ROGUE ARTS (FORMERLY FILMKITCHEN) PRODUCED TITLES:
Chamaco
Currently posting our biggest film to date. Lensed in Mexico City. Chamaco tells the story of a father and son who desire to overcome their differences in order to train a young Mexican street fighter who has dreams of becoming a successful boxer. Together, they are committed to find a way to unite and to become mentors to this young teenager, who seemingly has no shot, but a big dream. The father, a doctor, who left his home in the U.S. to run a medical clinic in Mexico City. The son, a former U.S. Olympic silver medalist boxer who burned out too fast as a pro boxer. And a young Mexican teenager with dreams of becoming his country's new boxing idol and making enough money to pull his family off the streets of Mexico City. Together, they find each other, find themselves and find triumph over their fears. Chamaco is truly an inspiring story of redemption and hope in the mold of such films as Rocky and Cityof God. Directed by Miguel Necoechea (Producer of Innocent Voices, Profundo Carmesi aka Deep Crimson). Written by Kirk Harris, Necoechea and celebrated Canadian filmmaker Carl Bessai (Normal, Emile, Lola).
Stars Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Martin Sheen (The Departed, West Wing, Apocalypse Now), Kirk Harris (The Violent Kind, Intoxicating, Hard Luck), Alex Perea (Zurdo), Danny Perea (Duck Season, Vacinos), Michael Madsen (Kill Bill 1&2, Donnie Brasco, Reservoir Dogs), Sofia Espinosa (La Ni–a en la piedra), Gustavo Sanchez Parra (Amores Perros, Man on Fire, The Three Burials of Murqiades Estrada), and Raul Mendez (The Legend of Zorro, Kilometro 31).
The Violent Kind
A Kubrick like thriller about a returning Iraq war veteran. Recently completed and will premiere theatrically in 2008. Written and Directed by Sundance Alumni Geoffrey Pepos. Starring Kirk Harris (Chamaco, Intoxicating, My Sweet Killer), John Savage (The New World, Carnivale, The Deer Hunter), Irina Bjorklund (Honey Baby, The Butcher, Ambush), Hamish Linklater (The True Adventures of Old Christine, Fantastic Four, Groove), and Sandra Vidal (Telemundo's Angels).
Intoxicating
Premiered to DVD via Image Entertainment on March 28, 2006. Had a eight city US theatrical release including dates in the Regal, AMC and Loews theatre chains. Directed by Mark David (Sweet Thing). Written by and Stars award winning actor Kirk Harris (Hard Luck, My Sweet Killer, Loser). Also stars Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts (Runaway Train, The Specialist, ABC's Less Than Perfect), Golden Globe Nominee John Savage (Thin Red Line, Message in a Bottle, HBO's Carnivale), Camilla Overbye Roos (Titanic, White Squall, Lars Von Triers' Elements of Crime), Ron Gilbert (The Usual Suspects, Lansky, Hard Luck), Allan Rich (Disclosure, Amistad) and Joanne Baron (Spider Man II, The Prince & Me, Perfume). The soundtrack includes such top artists as Coolio, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Mopreme Shakur of The Outlawz, and MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted.
Theatrical Quotes:
****(Four Stars)"A haunted driven character Harris was seemingly born to play" - Merle Betrand, Film Threat
"An extreme film. A spiral of drug and alcohol addiction. I like the lack of sentimentality. A different take on alcoholism than usually seen in movies" - Henry Sheehan, National Public Radio "Film Week"
"Well acted, good looking film" - Eric Harrison, The Houston Chronicle
"Affecting...impressive. Director David squeezes alot of visual bang" - Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
"A Crowd Pleaser" - LA Daily News
"Intense. Explores the darkest side of human nature" - Mike Hixon, The Beach Reporter
"Kirk Harris is very talented" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"A riveting performance. An intense psychological study of the self destructive nature of addiction" - Joseph S. Haraszti, M.D., CNN Coorespondent.
