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AFM - JETRO Japanese Film Reception - November 5th
by jetro_la＠jetro.go.jp 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

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GREAT RESULTS OF "MY BIG POLISH WEDDING" - in distribution of SPI INTERNATIONAL POLAND
by Katarzyna Kornacka 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

SPI INTERNATIONAL POLAND is happy to inform you that THE WEDDING aka MY BIG POLISH WEDDING, which opened 10 days ago, has been seen by more than 50.000 viewers ! The movie has been successfully presented at international festivals in Locarno, Sarajevo and Pusan. The international sales are held by SPI INTERNATIONAL POLAND. The WEDDING Black comedy about love and money. Or rather the love for money.... She was beautiful and young. He loved her dearly. The wedding cake was as sweet as ever and the wedding gift made the guests gape in jealousy. Everything was as planned which didn't come as a surprise since HE was the man here. The loving father of the bride, the future beloved father-in-law. And the plan was simple: the wedding of HIS daughter was to be remembered. Or so it seemed as in the evening it turned out that she wasn't that innocent, he wasn't that much in love and the father didn't pay for everything. Director Wojtek Smarzowski Cast Bartek Topa, Maciej Stuhr, Paweł Wilczak, Iwona Bielska Running time 109' Should you be interested in learning more about the movie, we will be attending this year's AFM from 4th to 8th November. We would be most glad to arrange a meeting with you. Please respond to this email with your preferential date and time. See you at AFM! Katarzyna Kornacka _________________________ SPI INTERNATIONAL POLAND ul. Tyniecka 38a 02-621 Warszawa tel. + 48 22 854 03 37 fax. +48 22 848 45 70

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SPI POLAND: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE at the TOP OF POLISH BOX OFFICE
by Katarzyna Kornacka 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

We are proud to let you know that "THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE", in distriubution of SPI INTERNATIONAL POLAND, opened on 22nd of October with almost 22.000 admissions (40 prints). We are trully thrilled to see that in Poland there are so many horror enthusiasts. We hope there will even more in the upcoming time of the Halloween.... Katarzyna Kornacka _________________________ SPI INTERNATIONAL POLAND ul. Tyniecka 38a 02-621 Warszawa tel. + 48 22 854 03 37 fax. +48 22 848 45 70

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Your AFM Fall 2004 Pre-Market Product Guide
by Elspeth Tavares 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

