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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

Documentary

"HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and his times; the song's dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping hit; and moving testimonies from major recording artists for whom “Hallelujah” has become a personal touchstone. Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust including Cohen's personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews."

For Your Consideration

Comedy

Debut feature director Jay Berman (Christopher Guest), steers cast and crew through a typically tumultuous independent film Home for Purim, an intimate period drama about a Jewish family's turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch's favorite holiday. When Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of Purim's stars -- faded luminary Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara), journeyman actor and former hot dog pitchman Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer), and ingenue Callie Webb (Parker Posey) -- may be perpetrating Award-worthy performances, a rumble of excitement rattles the cast. Once "Hollywood Now" anchors Chuck Porter (Fred Willard) and Cindy Martin (Jane Lynch) pick up the buzz, Award fever infects the entire production. Unit publicist Corey Taft (John Michael Higgins), talent agent Morley Orfkin (Eugene Levy), and producer Whitney Taylor Brown (Jennifer Coolidge) all smell the sudden potential for a sleeper hit. As does Sunfish Classics President Martin Gibb (Ricky Gervais), who suggests some last-minute changes to the film that he feels will broaden the film's appeal. Meanwhile, Purim's screenwriters, Lane Iverson (Michael McKean) and Philip Koontz (Bob Balaban) grow steadily more horrified as they watch the first film adaptation of their work diverge from their original story. As the hopeful Purim team careens toward the end of production and the upcoming Award season, tenuous relationsh

Bob Marley: Roots of the Man

Documentary

Robert Nesta Marley, known across the globe as Bob Marley, was the first and debatably only superstar ever to emerge from the third world. He rose from eager rural beginnings and blossomed into a man of such significance and influence that his attempted assassination in 1976 turned out to be politically motivated. Bob’s musical influence is still felt all around the world today, but he was more than just a musician - he had a universal such quality in his messages that transcended race, colour, economic and class. This documentary explores the life of one of the 20th century’s most charismatic and challenging performers. Bob Marley’s renown now transcends the role of reggae luminary: he is regarded as a cultural icon who implored his people to know their history.

Let Me In

Horror

Let Me In is a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by Matt Reeves (CLOVERFIELD), based on the best-selling Swedish novel "Let The Right One In" and highly acclaimed film of the same name. Chloë Grace Moretz (KICK-ASS) stars as Abby, a mysterious 12-year-old who moves in with a man who appears to be her father (Oscar®-nominee Richard Jenkins of THE VISITOR), next door to Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee of THE ROAD), a social outcast who is viciously bullied at school. In his loneliness, Owen forms a profound bond with his new neighbor Abby, but can’t help noticing that she is like no one he has ever met before. As a string of grisly murders grips his wintry New Mexico town, Owen has to confront the reality that this seemingly innocent girl may not be what she seems.

Pride and Glory

Drama

Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk, American History) and Colin Farrell (Miami Vice, Alexander) star in this crime thriller that blurs the line between morality and duty as it asks the question: What does it mean to be loyal? In New York City, a homicide detective is assigned to investigate the precinct run by his own brother, Francis (Noah Emmerich - Little Children, Cellular). Meanwhile, the investigator's best friend is a cop in that precinct who may be corrupt as well. The truth opens up a Pandora's Box that threatens not only the family legacy but the entire precinct. Also starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Jon Voight (Ali, Transformers) and directed by Gavin OConnor (Miracle, Tumbleweeds).

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (Unrated)

Action & Adventure

Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists the unit on an operation of international importance: they must help an Afghan woman famous for her defiance of the Taliban escape the country. Without tanks or air support, Merrimette and his team will need all the courage and firepower they can muster to fight their way across the war-torn country and shepherd the woman to safety. Intense and action-packed, Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Unrated stars Stephen Lang (Avatar), Esai Morales (Criminal Minds), Cole Hauser (Olympus Has Fallen), and Bokeem Woodbine (Riddick).

