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Some big acts are lighting up Newark’s Prudential Center this weekend for the 2024 We Can Survive concert. Featuring performances from Justin Timberlake, Tate McRae, New Kids On The Block, Benson Boone, and Khalid, the annual concert is put on by Audacy to support mental health.

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Strava has finally ended the year-long search for its new CEO. The fitness tracking app has hired Michael Martin, whose experience includes ecommerce-adjacent stints at YouTube and Nike.

Martin comes to Strava after spending less than two years at YouTube, where he served as the Gm and VP of Shopping. He will bring a new identity to a company that has been closely linked to its Co-Founders since its 2009 launch. Michael Horvath served as CEO until 2013 and again from 2019 on. He announced in early 2023 that he would depart that role again so that Strava could hire “a CEO with the experience and skills to help us make the most of this next chapter.”

Horvath’s fellow Co-Founder, Mark Gainey, was Strava CEO from 2013 to 2017. The only time before now that someone other than a Co-Founder has led the company came between 2017 and 2019, when Instagram exec James Quarles assumed the top job.

Stars: Olivia Taylor Dudley, Dougray Scott, John Patrick Amedori, Michael Peña, Djimon Hounsou, Peter Andersson, Michael Paré, Alex Corrado, Kathleen Robertson, Alison Lohman | Written by Chris Morgan, Christopher Borrelli, Michael C. Martin | Directed by Mark Neveldine

After a young woman, Angela (Dudley), begins to express increasingly erratic and strange behaviors, her father (Scott) and boyfriend (Amedori), along with priest Father Lozano (Peña) and two Vatican exorcists (Djimon Hounsou and Peter Andersson as Cardinal Bruun), come to realise that she’s been taken over by an ancient satanic force. It’s all up to Father Lozano to wage war for more than just Angela’s soul, but for the world as we know it…

Sometimes it pays to stick with a film. Case in point. The Vatican Tapes.

It’s fair to say I was very interested in what Crank director Mark Neveldine would bring to the horror genre, after all the high-energy,...

Title: 10 Cent Pistol eOne Entertainment Director: Michael C. Martin Writer: Michael C. Martin Cast: Jena Malone, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joe Mantegna, Jt Alexander, Damon Alexander, Adam Arkin Running time: 90 minutes, Not Rated In Theaters, On VOD And iTUNES: July 24, 2015 The film opens up with a young man named Harris (Thomas Ian Nicholas) whom answers the door to see two cops. Apparently someone tripped an alarm because a friend of his is stuck in the elevator. The cops are surprised to find out that Harris is the owner, and as the camera pulls back, we see why; the house is ginormous. They insist they go inside where  [ Read More ]

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Mark Neveldine, best known for his wild collaborations with Brian Taylor (Crank/Gamer), is one of the most lovably renegade filmmakers in the game today. His daredevil dedication to achieving the perfect shot has been detailed by curious paparazzi members on numerous occasions, because when you see a director holding onto a motorcycle while wearing rollerblades, you tend to get a little curious. But his latest film, The Vatican Tapes, is a solo departure from those typically outrageous action stylings. There’s no need for high-speed filming techniques in this barely-found-footage exorcism thriller, as this religious shocker calls for a much more restrained lens. Possession plotlines require a low-and-slow handling – something Neveldine isn’t exactly used to doing.

In this 2009 Black List script penned by Christopher Borrelli and Michael C. Martin, a young girl named Angela (Olivia Taylor Dudley) finds herself becoming possessed by a demonic force. What starts as...

Better the Devil You Show: Neveldine’s Solo Outing Can’t Quite Reach its Inner Demon

It’s hard to figure out who these religious themed horror films are made for. Director Mark Neveldine, stepping out on his own for the first time following four co-directed efforts with Brian Taylor (the team behind the Crank films and that Nicolas Cage sequel Ghost Rider), can’t seem to provide an answer with this derivative hunk of spiritually solicited scares, yanking plot points from ye classic films of yonder, like The Omen and The Exorcist, but whittled down to a palatable PG-13 rating for the kiddies. Those who are actually religious find these forays into devilish mayhem blasphemous or exploitational, while an increasing number of staunch non-believers need a bit more than the run-of-the-mill possession flick to be goaded into the thrill of a fantasy they don’t believe in anyway.

