Spring Series Closer:

5/21 - THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI



"In 1937, George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) inexplicably finds himself leading a group of sixty orphan Chinese boys on a journey over the Liu Pan Shan mountains to the Mongolian desert to escape the Japanese invasion. Helping Hogg on his heroic rescue are Chen Hansheng (Chow Yun-Fat), the leader of a Chinese partisan group; Lee (Radha Mitchell), an Australian woman who lends medical help; and Madame Wang (Michelle Yeoh), an aristrocrat also fleeing for her life."




Cast:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Michelle Yeoh
Chow Yun-Fat
Radha Mitchell
Guang Wen Li
David Wenham

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Producers
Arthur Cohn
Wieland Schulz-Keil
Peter Loehr
Jonathan Shteinman
Martin Hagemann

GUEST: Director: Roger Spottiswoode


Roger Spottiswoode

HOST - STEPHEN WHITTY

Official Site: Link

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5/14 - THE DEAL

"A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew's film about 19th century English statesman, Benjamin Disraeli, but can only get financing if he casts a well-known action star. The production abruptly comes to a standstill when the lead actor is kidnapped from the film set. The producer, with help from with a struggling creative executive, comes up with plan to save the star and the movie."

Cast:
William H. Macy,
Meg Ryan,
David Hunt,
Jason Ritter,
Fiona Glascott (II)

Directed by: Steven Schachter

Produced by:
William H. Macy,
Steven Schachter,
Jason Berk

HOST- PETER TRAVERS

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5/7 MONGOL

"Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, MONGOL. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, MONGOL delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. MONGOL shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor. "

Cast:
Tadanobu Asano
Khulan Chuluun
Sun Honglei
Odnyam Odsuren
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Director: Sergei Bodrov

Producers
Bulat Galimgereyev Executive Producer
Sergei Selyanov Producer
Anton Melnik Producer
Sergei Bodrov Producer

Guest: Professor Morris Rossabi

MORRIS ROSSABI : Biography Morris Rossabi is the author of Khubilai Khan and numerous other books on China and Mongolia. His latest book, Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists (University of California Press, 2005) focuses on developments in Mongolia since the collapse of communism in 1990. Affiliation: CUNY, COLUMBIA & others.

Official Site: Link

2nd Feature:

THE FALL

The Fall Opens May 9, 2008. Los Angeles, circa 1920‘s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Lee Pace) who captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl interested in the story he interweaves her family and people she likes from the hospital into his tale. Produced and directed by Tarsem with a screenplay by Dan Gilroy, Nico Soultanakis and Tarsem. Starring Lee Pace and Catina Untaru.



Cast:
Lee Pace,
Justine Waddell,
Daniel Caltagirone,
Leo Bill



Director: Tarsem Singh

Producers
Tommy Turtle -Executive Producer
Ajit Singh -Executive Producer
Tarsem Singh -Producer

Official Site: Link

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4/30 - THE DUKES

When a group of down-on-their-luck friends try to launch a comeback for their nostalgia group, "The Dukes", creative juices flow, as do the risks of ending up on the wrong side of the law. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Crime/Gangster.



Starring:
Robert Davi,
Chazz Palminteri,
Elya Baskin,
Eloise Dejoria,
Patrick Cupo (II)



Directed by: Robert Davi.
Produced by: Frank Visco Jr, John Paul Dejoria, Herbert F. Boeckmann.


HOST: PETER TRAVERS

Guest: DUKES Director/Star ROBERT DAVI (DIE HARD, LICENSE TO KILL, TV'S "THE PROFILER")

ROBERT DAVI

Official Site for The Dukes  Link

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