SundanceNow Doc Club: The Essentials

Posted on September 8, 2014 at 2:04 pm

SundanceNow Doc Club is a streaming video service for documentary lovers, a user-friendly place to go to find and watch quality documentaries, free of advertising interruptions. Doc Club offers a carefully curated selection of acclaimed documentaries, hand-picked by experts led by documentary guru Thom Powers, including exclusive digital releases, premieres of new films and classic documentaries, plus membership content and perks. New programs and related special content are added each month, and SundanceNow Doc Club also premieres a select number of new documentaries annually, as day-and-date releases, both online and in select theaters.

For September Thom Powers curated a month of documentary “Essentials” – an impressive selection of classic docs that every movie fan should see, including “Hoop Dreams,” “Let’s Get Lost,” “Atomic Cafe,” “Stop Making Sense,” “Sherman’s March,” and “Thin Blue Line.”

Trailer: The Song

Posted on September 6, 2014 at 8:00 am

“The Song” follows aspiring singer-songwriter Jed King (Alan Powell) as he struggles to catch a break and escape the long shadow of his father, a country music legend. After reluctantly accepting a gig at a local vineyard harvest festival, Jed is love struck by local beauty Rose (Ali Faulkner), and a romance quickly blooms. Soon after their wedding, Jed writes Rose “The Song,” which becomes a breakout hit. Thrust into a life of stardom and a world of temptation in the form of fellow performer Shelby Bale (Caitlin Nicol-Thomas), Jed’s life and marriage begin to fall apart. This faith-based film will be in theaters September 26, 2014.

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Trailer: The Rewrite with Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei

Posted on September 5, 2014 at 8:00 am

Can’t help it — I’m looking forward to this.

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Exclusive Clip: “Thunder and the House of Magic”

Posted on September 3, 2014 at 7:46 pm

In “Thunder and the House of Magic,” a little cat named Thunder stumbles into an old mansion owned by a retired magician, filled with all kinds of tricks, machines and curios. When the magician’s greedy nephew puts the house up for sale, Thunder and the magician’s assistant, mouse, and rabbit have to save the day. I’m delighted to be able to share an exclusive clip. The DVD and 2-Disc Blu-ray 3D Combination Pack is available exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide.

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After the Ice Bucket Challenge: Two Upcoming Movies About People With ALS

Posted on September 2, 2014 at 7:00 am

The Ice Bucket Challenge has brought a lot of money and attention to a devastating illness, ALS or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s Disease for the the New York Yankee who had to leave baseball when he was afflicted with ALS.

Two upcoming films about people with ALS should help bring attention to ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases and the people and families who are struggling with them. The Theory of Everything is based on the real-life story of Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant scientists in history. Here is the real Professor Hawking in a guest appearance on “The Big Bang Theory.”

And double Oscar-winner Hilary Swank plays a musician with ALS in the upcoming “You’re Not You.”