Made for HBO , airing June 21st in the US.
The story : Josh Fox is a man who lives in the home that his parents built in 1972.
It is where he grew up and where he wants to be.
Recently he has received a letter from an energy company , asking that he sell his land to them for a pretty generous amount of dough , mainly for drilling purposes.
But what do they want to make his land into? And what will the long term effects have on the land??
Josh tries contacting any and all of the energy companies affiliated with the one who wants to buy from him , but gets not one answer or call back.
That's when he decides he should take to a road trip to places where he's heard that people are ill and getting sicker from their drinking water.
All due to big energy companies drilling large hydro fracking wells so close to their homes.
Stars Josh Fox , Dick Cheney , Pete Seeger , Richard Nixon , Aubrey K. McClendon , Pat Fernelli , Ron Carter , Jean Carter , Norma Fiorentino , Debbie May , Mike Markham , Marsha Mendenhall , Dave Neslin , Jesse Ellsworth , Amee Ellsworth , Renee McClure , Weston Wilson , Jeff Walker , Veronda Walker , Lewis Meeks , John Fenton , Kathy Fenton , Dee Hoffmeister
Directed by (& story written)Josh Fox
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY
"How much water can you replace?"
Released July 19th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : In 1983 , three young whales were ripped from their families in Berufjorour off the east coast of Iceland purely to be taken to the marine park Sealand of the Pacific in South Oak Bay , Oak Bay Marina, in the city of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada , to be trained as a show spotlight for the park.
Out of the three whales, only one survived. That one whale is known as Tilikum, who is a male.
Tilikum lived, was trained and performed shows at Sealand along with two other female whales.
The other whales grew hostile towards Tilikum when they were being trained and he didn't catch on to the training.
The three whales all would lose out on their "treats" and at times meals altogether, as this was their reward for performing the tricks they were in training for.
Tilikum was brutalized by the other whales as a result. As well as being enclosed in a small space, in the dark and alone.
On February 21, 1991, a female trainer who never went into the tank with the animals, slipped into the water by accident.
The whales were not used to having humans in the tanks with them and without warning the three whales caused the death of the trainer.
On January 9, 1992, Tilikum was sent to live at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
There, on February 24, 2010, Tilikum caused the death of yet another female trainer. SeaWorld covered their asses on the incident, claiming the trainer's death was her own fault.
Stars Tilikum , Jeffrey Ventre , Carol Ray , Ken Balcomb , Kim Ashdown , Dave Duffus , Samantha Berg , Daniel Patrick Dukes , John Hargrove , Dean Gomersall , Howard Garrett
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Rated PG13
DOCUMENTARY
"He shouldn't be in a tank in the first place."
Released straight onto DVD , date(s) unknown.
Filmed in various locations in the US and Canada.
The story : Dennis Wilson , was the talented middle brother of Brian and Carl Wilson of the music group The Beach Boys.
He went from working with his brothers as a singer/songwriter/drummer , to making his own music before dying a young death in 1983.
Here is a collection of interviews from 2004 through 2007 of people who loved , admired and enjoyed Dennis that were family and friends alike.
They speak of his being a drummer and piano player , surfer , risk taker and car racer. That he was a force of nature , fun-loving , a gifted songwriter , sensitive and all out amazing guy that people really enjoyed being around.
Stars Michael Angeloff , Desi Arnaz Jr. , Jeff "Skunk" Baxter , Alan Boyd , Dewey Bunnell , Ed Carter , David Cassidy , John Cowsill , Geoffrey Cushing-Murray , Burleigh Drummond , Ricky Fataar , Jeff Foskett , Tris Imboden , Al Jardine , Matt Jardine , Bruce Johnston , Murphy Karges , Mike Kowaiski , Elliott Lott , Mike Love , David Pack , Jon Parks , Domenic Priore , Diane Rovell , Ginger Blake Schackne , John Stamos , Ron Swallow , Dean Torrence , Barbara Wilson , Justyn Wilson , Carnie Wilson Bonfigllo , Annie Wilson Karges , Wendy Wilson Knutson , Marilyn Wilson Rutherford , Bobby Figueroa , Billy Hinsche , Steve Moffit , Carli Munoz , Jason Raphalian , Carl Wilson , Dennis Wilson
Directed by Billy Hinsche
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY
"Dennis on a boat was like a fish in water."
