Released November 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
Based on truths.
The story : Barbara Graham is a loose woman with quiet a few unsavory friends.
She makes a living going along with her friends crimes , being part of their alibi.
But Barbara gets put in jail for her involvement.
She does her time and decides when she gets out that shes had enough.
Barbara will now get hitched and have a baby and that she does.
But her old man is a gambling , losing fool and Barbara gets rid of him.
Now shes stuck with no income and a baby.
Barbara decides to go to her hoodlum friends once again for help.
She insists that they allow her to go along with their latest crime and when they all get caught , Barbara is accused of a crime she did not commit simply because she refuses to rat on her friends.
Stars Susan Hayward , Virginia Vincent , Simon Oakland , Wesley Lau , Theodore Bikel , Phillip Coolidge , Lou Krugman , James Philbrook , Bartlett Robinson , Alice Backes , Gertrude Flynn
Directed by Robert Wise
B&W
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
Made for TV , airing May 13th in the US.
Filming location (s) unknown.
Based on truths.
The story : Wynette Byrd is a young married woman with two small children.
She wants to have a regular life with her husband and children , she would just like to be able to stay in one town and settle down.
Many years go by and Wynette's husband still will not find a job , stay with it and settle.
So Wynette leaves him , although he doesnt make that easy for her at all.
While working in a beauty salon the people around Wynette get a listen of her beautiful singing voice and convince her that singing is what she should be doing.
With the help of an uncle , Wynette gets some work singing on the radio.
The man who hired Wynette convinces her she is wasting her talent and that she belongs in Nashville.
Shortly after getting to Nashville , Wynette now becomes Tammy Wynette.
The rest is history...
Stars Annette OToole , Cooper Huckabee , Kasey Sides , Dyan Hobday , Kelly Henson , Helen Page Camp , Rudy Bond , Monica Parker , Rhodie Cogan , Mickey Jones , Paul Napier , Bert Hinchman , Roseanna Huffman , Buddy Farmer , Tim McIntire , Jennifer Gray , John Horn , James Hampton
Directed by Jerry Jameson
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
Released May 29, 2009 in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
The story : It is the early morning of February 14th in the small Canadian town of Pontypool.
Radio DJ Grant Mazzy is pushing onward through the blizzard to get to work.
Grant ends a phone call and tosses his cell. It lands on the car floor.
When his phone rings again , Grant pulls off to the side of the road to get the phone.
Just as he is doing that , a woman pounds on his passenger side window.
Stunned , Grant rolls down the window trying to understand what she is saying to him but he cannot.
And onto work he goes as the woman disappears into the snow.
Now Grant is really weirded out and wanting to talk about what just happened on his show.
But the producer wont let him get too much in as she is busy busting his ass about what not to say on the air.
Soon the three people at the radio station find themselves trapped inside , as they learn of unbelievable pandemonium threatening the lives of the people all around Pontypool.
Stars Stephen McHattie , Laura Nordin , Georgina Reilly , Lisa Houle , Tony Burgess , Boyd Banks , Rachel Burns , Hannah Fleming , Beatriz Yuste , Hrant Alianak
Directed by Bruce McDonald
Not Rated
HORROR/MYSTERY/SCIFI
Released January 19th , 2016 in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Mallory is driving her fiancee's Bronco from LA to Denver.
They will are gonna get married there...
She has decided to take the long way , as she is having doubts about the wedding.
Not even close to her destination , Mallory begins having troubles with the Bronco.
Reflecting for a minute , Mallory cracks open a can of soda but it explodes all over her.
While changing her shirt a stranger appears , looking to help her.
Mallory is weary at first but takes his help.
On her way now , or at least she should be , somewhat leaving the stranger in the dust - Mallory starts feeling guilty for leaving him behind.
Mallory insists the stranger take the ride with her.
Just when she starts warming up to him , he begins saying inappropriate things to her.
Uncomfortable now , she "nicely" asks him to get out.
Yea , but he wont!
Stars Julianne Hough , Penelope Mitchell , Teddy Sears , Drew Rausch , Madalyn Horcher
Directed by Iain Softley
Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY
Released April 20th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Arash is a young man who lives a hopeless existence in a dead end town called Bad City.
He has a car , a cat and a widowed father who is a junkie that hes caring for.
When the town pusher takes Arash's car for payment on his dads debt he cannot sit still.
On one of his random jobs around town to make some cash , Arash steals some diamond earrings for payment to get his ride back.
When he goes to the pushers place he is greeted by a strange mute girl who leaves the gate open for him to enter.
