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THE KING
Title
THE KING
Genre
Drama / Suspense Thriller
Language of film
English
Country of origin
USA
Format
35 mm
Production Status
In Pre-Production - SPP: June 2004
FILM MAKER DETAILS

Director
James Marsh
Producer Milo Addica
Executive Producers John Schmidt, Edward R. Pressman, Sofia Sondervan, James Wilson


MAIN CAST

Gael Garcia Bernal
, Sam Shepard , Daryl Hannah , Paul Dano

ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
Milo Addica

Score Karyn Rachtman

Short Synopsis
A gifted young marine cruelly abandoned as a child by his Pastor father, returns to his hometown hoping for reconciliation. Unwilling to confront his past, the preacher rejects his son again, setting him on a course of bitter revenge.

Full Synopsis
In this powerful and dramatic thriller about betrayal and bitter revenge, a handsome young US Marine called Elvis returns to his Preacher father's sleepy hometown dreaming for some kind of reconciliation - having been abandoned by the man as a child. Elvis walks through the world with an effortless charm, and seems to be the very embodiment of hope and enthusiasm. But now the Preacher has a new family, and is in no mood to confront his past mistakes, so he callously rejects Elvis again - and this flippant act of cruelty sets off a course of action from which the Preacher and his family may never recover... Written by Milo Addica THE KING is a controversial tale of tragic retaliation and twisted love.

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FAKERS
Title
FAKERS
Genre
Art Heist Comedy
Language of film
English
Country of origin
UK
Format
Super 16
Production Status
Completed
Running Time
86 minutes
Year of Production
2003
MAIN FILM MAKERS

Director
Richard Janes
Producers Richard Janes, Claire Bee, Todd Kleparski
Executive Producers Rosie Chambers, Robert Kirkland, Christopher Shepley, Luke G. Jones

MAIN CAST

Matthew Rhys
, Kate Ashfield, Tom Chambers, Tony Haygarth, Art Malik, Edward Hibbert, Paul Clayton, Larry Lamb, Rula Lenska

ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
Paul Gerstenberger
Score Kevin Sargent
Editor Adam Green
Director of Photography Balazs Bolygo
Production Designer Jason Harris
Costume Designer Katie Waite

Short Synopsis
With four days to find £50,000 to pay off a crime lord, a young con artist constructs a race-against-time scam that involves selling 5 forgeries of an infamous 'lost sketch' before the London art dealers uncover the truth...

Full Synopsis
In this hilariously charming crime caper set in the eccentric London art world, Nick Edwards owes £50,000 to the super-smooth, yet brutal crime-lord, Foster Wright and has four days to find the cash. Nick knows nothing about working a heist of that size, but when he stumbles across a lost sketch by the legendary Italian artist Antonio Fraccini, he believes he's in the clear. The problem is, it's only worth £15,000!! With the help of the eternal cynic Eve and her extremely talented yet naïve artist brother Tony, the plan is hatched; to forge the drawing and sell it to five Mayfair galleries within an hour before the art dealers discover there's a scam going down.

Media Website www.fakersthefilm.co.uk
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SPIVS
Title
SPIVS
Genre
Gangster Crime Caper
Language of film
English
Country of origin
UK
Format
35 mm
Production Status
Completed
Running Time
93 minutes
Year of Production
2003
MAIN FILM MAKERS

Director
Colin Teague
Producer Hamish Skeggs
Executive Producers Michael Loveday, Jamie Carmichael

MAIN CAST

Ken Stott
, Nick Moran, Kate Ashfield, Dominic Monaghan, Linda Bassett, Jack Dee, Paul Kaye
ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
Gary Young, Colin Teague
Score David Julyan
Editor Toshi Onuki
Director of Photography Haris Zambarloukos
Production Designer Michael Kane
Costume Designer Glenis Foster

Short Synopsis
In this cool yet heartfelt and emotionally involving gangster caper, four con artists find themselves in serious danger from the Russian Mafia, when they unwittingly steal a truck full of illegal immigrants and become burdened with two terrified children.

Full Synopsis
In this cool, but surprisingly emotional, gangster flick, Jack is a true gentleman and a class act of the short con game. With his young protégé, the charmingly streetwise Steve alongside the sharp and sexy Jenny, and the 'bloody hopeless' Goat he runs a formidable team of quick-witted and successful con artists.
Keeping the team on track and making sure Steve is focussed on the play (not on Jenny's foxy good looks) is the only trouble for Jack - until a simple heist goes wrong and they are lumbered with a truck full of illegal immigrants destined for the sex trade. While most of the illegals scarper, two of them, a scruffy 11-year-old girl and her frightened younger brother, are left in Jack's reluctant charge. But then the furious smuggler sets out on a bloody vendetta, determined to wreak revenge for the loss of his precious cargo…
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BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
Title
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
Genre
Epic Drama
Language of film
English
Country of origin
Norway
Format
35 mm
Production Status
Completed
Running Time
120
Year of Production
2003
MAIN FILM MAKERS

