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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] 17 Again
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Burr Steers
Screenwriter: Jason Filardi
Starring: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Matthew Perry
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for language, some sexual material and teen partying)
Official Website: 17Againmovie.com
Plot Summary: What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting. Almost 20 years later, Mike's glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned. But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] American Violet
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Tim Disney
Screenwriter: Bill Haney
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Michael O’Keefe, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Charles S. Dutton, Xzibit, Nicole Beharie
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: AmericanViolet.com
Plot Summary: Based on real events and set in a small Texas town in the midst of the 2000 Bush/Gore Presidential election, "American Violet" tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts (critically hailed newcomer Nicole Beharie), a 24 year old African-American single mother of four who is wrongfully swept up in a drug raid.
Despite the urgings of her mother (Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard), and with her freedom and the custody of her children at stake, she chooses to fight the powerful district attorney (Academy Award® nominee Michael O'Keefe) and the unyielding criminal justice system he represents. Joined in an unlikely alliance with an ACLU attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and former local narcotics officer (Will Patton), Dee risks everything in a battle that forever changes her life, and the Texas justice system.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Crank: High Voltage
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Screenwriter: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Clifton Collins Jr., Bai Ling
Genre: Action, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language)
Official Website: Not Available
Plot Summary: In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios' (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. "Crank: High Voltage" is written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor, the duo behind the 2006 hit film "Crank," and the upcoming "Game" starring Gerard Butler.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Is Anybody There?
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Big Beach Films
Director: John Crowley
Screenwriter: Peter Harness
Starring: Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey, Leslie Phillips
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: IsAnybodyTheremovie.com
Plot Summary: Sir Michael Caine gives one of the finest performances of his career as a retired magician who reluctantly enters a family-run old age home in John Crowley's "Is Anybody There?" Set in a seaside English town circa 1987, "Is Anybody There?" charts the unlikely friendship that develops between Caine's proud, acerbic old performer and the death-obsessed young son (played by "Son of Rambow's" Bill Milner) of the home's overwhelmed owners. Written by Peter Harness, who draws from his own experience growing up in a retirement home, "Is Anybody There?" brings a rich humor as well as a rigorous honesty to its portrait of different lives colliding under one roof. With a supporting cast that includes Anne-Marie Duff ("The Magdalene Sisters"), David Morrissey ("The Deal"), Rosemary Harris ("Spider-Man") and Leslie Phillips ("Venus"), "Is Anybody There?" tells a charming story about growing up and growing old, and the unpredictable adventures that happen along the way.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Sleep Dealer
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Maya Entertainment
Director: Alex Rivera
Screenwriter: Alex Rivera, David Riker
Starring: Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: SleepDealer.com
Plot Summary: "Sleep Dealer" is our tomorrow today, a corporation-controlled, militarized near future where the United States has successfully closed its borders. Finally. Through American technology we have developed a capacity, a digital network, to have all the work with none of the workers constructing our buildings, picking our fruit, manning our planes. There are no water shortages.
Memo Cruz (Peña) lives with his parents and his brother in the small, dusty village of Santa Ana del Rio, in Mexico. Santa Ana is an isolated farming community, the kind of place that seems frozen in time -- except for the hi-tech, militarized dam that was built by a corporation, and now controls Santa Ana's water supply. Memo couldn't care less about Santa Ana. He loves technology, and dreams of leaving his small pueblo and finding work in the hi-tech factories in the big cities in the north. But for now, Memo is trapped in Santa Ana del Rio.
One night, while using his homemade radio, Memo stumbles across something he's never heard before – the communications of the security forces that are constantly patrolling the area around his village, to protect the dam from 'Aqua-Terrorists.' Unknown to him, or his family, Memo is now under the crosshairs. Security agents at the water company's headquarters in the United States, have spotted Memo's radio intercept, and conclude that it's a threat. Memo is then forced to realize his dream of leaving Santa Ana in the worst possible way when his homemade radio - and his house - are destroyed in a reckless remote-control bombing.
