Lionsgate to Release Lebron James Documentary

Lionsgate recently announced that on October 2nd that they will be releasing the Lebron James documentary “More than a Game”. The documentary is about five talented young basketball players from Akron, Ohio star in this remarkable true-life coming of age story about friendship and loyalty in the face of great adversity. Coached by a charismatic but inexperienced player’s father, and led by future NBA superstar LeBron James, the “Fab Five’s” improbable seven-year journey leads them from a decrepit inner-city gym to the doorstep of a national high school championship. Along the way, the close-knit team is repeatedly tested—both on and off the court—as James’ exploding worldwide celebrity threatens to destroy everything they’ve set out to achieve together. More Than A Game combines a series of unforgettable one-on-one interviews with rare news footage, never-before-seen home videos, and personal family photographs to bring this heart-wrenching and wholly American story to life.



Halo –8 Entertainment picks up the rights to Ramzi Azbed’s Latest Film “In a Spiral State”

Halo-8 Entertainment recently announced that they’ve acquired the Ramzi Azbed’s latest film “In a Spiral State”, which they plan to release it theatrically before hitting DVD shelves in late 2009. The film portrays Los Angeles through the eyes of Daya (Ofri Fuchs), an angel who's become mesmerized by the city's interconnected yet utterly isolated inhabitants, particularly its struggling and flawed artists, frauds, drug addicts, and murderers. A second angel Gadi (Adam Meir, "WALTZ WITH BASHIR") is unable to prevent Daya from interfering in their lives, as this empathetic angel is drawn into the frightening and twisted machinations of the city's underbelly. The film also stars, Bianca Barrett (Albino Farm) Lizzy Strain (The Devil’s Muse), Mae Moreno (The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down) and Elissa Dowling (Clive Barker’s Dread).

Here’s a quick preview of the film:



Assorted DVD News

May 6th Lionsgate will release Frankenhood starring funny man Charlie Murphy. FRANKENHOOD follows two ordinary guys, Motown and Darius, who dream about leaving behind their mundane and routine lives working at a morgue for a more exciting way of life. To their surprise, things quickly get interesting after they stumble upon their crazy co-worker attempting to bring a dead man back to life! Though strange and outrageous, the guys turn the unusual situation into an opportunity to win $25,000 by recruiting their “new” friend to enter a 3-on-3 basketball tournament!

Charlie Murphy showcases absolute raw humor in this down-to-earth comedy. And joining him is a talented comedic cast that packs on the laughs including DeRay Davis (Semi Pro), Jasper Redd (Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary) and Bob Sapp (The Longest Yard).

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Behind the Scenes Featurette
Deleted Scenes

Suggested Retail Price: $26.98



On May 26th from Image Entertainment, they plan to release “Powder Blue” on DVD and Blu-Ray with an all star cast that includes Jessica Biel (The Illusionist, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry), Emmy® Award winner Ray Liotta (Blow, GoodFellas), Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker (Best Actor, The Last King of Scotland, 2007), and Eddie Redmayne (The Other Boleyn Girl, The Good Sheppard).

The film is about an about an overwhelmed erotic dancer, a grieving husband who has lost his will to live, a terminally ill ex-con and a pathologically shy mortician. This film chronicles the imperfect lives of people teetering on the edge of despair and the miracles that bring them back

The film also costars Golden Globe® winner Kris Kristofferson (Payback, A Star is Born), Emmy® Award winner Lisa Kudrow (The Opposite of Sex, TV’s “Friends”), and three-time Golden Globe® nominee Patrick Swayze (Ghost, Dirty Dancing).
Suggested Retail Prices: $27.98 on DVD, $35.98 on Blu-Ray.

