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FEATURED RELEASES - DRAMA |
Around June extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Selection: Mill Valley Film Festival Cast: Romantic Drama | HD | 93 minutes | USA | 2008 |
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Chopin: Desire for Love extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: “Antczak is a master at the sweeping period romantic epic.” Winner: Best Drama & Best Cinematography, Worldfest Houston Directed by Academy Award Nominee: Jerzy Antczak 2010 celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Chopin’s birth. Bio/Drama | 35mm | 105 minutes | 2002 | Poland |
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The Eyes of Van Gogh extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Festivals: 111 minutes, ©2005, USA |
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The Hungry Ghosts extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Cast: Written & Directed by Michael Imperioli (Goodfellas / Shark Tale / Bad Boys) “Gripping...an impressive debut film that offers an uncompromising look at the complexities of life and the redemptive qualities we need to get through it...Steve Schirripa gives a remarkable performance.” Drama | HD | 105 minutes | 2009 | USA |
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Logan extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Two brothers, Tyler and Logan, are inseparable. Logan, 13, has a seemingly impossible idea to make a movie. After facing rejection from his peers at school and his careless parents, he turns to his 17-year-old brother Tyler. When Logan’s last hope lets him down, he makes a failed suicide attempt. Now Tyler will do everything he can to make his brother’s dream come true. Starring: Family Drama/Comedy | HD | 93 minutes | 2010 | USA |
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Moonlight Sonata extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Can we escape the consequences of our moral choices? Are our sins ever forgotten or live on in our repressed memories? An affluent San Francisco family attempts to deal with their past secrets in their own private way. As each person tries to move forward in life, they unknowingly race towards chaos and destruction. 2009 Festivals: Selections: Psychological Thriller | HD | 102 minutes | USA | 2009 |
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Player extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: The Bet. The Rush. The Game. Win. Thriller/Drama | HD | 100 minutes | 2009 | USA |
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The Sculptor extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: A brilliant young sculptor goes to extreme lengths to find success, but soon discovers he will have to pay a high price. When he has everything he’s ever wanted, he is haunted by the terrible deeds that brought him fame. Paul retreats to a forest hideaway to continue his work, with his beautiful wife Renee. But Paul is pursued by his former lover, Nat, who insinuates herself into Paul’s life, befriending Renee, and threatening to reveal all unless Paul once again commits to the dark and secret world they once shared. “Ambitious and accomplished, the film is an edgy exploration of the occult within a love story. Intelligent direction and top performances.” “A bold and unusual debut.” Exotic Thriller | HD | 103 minutes | Australia | 2009 |
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A Single Woman extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: In 1920, Jeannette was founding vice-president of the American Civil Liberties Union who, in 1933, tried to persuade President Roosevelt to revise immigration laws and allow Jewish refugees into the U.S. In 1940, Jeannette was re-elected as Congresswoman from Montana on a peace platform and again voted against a world war, this time as the lone anti-war voice in the American Legislature. She was mobbed and vilified and spent the rest of her life traveling to India and studying the teachings and methods of Mohandas Gandhi and the effects of colonialism on peoples all over the world. During the Vietnam era, she enjoyed a renaissance when the anti-war culture of the day celebrated her perseverance as a dedicated pacifist and human rights advocate. She died in 1973. Cast/Narrator/Voices: “Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to a higher honor and loyalty.” “It has been a privilege to support your efforts and to have my efforts supported by so great a woman. You have brought honor to yourself, America and womanhood.” “You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” Drama / HD / 95 minutes / USA / 2009 |
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Tropics of Blood extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Set in the 1950’s, Minerva Mirabal and her sisters are raised in a privileged, well-to-do family. But the country is in turmoil under the brutal dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who has ruled the Dominican Republic with an iron fist since 1930. This is the story of how Minerva and her sisters dared to stand up against the dictator. Cast: Action/Drama | 35mm & HD | 115 minutes | 2010 | Dominican Republic In Spanish with English & French subtitles. |
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Velma extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Festivals: Drama | HD | 92 minutes | 2009 | Italy In Italian with English subtitles. HDCam and 35mm prints available. |
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FEATURE FILMS - DRAMA |
3 Americas extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: “The film is a cliché-free zone, and a richly nuanced character study." Drama | 2007 | 98 minutes | Color | Stereo | 16:9 Aspect Ratio | HD CAM | NTSC |