A...

The Bonds of Bonding: Martin’s Debut a Choppy Crime Caper

Sustained by a likeable cast of notable character actors, screenwriter Michael C. Martin’s directorial debut 10 Cent Pistol sports similarities with his previous credit Brooklyn’s Finest (2009), which was directed by Antoine Fuqua. Multiple perspectives converge and crisscross over pulpy crime thriller tropes as cheaply manufactured as its titular toy would indicate, though its overly convoluted patch of twists, turns, and other maneuvers eventually belies a threadbare narrative by the time we get to the unveiling of the film’s ultra-mastermind. Taking place over familiar and commonly utilized Los Angeles terrain, this sun dappled rhinestone ultimately feels like another mean spirited, empty headed bauble, one whose ultimate moments of entertainment are dictated by the quality of the character in focus at any given moment.

A pair of Lapd officers show up to investigate a tripped security system at a private residence,...

Djimon Hounsou co-stars with Michael Pena and Dougray Scott in Lakeshore Entertainment’s horror/thriller "The Vatican Tapes," which will be released this Friday, July 24. The film centers on a leaked video tape that reveals a Vatican exorcism gone very, very awry. Hounsou plays a Vatican official called in to exorcise the demon. Mark Neveldine ("Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance") directed the film, from a script penned by Christopher Borrelli, with revisions by Michael C. Martin and director Neveldine. Kathleen Robertson, Peter Andersson, Olivia Dudley, John Patrick Amedori, Alex...

Michael C. Martin's 10 Cent Pistol will be out in cinemas and on VOD on July 24th. We have an exclusive clip to share with you. In this clip Jena Malone (Inherent Vice) puts the moves on Thomas Ian Nicholas (the American Pie films) while the brothers, Jt Alexander and Damon Alexander get kitted out for a job. Two brothers maneuver through the criminal underworld of Los Angeles in search of wealth, love and redemption. Their string of success screeches to a halt when a high stakes job goes horribly wrong. Soon they find themselves at the mercy of a crooked mob lawyer, and tangled in a love triangle with a sexy femme fatale. With no other choice but to do what they do best, the...

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Warning: the power of Christ may compel you while watching the new featurette from the Neveldine-directed film The Vatican Tapes. Also showcased in this round-up: "The Battle of Endor" episode of the Real Fake History series and a teaser for Fear the Walking Dead.

The Vatican Tapes: A spiritual showdown between Father Lozano (Michael Peña) and a powerful demon takes center stage in director Mark Neveldine's (Crank, Crank: High Voltage) The Vatican Tapes.

"The Vatican Tapes follows the ultimate battle between good and evil- God versus Satan. Angela Holmes is an ordinary 27-year-old until she begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close, causing serious injury and death. Holmes is examined and possession is suspected, but when the Vatican is called upon to exorcise the demon, the possession proves to be an ancient satanic force more powerful than ever imagined. It’s all up to Father...

A spiritual showdown between Father Lozano (Michael Peña) and a powerful demon takes center stage in director Mark Neveldine's (Crank, Crank: High Voltage) The Vatican Tapes. The official poster for the exorcism film has been revealed, giving us a glimpse of what this satanic entity is capable of.

"The Vatican Tapes follows the ultimate battle between good and evil- God versus Satan. Angela Holmes is an ordinary 27-year- old until she begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close, causing serious injury and death. Holmes is examined and possession is suspected, but when the Vatican is called upon to exorcise the demon, the possession proves to be an ancient satanic force more powerful than ever imagined. It’s all up to Father Lozano (Michael PEÑA) to wage war for more than just Angela’s soul, but for the world as we know it."

