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Amigo
AMIGO, the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director John Sayles, stars legendary Filipino actor Joel Torre as Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country. A powerful drama of friendship, betrayal, romance and heartbreaking violence, AMIGO is a page torn from the untold history of the Philippines, and a mirror of today's irresolvable conflicts. 2 hr. 7 min.
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Starring: Joel Torre, Chris Cooper, Garret Dillahunt, Dane DeHaan, Rio Locsin, Ronnie Lazaro, Yul Vázquez, Bembol Roco, DJ Qualls
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Angels Crest
The small working-class town of Angels Crest is a tight-knit community resting quietly in one of the vast and stunningly beautiful valleys of the Rocky Mountains. Ethan, one of the town's residents, is a young father but not much more than a kid himself. He has no choice but to look after his three-year-old son Nate, since mom is an alcoholic. But one snowy day, Ethan's good intentions are thwarted by a moment of thoughtlessness, resulting in tragedy. A local prosecutor haunted by his past goes after Ethan, and the ensuing confusion and casting of blame begins to tear the town apart. 1 hr. 36 min.
MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content.
Starring: Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Elizabeth McGovern, Joseph Morgan, Jeremy Piven, Mira Sorvino, Kate Walsh
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The Dynamiter
All fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick ever wanted was a family. Yet as another Mississippi summer begins, his wayward mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he's left to burn the days caring for his half brother, Fess. As the deep days and nights pass without her return and with older brother Lucas dangerously in their lives again, Robbie must face the fact that his dream of a family may only be a dream and he might just lose the only family he's ever had: Fess.
MPAA Rating: NR
Starring: Arthur Arrington, Joice Baldwin, Casey Brown, Robert Demry, Eugene Ellis |
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Hello Lonesome
Six lonely individuals negotiate the age-old process of giving and receiving love. A cantankerous, widowed voice-over artist strikes up an unlikely friendship with his regular deliveryman. Meanwhile, a few suburbs away, an elderly woman loses her driving privileges and turns to her younger neighbor for companionship. And, a young urban sports fanatic falls in love, only to find the relationship rife with complications. 1 hour 31 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Starring: Kamel Boutros, Harry Chase, Lynn Cohen, James Urbaniak, Sabrina Lloyd |
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Machine Gun Preacher Drama
Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal, undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region's vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it's most needed--in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they even reach their teens. But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA's intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives - and eventually his own.
MPAA Rating:R for disturbing content including disturbing images, language, some drug use and a scene of sexuality
Starring: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon. Madeline Carroll |
