HD Showcase Toronto 2005
Here's our lineup for this year's show. These films were originated and will be projected in high definition. Our Showcase will be at Atom Egoyan and Hussain Amarshi's Camera Bar. CAMERA is a unique bar, lounge and Screening Gallery located on Queen Street West in Toronto.
Address: 1028 Queen Street West (just west of Ossington)
Toronto ON M6J 1H6
Telephone: 416.530.0011
September 13th through 15th 2005
>From 2PM until midnight
For reservations email Susan(a)HD-Showcase.com
Trailers @ www.HD-Showcase.com
Questions? 310.540.6639 or 310.540.6631
mobile 310.923.3857
Features:
"Novem"
In 1973, nine college students spent an amazing week camping out and recording music at a remote studio location. They each write a composition and collaborate on each other's songs during six days and nights of friendship, music, and fun. By the end of the week, they have produced nine introspective songs that preserve their mood, hopes, and fears for generations. The music they recorded disappears and remains silent for over thirty years until a college student at a garage sale accidentally purchases it. NOVEM's music and story spread quickly over the Internet to college campuses across the country. This Brad Kimmel film documents this student's quest to answer the question that everyone is starting to ask: "What happened to these guys?"
"Katie Bird: Certifiable Crazy Person"
KatieBird Wilkins, a woman with a passion for love, relives the events that lead up to her first killing during her final "session" with Dr. Mark Richardson, her psychologist and lover. What begins as a lover's spat; soon becomes a chilling childhood testimony of the relationships that molded her into a torturous killer. From her earliest childhood lessons to her first heartbreak, KatieBird learns the gruesome reality of truth and love.
"The Rest of Your Life"
A group of twenty-something's in Charlotte, NC struggle to move out of their parents' houses, commit to each other, and do something with their lives.
"Spotless"
A notorious hit man, who is hired to remove bums from the streets of Denver, reforms himself, but falters when he meets a group of seedy, cocaine-addicted gamblers who prove that your past is never truly behind you.
"In Plain Sight"
All bad things must come to an end. Time is short and the money's big for eccentric, campus "hit man" Daulton Monroe. He's losing his old partner, training a new one, and falling in love with a beautiful bartender/lounge singer/journalist. During the biggest fob of his career, the hunter becomes the hunted as someone attempts to manipulate his shadowy operation. When it's all on the line. Everyone's a suspect! No one has a clue! And the only place to hide is In Plain Sight.
"Sonata"
Megan lives within an isolated world meticulously crafted by her domineering mother, famous author Samantha Fergus. Taking great care to keep her daughter safe from outside influence, Samantha seldom allows Megan to leave the confines of their secluded home. As Megan struggles to break free of the world fabricated by her mother, the fairy-tale becomes a prison governed by Samantha's grim imagination. Will Megan gain control of her own destiny or will she succumb to the dark recesses of her mother's twisted tale?
Shorts:
"Filters"
Romance can be difficult. Billy knows this well, but he's not making things easier. In this tale of a lonely man looking for unconditional love, Billy devises a bizarre scheme to filter out women who can't accept him for who he is. But where does repulsion end and love begin?
"Karma Ghost"
A story about Karma and a guy named Pete.
"The Journey"
Sanford, a young, eager being is on a quest to find happiness. He believes happiness will be found upon arriving at the much touted, Island of Destination. In his determination to find the island, he struggles physically, emotionally and spiritually - losing track of his life. However, he has one saving grace, a sometimes daft, sometimes wise bird that shows up at various times in his life to provide guidance. The bird's guidance comes in handy when Sanford has a chance to change the way he's lived his life.
"On the Couch"
A lesbian executive experiences the worst day of her life in the confines of her living room, on the couch. As her world comes crashing down around her, she contemplates taking her life.
"Embryo"
Jason Fields, a neurotic man stricken with Agoraphobia, receives an unexpected wooden box in the mail. He opens it to find a bizarre device that promises to grant him his ultimate fantasy if he simply places the accompanying helmet on five people and then wear it himself. When a friend accidentally tries on the helmet, it steals his mind and feeds it to a strange creature now forming inside the bell jar. Driven by his lust to receive the promise of the device and a growing need to feed the grotesque creature, Jason soon finds himself with a host of "frozen" victims hidden in his bedroom. Jason's once orderly existence unravels and a simple act of curiosity derails into madness as he incubates a mysterious and nightmarish monster.
"Small Change"
A young woman's glee at discovering a "magical" truth-telling coin turns to alarm when it reveals disturbing facts about her fiancés past. But her coin also shows that the future isn't about avoiding chances, it's about taking them.
