Title: BUNRAKU
Directed by: Guy Moshe
Written by: Guy Moshe
Produced by: Keith Calder (The Wackness, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane)
Jessica Wu, Ram Bergman (Brothers Bloom, Brick), Nava Levin (Holly)
Cast:
Josh Hartnett (Thirty Days of Night, Sin City)
Demi Moore (Mr.
Brooks, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
Woody Harrelson (No Country
for Old Men, Natural Born Killers)
Ron Perlman (Hellboy)
Gackt (Moon
Child, New Fist of the North Star)
Shun Sugata (Kill Bill: Vol. 1, The
Last Samurai)
Jordi Molla (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Blow)
Kevin McKidd (Made of Honor)
Introducing Emily Kaiho
A mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt) both arrive in a town that is terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The Bartender (Woody Harrelson) at the Horseless Horseman Saloon, the two eventually join forces to bring down the corrupt and contemptuous reign of Nicola (Ron Perlman), the awesomely evil "woodcutter" and his lady Alexandra (Demi Moore), a femme fatale with a secret past. This classic tale is re-vitalized and re-imagined in an entirely fresh visual context, set in a unique world that mixes skewed reality with shadow-play fantasy, a place where even the landscape can betray you. Heroes triumph here only because the force of their will transforms and transcends both space and time. The world of BUNRAKU is past and present, fantasy and reality, Samurai and Western all combined. Like "Sin City" and "300", it gives classic conflict a whole new graphically supercharged dynamic. Resonating through a wide range of cultures and showcasing a mind-blowing array of martial arts disciplines, BUNRAKU is a fresh arena for breath-taking fight action.
Title: Shelter
Directed by: Mans Marlind and
Bjorn Stein (Storm)
Written by: Michael Cooney (Identity)
Produced by: Macari Edelstein Films (Amusement, The Invisible, The Ring) and Nala Films (In The Valley of Elah, Dan In Real Life, The Air I Breathe)
Cast:
Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore (Children of Men, The Hours, Boogie Nights)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Match Point, Mission Impossible
III)
Single mother and dedicated psychiatrist Cara Jessup (Julianne Moore) centers her professional reputation on debunking the idea of multiple personality syndrome, until she encounters a criminal mental patient (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) whose powers defy rational explanation. This eerie contact with evil shatters her world, turning a cynic into an embattled true believer. Following her father's mystifying sudden death, Cara intuits that her own daughter faces grave danger. Directed by the innovative team of Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein (Storm), and giving a mountain voodoo tinge to the occult genre, SHELTER is a sophisticated and disturbing voyage into the heart of darkness. Producers Macari and Edelstein (whose credits include Mulholland Drive and The Ring) will bring their unique brand of psychological spine chilling to the big screen once again in 2008.
Title: Nailed
Directed by: David O. Russell (Flirting With Disaster, Three Kings)
Written by: David O. Russell (Three Kings) and
Kristin Gore (Arctic Tale)
Produced by: Red Wagon Entertainment (Spy Game, Stuart Little 2, Memoirs of a Geisha) and Persistent Entertainment (Southland Tales)
Cast:
Jessica Biel (The Illusionist, Rules of Attraction)
Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Rendition)
James Marsden (Enchanted, Hairspray)
Academy
Award nominee Catherine Keener (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Capote)
Sweet, socially challenged small-town receptionist Alice (Jessica Biel) improbably rises to national prominence when a clumsy workman accidentally implants a huge nail in her brain during what should be an engagement dinner with her handsome, less than trustworthy boyfriend Scott (James Marsden). The foreign metal object causes wild mood swings - and explosive sexual urges! Since Alice doesn't have proper medical insurance, her injury propels her on a crusade to protect the rights of the bizarrely damaged. She heads to Washington and teams up with the handsome, immoral Congressman and full-time opportunist Howard Birdwell (Jake Gyllenhaal), who finds her newly accelerated sexual powers nearly irresistible. Alice's campaign becomes embroiled in the absurdities of legislative corruption, but because Alice is pure of heart and won't take no for an answer, the rights of the "nailed" become a rallying cry; Alice has a future in politics. David O. Russell loves to push back boundaries in his comedies, and this one, conceived in collaboration with a Washington insider, hits the nail on the head for outrageous, bawdy behavior.
Title: 44 Inch Chest
Directed by: Malcolm Venville
Written by: Louis Mellis and David Scinto (Sexy Beast)
Produced by: Steve Golin (Babel, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind, Being John Malkovich)
Cast:
Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, The Departed, Indiana Jones 4)
Ian McShane (Sexy Beast, Agent Cody Banks, Deadwood)
Academy Award nominee John Hurt (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, V For Vendetta, Elephant Man)
Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton, Valkyrie)
Stephen Dillane (The Hours)
Steven Berkoff (Head in the Clouds, The Krays)
Melvil Poupaud (Speed Racer, Broken English)
Joanne Whalley (Scandal, A Good Man in Africa)
Provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone, 44 INCH CHEST is a visceral exploration of the masculine ego at breaking point, testing whether fear is stronger than love. Colin (Ray Winstone) is in agony, shattered by his wife’s (Joanne Whalley) infidelity. However, he has friends who do more than stand by - they kidnap the wife's Italian lover (Melvil Poupaud) and hold him prisoner so that Colin can restore his manhood with revenge. Old Man Peanut (John Hurt), is the Biblical patriarch of the group, with a mean streak; Meredith (Ian McShane), is stylish and tough - a fashion victim with a cutting edge; Mal (Stephen Dillane), is a man who lives in the shadows and explodes with telling, quick violence. As the hostage situation escalates, so do the emotional stakes for each of these damaged, prideful men. Combining the coruscating menace and wit of Sexy Beast with the bold storytelling of Trainspotting and the razor-sharp conflicts of Reservoir Dogs, 44 INCH CHEST marks the debut feature of noted photographer and filmmaker Malcolm Venville, and is produced by Richard Brown and Steve Golin, who with Babel, Being John Malkovich, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, among many others, has specialized in innovative pictures that take challenging risks to reap major rewards.
