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Screen Media @ Cannes 2014
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DEEP SLEEP (SONNO PROFONDO)
2014 - 67mins - Horror/Thriller
Director: Luciano Onetti
After murdering a woman, a killer that is traumatized from his childhood memories, gets a mysterious envelope slipped under his door. The hunter becomes the prey when he finds out that the envelope contains photos that show him killing the young woman.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - SITGES FILM FESTIVAL 2013
"SONNO PROFONDO resurrects Giallo" - Hollywood Investigator
"A demented piece of art. A fascinating cinematic experience" - Horror On Screen
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EVIL FEED
2014 - 90mins - Action-Gore/Comedy
Director: Kimani Ray Smith
Casts: Terry Chen (Cabin in the Woods), Laci J Mailey (Arrow)
The Long Pig Restaurant, known in the underground world for cannibalistic cuisine, has introduced novelty by capturing elite MMA fighters and then serving losers to their bloodthirsty customers. Perfect "Tendertainment!"
Jenna, an aspiring stunt girl, is violently kidnapped with her friends by Triads and wakes up in the Long Pig holding cell waiting for her turn to fight in the Pit of Gore. In order to survive, she must fight her way out before being skinned alive and becoming the next main course.
"an instant classic" - Ain't it Cool News
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AWFUL NICE
2014 - 92mins - Comedy
Director: Todd Sklar
Casts: Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU, Wet Hot American Summer), Brett Gellman (Go On), James Pumphrey (High Road)
Thrust together to fix their childhood lake house in Branson, a pair of belligerent brothers find that home-repair isn't so easy when you are drunk on tropical beverages and reigniting sibling rivalry. Everything that can go wrong does.. as a series of hilarious mishaps with local cops, friendly prostitutes and the Russian mob keep their house - and their relationship - in a state of disrepair.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - SXSW 2013
North American Theatrical Release - 7th March, 2014
"Compulsively funny" - Variety
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LIVE NUDE GIRLS
2014 - 90mins - Comedy
Director: Jay Leggett
Casts: Dave Foley (How to be a Gentleman, NewsRadio), Mike Hatton (Seriously Funny Kids, Shoot the Hero)
Unemployed New York stockbroker Shane Naminsky gets more than he bargained for when he inherits his uncle's failing strip-club in Los Angeles. But his luck is about to turn around when a beautiful dancer shows up, bringing with her a never-before-seen dance move that will keep the customers yearning for more!
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Trailer:
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TAPPED 2013 - 105mins - Action/Wrestling
The only thing worse than Michael Shaw's (Cody Hackman) poor grades is his attitude to life. Grieving the loss of his parents in a failed carjacking, he is fast spinning out of control.
When he gets into major trouble with the police, Michael faces a community service order to serve his sentence at a martial arts school owned by Reggie (Michael Biehn,The Terminator), an old friend of his father, who helps rekindle Michael's enthusiasm for Karate.
But Michael's world is soon turned up side down when, attending an underground MMA fight, he recognizes the brutal house champion Dominic Grey (former TKO Heavyweight Champion Krzysztof Soszynski) as the carjacker who killed his parents. With the help of Reggie, Michael muscles up - training harder than ever to fight in the tournament that will provide not only a moment of truth but the ultimate revenge.
Also starring
UFC Champions Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida
Martin Kove (The Karate Kid)
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A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
2014 - 93mins - Coming of Age/Drama/Family
Director: Rob Meyer
Casts: Kodi Smit McPhee (The Road, Let Me In), Ben Kingsley (Schindler's List, Hugo), Katie Chang (The Bling Ring)
David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Tribeca Film Festival
North American Theatrical Release - 21st March, 2014
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SOMEWHERE SLOW
2014 - 90mins - Comedy/Drama/Romance
Director: Jeremy O'Keefe
Casts: Jessalyn Gilsig (Glee), Graham Patrick Martin (Major Crimes), David Costabile (Lincoln, Side Effects),
Robert Forester (Jackie Brown)
When Anna Thompson gets mixed up in a convenience store robbery, she makes a split-second decision to walk away from her normal life and into the unknown. On her travels, she finds friendship in Travis, a teenage drifter on his own journey of self-discovery.
WINNER - BEST NARRATIVE - Brooklyn Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Cinequest Film Festival
North American Theatrical Release - January 2014
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ZOEY TO THE MAX
2014 - 90mins - Family
Director: Jim Valdez
Casts: Amy Smart (The Butterfly Effect, Crank), Grant Bowler(Defiance, True Blood), Cassidy Mack
Zoey, a 13-year-old orphan shuffled from home to home, finds a place with a new family. But when their prize show-dog, Max, is stolen by bumbling crooks, Zoe, terrified she will be sent away again, must enlist her only friend, Maddie, in getting him back and learns along her way what family really means.
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THE DOGNAPPER
2014 - 122 mins - Romantic Comedy - Brazil
Director: Pedro Amorime
Casts: Bruno Gagliasso, Leandra Leal
On the day Deco almost runs over a wandering narcolpetic puppy, he falls in love with Zoé after saving the puppy together. Two years later, their relationship ends and Zoé takes the couple's dog with her. Now, for the first time, Deco has to take a stand, and retrieve his dog.
Over 1 Million Admissions in Brazil!
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MAKNUM GONZALEZ
2014 - 73mins - Action/Crime - Chile
Director: George Vonknorring
Casts: Mauricio Pesutic, Javiera Díaz de Valdés, Jorge Alis
Thrown into prison after a betrayal, Maknum Gonzalez, a mob agent, is driven by his love for his girlfriend to escape and seek vengeance against the people who wronged him.
Trailer:
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BACK IN THE DAY
2014 - 94mins - Comedy
Director: Michael Rosenbaum
Casts: Morena Baccarin (Homeland), Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville), Nick Swardson
Sometimes in order to move forward, you have to go back. And in this raunchy comedy, Jim Owens does just that when he heads home for his high school reunion. In an attempt to relive the glory days with his boys and explore an old romance, he nearly destroys his hometown and friendships.
North American Theatrical Release - January 2014
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CANNON FODDER
2014 - 93mins - Horror/War/Action
Director: Eitan Gafny
Casts: Emos Ayeno, Erez Eisenstein, Liron Levo
Doron Geva, a security operative, is sent into Lebanon to capture the leader of the terrorist organization of Hezbollah. Very soon he discovers that there is a new and unknown enemy is to be dealt with. Doron has to deal with an impending I.D.F attack and a bloodthirsty enemy. It's up to him to wage a new war, to find an antidote, get back across the border, before the Middle East conflict is changed forever.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Screamfest International Horror Film Festival
Film4 Frightfest International Film Festival
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BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD
2013 - 76mins - Documentary
Director: Rob Kuhns
Casts: George A. Romero, Larry Fessenden
In 1968 a young college drop-out named George A. Romero directed a low budget horror film that became an icon of the counterculture and spawned a zombie industry worth billions of dollars that continues to this day.
Birth of the Living Dead explores the making of Night of the Living Dead and shows us how this young filmmaker created a world-renowned horror film that was also a profound insight into how our society really works. Archival footage of the horrors of Vietnam and racial violence at home combined with iconic music from the 60s invites viewers to experience how Romero's tumultuous film reflected this period in American history.
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