Spring 2003
5/19 : WHALE RIDER
"Set in the fascinating native New Zealand culture of the Maori, this is the contemporary story of the attempt by a 12-year-old, Pai (Castle-Hughes), to become a Whale Rider, a tribal distinction and position traditionally reserved for males only. Pai is the only living child of the son of her tribe's chief, after her mother and brother die in a horrible accident, with her father fleeing New Zealand altogether."
Cast:
Keisha Castle-Hughes,
Rawiri Paratene,
Cliff Curtis,
Taungaroa Emile,
Rawinia Clarke,
Tammy Davis, Grant Roa,
Tahei Simpson,
Elizabeth Skeen,
Roi Taimana,
Mana Taumaunu,
Tyronne White
Directed by:
Niki Caro
Written by:
Niki Caro
Guest:
Bob Berney
HOST: MARSHALL FINE - GANNETT
Official Site here
5/12 : THE HEART OF ME
Set in 1930's London, this is the story of Rickie Masters (Bettany), who has long had an affair with the sensual sister, Dinah, of his wife, Madeleine. An unexpected event brings the two sisters closer together.
Cast:
Helena Bonham
Carter Olivia Williams
Paul Bettany
Luke Newberry
Director:
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Producer:
Martin Pope
Executive Producer:
David M Thompson
Tracey Scoffield
Production Designer
Michael Carlin
Featured Guest: Director Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Host: Jami Bernard – DAILY NEWSOfficial Site here
BONUS DOUBLE FEATURE:
5/5 - SHAPE OF THINGS
A contemporary story of love, sex, and art set in a college town, the film follows the steadily instensifying relationship between Evelyn (Weisz) and Adam (Rudd). As Evelyn strengthens her hold on Adam, his emotional and physical evolution discomforts his friends Jenny (Mol) and Philip (Weller), with unexpected consequences for all. By turns hopeful and harsh, the quartet of college-age characters deals with the conflicting human desires for autonomy and connection, truth and love, and the notion that seduction is an art.
Cast:
Paul Rudd
Rachel Weisz
Gretchen Mol
Frederick Weller
Director:
Neil LaBute
Producer:
Philip Steuer
Neil LaBute
Rachel Weisz
Gail Mutrux
Philip Steur
Music:
Elvis Costello
HOST: PETER TRAVERS
GUESTS:
PAUL RUDD
Official Site: here
Other Links: here here
4/28 – Washington Heights
"In a largely Latino neighborhood, north of Harlem, an aspiring comicbook artist named Carlos wants to draw cartoons rather than go into the family grocery store business--much to the disappointment of his traditionalist immigrant father. However, when his dad is shot by a robber, he must take over the store's operations. It is through this that Carlos examines old wounds and the American dream."
Cast:
Tomas Milian
Manny Perez
Manny Hoch
Andrea Navedo
Bobby Cannavale
Danny Hoch
David Zayas
Jude Ciccolella
Ann McDonough
Judy Reyes
Michael Hyatt
Callie Thorne
Brian De Jesus
Lisa Hammer
Gloria Irizarry
Marcos Palma
Darien Sills-Evans
Gary Perez
Sara Ramirez
Josh Stamberg
Roberto Sanchez
Jaime Tirelli
Director:
Alfredo de Villa
Producer:
Luis Dantas
Tom Donahue
Manny Perez
Alfredo de Villa
Screenwriter:
Alfredo de Villa
Nat Moss
GUEST:MANNY PEREZ
Host: THELMA ADAMS
2nd. Feature:OWNING MAHOWNEY
Polite, mild-mannered Dan Mahowny is an assistant bank manager with a head for numbers, a knack for making decisions, and a devastating appetite for gambling. Dan Mahowny is the unlikely hero who takes on two of the financial institutions everyone loves to hate, the bank and the casino, and, for a brief while, he wins.
Directed by: RICHARD KWIETNIOWSKI
Cast: PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
MINNIE DRIVER
MAURY CHAKIN
JOHN HURT
TUESDAY 4/22
Spellbound
"Spellbound" presents the intense, true-life experience of the National Spelling Bee as seen through the eyes of the eight driven, young spellers. We share in their private lives as they train for and compete in this ultimate, intellectual showdown. Within these stories, we discover not just the idiosyncratic personalities, their obsessional study habits, their sometimes heart-breaking, sometimes inspiring family dynamics, but the story of America itself.
Cast:
Harry Altman,
Angela Arenivar,
Ted Brigham,
April DeGideo,
Neil Kadakia,
Nupur Lala,
Emily Stagg,
Ashley White
Director: Jeff Blitz
Producers: Jeff Blitz,
Sean Welch,
Ronnie Eisen
Official Site: here
ThinkFilm
Info: here here here
Guest Frankie G from Confidence
2nd. Feature:
CITY OF GHOSTS
Starring Matt Dillon and James Caan.
A New York con man (Dillon) travels to Cambodia, on the run from a U.S. federal investigation, to collect his share in an insurance scam (from Marvin, played by James Caan), but discovers more than he bargained for...
4/14 – CONFIDENCE
What Jake Vig (Edward Burns) doesn?t know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew ?Insideman Gordo (Paul Giamatti) and Shills Miles (Brian Van Holt) and Big Al ?and two corrupt LAPD officers ?Lloyd Whitworth (Donal Logue) and Omar Manzano (Luis Guzman). But when both Lionel and Big Al turn up dead, it becomes clear that Lionel wasn?t just any mark; as Jake soon learns, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King (Dustin Hoffman).
DIRECTED BY : James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross)
Cast:
Edward Burns,
Andy Garcia,
Dustin Hoffman,
Paul Giamatti,
Donal Logue,
Rachel Weisz,
Morris Chestnut,
Aaron Brumfield,
Vincent De Paul,
Robert Forster,
Franky G.,
Luis Guzmán,
Robert Loggia,
Robert Pine,
Elysia Skye,
Steve Tom
Host – Thelma Adams
Official Site here
Trailer here
Links: Here
TUESDAY 4/ 8 - PEOPLE I KNOW –
A veteran New York press agent is drawn into the sleazy world of politics, celebrity and illicit drugs when his famous actor-client falls into a scandal that jeopardizes his ambitious plans to become a senator.
Cast:
Al Pacino,
Kim Basinger,
Téa Leoni,
Ryan O'Neal,
Richard Schiff
Directed by: Dan Algrant
Written by: Jon Robin Baitz
Links: Here Here Here
Plus: HOUSE OF FOOLS
Monday 3/31 @ 7PM - MANNA FROM HEAVEN
MANNA FROM HEAVEN is a lighthearted comedic fable about what happens when you get a "gift from God" (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan -- and it's due immediately. A feel-good film with a star-studded ensemble cast, MANNA is a delightful and refreshing comedy.
Cast:
Ursula Burton
Seymour Cassel
Shelley Duvall
Jill Eikenberry
Louise Fletcher
Frank Gorshin
Shirley Jones
Cloris Leachman
Wendie Malick
Faye Grant
Harry Groener
Austin Pendleton
Maria Burton
Vincent O'Neill
Drew Pillsbury
Cameron Watson
Director:
Gabrielle C. Burton Maria Burton
Producer:
Jennifer Burton
Charity Burton
Ursula Burton
Gabrielle C. Burton
Maria Burton
Screenwriter: Gabrielle B. Burton
OUR FEATURED GUESTS WILL BE PRODUCER/DIRECTORS MARIA AND GABRIELLE BURTONHOSTED BY MARSHAL FINE OF GANNETT
Official Site, here
