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| Cannes 2009 Lineup We are extremely pleased to present our current Cannes 2009 lineup within our three labels; Arclight Films, Darclight Films and Easternlight Films. We look forward to meeting with you, so if you would like to schedule a meeting with either Gary Hamilton, Pascal Borno, Chris Perry, Ying Ye or Harry Avramidis to discuss any of our titles, please contact Faisal Toor at faisal@arclightfilms.com. We will be situated at Lerins S3 (Riveria 2nd Floor), +33 (0)4 92 99 33 42 and we look forward to seeing you there!  Download our complete Cannes 2009 screening schedule (MS Word format, 42kb) |
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Getaway driver SCALPEL is the best in the business. A former NYC cabbie
and test driver for Lamborghini, behind a wheel he can slice through
streets with surgical precision, a skill that's tested to the limit when he
signs up for a heist that goes awry. Barely escaping the clutches of the law following an epic, tire melting pursuit, Scalpel promises his teenage daughter SAMANTHA that he's retired, much to the chagrin of his arch nemesis RAY, a crooked cop with one obsession: taking the top wheelman in town down. When sexy, mysterious DAISY offers Scalpel a job taking her billionaire father for an illegal but highly lucrative joyride, Scalpel resists the temptation until Ray tries to get to him by terrorizing Samantha. Realizing the only way to escape Ray is to leave town forever, Scalpel accepts Daisy's offer. It's the only way to raise the stake to leave, even though he knows she isn't who she claims to be. In fact, Daisy is working for Ray and the job is a frame up, but running out of choices and time there's only one option left for Scalpel... To square off with Ray for a showdown on wheels. Director: John McTiernan (DIE HARD, HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER) Cast: TBA Writer: Scott Reynolds Producers: Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy |
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The first William Tell story on the big screen! In a village high in the Swiss Alps, proud master archer and former hero of the King's wars William TELL peacefully farms his land with his adoring wife ZORA and three young sons WALTER, VILMOS and JARROD. Then their idyllic life is shattered by the arrival of a tyrannical tax collector, GESSLER. When Tell refuses to bow to Gessler's cruel whims the tax collector decides to make an example of him. He arrests Tell and his family and refuses to release them unless... Tell shoots an apple from his son's head with his lethal crossbow. With no choice Tell is forced to confront a father's nightmare, to risk his children's lives in order to save them. Regardless, even after accomplishing the perilous task Gessler goes back on his word and Tell is sent to prison while Gessler rallies every sinister means in his power to coerce Zora to marry him. However with his family at stake Tell isn't one to accept defeat no matter the odds. Escaping his captors Tell embarks on a mission to rescue his family, and on that mission discovers there's only way he and his family will ever truly be free - by liberating his home from the tyranny of Gessler forever. Director: Nick Hurran Cast: Jim Caviezel (THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST) Writers: Scott Reynolds, Nick Hurran Producers: Todd Moyer, Alison Semenza |
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While investigating the disappearance of his son, a detective uncovers the
shocking secret behind the mystery of a boy buried alive fifty years
earlier. Director: Anders Anderson Cast: Josh Lucas (POSEIDON, HULK), Jon Hamm (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, MAD MEN), Rhona Mitra (UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS), James Van Der Beek Writer: Glenn Taranto Producers: Anders Anderson, Andy Steinman, Bart Rosenblatt, Al Corley, Eugene Musso WORLD PREMIERE:  Screening 1: 16th May, 11.30am, Gray 2Screening 2: 20th May, 3.30pm, Gray 4Screening 3: 21st May, 3.30pm, Palais D |
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A daredevil courier, the one man who's never missed a drop, takes on a delivery to the King of the Underworld, the one man who's never been found. Director: Russell Mulcahy (HIGHLANDER, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION) Cast: TBA Writers: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas (2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, 3:10 TO YUMA, WANTED) |
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A quirky, small town ensemble drama that explores the lives of two interconnected families coming to terms with love in the face of loss. Director: Mary Stuart Masterson Cast: Kristen Stewart (TWILIGHT), Aaron Stanford, Bruce Dern, Elizabeth Ashley, Jayce Bartok Writer: Jayce Bartok Producers: Allen Bain, Jesse Scolaro, Darren Goldberg, Mary Stuart Masterson, Elisa Pugliese |
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During WW1, an aristocrat's skill in the skies transforms him from hero to legend. Writer / Director: Nikolai Mullerschoen Cast: Matthias Schweighofer, Til Schweiger, Joseph Fiennes, Lena Headey Producers: Dan Maag, Thomas Reisser, Nikolai Mullerschoen |
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When a tribal king from the past is possessed by a mischievous spirit, he and his medicine man travel through time to the present to find the cure. Director: Gray Hofmeyr Cast: Leon Schuster, Leeanda Reddy, Tongayi Chirisa, Kaseran Pillay Writers: Leon Schuster, Gray Hofmeyr Producers: Anant Singh, Helena Spring | ||||||
