Aaron Gillespie Will Make You a Star
94 mins.

A kid comes to town with a dream: to become an actor. He enrolls in an acting school run by "guru" Mr. Aaron Gillespie. The kid falls in love with an actress as the dreams of both are shattered by Aaron Gillespie's abusive methods of teaching.

Director: Massimo Mazzucco. Writers: Scott Trost, Michael Capellupo, Massimo Mazzucco Producer: Stefano Gallini Director of Photography: Charles Rose Cast: Scott Caan, Holly Gagnier, Eric Edwards, Christine Cavanaugh, Mark Pellegrino, Sean Barnes, Joseph Dean Coburn, Andy Gibson, Annie Fitzgerald, Tamara Olson, Leslie Oliver, Dean Swaydan ... and Scott Trost as Aaron Gillespie

Allie & Me
88 mins.

When wealthy Malibu housewife Michelle (Lyndie Benson) discovers her husband, Dustin (Harry Hamlin), in bed with her best friend, Angela (Julianne Phillips), she snaps. Suddenly alone and very depressed, Michelle struggles to find a new place for herself in a world that has turned its back on her. In a moment of crisis, with nowhere to turn, Michelle begins the misadventure of a lifetime when she befriends Allie (Joanne Baron), a quirky, developmentally challenged beauty salon attendant.

Director: Michael Rymer Executive Producer: Joanne Baron Producers: Sarah Grossman and Denise Kristie Director of Photography: Rex Nicolson Editor: Dany Cooper Cast: Lyndie Benson, Joanne Baron, James Wilder, Steven Chester Prince, Ed Lauter, Harry Hamlin, Julianne Phillips, Louise Caire Clark, Lainie Kazan, Carmen Duncan, Michael R. Lewis, Briony Behets, Veronica Holst, Erika Waler, Michael Golden, Brooke Benson, Antonia Bogdanovich, Kathleen Gibson, Shannon Lee, Jackie Shaw

Always Say Goodbye
94 mins.

Always Say Goodbye is a romantic dramedy in which struggling photographer and bachelor Nick Evans eventually meets his match in Anne Kidwell, a sexy, good-humored clothing designer who challenges his sense of personal and creative responsibility. While Nick imagines that he has to be a surrogate husband to his sister, who is having a baby on her own, and a caretaker to his recently divorced mother, Anne convinces him that he is his own worst enemy.

Director/Writer: Joshua Beckett. Producers: Joshua Beckett and Sanya Burres Director of Photography: Jack Anderson Editor: Gena Bleier Cast: Joshua Becket, Marcia Cross, Phillip Brock, Polly Draper, Liz Sheridan, Katherine Lanassa, Paige Allen, Janet Gunn, Heather Ehlers, Tom Gallop, John Allee, Liza D'Agostino, Richard Tanner, Steven Anderson, James Karen, Louis Giambalvo, Richard Steinmetz, Patricia Skeriotis, Thelma Lee, Murray Rubin, Sondra James, Sarah Sullivan, Jack Carter, Mark Benninghofen, D. David Morin, Michael French, Annie Korzen, Katy Selverstone, Janine Jordae

Always Something Better
85 mins.

A film about choices, Always Something Better tells the story of a young woman who refuses to settle for the abusive, small town existence she finds so uninspiring and sets out on a quest for a more fulfilling, enriching, independent life.

Director/Writer: Steve Kinsella Executive Producers: Mark Montgomery and John Kinsella Producers: Mark Montgomery, Steve Kinsella, Andrew Schefter Director of Photography: Jorge Diaz Amador Editor: Kristin M. Frascione Cast: Nicole Freeman, Chris Sery, Candis Cayne, Girlina, Steve Kinsella, David Asili, Tony Pompile, Angel Boris, Christina Rumore, Patrica Cook, David Anthony Pizzuto, Carolyn SeRine, Sheila Korsi, Roland King, Greg Pittman, Chad Ayers, Brian Davis, Jason Varge, Christian Bodegaard, Daphne Parker, Christian Olave, Erin Carmack, Judith Lauro, Mario Ingoglia, Jason Adams.

Brokers
74 mins.

Brokers is based around the New York residential real estate market and revolves about six brokers working feet away from each other at the offices of Fopir Realty. This film looks at the broker/client relationship with a hilarious insight not yet seen. Real estate brokers are notorious for their fast talking, fast moving, gotta make the deal right away attitude. They will do anything to rent. Anything. Clients with their untrusting eyes go to any length to avoid paying a commission. After all, is walking around the corner and having keys to a place, really worth fifteen percent?