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*****SPAM***** [reminder] Mirovision AFM Line-up
by donghyun＠mirovision.com 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are excited to announce our line-up for the upcoming AFM and would be pleased to meet with you to discuss our titles in detail. To arrange a meeting with us at AFM, please complete the blank below with two suggested meeting times and send it back to us via email or fax. We will get back to you shortly to confirm. We look forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Nelly Chang Int'l Division, Mirovision Inc. Your Contact Info in AFM(Telephone/Mobile No): Meeting Request: 1. Date: Time: 2. Date: Time: Mirovision at AFM 2004 AFM Office: Room No. #439, 441 Loews Hotel Tel: + 310 260 0956~7 MOBILE: +714 496 4039 In attendance: Jason Chae, President Mina Suh, Sales Manager SEOUL Office: 1-151 Shinmunro-2Ga, Chongro-Gu, Seoul 110-062, Korea Tel: +82-2-737-1185/6 Fax: +82-2-737-1184 Website: www.mirovision.com <http://www.mirovision.com/> E-mail: sales(a)mirovision.com (*Screenings at AFM) Sam's Lake Directed by Andrew Christopher ERIN TBA / 2005 / Adventure Thriller / U.S.A. Cast: Fay Masterson ('Rancid'), William Fregory LEE ('Dark Angel ') In the quaint area near the lake, an escaped psychiatric patient makes his way through the surroundings wilderness, back to his childhood home, slaughtering his family in their sleep, and disappearing into the woods never to be found. Many years later the horrifying massacre has turned legend as disappearances haunt the surrounding towns. Sam(Fay Masterson), a young woman who, every summer, returns home to the secluded lakeside cottage where she grew up. There she reconnects with her traditions, old friends and memories of the past. This year, a group of hip, young urbanites, Kate(Sandrine Holt), Franklin(Stephen Bishop), Melanie(Megan Fahlenbock) and Dominik(Salvatore Antonio) join Sam on her annual trip. But when Sam and her friend Jesse(William Gregory Lee), a local to the area, take the group on an adventure to revisit the site of the murder they all come face to face with the terrifying legend of 'Sam's Lake'. Green Chair Directed by PARK Chul-soo 101 min. / 2004 / Drama / Korea Cast: Suh Jung ('The Isle'), SHIM Ji-ho >From the acclaimed director <301, 302> An ordinary housewife, Moon-hee, gets convicted for conducting sexual assaults on a minor, Hyun, and sentenced for 100 hours of social work. However, from the moment getting released from the prison, Moon-hee and Hyun head for a hotel, and indulge in sex day and night. They both believe they're in love deeply, more than anybody, but at the same time, Moon-hee can't help doubting Hyun' love. Where does their reckless love end, or will they accomplish their love at the end? Antarctic Journal Directed by YIM Phil-sung TBA / 2005 / Adventure Thriller / Korea Cast: SONG Kang-ho('Memories of Murder') , YU Ji-tae('Old Boy') Point of Impossibility, Where the Antarctic becomes Madness Led by a charismatic team leader, CHOI Do-hyung(SONG Kang-ho), a six-men expedition team tries to reach the unreachable point in the Antarctic. Marching through the endless snow, they come across with an ANTARCTIC JOURNAL, written by a British 80 years ago. From the moment they find the journal, strange things start to happen to them, and end up with losing 2 members and equipment not working. However, with the leader's obsession, an exhausting expedition continues to conquering the unreachable. and they begin to experience the same things described in the journal.. Loft (Working Title) Directed By KUROSAWA Kiyoshi ('Cure', 'Bright Future') TBA / 2005 / Thriller / Korea, Japan Cast: NAKATANI Miki('Ring'), TOYOKAWA Etsushi('Love Letter') PPP Pusan Award at Pusan International Film Festival The place where secrets of death are hidden..Loft A prize-winning writer, Leiko(NAKATANI Miki), moves to a quiet sub-urban house to finish up her new novel with a help of the editor. That night while sleeping, she sees a man in the storage room transporting an object that is wrapped in cloth. She soon finds out that he is a renowned archaeologist, Professor Yoshioka(TOYOKAWA Etsushi), researching ancient mummies, and that object was a recently discovered mummy. Working late on her book, Leiko witnesses a ghost and finds out that her room once belonged to a woman who had been missing for a while. This brings unexplainable fear to Leiko as she starts to uncover more stories from the past. Red Eye Directed by KIM Dong-bin('Ring' Korea) TBA / 2005 / Horror / Korea Cast: JANG Shin-young('Springtime'), SONG