"A tailspin of overwork, alcoholism, impulsive drug abuse and one-night stands - often all in the same night. Harris, who resembles a beefier more self assured version of "Friends" Matthew Perry, has a devlish glint that serves the character's most villanious moments" - Craig Outhier, Orange County Register
"Intoxicating follows in the drug addicted footsteps of Requiem for a Dream" - Los Angeles City Beat
"Dorian Shanley is a young hotshot heart surgeon who lives for sex, drugs and the rock-star life. Sure, he's got some faults - like passing out in the middle of surgery over a patient's open chest - but he makes for a quite the central character in producer-director Mark David's latest drama, Intoxicating. Featuring hot scenes, and a hot soundtrack, Intoxicating could put David on the moviemaking map" - Steve Devadanam, Houston Press
Represented by American World Pictures for worldwide sales. Trailer at AmericanWorldPictures.com.
Premiered to DVD on March 28th, 2006. Available via all major chains and online at Amazon and Netflix. For Image Entertainment's Intoxicating website please visit: Image-Entertainment.com.
Hard Luck
Multiple Festival Award Winner. Directed by Jack Rubio. Starring Method Fest Best Breakthrough Performance Winner Kirk Harris (My Sweet Killer, Loser, Intoxicating), Sundance Film Festival Acting Jury Winner Renee Humphrey (Fun, Devil in a Blue Dress, Silent Bob and Jay Strike Back), Spirit Award Nominee Matthew Faber (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Natural Born Killers, Ride With The Devil), Ron Gilbert (Usual Suspects, Time Cop 2, Lansky), Joanne Baron (Perfume, Brooklyn Babylon, Allie & Me), and Academy Award Nominee Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, Nashville, The Great Gatsby).
Quotes:
"The third of actor-writer Kirk Harris impressive implacable odysseys"
- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
***(Three Stars). "A moody and insightful tragedy Kirk Harris seems to take a page from Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces." - Kim Williamson, Box Office Magazine
"It has a gritty, true heart and is anchored by Harris' magnetic performance"
- Mark McDermott, Easy Reader
"Features fine acting" & "Harris might not want to play a homicidal maniac every time out, though he definitely has charisma" - Luke Thompson, New Times
"The effect is Bergam esque has an earnestness many bigger movies lack and a
belief in its willfully contrary theme" - John Dentino, LA Weekly
"Serves as a loud notice that Kirk Harris is an actor to watch!" - Film Threat Magazine
"Heartfelt, with scenes that are authentically moving" - Charles Britton, Daily Breeze/RAVE
*Available on DVD order online at Amazon.com or for rent at Netflix.com.
Sweet Thing
Screened at the Seattle, Cairo, Method Fest and Austin Film Festivals and was acquired for world wide distribution shortly after. Director and Shot by Mark David (Intoxicating) and starring Jeremy Fox and Amalia Stifter.
Quotes:
"A dazzling directorial debut by a new American independent voice who is destined for greatness... Startling and original work, as audacious as it is unsettling." - Seattle International Film Festival
"Definitely one of the best films this year." - Glen Lantz, Space City Rock Magazine
"Amazing! It sucked me right in. Unbelievably timely subject matter. Shocking... It made my heart race... Goddamn!" - Rachel Rendish, Texas Film & Video News
"Provocative and gorgeous... sumptuous imagery with an inherently potent storyline"
- Merle Bertrand, Film Threat Magazine
"A remarkably twisted Southern tale that builds from a slow rift to a startling crescendo. Very powerful... This film will not be forgotten." - Indie Slate Magazine
"American gothic overload... shot through with harrowing images and a grimly charged performance by Jeremy Fox." - Marc Savlov, The Austin Chronicle
*Available on Dvd online at Amazon.com.
My Sweet Killer
Awarded Best Breakthrough Performance Award (Kirk Harris) at the Method Fest Film Festival. Ran theatrically in Los Angeles for four weeks and was the most successful of the Hollywood Video exclusives to date. Starred Kirk Harris (Intoxicating, Hard Luck, Loser), Jack Rubio (Loser, Hard Luck), Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote, Tigerland, Traffic).