Driven by feelings of guilt, and a need to earn money, Memo leaves his family and his pueblo to go north, find work, and help his family start again. He heads to the massive border city of Tijuana. On the way, Memo meets a young woman, sharp and beautiful, named Luz (Varela). Luz is an aspiring journalist who dreams of writing a story that might one day change the world. She's curious about Memo, and she asks him a few questions as they approach Tijuana. As Memo arrives to Tijuana, "City of the Future," we follow Luz. Alone in her apartment, Luz connects herself to the net, via implanted nodes in her body, and speaks. As she describes her day, the computer records visuals from her memories and the sound of her voice. She puts these recorded memories up for sale on the net -- a blog, straight from the brain. The next day, to Luz's surprise, someone, somewhere out there has bought her memory – and has paid in advance for more.
A strange and complex relationship is set in motion between Memo and Luz. She wants to learn more about him, to sell more memories to her anonymous client. But he is cautious about revealing the real reasons he's come to Tijuana. All Memo cares about is getting work that pays – and to do it he needs to connect to the network too – he needs nodes. When the identity of Luz's reader is revealed, a chain of events is set in motion that will connect three strangers, and change their lives — maybe even change the world — forever.
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State of Play
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Screenwriter: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Helen Mirren
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content)
Official Website: StateofPlaymovie.net
Plot Summary: Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in "State of Play," from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland").
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
McAffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McAffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation's power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is ever safe.
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Lemon Tree
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Eran Riklis
Screenwriter: Suha Arraf, Eran Riklis
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Danny Leshman, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Tarik Kopty, Amos Lavi, Amnon Wolf
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: LemonTreeMovie.com
Plot Summary: Salma, a Palestinian widow, has to stand up against her new neighbor, the Israeli Defense Minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. The Israeli security forces are quick to declare that Salma's trees pose a threat to the Minister's safety and issue orders to uproot them. Together with Ziad Daud, her young Palestinian lawyer, Salma goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court to try and save her trees. Her struggle raises the interest of Mira Navon, the Defense minister's wife, who is trapped in her new home and in an unhappy life. Despite their differences and the borders between them the two women develop an invisible bond, while forbidden ties grow stronger between Salma and Ziad. Salma's legal and personal journey lead her deep into the complex, dark and sometimes funny chaos of the ongoing struggle in the Middle East, in which all players find themselves alone in their struggle to survive.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Every Little Step
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Bob Avian, Michael Bennett, Charlotte d'Amboise, Ramon Flowers, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Marvin Hamlisch, Megan Larche, Donna McKechnie, Meredith Patterson, Yuka Takara, Jason Tam, Chryssie Whitehead
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some strong language including sexual references)
Official Website: EveryLittleStepfilm.com
Plot Summary: "Every Little Step" explores the incredible journey of "A Chorus Line," from ambitious idea to international phenomenon. Through 15 years of continuous performances from the 70's to 90's and a revival beginning last year, "A Chorus Line" has touched generations around the world with stories so poignant, they could only have come from truth. The film compares and contrasts the original musical with the current revival. It investigates the societies in which they've debuted, and why the themes are so timeless and universal.
The film goes behind the scenes with exclusive interviews and footage of the revival's audition process, revealing the dramatic journey of the performers, and unfolding the story of life imitating art. The real dead-of-night conversations in a dance studio that inspired "A Chorus Line" were recorded to audio tapes which have been locked away for decades. The filmmakers, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, were granted unprecedented access. Interviews, then and now, with the creative minds who shaped "A Chorus Line" and the cast who realized it provide fascinating insights and reveal the truths behind the genesis of the show.
The original musical arose at a volatile time—in the wake of Vietnam and Watergate, as the hippy era declined, as movements in civil rights, women's rights, and gay rights were gaining voices across the world, and as the Cold War continued without end in sight. "A Chorus Line" injected into this fractured landscape a saga of the underappreciated, the overlooked—the everyday individual who struggled in pursuit of fulfillment. This story, displayed with all the musical and visual poetry the best talents in the world had to offer, sparked a renewed interest in theater, new trends in fashion, and new inspiration for storytelling.
