“Beneath The Harvest Sky” Trailer — Acclaimed Indie Drama starring Emory Cohen, Callan McAuliffe and Aidan Gillen

source:   tribecafilm.com, trailers.apple.com, youtube.com

added: Tue, Mar 4th '14

Inner-city kids aren't the only ones affected by lost dreams and drug-related crimes. It's something that husband-and-wife filmmaking team Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly know all too well, as evident in the theatrical trailer for their indie drama "Beneath The Harvest Sky." Using their roots as documentary filmmakers, the duo wrote and directed their first ever narrative feature that takes an uncompromising, bleak snapshot of small-town life.

Set in a small border town in northern Maine, the critically-acclaimed indie follows two aimless teenagers: the trouble-making Casper (played by "The Place Beyond the Pines" star Emory Cohen) and the level-headed Dominic (Great Gatsby's Callan McAuliffe). Both feeling trapped in their soul-crushing, potato-farming community, the two friends plan a future farewell trip to Boston. Those plans, however, are put on hold when Casper starts to get involved in his father's illegal prescription drug business, which ultimately leads into a situation where their friendship is tested to its limits.

"Game of Thrones" star Aidan Gillen plays Casper's two-bit drug-dealing father. While Zoe Levin, Sarah Sutherland, David Denman, Timm Sharp and Michael McGrady round out the cast.

"Beneath The Harvest Sky," which premiered at TIFF last year, will be available on iTunes/VOD starting next month on April 15th and will also open in theaters on May 2nd.

synopsis:
Casper (Emory Cohen) and Dominic (Callan McAuliffe) have been fiercely loyal friends since childhood. Desperate for a way out of their quiet town on the Maine-Canada border, the boys make a pact to pool their earnings on a car and hit the road. But when Casper is drawn into drug smuggling with his outlaw father (Aidan Gillen) to pay his share, their friendship is pushed to the brink and adult choices forced on them all too soon.

directed by   Aron Gaudet, Gita Pullapilly

starring   Emory Cohen, Callan McAuliffe, Aidan Gillen, Zoe Levin, Sarah Sutherland, David Denman, Timm Sharp and Michael McGrady

release date   April 15, 2014 (iTunes/VOD), May 2, 2014 (In Theaters)

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“Blue Ruin” International Trailer — Indie Revenge Thriller from Rising Filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier

source:   youtube.com

added: Tue, Mar 4th '14

It's only his second feature, but writer/director/cinematographer Jeremy Saulnier is earning rave reviews for his indie thriller "Blue Ruin," about a bearded transient who becomes consumed with revenge after discovering a man connected to his past has been freed from prison. When the acclaimed film -- which stars Macon Blair (who also serves as an executive producer) -- made its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival, the rising filmmaker took home the Fipresci prize. The film was then quickly picked up by Weinstein's specialty label, Radius-TWC.

Now, the distributor intends to release "Blue Ruin" in theaters and VOD next month, on April 25th. Plans are also set for a UK release in May -- thus, this brand-new international trailer (above), which offers another peek at this promising indie gem.

synopsis:
A peaceful vagrant finds his quiet life upended by dreadful news and sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Since he is only an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family

directed by   Jeremy Saulnier

starring   Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb

release date   April 25, 2014 (In Theaters on VOD)

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“Palo Alto” Trailer — Coming-Of-Age Indie starring Emma Watson, James Franco and Jack Kilmer

Francis Ford Coppola is accompanying his granddaughter, Gia Coppola, to this year's Telluride Film Festival for the premiere of her directorial debut "Palo Alto," a coming-of-age drama based on the collection of short stories by actor James Franco, who also co-stars in the picture alongside Emma Roberts. The indie film sees Roberts as a young high school student named April, who must decide to continue to have a secret affair with an older football coach (Franco) or start a relationship with a fellow troubled teen named Teddy (played by Jack Kilmer; son of Val Kilmer).

"Palo Alto" has yet to find a U.S. distributor, or release date, but you can check out the film's festival trailer, which is embedded above.

synopsis:
A dark drama centered on a group of teens with a penchant for finding trouble. (via imdb.com)

directed by   Gia Coppola

starring   Emma Roberts, James Franco, Jack Kilmer, Val Kilmer, Nat Wolff, Chris Messina, Zoe Levin, Claudia Levy, Keegan Allen, Don 'Father Guido Sarducci' Novello, Talia Shire

release date   2014

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“Proxy” Trailer — Dark Psychological Horror from Indie Filmmaker Zack Parker, starring Alexia Rasmussen

source:   proxythemovie.com, hollywoodreporter.com

added: Wed, Aug 28th '13

Want to feel queasy and totally creeped out at the same time? Well, here you go! Check out the disturbing trailer for Zack Parker's "PROXY," an intense psychological horror drama about a young troubled woman (Alexia Rasmussen) who descends into a mad, mad world of soul-crushing despair after a psychotic mugger brutally attacks her, resulting in the loss of her unborn child.

The indie film, also starring Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg, will be making its world premiere in a couple of weeks at next month's Toronto International Film Festival.

synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Alexia Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest OB appointment, when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Alexa Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.

directed by   Zack Parker

starring   Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, Joe Swanberg

release date   TIFF 2013

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“Ass Backwards” Trailer — Indie Comedy starring June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson

The last time sketch comediennes June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson got together to write a screenplay it was 2009's universally-panned wedding romp "Bride Wars." So, on a plus side, the bar isn't set that high for their newest comedy "Ass Backwards," in which they also star, playing two lifelong friends who foolishly agree to return home so they can re-enter their childhood beauty contest for a second shot at glory.

Directed by Chris Nelson, the part road, part pageant farce didn't do so well when it premiered earlier in the year at Sundance. Nevertheless, both Raphael and Wilson have proven to be very funny performers on their TV shows: Adult Swim's NTSF:SD:SUV and ABC short-lived series' Happy Endings, respectively.

The film also stars Paul Scheer (Raphael's real-life husband), Jon Cryer, Brian Geraghty, Bob Odenkirk and Alicia Silverstone and will be available on iTunes on September 30th before hitting theaters on November 8th. Check out the trailer, above.

synopsis:
Kate (June Diane Raphael) and Chloe (Casey Wilson) are two childhood best friends who met when they placed dead last in their hometown beauty pageant. Now they are all grown up and living in New York City, where Chloe works as a “girl in a box” at a nightclub and Kate is a CEO….of her own one-woman egg donor “corporation”. Lost in delusion, they believe they are living large until an invitation to their hometown pageant arrives and their past comes back to haunt them. Join these two loveable losers as they take an ass backwards journey home to reclaim their crown, stopping off at a women’s separatist commune, an amateur strip club competition, and meeting their favorite reality TV star along the way.

directed by   Chris Nelson

starring   Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael, Alicia Silverstone, Jon Cryer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Brian Geraghty, Bob Odenkirk, Paul Scheer, Sandy Martin

release date   September 30, 2013 (iTunes), November 8, 2013 (In Theaters)

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