Quotes:
"Kirk Harris is again impressive" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"****(Four Stars) A wickedly intense performance" - Merle Bertrand, FilmThreat
"A low budget movie about a murderer? Gee, what a surprise. But wait! This one's actually good!"
- Luke Thompson, New Times
"Paints a mural depicting the gaping maw of one man's fear and insanity"
- Sean Decker, Universal Studios Horror Online
"The horror here is not in the body count but in the eyes of Charlie Cavenaugh (Kirk Harris), which grow deeper and darker as the film clicks along. He's a scary dude, one that might make viewers think of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver, and as viewers watch an entire film based on his sad experience they may find themselves never quite rooting for him as much as they wind up understanding him, and that's pretty scary in itself." -Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide
"Mixes elements of horror & psychodrama to make a highly original, unforgettable film"
- CD Universe
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com Foreign rights with The Asylum.
loser
Award winning debut feature screened at the Slamdance and Berlin Film Festivals. 50 city theatrical release and has been released to home video on three different occasions. Starring (writer/director) Kirk Harris (Intoxicating, Hard Luck, My Sweet Killer) and Peta Wilson (TV's La Femme Nikita, Mercy, Joe and Max). Shot by cinematographer Kent Wakeford (Scorsese's Mean Streets and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore).
Quotes:
"A impressive no budget Rebel Without A Cause" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"Loser makes a winner of a young filmmaker" - Henry Sheehan, Orange County Register
"Writer, Director, Star emerges a winner with gritty Loser" - San Jose Mercury News
"A film you should see, period." - Cynthia Maller, Venice Magazine
"The powerful performances of its young cast combine to power this Gen-X Tennessee Williams tragedy" - Merle Bertrand, Film Threat
"As brutally honest, with the same impact that Kids had on its audience" - Howie Nave, KMBY Radio
"An edgy combination of dark humor, raw emotion and a hip sense of dread that suggests the desperation of an entire generation" - P.D. Crane, Cinequest
"An impressive debut with the smoldering sex appeal of its star Kirk Harris, the gritty camera work and the grunge soundtrack" - Contra Costa Times
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com.
ROGUE ARTS (FORMERLY FILMKITCHEN) DISTRIBUTION TITLES:
Three Days of Rain
Directed by Michael Meredith and presented by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker Wim Wenders (Don't Come Knocking, Buena Vista Social Club, The End of Violence, Wings of Desire, and Paris, Texas). Cast includes two-time Academy Award Nominee and five-time Emmy Winner Peter Falk (Star of Columbo - series and TV movies 1971-3003, Cassevettes' A Woman Under The Influence, The Princess Bride, Made, Shark Tale), Don Meredith (Dallas Cowboy star Quarterback 1960-69, Host of Monday Night Football with Howard Cosel, and star of TV series Police Story with Angie Dickenson), Tony Award Winner, Golden Globe, Blockbuster Awards and Emmy Nominee Blythe Danner (Meet The Fockers, Meet The Parents, Sylvia, Myth of Fingerprints, Prince of Tides, The Great Santini), Erick Avari (The Mummy, TV's Stargate, Mr. Deeds, Daredevil, Planet of the Apes), multiple Grammy Award winner and Golden Globe Nominee Lyle Lovett (Cookie's Fortune, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Shorts Cuts, The Player), Golden Globe Nominee Wayne Rogers (TV's Mash, Ghosts of Mississippi, Cool Hand Luke), Blockbuster Awards Nominee Mark Feurstein (What Women Want, Abandon, Rules of Engagement, The Muse), and award winning actor Jason Patric (The Alamo, Narc, Your Friends & Lovers, Sleepers, Rush, After Dark My Sweet, The Lost Boys). Official Selection Berlin, Tribeca, Method Fest, Montreal and Moscow Film Festivals. Currently in theatrical release. Has played dates in New York City, Chicago and as of March 3rd in Austin, Texas. Other dates including Los Angeles upcoming.
