May, 2007 Hidden Gem Titles

Vivendi's "RAIN" - stars Brooklyn Sudano, Faye Dunaway, Robert Loggia, and Khandi Alexander. Based on a book by V.C. Andrews. Streets 5-8-2007. "RAIN" is the story of a 19-year old African-American girl, who lives in the inner city projects with her younger sister, Beneadra; her older brother, Roy; and her mother, Latisha. When her sister becomes involved with gang members, she is drugged at a party, and then becomes the subject of sexually explicit photos that are used for blackmail. Rain tries to intervene , but is unsuccessful, and ultimately witnesses her sister's murder, thus becoming a threat to the gang leader. In order to protect rain, her mother secretly contacts what turms out to be Rain's real mother, who happens to be white. A meeting is arranged, and Rain discovers her true roots. She is the secret child of a bi-racial union and was put up for adoption. Rain's biological mother reluctantly agrees to protect her, and Rain is placed in the home of her grandmother, a wealthy white woman. While their relationship is initially uneasy, it ultimately turns loving, and as a result of her grandmother's assistance, Rain is placed in a private boarding school for the gifted, which culminates in her emergence as a talented singer and musician.

Hart Sharp's "THE TIGER AND THE SNOW" - stars Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Jean Reno. Streets 5-8-2007. "THE TIGER AND THE SNOW" is about a Roman poet and lecturer named Attilio who feels compelled to head to Baghdad when he discovers the woman he loves, Vittoria, has been seriously injured during a bomb explosion. Moving heaven and earth, he manages to get to Iraq, and through a combination of luck and pig-headedness, and inspired by his passionate love of Vittoria, he finds the hospital where Vittoria has been taken. Unconscious, and more dead than alive, the woman of his dreams is in need of a drug that will relieve the pressure of the cerebral edema that is killing her. Given that there is nothing immediately available, Attilio goes off into the city in search of the drug - to find only abandoned pharmacies and ruins. Refusing to abandon hope, Attilio must confront the horrors of war to save the love of his life.

Liongate's "RESISTANCE" - stars Bill Paxton and Julia Ormond. Streets 5-29-2007. After an American fight pilot is shot down over occupied Belgium in 1944, he falls in love with the beautiful wife of resistance fighter. But when the affair is uncovered and made public among the Belgium villagers, he is forced to make a choice that will not only change their lives, but also the course of World War II.

Echo Bridge's "MEMORY" - stars Billy Zane, Dennis Hopper, Ann-Margaret, and Tricia Helfer. Streets 5-22-2007.
Imagine accidentally ingesting a strange powder and being haunted by nightmarish visions - memories of a shadowy predator who abducts young girls. That's what happened to Dr. Taylor Briggs when he is exposed to a mysterious drug while lecturing in Brazil. Foreced to relive the dark, twisted memories of a killer, Dr. Briggs embarks upon a lone journey to unlock the mystery of a past that is not his own - and find a killer who's horrifying work may not be over. A mind-bending, psychological thrill-ride, "MEMORY" will make you question everything you experience - right up to a surprise twist ending that will rock the very core of your reality.

Vivendi's "MY BROTHER" - stars Vanessa Williams, Nashawn Kearse, and Tatum O'Neal. Streets 5-29-2007.
"MY BROTHER" is an inner-city story of two brothers. isaiah and James, who is developmentally disabled. Their mother finds herself in a tragic situation: Dying of tuberculosis, she desparately tries to get her two boys adopted togehter. Finding that only isaiah can be adopted, she teaches them to form an unbreakable bond beyond her passing. Her prayers are answered as they overcome impossible odds, working togehter to deal with life's violent and dangerous obstacles.