As "Every Little Step" investigates the legacy of "A Chorus Line," it also looks at our current society, which has so enthusiastically received the revival. There are certain similarities to the era of the original: we're in the wake of a controversial war, the specter of violence (in this case through terrorism) is constantly on the horizon, political corruption has citizens across the world calling for leaders to step down, and movements for racial, religious, and sexual equality persist. Perhaps these factors explain "A Chorus Line's" continuing popularity, a desire for the chorus of clamoring voices to be heard.
Ultimately, just as in the story of "A Chorus Line," just as in life itself, only a few can prevail. Out of the thousands of performers who audition, only 19 are chosen to open the revival on Broadway. Their lives are interwoven with one of the world's greatest musicals, their hopes and dreams hanging in the balance. This is their story, and the story of the phenomenon known as "A Chorus Line."
The Golden Boys
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Director: Daniel Adams
Screenwriter: Daniel Adams
Starring: David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern, Mariel Hemingway
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild language and smoking)
Official Website: TheGoldenBoysmovie.com
Plot Summary: A romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old men who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marrying one of them. It is based on the best-selling novel by Joseph C. Lincoln titled "Cap'n Eri."
Set on Cape Cod at the turn of the century, three retired sea captains living together decide that the only way to keep their house in order is for one of them to get married. There is just one problem, none of them wants to get married.
They decide to flip a coin and Captain Jerry Burgess loses. They place an ad for a mail order bride in a big city newspaper and a woman from Nantucket named Martha Snow responds. Captain Jerry immediately gets cold feet.
In a humorous series of events, Captain Perez hatches a plan to keep Martha in town while Captain Jerry works up his confidence to propose. However, it is Captain Zeb who falls in love with her and proposes.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] 17 Again
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Burr Steers
Screenwriter: Jason Filardi
Starring: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Matthew Perry
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for language, some sexual material and teen partying)
Official Website: 17Againmovie.com
Plot Summary: What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting. Almost 20 years later, Mike's glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned. But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] American Violet
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Director: Tim Disney
Screenwriter: Bill Haney
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Michael O’Keefe, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Charles S. Dutton, Xzibit, Nicole Beharie
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: AmericanViolet.com
Plot Summary: Based on real events and set in a small Texas town in the midst of the 2000 Bush/Gore Presidential election, "American Violet" tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts (critically hailed newcomer Nicole Beharie), a 24 year old African-American single mother of four who is wrongfully swept up in a drug raid.
Despite the urgings of her mother (Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard), and with her freedom and the custody of her children at stake, she chooses to fight the powerful district attorney (Academy Award® nominee Michael O'Keefe) and the unyielding criminal justice system he represents. Joined in an unlikely alliance with an ACLU attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and former local narcotics officer (Will Patton), Dee risks everything in a battle that forever changes her life, and the Texas justice system.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Crank: High Voltage
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Screenwriter: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Clifton Collins Jr., Bai Ling
Genre: Action, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language)
Official Website: Not Available
Plot Summary: In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios' (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. "Crank: High Voltage" is written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor, the duo behind the 2006 hit film "Crank," and the upcoming "Game" starring Gerard Butler.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Is Anybody There?
