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THE AMAZING GRACE
The inspirational story of John Newton, a slave ship captain whose morality and religion are at odds with the brutality of his chosen profession seeks redemption for his brutal work. A local anthem sung by his slaves serves as his inspiration for the writing of his famous hymn "Amazing Grace"
STARRING: Nick Moran (Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels), Scott Cleverdon, Mbong Odungide, Fred Amata
FROM CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT
DRAMA/HISTORICAL BIOPIC, 93 minutes, 2003
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ANGELS OF THE SUN
The tragic story of a 12-year-old Brazilian girl sold into prostitution. Shipped from brothel to brothel, she finds solace only in the company of the other girls trying to keep their childhood alive in a place where all weakness must be hidden, and all rebellion is forbidden.
STARRING: Vera Holtz, Antonio Calloni, Darlene Gloria, Chico Diaz
DIRECTED BY: Rudi Lagemann
PRODUCED BY: Apema Filmes, Caradec‹o Films, Globo Filmes
35mm AVAILABLE
DRAMA, 92 minutes, 2006
BRAZIL THEATRICAL RELEASE, 2007
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BACKSTREET
JUSTICE
When Kerri Finnegan uncovers a deadly conspiracy and police
corruption, she's forced to choose: sacrifice state's
evidence, or her best friend's life.
STARRING: Linda Kozlowski, Hector Elizondo,
John Shea, Paul Sorvino
DIRECTED BY:Chris McIntyre
PRODUCED BY: Tom Kuhn, Chris McIntyre,
Fred Weintraub
DRAMA, 93 minutes, 1994
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BATHORY
Bathory is based on the legend surrounding the beautiful Hungarian Countess Erzsebeth
Bathory, proclaimed as the most prolific vampiric murderess in the history
of mankind who tortured young virgins to bathe in their blood, or could she
have been a victim of the politcal elite in a century heaving with religious
wars and witch-hunts? Bathory's worldwide theatrical debut was July 5th,
2008 at Korlovy Vary IFF. The film took the number one position at Czech
and Slovakian box office.
STARRING:Anna
Friel (Land of the Lost), Karel Roden (RocknRolla), Vincent
Regan (300), Hans Matheson, Deana Horvathova, Franco
Nero
DIRECTED BY: Juraj Jakubisko
English, CinemaScope 35mm
PRODUCED BY:Jakubisko Film (CZ/SK), Film & Music
Entertainment (UK), Eurofilm Studio (HU)
DRAMA / THRILLER, 138 minutes, 2008
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BRA BOYS
The first officially sanctioned documentary about Maroubra's notorious surf-gang, the Bra Boys. Showing their success in professional big wave surfing, exploring their reputation for hard partying and rough justice, touching on their running battle with authorities and showing their reliance on one another to fit into and survive in a society in which they are displaced. The film also focuses on the evolution of the Sydney beach side suburb of Maroubra and the historical stigma associated with Australia's rebellious surf community, and the way it has contributed to their social displacement.
STARRING: Russell Crowe (Narrator), Kelly Slater, Sunny Abberton, Koby Abberton, Jai Abberton
DIRECTED BY: Sunny Abberton, Macario De Souza
35mm & 5.1 AVAILABLE
PRODUCED BY: Sunny Abberton
DOCUMENTARY / FEATURE FILM / DRAMA, 90 minutes, 2007
AUSTRALIA'S HIGHEST GROSSING THEATRICAL DOCUMENTARY EVER.
USA THEATRICAL RELEASE, APRIL 2008 |
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CRAZY
CRAZY is a story of musical genius, passion and betrayal. This Award-Winning film was inspired by the life of legendary guitar player Hank Garland, who once played with Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, and Patsy Cline. An unstable relationship with his beautiful wife, his fits of rage, or his adversarial dealings with the “Nashville Mob,” may have caused Hank's playing career to end tragically at the age of 31, the height of his career. Forty-three years after his unexpected disappearance from the music scene, his guitar still lives on through a number of hit records and an amazing solo effort.
