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The King
Now available on DVD |
| Screenplay: |
Milo Addica (Monster’s Ball, Birth) |
| Director: |
James March (Minnesota Death Trip) |
| Cast: |
GAEL GARCIA BERNAL and WILLIAM HURT. Featuring Pell James, Paul Dano and Laura Harring Von Bismark. |
In this powerful and dramatic thriller about betrayal and bitter revenge, a handsome young US Marine called Elvis (GAEL GARCIA BERNAL - The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Amores Perros) returns to his Preacher father's sleepy hometown dreaming for some kind of reconciliation - having been abandoned by the man as a child.
Elvis walks through the world with an effortless charm, and seems to be the very embodiment of hope and enthusiasm. But now the Preacher (WILLIAM HURT - The Village, A.I.) has a new family, and is in no mood to confront his past mistakes, so he callously rejects Elvis again - and this flippant act of cruelty sets off a course of action from which the Preacher and his family may never recover...
The King is a controversial tale of tragic retaliation and twisted love.
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Thank You For Smoking
Now available on DVD |
| Screenplay: |
Jason Reitman |
| Director: |
Jason Reitman |
| Cast: |
Adam Brody, Katie Holmes, Aaron Eckhart and veterans William H. Macy and Robert Duvall. |
Based on the best-selling novel by Christopher Buckley, Thank you for Smoking is an irreverent satirical comedy with a remarkable ensemble cast including Adam Brody of The O.C., Katie Holmes of Batman Begins, and veterans William H. Macy and Robert Duvall. Aaron Eckhart (Erin Brockovich and In The Company of Men) stars as Nick Naylor, Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, who cleverly works as a spin doctor on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.
Adapted from Christopher’s Buckley novel of the same title.
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The Beautiful Country
Now available on DVD
Screenplay by Sabina Murray
Story by Sabina Murray and Lingard Jervey
Binh, a young Vietnamese man, makes an extraordinary six-month journey from his village, 300 miles south of Saigon, all the way to a farm in Texas - in search of his long lost GI father. As he travels with his young brother, his arduous trip is almost cut short when his refugee boat breaks down. Picked up by the authorities he is then interned into a camp in Malaysia - where an opportunistic escape with another refugee, Ling, onto a smuggler's cargo boat, allows his quest to continue. Binh is then confronted by starvation, illness and an insane culture of gambling for food and water on the ocean freighter, skippered by Captain Oh. Eventually making it to New York - he discovers that he has effectively become an indentured slave to the restaurant owners he 'works' for. But for all this, his dream of finding his father never falters … Beautiful Country is an epic, highly emotional and ultimately uplifting story of one young man's seemingly impossible search for his lost father. Directed by Hans Petter Moland and featuring Nick Nolte , Tim Roth , Temuera Morrison, Bai Ling, and introducing Damien Nguyen as Binh. |
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FUR: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus |
| Screenplay: |
Errin Cressida Wilson |
| Director: |
Steven Shainberg |
| Cast: |
Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr. |
| Producers: |
Laura Bickford, Andrew Fierberg, Bill Pohlad, Bonnie Timmerman |
| Co-Producer: |
Vin Farrell |
| Executive Producers: |
Edward R. Pressman, Alessandro Camon, Michael Roban |
Fur is the imaginary portrait of photographer, Diane Arbus. Based on the book by Patricia Bosworth. Released by Picturehouse November 2006.
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Driving Lessons |
| Screenplay: |
Jeremy Brock |
| Director: |
Jeremy Brock |
| Cast: |
Rupert Grint, Julie Walters and Laura Linney |
| Producer: |
Julia Chasman |
| Executive Producers: |
Edward R. Pressman and Alessandro Camon |
Jeremy Brock, writer of the BAFTA nominated film Mrs. Brown, has his directorial debut with this heart-warming coming of age story reminiscent of Harold and Maude. Driving Lessons tells the story of a shy teenage boy, Harry Potter’s Rupert Grint, as he begins to escape from the influence of his domineering, staunchly religious mother (the two time Oscar nominee Laura Linney). When he goes to work for a wacky, retired actress (played by Harry Potter’s Julie Walters), the boy finally begins to discover who he really is. Released by Sony Pictures Classics October 2006.
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Amazing Grace |
| Screenplay: |
Steven Knight |
| Director: |
Michael Apted |
| Cast: |
Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Ramola Garai, Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell |
| Producers: |
Terrence Malick, Edward R. Pressman, Patricia Heaton, David Hunt, Ken Wales, Jeanney Kim |
British director Michael Apted brings us this exciting political and social drama based on the true story of British abolitionist leader William Wilberforce’s life long struggle to put an end to slavery in England. A battle he begins as a young and hopeful soldier for human rights and integrity, but after many years of disheartening, failed attempts to persuade parliament of his cause, he finds his health weakened, along with his spirit. Finally, as Great Britain faces the siege of war, Wilberforce and his team devise a clever plan that leads to their historical victory. Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films February 2007.
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