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Big Beach Films
Director: John Crowley
Screenwriter: Peter Harness
Starring: Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey, Leslie Phillips
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: IsAnybodyTheremovie.com
Plot Summary: Sir Michael Caine gives one of the finest performances of his career as a retired magician who reluctantly enters a family-run old age home in John Crowley's "Is Anybody There?" Set in a seaside English town circa 1987, "Is Anybody There?" charts the unlikely friendship that develops between Caine's proud, acerbic old performer and the death-obsessed young son (played by "Son of Rambow's" Bill Milner) of the home's overwhelmed owners. Written by Peter Harness, who draws from his own experience growing up in a retirement home, "Is Anybody There?" brings a rich humor as well as a rigorous honesty to its portrait of different lives colliding under one roof. With a supporting cast that includes Anne-Marie Duff ("The Magdalene Sisters"), David Morrissey ("The Deal"), Rosemary Harris ("Spider-Man") and Leslie Phillips ("Venus"), "Is Anybody There?" tells a charming story about growing up and growing old, and the unpredictable adventures that happen along the way.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Sleep Dealer
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Maya Entertainment
Director: Alex Rivera
Screenwriter: Alex Rivera, David Riker
Starring: Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: SleepDealer.com
Plot Summary: "Sleep Dealer" is our tomorrow today, a corporation-controlled, militarized near future where the United States has successfully closed its borders. Finally. Through American technology we have developed a capacity, a digital network, to have all the work with none of the workers constructing our buildings, picking our fruit, manning our planes. There are no water shortages.
Memo Cruz (Peña) lives with his parents and his brother in the small, dusty village of Santa Ana del Rio, in Mexico. Santa Ana is an isolated farming community, the kind of place that seems frozen in time -- except for the hi-tech, militarized dam that was built by a corporation, and now controls Santa Ana's water supply. Memo couldn't care less about Santa Ana. He loves technology, and dreams of leaving his small pueblo and finding work in the hi-tech factories in the big cities in the north. But for now, Memo is trapped in Santa Ana del Rio.
One night, while using his homemade radio, Memo stumbles across something he's never heard before – the communications of the security forces that are constantly patrolling the area around his village, to protect the dam from 'Aqua-Terrorists.' Unknown to him, or his family, Memo is now under the crosshairs. Security agents at the water company's headquarters in the United States, have spotted Memo's radio intercept, and conclude that it's a threat. Memo is then forced to realize his dream of leaving Santa Ana in the worst possible way when his homemade radio - and his house - are destroyed in a reckless remote-control bombing.
Driven by feelings of guilt, and a need to earn money, Memo leaves his family and his pueblo to go north, find work, and help his family start again. He heads to the massive border city of Tijuana. On the way, Memo meets a young woman, sharp and beautiful, named Luz (Varela). Luz is an aspiring journalist who dreams of writing a story that might one day change the world. She's curious about Memo, and she asks him a few questions as they approach Tijuana. As Memo arrives to Tijuana, "City of the Future," we follow Luz. Alone in her apartment, Luz connects herself to the net, via implanted nodes in her body, and speaks. As she describes her day, the computer records visuals from her memories and the sound of her voice. She puts these recorded memories up for sale on the net -- a blog, straight from the brain. The next day, to Luz's surprise, someone, somewhere out there has bought her memory – and has paid in advance for more.
A strange and complex relationship is set in motion between Memo and Luz. She wants to learn more about him, to sell more memories to her anonymous client. But he is cautious about revealing the real reasons he's come to Tijuana. All Memo cares about is getting work that pays – and to do it he needs to connect to the network too – he needs nodes. When the identity of Luz's reader is revealed, a chain of events is set in motion that will connect three strangers, and change their lives — maybe even change the world — forever.
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State of Play
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Screenwriter: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Helen Mirren
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content)
Official Website: StateofPlaymovie.net
Plot Summary: Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in "State of Play," from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland").
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
McAffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McAffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation's power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is ever safe.