Once inside he finds the dealer is dead.
So he gets his keys , takes the bastards stash and off he goes.
Now he is the new pusher in town , well only small time to a very few.
At a party a girl Arash knows slightly gets him to take some of his own supply.
Messed up and wanting to go home he gets lost on his way but is found by the strange mute girl.
This time she talks to him and falls for him , thinking he is a good guy.
But when Arash begins falling for her , she admits she has done things that are not good and is ashamed that he actually likes her.
Arash doesnt care about that though, he really doesnt.
Stars Arash Marandi , Marshall Manesh , Dominic Rains , Milad Eghbali , Mozhan Marno , Sheila Vand , Rome Shadanloo , Ana Lily Amirpour , Reza Sixo Safai , Ray Haratian
Directed by ( & story written) Ana Lily Amirpour
Not Rated
B&W
Persian with English subtitles
MYSTERY/DRAMA/HORROR
Made for TV , not aired in the US.
Filmed in Canada and Florida.
Based on truths.
The story : Brian was born the second twin , after his brother Byron.
As children , their dad taught them there were two ways of life - stay in Fort St. James or play hockey.
The brothers were always getting into mischief and learned many lessons as a result.
As a young man , Brian found himself living with his brother and parents in his childhood home while working nearby.
But one day , all that changed.
By 1969 Brian is accepted into the National Hockey League and quickly finds himself playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Now a local hero Brian can do no wrong.
Very proud of his professional career but unsure about his personal life , which always seems to be a struggle.
Stars Shawn Ashmore , Aaron Ashmore , Peter MacNeill , Linda Goranson , Daniel Cash , Doug Hughes , Shannon Lawson , Kevin Hicks , Kirsten Kieferle , Lenore Zann , Eugene Clark
Directed by Atom Egoyan
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
Released June 2 , 1995 in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
Based on truths.
The story : J.J. is a fresh , enthusiastic state police officer who has just been transferred to a sheriff's department.
From the get-go , J.J. gets the feeling he isnt being accepted by the other officers because of his race , but he really wants to fit it.
J.J. soon finds himself backing a fellow officer on a "routine" stop , but things are a bit off with the situation.
Then a man claiming that two African American men car jacked him and in the process shot his wife.
Deborah is another officer who gets treated in a similar manner by her fellow officers as J.J. when she is the second to arrive on the scene and treated without respect when she tries to explain how she sees the crime.
When it looks to J.J. and Deborah that the African American man who J.J. helped arrest is being framed for the murder that Deborah investigated , they get more and more suspicious of their fellow officers.
Stars Michael Boatman , Victoria Dillard , Erich Anderson , Richard Anderson , Lori Petty , Thomas Babson , Monty Bane , Ernie Lee Banks , Jean Hubbard Boone , James Boyce , Ice Cube , Bernie Casey , Wanda De Jesus , Elliott Gould , Don Harvey , Michael Gregory , Arthur Horst , Natalija Nogulich , Al Rodrigo , Sy Richardson , David McKnight , Dino Parks , Tommy Redmond Hicks
Directed by (& story written) Charles Burnett
Rated PG13
THRILLER/DRAMA
Released February 5th in the US.
Filmed in Utah.
The story : Lynch is jealous that he and his best bud Walker never do anything together anymore.
Now that Walker has his new girlfriend Parker that is.
Lynch asked Walker to bring Parker along for some much-needed ski time and they accept.
Not getting too much skiing time in because Parker is a newbie , they take a break.
But when they decide they want to go for a last run of the night , they get turned down.
The ski resort is closing early due to some bad weather on its way.
Walker , Parker and Lynch talk the chair lift guy into letting them go on one last , wicked quick run and he allows it,
Ha - but they get dont get to go on that last run...
Stars Shawn Ashmore , Kevin Zegers , Emma Bell , Ed Ackerman , Kane Hodder , Adam Johnson , Chris York , Peder Melhuse , Rileah Vanderbilt , Will Barratt
Directed by (& story written by) Adam Green
Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY/COMEDY
Made for TV , airing November 28th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Utah.
Based on truths.
The story : It's 1977 and it's been quite a long time but Gary Gilmore has finally made his way out of prison and back into his hometown in Utah.
He tries hard to make an honest living but he has no skills and really doesnt do too well with people.
One evening while hanging out with a friend from work , Gary meets young , single , mother-of-two Nicole.
Gary falls hard for Nicole and convinces her that they should be together.