"Hold the Rice"
Tess Green, 25, a funky blonde Chinese-American mechanic from Small Town, Texas, has been dining at Xian Garden with her very Chinese mother, Daisy, and her very redneck father, Gary Green (ex-FBI) since she was 9 years old. The owner, Mr. Wing Chen was very fond of the family, particularly of Tess. One day, Wing Chen suddenly dies of a heart attack and the Green family is called in for the reading of the will. Not only that - Mr. Chen was, in fact, Tess' biological father! Not knowing much about her heritage and even less about running a restaurant, Tess is left with the dilemma of either opening up her dream auto shop or taking on Mr. Chen's legacy.
"Mojo Café"
The Mojo Café is a supernatural Hollywood nightclub where the ultimate Q-rating test takes place. If you fail, the "reapers" take you away to an alien ship, presumably forever. If you pass, however, it's proof that you are dumb enough to get a mind-wipe and an anal probe and a slot as a TV talk show host or a network anchor. The onsite Gallery of the Dumb includes Geraldo Rivera and Connie Chung. Could you be next?
"Evenfall"
Eve is new to the spy business which makes her need to succeed higher than most. Miles is like the evil twin brother of James Bond: all the charm and lethality but with a warped conscience. Uncle is the overprotective figure-a great character to have in an action thriller! Durand is a man making up for his humble beginnings in life through treachery and wealth. Ben is a whiz kid that every good spy needs for the success of the op!
"Natural Selection"
In the future city of Los Angeles 2097, outlaw genetic engineering has transformed the streets into a battleground between those who protect nature and those who exploit it.
"F*@k the Movie"
Rhetoric is re-defined as we explore every derivation of the f word as it relates to our character's emotions, his actions and his state of mind.
"Confessions of a Late Bloomer"
For 15 year-old Donny, high school sucks. He's the smallest in the class and is only ever noticed when he's the butt of someone's joke. But this week it's all about to change.forever. To escape the pummeling of his life, Donny accepts the school bully's challenge to kiss Sheila, the girl of Donny's dreams by the end of the week. Now, Donny must stumble along an absurd journey to manhood while proving to the world that manliness is a state of mind.and a little fake body hair.
"Clowns"
Forget the center ring, the real show at this circus takes place backstage. CLOWNS is a hilarious black comedy about the real lives of the men behind the nose. Taking place in eight minutes of chaotic real time before a show, the short follows the extreme character arc of Frank - a once great CLOWN, now reduced to a pathetic shell of his former self due to drug, alcohol, gambling, and sex addiction. He is helped along his hero's journey toward transformation and redemption by the swift ass kicking he receives at the hands of a fresh faced young clown, known only as the NEW KID.
"Daddy's Boy"
It's a story about love and meat!
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CANNES 2006 LINE-UP
DON'T LOOK BACK
Market Premier
(Genre) Horror
Directed by Nicholas A J Sherard
Written by <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007154/> StephenMarcus,
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1046764/> Nicholas A.J. Sherard
Starring <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130810/> Jennifer Calvert,
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397721/> Kevin Howarth
Produced by Conrad S Jarrett and Nicholas A J Sherard
Budget: $2.3M
Status: complete, 35mm, 92min.
US distribution: no
Available: worldwide
Synopsis: Don't Look Back <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294535/> ! is a
thriller that gnaws at the very heart of the car culture - pitching fear
into male and female drivers alike! Somewhere deep in the countryside of a
southern state of North America... Tom and Ellen Johnson are leaving their
old trailer-park life behind them and taking their young family west: to a
new home, a new job and a new start. unaware of the sinister presence that
has joined them for the rest of the journey. As they head off into the
storm charged night their worst nightmare is about to emerge
The Oak Hill Picture Show
AKA: " <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758037/> Heebie Jeebies " in US
through LION'S GATE
(Genre :) HORROR
Directed by: Doug Evans.
Writing credits <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2124551/> Doug Evans,
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2133839/> J.J. Shebesta
Starring <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2158261/> Bobbie Jo Westphal,
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2160059/> Michael Hawkins-Burgos,
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1577880/> Jeff Lee
Produced by Doug Evans
Budget: $1M
Status: complete, 16mm, 90 min
US distribution: Lion's Gate
Available:
Synopsis: Where nightmares become reality. It starts in her dreams.
