The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has unveiled its 2015 line-up which includes films representing 54 countries, 23 world premieres and 53 U.S. premieres. The U.S. premiere of Niki Caro’s McFarland USA will close out the 30th fest. Based on the 1987 true story and starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. The unlikely band of runners overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
- 1/8/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
There is a lot of Batman news in the past couple of days. Warner Brothers Pictures officially released a statement yesterday that the principal photography has officially begun for “The Dark Knight Rises.” And the first official photo of Bane was also released today. Now Variety has reported actors Matthew Modine, Tom Conti and Joey King have joined the growing cast of the third and final film of Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise. As always, their roles are kept under wraps—leaving the Internet to the speculations of the possible characters. Variety later reported Modine will be playing a character named “Nixon.” Modine has been in several films including “Full Metal Jacket,” “Memphis Belle,” and “Cutthroat Island.” He recently starred in last year’s “The Trial,” and will be seen in the upcoming HBO movie “Too Big to Fail” as Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain. The veteran actor Conti recently...
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- LRMonline.com
On November 9th, Fox Home Entertainment released the inspirational film The Trial, starring Matthew Modine and Randy Wayne, about a small-town lawyer who takes on one last case in the defense of an accused murderer and in the process finds his life and the lives of everyone around him changed forever. To celebrate the film's release, JustPressPlay is giving three readers the chance to win a copy on DVD. To find out how to win, just read on.
Distinguished filmmaker and producer Gary Wheeler (The List) creates a gripping interpretation of the best-selling book as The Trial leaps from page to screen. The result is a legal thriller with a thought-provoking perspective on issues of life, death and the search for meaning in truth. The film also stars Rance Howard (Jonah Hex, Frost/Nixon), Academy Award® nominee Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) and Bob Gunton (“24”).
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Distinguished filmmaker and producer Gary Wheeler (The List) creates a gripping interpretation of the best-selling book as The Trial leaps from page to screen. The result is a legal thriller with a thought-provoking perspective on issues of life, death and the search for meaning in truth. The film also stars Rance Howard (Jonah Hex, Frost/Nixon), Academy Award® nominee Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) and Bob Gunton (“24”).
To enter to win, you just...
- 11/12/2010
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Enter for a chance to win a DVD copy of this powerful crime drama that will transform the way you think about life and death forever - available today, November 9th. Rediscover the value of life when The Trial, a riveting courtroom drama from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The Trial follows small-town attorney Kent “Mac” McClain (Matthew Modine; Full Metal Jacket, Any Given Sunday), who is left devastated and purposeless by the horrific death of his wife and two sons in a tragic accident. After concluding that suicide is his only escape, McClain agrees to take on one final case. Defending accused murderer Peter Thomason (Randy Wayne; To Save a Life) against capital punishment, McClain begins the trial that transforms his life and the lives of those around him forever. Distinguished filmmaker and producer Gary Wheeler (The List) creates a gripping interpretation of the best-selling book as The Trial...
- 11/9/2010
- by Buzzfocus Staff
- BuzzFocus.com
For the fifth straight weekend, Get Low maintained the top spot among limited releases. Bollywood action thriller Dabangg placed second in its opening with an impressive per theater average, while Flipped finally expanded and had its highest-grossing weekend yet. New releases Legendary and I'm Still Here failed to make much of an impression, while Heartbreaker and The Romantics saw substantial attendance in just a handful of theaters. Get Low dropped 28 percent to $864,834 at 529 locations. It's per theater average of $1,635 was the lowest yet for the Robert Duvall-Bill Murray comedy, and it's not likely to sustain its theater count moving forward. Still, Get Low has earned a good $6.9 million through its seventh weekend, and it has a shot at reaching the $10 million mark before the end of its run. Dabangg opened to $628,137 at 62 locations. Its $10,131 per theater average was the highest for a Bollywood movie since My Name is Khan in February.
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- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
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