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Fairy Dust (Turkish title: “Peri tozu”) extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Peri Tozu is a romantic drama about a young woman, Deniz, who still believes in fairy tales and a young man, Cem, who has lost all hope and expectations. Their lives come together on a journey to bring magical fairy dust to heal Deniz’s best friend who is in a coma. As their worlds clash, Deniz and Cem discover the real magic is between them. |
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Flowers of the Sky (original title: Akasa Kusum) extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: Sandhya Rani is an ageing film star who was once the darling of the silver screen. Having lost fame and fortune in a changing world, she now lives quietly in obscurity. She ekes out a living by renting out a room in her home to the young film and television stars of today to satisfy their illicit sexual desires. Rani is contacted by someone who claims to be her daughter. Now Rani is suddenly forced to come to terms with a dark secret of her past – a secret she thought she had buried forever. Festivals: Drama | 35mm | Dolby 5.1 | 90 minutes | 2008 | Sri Lanka | with English subtitles |
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A Goat's Tail extended description play trailer Synopsis: “Amedume has delivered a moving film that will question our state of humanity and the way in which we live wherever we are in the world.” Black Britain - Jason Bissessur The Los Angeles Pan African film festival 2007(February) Nominated BEST DIRECTOR: FIRST FEATURE Nominated FESTIVAL VISION AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE Winner FESTIVAL VISION AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE |
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God’s Forgotten House extended description play trailer Synopsis: God’s Forgotten House is an emotionally charged drama that follows John Phillips (Curtis NySmith) – a young, privileged, white man - who is court-ordered to work in a home for trouble youth in New York’s Harlem. Starring: N'Bushe Wright (Blade/Fresh/Dead Presidents) “A standout production that deserves wide distribution.” Accolade Awards: |
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Hokkabaz/The Magician extended description play trailer Synopsis: Finding himself unemployed, he and his childhood friend, Maradona, decide to take the show on the road. But they need a trailer. And the only trailer they can get for free is one occupied by Iskender’s estranged - and strange - father. The unlikely threesome hit the road – each with their own agenda and their own dreams. |
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Iska's Journey extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: " 'Iska's Journey' is the standout (film), unfolding with the utmost confidence and simplicity -- to devastating effect. Maria Varga stars as an irresistible, resilient ragamuffin scavenging for scrap metal in an impoverished Romanian mining town, exactly as she was when Bollok discovered her. He elicits from Varga a breathtaking portrayal, natural and spontaneous; Iska's flight from a brutal, alcoholic family is increasingly harrowing, a shattering comment on the terrible vulnerability of children making their way on their own in the world." ISKA’S JOURNEY is the official Hungarian entry for the 2009 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. |
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Morris County extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: A dark, dramatic life-cycle piece, Morris County follows three sets of characters juggling the horrors of human nature. The Family Rubin finds a seemingly happy couple and their young son, whose questionable lifestyles begin to tear at the seams; Elmer & Iris explores the life of an elderly couple who prove that love can overcome almost anything, even death; and finally, in Ellie, we spend one day in the life of a damaged teen-age girl whose reckless behaviors hide a grave secret. This triptych of suburban decay will leave you questioning just how well you know your neighbors. Welcome to Morris County. “… an astonishing turn by lead actor Darcy Miller who manages to channel something truly ferocious.” – Stuart Andrews, Rue Morgue Magazine Festivals: Dark Drama | DV/HD | 91 minutes | USA | 2009 |
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Quo Vadis extended description (play trailer) Synopsis: "A splendid-looking film with elaborate sets and a cast of thousands." Budget: $18 million Drama | 35mm | 134 minutes | 2001 | USA/POLAND Note: This is the Film version, not the Television version. |
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The Road Home extended description play trailer Synopsis: English dubbed version available. |
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Victoria extended description play trailer Synopsis: Victoria is a beautiful, successful lawyer who is missing one thing: she’s completely unsatisfied. Finding the courage to quit her job, Victoria begins working for a college friend who has started a non-profit law firm. Although the cast of characters who enter the law firm are a bit unnerving, Victoria manages to adjust to the chaotic & diverse situations – while hoping to further her friendship with her college friend & find her place in the sun. Winner: The Best of The Accolade Film & Television Festival Award, 2007, La Jolla, California Paoli Award: Best TV Movie of the Year, Puerto Rico, 2007 In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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