Directed by Mark Neveldine from...

Hell on Wheels, Episode 11, Season 4, “Bleeding Kansas”

Written by Michael C. Martin and Jimmy Mero

Directed by Seith Mann

Airs Saturdays at 9pm (Et) on AMC

“Congratulations, you ain’t dead”

AMC recently announced that next year’s season five of Hell on Wheels will be its last. And after this uneven fourth season, maybe it’s time. Everything that needs to be said has, and Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) our fascinating lead who has grown from a revenge-hungry former soldier into a dangerously driven man with a new wife and child. We have seen him loose and win back so much of his life that the time has come for us to say goodbye to this richly complex man.

Season four has had some great episodes, like the premiere, “The Elusive Eden”, “Elam Ferguson”, and its midseason finale, “Return to Hell”. But for the most part, the season has...

Sneak Peek new clips of footage, plus images from the next episode of the western TV series "Hell On Wheels", (renewed for a fifth season of 14 new episodes), titled "Bleeding Kansas", written by Michael C. Martin, Jimmy Mero and directed by Seith Mann, airing November 8, 2014 on AMC:

"...'Cullen' (Anson Mount) and 'Durant' (Colm Meany) fight to save the life of 'Sidney Snow' (Jonathan Scarfe) while 'Louise' tries to provide support as 'Ruth' copes with a great loss..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Hell On Wheels: Bleeding Kansas"...

After dealing with criminals in both End Of Watch and Gangster Squad, Michael Pena appears ready to tackle demons for Mark Neveldine’s new horror thriller The Vatican Tapes.According to Deadline, Pena is aboard to play Father Lozano in the film, which finds a young woman (Olivia Dudley) unwittingly causing death and destruction wherever she goes. Pena’s priest will be the first to attempt to help her.He’s joining a cast that includes Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott, Kathleen Robertson, Peter Andersson, John Patrick Amedori and Alex Sparrow, with Neveldine working from a script that he and Michael C. Martin have been re-writing.It’s a busy time for Pena, who has already worked on a slightly more light-hearted demonic tale for Hell & Back, will be heard in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘toon Turbo (out here on October 18), and will crop up in both American Hustle and Frontera. He...

Michael Pena and Djimon Hounsou have joined the demonic possession drama "The Vatican Tapes" at Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate.

The story follows a 27-year-old woman (Olivia Dudley) who begins to have a devastating effect on anyone who gets close to her.

Pena will play a local priest who believes she is possessed, while Hounsou plays a Vatican official called in to exorcise the demon.

Dougray Scott, Kathleen Robertson, Peter Andersson, Olivia Dudley, John Patrick Amedori and Alex Sparrow also star.

Mark Neveldine ("Crank," "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance") will helm the project from a script by Christopher Borrelli that Neveldine and Michael C. Martin revised.

Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Chris Cowles are producing. Shooting will begin in July.

Source: Variety...

Djimon Hounsou has joined Michael Pena and Dougray Scott in Lakeshore Entertainment’s horror/thriller The Vatican Tapes. The film centers on a leaked video tape that reveals a Vatican exorcism gone very, very awry. Mark Neveldine (Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) is attached to direct, from a script penned by Christopher Borrelli, with revisions by Michael C. Martin and director Neveldine. Kathleen Robertson, Peter Andersson, Olivia Dudley, John Patrick Amedori and Alex Sparrow also star with Lionsgate on board to release the film domestically. Shooting will begin in July. Hounsou will play a Vatican official called in to exorcise the demon. Lakeshore’s...