Together they get for a while but when Gary cant deal with daily life outside their home he begins to lose it.
At her wits end with Gary , Nicole leaves him.
Now Gary is really up shits creek and doesnt think he can go on.
This on top of not being able to make ends meet throws Gary into a life of crime once again.
Stars Tommy Lee Jones , Christine Lahti , Jordan Clarke , Eli Wallach , Steven Keats , Richard Venture , Roseanna Arquette , Jenny Wright , Norris Mailer , Pat Corely , Mary Ethel Gregory
Directed by Lawrence Schiller
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
"You have to pace yourself. It's the whole point of living. If you don't , your burden will grow."
Released October 22nd in the US.
Filmed in California and Nevada.
The story : Bonita works as a traveling lounge singer.
She lives in a trailer with her abusive , gambling excessive boyfriend Harold.
Bonita wants to leave Harold but if she does , he will surely find her.
Harold likes to travel from casino to casino looking for a blackjack dealer that he can outwit.
He finally finds it in the young dealer Willie.
Willie is afraid of losing his job once again because of Harold so he finds where Bonita and Harold reside to shake them up.
He strikes up a pretty meaningful relationship with Bonita and she comes up with a plan that should benefit them both by get rid of Harold for good.
Stars Bette Midler , Rip Torn , Ken Wahl , Val Avery , Benson Fong , Jack Elam , Jacqueline Scott , F William Parker , George Dickerson , Ian Wolfe , Tom Pletts , Archie Lang
Directed by Don Siegel
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA
Released March 20th in the US.
Filmed in Spain , South Africa and the UK.
The story : In 2006 , an assassination sniper gets the very serious mission of taking out the minister of mines in Congo.
Right afterwards he leaves the country to be safe.
Some 8 years later , he returns to Congo only he has retired from being a sniper and is doing uncover charity work.
Out of the blue , men show up trying to kill him but he gets away.
Now the name of the game is who knows he is to blame for the infamous assasination and why are they trying to take him out?
Stars Sean Penn , Jasmine Trinca , Javier Bardem , Mark Rylance , Idris Elba , Ray Winstone , Peter Franzen , Billy Billingham , Rachel Lascar
Directed by Pierre Morel
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/ACTION
Released June 5th in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : Anne and Paul have recently lost their beloved son.
They have decided to get out of the city and get into the country for a change of pace.
Anne is a mess , always thinking of their son.
Paul is dealing but not well with how Anne is.
Some strange things go on with the house , including the basement being "hot as hell" and Anne feeling like their son is there with them but this doesnt exactly faze them.
When couple from town realize Anne and Paul are living in the house , they come to welcome them.
But they also tell them of the previous owners of the house and their tormented past in the town.
Just when it looks like maybe Anne and Paul may pack up and leave the house , the towns people step in to stop them.
Because without them , the towns people will surely be in danger.
Stars Barbara Crampton , Andrew Sensenig , Monte Markham , Connie Near , Lisa Marie , Larry Fessenden , Michael Patrick Nicholson , Kelsea Dakota , Susan Gibney
Directed by ( & story written) Ted Geoghegan
Not Rated
HORROR/MYSTERY
Released August 7th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Simon and Robyn are a married couple.
They have just relocated to California from Chicago.
Simon is from California. Robyn is from Chicago.
They have changed residence so they can begin to start a family.
Almost immediately , while out shopping , they run into someone who apparently knew Simon from high school.
Simon claims he doesnt really know the guy but the guy seems to really remember him.
Shortly after meeting with this guy , he begins showing up at Simon and Robyns home , like a
He gives them many gifts , which makes Robyn feel like they always have to return the favor somehow.
The guy seems nice enough but he really is getting to be a bit much.
But he does have his reasons.
Stars Rebecca Hall , Jason Bateman , Joel Edgerton , Allison Tollman , Busy Phillips , Tim Griffin , David Denman , Wendall Pierce , Beau Knapp , Adam Lazarre White , Susan May Pratt , PJ Byrne
Directed by (& story written) Joel Edgerton
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Made for TV , airing May 15th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
Based on truths.
The story :Quite a few years pass as many different people have reported the disappearances of their loved ones to the Chicago police department without any leads.
It seems everyones report isnt taken seriously somehow , blown off with different excuses.
Sometime goes by and one evening , a young boy goes missing right in front of his mom and girlfriend.
He said he would return back to the store , where mom came to pick him up and he was working with his girlfriend - right after he talked with a construction contractor who was waiting outside the shop to talk with him about a job.
