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Meeting with ITN Distribution at Marche du Film/Cannes
April 29, 2006
Greetings!
That’s the Way of the World 100 min. Starring: Harvey Keitel, Ed Nelson, Cynthia Bostick, Bert Parks and featuring the popular rock group Earth, Wind & Fire Digitally re-mastered. Where were you when the stardust hit the fan? A hard-hitting expose of the recording industry. Available to all territories excluding USA and Canada. The Gallows Tree 80 min. Horror. Starring: ELIZABETH O'BRICK, KATY WOODRUFF, MALEIKA FAIVER. Lisa, an insecure coed, is desperate to break free from her disturbed past by joining a sorority...but a ruthless sorority sister's mind games threaten Lisa's sanity and soul. Apocalypse & The Beauty Queen 98 min. Horror. Starring: Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface – Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Mack 10, Debbie Rochon, Beverly Hynds. After the apocalypse brings the world to it’s knees, ex-supermodel Amber reigns terror in her corner of the world. Her bloodlust, unquenchable. Her jealousy, uncontrollable. When one of her victims escapes and turns the locals against their queen, Amber finds herself in a fight to save her kingdom and her sanity. Mack 10 roams the New World, an evil charismatic enforcer of the Queen’s twisted empire. Gunnar Hansen, a Tombstone carver hiding from his past in a world that has no future. London Voodoo 98 min. Horror. Starring: Doug Cockle, Sara Stewart, Sven Bertil- Taube. When ambitious New York analyst Lincoln Mathers relocates his family to England, his wife Sarah unearths London’s disturbing past and becomes hostage to a disturbing spirit. When Mather’s finally notices that his wife is not who she was, he is forced to accept that his family’s only salvation lies in a leap of faith. Switch Killer 84 min. Horror. Starring: Cara Jo Basso, Bishop Mann, Monique Chachere, Alixandra Agar. A battered Las Vegas Stripper leaves her abusive boyfriend for another woman, only to find herself being stalked by her ex. Hammerhead 82 min. Horror. Starring: Amber Newman. When the vehicle of a group of road tripping beauties is sabotaged, the girls find themselves lost in the woods of Wing Brook, Kentucky. They soon discover they are not alone. Stalking the woods is HAMMERHEAD, a ruthless human hunter who hibernates with the 17 year cycle of the local cicada bugs. Shutter 91 min. Horror. Starring: John Still, Sarah Ewell, Jeannette Comans, Scott Fletcher, Rezia Massey. Two Photography Students, Claire and Jenny venture into the woods of Claire's hometown in search of an abandoned quarantine house, forgotten since then days of the "Great Influenza" during the first World War. Lead by Andy, the three disappear into the woods and move closer to death. As they move deeper into the woods they have unknowingly become the object of someone's heinous and horrific desires. The Toybox 81 min. Horror. It all began so innocently for two children growing up in the deepest countryside, their imaginations set ablaze by a book on local myths and legends. Berenice convinces her younger brother Brian that she is the reincarnation of a witch with the powers to put everything right. As they grow up, Brian becomes emotionally dependent on his sister, so that when she returns to the family home for Christmas with her new boyfriend he feels totally betrayed. At the same time a man strongly resembling the mythical Jake the Mid-Folker is closing in. An overwhelming sense of impending horror surrounds the house, but is the enemy outside - or is the enemy within? Black Cat 85 min. Horror. Starring: STEPHANIE LEON SHAUN KURTZ SHAWNA ERICKSON PHILIP JONES PIERANGLO BUONAMCI. Black Cat is a provocative tale of psychological horror based on the famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Detective Eleanor Wyman is investigating Jack in the mysterious disappearance of his wife Mira and son Jonathan. Eleanor probes Jack’s tormented mind as he remembers the gaze of the Black Cat and the horror that brought him to bury an axe in his wife’s brain. But in this modern revisiting of the classic tale we ask - is it in fact Jack who has done the deed or some other manifestation of his tormented soul? As Eleanor teases out the bloody tale from Jack under blistering interrogation, she becomes so engrossed in the story that she soon is dazed into believing she is somehow tied into the plot. Eleanor has now lost her barring in her own investigation. Under the spell of the Black Cat she has become the suspect and the detective. She questions her sanity and the violent actions she might take to protect her reputation and sanity. Who knows who is capable