With "Young Adult" barely out of our minds, lensing is excitingly already underway on Jason Reitman's next directorial effort, an adaptation of Joyce Maynard's coming-of-age story "Labor Day." The project has now added a trio of talent with Alexie Gilmore ("World's Greatest Dad"), Lucas Hedges ("Moonrise Kingdom") and Brooke Smith ("Grey's Anatomy") all joining in unnamed supporting roles. The story centers on an escaped convict (Josh Brolin) who is taken in by a depressed single mother (Kate Winslet) and her teen son (Gattlin Griffith) over a Labor Day weekend with Clark Gregg, Tom Lipinski, Maika Monroe, Brighid Fleming and James Van Der Beek also co-starring. [Variety]

Jena Malone's career has kinda been all over the place with the actress most recently finding herself with a starring role in the History Channel's "Hatfield & McCoys." She'll now lead the L.A. noir thriller "The Go Getters" playing an actress...

Jena Malone is finding her way into genre work more and more, as Deadline reports that the Sucker Punch star is set to lead the upcoming La noir thriller The Go-Getters. On the project, she’ll be joining Joe Mantegna, as well as relatively unknown brothers Jt and Damon Alexander.

Michael C. Martin has written and will serve as (debut) director of the crime drama, which tells the story of “two lifelong criminals who maneuver through the shady underbelly of Los Angeles in search of wealth, love and redemption.” Having scripted the Antoine Fuqua drama Brooklyn‘s Finest back in 2010, he seems to be familiar with the crime/drama realm of screenwriting.

As for Malone, she’ll be playing a “struggling actress who gets caught up in a heist planned by two underworld brothers.” Although her career has taken a more indie route over the years, she’s been keeping...

Noah

Liev Schreiber has emerged as the leading contender for the role as the antagonist in Darren Aronofsky's Biblical epic "Noah". Liam Neeson was previously linked to the part.

Julianne Moore is also said to be in contention against Jennifer Connelly to play the wife of Noah (Russell Crowe). [Source: Variety]

The Go-Getters

Jena Malone ("Donnie Darko," "Sucker Punch") has joined the cast of Michael C. Martin's indie La noir thriller "The Go Getters" for Route 17 Entertainment.

Malone plays a struggling actress who gets caught up in a heist planned by two underworld brothers. [Source: Deadline]

Robocop

Abbie Cornish has been offered the female lead in the Jose Padilha-directed remake of "Robocop" at MGM.

Cornish has been offered the role of Alex Murphy's wife who thinks she is a widow. Shooting is slated to kick off in September. [Source: Deadline]...

Jena Malone has joined the cast of The Go Getters. Malone, who recently starred in the cable ratings record breaking Hatfields & McCoys, will play the female lead in the La noir thriller. Malone’s character Danneel Dobson is a struggling actress who gets caught up in a heist planned by two underworld brothers. The Go Getters is directed by Michael C. Martin. Matt Tauber, Damon Alexander, Jt Alexander and Andy Hyde of Route 17 Entertainment are producing. Malone, who starred in Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch in 2011, is repped by Gersh and attorney Bob Wallerstein.

Jena Malone has joined been cast as the lead in "The Go-Getters" in the Michael C. Martin film, reports Deadline. Apparently, she'll play Danneel Dobson, a struggling actress involved in a heist put together by two brothers Route 17 Entertainment's Matt Tauber, Damon Alexander, Jt Alexander and Andy Hyde produce "The Go-Getters." Interesting news since we just added an article about Malone's "Sucker Punch" co-star Abbie Cornish in talks to join the "Robocop" remake. Malone was in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize-nominated "For Ellen" drama alongside Paul Dano and Jon Heder. The actress is currently in post-production phase for "The Wait" helmed and scripted by M. Blash. That film also includes Chloë Sevigny, Luke Grimes, Devon Gearhart, Michael O'Keefe and Josh Hamilton.