STARRING: Ali Larter (Obsessed, Legally Blonde), Waylon Payne (Walk The Line), David Conrad (Wedding Crashers), Timothy Omundson (Mission: Impossible III), Brent Briscoe (National Treasure: Book Of Secrets)
DIRECTOR: Rick Bieber
BIOGRAPHY / DRAMA / MUSIC, 127 minutes, 2008
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CRIME & PUNISHMENT
Raskolnikove is driven to commit and then justify a gruesome murder. With the help of a police detective, he confesses his crime in an attempt to purify his tormented soul.
STARRING: John Hurt (Harry Potter, Contact), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), Vanessa Redgrave, Margo Kidder (Superman I, II & III)
DIRECTED BY: Menahem Golan
A NEW CANNON PRODUCTION
DRAMA / THRILLER, 126 minutes, 2000
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THE DUKES
The story of The Dukes, a once famous Doo Wop group now desperate for work, finds
out that what's most important in life is not fame or money, but dignity. A heartfelt
cinematic ode to friendship, family ties, determination and resilience.
STARRING: Chazz Palminteri (The Usual
Suspects), Robert Davi (Die Hard, License to Kill), Peter Bogdanovich (The Last
Picture Show), Frank D'Amico, Elya Baskin, Miriam Margolyes, Melora Hardin, Bruce
Weitz, Eloise DeJoria, Joseph Campanella, Alphonse Mouzon and Dominic Scott Key.
Original soundtrack with Paolo Conte, Luciano Pavarotti, the Edsels and The Emeralds
DIRECTED BY: Robert Davi
WRITER: Robert Davi, James Andronica
PRODUCED BY: Robert Davi, Christopher Corabi, Don Dunn
FAMILY / DRAMA / COMEDY, 96
Minutes, 2008
35mm, HD & 5.1 AVAILABLE
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GOOD LUCK
Defying the nonbelievers, two disabled friends -- one blind and one a paraplegic -- sign up for a popular whitewater rafting race to regain their self-esteem.
STARRING: Gregory Hines (Waiting to Exhale), Max Gail, Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black, Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
FROM SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
35mm AVAILABLE
DRAMA / COMEDY, 92 minutes, 1996
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GOODNIGHT JOSEPH PARKER
A girl loves a man, but this man doesn't know she exists. He has his sights set on his childhood sweetheart. Throw into this mix a hopeless drunk, a desperate bartender and a young man looking for a good time, and you have a powerful, gritty, hard hitting story of unconditional love.
STARRING: Paul Sorvino, Debi Mazar, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
DIRECTED BY: Dennis Brooks
HD AVAILABLE
DRAMA, 90 minutes, 2004
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THE HARDER THEY COME
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff stars as Ivan Martin, an aspiring young Jamaican singer who leaves his rural village for the city of Kingston, hoping to make it big. Robbed of his possessions his first day in town, he finds work with an unscrupulous music mogul who exploits young hopefuls. Ivan's dream of stardom soon becomes reality as he rises to the top of the pop charts and the most-wanted lists. This gritty, groundbreaking film brought reggae music to the international stage, made Jimmy Cliff a star worldwide, and demonstrates that music and art can change the world.
STARRING: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Bobby Charlton
DIRECTED BY: Perry Henzell
HD & 5.1 AVAILABLE
DRAMA, 105 minutes, 1972, Digitally Re-Mastered 2008
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I TRIED
Bone Thugs N Harmony took big risks to make it in the music game, but what if their lives spiraled in different directions? This is the action-packed, thrilling tale of what “could have” happened if Bone Thugs never came to be.
STARRING: Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Chris Mulky, Hassan Johnson, Anna Maria Horsford, Willie McGinest
FROM CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT
DRAMA, 90 minutes, 2008 |
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INFINITE JUSTICE
The story of two men caught in the dramatic conflict of the war on terror. A Jewish American investigative journalist and a British Pakistani student are tracking al-Qaeda when one of them is held hostage under the suspicion of treason.