of murder when under the curse of the BLACK CAT. The Bloodletting 87 min. Horror. Starring: Molly Fix, Jeremy Dunn, Shaun Paul Piccinino, Amanda Lea. For Amanda Deter and her friends, life seems to be going great. Until one night when they cross paths with a mysterious vagrant, who warns, a terrible evil is coming for them. The group disregards his warnings as nothing but drunken nonsense. But the next day when they find the vagrant dead with all the blood drained from his body, it's already too late to heed his warnings. Now Amanda will discover that not everyone is who they seem, and that anyone could be a vampire out for her blood. Blade of the Vampire 90 min. Horror. Starring: MICHAEL TAGGERT, JULIE TOLLE, ROD KOCH, DARREN ROBERTSON, MEGAN ETHRIDGE. When an ancient bloodthirsty Vampire ,Vandalis (Michael Taggert) descends on Hollywood it isn’t long before he is praying on innocent runaways. They are toys in his game, but in a variation on the myth our Vampire is weaker and more vulnerable than his old school brethren. He is met by another vampire, Selia (Sophia Tsimel), who he’s known for hundreds of years. She has psychic powers and tells him that he’s being hunted and that the hunter has discovered a mythical “blade” with the power to cut their blood sucking eternal lives very short. Poncho Willie 100 min. Horror. Unbearable tension between a recent college grad and his overbearing parents awakens an ancient evil. Landers 80 min. Thriller. Landers is a twisted tail of 2 friends on a road trip to the desert who find themselves in the middle of an FBI manhunt, deception and murder. Four years after being involved in the accidental death of a young girl, Ivan receives a call from the one person he thought he'd never speak to again, her brother Matt. Matt invites Ivan on a hiking trip to the desert to talk about the night of her death. Along their journey, they pick up a lunatic hitchhiker named Vince who becomes determined to tag along with the two. When the car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Ivan quickly finds himself in a labyrinth of deception and murder. Water 80 min. Psychological Thriller. Starring Broadway Musical Star/Tony Award Winner Idina Menzel (RENT). Michael Shannon (8 Mile, Bad Boys 2, Obie Award Winner for BUG), Savannah Haske (Third Watch), Larry Pine (Vanya on 42nd Street, Dead Man Walking, The Ice Storm, The Royal Tenenbaums), Shea Whiggam (All the Real Girls). A local woman’s badly beaten body washes ashore on an isolated island. The sister of the dead woman Jessy Turner arrives on the island to investigate her sister’s death. She meets the town sheriff and the town is drawn into a strong sexual relationship. They unearth secrets, not just of Jessy’s sister’s violent death, but of something darker. Something the islanders are trying to hide. SNAP Thriller. 113 min. This noir style psychodrama tracks the life of a young mentally retarded man (Ratty) and his psychopathic caretaker (Nick) who commit a murder and kidnap the victim’s brother (Rory) at a botched burglary. After his escape, Rory joins with the victim’s fiance (Sarah Leter) to track down the killers. Sarah and Rory’s moves are further complicated by the police who suspect Rory of the murder. Sarah slips further off the edge of sanity in order to rationalize the revenge murder she wants to commit. Rory and Sarah face the ultimate decision of whether they can truly commit a murder when faced with the opportunity. War Crimes 82 min. Action. Starring: Earl Palmer, John Jenner. A group of six friends, recently graduated in the UK travel to Bosnia in 1992. As fighting breaks out around the capital Sarajevo the friends are forced to escape overland to the border whilst the fighting spreads. After witnessing a horrific massacre in Bosnia they are pursued by a ruthless Yugoslav People's Army Officer and his brutal Chetnik fighters. With the weather worsening, limited supplies and murderous soldiers behind them, will they ever make it out of Bosnia alive?! Charlie the Ox 93 min. Action. Starring: Jon Polito and Corey McAbee. A dimwitted safecracker is double crossed by a group of bank robbers and has to out smart them to get back his share of the loot. Directed by Sundance Award-winner Scott Smith. Winner, Telluride Indie Film Festival, Winner of Cinequest's Maverick Spirit Award. Seeking Fear 90 min. Action/Drama. Starring: Award winning actress Charlene Fernetz. Featuring Lisa Ray (Bollywood/Hollywood, Water) as Nina Atwal and award winning actress Charlene Fernetz (Samantha the Teenage Witch, Street Justice) as Trudy. Seeking Fear is an action-drama, with a twist. It deals with the problem of women's safety in a subliminal