnight


Three guys tell a friend the stories of how they met the loves of their lives, and how they managed to completely screw up the relationships

Shaun The Sheep - Saturday Night Shaun


Shaun the Sheep returns for this fabulous collections of episodes, from the makers of WALLACE AND GROMIT. Episodes include: 'Saturday night Shaun', 'Stick With Me', 'Shaun The Farmer', 'Sheep On the Loose', 'Tidy Up', 'Snore-Worn Shaun', Camping Chaos' and 'If you Can't Stand The Heat'.

Safe Harbor


Doug and Robbie are about to set sail on a long trip when they unexpectedly find themselves foster parenting a group of troubled teenage boys. The experience changes their lives for the better, and they decide to stay in town and run the foster home for boys permanently

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil


Synopsis
In a stateside hotel during the height of World War II, young Danny Coogan dreams of joining the war effort.
Following the murder of hotel guest Mr. Toulon by Nazi assassins, Danny finds the old man's crate of mysterious Puppets and is suddenly thrust into a battle all his own.

He discovers that Nazis Max and Klaus, along the beautiful Japanese saboteur Ozu, plan to attack a secret American manufacturing plant. After his family is attacked and his girlfriend Beth is kidnapped, it is up to Danny and the living deadly puppets to stop this Axis of Evil...


Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Taylor Graham
• Erica Shaffer
• Jenna Gallaher
• Levi Fiehler
• Jerry Hoffman
• Tom Sandoval

Writers:
• August White

Producers:
• Charles Band

Directors:
• David DeCoteau

Prophet, A


Synopsis
Academy Award nominated, A Prophet (2009, Best Foreign Language Film) details the gritty prison career of nineteen-year-old Malik (Tahar Rahim, 2009 European Film Award Winner for Best Actor). Arriving at the jail, he is cornered by the leader of the ruling Corsican gang (Niels Arestrup, 2010 Cesar Award Winner for Best Supporting Actor) and forced to carry out a number of dangerous missions including drug trafficking and brutal hits. Over time Malik is able to earn the gang while secretly devising his own plans.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Niels Arestrup
• Adel Bencherif
• Reda Kateb
• Hichem Yacoubi
• Leila Bekhti
• Gilles Cohen
• Tahar Rahim
• Antoine Basler
• Federic Graziani
• Pierre Leccia
• Foued Nasson
• Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
• Jean-Philippe Ricci

Writers:
• Jacques Audiard
• Thomas Bidegain

Producers:
• Lauranne Bourrachot

Directors:
• Jacques Audiard

Mist: The Tale Of A Sheepdog Puppy


Synopsis
Mist is one of three pups born at Brough Farm. From the moment that she opens her eyes, her dream is to become a real sheepdog. But things are not as easy as she might have hoped. Training with the boss is confusing, and then there's a bunch of gruff and grumpy rams to deal with, and an auntie who may not always have her best interests at heart. Can Mist really learn her craft and one day prove herself worthy of a place in the team of sheepdogs at Borough Farm?

Cast & Crew
Writers:
• Richard Overall

Producers:
• Lucie Wenigerova
• David Kennard

Directors:
• Richard Overall

Love At First Hiccup


LOVE AT FIRST HICCUP is a charming, innocent, and intelligent romantic comedy about the freshman Victor who has contracted a case of Anya-itis (acute and incurable love-passion for high school senior Anya). And why shouldn't he? She is beautiful and popular. Rich but incredibly sweet with a rare innocence. In other words: Way out of Victor's league. Unfortunately Anya also dates a rich guy, Peter, who drives a fancy lotus and has a stuffed Gucci wallet. However chance meetings riddled with awkward hiccups soon makes sparks fly between Anya and Victor. Maybe Victor's shy and goofy charm can beat out Peter's arrogance?

Life During Wartime


Joy (Shirkey Henderson) is married to a man with an unresolved 'affliction', and recieves visitations from her deceased ex-lover. Her sister Trish (Allison Janney) meets an unlikely new suitor (Michael Lerner) who she hopes will bring stability to her family, while her husband (Ciaran Hinds) is just out of prison and keen to reconnect with his son. Helen (Ally Sheedy), the third sister, is feeling intense pressure from her family and her Hollywood success. Ten years after the critically acclaimed 'Happiness', director Todd Solondz returns to the familiar themes and characters with 'Life During Wartime', and presents us with a tale thats poignant, funny,disturbing, shocking and sad, while creating a resonant portrait of modern life and love.