Also on the same day, Brittany Murphy stars in “The Ramen Girl” on DVD. Abruptly abandoned by her boyfriend, a young American woman (Murphy) finds herself suddenly alone and adrift in Tokyo. Lost in the shuffle of a foreign culture, and seeking to console herself, Abby winds up hanging out in her neighborhood ramen shop. After observing the magical effects of the shop's ramen on the customers, Abby convinces herself that her true path in life is to become a ramen chef. Abby persuades the shop's tyrannical, temperamental Japanese master chef to teach her the art of making ramen. And although their relationship is contentious and rocky, they both discover the most important ingredient of all - that each ramen bowl must contain a universe of feeling and truly be a gift from the heart.

The film costars, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tammy Blanchard (The Good Sheppard, Cadillac Records), Sohee Park, Kimiko Yo, and Renji Ishibashi.

Suggested Retail Price: $27.98

On July 28th Shock O- Rama will release a collection of films on 2 DVD’s from New York City Cult Director, George Lamberson. “SLIME CITY GRINDHOUSE COLLECTION” features:

Slime City – When Alex (Robert Sabin) and his girlfriend Lori (Mary Huner) move into a New York City apartment, they fall victim to blood-thirsty supernatural forces that transform Alex into a murdering, melting monster… a hideous slime-splattered demon that cannot be stopped!

Naked Fear – When traumatized agoraphobic Camden (Robert C. Sabin) takes in a new roommate - who happens to be both claustrophobic and an orphan – he overlooks indications that Randy may not be what he seems. But then neighborhood lowlifes begin turning up dead. And Julie, Camden’s new girlfriend, is convinced there is something very, very off about Randy…

Undying Love - Scott Kelly tried to take his own life. Now he finds himself seduced by a beautiful woman named Camilla, who has promised his life will NEVER end! Now hunted by a detective, Scott must decide whether to battle his growing need for blood, or embrace his new unholy existence!

Johnny Gruesome “Mini-Movie” – When high school rocker Johnny Grissom aka “Johnny Gruesome” is murdered by a drug dealer, he returns from the grave as a vengeance crazed zombie. Starring Misty Mundae, director Lamberson’s “valentine to the fans of blood soaked splatter films from the 1980s” and companion to the novel, comic book and CD now enjoys its official DVD release.

DVD Includes:

DVD 1
• Slime City Feature Film
• Slime City Commentary
• Undying Love Feature Film
• Undying Love Commentary
• Making Slime (Making of Slime City)
• Making Love the Grindhouse Way (Making of Undying Love) – New!
• Slime Collection “Grindhouse” Promo Teaser – New!
• Grindhouse Trailer Vault


DVD 2
• Naked Fear Feature Film
• Naked Fear Commentary
• Gruesome Mini-movie
• Meeting His Maker (Making of Johnny Gruesome) – New!
• Slime Heads (Interview with Robert C. Sabin and Mary Hunar) – New!

Suggested Retail Price: $24.95.

Lionsgate Aquires “Taken’ Director’s Next Film

On the success of “Taken, Lionsgate recently acquired Pierre Motel next film. “From Paris With Love”, which will star john Travolta (The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Pulp Fiction and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Mission Impossible III). The film recently completed production in France. The film is about, a low-ranking intelligence operative (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (John Travolta) who’s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.

The film is scheduled for release on February 19, 2010.

Lionsgate picks up the rights to “The Hunger Games”

Lionsgate announced recently that they have picked of the rights to Suzanne Collins's best selling young adult novel, “The Hunger Games” Collins will adapt the screenplay from her novel, the first in a trilogy.

“The Hunger Games” is about, a dystopic Capitol requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl who are forced to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. When Katniss Everdeen’s little sister is chosen in the lottery, Katniss volunteers to take her place. Although persevering through hardship is commonplace for Katniss, she must start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love in order to win the games and return home.

Since its publication in September 2008, Suzanne Collins's award-winning novel “The Hunger Games” has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for 25 consecutive weeks to date, and rights for 32 foreign-language editions have been licensed. “The Hunger Games” won the 2008-9 Cybils Award for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. It was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2008; a 2008 Horn Book Fanfare Book; a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008; a School Library Journal Best Book of 2008; a 2008 Booklist Editors' Choice; a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice; and a Kirkus Best Book of 2008.

