PAGE
ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES
Andrew
Rossi’s riveting documentary Page One: Inside The New York Times
had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and was
acquired by Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media for theatrical
release this June. In the tradition of great fly-on-the-wall
documentaries, the film deftly gains unprecedented access to the
New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. more
A
BETTER LIFE
From
the director of "About a Boy" comes A BETTER LIFE – a
touching, poignant, multi-generational story about a father’s
love and the lengths a parent will go to build a better life for
his child. more
THE
PERFECT HOST
 Warwick
Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner
party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for
8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a
bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on
Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los
Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage. more
TERRI
 A
hit at the Sundance 2011 Film Festival, TERRI is a moving and
often funny film about the relationship between Terri, an
oversized teen misfit, and the garrulous but well-meaning vice
principal (John C. Reilly) who takes an interest in him. TERRI is
produced by the team behind BLUE VALENTINE and HALF NELSON, and
directed by Azazel Jacobs (MOMMA’S MAN). more
LIFE,
ABOVE ALL
 Just
after the death of her newly-born sister, Chanda, 12 years old,
learns of a rumor that spreads like wildfire through her small,
dust-ridden village near Johannesburg. It destroys her family and
forces her mother to flee. Sensing that the gossip stems from
prejudice and superstition, Chanda leaves home and school in
search of her mother and the truth. more
SNOW
FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
 Inspired
by the bestselling novel SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa
See, the film is a timeless portrait of female friendship. more
TABLOID
 Thirty
years before the antics of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears were
regular gossip fodder, Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney made her mark
as a tabloid staple ne plus ultra. Morris follows the salacious
adventures of this beauty queen with an IQ of 168 whose
single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across
the globe, into jail, and onto the front page. more
SARAH'S
KEY
Based
on Tatiana de Rosnay's New York Times best seller, SARAH'S KEY is
the story of an American journalist living in Paris, Julia Jarmond
(Kristen Scott Thomas), whose research for an article about the
Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942 in France ends up turning her own world
upside down. more
THE
DEVILS DOUBLE
Based
on a gripping, unbelievable true story of money, power and opulent
decadence, Lionsgate's THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE takes a white-knuckle
ride deep into the lawless playground of excess and violence known
as Bagdad, 1987. Summoned from the frontline to Saddam Hussein's
palace, Iraqi army lieutenant Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper) is
thrust into the highest echelons of the "royal family" more
BELLFLOWER
“Best
friends Woodrow (Writer/Director Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler
Dawson) spend all of their free time building MAD MAX-inspired
flamethrowers and cars in preparation for a global apocalypse.
more
THE
WHISTLEBLOWER
Inspired
by actual events, Kathy (Academy Award® winner RachelWeisz) is an
American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper
in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a
devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous
reality of corruption, cover-up and intrigue amid a world of
private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk.more
CHASING
MADOFF
 Chasing
Madoff is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of
investigator's ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth
behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long
investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar
predators consisting of bankers, lieutenants, and henchmen, all
linked to the devastating Ponzi scheme. With risk and danger
apparent, more
HIGHER
GROUND
 Vera
Farmiga’s directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the
landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter
when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by
screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs’ memoir, This Dark World, the
film tells the story of a thoughtful woman’s struggles with
belief, love, and trust—in human relationships as well as in God more
SEVEN
DAYS IN UTOPIA
 SEVEN
DAYS IN UTOPIA follows the story of Luke Chisolm (Lucas Black), a
talented young golfer set on making the pro tour. When his first
big shot turns out to be a very public disaster, Luke escapes the
pressures of the game and finds himself unexpectedly stranded in
Utopia, Texas, home to eccentric rancher Johnny Crawford (Robert
Duvall). more
TANNER
HALL
As
Fernanda (Rooney Mara) enters her senior year at Tanner Hall—a
sheltered boarding school in New England—she’s faced with
unexpected changes in her group of friends when a childhood
acquaintance, the charismatic yet manipulative trouble-maker,
Victoria (Georgia King) appears. more
BRIGHTON
ROCK
With
the aesthetics of a British gangster flick and the soul of classic
film noir, screenwriter Rowan Joffe's debut feature BRIGHTON ROCK
tells the story of Pinkie, an ambitious teenage gangster who will
stop at nothing to make a name for himself in Britain's sinister
world of organized crime. His aspirations are nearly derailed when
Rose, a naive local waitress, stumbles upon evidence linking him
to a revenge killing.
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