Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cat Run

Anthony has always dreamed of being a famous chef. His best friend Julian only thinks about women. With neither ambitions really working out, the childhood best friends decide to start a detective agency. Unfortunately for them, on their first case they must help protect a sexy, high class escort who holds the key evidence to a scandalous cover up. The two bumbling detectives soon find themselves running from the mob, a corrupt US Senator, and a ruthless Mary Poppins-like assassin - all aiming to stop at nothing to hide the truth. It's just an average day for two bumbling losers.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Action/Adventure and Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 42 min.

Release Date: April 1st, 2011 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, sexual content, nudity and language.

Distributors:
Lleju Productions

Production Co.:
Lleju Productions

Produced in: United States


Soul Surfer

Bethany was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic, sun-drenched, surfer girl's life on the Kauai Coast, competing in national competitions with her best friend Alana, when everything changed in a heartbeat. On Halloween morning, Bethany was on a typical ocean outing when a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams. In the moving aftermath of this headline-making story, Bethany fights to recover and grapples with the future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom and Cheri, she refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water. Still, the questions keep hammering her: Why did this happen? Why did she have to lose everything? Will she ever feel the joy and power of riding the waves again? And if she can't be a surfer, then who is she? The devastating 2004 tsunami in the Pacific Ocean unexpectedly gives Bethany a new perspective. Traveling to Phuket, Thailand with her youth-group leader Sara Hill, she witnesses life beyond her own shoreline and discovers her greater purpose--she can make a difference in the lives of others. Filled with a new sense of hope and direction, she returns home with a renewed resolve to conquer her own limitations and set an encouraging example for people facing adversity. At the National Championships, Bethany bravely faces off with her fiercest rival, Malia Birch, and takes her astonishing one-armed surfing technique to the limit. But as the horn blows, and the suspenseful competition kicks off, Bethany is no longer thinking about the challenges of her body. Now, her surfing, her biggest dreams and her life have become about pushing her own physical limits to touch the souls of others.

Also Known As:
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board

Production Status: Released

Logline: True story of competitive teen surfer and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton who lost her left arm and still returned to surfing.

Genres: Drama, Kids/Family, Adaptation, Biopic and Sports

Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.

Release Date: April 8th, 2011 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for an intense accident sequence and some thematic material.

Distributors:
Enticing Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict

Production Co.:
Romano/Shane International, Hand Picked Films, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Mandalay Pictures, Life s a Beach Entertainment
Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
Sony Colorworks
Engine Room VFX
Gentle Giant Studios
Base FX, Backlot Imaging

U.S. Box Office: $42,638,646

Filming Locations:
Hawaii, USA
Tahiti

Produced in: United States

Deep Gold

Amy Sanchez, a champion free diver, who, along with her sister Jess, finds herself thrown into the middle of a deadly conspiracy. After a government plane carrying a fortune in gold - and piloted by Amy's boyfriend - goes missing over Philippine waters, Amy and Jess struggle to investigate the disappearance with help from allies Lulu and a journalist couple. But soon, the girls learn they are in over their heads.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama and Thriller

Release Date: April 22nd, 2011 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language.

Distributors:
Bigfoot Entertainment, Ltd.

Production Co.:
Bigfoot Entertainment, Ltd.

Produced in: United States





13 Assassins

It is the end of Japan's feudal era. A group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war torn future. Lord Naritsugu is a sadistic and terrifying ruler, a man who goes to great lengths to bring fear to the people and so romanticized with the ways of war and death that his leadership is questioned. His reckless behavior is seen as too high risk for the nation should he ascend to an higher position, therefore respected samurai Shinzaemon is secretly called on to gather a team of samurai to assassin him.

Also Known As:
13 Assassins
13-nin no shikaku
13-nin no shikaku
Jûsan-nin no shikaku
Jûsan-nin no shikaku
Thirteen Assassins

Production Status: Released

Logline: A band of 13 samurai are charged with assassinating a lord who is a known rapist and murderer before he can assume a high political post.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Adaptation and Remake

Running Time: 2 hrs. 6 min.

Release Date: April 29th, 2011 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for sequences of bloody violence, some disturbing images and brief nudity.

Distributors:
Magnet Releasing

Production Co.:
Recorded Picture Company, Sedic International Inc, Dentsu, Shogakukan Production Company, TV Asahi, Toho Company Ltd (Parent Company)

U.S. Box Office: $672,538

Filming Locations:
Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Produced in: Japan