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Lemon Tree
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Eran Riklis
Screenwriter: Suha Arraf, Eran Riklis
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Danny Leshman, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Tarik Kopty, Amos Lavi, Amnon Wolf
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: LemonTreeMovie.com
Plot Summary: Salma, a Palestinian widow, has to stand up against her new neighbor, the Israeli Defense Minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. The Israeli security forces are quick to declare that Salma's trees pose a threat to the Minister's safety and issue orders to uproot them. Together with Ziad Daud, her young Palestinian lawyer, Salma goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court to try and save her trees. Her struggle raises the interest of Mira Navon, the Defense minister's wife, who is trapped in her new home and in an unhappy life. Despite their differences and the borders between them the two women develop an invisible bond, while forbidden ties grow stronger between Salma and Ziad. Salma's legal and personal journey lead her deep into the complex, dark and sometimes funny chaos of the ongoing struggle in the Middle East, in which all players find themselves alone in their struggle to survive.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1] Every Little Step
[/SIZE][/FONT] Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Bob Avian, Michael Bennett, Charlotte d'Amboise, Ramon Flowers, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Marvin Hamlisch, Megan Larche, Donna McKechnie, Meredith Patterson, Yuka Takara, Jason Tam, Chryssie Whitehead
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some strong language including sexual references)
Official Website: EveryLittleStepfilm.com
Plot Summary: "Every Little Step" explores the incredible journey of "A Chorus Line," from ambitious idea to international phenomenon. Through 15 years of continuous performances from the 70's to 90's and a revival beginning last year, "A Chorus Line" has touched generations around the world with stories so poignant, they could only have come from truth. The film compares and contrasts the original musical with the current revival. It investigates the societies in which they've debuted, and why the themes are so timeless and universal.
The film goes behind the scenes with exclusive interviews and footage of the revival's audition process, revealing the dramatic journey of the performers, and unfolding the story of life imitating art. The real dead-of-night conversations in a dance studio that inspired "A Chorus Line" were recorded to audio tapes which have been locked away for decades. The filmmakers, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, were granted unprecedented access. Interviews, then and now, with the creative minds who shaped "A Chorus Line" and the cast who realized it provide fascinating insights and reveal the truths behind the genesis of the show.
The original musical arose at a volatile time—in the wake of Vietnam and Watergate, as the hippy era declined, as movements in civil rights, women's rights, and gay rights were gaining voices across the world, and as the Cold War continued without end in sight. "A Chorus Line" injected into this fractured landscape a saga of the underappreciated, the overlooked—the everyday individual who struggled in pursuit of fulfillment. This story, displayed with all the musical and visual poetry the best talents in the world had to offer, sparked a renewed interest in theater, new trends in fashion, and new inspiration for storytelling.
As "Every Little Step" investigates the legacy of "A Chorus Line," it also looks at our current society, which has so enthusiastically received the revival. There are certain similarities to the era of the original: we're in the wake of a controversial war, the specter of violence (in this case through terrorism) is constantly on the horizon, political corruption has citizens across the world calling for leaders to step down, and movements for racial, religious, and sexual equality persist. Perhaps these factors explain "A Chorus Line's" continuing popularity, a desire for the chorus of clamoring voices to be heard.
Ultimately, just as in the story of "A Chorus Line," just as in life itself, only a few can prevail. Out of the thousands of performers who audition, only 19 are chosen to open the revival on Broadway. Their lives are interwoven with one of the world's greatest musicals, their hopes and dreams hanging in the balance. This is their story, and the story of the phenomenon known as "A Chorus Line."
The Golden Boys
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Director: Daniel Adams
Screenwriter: Daniel Adams
Starring: David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern, Mariel Hemingway
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild language and smoking)
Official Website: TheGoldenBoysmovie.com
Plot Summary: A romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old men who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marrying one of them. It is based on the best-selling novel by Joseph C. Lincoln titled "Cap'n Eri."
Set on Cape Cod at the turn of the century, three retired sea captains living together decide that the only way to keep their house in order is for one of them to get married. There is just one problem, none of them wants to get married.
They decide to flip a coin and Captain Jerry Burgess loses. They place an ad for a mail order bride in a big city newspaper and a woman from Nantucket named Martha Snow responds. Captain Jerry immediately gets cold feet.
In a humorous series of events, Captain Perez hatches a plan to keep Martha in town while Captain Jerry works up his confidence to propose. However, it is Captain Zeb who falls in love with her and proposes.