Title: Religulous
Directed by: Larry Charles (Borat)
Written by:
Produced by: Palmer West and Jonah Smith (A Scanner Darkly, The Clearing, Waking Life)
Cast:
Bill Maher
Flush from the success of Borat, Larry Charles brings us a satirical, insightful, and controversial
look at the role of institutional religion around the world. As seen through the eyes and mind of
Charles and comedian Bill Maher, RELIGULOUS promises to be one of the most talked about,
incendiary and hilarious films of 2008.
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Title: The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond
Directed by: Jodie Markell
Written by: Tennessee Williams
Produced by: Constellation Entertainment
Cast:
Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider-Man 3, The Village)
Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, The Nanny Diaries)
Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn (The Fountain, Requiem For A Dream)
Academy Award nominee Ann-Margret (The Break-Up, Carnal Knowledge)
Mamie Gummer (Evening, Stop Loss)
In this rediscovered original screenplay by Tennessee Williams, a young and rebellious socialite Fisher Willow (Bryce Dallas Howard), tainted by a family scandal, boldly hires farm hand Jimmy Dobyne (Chris Evans) to be her escort for the elaborate party season. As her passion for Jimmy grows, Fisher defies social convention and the burden of history to risk everything for a chance at real love...until the loss of a priceless diamond sets off a series of accusations and betrayals that threaten to shatter their hopes for the future. With his indelible characters and breathtaking Southern backdrops, Williams paints a heartbreaking new tale of seduction and loss.
Title: Paranormal Activity
Directed by: Oren Peli
Written by:
Produced by: Jason Blum (Griffin & Phoenix) and Steven Schneider (White Noise 2: The Light)
Cast:
Katie Featherston (Mutation)
Micah Sloat
This frightening supernatural shockumentary portrays Katie and Micah, a carefree couple who become haunted by an unseen presence in their house. They decide to investigate the increasingly bizarre and escalating intrusions by setting up a video camera to capture evidence of the demonic presence in their house, only to find much more than they ever imagined. "A breakout success story after rave receptions at ScreamFest and this year's Slamdance Film Festival, the film will be distributed in the U.S. by Dreamworks".
Title: The Prodigy
Directed by: Ericson Core (Invincible)
Written by: John Romano (Intolerable Cruelty)
Produced by: Larry Brezner (Good Morning Vietnam), Scott Kroopf (The Last Samurai) and Intermedia Films
Cast:
Richard Gere (Shall We Dance, Chicago, Unfaithful)
So gifted intellectually and so ferociously driven by his eccentric, obsessive father Gus (RICHARD GERE) that he graduates from the University of California, Santa Cruz at the age of eleven, Adragon De Mello (A.D.) eventually has to come to terms with the huge emotional price tag for being so exceptional so young. He rebels and chooses to become a normal teen, hiding from all his potential in a 24-hour slacker disguise. By the age of 21, A.D. is working in a hardware store. His passionate father's ambitions have nearly destroyed him, but when the tables turn and Gus is the one who desperately needs help and care, A.D. returns to do the right thing. Love rises over anger. Filled with visionary insight, remarkable true-story twists of fate and deeply rooted changes of heart, THE PRODIGY is a feast for actors and a haunting, perceptive portrait of what happens when a dream accelerates too fast for emotions and family relationships to keep pace. Confronting the intersection of madness and masterpiece achievement with heartfelt emotional intensity, it will join the ranks of award-winning pictures like Shine, A Beautiful Mind and Amadeus.
Title: The Killer's Game
Directed by: Simon Crane (Stunt Director Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X-Men 3, Lara Croft Tomb Raider 2, The Mummy, Troy, Goldeneye)
Written by: Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X-Men 3)
Produced by: Mad Chance Productions (Get Smart, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), Simon Kinberg and Intermedia Films
Cast:
Joe Flood is a world class killer for hire, whose life is turned upside down when he falls in love with beautiful ballerina Maize. His newfound humanity becomes his biggest career drawback - he no longer wants to kill for a living. This is the one thing his merciless boss, Marion, cannot stand for and suddenly the hired killer and his girlfriend become the target of an international parade of the best assassins Marion can recruit. Maize and Joe prove to be a formidable duo when they fight back and decide to play THE KILLER'S GAME together in a tour-de-force of dazzling combat action married to a light-hearted, comedic sensibility.
Title: Stopping Power
Directed by: To be announced shortly
Written by: Eric Red (The Hitcher),
Skip Woods (Swordfish)
Produced by: Action Concepts, Alexandra Milchan (Righteous Kill), and Intermedia Films
Cast:
STOPPING POWER is a high-velocity suspense thriller that takes off when master criminal Baker kidnaps the daughter of an American tourist, Dan Collins, to cover his escape with the proceeds of a daring armored car heist. One thing he hasn't factored in - Collins is an experienced test pilot, and fueled by his desperate need to save his daughter, Collins proves himself capable of astonishing feats of daring to keep Baker -and his daughter -in his sights. The film climaxes with a chase and fight sequence that runs in an exhilarating 51 minutes of real time and goes from car to helicopter to Learjet before delivering the final thrilling twist.