This time , when the boy is reported missing by his parents it is reported at a different police station in the Des Plaines part of Chicago.
Luckily for the people involved , the head of the investigation will not stop until he catches who he believes has killed this young boy and quite possibly many others.
Stars Nicholas Shields , Jacqueline Graham , Cynthia Preston , Brian Dennehy , Shawn Lawrence , Michael Riley , Sarah Gibney , Aviva Magner , Martin Julien , Scott Hylands , David Eisner , John Boylan , Mark Humphery , Gary Reineke , Meg Foster , Michael Copeman , Jay Brazeau , Andrew Gillies , Kurt Reis , Margot Kidder
Directed by Eric Till
Not Rated
THRILLER/MYSTERY/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY
Released January 30 , 2015 in the US.
Filmed in New York and Michigan.
The story : It is New York in the winter of 1981.
It is a very violent time in New York with among many other things , mob killings.
Business man/family man Abel Morales is doing his best to run his multi-million dollar oil company while keeping his class and cool about him.
He takes great pride in not being a violent gangster type.
Recently , someone has been hijacking Abel's companys oil trucks , beating up his drivers and stealing many gallons of oil and money from his family made business.
Abel goes to the police but finds instead of them trying to help him stop these crimes , they are accusing him of being a shady , dishonest businessman.
Now more than ever , he must use his head and stand his ground to get the bottom of these crimes.
Stars Oscar Issac , Jessica Chastain , Christopher Abbott , Albert Brooks , Elyes Gabel , Jerry Adler , Quinn Meyers , Chester Jones III , Daisy Tahan , Giselle Eisenberg , Glenn Fleshler , Tanner
Directed by (& story written) J C Chandor
Rated R
DRAMA/THRILLER
Released March 2nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Nick Flynn grew up with his single mom.
His dad , spent most of Nicks' young life in jail.
But he made sure he kept in touch with Nick by writing him letters.
Present day , Nick is a struggling writer and doesnt have a whole lot going for him.
He gets a random phone call from his dad asking for his help and then he doesnt see or hear from him again.
That is until his dad checks himself into the homeless shelter where Nick is working.
Stars Paul Dano , Olivia Thirlby , Julianne Moore , Liam Broggy , Robet DeNiro , Eddie Rouse , Lili Taylor , Steve Cirbus , Victor Rasuk , Chris Chalk , Sarah Quinn , Dale Dickey , Wes Studi
Directed by Paul Weitz
Rated R
DRAMA
Released October 10th in the US.
Filmed in Washington DC and Georgia.
Based on truths.
The story : In California , 1996 journalistic reporter Gary Webb works for the small-time newspaper San Jose Mercury Post.
Gary's recent work revolves around accused drug dealers who lose all their personal possessions to the Government before they are actually convicted of a crime.
The girlfriend of a drug dealer who will go on trial soon contacts Gary after reading his work.
She explains that her boyfriends story is one that has never been written about before and what a story it is.
The man in question has been dealing drugs for the Government...
Stars Jeremy Renner , Robert Patrick , Jena Sims , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , Rosemarie DeWitt , Lucas Hedges , Matt Lintz , Parker Douglas , Paz Vega , Aaron Farb , Barry Pepper , Tim Blake Nelson , Michael Kenneth Williams , Jen Harper , Oliver Platt , Andy Garcia , Michael Sheen , Kenny Alfonso , Susan Walters , Andrew Masset , Ray Liotta
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/MYSTERY
"Some stories are just too true to tell."
Released April 2nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : It is 1972 , California.
Young Jack and his little brother Dylan live with their eccentric dad John.
John is a tv show host.
He also has a bit of a drinking issue.
But that doesnt stop him from loving and taking care of his kids , it only gets him into bits of trouble here and there.
Things seem like they would be so much better for them if their mom/wife were still alive , which causes Jack and John much heartache.
Nothing seems to straighten John out though until a traumatic experience causes Dylan to withdraw.
Stars Robert J Steinmiller Jr , Danny DeVito , Miko Hughes , Art LeFleur , Gary Sinise , Stefan Gierasch , Erica Yohn , Reese Witherspoon , Sam Freed , Dorothy Lyman , Douglas Tobert , Christopher Lawford , Jessica Steinmiller , Julia Louis Dreyfus , Carl Gabriel York
Directed by Marshall Herskovitz
Rated PG13
DRAMA
Released September 18th in the US.
Filmed in Wisconsin and Illinois.
The story : The story in town is that "The Dutchie" , who has recently been saved by a God-sent vision is missing.