Cassandra sees the cold-blooded murder of her friends occur one by one. In
an attempt to escape her fatal premonitions, the main character Cass brings
her friends together to protect them. As sure as the night comes and
darkness falls, death greets each person in one relentless twist of fate
after another.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
(Genre): THRILLER
Directed by , Craig Griffith,
Writing credits <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1185022/> Craig Griffith
(screenplay)
Starring: <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0565287/> Paul McCarthy ,
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1186094/> Jonathan Rhodes,
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1185471/> Michael Langridge
Produced by Craig Griffith
Budget: $1.2M
Status: complete, dv, 93 min
US distribution: available
Available: worldwide
Synopsis <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320626/> Through the Looking Glass
The mirror doesn't lie. - A psychological horror detailing the path of one
man s obsession that culminates in madness, fear and ultimately death. The
Artist lives alone in a foreboding old house in the country, a place of
solitude, free from distractions. For years he has been happy here, content
and prolific, but now he is at odds with his work and.
An Artist becomes wracked by horrific visions that fuel his work & lead to
an obsession that culminates in madness, fear & gruesome death.
FREAKED
(Genre) HORROR
Directed by <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1814577/> Patrick Johnson.
Starring
Produced by Tara Wood
Budget:
Status: in development
US distribution:
Available:
Synopsis - In underground society, there exists a group of people who thrive
on pain, fear, and blood. While piercings and tattoos are a signature of pop
culture, they are symbolism for agony and strength to this group of freaks.
It starts on an ominous night when a group of young band members witness
something that they shouldn't have.
Dear All,
We are pleased to present you with Torchlight Cannes 2006 line-up, and are
looking to meet with you at our booth at the Palais 01 # 19-03
Reply to tortchlightsales(a)gmail.com
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Film Production, Distribution, Acquisition, & Foreign Sales
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founded by veteran producer Jefferson Richard
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filmmaker Reginald LaFrance <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481060/> . The
company both produces and acquires products and attends all major film
markets. Richard has been involved in a production capacity with over one
hundred and fifty quality, profitable films in the past 35 years and most
recently is also executive producing for Sony. LaFrance has numerous Emmy
and Telly awards. Patrick de Bokay is the sales and marketing consultant.
TorchLight is proud to offer a diverse line up of first rate product, all
our movies are funded and Richard's long expertise in Line Producing,
guaranty the best on-screen production value.
CANNES 2006 LINE-UP:
1/ "SAY IT IN RUSSIAN"
Budget: 10 million $
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Status: post-production, available July 2006
Directed by: Jeff Celentano <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147985/>
Written by: Jeff Celentano <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147985/> , Kenneth
Eade <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1153489/> , Agata Gotova
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148918/> , Larry Gross
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343419/>
Starring: Rade <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784884/> Serbedzija, Steven
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104526/> Brand, Agata
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148918/> Gotova, Steven
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000925/> Berkoff, Faye
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/> Dunaway
Produce by: Jefferson Richard <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723830/> , James
Hergott <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1795909/>
Country: USA / France
Tagline: True love has no borders
Plot summary: Andrew meets a young Russian girl, Daria, while on vacation in
Europe and falls in love. He goes to Moscow, where he meets Daria's father,
a rich Russian mafia oligarch, and becomes entwined with his situation,
which places them both in grave danger.
Synopsis:
Andrew Lambert, a successful American divorce attorney, travels to Paris for
business, where he's introduced to Daria Larina, a beautiful and enigmatic
Russian woman, by the lovely Jacqueline De Rossy. Head over heels from
virtually the minute he sees her, Andrew pursues her with intensity, aware
that Daria has trust issues. Charming and a bit relentless in his amorous
dance with Daria, Andrew succeeds in winning her heart, but a greater
challenge awaits when he accompanies Daria to her father's wedding in
Russia. Raf Larin, Daria's father, is a powerful Russian official, being
pressured by associates of his former comrade in arms, Oleg Razhin, a
criminal mastermind, once a friend of Raf's, who spent the last 7 years in
prison. Razhin's men on the outside kidnap Daria, part of a maneuver to
force Raf to obtain him a pardon and release him from prison. Andrew is
horrified when Daria is kidnapped, part of a maneuver to put Raf to the
screws. At the same time, Raf arranges the release, and meets Razhin in
prison, convincing him to set Daria free. However, after he is released,
Razhin is gunned down by unknown assassins. Willing to risk his life to
rescue Daria, Andrew works independently of Raf to break open the circle of
kidnappers and set Daria free.
Trivia: The last design of Oleg Cassini
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144312/> 's career was the design of Faye
Dunaway <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/> 's outfit for this film.