Il-kuk A ride to your unforgettable tragedy. Life is a train heading to the last station called Death. On July 16, 1988, a train accident which drives 100 hundred people to death occurs. Without knowing the cause, the case becomes a mystery and soon gets forgotten. After 16 years, a train attendant Mi-sun is on board first time at work. The train leaves its platform as scheduled and rapidly gains the full speed. All of sudden, it stops for 10 minutes without any reason, and restarts. However, when it begins to run, all Mi-sun can see is from the 80's and old newspaper with the date written July 16, 1988. What happened during the 10 minutes when the train stopped and where are they going? Bunshinsaba - Ouija Board Directed by AHN Byung-ki('Nightmare', 'Phone') 92 min. / 2004 / Horror / Korea Cast: KIM Kyu-ri('Whispering Corridor'), LEE Yu-ri, LEE Se-eun *Screenings on Nov.3 11:00 Mann Criterion Screen #5 Nov.4 11:00 Mann Criterion Screen #4 "Bunshinsaba, bunshinsaba, Oite Gudasai." A death spell from the director of <Phone> Yoo-jin(LEE Se-eun) and her family move to a small village from Seoul. On her first day at the new school, Yoo-jin gets picked on by her classmates. Along with other victims of hatred, Yoo-jin puts a curse on the four girls tormenting them through the "Ouija Board." on a long deserted chair where the long forgotten secret stays. On her second day at school, one of the spellbound bursts into flames and dies just as she sits down where Yoo-jin used the board. The next day, another victim burns to death, and now the school is enclosed by horror. The Big Swindle Directed by CHOI Dong-hun 117 min. / 2004 / Action Thriller / Korea Cast: PARK Shin-yang ('The Uninvited'), YUM Jung-a ('A Tale of Two Sisters') *Screenings on Nov.5 13:00 Laemmle Monica Screen #4 Never bet on a losing game. A heist that's a wet dream for any swindler! The best five thieves come together planning the biggest swindle in history. Starting with CHOI Chang-hyuk(PARK Shin-yang), the brain behind the perfect plan; Master KIM, the godfather of swindlers; Big Mouth, a con who can talk people into anything; Swallow, a remarkable lady-killer; and Gasoline the miraculous counterfeiter. But the only drawback is that they all can't trust each other. They have only one goal - to rob the Bank of Korea of $5 million - but each one of them has their own little plan in mind. Will they succeed in and who will be the winner of this deceiving game? A Wacky Switch Directed by JUNG Youn-won 105 min. / 2004 / Comic Action / Korea Cast: JUNG Jun-ho ('Marrying the Mafia'), SOHN Chang-min ('Father and Son:- The Story of Mencius') Dong-hwa(JUNG Jun-ho) is a complete loser with a nagging wife. His first novel made the publishing company go bankrupt but to bring home the bacon, he tries everything but only ends up in vain. One day Dong-hwa gets his big break by writing a biography for Man-chul(SOHN Chang-min), boss of the biggest criminal syndicate in Korea. However, things in life don't always go as planned and this encounter brings a life-changing experience for both of them, bringing their real vocation. They are not who they are! Road Directed by BAE Chang-ho('Last Witness',' 'My Heart', 'Deep Blue Night') 98 min. / 2004 / Drama / Korea Cast: BAE Chang-ho, KANG Ki-hwa('Bunshinsaba') "Road" takes a path less traveled in harder-hitting, contempo Korean cinema but one well worth the ride for auds responsive to well-honed, unflashy filmmaking. - Variety by Derek Elley Vagabond Tae-suk(BAE Chang-ho) is an old-fashioned blacksmith moving from one local market to another for over 20 years. One day, he comes upon a young girl heading for her father's funeral in a heavy snow storm. Tae-suk soon finds out she is the daughter of his old friend Duk-soo, the very person who had ruined his whole life. Memories resurface as they continue with their destinations. Possible Changes Directed by MIN Byung-kook 114 min. / 2004 / Drama / Korea Cast: JUNG Chan ('Road Movie'), KIM Yoo-suk ('The Isle') Moscow Int'l Film Festival Tokyo Int'l Film Festival - Winds of Asia Section Two childhood friends, Moon-ho(JUNG Chan) and Jong-kyu(KIM Yoo-suk), in their mid-thirties, feel the acute loss of their younger years as time goes by. They together commit spontaneous, unusual acts in order to try to fill their sense of emptiness. Moon-ho pursues in vain for an extramarital sexual affair while Jong-kyu meets his first love, Soo-hyun, for the first time in ten years and head for a hotel. But the movie goes on as if the two couples had never met, and the stories of the two couple mingles with each other.

