American Underdog

The conflict between Dole Food Company and Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten unfolds dramatically in the documentary "BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!" as the corporation attempts to suppress Gertten's earlier film, "BANANAS!"—chronicling Nicaraguan workers' lawsuit against Dole. Initially selected for the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, "BANANA...

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Fredrik Gertten

Cast

Alex Rivera, David Magdael, Bart Simpson

On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food restaurant, manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee has stolen money from a customer.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Craig Zobel

Cast

Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy

From her on-screen triumphs to her off-screen tribulations, this biopic focuses on the captivating life and career of actress Romy Schneider.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Torsten C. Fischer

Cast

Jessica Schwarz, Thomas Kretschmann, Guillaume Delorme

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away,...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Ben Lewin

Cast

John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy

A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Mark Robson

Cast

Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy