Indie Film Guide May-July 2008
News and upcoming titles being released May through July 2008 in indie film, focusing on high-def.
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Indies ramp up high-def releases
Indie suppliers are rolling out strategies to get into the Blu-ray Disc format in a cost-effective way. Full story
Documentaries turn Blu
Now that Blu-ray Disc has won the battle, smaller suppliers are beginning to announce releases in the format. And documentary producers are among the first to step in. Full story
Film Movement drinks in Stella Artois deal
Independent and foreign film distributor Film Movement has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Stella Artois. Full story
UPCOMING TITLES
Arts Alliance America
Receiving rave reviews at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Never Forever tells the tale of an American woman who begins an affair with a Korean immigrant to save her marriage. Street July 15, prebook June 10; DVD $29.95
First Run
Meeting Resistance gives insight into the Iraqi people involved in the resistance and challenges the myths about the war and those participating in it; in Arabic with English subtitles. Street May 20, prebook now; DVD $24.95
Indie Pictures/Ryko
Forgiving the Franklins is a religious sex comedy that shows what happens when a conservative North Carolina family has the burden of original sin lifted from them through divine intervention. Street May 20, prebook April 25; DVD $24.95
Laguna
A religious hit man and his partner offer victims redemption before killing them, but conflict arises when they are asked to kill a neighborhood pastor in El Evangelista; in Spanish with English subtitles. Street May 20, prebook now; DVD $19.95
Lightyear/Warner
Suspension is a sci-fi thriller in which a man who loses his family in a car crash discovers the ability to stop time. Street May 27, prebook April 22; DVD $19.97
Lionsgate
The Meridian Collection presents newly digitally remastered films from around the world, with Diva and The Red Violin launching this June. Both street June 3, prebook May 7; DVD $26.98 each
The Lebanese film Caramel follows five women who meet regularly at a beauty salon to share their intimate thoughts about men, sex and motherhood; in Arabic and French with English subtitles. Street June 17, prebook May 21; DVD $27.98
Maverick
In Kush, a group of young drug dealers makes a big mistake when they front product to a risky crack-head. Street June 3, prebook May 2; DVD $24.98
Raw Feed/Warner
When a young girl is abducted by a serial killer, she learns to turn the tables on him and escapes to contact her parents, who take matters into their own hands in Otis. Street June 10, prebook May 6; DVD $24.98, BD $28.99
Screen Media/Universal
From director John Sayles, Honeydripper is the tale of a lounge owner who is faced with closing down his club unless he can get the famous Guitar Sam to play there. Street June 24, prebook May 27; DVD $27.98
Sony
In American Crude, Rob Schneider and Ron Livingston star as best friends who gather for a bachelor party that goes too far when several troubled strangers arrive. Street June 3, prebook May 1; DVD $24.96
Tai Seng
Teddy struggles to raise his sullen son and wild daughter, who don’t know about their father’s secret life in House of Fury, with action scenes choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix, Kill Bill 1 and 2). Street June 24, prebook May 13; BD $29.99
TLA
Back Soon is a drama about a widower who is inexplicably drawn to a reformed drug dealer, though neither are gay. Street May 27, prebook April 29; DVD $19.99
—Compiled by Cheryl Biggs
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