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2018 We're celebrating our most exciting line up ever! 90% "Want to See" Score! Rottentomatoes.com

From , producer of It’s Complicated, The Holiday & Father of the Bride

HOME AGAIN COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANCE World ex US/Can Reese Witherspoon, Lake Bell, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Nat Wolff A modern story of love, friendship, and the families we create. Newly single Mom Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers needing a place to live in . She lets the young men stay in her guest house temporarily, but the arrangement ends up unfolding in unexpected ways. Alice’s unlikely new family and new romance come to a crashing halt when her ex-husband shows up, suitcase in hand.

CINESKY PICTURES | Dec 2017 "Birth of the Dragon is a lot of fun!" - Toronto Star

"It’ll kick up enough nostalgia dust that you’ll rewatch ‘Enter the Dragon' right afterward!" - The Wrap

BIRTH OF THE DRAGON DRAMA/ACTION World ex US/Can Philip Ng, Yu Xia, Billy Magnussen, Terry Chen exciting unfolds in 1965 San Francisco when young challenges Shaolin monk and Kung Fu Master Wong Jack Man to a fight. But the Master has been sent from China to stop Lee, leading towards an epic showdown with the very legacy of Chinese Kung Fu tradition at stake.

CINESKY PICTURES | Dec 2017 IMDB SCORE 8.1

“Exceptional performances strengthen the pic… delivers a startling tour de force.” - Hollywood Reporter

SO B. IT FAMILY/DRAMA World ex US Talitha Bateman, Jacinda Barrett, , Alfre Woodard, John Heard Based on the international best-selling book by author Sarah Weeks. A 13-year-old girl lives in a cocoon with her handicapped mom and her agoraphobic neighbor on the outskirts of Reno, Nevada. One day she finds a roll of undeveloped film, and the resulting set of pictures cracks her whole world open. Driven to find out who she really is, she sets off on a cross-country journey to learn the secrets of her past.

CINESKY PICTURES | Dec 2017 From the pen of – the best-selling author of all time!

CROOKED HOUSE DRAMA/MYSTERY Africa (ex S.A), Asia, Aust/NZ, Europe (ex Scand.), M. East, Russia, UK , , , Julian Sands, , Amanda Abbington, Irons Adapted by Julian Fellowes () from one of Agatha Christie’s best and most surprising murder mysteries. This highly amusing period drama tells the tale of an engaged woman who holds off on marriage until the identity of the person who poisoned her grandfather is found.

CINESKY PICTURES | Jan 2018 98% Score! “Wonderfully acted and artfully composed, Columbus balances the clean lines of architecture against the messiness of love, with tenderly moving results.” - Rottentomatoes.com

"Columbus is a charming and beautiful indie debut." -

COLUMBUS COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANCE World ex US/Can John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin When his father falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana – a small Midwestern city celebrated for many significant modernist buildings. Casey, a young architecture enthusiast, befriends Jin and shows him around. With its naturalistic rhythms and empathy for the complexities of families, debut director Kogonada’s film unfolds as a gently drifting, deeply absorbing conversation.

CINESKY PICTURES | Jan 2018 From producers Tom Hanks and Ridley Scott comes the true story of the scandal that rocked Washington!

MARK FELT: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY World ex US/Can Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Michael C. Hall, Eddie Marsan, Kate Walsh, Julian Morris The incredible true story of one of history’s most notorious whistle-blowers who, under the name “Deep Throat” helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.

CINESKY PICTURES | Jan 2018 "Pure movie magic… a profound dramatic breakthrough for Stiller!" - ELLE Magazine

BRAD’S STATUS COMEDY/DRAMA World ex US/Can Ben Stiller, Michael Sheen, Jenna Fischer, Luke Wilson, Austin Abrams Despite a good career and happy family, Brad is obsessed with the better fortunes of his old from school. While escorting his son on an East Coast tour of colleges, Brad is forced to confront these old acquaintances and his feelings of failure – with hilarious and poignant results.

CINESKY PICTURES | Feb 2018 SHOT ENTIRELY ON LOCATION IN CHINA!

S.M.A.R.T CHASE ACTION/CRIME World ex US Orlando Bloom, Lei Wu, Simon Yam, Hannah Quinlivan, Lynn Hung, Jing Liang Washed-up security agent Stratton is given the rare opportunity to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai. But he is ambushed on his journey and must fight to survive as a dreadful conspiracy begins to unravel. With the safety of the woman he loves in jeopardy, Stratton has to work with his Action Team members to save her.

CINESKY PICTURES | Feb 2018 Who said living in a retirement community couldn’t be fun!!!

JUST GETTING STARTED COMEDY US , , Rene Russo, Glenne Headly, Joe Pantoliano In this raucous comedy, Duke is the freewheeling manager of a luxury Palm Springs retirement resort. Duke’s the big man until charming Leo arrives. Unfortunately, things turn serious when men from Duke’s past come back to haunt him, and kidnap lovely regional director Suzie. Putting rivalry aside, can Duke and Leo rescue Suzie, stop whomever is trying to kill Duke, and save the holidays at Villa Capri?

CINESKY PICTURES | Feb 2018 "Inspiring survivalist dramatizations and pulpy genre thrills..." -

"Chilling and harrowing, Jungle soars in strange and unexpected ways." - Film Ink ()

JUNGLE ADVENTURE/ACTION/DRAMA World ex Aust/NZ Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschman, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson, Lily Sullivan A true story of survival against all odds, based on the best-selling memoir by a young man who chases an dream in the rain forest. When he and his fellow adventurers meet a darkly charismatic guide and follow him into the jungle, their dream trip turns into a harrowing psychological test of friendship and fortitude.

CINESKY PICTURES | Mar 2018 To be the best... you have to kill the best!

KILLING GUNTHER ACTION/COMEDY World ex US , Cobie Smulders, Allison Tolman, Taran Killam Schwarzenegger portrays the titular Gunther, the world’s greatest (and most arrogant) hit man. After the assassin community tires of his antics, a group of eccentric killers from across the globe come together to set the perfect trap. Their master plan quickly turns into a series of embarrassing fails as Gunther always appears one step ahead.

CINESKY PICTURES | Mar 2018 From the Producer of the John Wick Franchise

24 HOURS TO LIVE DRAMA/ACTION/THRILLER World ex US/Can Ethan Hawke, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer, Paul Anderson, Xu Qing In this heart-stopping action thriller, a career assassin is given a second chance at redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily for 24 hours, just after he had been killed on the job.

CINESKY PICTURES | Mar 2018 "The wise, funny, adolescent voice of a female Caulfield, noble and honest... brave and true to a young girl's voice." - Los Angeles Times

THE TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES DRAMA World ex US/Can , Maika Monroe, Alexander Neustaedter Two teenagers move with their parents to the affluent seaside community of Palos Verdes, . Their mother battles emotional issues and their father is a surgeon to the stars. Finding her joy in sport, young Medina attempts to surf her way to happiness.

CINESKY PICTURES | Apr 2018 IMDB SCORE 7.6

"Simmons handles his role as the grieving father with aplomb… he’s the heart and soul of the movie." - Slash Film

THE BACHELORS COMEDY/DRAMA World ex US/Can J.K. Simmons, Julie Delpy, Josh Wiggins, Odeya After the loss of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them to embrace life and love again.

CINESKY PICTURES | Apr 2018 From the writer and the director of THE ORPHANAGE

MARROWBONE DRAMA/THRILLER World ex US/Can Charlie Heaton, Anya Taylor-Joy, George Mackay, Mia Goth A young man and his four younger siblings have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together. They continue to live in their sprawling Spanish manor but are plagued by a sinister presence that lurks in the crumbling old house.

CINESKY PICTURES | Apr 2018 "A visual feast with an important message." - Arnold Schwarzenegger

WONDERS OF THE SEA DOCUMENTARY/ADVENTURE World ex US Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau, Celine Cousteau The ocean as never seen before! This glimpse into the gorgeous undersea world was filmed underwater over three years in locations from Fiji to the Bahamas, and directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, together with Jean-Jacques Mantello. Narrated by producer Arnold Schwarzenegger.

CINESKY PICTURES | May 2018 Innocence Lost – Courage Found

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the ‘War to End all Wars’ – World War I

JOURNEY'S END DRAMA World Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Paul Bettany, Tom Sturridge, Toby Jones Based on the seminal 1928 play about WWI. In the trenches on the front line in March 1918, a small group of soldiers waits to be bombarded by enemy artillery. There is tension and claustrophobia in the officers’ dug-out as Lieutenant Raleigh joins the Company commanded by 20 year old Captain Stanhope, his former childhood friend and hero, who has changed almost beyond recognition.

CINESKY PICTURES | May 2018 "Slick, kinetic and eye catching." - Variety

"An immensely likable movie... a joyous adventure!" - Stuff

PORK PIE COMEDY/ACTION World ex Aust/NZ Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings Pork Pie tracks the escapades of a trio of accidental outlaws as they travel the length of the New Zealand in a yellow Mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a serious media frenzy hot in their pursuit!

CINESKY PICTURES | May 2018 A true story from 1889 that could be plucked from today’s headlines!

WOMAN WALKS AHEAD DRAMA World ex US/Can , , Ciarán Hinds, Michael Greyeyes The story of Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter who traveled from in 1899 to the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory to paint a portrait of the legendary Indian leader . There she became embroiled in the Lakota Sioux peoples’ struggle over rights to their land, writing letters to the federal government on behalf of Sitting Bull and his people.

