2014 Afm Catalogue New Films
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2014 AFM CATALOGUE NEW FILMS HONEYMOON I 3 AFM 2014 CATALogue IRIS I 4 NARRATIVE DOCUMENTARIES ABCS OF DEATH II | 2 60 SPINS AROUND THE WORLD | 20 THE ABC’S OF DEATH | 8 180 DEGREES SOUTH | 20 THE ARCHITECT | 8 AMERICAN SWING | 20 BLACK CHRISTMAS | 8 AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE | 21 BROKEN ENGLISH | 9 BIGGER STRONGER FASTER | 21 THE BURNING PLAIN | 9 BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME | 21 DIGGERS | 9 CASINO JACK AND THE DOWN TERRACE | 10 UNITED STATES OF MONEY | 22 THE ECLIPSE | 10 COCAINE COWBOYS | 22 FAY GRIM | 10 COCAINE COWBOYS II: HUSTLIN’ WITH FEEL THE NOISE | 11 THE GODMOTHER | 22 LIFE ITSELF I 5 THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE | 11 CONAN O’BRIEN: CAN’T STOP | 23 GOD BLESS AMERICA | 11 COWBOY DEL AMOR | 23 THE GOOD DOCTOR | 12 ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK | 12 IN THE ROOM | 23 GRACIE | 12 GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK HUMPDAY | 13 OF HUNTER S. THOMPSON | 24 I’M STILL HERE | 13 HERBIE HANCOCK: POSSIBILITIES | 24 JACK & DIANE | 13 HOME | 24 JOHN DIES AT THE END | 14 JOHN WATERS: THIS FILTHY WORLD | 25 KISS OF THE DAMNED | 14 LIMELIGHT | 25 THE LIFE BEFORE HER EYES | 14 MR. UNTOUCHABLE | 25 MANDRILL | 15 NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD | 26 ONE LAST THING | 15 OUTRAGE | 26 SATANIC I 6 QUID PRO QUO | 15 REJOICE AND SHOUT | 26 REDACTED | 16 S&MAN | 27 THE ROAD | 16 SMASH HIS CAMERA | 27 THE SEAT FILLER | 16 SQUARE GROUPER: THE TIM & ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE | 17 GODFATHER OF GANJA | 27 TIME CRIMES | 17 SURFWISE | 28 TROLL HUNTER | 17 TED: THE FUTURE WILL CREATE | 28 TURISTAS | 18 WITHOUT THE KING | 28 TWO LOVERS | 18 THE WAR WITHIN | 18 WE OWN THE NIGHT | 19 WHAT JUST HAPPENED | 19 STANDBY I 7 ABC’S OF DEATH 2 HONEYMOON 125 Minutes · Horror "A stunning roll call of some of the most "Authentically scary!" - The New York Times exciting names in horror" - Fangoria ABCs OF DEATH 2, a high energy sequel to Magnet Releasing’s 2012 anthology hit - delivering 26 new dark tales. ABCS OF DEATH 2 careens into dangerous terrain with 26 alll-new filmmakers, showcasing cinema’s wildest ways to shuffle off this mortal coil. DIRECTORS: Alex de la Iglesia, Rodney Ascher, Bill Plympton, Erik Matti, Lancelot Imasuen, Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper, Vincenzo Natali, Larry Fessenden, Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo, E.L. Katz, , Jen & Sylvia Soska, Aharon Keshales, Navo Papushado, Julian Gilbey, Dennison Ramalho, Jerome Sable, Robert Morgan, Julian Barrat, etc. PRODUCER: Ant Timpson, Tim League 2 new films www.magnetreleasing.com/theabcsofdeath2/ HONEYMOON 87 Minutes · sci-fi/Thriller "Authentically scary!" - The New York Times Young newlyweds Paul and Bea travel to remote lake country for their honeymoon where the promise of private romance awaits them. Shortly after arriving, Bea’s behavior becomes increasingly peculiar and Paul begins to suspect something more sinister than sleepwalking took place in the woods. DIRECTOR: Leigh Janiak CAST: Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones), Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful) www.magnetreleasing.com/honeymoon new films 3 IRIS 76 Minutes · Documentary "A loving snapshot of 'the rare bird of fashion' " - The hollywood reporter IRIS pairs legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even at Iris’ advanced age, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. DIRECTOR: Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens, Gimme Shelter) PRODUCER: Laura Coxson, Rebekah Maysles and Jennifer Ash Rudick 4 new films LIFE ITSELF 116 Minutes · Documentary "Deeply enthralling..." - Entertainment weekly "richly satisfying!" - The hollywood reporter Based on his bestselling memoir, LIFE ITSELF recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of world- renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert – from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism at the Chicago Sun-Times to becoming one of the most influential cultural voices in America. DIRECTOR: Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters) PRODUCER: Martin Scorcese, Steve Zaillian www.magpictures.com/lifeitself new films 5 SATANIC pre-sales - available for delivery late 2015 from the producer of THE WALKINg dead SATANIC follows a group of college students visiting sites from Los Angeles’ “Satanic Panic” era. They follow the creepy owner of an occult store home, only to find themselves saving a suspicious girl from an apparent human sacrifice. Only this “victim” turns out to be much more dangerous than the cult from which she escaped. DIRECTOR: Jeff Hunt (Fringe, CSI, Person of Interest) PRODUCER: Lawrence Mattis (Circle of Confusion) and Michael Moran (MarVista Entertainment) 6 new films