“Splatter Movie: The Director’s Cut” DVD news

Happy Cloud Pictures recently announced that “Splatter Movie: The Director’s Cut will be available on DVD, in April. The Movie is a surreal and off-beat “documentary” about the making of a slasher movie called “Tessaract” (which, in turn, is about a group of filmmakers shooting a movie called “Splatter Movie”) whose cast and crew is being stalked by a killer masquerading as the film’s fictional killer. Written by Mike Watt and directed by and starring Amy Lynn Best, Splatter Movie quickly spirals into bizarre territory as the line between film and reality blurs—then disappears entirely!

DVD Extras include The Splatter Movie Companion, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes and Trailers.

For information on this film and preorder details, you can visit the Happy Cloud Pictures at http://www.happycloudpictures.com/.

Sin Nombre Images and Clips






Sin Nombre is an epic dramatic thriller written and directed by Student Academy Award winner Cary Joji Fukunaga in his feature debut. The filmmaker’s firsthand experiences with Central American immigrants seeking the promise of the U.S. form the basis of the Spanish-language movie.

Sin Nombre tells the story of Sayra (Paulina Gaitan), a teenager living in Honduras, and hungering for a brighter future. A reunion with her long-estranged father gives Sayra her only real option – emigrating with her father and her uncle into Mexico and then the United States, where her father now has a new family.

Meanwhile, Casper, a.k.a. Willy (Edgar Flores), is a teenager living in Tapachula, Mexico, and facing an uncertain future. A member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang brotherhood, he has just brought to the Mara a new recruit, 12-year-old Smiley (Kristyan Ferrer), who undergoes a rough initiation.

While Smiley quickly takes to gang life, Casper tries to protect his relationship with girlfriend Martha Marlene (Diana García), keeping their love a secret from the Mara. But when Martha encounters Tapachula’s Mara leader Lil’ Mago (Tenoch Huerta Mejía), she is brutally taken from Casper forever.

Sayra and her relatives manage to cross over into Mexico. There, they join other immigrants waiting at the Tapachula train yards. When a States-bound freight train arrives one night, they successfully rush to board – riding atop it, rather than in the cars – as does Lil’ Mago, who has commandeered Casper and Smiley along to rob immigrants.

When day breaks, Lil’ Mago makes his move and Casper in turn makes a fateful decision. Casper must now navigate the psychological gauntlet of his violent existence and the physical one of the unforgiving Mara, but Sayra bravely allies herself with him as the train journeys through the Mexican countryside towards the hope of new lives.

Sin Nombre Clip: I'm Going With You
http://filminfocus.com/video/sin_nombre_clip_2

Sin Nombre Clip: Ever Been On One Of Those
http://filminfocus.com/video/sin_nombre_clip_1

Sin Nombre is in theaters now.

The Informers Clips

Film Arcade.net was recently was provided with clips courtesy of Senator Entertainment US regarding their upcoming film “The Informers” which is the latest novel from Bret Easton Ellis to be adapted to the big screen. The film will hit theaters in limited release, April 24th. The film stars, Billy Bob Thorton, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Winona Ryder, Jon Foster, and Amber Heard.

Clip #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5uaZ0vWD3U

Clip #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL4nORi8LNQ

Clip #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zDNW2TUfE

Clip #4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTEpGJW8JcI

"The Merry Gentleman" Trailer

Film Arcade,net has the trailer to the directorial debut of Michael Keaton. “The Merry Gentleman” The film tells the story of Kate Frazier, a young woman running away from a troubled marriage in the hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. When Kate meets Frank Logan, the two discover unexpected satisfaction in their mutual shared silence. Haunted by the troubling choices he has made, Frank finds a kindred spirit in the younger Kate, and, for a moment, the two seem destined to redeem and remake each other. As the holidays and New Year pass against an urban landscape that seems both breathtakingly beautiful and starkly quiet, Kate and Frank’s friendship becomes one of necessity and survival. But, neither lonely soul can escape the lives they have left behind. As events unfold and the painful truth slowly emerges, Frank is forced to face the man he truly is, while Kate struggles to become the woman she needs to be.

