Growing Op is about a teenager (Yaffee) who’s been home schooled his entire life who wants to just have a normal high school experience at the local suburban school. The problem with this is hiding his hippie, pot growing parents and their lifestyle from the rest of the world. While setting out to become more normal he falls for the neighbor girl Crystal (Blanchard; Snakes on a Plane). Meanwhile the cool kids at school are trying to destroy him.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory is the final film in a trilogy that has gone on for almost 20 years by Bruce Sinofsky and Joe Berlinger. Paradise Lost – The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
X (also known as Exit: A Night From Hell) is a story of one escort, Holly (Bianca), who’s about to retire and start a new life in Paris, and another prostitute, Shay (Lawrence), who’s starting her first night on the job. The two meet up for a job that unfortunately goes bad and leaves both of them running for their lives.
Sleeping Beauty is about Lucy (Browning; Sucker Punch), a promiscuous & sexually adventurous girl with a troubled past who is currently doing whatever she can to make ends meet (waitressing, doing medical trials) when she comes upon an ad for an unusual escort agency. She starts out as a high class waitress, who happens to do the job in her underwear, and then moves on to being anesthetized and put to sleep while men do whatever they want to her (except have sex with her). The film is both written and directed by Australian author Julia Leigh.
When you think of music and film, particularly rock music, the first name you probably think of is Cameron Crowe. His films capture musical moments and how important it is in our lives in a very special way. So when it came time to celebrate Pearl Jam, a band that appeared in one of his early movies (Singles), he was the perfect person to put a documentary about them together. And that’s what he did with Pearl Jam Twenty. The 2 hour long documentary is comprised of modern day interviews with the band and ultra rare footage from throughout their 20 year career together.
Swinging With The Finkels is about a married couple (Moore and Freeman) in London who are getting bored of each other. They’re finding married life isn’t as exciting as they’d expected. Looking to add some spice to their marriage they decide to try out swinging with another couple.
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth is a documentary from James Moll following the band from their creation all the way up to the recording of their latest album, Wasting Light. It uses both current interviews and archival footage as well as newer footage to tell the story of the band and the drama that’s often surrounded them.
Garden Party is about a group of Los Angelinos who’s lives are tangled with each other. Most of them center around Sally (Shaw), a drug dealing real estate agent and former nude model. She’s in a weird relationship with Todd (Gunn; Dark Angel), takes the young April (Holland; The O.C.) under her wing, and bosses around her assistant. There’s also the story of a young homeless musician in there.
Hit So Hard: The Life and Near Death Story of Patty Schemel is a documentary about rock drummer Patty Schemel’s battle with addiction and her rise to fame with the band Hole and her consequent fall. It’s told using a lot of archival footage Patty herself shot on Hi-8 (it’s what they used to use in video cameras, kids) or had shot for her during her time with Hole and includes things like never before seen footage of her and close friend Kurt Cobain. The film is fleshed out using modern day interviews with people who know Patty, including all of her former Hole band mates.
Punching The Clown is about comedic songwriter Henry Philips (played by Henry Philips) who comes to L.A. to try and jump start his career. He winds up getting mistaken for someone else and signed to a record deal but just as everything is starting to go well, another miscommunication rips it all away.