INDIE FILM GUIDE: June-July 2009
News and upcoming titles being released June through July 2009 in indie film.
NEWS
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Previous Indie Film Guide
Angels & Demons conjures indie opportunities
Suppliers release related documentaries, movies. Full story
Vanguard starts movie club
Indies supplier offers titles for sale at discount to members. Full story
Gay Pride Month, related titles bow in June
President Clinton records intro for Wolfe's Pedro. Full story
UPCOMING TITLES
June 16
Body Armour IMAGE prebook 5-19; DVD $27.98 Action: Bodyguard John Ridley (Til Schweiger) must protect an assassin (Chazz Palminteri) who killed one of Ridley’s clients.
The Perfect Sleep MAGNOLIA prebook 5-19; DVD $26.98 Drama: A man returns to the brutal world of assassins to save the woman he loves.
Undefeatable HEN’S TOOTH prebook 5-26; DVD $19.95 Action: When a street fighter’s sister is found dead, she is determined to find the killer.
June 23
The Code FIRST LOOK prebook 5-19; DVD $28.98, BD $29.98 Drama: Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas star as thieves trying to pull off an impossible heist.
Table for Three ANCHOR BAY/STARZ prebook 5-21; DVD $26.97; two-DVD rental pack $44.97 Comedy: A single man (Brandon Routh) befriends a couple (Jesse Bradford, Sophia Bush) who won’t leave him alone.
Never on Tuesday CITY LIGHTS prebook 5-26; DVD $12.98 Comedy: In this 1988 film, two men and a beautiful woman are in a car accident and become stranded in the desert.
At the Death House Door FACETS prebook 5-26; DVD $29.95 Documentary: This film looks at Carroll Pickett, who worked as the death house chaplain at the infamous “Wall” prison.
Bob Funk MAGNOLIA prebook 5-26; DVD $26.98 Comedy: Rachael Leigh Cook stars as an executive who is about to take over a family business from the eldest son, who is on a downward spiral.
June 30
Die Fledermaus KULTUR prebook 5-26; DVD $29.99 Comedy: The story of Eisenstein, who enjoys to party, and his wife, who wants to teach him a lesson.
The Education of Charlie Banks ANCHOR BAY/STARZ prebook 5-28; DVD $29.97 Drama: In this limited-release film, a privileged college student’s life is turned upside down when a former friend visits.
Ruby Blue CINEQUEST prebook 6-3; DVD $24.99 Drama: Bob Hoskins stars as a man whose passion for life is rekindled by a young girl and a French neighbor.
July 7
Border TownMAVERICK prebook 6-5; DVD $24.98 Action: A man searches for his daughter, who was kidnapped by human traffickers.
Memory of My Father INVINCIBLE prebook 6-9; BD $29.99 Drama: A legendary Hollywood producer asks his son to document his death.
A Day in the Life LIONSGATE prebook 6-10; DVD $19.98 Thriller: A man struggling to leave behind the street life is caught between two crime families in this film starring Mekhi Phifer and Michael Rapaport.
July 14
For All Mankind CRITERION/IMAGE prebook 6-16; DVD $29.95, BD $39.95 Documentary: A look at the 24 men who traveled to the moon.
Welcome to Macintosh E1 prebook 6-16; DVD $19.98 Documentary: Looks at the history, criticism and revelry of all things Apple; extras include digital copy.
The Edge of Love IMAGE prebook 6-16; DVD $27.98, BD $35.98 Drama: Poet Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys) forms a love triangle with two extraordinary women (Sienna Miller, Keira Knightley), but a handsome soldier (Cillian Murphy) causes their lives to spiral out of control.
The Bracelet of Bordeaux MONTEREY prebook 6-16; DVD $26.95 Family: When someone starts to kidnap the dogs of a small town, two girls set out to solve the crime with the help of a magical bracelet.
Horsemen LIONSGATE prebook 6-17; DVD $27.98 Thriller: Dennis Quaid stars as a detective who discovers a connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree.
July 21
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her CRITERION/IMAGE prebook 6-23; DVD $29.95 Drama: Jean-Luc Godard looks at the life of a housewife who prostitutes herself for extra money.
July 28
An American Affair SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL prebook 6-16; DVD $24.98 Drama: A teenager has an inside view of President John F. Kennedy’s affair with a neighbor and secret CIA assassination plans.
Kevorkian: Right to Exit INDIE-PICTURES prebook 7-2; DVD $24.95 Documentary: A study of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who was found guilty of murder for helping terminally ill patients end their lives.