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York International - AFM 2004
by York International 23 Oct '04

23 Oct '04

CLICK HERE IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE EMAIL BELOW <http://www.yorkenter> AFM 2004 York International Inc. Loews Santa Monica Suite # 602 Dear Markus, With AFM right around the corner, I wanted to let you know what York International has to offer on its Fall Slate and request a convenient time to meet at our booth. Appointments are filling up fast and I dont want to miss the opportunity to meet with you. Please suggest a few times and dates to meet by return email or fax (818-788-4011) and I will be glad to confirm a meeting. Of course you can always visit our website www.yorkinternationalinc.com <http://www.yorkinternationalinc.com/> (click on Find a Film) to view our complete catalogue, see great artwork and watch a few trailers to get a head start. I look forward to seeing you in Santa Monica. Warmest regards, Jennifer Director, International Sales York International Inc. 4565 Sherman Oaks Avenue Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 T: 818-788-4050 ext. 314 F:818-788-4011 email: dillon(a)yorkinternationalinc.com <mailto:dillon@yorkinternationalinc.com> visit our website www.yorkinternationalinc.com <http://www.yorkinternationalinc.com> York International Inc. Product Listing AFM 2004 Director of International Sales - Jennifer Dillon- dillon(a)yorkentertainment.com <mailto:dillon@yorkentertainment.com> Executives attending: Tanya York CEO Jennifer Dillon Director of International Sales Floyd Reeves - Acquisions LOEWS SANTA MONICA Suite # 602 Ph: 310-458-6700 ext. 602 <http://www.yorkentert> CORPSES PREMIER MARKET SCREENING November 3 @ 11:00 am. - Le Merigot Screen # 3 Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: horror Rights Available: All Production Status: Completed Producer: Tanya York, Scott Pfeiffer Director: Rolfe Kanefsky Principal Cast: Jeff Fahey (Body Parts, Lawn Mower Man), Tiffany Shepis (Scarecrow, Ted Bundy) A mortician at a funeral home finds a way to bring back the dead for an hour at a time to do his dirty work. The towns chief of police (Fahey), gets suspicious and tries to get to the bottom of the mysterious and brutal deaths and events happening in the small town. MEETING A BULLET Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: Urban /Action Rights Available: All Production Status: Completed 2004 Director: Douglas Elford-Argent Principal Cast: Jason Graham, Carlos A. Alvarez, Gwendolyn Garver, Keith E. Wright Cody Miles is a kid from the streets trying to make a dollar. From betrayed relationships and a crooked cop framing him for a string of murders to falling in love with a mobsters girl, choices must be made. Prove his innocence or seek revenge. HAUNTED FROM WITHIN Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: Thriller Rights Available: All Production Status: Completed Producer: Jose L. Cruz Director: Jose L. Cruz Principal Cast: Rina Fernandez David Green Kurt Sinclair Dr. Stern, a psychic investigator is tracking the legendary spirit of La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) whom he believes is possessing young mothers and making them kill their children. When he discovers the next victim, he realizes that he must enter the spirit world to exorcise the spirit in an encounter that will either destroy the spirit or him. PLAYA IN THE PULPIT Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: Urban Comedy Rights Available: All Production Status: Completed Producer: Jacques Wiley, Ivy Dench Director: Grits Carter Principal Cast: Pastor Troy (rapper), Dexter Tucker (BET Comedian) Playa in the Pulpit is an urban comedy about Tyrone and his plans to break into a Baptist church to obtain a lockbox left behind in his older cousins will. Not satisfied with being left with old furniture, Tyrone sets out on a hilarious crime adventure and becomes an ordained minister in the process. LOOTERS Genre: Urban Action Dorian Bussie just pulled off the diamond heist of the century. Now he is waiting patiently in a cruddy motel for his partner to arrive. Little does he know in the room next to him the brother of the man he ripped off is being held for ransom. NOT DEAD ENOUGH Genre: Latino Thriller Not Dead Enough is thriller about a woman with special powers who moves into her new home only to find out it is haunted by a dead convict. Confronting the unsettled spirit could mean her life. SCARECROW GONE WILD Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: horror Rights Available: All Production Status: Ready for Delivery Producer: Tanya York, Scott Pfeiffer Director: Brian Katkin Principal Cast: Ken Shamrock (WWF) College mischief spirals out of control unleashing a horrifying Scarecrow who terrorizes a resort town during Spring Break. Hes the death of the party! ALIEN 51 Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: horror Rights Available: All Production Status: Ready for Delivery Producer: Tanya York, Scott Pfeiffer Director: Paul Wynne/Brennon Jones Principal Cast: Heide Fleiss An alien creature escapes from a research lab at the famous Area 51, determined to hunt down its former tormentors. When you make a monster make sure it cant escape. LEXIE Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: Rights Available: All Production Status: Completed Director: Fred Williamson Principal Cast: Richard Brooks (Law & Order, The Crow: City of Angels), Cindy Herron Braggs (En Vogue), Ice T, Gary Busey, David Allen Grier, Glenn Plummer and Fred Williamson. A former music producer turned stockbroker tries to make his musical comeback with a beautiful singer/dancer from a nightclub. The pair fall in love despite the treachery of the players and gangsters that surround the music business.) EVICTED Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Orgin: USA Rights available: Video/DVD Production Status: completed Director: Michael Tierney Principal Cast: Shannon Elizabeth "American Pie", "Tomcats", "Scary Movie", "Thir13een Ghosts", "Love Actually"; Lawrence Tierney: "Resevoir Dogs", "Silver Bullet", "Prizzi's Honor". Two 20-something slackers are getting evicted from their apartment so they decide to hold a last night blowout party inviting all their punk, slacker and stripper friends. 13 DEAD MEN Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: Action/ Adventure Rights Available: All Production Status: Completed 2003 Run Time: 85 min. Producer: Tanya York, Scott Pfeiffer Director: Art Camacho Principal Cast: Lorenzo Lamas, Mystikal Format: 35mm A diamond thief on death row is sprung from prison before the secret of the jewels location dies with him. SCARECROW-SLAYER Distributor: York Entertainment Country of Origin: USA Genre: Horror/Action Rights Available: All Production Status: Completed 2003 Run Time: 90 min. Producer: Tanya York, Scott Pfeiffer, Emanuel Itier Director: Emanuel Itier Principal Cast: Tony Todd (Candy Man, Boogeymen) Format: 35mm A college freshman is killed by a paranoid farmer during a fraternity prank and comes back to life as a killer scarecrow

