Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
This Week’s New Releases:
Horror
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Gasoline Blood
SYNOPSIS: (Short Film)
Summer 1979. A young girl, her boyfriend and younger brother arrive in the middle of nowhere to find a disused warehouse, ideal as a location for a horror film that one of them is shooting. However they soon find themselves dealing with more than they bargained for – in the shape of a gang of mad zombie in-breds.
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Eel Girl
SYNOPSIS: (Short Film)
In a secret military laboratory, a scientist has become obsessed with the half-human half-eel creature he’s studying. When she beckons him to her, it’s the call of a siren …
Film Festival Screenings:
Austin Film Festival Official Selection
deadCENTER Film Festival Official Selection
Oxford Film Festival Official Selection
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Comedy |
Happy Holidays
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
Three childhood friends unexpectedly reunite in their New England hometown the week before Christmas. Now in their mid-thirties, it’s the first time Patrick, Alden and Kirby have been in the same zip code since their high school graduation. Each of them is at a different crossroads in his life and facing difficult hurdles. They pick up right where they left off, returning to a simpler time- before obligations, politics and agendas- but has life taken them too far to make that even possible?
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Arizona Seaside
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
The delightfully seedy Arizona Seaside motel serves as the momentous intersection for a supposed animal-rights do-gooder, a blue-collar Kazakhstan immigrant with dreams of stardom, and assorted underworld characters in this offbeat comedic gem. But as each encounters the other, they all get more than they bargained for. Written and directed by Pil Pilegaard, the film stars Alexandra Hunter, Richard Thorne, Jacob Witkin and Hugh Mason.
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High Society: A Pot Boiler
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
A dialogue-driven, rapid-fire comedy about three contentious roommates and their hapless guests, two lovely ladies and a very unfortunate intruder. Over the course of a long evening, we encounter vicious oneupmanship and poetically profane barrages to ‘impress’ the ladies, interspersed with frequent bong-binges. Crafted in the rich ‘stoner’ tradition, our heroes and heroines struggle to retain their dignity and protect their innermost insecurities.
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
This Week’s New Releases:
Thriller
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The Fugue
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
Nora Dunn is a struggling artist desperately trying to recover from a childhood trauma, but her life is turn upside down when she is haunted by the vision of a long dead childhood friend. Is the spirit a hallucination or a foreshadowing of something worse to come? It is up to Dan Tsang, a young police detective to solve the mystery and save Nora before it is too late.
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Dark Comedy
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The Stanton Family Grave Robbery
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
The death of their father is the jumping-off point for this original comedy about three brothers looking to reconnect. Against his wishes, their father is buried in Texas. The older two siblings decide to take matters into their own hands, starting by kidnapping their baby brother and digging up their father’s coffin to return it to Oklahoma. Featured at the Austin Film Festival and the deadCenter Film Festival.
Film Festival Screenings:
Austin Film Festival Official Selection
deadCENTER Film Festival Official Selection
Oxford Film Festival Official Selection
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Documentary |
Casi 10
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
After nearly 10 years, Pol, a bartender in New York, is finally able to go to his hometown, Barcelona. For half an hour, we accompany him through his emotional homecoming. None of his family and friends is expecting him- while he lived in NY illegally, he couldn’t even think of leaving the country, and he decides to keep his return as a surprise.
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Finding Our Voices: Stories of American Dissent
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
Dissent has brought about the greatness of the American dream, from the declaration of independence to civil rights, from the end of slavery to the enfranchisement of women. Today we are faced by a new tyranny… a war which the US government started in Iraq, a war that is costing tens of thousands of lives, and betraying the ideals and international reputation that for many Americans is the source of their national identity. New voices of dissent have, since before the war began, been raised to call the government to the standards of justice and democracy on which this country was founded. Finding Our Voices tells the stories of 8 of these courageous people. From a mother who lost her son at the WTC 9/11 and didn’t want his legacy to be one of more innocents dying to a US Congressman … from a diplomat to soldiers who served in Iraq, from a minister to other activists…this film reveals the sacrifice and motivation of 8 very different Americans who spoke out for peace.
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Drama- Crime
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Vuth Learns to Rock
SYNOPSIS: (Short Film)
A Taiwanese rock and roll guru teaches a Cambodian named Vuth about Motorhead, the Ramones, the Kinks, Led Zeppelin, and more in this provocative cross-cultural documentary…watch as Vuth hears rock music for the first time!
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