Austenland
is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes, a seemingly normal
young woman with a secret: her obsession with Mr. Darcy-as played by Colin
Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice-is ruining her love life; no
real man can compare. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip
to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane's fantasies of
meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she
ever could have imagined.
A life
crisis causes a socialite to head to San Francisco, where she reconnects with
her sister.
What
happens when an industry has too much power? Greedy Lying Bastards presents
a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the
fossil fuel industry. From the Gulf Coast to the tiny nation of Tuvalu, from
Nigeria and Uganda to Peru and Alaska, filmmaker and political activist Craig
Rosebraugh documents the impact of an industry that has continually put profits
before people, waged a campaign of lies designed to thwart measures to combat
climate change, used its clout to minimize infringing regulations and
undermined the political process in the U.S. and abroad. This in-depth
investigation into the industry spanned five continents and nine countries. Greedy Lying Bastards is
the disturbing and revealing portrait of what was uncovered on this journey, a
tale of devastating consequences. By interweaving the stories of the victims of
the Gulf oil spill and the global climate crisis with a look at the practices
of fossil fuel companies and the climate change deniers they support, the film
lays bare the industry's deliberate pattern of irresponsibility.
Musicwood
is a modern twist on a classic story; an urgent battle between the white man
and Native Americans, where age-old land disputes upend our simplistic view of
the past. The Musicwood documentary follows Bob Taylor (Taylor Guitars), Chris
Martin (Martin Guitars), and Dave Berryman of Gibson Guitars - as they unite as
a group, drop their competitive differences and travel together into the heart
of the largest coastal temperate rain forest in the world. They have to
negotiate with Native American loggers to save the centuries old Sitka Spruce
trees, before it's too late. The film documents the guitar-makers' struggle to
build a relationship with the Native Americans that acknowledges the injustices
of their past but fights to preserve the forest for our future. Featuring The
Antlers, Steve Earle, Kaki King, Lambchop, Turin Brakes, and Yo La Tengo.
A look at
the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for
The New Yorker on the war crimes trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
A Boston
man kidnaps the person he suspects is behind the disappearance of his young
daughter and her best friend.