Deal of the Century

Comedy

Super-comedian/film star Chevy Chase ("Memoirs of an Invisible Man," "Funny Farm"), Oscar-nominee Sigourney Weaver ("Dave," "Copycat") and Gregory Hines ("Waiting to Exhale") star in this most timely satiric comedy about the international arms business. Written by Paul Brickman ("Risky Business") and directed by Oscar-winner William Friedkin ("The French Connection," "The Exorcist"), this offbeat comedy never misfires.

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Documentary

A half century after its release, 'Midnight Cowboy' remains one of the most original and groundbreaking movies of the modern era. With beguiling performances from Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman as two loners who join forces out of desperation, blacklist survivor Waldo Salt's brilliant screenplay, and John Schlesinger's fearless direction, the 1969 film became the only X-rated film to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Its vivid and compassionate depiction of a more realistic, unsanitized New York City and its inhabitants paved the way for a generation’s worth of gritty movies with complex characters and adult themes.But this is not a documentary about the making of 'Midnight Cowboy': it is about the deeply gifted and flawed people behind a dark and difficult masterpiece; New York City in a troubled time of cultural ferment; and the era that made a movie and the movie that made an era. Featuring extensive archival material and compelling new interviews, director Nancy Buirski illuminates how one film captured the essence of a time and a place, reflecting a rapidly changing society with striking clarity.

Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl

Documentary

There is no doubt about it... Gwen Stefani is pop royalty. From her breakout years through to her soaring solo career. Gwen Stefani cannot be stopped. Hit after hit she continues to stake her claim on the charts and her reoccurring appearances on the hit reality show The Voice have cemented her place in pop culture. Even Rolling Stone magazine named her "the Queen of Confessional Pop"

Vietnam: Tactics for War Part I

Documentary

The Vietnam War sparked important developments for the US forces, with no modern warfare rules they were forced to use the supplies and technologies they had to battle against the dangerous Viet Cong. Coming together with the limited South Vietnamese soldiers, they employed different strategies and a new system of weaponry in order to fight effectively in a jungle warfare environment. Part I of this This three episode series gives an extensive insight to the tactics used in depth.

Harlem Street Singer

Documentary

This rich portrait tells the story of Reverend Gary Davis, perhaps the greatest blues, ragtime and gospel musician of the 20th century. Tracing his journey from the tobacco warehouses of the rural South to the streets of Harlem, the film is a loving biography of an artist whose unique style and remarkable skills on guitar made him an icon of the 1960s New York folk scene and inspired a generation of musicians. Harlem Street Singer celebrates the beauty and spirituality of his music as well as the human qualities that made Reverend Davis a much beloved teacher and minister. Featuring performances and interviews with musicians he influenced and taught, including Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane, David Bromberg, Stefan Grossman, John Cohen, Happy Traum, Woody Mann, John Hammond, Roy Book Binder and Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, this is the story of an American master whose legacy continues to live on in today’s music scene.

Barbie & Her Sisters In the Great Puppy Adventure

Kids & Family

Barbie™ and her sisters, Skipper™, Stacie™, and Chelsea™, and their adorable new puppy friends find unexpected mystery and adventure when they return to their hometown of Willows. While going through mementos in Grandma’s attic, the sisters discover an old map, believed to lead to a long-lost treasure buried somewhere in the town. With their puppy pals in tow, the four girls go on an exciting treasure hunt, along the way discovering that the greatest treasure of all is the love and laughter they share as sisters!

Fool's Gold

Romance

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson go for the gold (and the diamonds, emeralds and rubies) as a just-divorced couple who bicker and banter their way through an adventure and laugh-packed undersea treasure hunt. McConaughey is Finn, in love with his ex (Hudson) and in deep with gangster Bigg Bunny. After eight years of searching, Finn gets a clue to the whereabouts of the Queen’s Dowry, a fabulous fortune that mysteriously disappeared in the Caribbean in 1715. Now all he has to do is get the gold, get the girl and get going before Bigg Bunny gets him. Directed by Andy Tennant (Hitch), Fool’s Gold glitters with danger, action, romance, comedy, great one-liners – and a great time to be had by all!