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*****SPAM***** AFM 2004
by American Cinema International 22 Oct '04

22 Oct '04

American Cinema International is proud to present at Come join us at AFM 2004 We are located in Room 550 Telephone (310) 260-4111 Cell (818) 445-3812 Executives attending: George Shamieh - CEO and Chevonne O’Shaughnessy - President Visit our website: www.aci-americancinema.com SCREENING: "EMPRESS CHUNG" – See, Listen and feel the beauty of the East. Empress Chung is A Shining story of the filial girl who gets her blind father to see. World Premier Screening: Thursday November 6th at 1:00 p.m. at Nu Wilshire Screen # 1 Saturday November 8th at 1:00 p.m. at Nu Wilshire Screen # 2 Synopsis: A Wonderful story of a young girl with deep love and a true devotion to her blind father. The animated feature film is packed with excitement, perils and miracles. You will see and feel from this feature animation the wondrous lands, people and also the true Far East culture, value and moral. It will deeply touch and capture every inch of your heart and soul. Shim Chung, a sweet little girl who seemed to have an unfortunate fate, but with her strong faith and determination not only recovers her father’s eyesight, but she also becomes the Empress of the Empire. "CRITICAL ASSIGNEMENT" – Action – Critically Acclaimed “One of the first big budget action movies to be filmed entirely in Africa with breathtaking cinematography” BBC World Service News A SIMPLE ASSIGNMENT THAT BECAME A MISSION World Premier Screening: Saturday November 8th at 9:00 a.m. at Laemmle Monica Screen #4 Cast: Michael Power, Moshidi Motshegwa, Terence Reis, Thami Ngubeni Writer: Tunde Babalola Director: Jason Xenopoulos Producer: Bob Mahoney Synopsis: Winning the Press Awards held in Chicago for rescuing GSN correspondent Ed Johnson (Terence Reis) while reporting from the battlefront of worn torn Eastern Europe, international journalist Michael Power is brought to Africa to cover the “Water For All” story and the issues surrounding the critical lack of clean water in that country. It’s a story that some will not want him to write. So begins a tale of critical decisions – arms or water. A story of love and loyalty, greed and deception, courage and cowardice. Critical Assignment is about one man’s mission to uncover the truth. A triumph of inner strength over major moral, social and political obstacles. The action plays out against a background of breathtaking African scenery and hypnotic African music including that of Grammy award nominee Angélique Kidjo. "THE CLOWN”– Action – Huge and incredible action stunts [Action] from the producers of the German TV series "Der Clown." Screening: November 5th at 7:00 p.m. Le Merigot Screen # 1 (Still in Post Production) Cast: Sven Martinek (Star of “Der Clown” in the role of Max, 60 episodes Eva Habermann – (Lexx the dark Zone), Xenia Seeberg, Gotz Otto (James Bond Movies) Director: Sebastian Vigg Writer: Timo Berndt Producer: Hermann Joha Synopsis: When mobster Zorbeck kills his long time girl friend Claudia, The Clown (Max Hecker) gets Zorbeck arrested and then retires from crime fighting. Max works as a simple guard for a security company until he hears that Zorbeck has escaped from prison. He must come back again to seek justice. But Zorbeck and his team of criminals are not so easily outdone, and the Clown (Max) faces the most dangerous task of his life. The film is based on the character of a German TV series, called "Der Clown," which was sold to more than 40 countries worldwide. “CHALLENGE” – Action – FROM THE PRODUCER OF “THE CLOWN” The Best World Know Martial Artists fight it out in a lawless world. Screening: November 5th at 5:00 p.m. at Le Merigot Screen # 1 & November 6th at 3:00 p.m. at Le Merigot Screen # 3 Cast: Mathis Landwehr, Christian Monz, Vokram Zschesche, Zora Holt Director: Johannes Jaeger Writer: Johannes Jaeger Producer: Hermann Joha Synopsis: The World has become a lawless place. Anarchy rules the streets, and warlords take power by brute force. The streets are ruled by warlords. One warlord is Bosco, a ruthless killer who is obsessed with perfecting his power through martial arts. Together with Cleo, Bosco’s lascivious partner, he kills Master Thach, keeper of a sacred book of marital arts. Master Thach’s last pupil is Jonas, an orphan who Master Thach raised and taught all he knew. Jonas survived Cleo and Bosco’s attach with help of a friend, and now returns to the city to reclaim the lost book. "DEATH TRAIN" – Action – It will take a miracle to save the people on the pilgrim train to Lourdes when the criminal mastermind Jurek and his evil cohorts take over the train and release a deadly virus. Cast: Bettina Lamprecht, Mathis Landwehr, Arnold Vosloo Writer: Dieter Tranowski Director: Biethard Kuester Producer: Hermann Joha Synopsis: Lasko is a former soldier who joined the priesthood and renounced violence because he witnessed the death of a little boy in Kosovo after he wandered into the line of fire of Lasko's unit and was fatally shot. Now, Lasko finds himself caught in another kind of war—with a criminal mastermind, Jurek, and his group of thieves who have stolen a deadly virus in order to sell it to a terrorist group for sixty million euro. After a daring and ruthless heist from a government facility, the thieves disguise themselves as clergy and then hide out on the train bound for Lourdes that Lasko is on. Also on the train are Sandra and