way. The film's storyline is based on facts obtained and collected over many years of research by the film's director Robin Webb, both in the prison system with convicted sex offenders and with countless victims of these crimes. Viewers will observe an interview with our protagonist a Serial Rapist. We re-enact this crimes, hearing his thoughts, as he is encouraged to talk to his profiler. Aussie Park Boyz 90 min. Action. Starring: Nunzio D.G. La Bianca, Joe Murabito. Violence, revenge, rape, hatred and death are all part of the whirlpool that dominates this story of ethnic youth rivalry. The Last Eve 88 min. Action. The Last Eve is a film that takes the audience on an emotional adventure through history--in a way never before seen. The story of Eve is shown from front to back. We start in the future and ride all the way back to the loss of all innocence. Our journey through time shows us three contrasting tales (Cain & Abel, Snake's Temptation, Eve's Secret) which in their own unique way reveal the dark tragedies at the heart of all romance. Darkest Days 88 min. Action. For thousands of years, he has been hiding in the darkness convincing the world he doesn't exist...But now Lucifer will send his fallen angels to earth so that they may build him an army and claim him a throne, unless one man can stop him. With the help of three Archangels and a priest, Dante McDermott, a man who has lost his family as well as his sanity, must regain his faith and accept his role in the fight against the very origin of evil before all is lost. Shattered Day 90 min. Action. Starring: Michael Rubenstone, Stacey Scheller, Melina Drake, Rebecca Meyer, George Williams. A bank robbery is about to take place. We follow everyone involved in the robbery, the bank manager, the security guard, the robbers, the tellers, up to the moment when guns start blazing on the botched attempt. In the flurry of bullets we suddenly flash back and follow each of their twisted lives - everyone is jaded by greed and willing to betray their friends and lovers to keep from getting caught. In this fast paced action thriller we find every moment counts and nothing is what it seems on what will be a Shattered Day. Blazin’ 90 min. Action. Starring: Michael Wehrhahn, Sascha Knopf, Fat Joe, Cuban Link, Angie Martinez, Marcos A. Miranda. Blazin' centers on a nightclub called 'Domain', where San and Alex fall in love. When Sam's mom forbids her to see Alex, a tidal wave of betrayal and revenge ensues. The Secret War 82 min. Action. Starring: Master Dong Jin Kim, K.C. Armstrong, Jim Florentine, Michael Wehrhahn. The Secret War is a Martial Arts/Sci-Fi film filled with action, intrigue and suspense. The story revolves around opposing forces at play in the world of military espionage. Loyalty & Respect 82 min. Urban Drama. Starring: Quanie Cash, C.E.O., Young Buck, Jackie Wade. Supreme was a drug dealer whose life couldn't be better. He had it all, money, power, and respect. The streets of Cashville had given him everything a hustla could ask for. Driven by jealousy, his best friend Notorius decided to go after his empire, his riches and his family by any means necessary launching an all out street war where it's kill or be killed. No one is to be trusted because in this city, loyalty and respect are lost over cash. Goodbye Hello 70 min. Drama. Starring: Elena Petrova, Maria Statoulova, Svetlio Vitkov. Two American paparazzi capable of framing the most unsuspecting victims are hired for a job in Bulgaria. However their "hit" is a Mafiaso and the wife of a rival Bulgarian Mafia boss. Things start to go wrong after one of the Americans is mistaken for the long lost son of a woman and is kidnapped, mayhem and love ensues with a strange twist and a surprising ending. Manhattan Confidential 82 min. Drama. Starring: John Doman (Mystic River); Diane Grotke; Bob Hebert. "Manhattan Confidential" is a newly-discovered East Village masterpiece about nine clandestine, interlocking love affairs that take place in Manhattan over seven years (1986-1993) and pit "old" New York against "new" New York. The film is a precursor of "Eyes Wide Shut" that takes more risks and delves deeper than the Kubrick film. Like "Eyes Wide Shut," "Manhattan Confidential" draws inspiration from the work of Arthur Schnitzler, in this case "La Ronde." Destiny 74 min. Urban Drama. Cannes Market Screening: May 26, Palais E at 6:00pm Julius (Julien Guyonnet) is back. After seven long years in prison, he returns to find himself trapped in a changed world more confining than his cell life. Disoriented and confused he goes deeper and deeper down a road of fear and inner conflict. A gripping tale of personal discovery.
