October, 2007 Hidden Gems

First Look's "Welcome To Paradise" Stars Crystal Bernard, Brain Dennehy, Brad Stine This is an inspirational family film about a female preacher and her son. They are sent from a big city church to the small town of Paradise, where they find a community in desperate need of direction and is uncharitable. She tries to build a new vision for her congregation that embraces everyone.


Echo Bridge's "Protecting The King" Stars Tom Sizemore, Brian Krause, Matt Barr Sex, drugs and violence. They are all part of the job when your working for the King of Rock & Roll. And when you are sixteen, the on-the-job training comes in ways that can't be taught in school. Prepare to be all shook up by this shocking true story.



Fox's "Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" Stars Henry Rollins, Erica Leerhsen, Kimberly Caldwell Six reality TV show contestants are thrown together for six days in a simulated post-apocalyptic wasteland called "The Ultimate Survivalist." Located in a remore part of West Virginia, the contestants discover that they really are fighting for their survival - against a family of hideously deformed inbred cannibals who plan to ruthlessly butcher them all.

Genius' "Killer Wave" Stars Angus Macfadyen, Tom Skerritt, Anna Hopkins There are mysterious Tidal aves originating in the Atlantic. There are supposed to be no tidal waves in the Atlantic. Scientists rush to find the answer. Is it a new natural force like Global Warming or is it Terrorism - fanatical, faith based or corporate?
First Look's "Tara Road" Stars Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea, Brenda Fricker Marilyn Vine's idyllic life in Connecticutt is devastated by the tragic death of her only son during his 15th birthday party. 3,000 miles away, Ria Lynch's marriage comes to a stunningly abrupt end in Dublin, Ireland, when her husband reveals that he is leaving her for his pregnant mistress. An accidental phone call brings these otherwise unrelated women together and they agree to a two-month house exchange. They attempt to heal and move on.

First Look's "Shanghai Kiss" Stars Hayden Pannettiere, Ken Leung, Kelly Hu, Joel Moore A struggling Chinese-American actor, who unwittingly finds himself involved with a high school girl, learns he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. The American-raised character moves to China in an attempt to connect with his ancestry, leaving behind quite possibly the only girl who has ever loved him.

September, 2007 Hidden Gems

New Line's "Gracie" Stars Dermot Mulroney, Elisabeth Shue, Andrew Shue, Carly Schroeder Teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.



Genius' "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" Stars Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion.



LionsGate's "Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horrors" Stars Snoop Dogg, Ernie Hudson, Danny Trejo, Pooch Hall A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg) that revolve around the residents of an inner-city neighborhood whose actions determine where they will go in the afterlife.


Image's "Splinter" Stars Tom Sizemore, Edward James Olmos, Ivonne Coll A gang member, suffering from severe memory loss, searches for his brother's murderer. He secretly enlists the aid of the investigating Detective, while other members of his gang are mysteriously and sadistically murdered.





Starz's "Pittsburgh" Stars Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Illeana Douglas, Moby, Alanis Morrissette, Conan O'Brien, Rachel Carson Jeff Goldblum in this Mockumentary puts his Hollywood actor life on hold to star alongside his new girlfriend in a Pittsburgh regional theater production of The Music Man.



Genius' "Snow Cake" Stars Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman (Weaver) and a man (Rickman) who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.




Screen Media's "I Witness" Stars Jeff Daniels, James Spader After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.




City Light's "Broolyn Rules" Stars Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan Brooklyn in 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty.




Vivendi's "BloodRayne 2: Deliverance Stars Natassia Malthe, Zack Ward, Michael Pare', Chris Coppola It's a hundred years later, and the Vampire Rayne has arrived in the town of Deliverance, Montana where a group of Vampire cowboys have emerged. Led by Billy the Kid, hell-bent on creating is own kingdom, he slaughters townspeople and rounds up children. He spares the life of Chicago Chronicle reported Newton Pyles. Rayne aligns herself with Pat Garret, a member of the long-thought-dead Brimstone society, a dishonest preacher, and a low life named Franson, to stop Billy the Kid and show the world how the West was really won.

August, 2007 Hidden Gems

Wolfe's "Bam Bam & Celeste" Stars Margaret Cho, Bruce Daniels, Alan Cumming. Free-spirited rejects Bam Bam and Celeste both feel that life is passing them by and after seeing an ad for a contestant search for "Trading Faces", a realty makeover show, they decide to follow their dreams to New York City. Their adventure is strewn with potential disasters and comical crises as they encounter thugs, survivalists, racists, a lesbian Lone Ranger, and other roadside distractions before finally reaching the city. They arrive, only to find their hometown high school nemeses, now the style dictators of the world-famous Salon Mirage, sitting in judgment at "Trading Faces". Helped by the show's assistant and Celeste's Mommy, the two friends persevere and discover that true beauty lies within.


Vivendi's "The Hit" Stars Blair Underwood, DeRay Davis, Ernest HardinJr. In this sequel to cult favorite "Straight Out Of Compton High", an up and coming record executive whose goal is to bring all rival rap record labels together and form one Black-owned label that gives back to the community. While trying to build this label, he inadvertently crosses the Mob, who attempts to shut down his plans. From rival gangsters to dodging mob hits to tangled love triangles, this film is full of plot twist and action.


Starz's "Elvis: The Miniseries" Stars Jonathon Rhys Meyers, Camryn Manheim, Randy Quaid, Rose McGowan. A definitive performance in the acclaimed miniseries event that depicts Elvis from 1950s teen outcast to worldwide sensation, through his grim decline to spectacular 1968 comeback. Experience the triumphs and tragedies, excesses and affairs, madness and music of the The King of Rock & Roll.

July, 2007 Hidden Gems

Screen Media's "Disappearances" Stars Kris Kristofferson, Gary Farmer, William Sanderson, Luis Guzman, Genevieve Bujold. Forced to smuggle whiskey in an attempt to save his family, a father and his son emabark on an unforgettable trip. This treachorous journey throuh the wilderness will lead them to discover a haunted and elusive past. It's a Western-type adventure taking place in New England and Canada.

Anchor Bay's "Jam" Stars Jonathon Silverman, Alex Rocco, William Forsythe, Amanda Detmer, Dan Byrd, Dan Byrd, Christopher Amitrano. A traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life changing experience for fifteen diverse people. Sometimes humorous ... sometimes poignant. The plots intertwine in complicated and profound ways.