Surviving the Game

Action & Adventure

Mason, who lives on the streets, wants to cease his life when on the same day his two best friends die: His dog and an older man with whom he shared his food and roof. Just in time Cole, from a charity organization, can prevent his suicide and also offers him a well paid job as a servant for a hunting party in the Rocky Mountains. Mason accepts the job and flies with them to a hut in the wilderness where they prepare everything for the four rich businessmen who want to hunt something special. Mason does not yet know that he is the victim of their sports that should lead to the basic instincts of man, but they did not count with his cleverness... Starring Ice-T ("Tank Girl," TV's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), Rutger Hauer ("Blade Runner," "Batman Begins"), and Academy Award-nominee Gary Busey ("Lethal Weapon," "Point Break").

Black Rainbow

Horror

Mike Hodges ('Flash Gordon', 'Get Carter') wrote and directed this supernatural chiller as a meditation on the human race's ability to destroy the world, a gothic tale of suspense and the occult, guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Martha Travis (Rosanna Arquette, 'Pulp Fiction', 'Crash') is a travelling clairvoyant on the road with her sceptic father (Jason Robards, 'Once Upon a Time in the West', 'Magnolia'). During a séance Martha communicates a message from a dead man to his wife in the audience. Shocked the wife insists her husband is still alive. Later that evening the husband is killed by a ruthless assassin. As Martha foresees more and more tragic events journalist Gary Wallace (Tom Hulce, 'Amadeus', 'Animal House') follows the pair in pursuit of a hot story... with catastrophically eerie results. Sent direct-to-video by its struggling distributor on initial release, 'Black Rainbow' unfairly never got the exposure it deserved, newly restored from the original negative audiences can now discover the darkness at the end of the rainbow, as never before.

Legalese

Comedy

A high-profile murder case lampoons the increasing symbiotic relationship between the United States' judicial system and its popular media in this humorous courtroom drama. Charged with murder, movie star Angela Beale (Gina Gershon) seeks the counsel of celebrity attorney Norman Keane (James Garner), who knows that some trials are won or lost in the court of public opinion. He hatches a plan to ensure victory and save the beautiful killer's life--a plan that involves putting a rookie lawyer on the case. Now, seduced by the swirl of fame, the young attorney, Roy Guyton (Ed Kerr), soon finds his own life in the crosshairs of relentless tabloid reporter Brenda Whitlass (Kathleen Turner).

Deep in the Darkness

Horror

Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, he discovers the hidden secrets of the town, involving a terrifying race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods. Cut off from all means of escape, Michael must either live under the threatening control of the creatures, or risk losing his wife and daughter.

American Teen

Documentary

Popularity is everything; breakups and missed jump-shots are the end of the world; a college acceptance is a dream come true; and an email forwarded to the wrong person is your worst nightmare. Now experience senior year of high school through the eyes of five real-life Indiana teenagers: the Prom Queen, the Heartthrob, the Jock, the Rebel and the Geek. This revealing year-in-the-life feature delivers the real heartbreak, hilarity and – OMG – drama of senior year first-hand from five very different viewpoints. And no matter who you identify with, everyone will relate to American Teen.

The Borrower

Horror

Rae Dawn Chong ("The Color Purple," "Soul Man") plays a cop in this thrilling horror story about an alien criminal, exiled to Earth in human form, who is ripping the heads off human beings after his own head explodes. Co-starring Antonio Fargas (TV's "Everybody Hates Chris," TV's "Starsky and Hutch") and Madchen Amick (TV's "Twin Peaks," "Sleepwalkers").

Flirting With Forty

Comedy

Jackie (Heather Locklear, TV's "Spin City") is a recently divorced mother of two vacationing alone in Hawaii for her 40th birthday. Against her better judgment, she allows the hunky, much younger, resident surf instructor (Robert Buckley, TV's "Lipstick Jungle") to sweep her off her feet. What begins as a scorching one-night stand quickly turns into love as she jets off to Hawaii every chance she gets. But with kids, a disapproving ex-husband and friends, and an ocean separating them, real love becomes real tricky. When Jackie loses her balance, it takes her lover to teach her how to get back on the board before she misses the one wave that will change her life. Based on the best-selling novel by Jane Porter.