STANDBY 83 Minutes · romantic comedy Alan works at the tourism desk in Dublin airport. Alice is an American on standby. Eight years ago, Alan and Alice had a romance which ended badly. Now every hotel room in Dublin is booked. Reunited by chance, an impromptu evening reveals they are more compatible than ever before. DIRECTOR: Rob Burke, Ronan Burke PRODUCER: John Wallace CAST: Brian Gleeson (The Stag), Jessica Pare (Mad Men) www.magpictures.com/standby new films 7 THE abcs of death 123 minutes - Horror Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABCs Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational, The ABCs Of Death is the definitive vision of modern horror diversity. DIRECTOR PRODUCER Bruno Foranzi & Helene Cattet, Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Adrian Bogliano, Jason Eisner, Ant Timpson Ernesto Diaz Espinoza, Xavier Gens, Norborulguchi, Thomas Malling, Jorge Michel Grau, Anders Tim League Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srdjan Spasojevic, Timo Tjahjanto, etc. The architect 82 minutes - Drama A harrowing story of the unlikely collision of two very different families. Leo Waters is an idealistic architect and patriarch of an affluent, suburban Chicago family. Tonya Neeley is a pragmatic activist who is trying to keep her family together while living in one of the most drug and crime-infested public housing projects. As part of her ongoing campaign to have the projects torn down and decent housing built in it’s place, Tonya decides that the one signature she needs more than any other is that of the project’s original architect, Leo Waters. DIRECTOR PRODUCER CAST Matt Tauber Jason Kilot Anthony LaPagila Viola Davis Isabella Rossellini Hayden Panettiere Black Christmas 84 minutes - Horror The remake of the classic 1974 horror thriller in which a sorority house is terrorized by a killer who makes frightening telephone calls before murdering the sorority sisters during Christmas break. DIRECTOR PRODUCER CAST Glen Morgan Marty Adelstein Katie Cassidy Steve Hoban Michelle Trachtenberg Mary Elizabeth Winstead 8 narrative broken english 97 minutes - Comedy/Drama/Romance After a series of disastrous first dates, Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, meets Julien (Melvil Poupaud), a seemingly devil-may-care Frenchman. She finds herself in Paris looking to break old patterns, and ends up with Julien in a romantic and spontaneous, though never saccharine, turn of events. DIRECTOR PRODUCER CAST Zoe Cassavetes Andrew Fierberg Parker Posey Justin Theroux Melvil Poupaud Peter Bogdanvich THE burning plain 107 minutes - Drama/Romance/Crime The story of several different people separated by time and space— Sylvia, a woman in Oregon who must undertake an emotional odyssey to free herself of her past; Mariana and Santiago, two teenagers trying to piece together the shattered lives of their parents in a New Mexico border town; Maria, a little girl who goes on a border- crossing voyage to help her parents find redemption, forgiveness, and love; and Gina and Nick, a couple who must deal with an intense and clandestine affair. DIRECTOR PRODUCER CAST Guillermo Arriaga Laurie Mcdonald Charlize Theron Jennifer Lawrence Walter F. Parkes Kim Basinger diggers 96 minutes - Comedy/Drama Equal parts humor and pathos, this is an ensemble portrait of a tightly-knit cluster of friends, all of whom are forced to embrace change as their small-town way of life is encroached upon. The booze, brawls, personal tragedies and romantic triumphs intertwine artfully with the cultural and economic realities of 1970s Long Island clam diggers. Paul Rudd and Maura Tierney lead this strong cast. DIRECTOR PRODUCER FEATURING Katherine Anne Chaisson Paul Rudd Maura Tierney Deickmann Ken Marino Lauren Ambrose Sarah Paulson narrative 9 Down terrace 89 minutes - Black Comedy Bill and Karl just got out of jail but all is not well at Down Terrace. The family business just isn’t working out and Karl’s had more than he can take of his old man’s philosophising and preaching. Karl’s girlfriend is pregnant - by him? Who knows... Either way…a little information goes a long way and its definitely time for a spring clean. By any means necessary… DIRECTOR PRODUCER CAST Ben Wheatley Amdy Starke Robert Hill Julia Deakin Robin Hill Tony Way The eclipse 87 minutes - Supernatural Drama THE ECLIPSE centers on Michael Farr (Ciarán Hinds), a recently widowed teacher terrified of forgetting the memory of his wife. He adjusts to life as the sole caretaker of his two young children and his father-in-law, who is also grieving the loss of his daughter, until he dies suddenly. DIRECTOR PRODUCER CAST Conor McPherson Jason Kliot Ciaran Hinds Iben Hjejle Joana Vicente Aidan Quinn Jim Norton fay grim 118 minutes - Action/Thriller Fay Grim (Parker Posey) is coerced by a CIA agent (Jeff Goldblum) to travel to Paris to locate notebooks that belonged to her fugitive ex-husband.