STARRING: Kevin Collins, Raza Jaffrey
DIRECTED BY: Jamil Dehlavi
DRAMA/THRILLER, 93 minutes, 2006
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KINGS
OF THE EVENING
Five African-Americans find themselves thrown together in a dilapidated boarding house during the Great Depression. As they try to survive during this troubled time, they are forced to confront their problems and ultimately learn the only thing a man truly owns is his pride and self-respect.
STARRING: Tyson Beckford, Lynn Whitfield, Reginald T. Dorsey, Linara Washington, Bruce McGill, Glynn Turman, James Russo and Steven Williams
FROM INDICAN PICTURES
DRAMA, 99 minutes, 2008
HD & 5.1 Available |
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L.A. TWISTER
An inside look at the fun and drama that go with sex, money (or the lack of), and quests for fame as seen through the eyes of two friends, determined to make it big. Their desire for fortune quickly turns into a test of conviction as one can't let go of his dying marriage and the other tries to sell whatever integrity he has left.
STARRING: Zack Ward, Jennifer Aspen, Sarah Thompson
FROM INDICAN PICTURES
DRAMA, 84 minutes, 2004
35mm Available
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LIME
SALTED LOVE
An in-depth exploration into the sordid lives of a sexy love triangle. Chase, a handsome, damaged stud running from a dark past leaps from moment to moment, finding attention and affection at any expense. Witness the smoldering cauldron of emotions stirred up as the sheer human need for connection drives them to do wicked things.
STARRING: Kristanna Loken, Danielle
Agnello, Joe Hall, David J. O’Donnell, George Castaneda,
Billy Drago and Kate Del Castillo
FROM INDICAN PICTURES
DRAMA, 92 minutes, 2006
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THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
In this award winning adaptation of Josip Mlakic’s popular novel, first time director Kristijan Milic expertly illustrates that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
STARRING: Filip Sovagovic, Velibor Topic, Slaven Knezovic, Marinko Prga, Borko Peric, Miro Barnjak
FROM HI-IMPACT
ACTION / DRAMA, 87 minutes, 2007
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MAMA,
I WANT TO SING!
A heart-warming story that all
ages will enjoy, inspired by the off-Broadway
play, a preacher's daughter, Arama (Ciara) on the verge
of pop stardom, is launched into the limelight. After
the death of her father, stronger family bonds ensue,
and her love for pop music collides with her loyalty
to the church. When tragedy strikes again, Amara and
her mother must work through their differences.
STARRING: Ciara (GRAMMY Award Winner),
Billy Zane, Lynn Whitfield (Josephine Baker Story)
DIRECTED BY: Charles Randolph-Wright
FROM CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT
HD & 5.1 AVAILABLE
DRAMA, 90 minutes, 2009
USA THEATRICAL RELEASE: CARMIKE THEATRES, 2010
DVD RELEASE: ANCHOR BAY, 2010 |
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OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS
Based on the novel by Truman Copote, semi autobiographical: a young boy grows up in the deep south amidst eccentrics and his estranged father.
STARRING: Lothaire Bluteau, Anna Thomson (The Unforgiven)
PRODUCED BY: Robert C. Stigwood (Saturday Night Fever)
DIRECTED BY: David Rocksavage
THEATRICAL RELEASE USA
DRAMA, 94 minutes, 1996
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PASSION OF THE PRIEST
Guided by faith, blinded by hope, betrayed by love. A priest struggles between his vows and his desires.
STARRING: John Michie (To Walk With Lions), Ben Taylor (Beau Geste), Rhona Mitra (Hollow Man), Kate Steavenson (Richard III)
DIRECTED BY: Tom Waller
THEATRICAL RELEASE UK
DRAMA, 104 minutes, 1998
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PREACHING TO THE CHOIR
Twin brothers have taken radically different paths in life. One a gospel minister, the other a Hip Hop star. Through the intersection of gospel & Hip Hop, the sacred & the secular this is a story of unconditional love & redemption.