Director
Hans Petter Moland
Producers Edward R. Pressman, Terrence Malick, Tomas Backström, Petter J. Borgli
Executive Producers Sam Nazarian

MAIN CAST

Nick Nolte
, Tim Roth , Temuera Morrison ,Bai Ling, and introducing Damien Nguyen

ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
Sabina Murray, Larry Gross
Director of Photography Stuart Dryburgh
Production Designer Kalli Juliusson

Short Synopsis
Binh, a young Vietnamese man makes an extraordinary six-month journey from his village south of Saigon to Texas in search of his long last GI father.

Full Synopsis
Binh, a young Vietnamese man, makes an extraordinary six-month journey from his village, 300 miles south of Saigon, all the way to a farm in Texas - in search of his long lost GI father. As he travels with his young brother, his arduous trip is almost cut short when his refugee boat breaks down. Picked up by the authorities he is then interned into a camp in Malaysia - where an opportunistic escape with another refugee, Ling, onto a smuggler's cargo boat, allows his quest to continue. Binh is then confronted by starvation, illness and an insane culture of gambling for food and water on the ocean freighter, skippered by Captain Oh. Eventually making it to New York - he discovers that he has effectively become an indentured slave to the restaurant owners he 'works' for. But for all this, his dream of finding his father never falters…
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY is an epic, highly emotional and ultimately uplifting story of one young man's seemingly impossible search for his lost father.

Distributors US Distributor - Sony Pictures Classics

Festivals & Reviews
Berlin Film Festival, Germany, 2004 (in Competition)

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WICKED PRAYER
Title
WICKED PRAYER
Genre
Romantic Action Horror
Language of film
English
Country of origin
USA
Format
35 mm
Production Status
In Post-Production
Running Time
N/A
Year of Production
2003
ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
Jeff Most, Lance Mungia , Sean Hood

Short Synopsis
When Jimmy and his girlfriend are murdered by a ramping satanic cult, he is reincarnated as "The Crow", an immortal vigilante who must quickly learn of his powers and seek revenge.

Full Synopsis
When Jimmy and his half Native American girlfriend Lily are murdered by a rampaging satanic cult led by Luc Crash and his demonic bride, he is traumatised to find himself reincarnated as 'The Crow', an immortal being of Native American folk law and the 'killer of killers'.
With revenge burning in his broken heart, and whilst he tries to come to terms with his new dark powers, Jimmy comes to realise what he can do, and what he must do - as he confronts the onslaught of gang members Famine, Pestilence, War and Death in this epic action battle of good and extreme evil.
There is no rest without vengeance.

Distributors US Distributor - Miramax / Dimension
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UNDERTOW
Title
UNDERTOW
Genre
Dramatic Thriller
Language of film
English
Country of origin
USA
Format
35 mm
Production Status
In Post-Production
Running Time
N/A
Year of Production
2003

ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
David Gordon Green, Joe Conway
Score Philip Glass
Director of Photography Tim Orr
Costume Designer Jill Newell

Short Synopsis
Two young brothers witness the murder of their father at the hands of their evil uncle, who then chases them in an attempt to steal their inheritance and prevent them from revealing the truth.

Full Synopsis
Two young brothers, Chris and Tim, go on the run through the southern states of the US when their uncle, Deel returns from years in jail and murders their father for keeping from him a fortune in old Mexican coins they had inherited.
Having witnessed the killing, the two boys manage to escape with the gold coins, but leaving the murder weapon - Chris' own knife - covered in his father's blood and of course Chris' fingerprints.
Chased by both Deel and the police - who now suspect Chris of the murder - somehow the two brothers must evade capture and find a way to heal their broken family.
UNDERTOW is at once a classic 'chase' movie and an emotional coming of age drama akin to 'Stand By Me'.

Distributors US Distributor - United Artists

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NEVER DIE ALONE
Title
NEVER DIE ALONE
Genre
Action thriller
Language of film
English
Country of origin
USA
Format
Super 16
Production Status
In Post-Production
Running Time
N/A
Year of Production
2003
MAIN FILM MAKERS

Director
Ernest R. Dickerson
Producers Earl Simmons, Alessandro Camon
Executive Producers Edward R. Pressman, John Schmidt , Dion Fearon, Marc Gerald,
Cameron Casey and Angelo Ellerbee

MAIN CAST

DMX
, David Arquette, Michael Ealy, Clifton Powell

ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
James Gibson
Score DMX
Editor Stephen Lovejoy
Director of Photography Matthew Libatique
Production Designer Christiaan Wagener

Short Synopsis
A young reporter witnesses the murder of a drug lord and is left with the victim's car and diary. As he pieces together the man's life and events leading to the murder, he finds himself drawn into an ongoing cycle of violence.