NEW YORK TIMES, NY MAGAZINE and CHICAGO TRIBUNE "CRITIC'S PICK!"
Theatrical Quotes (in order of dates):
"Chekhovian interest in the relationships among people and his ability to turn the banal into something revelatory are all here in Three Days of Rain... The film is full of moments of insight and depth... Falk charmingly chews the scenery in his role as a drunk trying to restore contact and perpetuate new cons on his grown son. Avari stands out... Meredith has a strong visual sense"
- Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"Introduce us--in blue-tinted, storm-drenched scenes--to several dozen interesting, well-acted characters and a very gifted new writer-director, Michael Meredith....As in those two other fine recent ensemble movies, "Crash" and "Nine Lives," the actors make this one shine....As the alcoholic, Falk gives a really brilliant portrayal of shame-faced cunning and regret, and there's an electrifying bit by Blythe Danner as a self-pitying woman colliding with the grieving cab driver"- Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Moments of truth and perception...There is a way in which movies like this create the stage in which we perform our lives...Falk is a drunk whose charm is so meticulously praticed that we realize his personal style has entirely replaced his self respect" - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Falk and Avari quietly walk away with this multistory portrait (Ë la Short Cuts)...Falk is alarmingly dead-on as an old alcoholic being sucked under by the booze" - Hank Sartin, Time Out Chicago
"Presented by Wim Wenders, with whom Meredith wrote the subsequent Land of Plenty, this is familiar but atmospheric, with good performances by Peter Falk, Blythe Danner, Joey Bilow, Michael Santoro, Merle Kennedy, and former football pro Don Meredith" - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
"Three Days of Rain belongs to the now-familiar genre of overlapping tales of urban desperation staked out by Robert Altman in "Short Cuts" and seen most recently in Paul Haggis's "Crash"...Above all an actor's movie....Falk, revisiting Cassavetes territory, is a charmer with exactly the right amount of vulnerbility below the bluster....Written and directed with great delicacy by young Mr. Meredith....A thoughtful film about isolation and seperation" - Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
"Peter Falk gives a harrowing performance as a hopeless drunk" - Jamie Bernard, NY Daily News
"Well written and acted....Blythe Danner is impressive" - V.A. Musetto, NY Post
"A real actor's movie" - Raven Snook, Time Out NY
"An auspicious feature debut...a gem of understated complexity...Falk captures the duplicity, contrition and maudlin charm of th alcoholic" - Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
"A not to miss flick" - New York Magazine
"Well acted...Three Days of Rain announces a talent to watch" - Indiewire
"A natural successor to American Beauty...Meredith reveals an unusually disciplined hand and a rare talent" - Film Monthly
To view trailer please visit: ThreeDaysOfRain.com.
Lola
Was the film that announced Carl Bessai (Emile, Johnny) as an important filmmaker in world cinema. "Lola" went on to a very successful festival campaign which included stops at Tortonto, Sundance, Berlin, The Method Fest, Vancouver and the Victoria Film Festivals (among many others). The film was awarded the Best Canadian Feature at the Victoria Independent Film Festival. Stars Sabrina Grdevich (A.I., Secretary, Men with Guns), Colm Feore (Chicago, Chronicles of Riddick, 32 Short Films about Glenn Gould, Trudeau, The Insider, Pearl Harbor, Face/Off), Joanna Going (Runaway Jury, Still Breathing, Keys to Tulsa, How to Make An American Quilt, Wyatt Earp), Ian Tracy (Emile, Open Range, Owning Mahony), and Chris Martin (Emile, Peter Benchley's Amazon, Johnny).