Ha ha ...I gotta tell you. Depending on what grade you are in , your level of intelligence and sense of what is and what is not funny , will most definitely determine what you think of this one.
Out of the 99 minutes or so , I probably laughed some sarcastic laughs possibly 4 times at best hahahhaha.
I just thought I'd mention it. But I'm all for you being your own judge. ;)
Released May 16th in the US.
Filmed in Spain and New York.
The story : The Republic of Wadiyas' leader , Hafez Aladeen , is a horrible man whom has everything his way or no way at all , whether its the right way or the wrong. He is the oppressor.
Everyone despises him , even the people who work for him.
He is sent to New York to discuss his country's nuclear weapons policy.
No sooner does he get into New York , he is kidnapped in attempt to get rid of him and in his place is an imposter who does as the people who hired him tell him.
He is told to announce that he will turn Wadiya into a Democracy.
This is against everything Hafez Aladeen is and he must stop this from happening.
Stars Rocky Citron , Liam Campora , Sacha Baron Cohen , Sayed Badreya , Aasif Mandvi , Rizwan Manji , Elsayed Mohamed , Adeel Akhtar , Horatio Sanz , Ben Kingsley , Elena Goode , Nazanin Homa , Dawn Jackson , Victoria Beltran
Directed by Larry Charles
Rated R
COMEDY
Made for TV , airing October 12th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : On October 14 , 2002 in Denison , Iowa , a railcar inspector made a gruesome discovery.
Inside a grain car , was a heap on the floor of what appeared to be human bodies.
The bodies were so badly decomposed that at first it was hard to tell just how many people were in there.
It took quite a while , but eventually it was found that inside the car there were infact eleven immigrants who were in an attempt to be smuggled into the US for work , but never made it out of the grain car.
They were locked inside the grain car and no one in on the smuggle plan came to ever let them out , due to Border Patrol inspectors.
The people inside all died horrible deaths due to dehydration and heat exposure.
The immigrants were all descendants of Mexico and Guatemala , who all had families or were part of families who cared for them.
Ranging in age and sex , the eleven people were left in their dying beds , four months before being discovered.
No Stars
Directed by Paul Kakert
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY
Released July 5th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : In December 2009 , 22-year-old professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce was riding high with a super positive vibe , training hard and looking forward to the upcoming Olympics.
When he took to the half pipe in Park City, Utah for a practice run on New Years Day , he experienced a horrible accident.
Kevin hit his head pretty severely on his way down from his attempt of a cab double cork.
In that very instant , Kevin was knocked unconscious and flown into the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City , where he was treated. In February , he was sent on to Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado where he spent the next year of his young life being rehabilitated for his injuries.
The direct result of Kevins' accident has scarred his brain for the rest of his life , making it nearly impossible to continue living out his dream as a successful snowboarder.
This is his inspirational story.
Stars Kevin Pearce , Scotty Lago , Jack Mitrani , Adam Pearce , Luke Mitrani , David Pearce , Danny Davis , Jake Burton , Mason Aguirre , Shaun White
Directed by Lucy Walker
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY
"It's been said that the brave do not live forever but the cautious do not live at all."
(A 2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE)
Released April 11th in the US.
Filmed in California , Michigan and Illinois.
The story : Martin Blank is a hitman for hire. He does pretty well money-wise in his profession and he's really good at what he does.
He is sent on a job that he cannot get out of. This job happens to be in Grosse Pointe , Michigan - namely the smalltown where he went to high school.
Oh and by the way , his high school reunion is going to be going on while he's in town.
No matter how much he fights all of this , he must go.
First person he decides to get in touch with is the prom date that he stood up on prom night.
Martin makes amends with her and the two go to the reunion together.
Stars John Cusack , Joan Cusack , Dan Ackroyd , Minnie Driver , Alan Arkin , Hank Azaria , K. Todd Freeman , Jeremy Piven , Mitch Ryan , Michael Cudlitz , Benny Urquidez , Brian Powell , Carlos Jacott , Audrey Kissel , Duffy Taylor
Directed by George Armitage
Rated R
COMEDY/ACTION
"The future is unwritten!"