Sven, her desperately ill son, who is going to Lourdes in hope of a miracle cure for his deadly blood disease. Lasko befriends them when they are separated from the boy's father by the abrupt departure of the train, and they join Lasko and his two priest friends, Gladius and Matthias, in their compartment. The situation turns desperate when Jurek and his gang kill Lasko's two friends and then threaten to release the virus if the authorities attempt to arrest them. Now Lasko must avenge his friends' deaths and don the robe of the Pugnus Dei, a secret paramilitary organization organized by the Vatican, despite his vow never to resort to using force to achieve his ends. A raging battle in, under, and on top of the train ensues as Lasko must take out the criminals and administer the vaccine before they release the deadly virus. In a last ditch effort, the authorities divert the train toward a fuel depot in an attempt to keep the virus from infecting the city of Lourdes. All eyes are on the speeding train where the lives of the hundreds of passengers hang in the balance as it races toward a fiery end. Will Lasko overcome the enormous odds as he battles the criminals and their fatal virus? The authorities wait with baited breath, the passengers are in a panic, and audiences hang on for dear life as the action-packed story moves to its ultimate resolution. "THE MESMERIST" – Thriller/Comedy – The Spookiest Dark Comedy Ever! From the producer of “CAPE FEAR” & “CASINO” and from the world of Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Jason Carter, Howard Hesseman, Jo Champa, Galina Jovovich Director: Tom Harding Producer: Terry Dougas & Peter Raskin Synopsis: “The Mesmerist” is a twisted, dark comedy based on the Edgar Allen Poe story “The Facts in The Case of Mr. Valdemar”. Benjamin (Neil Patrick Harris) and Daisy (Jessica Capshaw) return to her childhood home for the weekend, essentially to witness the death of her estranged father Valdemar (Howard Hesseman). A controlling and hateful man, Valdemar, is a bane to everyone around him, but a perfect subject to Dr. Pretory (Jason Carter) to experiment with mesmerism. Aided by Dr. Hoffler’s (George Wyner) prediction of the approximate time of death, Pretory believes he can put Valdemar’s mind in a hypnotic trance when the end nears and make it continue to function up until the moment of passing. He hopes to obtain an objective, firsthand description of death and the afterlife, believing Valdemar is hardened enough to avoid coloring his description as other people would. With the help of Benjamin, Daisy and Valdemar’s oversexed maid Consuela (Jo Champa), the doctors succeed in Mesmerizing Valdemar and get a step-to-step account of death. But before the quick questions are answered, Valdemar demands to speak with Benjamin to make a few final threats. His mind spoke, Valdemar promptly dies, leaving the stunned group to relax for the night and absorb what has happened. But Valdemar isn’t finished. He continues to haunt them, until a final conflict with Benjamin settles all matters. "BAD GIRLS FROM VALLEY HIGH” – Comedy – Based on the best selling book “A Fate Totally Worse Than Death” written by the well-known author of Children’s and Young Teen books, Paul Fleischman. Sid Sheinberg’s The Bubble Factory has entered into an agreement with George Shamieh’s American Cinema International to license the international rights to the film “Bad Girls from Valley High”. The film is based on the best selling book “A Fate Totally Worse Than Death” written by the well-known author of Children’s and Young Teen books, Paul Fleischman. The film, which is being distributed in North America by Universal, was made for 8 million dollars. Starring: Julie Benz – Darla on the WB’s popular “Angel”,“Taken” for SCI-FI Channel. Monica Keena – “Freddy VS Jason”, “Undeclared”, “First Daughter.” Nicole Bilderback – “Bring it on”, “Clueless” and “Can’t Hardly Wait”. Jonathan Brandis – “Seaquest”, “Harts War”, “Outside Providence”, “Ride with the Devil.” And Christopher Lloyd – “The Back to the Future”,“Taxi”, “The Adams Family” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit“, “Star Trek III”, and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” “Bad Girls from Valley High” – A story of three beautiful teenage girls, Danielle, Tiffany, and Brook, who do what it takes to get what they want. Danielle, the leader of the group, sets her sights on the Captain of the football team, Drew, and contrives to eliminate the only thing that stands in her way—his girlfriend. Just when Danielle is about to make her move on Drew, a beautiful new student from Transylvania, Romania arrives at their school. When the three girls mysteriously start aging rapidly, they conclude that the new girl is the ghost of Drew’s dead girlfriend who has returned to get revenge by putting a curse on them. The only way to get their youth back is to stop the curse. Will Danielle, Tiffany and Brook kill the ghost in time to get their youth back before Danielle’s 18th birthday? For further questions please contact: Chevonne O'Shaughnessy President Email http://www.aci-americancinema.com/ Tel: 818-907-8700 Fax: 818-907-8719 Cell: 818-355-1083 If you wish to be removed from this email list, please click here. Or mail your unsubscribe request to: American Cinema International, 14242 Ventura Blvd., Suite 202, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 © 2004 American Cinema International. All Rights Reserved.

