Bless Me, Ultima

Carl Franklin

Based on the novel by acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima is a turbulent coming of age story about Antonio Marez (Luke Gonfalon), a young boy growing up in New Mexico during World War II. When a mysterious curandera named Ultima (Miriam Colon) comes to live with his family, she teaches him about the power of the spiritual world. As their relationship grows, Antonio begins to question the strict Catholic doctrine that he has been taught by his parents (Dolores Heredia & Benito Martinez). Through a series of mysterious and at times terrifying events Antonio must grapple with questions about his own destiny, and the relationship between good vs. evil and ultimately how to reconcile Ultima’s powers with those of the God of his church.


Devil In a Blue Dress

Carl Franklin

Denzel Washington turns up the heat as a L.A. private eye in this steamy mystery from executive producers Jonathan Demme and Edward Saxon and director Carl Franklin. Washington stars as Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, a decorated war hero who returns home to the segregation of post-war America. Forced to accept an under-the-table job finding a missing socialite, Easy is caught between the white power elite and the vibrant black community of Central Avenue. And as soon as Easy and his trigger-happy friend Mouse (Don Cheadle, in a star-making performance) find the mysterious Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals), trouble follows.


One False Move

Carl Franklin

When a popular but small town sheriff in Arkansas, who dreams of being a "real" city cop, finally gets the action he's been craving, it may be more than he bargained for. After two ruthless drug dealers, Ray (Billy Bob Thornton) and Pluto (Michael Beach), commit a brutal mass murder in Los Angeles, they flee with their beautiful accomplice, Fantasia (Cynda Williams), to her hometown of Star City, Arkansas. But waiting for them there are two cynical L.A. cops and the eager sheriff, Dale "Hurricane" Dixon (Bill Paxton). Having waited all his life for a major bust, Hurricane is more than ready. But when Fantasia arrives ahead of the gunmen, she brings with her a shattering secret from Hurricane's own past. And now he must decide how to confront his future.


High Crimes

Carl Franklin

Ashley Judd stars as Claire Kubik, a high-powered attorney whose perfect life comes crashing down when her husband is charged with murder by a military court. Enlisting the aid of a shrewd military lawyer (Morgan Freeman), Claire will risk her career, and even her life, to find the truth in this gripping thriller.


Out of Time

Carl Franklin

Matt Lee Whitlock is chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida. He's respected by his peers and loved by his community. But when Banyan Key is shocked by a double homicide, everything Matt Lee thought he knew starts to unravel, and he finds himself in a race against time to solve the murders before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.