The Last Keepers — Aidan Quinn, Zosia Mamet, and Virginia Madsen in a Story About Female Mystics

Posted on August 9, 2013 at 1:48 pm

Last Keepers KAComing on September 10: Aidan Quinn (TV’s Elementary, Unknown, Allegiance, Rushlights, The Greening of Whitney Brown) Virginia Madsen (The Hot Flashes, The Number 23, The Astronaut Farmer), Zosia Mamet (HBO’s Girls, The Kids are Alright), and Olympia Dukakis (Picture Perfect, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Moonstruck) star in “The Last Keepers.”  Rhea (Zosia Mamet) is the last in a long line of female mystics who have practiced their magical traditions in secret for centuries.  She lives a quiet life in the company of her parents Abigail and John (Virginia Madsen, Aidan Quinn) and grandmother Rosemarie (Olympia Dukakis). Abigail and Rosemarie each have their own individual powers, but legend has it that a chosen one will inherit all the powers of the mystics and use them to fight evil. As Rhea becomes aware of her destiny and develops her considerable gifts, she is faced with the biggest decision of her young life.

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“Standing Up” — Exclusive Clip of a New Film Based on “The Goats”

Posted on August 8, 2013 at 8:00 am

“Standing Up” is a new movie based on Brock Cole’s popular YA novel, The Goats.  It is about an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl (Chandler Canterbury and Annalise Basso) who are ostracized by their peers at summer camp are the victims of a vicious prank, left on an island with no clothes.  They decide not to return to camp to face more humiliation.  Instead, they run away.   Their three-day journey brings new experiences and despite a traumatic encounter, they help each other overcome adversity, forming a unique bond that helps them lead to a path of self-discovery. Val Kilmer and Rhada Mitchell co-star.

We are lucky to be able to share an exclusive clip.

It opens in theaters August 16, 2013, and will be available on DVD/Blu-ray (Exclusively at Wal-Mart) and on VOD on August 20, 2013.

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August 2013: Movie Release Highlights

Posted on August 1, 2013 at 8:00 am

Studios often wait for August to release the films they think won’t get much of an audience, but this year August has some releases that could end up on the end of the year top ten lists.  I’m especially looking forward to:

August 9

“The Spectacular Now” Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley star in this teenage romance, one of the most acclaimed independent films of the year.

“Elysium” this dystopic sci-fi film from director Neill Blomkamp (“District 9”) stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster in a story that addresses contemporary issues like globalization, immigration, and income inequality.

August 16

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker star in the story of an African-American butler in the White House who sees history as he works for eight Presidential terms, from Eisenhower to Reagan.

“Jobs” Ashton Kutcher stars in this biopic about the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs.

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August 23

“Austenland” Keri Russell visits a Jane Austen theme park.  I want to go to there.

“The World’s End” The “Shawn of the Dead”/”Hot Fuzz” crowd present a pub crawl to the end of the world.

 

And there are some that just look like a lot of fun like “2 Guns” with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, “Paranoia,” based on the Joseph Finder novel, and the new Percy Jackson film.

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Trailer: Anything Is Possible

Posted on July 31, 2013 at 3:54 pm

The gifted young pianist Ethan Bortnick stars in “Anything is Possible,” about a young boy who becomes separated from his mother, Army Lieutenant Margaret Peters (Lacy Chabert), when she goes missing during a tsunami rescue mission in Japan.  Back home in Detroit, Child Care Services threatens to take him away from the only father he knows (Jonathan Bennett) because he isn’t his biological father.  Nathan runs away, discovering his musical gift, a sense of belonging and his purpose along the way.

Bortnick also co-wrote all of the songs in the film and scored all the background music. The film and soundtrack will be available on DVD September 24.

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