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REMINDER: Register Early & Save 50% on the International Film Festival Summit
by International Film Festival Summit 22 Oct '04

22 Oct '04

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AFM Location - Reduced prices for German Language Rights!
by Trident Releasing 22 Oct '04

22 Oct '04

TRIDENT RELEASING, INC. Tel: +1 (323) 655 8818 Fax: +1 (323) 655 0515 Email: sales(a)tridentreleasing.com You can see our Flyers, Synopses & Credits at www.TRIDENTRELEASING.com Greetings! We wanted to let you know that we will not be attending this falls AFM as we will not be in town due to other commitments. We are still closing deals at Fantastic Prices, and VISION FILMS is authorized to sign deals on our behalf. They will have our brochure/trailers available at LOEWS HOTEL in SUITE 726, so be sure to contact Lise Romanoff for an appointment (visionfilms(a)earthlink.net). If you are not attending, contact us by email or leave a phone message for more information on our films or to make an offer. To remind you we have 84 FEATURE FILMS in our Catalog and are offering them for as little as $4,000 per title for GERMANY/AUSTRIA (depending on rights licensed, the film(s) selected, and the overall size of the package). THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE TITLES AT THE LOWEST PRICES AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE! The Producers we represent want to CLOSE DEALS NOW. As a result, we have been closing many deals but there are some very good titles available for your territory. THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NOT LAST FOREVER, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE ACT NOW! You can view the specific Film details and Key Art on the web at www.tridentreleasing.com. (Note: The site is under construction and there are some films we represent which have not yet been added to our website.) For a complete list of films, we can e-mail you a list of features available for your territory or send you a package with our brochure, trailer reel and availabilities just email us your shipping/contact details. We can of course send individual feature film screeners if you send a list of titles and your mailing address and phone number, we will get them out to you promptly. Our Catalog contains: 24 ACTION FILMS, 19 THRILLERS, 9 ROMANTIC COMEDIES, 9 DRAMAS, 10 HORROR, 2 SCI-FI, 5 COMEDIES, 2 FAMILY, 3 DOCUMENTARIES, 1 EROTIC. Please see a partial list of our STARS and their credits at the end of this e-mail. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ONE FILM or A PACKAGE OF FILMS, WE SHOULD TALK. We look forward to hearing from you. With our very best regards, Jean Ovrum & Victoria Plummer Trident Releasing, Inc. Tel: +1 323 655 8818 Fax:+1 323 655 0515 jovrum(a)tridentreleasing.com vplummer(a)tridentreleasing.com TRIDENT STARS (partial list below) Included in this offering are our top titles with stars whose credits include: AMANDA PEET Syriana, Somethings Gotta Give, Woody Allens Melinda & Melinda, Whole Ten Yards, Identity, Whole Nine Yards RON LIVINGSTON Little Black Book, The Cooler, Pirates, Adaptation, Pretty Persuasion, Sex and the City, WILLIAM H. MACY Sahara, Seabiscuit, Jurassic Park III, Cellular RICHARD TYSON Black Hawk Down, Battlefield Earth, Red Shoe Diaries STEVE ZAHN Sahara, Employee of the Month, Daddy Day Camp, Shattered Glass, Daddy Day Care, Employee of the Month CHRISTOPHER McDONALD Syriana, Untitled Rob Reiner (2005), Spy Kids II, Nurse Betty, The Perfect Storm ELIAS KOTEAS Traffic, Simone, Thin Red Line, Collateral Damage ANABELLA SCIORRA American Crime, Chasing Liberty, The Sopranos LAUREL HOLLOMAN Boogie Nights, Tumbleweed, The L Word ED ASNER Spiderman, Elf, National Lampoon Christmas Vacation II, The Commission, Duplicity BRAD DOURIF Lord of the Rings trilogy, Seed of Chucky, Deadwood JEROEN KRABBE Soderberghs Oceans Twelve (2005), Ever After, An Ideal Husband, Left Luggage JAMES WILBY De-Lovely, Gosford Park, Original Sin AUSTIN PENDLETON Finding Nemo, A Beautiful Mind, Uptown Girls JOSH HAMILTON The Bourne Identity, West of Here LAURA FRASER A Knights Tale, Titus, Vanilla Sky ANN CUSAK Americas Sweethearts, Stigmata, What Planet Are You From? JASON CONNERY Shanghai Noon, Wishmaster 3, Merlin PATRICK DEMPSEY About A Boy, Sweet Home Alabama, The Emperors Club DAVID CARRADINE Kill Bill I & II, Hair High ROBERT PASTORELLI Be Cool stars John Travolta(2005), Eraser, Michael LEA THOMPSON, JOHN HURT, MAXIMILLIAN SCHELL, LAUREN HUTTON, ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, SAM WATERSTON, SADIE FROST, JOHN SAVAGE, RUPERT GRAVES, DAVID WARNER, DANIEL BENZALI, GLENN PLUMMER, JAMES RUSSO, MARTIN COVE and more.

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Screen International
by Screen International 22 Oct '04

22 Oct '04

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