Death on the Border

Wendy Wilkins

Maddy, an ex cop, leaves an abusive relationship with a dirty detective who is helping move sex trafficked girls coming over the Mexican border. When attempting to save a truck load before 'disappearing forever', everything goes horribly wrong and takes on her on a path that completely changes everything.


Bitcon

Matt Osterman

A reformed criminal and an enterprising young woman are forced back into the underground when a hard drive containing $600k in Bitcoin goes missing and its value begins to skyrocket.


Private Property

Chadd Harbold

This tense and gripping neo-noir thriller walks the fine line between reality and deception. Stuck in a marriage to a rich Hollywood producer (Jay Pharoah, "SNL"), struggling actress Kathryn (Ashley Benson) finds herself attracted to her new gardener Ben (Shiloh Fernandez). The next day, they meet Ed (Frank Whaley), an eccentric millionaire who just moved in next door, and their BBQ turns into a drunken party. Kathryn awakens to discover that Ben and Ed have been hiding secrets, and that her home—and life—may now be in grave danger.


A Midnight Clear

Keith Gordon

In the midst of WW2, US GIs hold an isolated cabin in the Ardennes against a handful of Germans cut off from their main force. Combat-weary and short of rations, both sides are determined to survive.


Went To Coney Island On a Mission From God...Be Back By Five

Richard Schenkman

As kids, Daniel (Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"), Stan (Rick Stear, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer") and Richie (Rafael Báez, Shanghai Noon) were inseparable... the best of friends. But as they grew up, they grew apart, and now Richie has gone missing, sending Daniel and Stan on a wintry trek to Coney Island to find their long lost friend.


Warning Shot

Dustin Fairbanks

Audrey (Tammy Blanchard), a single mother to daughter, Cheyenne (OnataAprile), is trapped in a constant struggle to make ends meet. When her grandfather passes away, she inherits the family's farmhouse, for which the lucrative water rights are coveted by Calvin (Bruce Dern) -- a longtime business rival of Audrey's grandfather. Calvin's own grandson, Bobby (David Spade), is on a mission to prove that he can take on the family business, and decides to take matters into his own hands by hiring the mentally unstable Rainy (Guillermo Diaz) and drug-addicted Jawari (Dwight Henry) to intimidate Audrey and Cheyenne into giving up the property. Once Bobby's goons realize Audrey does not intend to go quietly, the situation quickly spirals out of control. In this 86 minutes high stake thriller, marking David Spade's first dramatic role, we witness the strength of a mother doing everything within her power to protect her young daughter.


Cold Moon

Griff Furst

In a sleepy southern town, the Larkin family suffers a terrible tragedy. Now the Larkin’s are about to endure another: Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror. . . And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance. Cold Moon is a supernatural crime thriller that follows the story of Nathan Redfield (Josh Stewart), an arrogant man of great wealth who’s either lost his mind or is being tormented by forces real or imaginary. With a compelling central performance from Stewart, and a strikingly harrowing hybrid electronic score by Nathan Furst (Need for Speed, Act of Valor), Cold Moon is a sharp supernatural crime thriller from Griff Furst (whose Starve premiered at Stiges in 2014). The film also stars Academy Award nominee Candy Clark, Robbie Kay, Frank Whaley, Rachel Brooke Smith, and Christopher Lloyd.


New York City Serenade

Frank Whaley

Owen is an aspiring filmmaker with a dead-end job and a feautiful fiance. Ray is a failing drummer with charm to spare and going nowhere fast. But can these lifetime best friends and diehard New Yorkers stumble their way into adult responsibility without totally wrecking each other's lives?


When Trumpets Fade

John Irvin

In the winter of 1944, the bloodiest battle of WWII was fought in the Hurtgen forest near the German border. Ron Eldard (TV's Justified) heads a cast of extraordinary young actors in the story of one American soldier caught in the violence whose desperate struggle to survive brings into sharp relief the meaning of bravery and morality during war. With Zak Orth, Dylan Bruno, Martin Donovan and Dwight Yoakam. Directed by John Irvin; written by W.W. Vought.


Career Opportunities

Bryan Gordon

The town con and the town beauty team up to outwit a half-wit pair of would-be burglars in this hilarious comedy from John Hughes. Frank Whaley stars as Jim Dodge, a smooth-talking small-town guy with a knack for putting up a front -but no talent for holding down a job. But Jim's life suddenly takes a turn for the fantastic when he finds himself locked inside the local department store one night with Josie McClellan (Jennifer Connelly), the daughter of the town's wealthiest citizen. And when this unlikely pair is treated to a surprise visit from two bargain-hunting burglars (Dermot Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney), the laughs keep escalating in this delightfully entertaining look at small-town America.