Quotes:
"An adventure in self discovery" & in his review of Method Fest films "impressively exemplifies the festival's emphasis on acting" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
31/2 stars "A Cassevettes-inspired tale of identiy reversal. Sabrina Grdevich and Joanna Going turn in subtle and sexy performances as victims of their own
lives. Lola's triumph to gain some sense of identity, even if it is not her own, is an indie film discovery worthy of attention" - Chris Gore, Film Threat
"LOLA is compelling evidence of the talents of young Vancouver director Carl Bessai. A daring and impressive second film" - Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly
"A great looking movie with potent performances from the leads, Lola brings Bessai to the next level" - Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun
31/2 stars "The achievement of this intriguing film is that it gives us a delicately shaded portrait of someone who lives in a haze. Fine actors turn in subtle work" - Liz Nichols, Edmonton Journal
"Fascinating to look at and particularly well cast" - Liz Braun, Toronto Sun
Was released by Think Film in Canada theatrically and will soon be released by Rogue Arts in the United States.
THE GOOD WAR (aka Texas 46)
Award winning Italian film directed by Georgio Serafini. Tells the story of the Italian prisoners of war held in Texas during World War II. Stars Academy Award Nominee Roy Scheider and Luca Zingaretti.
Quote:
"Both Zingaretti and Scheider (in the best part he's had in years) deliver powerful turns"- Scott Foundas, Variety
Premiered theatrically at Pacific's Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles. Available on home entertainment from Monarch Home Video. Available online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com
Petty Crimes
French theatrical release. Made its US premiere at The Method Fest 2004. Directed by Michel Ferry. Starring Jeremie Covillault and Sarah Zoe Canner. Produced by Manuel Malle.
Quotes:
"An astonishingly rich film" - Le Monde
"One thinks of Godard's Breathless" - Le Nouvel Obs
"One finds in Petty Crimes the same charm and taste for outcasts as in Catcher in the Rye" - Elle
Continues to screen theatrically and premiered to home entertainment on July, 2004. Available online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
Brothers on Holy Ground
The only film directed by a NY Fireman about the tragedy of 9-11. Stunning feature doc was directed by retired FDNY Mike Lennon. Narrated by Pete Hamill. Winner of several film festivals around the world.
Quotes:
"It's a film that could only be made by one of their own" - Ted Koppel, ABC Nightline/Up Close
"Mr. Lennon continued filming as firefighters told him about surviving in the rubble or dealing with their emotions" - New York Times
Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rent at Netflix.com. Premiered Starz! September 11th, 2004.
Con Man/Cannes Man
We are proud to be re-releasing this lost comic gem. Directed by Richard Martini (Can't Hurry Love starring Bridget Fonda and Charles Grodin) Starring Seymour Cassel, Francesco Quinn, Rebecca Broussard with cast that includes Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Benicio Del Toro, Lara Flynn Boyle, James Brolin, Jon Cryer, Ann Cusack, Robert Evans, Peter Gallagher, Dennis Hopper, Jim Jarmusch, Lloyd Kaufman, Julian Lennon, Chris Penn, Kevin Pollak, Jim Sheridan, Bryan Singer, Harvey Weinstein, Frank Whaley, Treat Williams.
Quotes:
"A small treasure! Hilarious!" - NY Times.
"Hilarious" - Hollywood Reporter
"Fast Furious Fun Satire" - NY Post
Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rent at Netflix.com
Camera - Official Dogme #15
Also from director Richard Martini (Cannes Man) comes the story of a digital video camera and is wacky travels around the world. Officially recognized as Dogme #15. Cast includes Angie Everhart (Another 91/2 Weeks), Carol Alt (Howard Stern's Private Parts), Rebecca Broussard (Cannes Man) with special appearances by Oliver Stone, Philip Noye, and Jack Nicholson, among others.
Quotes:
"Magnetic piece that shows flair and creativity on behalf of the helmer" - IMDB
"A bizarre yet hilarious story" - Hindustun Times
Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rent at Netflix.com.
