SCREENINGS
SHE WOLF RISING Thriller, fantasy, 91mins. Fantastic Films International. Dir: Marc Leland. Key cast: Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Timothy Mandala. Gina Skylar, the reigning queen of horror, lures one of her passionate fans, Jake, into her decadent world of illusions and myths. Jake’s desire for Gina is challenged when he discovers that she is a descendent of the She Wolf, Lupa, who protected Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. Le Merigot 1
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LIVID Horror, 85mins. SND M6 Group. Dir: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury. Key cast: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Beatrice Dalle. It’s Lucy’s first day as a trainee caregiver. She
Dir: Ti West. Key cast: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis. After more than 100 years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees — twenty-something’s Claire and Luke — are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of America’s most haunted hotels. Criterion 1
LIVID See box, above
MEMORIAL DAY Action/adventure, 90mins. Screen Media. Dir: Sam Fischer. Key cast: James Cromwell, Jonathan Bennett, Jackson Bond. Memorial Day, 1995. Thirteen-year-old Kyle Vogel’s grandfather, Bud, is a Second World War veteran who hasn’t spoken a word about the war since its end. But when Kyle discovers
visits Mrs Jessel, a lonely old woman who lies in a coma in her large remote house. Hearing of a treasure that Mrs Jessel, a celebrated dance teacher, has supposedly hidden for years, Lucy and friends, William and Ben, decide to search for it AMC Santa Monica 2
Bud’s footlocker full of memories, Bud makes a deal: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Fairmont 2
MOZART, THE ROCK OPERA 3D Musical, 133mins. M-Line Distribution. Dir: Jung (Myron) Sung-bok. Key cast: Mikelangelo Loconte, Diane Dassigny, Florent Mothe. The world’s best rock opera is reborn in 3D. Criterion 2
NINJA KIDS!!! See box, right
NO REST FOR THE WICKED Thriller, 104mins. Filmax International. Dir: Enrique Urbizu. Key cast: Jose Coronado, Rodolfo Sancho, Helena Miquel. A shooting, three bodies, and a witness who managed to get away. Laemmle Monica 4
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PROMISING THE MOON Drama, 100mins. Beta Cinema. Dir: Hans Steinbichler. Key cast: Juliane Kohler, Hannelore Elsner, Karoline Herfurth. A young woman travels with her mother to Riga to find out the truth about her mother’s past — and about her own identity. Laemmle Monica 1
RABIES Horror, comedy, 90mins. Jinga Films. Dir: Novat Papushado, Aharon Keshales. Key cast: Ania Bukstein, Danny Geva, Henry David. A brother and sister who run away from home find sanctuary in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into the trap of
a psychopathic killer, the brother sets out on a race against time to find help. Le Merigot 2
SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY Romantic comedy, 100mins. Lightning Entertainment. Dir: Brian Brough. Key cast: Ashley Williams, Marla Sokoloff, Nick Zano. Elinor and Marianne find themselves penniless after their father is charged with swindling investors and his fortune is taken away. They struggle to find jobs where their family name won’t be held against them. Now they must fend for themselves, in life and love, as they meet potential suitors. AMC Santa Monica 1
SILVER FALLS Supernatural thriller, 92mins. Green Communications. Dir: Brett Donowho. Key cast: Kristina Anapau, Steve Bacic. A young teenager, Jordan, moves to a small town that is haunted and plagued by the death of other teenagers. She must unravel the mystery before she herself becomes the next victim. AMC Santa Monica 4
THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE Distribution Workshop. Dir: Siu-Tung Ching. Key cast: Jet Li, Shengyi Huang, Raymond Lam. Based on an old Chinese legend about an herbalist who falls in love with a thousand-year-old White Snake disguised as a woman. AMC Santa Monica 6
THE THEATRE BIZARRE Horror, 108mins. W2 Media. Dir: Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Jeremy Kasten, Tom Savini, Richard Stanley. Key cast: Udo Kier, Guilford Adams, Suzan Anbeh. Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long- abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. Broadway Cineplex 4
THERE BE DRAGONS Action/adventure, 102mins. Bleiberg Entertainment. Dir: Roland Joffe. Key cast: Wes Bentley, Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko. Set during the Spanish Civil war and follows two childhood friends who go down different paths in life. One chooses to become a priest and struggles to spread reconciliation, the other becomes a spy for the fascists and falls in love with a beautiful revolutionary. Fairmont 5
TOP CAT Animation, 87mins. Anima Estudios. Dir: Alberto Mar. Top Cat and the gang face a new police chief, who is not at all happy with Officer Dribble’s performance trying to
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NINJA KIDS!!! Childrens, action/ adventure, 100mins. Shochiku Co. Dir: Takashi Miike. Key cast: Seishiro Kato, Roi Hayashi, Futa Kimura. Follow Rantaro, as he enters the Academy and meets his best friends Kirimaru and Shinbei as they study and train to become elite ninjas. Fairmont 3
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