The Desperate Trail

P.J. Pesce

Sarah O'Rourke is a tough-minded woman who made the mistake of marrying a violent, abusive man. The chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives pursued by a marshal.


Swing Kids

Thomas Carter

It's 1939 and Nazi Germany has declared war on freedom, demanding conformity from its youth. But a group calling themselves SWING KIDS rebel with their "swing" music from America and dare to stand up against the powerful forces around them. Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale deliver gripping performances as two friends who must choose between their individual freedom or loyalty to the murderous Third Reich. Also featuring Barbara Hershey, SWING KIDS is an inspirational and powerful story about finding the courage to fight for what you believe in!


The Winner

Alex Cox

A naive gambler (D'Onofrio) on an uncanny winning streak attracts the attention of a calculating casino owner (Lindo), a sexy showgirl (DeMornay) and a trio of low life hustlers (led by Whaley), who each have their own greedy plans for the walking jackpot. But his luck may be sort-lived. When his ex-con brother (Madsen) shows up at his doorstep with a dead body, the naive "winner" is unwittingly thrust into a high-stakes game of murder in this offbeat, Pulp fiction-esque action-thriller.


The Doors

Oliver Stone

Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer), one of the most sensual and exciting figures in the history of rock and roll, explodes on the screen in "The Doors", the electrifying movie about a time called the sixties and a legendary outlaw who rocked America's consciousness – forever. Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon, and Billy Idol also star.


Joe the King

Frank Whaley

Actor Frank Whaley (SWIMMING WITH SHARKS) makes his writing/directing debut with this unflinching, loosely autobiographical look at Joe Henry (Noah Fleiss), a sensitive but tough working class kid who struggles valiantly to survive the colossal road blocks fate has placed in his path. The star-studded cast features Val Kilmer as Joe's drunken, abusive father, John Leguizamo as a cynical busboy at the local greasy spoon, Karen Young as Joe's burnt-out mom and Ethan Hawke as his inept guidance counselor. With shattering honesty and unforgettable characters, JOE THE KING will command a permanent place in your heart.


The Freshman (1990)

Andrew Bergman

Marlon Brando triumphs in his first starring role in ten years as Carmine Sabatini, a powerful New York importer. Matthew Broderick co-stars as Clark Kellogg, a naive film student who accepts a job working for Sabatini. As if trapped in a comic nightmare, Clark finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into an ingenious scam involving an endangered Komodo Dragon, Sabatini's daughter, Bert Parks and a group of very hungry eccentrics. But when the FBI asks Clark to snitch on his colorful employer, he discovers a strange loyalty to this fatherly figure. Written and directed by Andrew Bergman, creator of The In-laws.


The Cell 2

Tim Iacofano

The Cusp is a serial killer who kills his victims and then brings them back to life; over and over again; until they beg to die! Maya (Tessie Santiago TV's "Queen of Swords," "The Way Back Home") is a psychic investigator who gained her powers after a 1 year coma after she was the Cusp's first victim! Now the Cusp Killer is back and Maya has little time to do what she has never done before, go into the mind of a killer unprotected, and save his latest victim. Also starring Frank Whaley ("Pulp Fiction," "World Trade Center").


Field of Dreams

Phil Alden Robinson

"If you build it, he will come." With these words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife Annie (Amy Madigan), Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true. Along the way he meets reclusive activist Terence Mann (James Earl Jones), the mysterious “Doc” Graham (Burt Lancaster) and even the legendary “Shoeless Joe” Jackson (Ray Liotta). A heartwarming experience that has moved critics and audiences like no other film of this generation, Field of Dreams is a glowing tribute to all who dare to dream.


Born On the Fourth of July

Oliver Stone

Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award®-winning masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.


Vacancy

Nimrod Antal

A suspenseful, classic thriller, in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock, starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, that will keep you on the edge of your seat and your heart pounding! When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around, with only the TV to entertain them... until they discover that the low-budget slasher videos they find in their room were all filmed in the very room they're sitting in. With hidden cameras now aimed at them... trapping them in rooms, crawlspaces, underground tunnels... and filming their every move, David and Amy must struggle to get out alive before whomever is watching them can finish their latest masterpiece.