Photo: From The Baker website
THE BAKER:
THE BAKER stars Damian Lewis, who is the lead in the NBC show LIFE, and Michael Gambon (Dumbledore in HARRY POTTER). It is a romantic comedy about a hit man who tries to quit by going to a small Irish village. . He's mistaken for the new town baker and falls in love with the town veterinarian. When his true identity is revealed, the town, in their own quirky way, saves him.
PLAY THE GAME: Play the Game is an original comedy about a young ladies' man, David (Paul Campbell), who teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather Joe ( Andy Griffith), while playing his best mind games to meet Julie (Marla Sokoloff), the woman of his dreams. But as David's supposedly foolproof techniques fail him, Grandpa Joe quickly transforms into the Don Juan of the retirement community. Slowly, the teacher becomes the student, and it's up to Grandpa to teach David that the best way to win the game of love is not to play games at all. But both David and Grandpa Joe may have met their match in more ways than one, leading to a surprising twist that makes the audience look back at the entire film in a new light. As a bonus, writer/director Marc Fienberg's film presents three beloved television stars--Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts and Liz Sheridan--in "romantic" situations as you've never seen them before.
YOO-HOO, MRS. GOLDBERG: From Aviva Kempner, award-winning maker of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, comes this humorous and delightfully entertaining story of radio and television pioneer Gertrude Berg. She was the creator, principal writer and star of "The Goldbergs," a popular radio show about a Jewish family living in New York City which became television's very first character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949. She combined social commentary, family values and lots of humor to win the hearts of America. Berg appeared on the cover of Billboard Magazine and received the first Best Actress Emmy in history, paving the way for women in the entertainment industry. She was polled as the second most respected woman in America after Eleanor Roosevelt. The Oprah, Martha and Rachel Ray of her day, Berg was a media trailblazer with popular radio and television shows, a cookbook, jigsaw puzzle, advice column and clothing line for modern women of her time. Gertrude Berg is truly the most famous woman in America you've never heard of. Includes appearances by "All in the Family" producer Norman Lear, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and NPR commentator Susan Stamberg.
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD: NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is the wild, wonderful, untold story of "OZPLOITATION" films. It irreverently documents an era when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor action. Free-wheeling sex romps! Blood-soaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They're the main ingredients of NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD, the first detailed examination and celebration of Australian genre cinema of the 70s and 80s.
I HOPE THEY SELL BEER IN HELL: This raunchy comedy was written by Max Tucker, based on his own novel. A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: This ultra low-budget indie horror flick (picked up by Hollywood powerhouse Paramount) was given an October 9th opening only after one million people logged onto a website to vote that it be released. It tells the story of a couple who are haunted by a demonic spirit.
PLAY THE GAME: Play the Game is an original comedy about a young ladies' man, David (Paul Campbell), who teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather Joe ( Andy Griffith), while playing his best mind games to meet Julie (Marla Sokoloff), the woman of his dreams. But as David's supposedly foolproof techniques fail him, Grandpa Joe quickly transforms into the Don Juan of the retirement community. Slowly, the teacher becomes the student, and it's up to Grandpa to teach David that the best way to win the game of love is not to play games at all. But both David and Grandpa Joe may have met their match in more ways than one, leading to a surprising twist that makes the audience look back at the entire film in a new light. As a bonus, writer/director Marc Fienberg's film presents three beloved television stars--Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts and Liz Sheridan--in "romantic" situations as you've never seen them before.
YOO-HOO, MRS. GOLDBERG: From Aviva Kempner, award-winning maker of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, comes this humorous and delightfully entertaining story of radio and television pioneer Gertrude Berg. She was the creator, principal writer and star of "The Goldbergs," a popular radio show about a Jewish family living in New York City which became television's very first character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949. She combined social commentary, family values and lots of humor to win the hearts of America. Berg appeared on the cover of Billboard Magazine and received the first Best Actress Emmy in history, paving the way for women in the entertainment industry. She was polled as the second most respected woman in America after Eleanor Roosevelt. The Oprah, Martha and Rachel Ray of her day, Berg was a media trailblazer with popular radio and television shows, a cookbook, jigsaw puzzle, advice column and clothing line for modern women of her time. Gertrude Berg is truly the most famous woman in America you've never heard of. Includes appearances by "All in the Family" producer Norman Lear, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and NPR commentator Susan Stamberg.
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD: NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is the wild, wonderful, untold story of "OZPLOITATION" films. It irreverently documents an era when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor action. Free-wheeling sex romps! Blood-soaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They're the main ingredients of NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD, the first detailed examination and celebration of Australian genre cinema of the 70s and 80s.
I HOPE THEY SELL BEER IN HELL: This raunchy comedy was written by Max Tucker, based on his own novel. A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: This ultra low-budget indie horror flick (picked up by Hollywood powerhouse Paramount) was given an October 9th opening only after one million people logged onto a website to vote that it be released. It tells the story of a couple who are haunted by a demonic spirit.
