Film News & Trailers

Directors Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg bring the tale of the genocide in Darfur through the eyes and words of former Marine Captain Steidle who now spends his life speaking out against such atrocities.  The film has won five awards at film festivals around the coutnry including the Adrienne Shelley Excellence in Filmmaking Award at the Nantucket Film Festival earlier this year.  Check out the official site.  The documentary opens exclusively in New York on Wednesday.  Lager trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Devil Came on Horseback
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After the death of his father a young boy joins a gang of Neo-Nazis in writer/director Shane Meadows (The Stairwell, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands) look at growing up in England during the 1980’s.  Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, and Vicky McClure star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

This is England
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Paramount Vantage and National Geographic Films present a new documentary on the life of a polar bear and a walrus in the Artic Circle over a period of six years as their climate changes and thier home begins to melt away.  Queen Latifah narrates.  Check out the official site.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles this Wedneday before a wider release in mid-August.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Arctic Tale
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That wacky family from Springfield earn their own film as Homer (Dan Castellaneta) tries to save the world from one of his boneheaded mistakes.  Fans have been waitng 18 years for a feature film; so why aren’t we more excited?  Maybe it has to do with the studio (20th Century Fox) making it all but impossible for critics to see the film and review it before the release, or maybe it’s because the show hasn’t been all that good for the last decade or so.  Doh!  Check out the official site.  This extra-long TV episode shows up in theaters everywhere this Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Simpsons Movie
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A rapper (Big Boi) and his entourage take on the owners and members of a high-scale country club.  Do Chevy Chase and Bill Murray show up?  No, then what’s the point?  Jeffrey Jones, Susan Ward, Sherri Shepherd, Terry Crews, Tamala Jones, and Andy Milonakis also star.  Check out the official site.  The film laughs itself into theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Who’s Your Caddy?
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