The film stars, Keaton along with Kelly Macdonald, Tom Bastounes, and Bobby Canavale.



The film hits theaters in limited release, May 1st.

New Poster for The Haunting In Connecticut.

Check out this cool looking poster that the folks at Lionsgate came up with for their upcoming release “The Haunting In Connecticut, which hits theaters March 27th.




Based on a chilling true story, Lionsgate's THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT charts one family's terrifying, real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.

Now unspeakable terror awaits, when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the dead, returns to unleash a new kind of horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.

The Haunting In Connecticut hits theaters on March 27th

“Brothers At War” Trailer, Poster, Film Cilps

BROTHERS AT WAR is a rare look at the bonds and service of our soldiers on the frontlines and the profound effects their service has on the loved ones they leave behind.

The documentary film follows Jake Rademacher in his directorial debut as he sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. Unprecedented access to US and Iraqi combat units take Jake behind the camouflage curtain with secret reconnaissance troops on the Syrian border, into sniper "hide sites" in the Sunni Triangle, through raging machine gun battles with the Iraqi Army.



Click on each of links to view a clip from “Brothers At War”.

Clips Courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Brothers At War: Clip #1 American Soldier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4rFPeNdU-U

Brothers at War: Clip #2 - Joe and Danelle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9DuLC2rak

Brothers at War: Clip #3 – Locals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prFSZ_ALNaI

Brothers At War: Clip #4 - Reasons Why
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGMCLDqvEJY

Brothers At War: Clip #5 - The OC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3a124s05FU

Danger After Dark announces their slate of films for the Philadelphia Film Festival, which takes place on March 20th through April 6th

I SELL THE DEAD (USA, 2008) Directed by Glenn McQuaid.
Starring Dominic Monahan, Larry Fessenden, Ron Perlman, Angus Scrimm. Vampires, ghouls and vicious rivalries are just part of the fantastical adventures this devilishly mischievous horror film that slayed audiences at Slamdance 09 and Toronto After Dark Film Festival. East Coast Premiere

Trailer: http://www.isellthedead.com/

ABLE (USA/Germany, 2008) Directed by Marc Robert.
As an aggressive virus ravages the city, a group of Berliners resort to their basic animal instinct for survival, resulting in disturbing and murderous consequences. North American Premiere

Trailer: http://www.stotlerrobertfilm.com/able_trailers.html

ART OF THE DEVIL 3 (Thailand, 2008) Directed by the Ronin Team.
Revenge is served hot, quick and drenched in more bloody ooze imaginable in this scream-inducing, spectacularly creative, and violent prequel that makes the popular Saw franchise seem like child’s play. Philadelphia Premiere

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXCnOckMS0o

4BIA (Thailand, 2008) Directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun, Paween Purikitpanya, Youngyooth Thongkonthun, Parkpoom Wongpoom.
In this aggressively scary terror ride, Thailand’s best directors take no prisoners, delivering four tales of horror guaranteed to shake, rattle and roll your nerves. Philadelphia Premiere

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy5YsWGYRoA

HANGER (Canada, 2009) Directed by Ryan Nicholson.
Full frontal nudity, female masturbation and vaginal mutilation are just the tip of the iceberg in the latest, gross-out and repulsively satisfying revenge shocker from the director of Gutterballs and Live Feed. Ryan Nicholson and actors in attendance!! World Premiere

Trailer: http://plotdigger.com/

LEFT BANK (Belgium, 2008) Directed by Pieter Van Hees.
Surmounting doubt, dread and helplessness fuels an attractive woman’s state of mind as she begins to unlock a mystery, that will put her face to face with an ancient, unknowable evil. Philadelphia Premiere