He had been in the middle of confessing the bad things he had done in the past to various people.
Clearly the harm the Dutchie caused John was a bit more than he could take.
So , he took the Dutchie's life in revenge.
Now John is working hard to make sure he gets away with this crime.
Stars John Ashton , Laurent Soucie , Don Forston , Matt Kozlowski , Gary Houston , Janet Glimme , Andy Cameron , Adria Dawn , Tim Decker , Tawny Newsome , Ashleigh La Throp , Eli Rix
Directed by Steven Piet
Not Rated
MYSTERY/THRILLER/DRAMA
Released September 11 , 2015 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Austria.
The story : Elias and Lukas are young brothers who happen to be identical twins.
They are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their mom back home.
She has been in the hospital having surgery done on her face.
Almost immediately after her arrival home , the boys are convinced she is just not their mom.
She acts in a manner that their mom never would and this confuses them for quite some time.
They want this impostor to tell them where their mom is and when she wont , they concoct a plan for the impostor.
Stars Elias Schwarz , Lukas Schwarz , Susanne Wuest , Georg Deliovsky , Christian Schatz , Hans Escher , Elfriede Schatz . Karl Purker
Directed by (& story written) Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz
Rated R
German with English subtitles
MYSTERY/THRILLER/DRAMA
Released September 5th in the US.
Filmed in New York and Canada.
The story : Ray is having quite the time.
Her husband has taken off on a gambling binge , leaving her with no cash , two young sons and a very due payment on an important double-wide.
Ray stalls on the payment but she only has a matter of time to come up with the cash.
While ditching work for the day , Ray is about town looking for hubby.
What she finds is his car....and a young woman who claims she found the car abandoned with the keys in it.
Ray gets ready to take the car when the girl tells her she can get her some really quick money for the car.
Ray ends up transferring illegals into the country with the girl and making the cash she is desperately in need of.
But its all really risky.
Stars Melissa Leo , Charlie McDermott , James Riley , Misty Upham , Mark Boone Junior , John Canoe , Jay Klaitz , Michael Skye , Michael O Keefe
Directed by ( & story written) Courtney Hunt
Rated R
DRAMA
Released June 15th in the US.
Filmed in New Zealand.
The story : Quiet , nice and dorky Lily works at the local burger joint.
Everyday around noon a guy Lily is smitten with named Jarrod - comes in for lunch.
Lily hopes he will talk to her , although he never does.
One day , the same as usual happens.
Only this time Jarrod gives Lily an invitation to his costume party for her co-worker.
Lily gives the invitation to her but she tosses it , so Lily decides to take her brother along to the party with her.
At the party , Lily video game battles Jarrod and does so well that he is impressed by her.
This is the beginning of them being a couple.
But Jarrod has some major issues burning him up inside.
Stars Loren Taylor , Madeleine Sami , Anna Horsley , Dylan Taylor , Jermaine Clement , Joel Tobeck , Craig Hall , Rachel House , Bernard Stewart , Brian Sergent , Morag Hills , Taika Waititi
Directed by (& story written) Taika Waititi
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA
Released January 31st in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : In 1969 Joe Gottfred and Tom Skeeter opened a recording studio.
That studio , located in the valley of Van Nuys , California they named Sound City.
The best thing the owners could do for the studio was purchase a state-of-the-art , custom-made soundboard which was crafted by a man named Rupert Neve.
The board became known as the Neve board and many an aspiring artist as well as well-known artists came to Sound City to record on it.
By the 90s , recording studios began using digital recording methods.
This slowed Sound City down.
It was not until record producer Butch Vig brought Nirvana to Sound City to record their 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' album in June of 1991 did the studio become popular once again.
But by 2011 , Sound City seen its last take.
Dave Grohl admired the studio and its professionals so much that he would have done anything to keep it alive.
The one thing he was able to do was become the new owner of the Neve soundboard.
Dave brought in many greats to his new studio which starred the Neve and made an album dedicated to Sound City.
Stars Dave Grohl , Lindsey Buckingham , Mick Fleetwood , Tom Skeeter , Rick Springfield , Stevie Nicks , Keith Olsen , Neil Young , Tom Petty Mike Campbell , John Fogerty , Neil Giraldo , Joshua Homme , Barry Manilow , Rupert Neve , Trent Reznor , Rick Rubin , Butch Vig , Lee Ving , Paula Salvatore , Shivaun OBrien , Paul McCartney
Directed by Dave Grohl
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY
(A 2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE)