IMDB info for "Say It In Russian": Say It in Russian
<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386693/> (2006)
2/ All That I Need
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Status: Completed
US Distribution: yes
Style: Cinema Verite
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Rating: R for language and some sexual content
Synopsis: In "All That I Need," a group of people start a money pyramid
scheme, fashioned after the "Muffin Club" scheme. The camera acts as a fly
on the wall, and captures all of the hype at their meetings, the money the
first few winners start to make, and all of the phony relationships that
arise out of the meetings. As jealousy and greed enter the picture, and the
scheme begins to unwind, we see how the players turn on each other and the
negative effects the scheme has on their lives. The film has a very strong
moral message, as well as a "surprise ending."
About the Director: <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1795909/> James Hergott,
born in Cornwall, Ontario in 1976
In 2004, Hergott went solo with the production and direction of his first
feature film "All That I Need <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439434/> ." The
film debuted at the Cannes International Film Festival Market in 2005 as
part of a roster of films presented by Beverly Hills production company
Imperia Entertainment. Following the success of the film at Cannes, Imperia
executives decided to offer Hergott the presidency of the company, a
challenge he eagerly accepted. In this position, he was able to secure a
limited theatrical release of "All That I Need" with the Regal/UA Theatre
chain that exhibited the film on screens across the country. Hergott has
also been featured in over 200 media outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada
as well as a number of national publications including Indie Slate and
Create Magazines.
On December 2, 2005, All That I Need was released in the following states:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas.
Click the link below for more information on the movie.
http://www.allthatineed.net/release.html
3/ L. O.C. (Land of Canaan)
Genre: (Psychological Thriller/Horror)
Directed by Reginald LaFrance (MTV: The Real World, A&E Biography).
Starring Tara Reid <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005346/> (American Pie
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/> , The Big Lebowski
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/> , National Lampoon's Van Wilder
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0283111/> ), Edward Furlong
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000411/> (American History X
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/> , Terminator 2: Judgment Day
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/> , Pecker
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0126604/> ), Laura Dern
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000368/> ( Jurassic Park
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/> , Blue Velvet
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/> , October Sky
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0132477/> ) and Juliet Landau
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484460/> (Ed Wood
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0109707/> , Theodore Rex
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0114658/> , Life Among the
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0142913/> Cannibals).
Produced by:TorchLight Films
Budget: 4 million $
Status: Pre Production
Tagline: Everybody dies...Not everybody stays dead!
L.O.C. (Land of Canaan) is a psychological horror/thriller, set in a lonely
ghost town (Goldfield Nevada) a town that holds a terrifying secret. At the
turn of the 20th century, Goldfield, Nevada was the playground for the rich
and famous. To many, it was the Promised Land, the Land of Canaan, a world
where dreams and nightmares could come true.
Synopsis: After a bloody armored car robbery Ray Fitchler and Sal Moretti,
escape with their cash, but run into trouble at a police roadblock. Ray is
left for dead and Sal takes off with the money making his way to Goldfield
and to the Goldfield Hotel, where he stashes the money, but once there
unearthly forces take over and plug into Sal's fears, driving him insane and
eventually into the arms of the police. In prison Sal passes a bible
filled with clues to the hidden money to our hero Jeff Larkin who was
serving time for involuntary manslaughter of his abusive father as he tried
to defend his mother. Upon leaving prison, Jeff meets up with his little
brother and convinces him that fortune and glory will soon be theirs.
Following clues and a map drawn inside the Bible, as they follow the clues
they end up saving Amy, a young prostitute, from an abusive john. Amy
proves to be a valuable resource. A former preacher's daughter, she helps
them interpret the enigmatic clues left behind by Sal that lead them down
the road to the small town of Goldfield. and its mysterious hotel. In their
search for the money, our heroes encounter the mysterious forces and spirits
of the hotel, and the vengeful ghost of Elizabeth. They also discovers our
old buddy Ray, is still alive. He survived being shot after the robbery and
has been living in the hotel ever since, looking for his money, the hotel's
demonic forces slowly driving him insane. A battle ensues between Ray and
our heroes in which they barely survive. But now the real horror begins, as
the Hotel seems to vibrate with evil and seals them in. Elizabeth won't let
them leave. She confronts them in the lobby, taking on the form of Jeff and
Marty's abusive father, Dan Larkin. She brutally attacks them and is about
to kill them when the beneficent spirit of their mother Bonnie shows up. She
confronts Elizabeth in a supernatural battle of wills.
4/ THE GENESIS PROJECT
Genre: (Psychological Thriller)
Directed by Frank E. Johnson <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425100/> (
Touched by an Angel, Wiseguy, Walker, Texas Ranger)
Starring John Savage <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001698/> ( The Deer
Hunter <http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/> , Hair
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0079261/> , The Thin Red Line
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/> ), Henry Winkler
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001857/> ( The Waterboy
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120484/> , Night Shift
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0084412/> , Happy Days
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0070992/> ), in negotiations with Giovanni
Ribisi <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000610/> (Saving Private Ryan
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/> , Gone in Sixty
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0187078/> Seconds, Cold
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0159365/> Mountain), Elisha Cuthbert
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193846/> (House of Wax
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0397065/> , The Girl Next Door
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0265208/> , 24
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0285331/> )
Produced by Tad Gygi, Jefferson Richard (I'll Always Know What You Did Last
Summer, Land of Canaan, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary), Reginald LaFrance (Land
of Canaan, MTV: The Real World, A&E Biography ), Frank E. Johnson.
Status: Pre Production
Budget: 4 million $
Synopsis: Five college students on a class assignment given by their
psychology professor search for and find the serial killer in their college
town. Instead of turning the killer into the authorities, they decide to
hold the killer at a remote location and interrogate the killer to find out
what makes the twisted mind of a serial killer work and to find out if
serial killers are born or made. During the course of their experiment, the
students find out that they have captured an FBI agent who had been tracking
the killer. Through a twisted road of lies and deceit, lives are lost or
changed forever.
5/ SHANNON'S RAINBOW
Genre: (Family)
Directed by Frank E. Johnson <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425100/> (
Touched by an Angel, Wiseguy, Walker, Texas Ranger)
Starring In negotiations with Ashlee Simpson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1249883/> (7th Heaven
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0115083/> , The Hot Chick
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0302640/> , The Ashlee Simpson
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0414719/> Show)
Produced by Tad Gygi, Jefferson Richard (I'll Always Know What You Did Last
Summer, Land of Canaan, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary), Reginald LaFrance (Land
of Canaan, MTV: The Real World, A&E Biography ), Frank E. Johnson and
Sanford Hampton ( The <http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0119670/> Mighty,
National <http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0362511/> Lampoon's Dorm Daze)
Status: Pre Production
Budget: 4 million $
Synopsis : SHANNON, a young girl of eighteen, loses her father in a tragic
plane crash. She is sent to live with her mother who she has never known.
When Shannon arrives, she is introduced to the world of harness racing and
the training of horses to become trotters. She is given a young colt to
train and she gives the colt the name RAINBOW. Shannon learns of the
reality of the harness racing world when her horse is claimed in a claiming
race by a wealthy trainer. The new owner handles Rainbow cruelly and the
horse fails to live up to the hype of being a champion. However, Rainbow is
reacquired by Shannon and through her tending loving care, and the help of a
retired veterinarian, Shannon nurses Rainbow back into championship form.
6/ "TREASURE MOUNTAIN"
TORCHLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Presents an ASPEN GROVE production.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Budget: 4 million $
Director: P.R. TOOKE
Writer: Mike ROSS
Starring: Billy Ray Cyrus <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004854/> (Hanna
Montana, Doc, Wish You Were Dead, Mulholland Dr.), William McNamara
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001530/> , Deana Carter
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004811/> , Brad Johnson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424635/>
Produced by: JEFFERSON RICHARD & MIKE ROSS
Status: In development
Tag Line: The James Gang rides again, a gold mine, greed and deceit.
Synopsis: TREASURE MOUNTAIN is a modern day western outlaw movie backed by
a twelve song country music soundtrack. The story of two brothers, Frank
and Jesse James, who along with their two wild and crazy cousins from Reno
take things into their own hands. After losing their jobs at a large open
pit Nevada gold mine, after losing their houses to the mine, after losing
their wives, and after their father, Harry James, dies from a mining
accident, they decide to cross the moral crossroads in life and take up a
short career in the life of crime. It's time for revenge against the huge
faceless mining corporation.
For more photos of Billy Ray Cyrus click the link below:
http://www.sonymusic.com/labels/nashville/billyraycyrus/photos/photos.htm
Dear All,
We are pleased to present you with Torchlight Cannes 2006 line-up, and are
looking to meet with you at our booth at the Palais 01 # 19-03
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Interest for: "Say It In Russian", "All That I Need", "L.O.C.", "The Genesis
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CANNES 2006
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TorchLight Entertainment is a Las Vegas based Distribution and Sales Company
founded by veteran producer Jefferson Richard
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723830/> and award winning documentary
filmmaker Reginald LaFrance <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481060/> . The
company both produces and acquires products and attends all major film
markets. Richard has been involved in a production capacity with over one
hundred and fifty quality, profitable films in the past 35 years and most
recently is also executive producing for Sony. LaFrance has numerous Emmy
and Telly awards. Patrick de Bokay is the sales and marketing consultant.
TorchLight is proud to offer a diverse line up of first rate product, all
our movies are funded and Richard's long expertise in Line Producing,
guaranty the best on-screen production value.
CANNES 2006 LINE-UP:
1/ "SAY IT IN RUSSIAN"
Budget: 10 million $
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Status: post-production, available July 2006
Directed by: Jeff Celentano <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147985/>
Written by: Jeff Celentano <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147985/> , Kenneth
Eade <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1153489/> , Agata Gotova
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148918/> , Larry Gross
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343419/>
Starring: Rade <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784884/> Serbedzija, Steven
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104526/> Brand, Agata
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1148918/> Gotova, Steven
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000925/> Berkoff, Faye
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/> Dunaway
Produce by: Jefferson Richard <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723830/> , James
Hergott <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1795909/>
Country: USA / France
Tagline: True love has no borders
Plot summary: Andrew meets a young Russian girl, Daria, while on vacation in
Europe and falls in love. He goes to Moscow, where he meets Daria's father,
a rich Russian mafia oligarch, and becomes entwined with his situation,
which places them both in grave danger.
Synopsis:
Andrew Lambert, a successful American divorce attorney, travels to Paris for
business, where he's introduced to Daria Larina, a beautiful and enigmatic
Russian woman, by the lovely Jacqueline De Rossy. Head over heels from
virtually the minute he sees her, Andrew pursues her with intensity, aware
that Daria has trust issues. Charming and a bit relentless in his amorous
dance with Daria, Andrew succeeds in winning her heart, but a greater
challenge awaits when he accompanies Daria to her father's wedding in
Russia. Raf Larin, Daria's father, is a powerful Russian official, being
pressured by associates of his former comrade in arms, Oleg Razhin, a
criminal mastermind, once a friend of Raf's, who spent the last 7 years in
prison. Razhin's men on the outside kidnap Daria, part of a maneuver to
force Raf to obtain him a pardon and release him from prison. Andrew is
horrified when Daria is kidnapped, part of a maneuver to put Raf to the
screws. At the same time, Raf arranges the release, and meets Razhin in
prison, convincing him to set Daria free. However, after he is released,
Razhin is gunned down by unknown assassins. Willing to risk his life to
rescue Daria, Andrew works independently of Raf to break open the circle of
kidnappers and set Daria free.
Trivia: The last design of Oleg Cassini
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144312/> 's career was the design of Faye
Dunaway <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/> 's outfit for this film.
IMDB info for "Say It In Russian": Say It in Russian
<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386693/> (2006)
2/ All That I Need
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Status: Completed
US Distribution: yes
Style: Cinema Verite
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Rating: R for language and some sexual content
Synopsis: In "All That I Need," a group of people start a money pyramid
scheme, fashioned after the "Muffin Club" scheme. The camera acts as a fly
on the wall, and captures all of the hype at their meetings, the money the
first few winners start to make, and all of the phony relationships that
arise out of the meetings. As jealousy and greed enter the picture, and the
scheme begins to unwind, we see how the players turn on each other and the
negative effects the scheme has on their lives. The film has a very strong
moral message, as well as a "surprise ending."
About the Director: <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1795909/> James Hergott,
born in Cornwall, Ontario in 1976
In 2004, Hergott went solo with the production and direction of his first
feature film "All That I Need <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439434/> ." The
film debuted at the Cannes International Film Festival Market in 2005 as
part of a roster of films presented by Beverly Hills production company
Imperia Entertainment. Following the success of the film at Cannes, Imperia
executives decided to offer Hergott the presidency of the company, a
challenge he eagerly accepted. In this position, he was able to secure a
limited theatrical release of "All That I Need" with the Regal/UA Theatre
chain that exhibited the film on screens across the country. Hergott has
also been featured in over 200 media outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada
as well as a number of national publications including Indie Slate and
Create Magazines.
On December 2, 2005, All That I Need was released in the following states:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas.
Click the link below for more information on the movie.
http://www.allthatineed.net/release.html
3/ L. O.C. (Land of Canaan)
Genre: (Psychological Thriller/Horror)
Directed by Reginald LaFrance (MTV: The Real World, A&E Biography).
Starring Tara Reid <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005346/> (American Pie
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/> , The Big Lebowski
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/> , National Lampoon's Van Wilder
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0283111/> ), Edward Furlong
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000411/> (American History X
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/> , Terminator 2: Judgment Day
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/> , Pecker
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0126604/> ), Laura Dern
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000368/> ( Jurassic Park
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/> , Blue Velvet
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/> , October Sky
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0132477/> ) and Juliet Landau
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484460/> (Ed Wood
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0109707/> , Theodore Rex
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0114658/> , Life Among the
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0142913/> Cannibals).
Produced by:TorchLight Films
Budget: 4 million $
Status: Pre Production
Tagline: Everybody dies...Not everybody stays dead!
L.O.C. (Land of Canaan) is a psychological horror/thriller, set in a lonely
ghost town (Goldfield Nevada) a town that holds a terrifying secret. At the
turn of the 20th century, Goldfield, Nevada was the playground for the rich
and famous. To many, it was the Promised Land, the Land of Canaan, a world
where dreams and nightmares could come true.
Synopsis: After a bloody armored car robbery Ray Fitchler and Sal Moretti,
escape with their cash, but run into trouble at a police roadblock. Ray is
left for dead and Sal takes off with the money making his way to Goldfield
and to the Goldfield Hotel, where he stashes the money, but once there
unearthly forces take over and plug into Sal's fears, driving him insane and
eventually into the arms of the police. In prison Sal passes a bible
filled with clues to the hidden money to our hero Jeff Larkin who was
serving time for involuntary manslaughter of his abusive father as he tried
to defend his mother. Upon leaving prison, Jeff meets up with his little
brother and convinces him that fortune and glory will soon be theirs.
Following clues and a map drawn inside the Bible, as they follow the clues
they end up saving Amy, a young prostitute, from an abusive john. Amy
proves to be a valuable resource. A former preacher's daughter, she helps
them interpret the enigmatic clues left behind by Sal that lead them down
the road to the small town of Goldfield. and its mysterious hotel. In their
search for the money, our heroes encounter the mysterious forces and spirits
of the hotel, and the vengeful ghost of Elizabeth. They also discovers our
old buddy Ray, is still alive. He survived being shot after the robbery and
has been living in the hotel ever since, looking for his money, the hotel's
demonic forces slowly driving him insane. A battle ensues between Ray and
our heroes in which they barely survive. But now the real horror begins, as
the Hotel seems to vibrate with evil and seals them in. Elizabeth won't let
them leave. She confronts them in the lobby, taking on the form of Jeff and
Marty's abusive father, Dan Larkin. She brutally attacks them and is about
to kill them when the beneficent spirit of their mother Bonnie shows up. She
confronts Elizabeth in a supernatural battle of wills.
4/ THE GENESIS PROJECT
Genre: (Psychological Thriller)
Directed by Frank E. Johnson <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425100/> (
Touched by an Angel, Wiseguy, Walker, Texas Ranger)
Starring John Savage <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001698/> ( The Deer
Hunter <http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/> , Hair
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0079261/> , The Thin Red Line
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/> ), Henry Winkler
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001857/> ( The Waterboy
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120484/> , Night Shift
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0084412/> , Happy Days
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0070992/> ), in negotiations with Giovanni
Ribisi <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000610/> (Saving Private Ryan
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/> , Gone in Sixty
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0187078/> Seconds, Cold
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0159365/> Mountain), Elisha Cuthbert
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193846/> (House of Wax
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0397065/> , The Girl Next Door
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0265208/> , 24
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0285331/> )
Produced by Tad Gygi, Jefferson Richard (I'll Always Know What You Did Last
Summer, Land of Canaan, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary), Reginald LaFrance (Land
of Canaan, MTV: The Real World, A&E Biography ), Frank E. Johnson.
Status: Pre Production
Budget: 4 million $
Synopsis: Five college students on a class assignment given by their
psychology professor search for and find the serial killer in their college
town. Instead of turning the killer into the authorities, they decide to
hold the killer at a remote location and interrogate the killer to find out
what makes the twisted mind of a serial killer work and to find out if
serial killers are born or made. During the course of their experiment, the
students find out that they have captured an FBI agent who had been tracking
the killer. Through a twisted road of lies and deceit, lives are lost or
changed forever.
