SYNOPSIS: Adapted from the books by Neale Donald Walsch, that inspired and changed the lives of millions worldwide, CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD tells the true story of when, at the lowest point in Walsch’s (Henry Czerny) life, he asked God some very hard questions.
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR: Stephen Simon
Based on the Conversations with God books by: Neale Donald Walsch
KEY CAST: Henry Czerny
SOURCE: The Spiritual Cinema Circle
AVAILABLE ON DVD
SYNOPSIS: In the great tradition of child fantasy stories such as The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland, Terry Gilliam takes us on a wild adventure with his adaptation of Mitch Cullin’s cult classic novel. Welcome to the world of Jeliza-Rose, the young heroine and narrator of TIDELAND. What has brought Jeliza-Rose from the big city to the prairies? And why is her former rockabilly guitarist father not talking to her anymore? And who is making all that noise in the attic? Jeliza-Rose drifts from the harsh reality of her childhood and escapes into the fantasies of her own active imagination. This is a fantasy world to rival all others; here fireflies have names, bog-men awaken at dusk, monster sharks swim down railroad tracks, and disembodied Barbie heads share in her adventures. TIDELAND is as optimistic as it is surreal, as humorous as it is suspenseful – a celebration of the power of a child’s imagination.
PRODUCERS: Jeremy Thomas, Gabriella Martinelli
DIRECTOR: Terry Gilliam
KEY CAST: Jeff Bridges, Janet McTeer, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher
SOURCE: Capri Films & HanWay Films
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SYNOPSIS: A documentary crew follow the heavy metal band, Metallica, for the better part of 2001-2003, a time of tension and release for the rock band, as they recorded their album St. Anger, fought bitterly, and sought the counsel of their on-call shrink. A documentary that follows in the footsteps of classics like GIMME SHELTER and DON’T LOOK BACK.
DIRECTOR: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky
KEY CAST: Metallica (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo), Jason Newsted, Dave Mustaine
RELEASE DATE: Now available
SOURCE: Radical Media
SYNOPSIS: After her husband dies, Ruth seems to be acting very distraught, according to her daughter Hannah. When Hannah starts probing into the past, she finds out that her mother, whose Jewish parents were deported during World War II, was raised by an “Aryan” woman named Lena. Hannah travels to Berlin and finds the now almost 90-year-old Lena. The old woman tells Hannah her story: the story of the women of the Rosenstrasse.
DIRECTOR: Margarethe von Trotta
KEY CAST: Katja Reinmann, Maria Schrader, Martin Feifel
SOURCE: Samuel Goldwyn
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SYNOPSIS: The much-anticipated sequel to the huge hit “WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?!”.
DIRECTORS: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente
KEY CAST: Marlee Matlin, Dean Radin, Ph.D., Dr. Masaru Emoto, Lynne McTaggart
RELEASE DATE: Now Available
SOURCE: Captured Light Industries
SYNOPSIS: Following the story of Amanda (Marlee Matlin), the film dives into fantastical Alice in Wonderland of chance meetings and unexplained phenomenon
DIRECTOR: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente
KEY CAST: Marlee Matlin, David Albert, Marsha Clark, Amit Goswami
SOURCE: Captured Light Distribution
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SYNOPSIS: One morning, the neighbourhood wakes to see a group of recently deceased people strolling back into town, looking much as they did just before death. Many of the residents are unprepared to resume their lives with their former family members, so a large “refugee” and reintegration camp is set up.
DIRECTOR: Robin Campillo
KEY CAST: Geraldine Pasilhas, Jonathan Zaccai, Frederic Pierrot
SOURCE: Films Distribution
AVAILABLE ON DVD
SYNOPSIS: The revolutionary 20th-century dance troupe known as the Ballets Russes began as a group of Russian refugees, who never danced in Russia, and became not one but two rival dance troupes. ‘Ballets Russes’ begins with the company’s Diaghilev-era in turn-of-the-century Paris — when artists such as Nijinsky, Balanchine, Picasso, Miro, Matisse and Stravinsky united in an unparalleled collaboration. The film then explores the company’s halcyon days of the 1930s and ’40s, when the Ballets Russes toured America and finally the company’s demise in 1950s and ’60s.
DIRECTOR: Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine
KEY CAST: Alicia Markova, Maria Tallchief, Irina Baronova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Nathalie Krassovska, Yvonne Chouteau, Frederic Franklin, Mia Slavenska, Marc Platt
SOURCE: Gellar/Goldfine Productions
AVAILABLE ON DVD
SYNOPSIS: The most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America’s most celebrated indigenous art form. It is award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay’s journey over 4 continents and 5 years to find out whether there had been a golden age of theatre and why it had never been documented. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print – but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words – and not a moment too soon – “Broadway” tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre.
DIRECTOR: Rick McKay
KEY CAST: Carol Channing, John Raitt , Chita Rivera, Robert Goulet, Angela Lansbury, Elaine Stritch and dozens and dozens of other major players.
RELEASE DATE: Now available
SOURCE: Dada Films
AVAILABLE ON DVD
SYNOPSIS: Writer-director Noah Baumbach earned the 2005 Best Dramatic Directing Award as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for his heartfelt film about a family splintered by divorce. Anchored by an uncompromising performance by Jeff Daniels as the family patriarch, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE also stars Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg and Owen Kline.
DIRECTOR: Noah Baumbach
KEY CAST: Laura Linney, Jeff Daniels, William Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Anna Paquin
SOURCE: Samuel Goldwyn / Roadside Attractions
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION, Best Original Screenplay
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