Directors: Allie Dvorin and David Goldberg Writer: David Goldberg Producers: Jim Kras, Alex Lasky, Allie Dvorin, David Goldberg Cast: Peter Saghir, Clare Hoak, Elizabeth McKay, Jason Hildebrandt, Allie Dvorin, Miriam Sirota, Bruce Smolanoff, Wass M. Stevens, Jessica Walling, Raynor Scheine, Jeff Ross, A.J. Benza, Lola Pashalinski, David La Duca, Liz Marie, Bonnie Lear, Sabrina Lamb, David Goldberg, Jim Kras, Brooke Hartman, Tim Regan

Cadillac
93 mins.

Cadillac is the story of three friends: Todd, Mike, and Jimmy. The setting is a fictional town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, where they share a three bedroom house. On their final evening together, the three friends are forced to face the consequences of a tragedy that happened to them while in high school 17 years earlier.

Director: Andrew Frank Writer: Bruce McIntosh Executive Producers: Martin Frank and Lorraine Rasmussen Producer: Andrew Frank Director of Photography: Maximo Munzi Editor: Stephen Myers Cast: Lenny Von Dohlen, Taylor Nichols, Daniel Roebuck, Traci Lind, Anabelle Gurwitch, Stephanie Romanov

Dinner At Fred's
94 mins.

Dinner At Fred's follows the fortunes of Richard Wilson (Gil Bellows), a rising star in the corporate world, who is about to make the move of his career, as well as the mistake of his life, by marrying the boss's daughter.

Director/Writer: Shawn Alex Thompson Producers: Jon Slan, J. Todd Harris, Alison Emilio, Janet Cuddy Cast: Gil Bellows, Parker Posey, Kevin McDonald, John Neville, Valerie Mahaffey, Joseph Kell, Patricia Gage, Aidan Devine, Leon Pownall, Jody Racicot, Don Franks, Kristen Leeman, Deborah Lobban, Christopher Lloyd, Anthony Antonacci, Boyd Banks, Trevor Blumas, Hayley Dineen, Roger Dunn, Damian Gryski, Lisa Hynes, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Katya Ladan, Fred Lee, Daniel MacIvor, Zale Mednick, Ian White, Taryn Ash, Denny Hollows, Kirsten Leggat

horsey
94 mins.

Sex. Drugs. God. What happens when you figure out what you really want? Everyone has their addictions in this modern love story about Delilah Miller, an explosive 23-year-old painter who struggles to reconcile her insatiable appetite for both men and women with her desire for a real relationship. Enter the strictly monogamous rock star, Ryland Yale, who has a few struggles of his own, first and foremost an issue with heroin. Thrown into the mix for good measure is the sweetly fanatical neighbor, Mrs. Black, who has a constant hard-on for god.

Director/Writer: Kirsten Clarkson Producers: Michele Sands and Kirsten Clarkson Cinematography: Glen Winter Editor: Melinda Seabrook Cast: Holly Ferguson, Todd Kerns, Ryan Robbins, Victoria Deschanel

The 'M' Word
99 mins.

Created by the husband and wife team of director Brett Parker and screenwriter Nina Colman, The 'M' Word is a true-to-life romantic comedy about five young people who are faced with the choices that will define the rest of their lives. "There's a particular crossroad you reach when you have to decide whether to do what you should be doing, or whether to follow your heart. "This movie is about taking the risk to make your life your own," says Parker.

Director: Brett Parker Writer: Nina Colman Executive Producers: Caralyn Fuld, James W. Churm Producers: Nina Colman and Brett Parker Director of Photography: Nancy Schreiber, A.S.C. Editor: Plummy Tucker Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Christine Tucci, Marnie Pomerantz, Wolfgang Bodison, Vincent Angell, Andrew Heckler, Pamela Gray, Joy Behar, Donna Mitchell, Jennifer Harmon, Ron L. Cox, Drea de Matteo, Carl Tano, Patrick Johnson, Richard Topol, Dr. Morton Grossman, Gerald Cohen, Doris Cohen, John King, Darcy Lebon, David Rainey, Peter Horn, Daniel Raffe, Michele Barker, Gregg Bello

Men
93 mins.

The first feature film of a 22-year-old female director, Zoe Clarke-Williams, Men is a story about a woman who pursues her career to become an haute cuisine chef while she also educates herself about love and men. It is about achieving professional and sexual identity.

Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams Writers: Karen Black, James Andronica, Zoe Clarke-Williams Executive Producers: Richard Hillman, Sr. and Dennis Ardi Director of Photography: Susan Emerson Editors: Anamaria Szanto and Stephen Eckleberry Cast: Sean Young, Dylan Walsh, John Heard, Richard Hillman, Karen Black, Beau Starr, Shawnee Smith, Robert Lujan, Glenn Shadix, P.W. Williams, Gary Wolf, Jordan Gurner, Kathy Torrance, Keith Odett, Shannon Conlon, Wolf Amir, Niklaus Lang, Kenny Moscow, Annie Fitzgerald, Talbot Morton, Abby Ball, Aaron Kuhr, Eric B. Jones, Daymon Moses, Quinus Moore, Ziomara A. McPhatter, Frank Ebow, Carl Whaley, Jr., William Grillo, Jr., Annie McEnroe, Julie Fielder, Barbara Rossmeisl, Dennis Garber

My Brother's War
85 mins.

In 1969, Gerry and Liam Fallon, two brothers, enjoy a normal childhood in beautiful Northern Ireland. However, the ensuing Irish civil war rips apart their idyllic world and takes the life of their father. By 1990 Gerry Fallon is a sensitive young man still haunted by nightmares of his father's death, while the increasingly uncontrollable Liam seeks a brutal revenge against all those responsible for his suffering. The two brothers join the Irish Republican Army and construct a bomb intended to kill a high ranking British dignitary named Lord Whitney.

Director: James Brolin Writer Alex Simon Executive Producers: Mary Ann Fisher, Roger Corman, Lance H. Robbins Producers: Darin Spillman, Cheryl Parnell, Edward G. Reilly (co-producer) Cast: James Brolin, Jennie Garth

Pariah
102 mins.

One March night Samantha and Steve are attacked by Neo-Nazi skinheads. Their idealistic life is shattered as they pick up the pieces and each copes.

Director/Writer: Randolph Kret Executive Producers: David & Elaine Hill Producers: Shaun Hill and Vince Rotonda Cinematographer: Nils Erickson Editor: Bill Deronde Cast: Damon Jones, Dave Oren Ward, Aimee Chaffin, David Lee Wilson, Dan Weene, Ana Padgett, Elexa Williams, and Angela Jones as "Angela"

Sand Trap
100 mins.

Jack and Margo thought they had committed the perfect murder. The only problem is, Margo's husband Nelson won't stay dead. Now a man who thought he had it all must descend into the depths of madness in order to survive. Proving once and for all that survival is the ultimate revenge.

Director: Harris Done Writers: Harris Done, Jerry Rapp Executive Producers: Kevin S. Bogart and Garrett P. Kreditor Producers: Erik Done, Harris Done, Jerry Rapp Directors of Photography: Roy Unger and Mark W. Gray Editor: Michael Mayhew Cast: David John James, Elizabeth Morehead, Brad Koepenick, Bob Thompson, Sharon Sterling, Kirk B.R. Woller, Terry Parmer, David Gibbs, Steve Brownyard

The Seller
113 mins.

A diminutive Lolita, infatuated with Annie Oakley, is befriended by the used car salesman who has killed her family in a tale of the most extreme of extended families told through a story of last chances, father figures, and trials of redemption. A used car salesman in the midst of realizing his life is a failure kills the obnoxious parents of what he believes is an abused 12-year-old brat, Melissa, as he tries to close them in a sale of the only car he has left on his lot. He promises to take Melissa cross country to Texas to live with her Aunt Betty in what he believes to be a final act of salvation, one last good deed.

Director/Writer: Craig Schlattman Producers: Craig Schlattman and Marc Burton Director of Photography: Wes Llewellyn Editor: Lester Fatt and Victor Livingston Cast: Brian Brophy, Kathy Morozova, Arthur Roberts, Adam Paul, Andre Marquis, Mink Stole, David Alexander, Jeffrey von Meyer, Nancy van Iderstine, TJ Castronovo, Craig Schlattman, Jim Boyce, Bob Van Rossum, Dan Frank, John Smith, Franklin Youri.

The Sleepless
91 mins.

A high-testosterone morality tale, The Sleepless is about a young man's attempt to rise above the violence in his life and free himself from what will surely be his ruin. The movie centers around Angelo (Shawn Andrews), who gives a tour de force as a young man transformed from innocence to heartless killer.