5/ SHANNON'S RAINBOW
Genre:(Family)
Directed by Frank E. Johnson <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425100/> (
Touched by an Angel, Wiseguy, Walker, Texas Ranger)
Starring In negotiations with Ashlee Simpson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1249883/> (7th Heaven
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0115083/> , The Hot Chick
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0302640/> , The Ashlee Simpson
<http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0414719/> Show)
Produced by Tad Gygi, Jefferson Richard (I'll Always Know What You Did Last
Summer, Land of Canaan, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary), Reginald LaFrance (Land
of Canaan, MTV: The Real World, A&E Biography ), Frank E. Johnson and
Sanford Hampton ( The <http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0119670/> Mighty,
National <http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0362511/> Lampoon's Dorm Daze)
Status: Pre Production
Budget: 4 million $
Synopsis : SHANNON, a young girl of eighteen, loses her father in a tragic
plane crash. She is sent to live with her mother who she has never known.
When Shannon arrives, she is introduced to the world of harness racing and
the training of horses to become trotters. She is given a young colt to
train and she gives the colt the name RAINBOW. Shannon learns of the
reality of the harness racing world when her horse is claimed in a claiming
race by a wealthy trainer. The new owner handles Rainbow cruelly and the
horse fails to live up to the hype of being a champion. However, Rainbow is
reacquired by Shannon and through her tending loving care, and the help of a
retired veterinarian, Shannon nurses Rainbow back into championship form.
6/ "TREASURE MOUNTAIN"
TORCHLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Presents an ASPEN GROVE production.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Budget: 4 million $
Director: P.R. TOOKE
Writer: Mike ROSS
Starring: Billy Ray Cyrus <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004854/> (Hanna
Montana, Doc, Wish You Were Dead, Mulholland Dr.), William McNamara
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001530/> , Deana Carter
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004811/> , Brad Johnson
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424635/>
Produced by: JEFFERSON RICHARD & MIKE ROSS
Status: In development
Tag Line: The James Gang rides again, a gold mine, greed and deceit.
Synopsis: TREASURE MOUNTAIN is a modern day western outlaw movie backed by
a twelve song country music soundtrack. The story of two brothers, Frank
and Jesse James, who along with their two wild and crazy cousins from Reno
take things into their own hands. After losing their jobs at a large open
pit Nevada gold mine, after losing their houses to the mine, after losing
their wives, and after their father, Harry James, dies from a mining
accident, they decide to cross the moral crossroads in life and take up a
short career in the life of crime. It's time for revenge against the huge
faceless mining corporation.
For more photos of Billy Ray Cyrus click the link below:
http://www.sonymusic.com/labels/nashville/billyraycyrus/photos/photos.htm
SNEAK PREVIEW !
The internationally critically acclaimed team that brought you SEDUCING
DOCTOR LEWIS
is proud to present a trailer of REVENGE: A USER¹S GUIDE
Synopsis: After years of cruel psychological harassment by his boss,
an accountant in an upscale jewellery store will have the surprise of his
life when he tries to fight back.
This trailer will be shown before both screenings of:
THE SECRET LIFE OF HAPPY PEOPLE
by Stéphane Lapointe
SCREENINGS:
FRIDAY MAY 19th / 11:30 am / RIVIERA 1
SATURDAY MAY 20th / 11:30 am / RIVIERA 1
Synopsis: Thomas, a 24 year-old man, falls in love with Audrey but Audrey is
on a mission
Writer & Director: Stéphane Lapointe
Producers: Roger Frappier & Luc Vandal
To view the trailer, please go to: www.maxfilms.ca
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SAINT MARTYRS OF THE DAMNED
by Robin Aubert
(WINNER BEST DIRECTION / Fantasporto Oporto International Film Festival)
(Official Selection / Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia)
(International Competition / Brussels International Festival of Fantastic
Films)
SCREENING:
SUNDAY MAY 21st / 11:30 am / RIVIERA 1
Synopsis: When a journalist and his photographer embark on a mission to
investigate a series
of human disappearances taking place in a small town, they encounter the
unimaginable.
Writer & Director: Robin Aubert
Producers: Roger Frappier and Luc Vandal
To view the trailer, please go to: www.maxfilms.ca
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WORLD SALES: MAX FILMS INTERNATIONAL
Alexandra Wermester Director of Int'l Sales & Marketing (May 17 - 27)
Cell: +33.06.71.25.89.69
alex.wermester(a)maxfilms.ca
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Cell: +33.06.33.37.90.25
felize.frappier(a)maxfilms.ca
In Cannes:
Canada Pavilion (#123)
International Village
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We look forward to seeing you soon.