AFM 2015 line up for House of Film

SHARKSKIN

If they made a movie of The Sopranos and mixed it with The Godfather, SHARKSKIN would be it!

"Delightfully entertaining, suspenseful and funny!" -- Hille Karm, Film Critic

Sharkskin's story tells the tales of tailor Mike Esposito and his unexpected relationship with neighborhood crime boss "Fat Angelo" Piano. To make Piano a special suit, Mike has to give up his morals and principles to do it.

Chided by his son, Sammy, Mike finally has to confront Don Piano, his wife, Lilly and his own ethics to extricate himself and his family from the clutches of the mafia.

STARS:

John Aprea - The Godfather 2, The Sopranos

David Proval - The Sopranos, The Shawshank Redemption

John Capodice - Wall Street, Independence Day, Speed

Robert Costanzo - Total Recall, Saturday Night Fever, Die Hard 2

Don Calfa - Weekend at Bernies, Bugsy, New York, New York

Carmen Argenziano - The Godfather 2, Swordfish, The Accused

GENRE: Comedy / Crime

USA

98 minutes

4k Delivery, English

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LEOPARD

Inspired by John Steinbeck's

'East of Eden'

The dark and mysterious LEOPARD centers around two disconnected brothers Tom and Jack, who are ostracized by the small village community surrounding them. 

Jack returns after 5 years with the sudden and unexplained death of their father and the brothers are immediately at odds with one another.  Jack's presence pushing Tom's loner mentality into a dangerous psychosis and opening an old wound with the locals as to why he originally left. 

Things take a surreal turn when they find a girl apparently left for dead in the moors and Tom becomes wildly obsessed with looking after her. 

What follows is beautiful, tragic and bizarre, as the brothers search for a resolution to their past and their relationship to one another in this mesmerizing tale of love, violence and redemption.

Starring:

Tom Hopper - Merlin. Starzz Black Sails. Northmen  

Eoin Macken - Merlin. NBC's The Nightshift. Killing Jesus

Jack Reynor - Transformers 4. Macbeth. The Jungle Book

Rebecca Night - Starlings. Dartmoor Killing

Melia Kreiling - Deus Ex Machina. Guardians of the Galaxy

Helen Pearson - Hollyoaks

Liam Carney - Gangs of New York. The Commitments. 

GENRE : Thriller

89 minutes

HD, English

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A SPELL ON YOU

Better than Bridget Jones Diaries

A SPELL ON YOU follows the story of a young woman trying desperately to manifest love, navigating the pitfalls of growing-up and hoping to find HIM along the way.

This masterful film sits somewhere between Downton Abbey and Bridget Jones Diary.

Becky has recently finished university and is working a dead-end office job. Why can't she find the man of her dreams> Recognizing her match proves tricky when she in't altogether sure who she is. The quest seems as mystifying as pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

This big-hearted romantic comedy gives us a peek into the millennial generation's search for love. They don't walk are in are along the Seine in perfectly cut trench coats. They don't hold tight to a handsome man on the back of a Vespa. They drink far too much, dance ironically in circles, and snog their friends.

Growing up is not for the faint of heart.

'A SPELL ON YOU' is a film for the funny, ugly, and most importantly the magical in us all.

-Such a relatable film for so many people right now.

BBC, Radio One

-One of the most deceptively important British movies for a long time. 

Glamour Magazine

GENRE: Romantic Comedy

UK

90 minutes

4K, HD, English

UK Theatrical release

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THE OTHER BARRIO

Reminiscent of Polanski's 'Chinatown' 

This socially impactful film noir is based on true events, about housing inspector Roberto Morales who investigates the suspicious circumstances of a fatal fire in a residential hotel in San Francisco's rapidly gentrifying Latino Mission District and finds himself face to face with murder in the streets, corruption at City Hall and the mysterious Sofia Nido, a beautiful but dangerous flame from his past.

This stunningly filmed and superbly directed thriller deals with a hot, current topic millions will relate to: the gentrification of low-income ethnic neighborhoods which makes the movie extremely timely.

The screenplay was written by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia. 

Starring: Richard Montoya (Falling Down, Nacho Libre)

The movie has just entered the festival circuit and already won Outstanding NorCal Feature at the Sacramento International Film Festival  

Available for 4K delivery 

GENRE 

Film Noir, Thriller / Crime

91 minutes

4K, HD USA English

The Other Barrio Trailer

Paranoid Girls Trailer

LEA: LIGHT ENGINEERING ANDROID

A ruthless scientist, Cal Zimmerman, is being interrogated about an experiment that he performed two years ago. During the same period, Abel, a depressed workaholic in a science research lab, who had lost his wife and only daughter in a fatal accident, discovers the clone of his daughter in his house... 

LEA is a mind-bending, suspenseful journey into the near future, where clones and androids will be living among us...

Sci-Fi / Fantasy/ Suspense 101 min 

French with English subtitles HD 2014

LEA Trailer

INHERITANCE, ITALIAN STYLE

Passions rise, emotions collide and skeletons creep out of the closets when five sisters return to their family villa in Sicily to divide up art and furniture. Comic situations escalate as the eccentric characters of this dysfunctional family loosen up under the influence of cascading Italian wine.

Things go from bad to worse and then all hell breaks loose as the sisters make a series of bad decisions, leading to the ultimate tumultuous conclusion.

Whimsical. Funny. Feel-good entertainment Italian style.

GENRE

Comedy

DIRECTOR 

Doug Bremner

104 minutes / HD / English

Inheritance, Italian Style Trailer

CHRISTMAS IN HOLLYWOOD

"A Boy, a Pirate and an Elf save Christmas"

A delightfully heartwarming and charming Christmas movie centering around the life of an Asian American family in Hollywood.

Charlie, a young boy from China travels all the way from Shanghai to find his father's restaurant in Hollywood is in trouble. He must convince 3 people to believe in the Spirit of Christmas in order to save his family's dream. 

This Multi-Award Winning, Family Christmas Comedy will bring your entire family together and includes musical numbers with Bertie Higgins, the beloved US recording artist and concert performer in all the Pacific Rim countries, most notably mainland China.He is best known for his multiple platinum hits,"Casablanca" and "Key Largo".  

4k delivery and a Mandarin Chinese version are available! 

GENRE 

Family / Christmas movie 

84 minutes

English / HD, 4K / US / 2014

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WALTER & TANDOORI'S CHRISTMAS

An Ecological Animation Film

The First "Multi-platform" Property on the Topic of the Environment

It is just before Christmas in the village of Hart's Landing and an ominous shadow threatens to cast darkness over the tiny town. A wealthy businessman without scruples, is building a gigantic Department Store smack in the middle of the village. With a thousand tricks up his sleeve, nothing appears to be able to stop him. Buy, Buy, always Buy seems to be his favorite refrain. 

Walter and Tandoori are quick to realize the underhanded and unsound nature of this venture! Indeed, nothing seems to go right any longer: deterioration of water and air quality, sudden changes in behavior of citizens for the worse! 

The challenge that awaits our hero is immense and the clock is ticking.  Walter must restore the peace and harmony of village life to Hart's Landing in time for Christmas. 

GENRE 

Animated Feature, Family / Christmas

81 minutes

HD, 3D, Canada, English, Spanish, French & Portuguese versions

Walter & Tandoori's Christmas Trailer

For your consideration: NILOYA, the award winning animated children series in 3D (52 x 6 min)   

The Family and Children Media Ethics AWARD Winner NILOYA is becoming a global phenomenon. The YouTube channel exceeded  260 MILLION views in only 18 months.  

Clean, inspiring, stylish and utterly charming!

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