Jena Malone has joined been cast as the lead in "The Go-Getters" in the Michael C. Martin film, reports Deadline. Apparently, she'll play Danneel Dobson, a struggling actress involved in a heist put together by two brothers Route 17 Entertainment's Matt Tauber, Damon Alexander, Jt Alexander and Andy Hyde produce "The Go-Getters." Interesting news since we just added an article about Malone's "Sucker Punch" co-star Abbie Cornish in talks to join the "Robocop" remake. Malone was in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize-nominated "For Ellen" drama alongside Paul Dano and Jon Heder. The actress is currently in post-production phase for "The Wait" helmed and scripted by M. Blash. That film also includes Chloë Sevigny, Luke Grimes, Devon Gearhart, Michael O'Keefe and Josh Hamilton.

Real life brothers turned actor-filmmakers JT Alexander and Damon Alexander have launched Route 17 Entertainment. The company, independently financed by venture capitalist Boone Hyde, is in pre-production on two features with first time directors. First up the brothers will star in The Go Getters , from Brooklyn's Finest scribe Michael C. Martin. Martin will also direct the dramatic thriller, which follows the lives Jake and Easton Brickhouse, lifelong criminals who maneuver through La's shady underbelly in search of wealth, love, and redemption. The Go Getters marks Martin.s feature film directorial debut. The Alexander brothers will then follow up with A River Between from .Prison Break. actor Lane Garrison. Garrison, who had a recurring role on the NBC series "The...

Justin Timberlake has nailed an individual award nomination thanks to his role in "The Social Network". On Wednesday, January 12, the singer who takes the role of Sean Parker in the drama film is announced as one of the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture nominees at the 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards.

In the category, the "SexyBack" hitmaker is facing some stiff competitions. The 29-year-old, who is up for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award, will battle "Brooklyn's Finest" actor Don Cheadle, "Takers" actor Idris Elba, "For Colored Girls" actor Michael Ealy and "Mother and Child" actor Samuel L. Jackson.

Dominating the movie field, in the meantime, was Tyler Perry. Two of the filmmaker's 2010 movies scored a combined total of 11 nominations. "For Colored Girls" nailed seven nods, while "Why Did I Get Married Too?" garnered four. Both are contenders for Outstanding...

The upcoming 42nd annual NAACP Image Awards are all about Tyler Perry. The nominations for the upcoming prize-giving show have been announced on January 12, and it was revealed that two of Perry's movies score 11 nominations in total.

"For Colored Girls" and "Why Did I Get Married Too?" nab 7 and 4 nods respectively, with both movies up against each other in Outstanding Motion Picture category. The other contenders for the coveted prize are "Just Wright", "The Book of Eli" and "The Kids Are All Right".

The follow-up to the 2007 drama comedy has its lead star Janet Jackson competing for Outstanding Actress prize, which is also vied by Halle Berry ("Frankie and Alice"), Kerry Washington ("Night Catches Us"), Queen Latifah ("Just Wright") and Zoe Saldana ("The Losers").

Additionally, four "For Colored Girls" stars which are Anika Noni Rose, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad and Whoopi Goldberg land Outstanding Supporting Actress nod. Meanwhile, the last...

The 42 annual NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced Wednesday (Jan. 12) by actresses Kimberly Elisa and Sanaa Lathan, rapper 50 Cent, singer Smokey Robinson and actors Columbus Short and Affion Crockett at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA.

ABC and NBC led the TV categories with 18 nominations each, followed by CBS and the Lifetime Movie Network with 10 apiece. "Grey's Anatomy" and "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" tied at five noms apiece, while "For Colored Girls" topped all other movies or TV series with seven nominations. Tyler Perry's film and television projects had a combined total of 20 nominations.

The entire list of nominees is as follows:

Television

Outstanding Comedy Series

• "30 Rock" (NBC)

• "Are We There Yet?" (TBS)

• "Glee" (Fox)

• "Modern Family" (ABC)

• "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• David Mann - "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (TBS)

• Dulé Hill - "Psych" (USA)

• Lavan Davis...

Behind stories of hard-boiled cops on the beat of gritty city streets can often be found a disheartening reality, in that the cops who patrol the streets might not be the most grounded people. Maybe they have as many skeletons in their closets as the crooks and criminals they pursue. Though not an original theme, Antoine Fuqua captures it incredibly well in Brooklyn's Finest

The story is focused on three different policemen, all of different divisions, but all are of the same breed. Richard Gere plays Eddie, a veteran cop still on the beat after 22-years, one week away from his pension. He has seen everything, and his complete apathy to do so much as stop a man from hitting his wife while out of his precinct illustrates his “bare minimum” approach of just getting the job done so he can retire and get his life together. You'll likely not...

Luke reviews Brooklyn’s Finest, a cop movie whose quality of direction makes up for its clichéd plot…

Heard the one about the dirty cop stealing money from the criminals he's meant to be locking up? You have? Okay, well how about the one with the cop who's got eight days to retirement? It could be seven, just to mix it up a little. That one too, huh? All right, last try: the undercover cop who's in so deep that he doesn't know where his loyalties lie anymore? Anyone?

Just to be clear, then, Brooklyn's Finest is a film about New York police officers that won't be all that unfamiliar to anyone who's seen a film about New York police officers before. If, as the saying goes, there are only seven original stories you can tell, Brooklyn's Finest does its best to cram as many of them as it can into its two hours.

This is the world we live in: any time you make a movie about morally conflicted cops battling charismatic drug dealers on violent city streets, you're going to draw comparisons to The Wire -- and almost inevitably, your movie will come up short. At times, Brooklyn's Finest is gleefully derivative, like the best of director Antoine Fuqua's work, but most of the time it just seems to be going through the melodramatic motions. It's a wonderfully stacked cast -- including three "Wire" regulars, Hassan Johnson, Michael K. Williams, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. -- but it's ultimately just nothing more than an okay cop movie. It has larger ambitions which it simply can't live up to. The first-time screenwriter, Michael C. Martin, described the compelling central kernel of the movie: "Police officers trying to do the right thing, but being told they...

I usually refrain from referencing other reviews in my own, but I happened to catch the Tomatometer reading for Brooklyn's Finest earlier today, and found myself dreading the prospect of screening the movie after I noticed it was somewhere in the 30s. Having seen the movie now, and not having had the benefit of reading the content of any of those reviews, I'm at something of a loss. As crime dramas go, Brooklyn's Finest is not exactly Heat, but it is a solid film, intense, well-acted, and as wide releases go in 2010, it's second to only Shutter Island for the year's best so far (not that the competition has been exactly fierce).

In fact, replace Denzell Washington's performance with almost anyone else's, and Brooklyn's Finest is a better film than Training Day, even if it does tread much of the same territory. It's certainly Antoine Fuqua's best work (again,...

Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle and Richard Gere in a top new cop flick.

Ethan Hawke in "Brooklyn's Finest"

Photo: Millennium Films

"Brooklyn's Finest" takes us back once more to Cop Land, where drug thugs fester and desperate lawmen fight to keep their heads above the slime. Director Antoine Fuqua has walked down these mean streets before, in the 2001 "Training Day." Here, he's relocated from L.A. to New York to tell a more complex tale; and while the movie is inevitably schematic in its interweaving of three different stories, it's a blistering piece of work.

Brooklyn's grim 65th Precinct appears to be populated exclusively by good guys, bad guys and the dead guys who got in their way. Like everyone else except the departed, narc-squad veteran Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) has heavy problems: a sick wife, five kids and twins on the way. Sal needs to move his family out...

According to the ads, the major selling point of Brooklyn's Finest is that it's from the director of Training Day. This is true! They are not lying about that. His name is Antoine Fuqua. He also directed Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, and Shooter, but never mind that. It's Training Day that Brooklyn's Finest most closely resembles, insofar as it's about rogue cops driven by personal agendas, and Ethan Hawke is involved.