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfRDYSDwkCs

NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD (Australia, 2008) Directed by Mark Hartley.
Forget about Peter Weir art films or Nicole Kidman musicals. “Ozploitation” was the gleefully dirty sibling of the Australian film industry by celebrating full frontal nudity (we’ve got bush), unrelenting gore and over-the-top explosive mayhem in the 70s and 80s. East Coast Premiere

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHCWe4EzU94

PLAGUE TOWN (USA, 2008) Directed by David Gregory.
Brutally sadistic, mutant children begin a cat and mouse game with an American family on a stomach churning quest to add more victims to their world. Philadelphia Premiere

Trailer: http://www.plaguetown.com/

STRAIGHT FOR THE KILL: Shorts Program
Enter a dark lair of twisted films as you take small bites of terror, horror and animated fantasy, served quick and fast. From killer trees to serial killers to children in jeopardy, it’s a smorgasbord of gruesomeness, fun and dark humor featuring some of the best in genre short films including popular selections from multiple Fantastic Festivals around the world. Films featured: The Fairy Princess, A Little Mouth to Feed, Rite, Side Effect, White Radishes, I Don’t Sleep I Dream, The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon, The Painter of the Skies and Treevenge.

20th CENTURY BOYS Philadelphia Premiere
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7MLVyKGngw

20th CENTURY BOYS 2 World Premiere
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni_NIUuSN0M

Both films directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi of 2LDK fame.
Stephen King influences, T. Rex rock n’ roll and comic book mythology fuse together as Naoki Urasawa epic manga gets a big screen treatment as a group of childhood friends race against time to untap a conspiracy to end the world.

Tickets go sale Monday Morning. Visit http://www.phillycinefest.com/ for more information.


Jim Jarmusch is back with his latest film “The Limits of Control”

The Limits of Control is the new movie from filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Down by Law). The film is set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise). The location shoot there united the writer/director with acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Paranoid Park).

Isaach De Bankolé stars in the lead role for Mr. Jarmusch; this marks the duo’s fourth collaboration over nearly two decades, following Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Coffee and Cigarettes. The Limits of Control also features several other actors with whom Mr. Jarmusch has previously worked, including Alex Descas, John Hurt, Youki Kudoh, Bill Murray, and Tilda Swinton; and actors new to his films, including Hiam Abbass, Gael García Bernal, Paz De La Huerta, Jean-François Stévenin, and Luis Tosar.

The Limits of Control is the story of a mysterious loner (played by Mr. De Bankolé), a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged.

His journey, paradoxically both intently focused and dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness.

The film comes out in limited release on May 22nd.

To view the film’s trailer, you can goto: http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/thelimitsofcontrol/

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Terminator 2 Skynet Edition Blu Ray and Complete Collector’s Set:

Lionsgate has recently announced that on May 19th, they will be releasing Terminator 2 Skynet Edition on Blu-Ray to coincide with “Terminator: Salvation” and the DVD release of the Schwarzengger DVD Collection.

Blu-Ray Features include:

Multiple THX-certified versions high-definition versions of the film
All-new English 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Lossless
Picture-in-picture of behind the scenes video, text commentaries and multimedia galleries
Storyboard-script mode – view storyboards and read the script while watching the film
Interactive quizzes and games
BD-Live™ enabled, featuring games, extra content and more for internet-connected players
Audio commentary with 26 cast and crew members
Audio commentary with director James Cameron and co-writer William Wisher
Enhanced for D-Box™ Motion Control Systems
Includes THX Optimizer

Also on that same day, for the biggest T2 fan, there is a Limited Edition T2 Complete Collector’s Set. That set is a 6 disc set that includes the Blu-Ray, Extreme Edition DVD and Ultimate Edition DVD, which includes every T2 Special feature ever released on DVD. The collector’s set also comes with a digital copy of film for iTunes and Windows Media.