STARRING: Patti LaBelle, Eartha Kitt, Tichina Arnold, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
DIRECTED BY: Charles Randolph-Wright
FROM CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT
DRAMA, 100 minutes , 2006
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SANDSTORM
An engrossing and incredible true story of social injustice. From rape victim, to rape activist, a low-caste women in a small village in India speaks out against child marriages and for her own human rights.
STARRING: Nandita Das, Raghuvir Yadav, Gulshan Grover (Jungle Book II)
DIRECTED BY: Jag Mundhra
WINNER OF 12 INT'L AWARDS
THEATRICAL RELEASE USA/INDIA
HD AVAILABLE
DRAMA, 120 minutes , 2000/2003
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SAPPHO
A married couple on their honeymoon on the Greek island of Lesbos find themselves caught in a love triangle when Sappho, the wife, falls in love with another woman. Sappho believes she is the reincarnation of the ancient poetess Sappho; however, she does not realize how the ancient Sappho's legend ends.
STARRING: Avalon Barrie, Todd Soley, Lyudmila Shiryaeva, Bogdan Stupka
DIRECTED BY: Robert Crombie(Soldiers of Fortune, The Good Soldier Shweik)
FROM YALTA FILMS
35mm, HD, 5.1 Mix, 5.1 M&E AVAILABLE
DRAMA, 92 minutes, 2008 |
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY
During a family reunion, the matriarch of an Irish-American clan in Connecticut throws the family into a state of shock when she announces that she is giving up drinking... and expects her family to do the same for the rest of the weekend.
STARRING: Piper Laurie, Joanne Baron, Jim Metzer (LA Confidential), Redmond Gleeson
FROM SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
DRAMA, 106 minutes, 1997
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TAKE 3 GIRLS
Ala DREAM GIRLS, TAKE 3 GIRLS captures the spirit of London's vibrant but dangerous multi-cultural youth music scene and the ties that hold it together - music, clubbing, hopes and dreams. It's about growing up and the redemptive power of family love.
STARRING: Caroline Chikeze (Aeon Flux), Karen David (Batman Begins), Soni Razdan (Monsoon Wedding)
DIRECTED BY: Baz Taylor
DRAMA, 90 minutes, 2006
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TERRA
NOVA
The year is 2013 and thanks to the elimination of the
death penalty, prisons are overflowing worldwide, creating
a problem for authorities. Their solution? Send them
to work in TERRA NOVA, a remote arctic region.
STARRING: Tommy “Tiny” Lister,
Konstantin Lavronenko, Andrei Feskov, Pavel Scorshchikov
DIRECTED BY: Aleksandr Melnik
PRODUCED BY: Arif Aliyev
ACTION / DRAMA / THRILLER, 119 minutes,
2009
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VALLEY
OF THE HEART'S DELIGHT
Based on a true story. A wealthy California family’s son is kidnapped, igniting a firestorm of suspicion and rage in idyllic 1933 San Jose, California. As the local sheriff rounds up some suspects on flimsy evidence, a young, hard-nosed and principled reporter investigates the town’s actions and takes on the system to prevent the lynching of two innocent men.
STARRING: Gabriel Mann, Pete Postlewaite, Bruce McGill, Diana Scarwid, Tom Bower
DIRECTED BY: Tim Boxell
DRAMA, 97 minutes,
2006
FROM INDICAN PICTURES
HD & 5.1 AVAILABLE
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WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
The captivating story that captures the explosive & tumultuous life of Darby Crash, the seminal singer & songwriter of The Germs. Driven by drugs, music & rebellion, The Germs became a vehicle that launched Punk Rock in the United States.
STARRING:Shane West (ER), Bijou Phillips (Almost Famous), Rick Gonzales (War Of The Worlds)
SOUNDTRACK PRODUCED BY PAT SMEAR:(The Germs, Nirvana & Foo Fighters)
DIRECTED BY: Rodger Grossman
PRODUCED BY: Matt Perniciaro, Kevin Mann, Stephen Nemeth (Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Dogtown & The Z Boys)
35mm, HD & 5.1 AVAILABLE
DRAMA, 90 minutes, 2007
USA THEATRICAL RELEASE, PEACE ARCH |
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