Burning Down The House
Directed by offbeat Australian director Philippe Mora (Communion starring Christopher Walken, Mad Dog Morgan starring Dennis Hopper, the infamous Aussie cult title The Return of Captain Invisible starring Alan Arkin, among many others). Starring John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Message in a Bottle, James Cameron's Dark Angel, White Squall), James Wilder (Perfume, Allie & Me, Melrose Place), Joanne Baron (Perfume, Brooklyn Babylon, Hard Luck), William Atherton (Steven Spielberg's Sugarland Express, Looking For Mr. Goodbar, Die Hard I & II, Bread and Roses), David Keith (Two time Golden Globe Nominee - An Officer and A Gentleman, Behind Enemy Lines, U-571, Brubaker), Arye Gross (Minority Report, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Tequila Sunrise), Rene Auberjonios (The Patriot, Batman Forever, The Player, Mash), Mick Fleetwood (founding member of one of Rock & Rolls greatest bands), Orson Bean (Being John Malkovich, Final Judgement, Innerspace), and C. Thomas Howell (Gettsyburg, The Outsiders, E.T., The Hitcher), among others.
Quotes:
"A poor man's version of 'The Player' - Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter
"A broad range of quirky and/or good actors help the film rise" - Christopher Null, FilmCritic.com
"Low-budget indie dark comedy has a bit of a slow start, but soon barrels into a series of funny hijinks as our two filmmakers scramble to make their film. Will have appeal to fans of the indies with perhaps some grab for lovers of offbeat comedies" - Video Retailer
Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
Flicker Lights
Director Anders Thomas Jensen (writer of the Dogma 95 films The King is Alive and Mifune, Foreign Academy Award Winner for his short film Election Night, and two time Academy Award Nominee for his short films Ernst & Light and Wolfgang and recent director of the Toronto Premiered Newmarket acquired film The Green Butchers). Starring Ulrich Thomsen (The Celebration, Max, Mostly Martha, The World Is Not Enough, The Weight of Water ), Iben Hjejle (star with John Cusak in High Fidelity <cast included Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Catherine Zeta Jones, Dreaming of Julia with Harvey Keitel, Mifune), Søren Pilmark (Kat, Anna, Edderkoppen), Mads Mikkelsen (Pusher, Bleeder, I Am Dina), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Lars Von Triers The Idiots, Elsker dig for evigt) and Sofie Gråbøl (Mifune, Nightwatch, Grev Axel)
Quote:
"It's funny and violent and fast and, er, Danish" - Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
"Defies easy categorization, but here goes: Imagine a film that's equal parts fairy tale, gangster comedy and pastoral romance, one heavily embroidered with Quentin Tarantino-style black humor. We're talking "Reservoir Dogs" meets "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" -- in Danish". - Desson Howe, Washington Post
With a stellar cast from Danish hits such as Mifune, The Celebration, Nightwatch, The Idiots, Pusher and The Kingdom, and an unpredictable definitely non-PC plot, blackly comic crime saga Flickering Lights has the smarts to attract an international audience beyond hard-core arthouse patrons" - Gunnar Rehlin, Variety
"Flickering Lights is a sweet and emotive buddy flick" - Aaron Fontana, Entertainment Today
**** "Excellent" - The Movie Times
"Witty Thriller" - All Movie Guide
A LA Weekly "Recommended" pick of the week
"Impressive debut feature from writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen" - Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly
"Strange dreams deferred can sometimes rise up and grab hold of our imaginations with sudden and unexpected ferocity, and Jensen (who wrote the screenplays for The King Is Alive, Mifune and the wonderful new Open Hearts) makes this not-often-explored reality the launching pad for a fun, rich multi-character study"
- Brent Simon, Entertainment Today
"The film's main strengths are its well-drawn, ironic character bits and excellent ensemble"
- Michael Tunison, Box Office Magazine
"The film deserves to be seen" & "Jensen's impressive background translates into an equally impressive debut feature. Flickering Lights is dark and occasionally violent, but is a thoroughly enjoyable and often comic story of four childhood friends" - Eric Vanstrom - FilmCritic.com
"The first feature by scriptwriter Anders Thomas Jensen (Mifune), this appealing 2001 comedy turns violent and gentle" - Fred Camper, Chicago Reader
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
Allie & Me
Directed by Michael Rymer (director of Sundance entries Angel Baby and Perfume as well as Warner Brothers' Queen of the Damned). It is the story of a developmentally challenged beautician who goes on a crime spree throughout Beverly Hills. Winner of several festivals the improv film was photographed in only nine days and stars Joanne Baron (Hard Luck, Brooklyn Babylon, Perfume), three time Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Winner Dyan Cannon (Heaven Can Wait, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Out To Sea, regular on the hit tv show Allie McBeal), Harry Hamlin (Series Lead LA Law), Ed Lauter (Not Another Teen Movie, Thirteen Days, Born on the Fouth of July, The Longest Yard), James Wilder (Series Regular Melrose Place), Lainie Kazan (Big Fat Greek Wedding, Beaches, The Jerk) and Lyndie Benson (debut).