What it also resembles, though, is a lot of other movies about rogue cops driven by personal agendas. Written by first-timer Michael C. Martin as an entry in a screenplay contest (here's a New York Times story about him), the film makes almost no effort to stand apart from its genre brethren, but it does benefit from solid casting and Fuqua's gritty, no-nonsense style. It even benefits a little from Ethan Hawke, which is somewhat rare these days.

Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke in Brooklyn's Finest

Photo: Overture Films Brooklyn's Finest is an immensely frustrating film. While it never does anything to set itself apart from so many other cop dramas you've seen involving dirty cops, the lack of pay for their public service and the overall effect dealing with the scum of the Earth can do to a person, it actually does a decent job building up a group of characters that represent these certain aspects of the profession. And then it throws it all away in an ending that was too long in the coming to begin with and made it even worse by just giving up on everything it had developed to that point.

After directing the Oscar-winning Training Day in 2001 it seems Antoine Fuqua can't find his footing and while Brooklyn's Finest serves as a return to similar territory, it doesn't come close to living up to its predecessor.

"Brooklyn's Finest" has a buffet of new images on offer. The crime thriller is helmed by Antoine Fuqua from the screenplay by Michael C. Martin. Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, Jesse Williams, Lili Taylor, Will Patton, Brian D. O'Byrne and Vincent D'Onofrio star. It's good to Wesley Snipes back on the big screen again. Hopefully, this marks a solid return for the actor. In the course of one chaotic week, the lives of three conflicted New York City police officers are dramatically transformed by their involvement in a massive drug operation in Brooklyn’s Finest, a searing new crime drama from acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). Burned out veteran Eddie Dugan (Golden Globe®-winner Richard Gere) is just one week away from his pension and a fishing cabin in Connecticut. Narcotics officer Sal Procida (Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke) has discovered there’s no line...

For screenwriter Michael C. Martin's first produced script Brooklyn's Finest, he got quite the casting jackpot. The intertwining tale of Brooklyn cops lured in Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Wesley Snipes (!!), not to mention more familiar faces like Will Patton, Ellen Barkin, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio and that guy who's on "FlashForward." The movie comes from Antoine Fuqua, who seems to be evading Director Jail since Training Day (despite King Arthur and Shooter)....

Premieres

To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, this section offers the latest work from American and international directors and world premieres of highly anticipated films.

Adventureland / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Greg Mottola)

In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader. World premiere

Brooklyn's Finest / U.S. (Director: Antoine Fuqua; screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)

After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin. World premiere

Earth Days / U.S. (Director: Robert Stone)

The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World premiere, closing-night film

Endgame / U.K. (Director: Pete Travis; screenwriter: Paula Milne)

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• Cut down from 24 down to 16 and with less studio content means more films up for sale. Let the buzz begin. Among the must sees: the sombre debut from scribe Oren Moverman (The Messenger), the long awaited debut of Gregor Jordan's The Informers and you'll be surprised by what Killer Films' Katherine Dieckmann's Motherhood might have in store. Films screening in Premieres are: 500 Days of Summer / USA. (Director: Marc Webb; Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber)—When an unlucky greeting card copywriter is dumped by his girlfriend, the hopeless romantic shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days 'together' in hopes of figuring out where things went wrong. Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. World Premiere Adventureland / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Greg Mottola)—In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world.

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• Call it reverse psychology or just smart business practices, but after last year’s examples of big, un-bought films grabbing the headlines, and then fizzling out in full view of journos and buyers alike with no way to get rid of the negative stench in the air, it appears that the new trend is to go into Sundance with no buzz at all. THR reports that sellers might come into the festival and keep the expectations low. Here are some titles that we might see…. An EducationWritten by Nick Hornby and helmed by Lone Scherfig, this is an adapted the screenplay from a memoir by Lynn Barber. The story of a 17-year-old girl living in the quiet London suburbs. As the swinging '60s culture emerges, her world turns upside down after she meets a 35-year-old sportscar-driving Brit (Sarsgaard). He courts her with chic dinners, clubs and foreign trips,

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