CINESKY PICTURES | June 2018 "I think ‘La La Land’ showed there’s a huge audience for this kind of film… musicals transport you like nothing else, they let you open up to things in a different way than a normal film, and there’s magic in that." - Monique Caulfield, Producer

BASMATI BLUES COMEDY/ROMANCE/MUSICAL World Brie Larson, , Scott Bakula, An uplifting film about love, adventure, dancing, and... genetically modified rice! Academy Award Winner Brie Larson (Best Actress 2016), plays a young scientist who is sent to to sell the genetically modified rice that she and her father created, only to learn that it could actually destroy the farmers they hoped to help.

CINESKY PICTURES | June 2018 "The largest financial scandal in UN history!" - PBS News Hour

"What made this episode in our collective history possible was not so much the lies we told one another, but the lies we told ourselves." - Michael Soussain, author Backstabbing for Beginners

BACKSTABBING FOR BEGINNERS THRILLER World ex US/Can Theo James, , In this exciting political thriller filmed in Marrakech and based on a true story, an idealistic young coordinator for the United Nation’s Oil-for-Food Program becomes embroiled in corruption, fraud and corporate malfeasance when he starts to work on a covert mission in Iraq.

CINESKY PICTURES | July 2018 "Uproariously funny! A 'riches-to- rags-trying-to-stay-out-of-jail- while-hoping-your-superficial- friends-don’t-find-out' story!!" - Comingsoon.net From the director of GROWN UPS

DRUNK PARENTS COMEDY World ex US/Can Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek, Jim Gaffigan, Joe Manganiello After dropping their beloved daughter off at college, this couple decides to have a few drinks to deal with their empty nest syndrome. This leads to a series of mishaps and mistaken identity in this uproariously funny story of discovering who you really are when you’re at your worst.

CINESKY PICTURES | July 2018 " (ROOM) and are irresistible... this film doesn’t just tug on the heartstrings, it yanks on them!" - (UK)

BURN YOUR MAPS ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FAMILY/COMEDY World Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Marton Csokas, Virginia Madsen, Suraj Sharma In this charming and moving adventure story, an 8-year-old boy has an existential epiphany and believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder. With the help of crowdfunding and a new friend, he leads his parents on an unforgettable journey in order to make their family whole again.

CINESKY PICTURES | Aug 2018 LEAVES SPAIN AND HEADS TO SANTA FE!

IDEAL DRAMA/COMEDY World ex US/Can Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd A heartfelt modern comedy about family, love and cooking. This bickering gay couple with a successful cooking show finds their life turned upside down when their grandson unexpectedly shows up at the door during a dinner party. The boy has nowhere else to go, so they must to take him in – with truly hilarious consequences!

CINESKY PICTURES | Sept 2018 He was a Dictator. She was a Rebel. What Could Possibly Go Wrong??

COUP D’ETAT COMEDY World ex US/Can , Odeya Rush, Katie Holmes, Seth Green, Jason Biggs When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge by hiding with a suburban American family that includes a rebellious teenage girl. Then the expat dictator teaches the teenager how to start a revolution and overthrow the “mean girls” in her high school.

CINESKY PICTURES | Sept 2018 Starring Academy Award Winner

MONUMENTAL ACTION/COMEDY World ex US/Can Analeigh Tipton, Alex Sharp, Maria Bello, Jeremy Irons, Edi Gathegi, An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who want them dead or alive - preferably dead.

CINESKY PICTURES | Oct 2018 IMDB SCORE 6.6

"GREAT! The Clapper is a sharp combination of sweet romance and biting satire on the cruelties committed in the name of entertainment." - We Got It Covered

THE CLAPPER DRAMA/COMEDY World ex US/Can Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried, Brenda Vaccaro, Tracy Morgan, Alan Thicke Eddie Krumble works as a “clapper”, a paid audience member for infomercials. Life changes when he unexpectedly experiences the whirlwind of overnight fame after a late night talk show host publicizes his frequent infomercial appearances.

CINESKY PICTURES | Oct 2018 "The gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated." - Good Reads

"A modern classic of courage and excitement." - The New Yorker

PAPILLON DRAMA World ex US/Fr Charlie Hunnam, , Tommy Flanagan, Hewson Based on the memoirs of convicted felon and fugitive Henri Charriere, who staged an epic escape from Devil’s Island, a notorious penal in French Guiana, South America. The petty criminal from the Parisian underworld was unjustly convicted of murder in 1930s France. Charriere provides protection from fellow thug inmates for his friend, a quirky counterfeiter, who in turn aids his prison escape.

CINESKY PICTURES | Nov 2018 A once-in-a- imaginary journey with a truly unforgettable character.

JT LEROY DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY World ex US/Can Kristen Stewart, , Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love A young woman spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law. This captivating true story goes behind the scenes of the hoax of JT LeRoy – a girl pretending to be a boy who identifies as , duping the rich and famous in Hollywood, the fashion world, and elite literary circles.

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