MY BROTHER TOM
United Kingdom - U.S. Premiere
110 mins. Paramount Theater, 7:00 p.m., Aug. 4, Saturday.

When Tom comes crashing into Jessica's life from the boughs of a burning tree, she is both alarmed and intrigued by his dark nature. The local forest is Tom's sanctuary from his difficult home life, and it becomes the world where he and Jessica find a love for each other which is uncompromising.

Director: Dom Rotheroe
Writers: Dom Rotheroe, Alison Beeton-Hilder
Producer: Carl Schönfeld
Director of Photography: Robby Müller
Editor: David Charap
Cast: Jenna Harrison, Ben Whishaw, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Richard Hope, Judith Scott, Honeysuckle Weeks

ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Sweden - U.S. Premiere
108 mins. Studio Theater, 3:00 p.m., Aug. 4, Saturday.

In this romantic comedy we meet Mona, who works as an assistant to handicapped David. Her husband, Bosse, is out of work, their four daughters are named after popular singers, and her brother is a transvestite who loves designing clothes. David dreams of being a musician and composes a song that Mona secretly writes lyrics for. When the song is accepted for a national song contest, all their lives change drastically.

Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Jonas Gardell
Producer: Thomas Heinesen
Director of Photography: Morten Søborg
Editors: Pernille Bech Christensen, Mogens Christiansen
Cast: Helena Bergström, Thomas Hanzon, Björn Kjellman, Jonas Karlsson, Johan Ulveson

LE PAROLE DI MIO PADRE
Italy/France - U.S. Premiere
85 mins. Studio Theater, 1:00 p.m., Aug. 5, Sunday.

Zeno is all alone, with his memories of the words not spoken and the misunderstandings that occurred between himself and his father, who died a year ago. He meets Giovanni Malfenti, the father of four young women. He begins working for the man. Soon the Malfenti family is the center of his existence.

Director: Francesca Comencini
Writers: Francesca Comencini, Francesco Bruni
Producer: Donatella Botti
Director of Photography: Luca Bigazzi
Editor: Francesca Calvelli
Cast: Fabrizio Rongione, Chiara Mastroianni, Claudia Coli, Camille Dugay Comencini, Viola Graziosi, Mimmo Calopresti, Toni Bertorelli, Silvia Cohen

PENDULUM
United States - West Coast Premiere
95 mins. Studio Theater, 7:00 p.m., Aug. 4, Saturday.

Pendulum is a gripping story of power, betrayal, and murder involving the "old boy network" that holds the political power in one of America's biggest cities, where a renowned law professor's murder is linked to the killings of several women, revealing the city's darkest secrets.


Director: James D. Deck
Writer: Jason Kabolati
Producers: Jason Kabolati, James D. Deck
Director of Photography: Bill Schwarz
Editor:Joe Shugart
Cast: Rachel Hunter, James Russo, Matt Battaglia

PEROXIDE PASSION
United States - West Coast Premiere
84 mins. Paramount Theater, 4:00 p.m., Aug. 5, Sunday.

Jed has wanted to escape Jersey City all of his life and when his socialite fiance, Ashley, walks out on him, he sees his chance for a life of luxury in Connecticut vanish. But once he meets the kooky Mimi, a performance artist/phone sex operator, his horizons begin to open up in ways he never expected. For it's during their cross-country road trip to Salt Lake City -- Jed searching for Ashley, Mimi trying to meet up with her favorite crooner -- that Jed realizes he should throw caution to the winds and embrace adventure, love, and true passion with Mimi.

Director: Monty Diamond
Writer: David Atkins
Producers: Monty Diamond, Andrew Charas, Terence Michael
Director of Photography: Igor Sunara
Editors: Anne McCabe, Marty Levenstein
Cast: James Tupper, Lorri Bagley, Billy Campion