A Lousy 10 Grand 98 min. Comedy. Starring: BAHAR (CRASH), JOEY TRAVOLTA, TERREL CLAYTON, KELLY MONTEITH Ted Beckerwith, middle-class, suburban father of two and designer of toilets for the space station, is in deep do-do. His credit cards are maxed out, his daughter needs braces, his son needs a new computer, the bills are piling up, his wife feels neglected and, oh yeah, he just lost ten grand to a local loan shark, Sal Bufano, in a poker game. Afraid to tell his wife, Kathy and menaced by collectors, desperate Ted enters into a scheme concocted by his friend and coworker, R.J. He agrees to secretly assume another identity and for an agreed on price marry Najah, a ‘Suderian’ princess stranded in the U.S. due to a revolution in her country that would subject her to death upon her return. Under the tutelage of R.J.’s estranged wife Janette, the repressed Najah quickly transforms into an extroverted, free-spending American princess and turns Ted’s life into a living hell. An act of revenge from an angry marriage broker is mistaken for a terrorist act against Najah and she and her missing ‘husband’ become the focus of a crusading local news team. When Najah is arrested by immigration, Ted is presented with a dilemma: keep silent and pressure her for the balance owed him to pay off the thugs, or confess in court that he’s her husband to save her from deportation. Hula Gods 85 min. Comedy. “ER” meets “Swingers” in this medical comedy as medicine intern Ron Wilson plots to become Chief Resident with the help of Ivy League reject Steven Powell. As Dr. Wilson fights for survival in the busy county hospital, he has to decide whether becoming Chief Resident is more important than personal happiness. Big Apple 83min. Comedy. Starring: Carlos Leon, Jaid Barrymore, Danny Lerner, Chantal Ughi, Angel 11:11 Angel McGee knows everything about women, Max Rosenberg has never had a woman, and Jackie is still looking for the man of her dreams. They may have nothing in common, but they’re all about to get entangled in a bizarre mystery of murder in the Big Apple. Sweet Hideaway 96 min. Urban Comedy. Starring: Patrick McKnight, A.J. Johnson (Friday), Burton Gilliam (Blazing Saddles, Back to the Future III). A credit card scam gets sticky when Identity Thief Price Brown assumes the identity of a police officer. At the advice of his cousin Andre, he hides out at his cousin's college fraternity. There is only one thing Andre didn't tell him, the entire frat house is gay! NYIIFVF AWARD WINNER. Pictocrime 70 min. Dark Comedy/Animation. A unique blend of reality and comic book fiction. This is the tale of two guys with one hell of a problem, only they don’t know it yet. Made in the style of a MTV video, it blurs the boundary between reality and comic book fantasy by delving into the turbulent and violent world of Hellcity. Visit Our Website
Secret Mysteries of America’s Beginnings, Volume I: The New Atlantis 170 min. Documentary. Starring: Dr. Stan Monteith, William T. Still, Ian Taylor, Peter Dawkins, William Schnoebelen, Buff Parry & Jim Alison. Where National Treasure meets The DaVinci Code. This powerful documentary unfolds the fascinating history behind the founding of America, revealing the esoteric underbelly of its design. Troy’s Story 96 min. Documentary. Narrated by Ewan McGregor (a fan of Troy Bayliss). The film is the inspirational documentary about Australian motorcycle sensation Troy Bayliss. The charismatic, laconic family man who risked it all in his quest to become World Champion. The film provides an extraordinary and rare insight into Ducati, a World Championship motorcycle racing team, and contains spectacular unseen footage. Lolita: Slave to Entertainment 56 min. Documentary. This controversial independent documentary takes a disturbing look into the dark secrets of the multi- billion dollar aquarium industry and questions human ethics in relationship to animals in entertainment. It is the tragic and compelling life story of LOLITA, a 37- year-old performing Killer Whale on display in Miami Florida. Behind the Artist 52 min. Documentary. Starring: Michael Godard, Vince Neil (Motley Crue), Dishwalla & Alter Bridge. Behind The Artist reveals the tragic life story of America’s best-selling artist- Michael Godard. NWF KIDS PRO WRESTLING THE UNTOLD STORY 84 min. Documentary. Starring: SHAWN CROSSEN CHUCK LANE MIKE ACKERMANN MATT KELSEY JASON CLAUSON. NWF KIDS PRO WRESTLING - THE UNTOLD STORY is an in-depth look at the history of a league that actually existed during the 1980’s. From the birth of it’s creation in 1984 on bed mattresses, to the successful cable tv show and live events, to a final act of sheer betrayal. Sincerely, Stuart Alson
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