Full Synopsis
Adapted from the cult novel written by America's # 1 selling black author Donald Goines, this extremely raw yet cool gangster movie charts the spectacular rise, and brutal fall, of a drug dealer, King David, who was at the peak of his power in 1980's Los Angeles.
A young white reporter, Paul, finds himself at the scene of King David's murder and the film is relayed through the pages of King David's journal, cleverly interlacing past and present. Paul's show of kindness to King David at his death, finds him 'inheriting' a car (containing the journal and thousands of dollars in cash) along with the trouble that comes with driving a dead and particularly notorious gangster's Cadillac - as eventually the two strands of narrative fuse into one explosive conclusion.

Distributors US Distributor - Fox Searchlight, theatrical release date - 26 March 2004

Festivals & Reviews
Sundance, USA 2004 - * Premiere *

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RICK
Title
RICK
Genre
Suspense / Black Comedy
Language of film
English
Country of origin
USA
Format
HD-24P
Production Status
Completed
Running Time
100 minutes
Year of Production
2003
MAIN FILM MAKERS

Director
Curtiss Clayton
Producers Ruth Charny, Jim Czarnecki, Sofia Sondervan
Executive Producers Edward R. Pressman, John Schmidt

MAIN CAST

Bill Pullman
, Aaron Stanford, Agnes Bruckner, Dylan Baker, Sandra Oh

ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
Daniel Handler
Editor Curtiss Clayton
Director of Photography Lisa Rinzler
Costume Designer Alysia Raycraft

Short Synopsis
Cursed by a humiliated interviewee, a bitter corporate vice-chairman bizarrely accepts an offer to have his obnoxious young boss murdered and finds himself unable to stop the contract when he develops a conscience…

Full Synopsis
In this seriously black comedy - Rick was once a decent guy who now finds himself a widow, faced with an arrogant boss half his age, Duke, a distant daughter Eve and a corporate job that forces him to act like the brash and sarcastic jerk he suspects he's becoming.
When searching for a new assistant, he deals with one young interviewee with particular scorn - humiliating her in the process. Then later that night, meeting her by chance in a local bar where she works as a waitress, he manages to get her fired. In a rage, she curses him, and his world changes forever. Within minutes Rick is met by an old College 'friend' Buck who offers him the latest corporate service of murdering Rick's boss Duke for a fee of $10,000 - so that Rick can advance his career. The proposition initially seems ludicrous, then Rick stumbles upon sexual emails from Duke to Eve, and all the years of pent up anger and insecurity kick in.
RICK is funny, clever and vengeful - with a dark hearted twist.

Festivals & Reviews
Toronto Film Festival Canada, 2003 - in competition
Rotterdam Film Festival Netherlands, 2004 - in competition
Cognac Film Festival France, 2004 - Winner "Sang Neuf" prize

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INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN
Title
INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN
Genre
Fake documentary
Language of film
English
Country of origin
USA
Format
DVcam
Production Status
Completed
Running Time
86 minutes
Year of Production
2003
MAIN FILM MAKERS

Director
Neil Burger
Producers David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Executive Producer Tom Tucker

MAIN CAST

Raymond J. Barry
, Dylan Haggerty, Renee Faia

ADDITIONAL FILM DETAILS

Screenplay
Daniel Handler
Editor Brad Fuller
Director of Photography Richard Rutkowski
Production Designer Greg Finnin

Full Synopsis
Out of work reporter Ron Kobeleski is approached by his dying next-door neighbour, Walter Ohlinger with the shocking revelation that he was the mystery second gunman in the assassination of JFK. As Ohlinger tries to prove his story to the reporter, Kobeleski struggles to understand whether his cold and calculating demeanour is one of a trained assassin, or a delusional psychotic creating a web of lies. This documentary-style film chills to the core, taking you on a curious journey from an interview with a fellow ex-marine who served with Ohlinger in the Bay of Pigs, to the mysterious death of the man who apparently gave him the fateful order.
How can this dying man prove to the world that he killed JFK and will he kill again?

Festivals & Reviews
Avignon France, 2003 (prize: Best American Film)
Deauville France, 2003 (Panorama Section)
IFP Independent Spirit Awards USA, 2003, nominated for 3 awards: Best First Feature - Neil Burger, Best First Screenplay - Neil Burger, Best Cinematography - Richard Rutkowski
Selective Reviews

Distributors US Distributor - Magnolia Pictures released 15th November 2002

Media Website http://www.interviewwiththeassassin.com/links.html

Cassette available on request

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THE COOLER
Title
THE COOLER
Genre
Classic 'romantic noir'
Language of film
English
Country of origin
USA
Format
Super 35
Production Status
Completed
Running Time
102 minutes
Year of Production
2002