Actors: Shirley Henderson, Ciaran Hinds, Alison Janney, Charlotte Rampling, Paul Reubens
Directors: Todd Solondz

Joneses, The


Synopsis
Demi Moore, David Duchovny and Amber Heard co-star in this "fresh, scintillating and downright terrific" film! (Rex Reed, The New York Observer) The Joneses seem like the most stylish, trendsetting family on the block. But in reality, they have a hidden agenda that will affect their closest friends and neighbors in surprising ways. As the Joneses' plan unfolds, secrets will be revealed and lies exposed - forcing them to turn to the last people on earth they thought they could ever trust...each other.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• David Duchovny
• Demi Moore
• Glenne Headly
• Lauren Hutton
• Amber Heard
• Gary Cole
• Ben Hollingsworth

Writers:
• Derrick Borte

Producers:
• Kristi Zea
• Derrick Borte
• Doug Mankoff
• Andrew Spaulding

Directors:
• Derrick Borte

Heartless


Synopsis
From visionary British filmmaker Philip Ridley (THE REFLECTING SKIN, THE PASSION OF DARKLY NOON) comes this astonishing chiller. Jim Sturgess (FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING) stars as a troubled young man who is plagued by demonic visions on the streets of London's East End. Clemence Poesy (IN BRUGES), Noel Clarke (KIDULTHOOD), Eddie Marsan (THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED) and Timothy Spall (LIFE IS SWEET) co-star.

Actors: Noel Clarke, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Mawle, Clemence Poesy, Timothy Spall
Directors: Philip Ridley

Hard Four


When legendary gambler Golden Hands Segal suffers a fatal heart attack at the craps table in Las Vegas, his grandson Freddy Meingold and boyhood pal Spencer Ragusa have less than 24 hours to retrieve the body for burial in New Jersey.

Actors: Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr., Dabney Coleman, Bryan Cranston, John Getz
Directors: Charles Dennis

Penguins Of Madagascar, The: Happy King Julien Day!


Maurice bribes the zoo animals to celebrate 'King Julien Day' by offering them sweets. Only Skipper refuses to go along, but he's still unable to avoid the day. Find out what happens in this hilarious storybook, with three fantastic Penguins of Madagascar stories and eight pages of glossy pictures from the shows.

Actors: James Patrick Stuart, Jeff Bennett, Tom McGrath, Andy Richter, John Di Maggio
Writers: Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell

Hallowed Ground


Synopsis
Evil unearthed.

What lies beneath this Hallowed Ground is beyond the limits of fear itself. When a young woman (Jaimie Alexander, Rest Stop) is stranded in a remote small town, she quickly discovers its gruesome history involving a deceased preacher with an unholy legacy of living sacrifices. As the old legend is resurrected, she is forced into a battle for survival against the demented townspeople and a blood-thirsty scarecrow that has come in search of victims.

Cast & Crew

Actors:
• Jaimie Alexander

Writers:
• David Benullo

Producers:
• Daniel Grodnik
• Timothy J. Warenz

Directors:
• David Benullo

Getting High in the Barrio


Vato and Felipe are two free loaders whose only skills are to relax and have a good time. After Felipe impregnates a neighborhood girl, he decides to get a job taking Vato along for the ride. Tired of bouncing from job to job, they do what they know best and take the easy way out. Easier said than done, they won't kick old habits no matter how much trouble they get themselves into!

Actors: Danny Martinez, Noel Gugliemi, Arturo Gil
Directors: Juan J. Frausto

Furry Vengence


Synopsis
Sometimes, four legs are better than two. Dan (Brendan Fraser, The Mummy franchise) just moved his wife and son to the woods to take a new job with a supposedly eco-friendly housing development. But the fur-and Dan's temper-is sure to fly when the local critters learn of the bleak plans for their forest home and stop at nothing to halt construction. Brooke Shields (TV's Lipstick Jungle), Matt Prokop (High School Musical 3: Senior Year), Ken Jeong (Knocked Up) and Angela Kinsey (TV's The Office) co-star in this comedy for the whole family.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Brendan Fraser
• Brooke Shields
• Angela Kinsey
• Ken Jeong
• Matt Prokop

Writers:
• Josh Gilbert
• Michael Carnes

Producers:
• Robert Simonds
• Keith Goldberg

Directors:
• Roger Kumble

Dora The Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure


Synopsis
Dora's Big Birthday Adventure
Dora and boots need your help on an epic quest to get past a mean witch and find the Wishing Wizzle so they can wish themselves back home in time for Dora's big birthday Party!
Dora Helps The Birthday Wizzle
Join Dora and Boots on a birthday adventure to help bring a wishing wand back to the Birthday Wizzle and bring birthday wishes back to everyone in Wizzle World!

Wizzle Wishes
A cute little Wizzle has lost his wishes and can't wish himself home. Dora and Boots need to catch his runaway wishes, but they can't do it without your help!

Centurion


AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying Picts. Quintus Dias (Fassbender), sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' (West) legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon. But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines. Enduring the harsh terrain and evading their remorseless Pict pursuers led by revenge-hungry Pict Warrior Etain (Kurylenko), the band of soldiers race to rescue their General and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.

Actors: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Noel Clarke, David Morrissey
Directors: Neil Marshall

Blood Done Sign My Name


Synopsis
Nate Parker (The Great Debaters) stars with Golden Globe-winner Ricky Schroder (TV's 24) in this electrifying true story as told in the award-winning book by Timothy Tyson. When a black Vietnam War vet is murdered by whites in small-town North Carolina, it sparks a firestorm of violent protest. Amid the rising chaos, a local teacher (Parker) and newly arrived preacher (Schroder) will risk everything to see justice done and change the brutal legacy of the past. From writer/director Jeb Stuart (screenwriter of Die Hard), it's a powerful, emotionally explosive film the New York Times applauds as "...rich and fascinating."

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Michael Rooker
• Lela Rochon
• Afemo Omilami
• Rick Schroder
• Nick Searcy
• Darrin Henson
• Darrin Dewitt Henson
• Nate Parker
• Omar Miller

Writers:
• Jeb Stuart

Producers:
• Mari Stuart
• Jeb Stuart
• Mel Efros

Directors:
• Jeb Stuart

Batman: Under The Red Hood


Synopsis
In Batman: Under The Red Hood, Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code. Killing is an option. And when the Joker falls in the balance between the two, hard truths are revealed and old wounds are reopened. Featuring a fantastic voice cast headed by Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles and Neil Patrick Harris. This dazzling OC Universe Original Animated Movie twists and turns through action-packed battles and exciting surprises for a thrill ride you can't miss!

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Bruce Greenwood
• Neil Patrick Harris
• Jason Isaacs
• Jensen Ackles
• John DiMaggio
• Wade Williams

Writers:
• Judd Winick

Producers:
• Bobbie Page
• Bruce Timm

Directors:
• Brandon Vietti

American Bandits Frank And Jesse James


Synopsis
After Jesse James (George Stults) is wounded by a bullet to the chest, his brother Frank (Tim Abell) splits the gang up and plans a rendezvous in four days time. With the Marshall Kane (Peter Fonda) in hot pursuit, and betrayal within the outlaw band, the stage is set for a blazing and climactic shootout in the deserted town of Gila Wells.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Siri Baruc
• Lauren Eckstrom
• Jeffrey Combs
• Tim Abell
• Anthony Tyler Quinn

Writers:
• Fred Olen Ray

Producers:
• Kimberly A. Ray
• Fred Olen Ray

Directors:
• Fred Olen Ray

Accidents Happen


Synopsis
Oscar winner Geena Davis stars as Gloria Conway, the sharp-tongued mom in this darkly comic story of a family strangely cursed with a streak of bad luck. But as life takes unexpected detours, Gloria manages to tear apart her pain to find the humor in even the toughest things that happen to her. When her teenage son Billy uncharacteristically lets off some steam in a series of scandalous pranks, the tragic results are something no one could have predicted. But with the love of his family and some unexpected help, Billy sees the magic behind life's oddest accidents.

Cast & Crew
Actors:
• Geena Davis
• Sarah Woods
• Erik Thomson
• Sebastian Gregory
• Joel Tobeck
• Harry Cook
• Harrison Gilbertson

Writers:
• Brian Carbee

Producers:
• Anthony Anderson

Directors:
• Andrew Lancaster