Quotes:
"A pleasingly funny and ingenious comedy....the film rivals Christopher Guest's Best in Show" - Charles Britton, RAVE!
"A well orchestrated, character driven comedy" - David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
"Refreshingly offbeat with comic charm" -- chosen as "Best Bet" - Los Angeles Times
"A romp...a sugar high. The breezy comedy's improvised dialogue proves an asset...one of the funniest caught-in-the-act lines ever" - Gregory Weinkauf, New Times LA
"Improvised dialogue sparkles. Joanne Baron and Harry Hamlin are very good" - Denver Post
"Joanne Baron's performance is inspiring" - Oliver Stone
"Very funny and perfectly realized film" - Martha Coolidge
"Highly entertaining, intelligent comedy, incredible performances" - Jeff Goldblum
"'Allie & Me' is worth watching" & "The true standout here is Joanne Baron, who plays Allie. Her performance is phenomenal, and even more impressive when you consider the fact that she had no script to work with" - Cory Levine, The New Hampshire
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
Louder Than Bombs
Winner of the Kodak Vision Award at the Slamdance Film Festival. As well, screened at the Karlovy Vary among many other festival dates. Written and directed by Przemyslaw Wojcieszek. Starring Rafal Mackowiak, Sylwia Juszczak, Magda Schejbal, Krzysiek Czeczot, Michal Tarkowski (Poland's biggest star during the era of Cinema of Moral Anxiety starred in „Personel‰ („The Employees‰) by Krzysztof Kieslowski, „Czlowiek z Marmuru‰ („A Man Of Marble‰) by Andrzej Wajda, „Goraczka‰ („Fever‰) by Agnieszka Holland.
Quotes:
"Best of Slamdance"- LA Weekly
"With a title cribbed from the 1987 Smiths album of the same name and an endearing screwball heart, Polish family laffer "Louder Than Bombs" is a diverting comedy about the pitfalls of family and the burden of dreams" & "Przemyslaw Wojcieszek in his debut behind the camera exhibits a fine command of character development, comic pacing and direction of performances" - Eddie Cockrell, Variety
"Very fine coming-of-age drama manages to capture the hopes buried beneath the surface of brooding youth" - Facets
"Writer-director Przemyslaw Wojcieszek populates his film with rich characters"
- J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader
"Writer/director Przemyslaw Wojcieszek has created a warm, ruefully funny romantic comedy and a universal portrait of a young man uneasily entering adulthood. Marcin (Rafal Mackowiak) is like a Polish cousin to the John Cusack of Say Anything and High Fidelity" - Baltimore City Paper
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
I Love Budapest
Feature directorial debut of poet Agnez Incze. The film premiered at the prestigous Eastern European festival Karlovy Vary and made its US premiere at The Method Fest Film Festival. The film was awarded the Best Debut Film and Best Cinematography and Most Promising Talent (lead actress Gabriella Hamori) during the Hungarian Film Week and recently was awarded the Hungarian Film Critic's Award for both Best Screenplay (Incze) and Best Cinematography.