Suggested Retail Price for Terminator 2 Skynet Edition $29.99
Suggested Retail Price for Limited Edition T2 Complete Collector’s Set $174.99





Magnet Takes U.S. Rights to Nicholas Refn’s BRONSON

Magnet Releasing recently announced that they have picked up rights to Nicholas Refn’s BRONSON, which was a critical favorite at it’s screenings at Sundance and Rotterdam.

BRONSON is based on the real life story of the infamous UK prisoner Michael Peterson (aka Charles Bronson), and charts the 34 years of prison life of Britain’s most notorious, dangerous and charismatic criminal (30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement). Played by Tom Hardy (ROCKNROLLA), who underwent a drastic physical transformation for the role, Bronson was initially sent to prison for a botched armed robbery in which no one was hurt, and who has since served up year after year of extended sentences that have been piled on in response to violent outbursts against fellow inmates and guards, motivated by an unceasing desire to become a celebrity super-star. Over time, Bronson has made a name for himself as a world renowned, award winning artist and author, but still remains a “Category A” prisoner, meaning he is still in solitary confinement in Wakefield high-security prison.

Release Date to be determined.

Tokyo Clips:

Liberation Entertainment and Vitagraph Films have recently provided us with to Toyko, a film from directors Michel Gondry (“Be Kind Rewind” Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), Leos Carax (The Lovers On The Bridge, “Pola X”) and Bong Joon- Ho (The Host).

Click on the link to view each clip on our YouTube page.
Interior Design clip: Dead Cat
Merde clip: Green Suit Guy
Shaking Tokyo clip: Blinding Light

Tokyo! hits theaters, in limited release on March 6th

Gigantic Poster

Brian Weathersby (PAUL DANO) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (ED ASNER, JANE ALEXANDER), and the youngest son in a trio of successful brothers, a shady oil man (IAN ROBERTS), a surgeon (ROBERT STANTON), Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work he spends a good portion of his day pursuing his goal of someday adopting a baby from China. He gets swept up in a romance with the lovely but misguided Harriet Lolly (ZOOEY DESCHANEL) when she comes in to his store one day and falls asleep on one of the beds. To win her over, he must compete with her bear of a father, Al Lolly, (JOHN GOODMAN) an art-collecting loudmouth with a bad back and deep pockets. GIGANTIC is a funny, surreal love story about the anxiety that comes when two people with crazy families collide unexpectedly and fall for each other.

Gigantic premiers in New York on April 3rd, before, it expands into other theaters throughout April.

"American Violet" Trailer and Poster

Based on true events in the midst of the 2000 election, AMERICAN VIOLET tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts (critically hailed newcomer Nicole Beharie), a 24 year-old African American single mother of four young girls living in a small Texas town who is barely making ends meet on a waitress’ salary and government subsidies.

On an early November morning while Dee works a shift at the local diner, the powerful local district attorney (Academy Award® nominee Michael O’Keefe) leads an extensive drug bust, sweeping her Arlington Springs housing project with military precision. Police drag Dee from work in handcuffs, dumping her in the squalor of the women’s county prison. Indicted based on the uncorroborated word of a single and dubious police informant facing his own drug charges, Dee soon discovers she has been charged as a drug dealer.

Even though Dee has no prior drug record and no drugs were found on her in the raid or any subsequent searches, she is offered a hellish choice: plead guilty and go home as a convicted felon or remain in prison and fight the charges thus, jeopardizing her custody and risking a long prison sentence.Despite the urgings of her mother (Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard), and with her freedom and the custody of her children at stake, she chooses to fight the district attorney and the unyielding criminal justice system he represents. Joined in an unlikely alliance with an ACLU attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and former local narcotics officer (Will Patton), Dee risks everything in a battle that forever changes her life and the Texas justice system.

AMERICAN VIOLET also stars Emmy Award® winner Charles S. Dutton and Xzibit.




"American Violet" hits theaters April 17th