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In a sleepy coastal resort community, shoppers at an underground supermarket find themselves terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs... A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped inside a flooded supermarket with an armed maniac and rushing water threatening to entomb them all in a watery grave, the imprisoned band of survivors discover they're not alone. The tsunami has brought some unwanted visitors from the depths. As the waters rise they must overcome not only the threat of drowning, but another threat, just as deadly and far more bloodthirsty... packs of hungry tiger sharks. Writer / Director: Russell Mulcahy (HIGHLANDER, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION) Cast: TBA Producers: Gary Hamilton, Richard Stewart, Grant Bradley |
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When a rookie pilot and her friends lose control of their plane as a result of freak mechanical failure, they discover themselves plummeting through the sky besieged by a mysterious, malevolent force. Director: Kaare Andrews Cast: Jessica Lowndes (BEVERLY HILLS 90210), Julianna Guill, Ryan Donowho, Jake Weary, Landon Liboiron Writer: Paul Birkett Producer: Ian Burkett |
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A young American businessman, caught in the Shadow World between life and death after losing his wife and son in a horrible accident, seeks to reunite his spirit and body or risk losing his life. Writer / Director: John Penney Cast: Cary Elwes (SAW, THE PRINCESS BRIDE), Ploy Jindachot, Paula Taylor Producers: Jon Karas, Ryuhei Kitamura, Mark Lane |
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A young professor falls under the spell of a mysterious woman who's discovered the secret of immortality. Director: Michael Staininger Writers: John Shirley (Screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe ("Ligeia") Cast: Wes Bentley (AMERICAN BEAUTY, GHOST RIDER), Kaitlin Doubleday, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Mackenzie Rosman, Sofya Skya, Michael Madsen, Eric Roberts Producer: Jeff Most WORLD PREMIERE: Screening 1: 14th May, 10pm, Palais DScreening 2: 18th May, 4pm, Gray 3Screening 3: 20th May, 12pm (Noon), Palais E | ||||||
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A family of a drowned girl experience visitations from her ghost, and upon investigating discover the terrifying truth of her secret life. Writer / Director: Joel Anderson Cast: Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker, Steve Jodrell Producers: Bill Coleman, Gilbert George, Robert George, Georgie Nevile, David Rapsey |
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The Objective tells the gripping story of a group of Special Ops Reservists on a mission in the hostile terrain of Afghanistan. While on their mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern "Bermuda Triangle" of ancient evil. Director Daniel Myrick, yet again, breaks new ground in modern cinema, setting a horror film in a landscape that leaps right out of today's headlines and by taking a group of men armed for combat and stripping them to the core of their most primal instincts. The Objective is set to be yet another horror masterpiece that will ignite the world. Director: Daniel Myrick Cast: Jonas Ball, Matt Anderson, Jon Huertas, Jeff Prewett, Sam Hunter Writers: Daniel Myrick, Wes Clark Producers: Jeremy Wall, Zev Guber |
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For a fearless teenage girl the path of sacrifice becomes the road to glory transforming her from warrior to leader, and from leader to legend Director: Chuck Russell Cast: TBA Writer: Iris Rey Producers: Steve Waterman, Mark Philips, Christopher Brough Executive Producer: Ying Ye |
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During the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Jinyiwei, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans. Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades, eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade being reserved for suicide when a mission failed. Above the law, with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch JIA, the best of the Jinyiwei, QINGLONG and XUANWU, are assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Qinglong is betrayed by Xuanwu and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei. Easternlight Films is proud to be in business again with Susanna Tsang's and Daniel Lee's Visualizer Film Production Company and is delighted to announce their thrilling new film, 14 BLADES. Director: Daniel Lee Cast: Donnie Yen, Wei Zhao, Chun Wu Writers: Daniel Lee, Abe Kwong Producer: Susanna Tsang |
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A gifted martial artist becomes embroiled in an underground gambling
operation that pits fighters against each other to the death. Director: Xiong Xin Xin Cast: Jaing Lu Xia, Eddie Siu Fai, Zhang Yee Shan, Sam Lee, Kane Kosugi, Möller Writer: Chan Wing Sun Producers: Joe Ma Wai Ho, Chan Shu Chi |
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A gifted but underachieving martial artist takes on the best fighters in the land to qualify for the Olympic games in order to win the heart of a champion runner. Director: Siuming Tsui Cast: Dicky Cheung, Xie Miao, Priscilla Wong, Debbie Goh Writers: Siuming Tsui, Fong Sai Keung Producers: Siuming Tsui, Amy Li, Tom Cheung |
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When a murder victim is discovered on an island, a local cop teams up with a mysterious traveler to take on gangsters who come looking for the victim's killer. Directors: Chung Chi Li, Jing Wu Cast: Jing Wu, Alex Fong, Celina Jade Writer: Fung Chi Keung Producer: Paco Wong |
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Managing Director gary@arclightfilms.com +1 917 826 2113 Pascal Borno President, Sales & Acquisitions +33 (0)675 373 791 Chris Perry Vice President of Sales Operations chris@arclightfilms.com +1 323 864 3134 Ying Ye Managing Director, Easternlight Films ying@arclightfilms.com +1 310 779 7366 Harry Avramidis Post Production Manager harry@arclightfilms.com +61 (0)408 667 468 Faisal Toor International Sales Coordinator faisal@arclightfilms.com +1 310 433 6472 |
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