Director/Writer: Domonic Paris Producer: Megan Slikas Director of Photography: David Rush Morrison Editor: Gina Gallo Cast: Shawn Andrews, Amy Hathaway, Talbot Perry, Steve Scionti, Kayla Allen, Gig Perreau, A.J. Stephens, Charles Allen, Pat Burns, Anthony Piatt, Charles Allen, Ali Cunningham, Patrick Tuzzolino, Angela Lomas, Tony O'Brien, Matthew Salas, Welles Farago, Frank Ertl, David Jenning, Barbara Vidinha-Tyler, E.J. Gage, Raymond Francisco, Ivan Battle, Rod McFall, Robert Terry, Nikayah Clemmons, Edward Pateen, Tyrone Allen, Lorne Hughes, Brooke Kerr, Rideau Antoine Baldwin, Alecia Ayo, Shelton Mack Christopher Warren, George Olsey, Matthew D. Cohen, Boris Chacon, Larry Marko.

The Time of Her Time
98 mins.

Set in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1959, at the dawn of the sexual revolution, The Time of Her Time, a film based on the story by Pulizer Prize winning author Norman Mailer, follows the exploits of young Sergius O'Shaughnessy, an ex-matador whose experience in the bull rings is a metaphor for his sexual relationship with the NYU student, Denise Gondelman. Her challenge to his ego leaves the audience unsure of who, metaphorically, is the "bull" and who is the "matador."

Director: Francis Delia Writer: Screenplay by Francis Delia based on a story by Norman Mailer Executive Producers: Talaat Captan and Marion Oberauner Producers: Brad Southwick and Vincent Ravine Director of Photography: Henner Hofmann, AMC Editor: Maria Montoreano Cast: Linden Ashby, Leslie Bega, Larry Drake, Nicole Rodriguez, Wendi Westbrook, Allison Dunbar, Blake Lindsley, Melvin Van Peebles

Whacking Cows
90 mins.

Whacking Cows is the story of a man trying to break his mob ties and start a new life as a cattle farmer. But ties that run this deep are not easy to break, as he soon finds out. The main character, Richie, is tired of the violence associated with his mob life. He wants to provide a home for his son away from the old neighborhood. He desperately wants to start over, in a place where there's no need to whack a friend, just because the boss says to. But doing the right thing makes him a liability to his employers ... employers who believe that liabilities should be rubbed out as soon as possible.

Director: Eddie Barbini Writers: Richie Castellano, David Goodman, Eddie Barbini Executive Producer: Ken Glynn Producers: Ken Glynn and Eddie Barbini Directors of Photography: Ben Wolf and Scott Sandman Editor: Lucas Eskin Cast: Richie Castellano, Salvatore Piro, Phil LaRocco, Eddie Barbini, Ernest Mingione, Frankie Naoli, Anthony Acierno, Frank Villani, Maria Rossi, Richie Castaldo, Paul Zukowski, Roscoe Richardson III, Carmine M. Piccirillo, Frank Piccirillo, Frank Piccirillo, Dave McGuire, Bill Calcagno, Armand Chiaparelli, John Elejalde, Keith Young, Mario Mac, Frances Esemplore, Carole Tytone, Helene Johannson, Bill Catalano, Steve Lanzarone, Joseph Cinque, Evan Lucaser, Scott Casey, Maura Casey, Phil Preston, Christopher Long, Nicke Oddo, Ken Glynn, Mike Vita, Emmanuel Bacchio, Pete Tallano, Dom James, Maria Bellantoni, Lina Corvo.

When It's Over
88 mins.

When It's Over is a drama about two brothers, a wife and a lover who plan a dangerous plot in their desperation to escape their dead-end lives in the old neighborhood.

Director/Writer: Richard Mancuso Executive Producer: John Fell Producer: Peter Sobich Director of Photography: David Knox Editor: Marc Cohen Cast: Troy Ruptash, Vincent Caruso, Renee Rizzo, Shoshana Ami, John Fell

Wildly Available
97 mins.

By all outward appearances, Joe Goodman, an eight-years clean and sober recovering alcoholic/cocaine addict, is a successful man. He has a marriage of 18 years, a loving wife, a beautiful 11-year-old daughter, and a successful gallery devoted to the photographic arts. Inside, however, he is nursing a spiritual hole which manifests inside as a mid-life crisis love affair with a beautiful dominatrix. Wildly Available is the story about the affair and its consequences. It is the story of a man's search inside his own shadow to reclaim abandoned parts.

Director/Writer: Michael Nolin Producers: Julie Ahlbert, Sharyon Cobe, Michael Nolin Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, Jennifer Sommerfield, Jane Kaczmarek, Lou Rawls