Quotes:
"Like The Dreamlife of AngelsIncze captures the sensations of diminishing hope and flat out despair just as adroitly as she does Aniko's determined resilient spirit with a tenderness that humanizes the lout and cradles the dreamer" - Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly
"A very promising debut by Agnes Incze, and one given extra freshness by its fine young lead, Gabriella Hamori" - Derek Elley, Variety
"It is a wry, adroit account of a beautiful blond country girl" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"An engaging and savvy look at a culture rediscovering itself" - Gregory Weinkauf, New Times LA
"Writer-director Incze is impressive in her debut feature" - Charles Britton, Daily Breeze/RAVE
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
Stripped
directed by Jill Morley which chronicles the lives of five strippers. The film won several film festivals and has received rave reviews in NY Times, Variety, and Hollywood Reporter.
Quotes:
"A seamless blend of empowerment rhetoric and old fashioned cattiness...a ride worth taking."
- David Kehr, New York Times
"The documentary Stripped is a rare honest expose of the flesh life"
- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Best Bet" Choice! - LA Times
"Other filmmakers have dealt with the eternally provocative topic, but few with such depth and clarity"
- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"A character study that lovingly honors its subjects" - Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com. Premiered on the Sundance Channel August 18th, 2003.
Ambush
Finnish Best Picture and Best Director Winner. Screened at Canne, Berlin, AFI and Montreal Film Festivals. At the time of its release the film was the most successful film in Finnish box office history. Directed by Olli Saarela (Bad Luck Love, Rollo and the Woods Sprite) and stars Peter Franzen (Bad Luck Love, Badding, Rollo and the Woods Sprite) and Irina Bjorklund (Honey Baby, Me and Morrison, Restless).
Quotes:
"A classic war picture. love scenes are tender and erotic, the battle scenes flawlessly staged"
- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"Our Pick" choice - Washington Post
"Handsomely filmed war epic from Finland. The film is always pleasing to the eye and moves with a fluid grace, and Franzen's performance as Eero is strong" - Desson Howe, Washington Post
"Saarela's stylistic poise makes the film look like something we've never seen before"
- Mark Jenkins, Washington City Paper
"Ambitious mix of visual poetry and brutal battle scenes creates a moving film about how war hardens and destroys the human soul" - Gunnar Rehlin, Variety
****(Four Stars) "A quiet sense of aloneness flows through every beautifully photographed frame of "Ambush" and fills the fierce and melancholic gazes of its superb cast." - Wade Major, Box Office Magazine
"Beautifully shot and finely acted. it's akin to what the Thin Red Line might have been had it been comprehensible" - Luke Thompson, New Times
"Olli Saarela offers up a trembling romanticism that gradually hardens with exposure to the horrors of war" - Paul Malcolm, LA Weekly
"Stirring, splendidly made film, it's a lot better than Pearl Harbor on a trivial fraction of the budget"
- Charles Britton, Daily Breeze
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
ROGUE ARTS REPRESENTED TITLES:
Yank Tanks
Official selection to 10 major film festivals. Documentary on the classic American cars in Castro&Mac226;s Cuba. Directed by David Schendel.
Quotes:
"A splendid documentary...delightful yet poignant " - Los Angeles Times
LA Weekly Video Pick of the Week
"Complete, honest and engaging" -- Entertainment Today
"Yank Tanks has an exotic, nostalgic appeal" -- Variety
*Available on DVD via Vanguard Cinema order online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com. Sold to Sundance Channel.
Killer Me
Hailed thriller from director Zachery Hansen. Premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. Also screened at the Hamptons and Method Fest Film Festivals.
Quotes:
"A striking portrait, eerie, disturbing" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"Moody & Engrossing" - Entertainment Today
Four 1/2 Stars "Reassures me that real filmmakers are still out there" - Film Threat
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
Dirt Boy
Creepy New England thriller screened at AFI, Seattle and Tokyo Film Festivals. Written and Directed by Jay Frasco.
Quotes:
"Intelligent suspenser" - Ken Eisner, Variety
"Smart, low budget horror-suspense" - LA Weekly
*Available on DVD online at Amazon.com and for rental at Netflix.com.
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