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The Magic of Belle Isle begins with an appealing promise: Rob Reiner will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen gives The Magic of Belle Isle an immediate pulse. The story of The Magic of Belle Isle begins from a specific pressure point: Monty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novelist of Westerns, has lost his drive. By the end of its 1h 49m running time, the value of The Magi

Gimme the Loot begins with an appealing promise: Adam Leon will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ty Hickson and Tashiana Washington gives Gimme the Loot an immediate pulse. The story of Gimme the Loot begins from a specific pressure point: When their latest work is buffed by a rival crew, two determined graffiti writers embark on an elaborate plan to bomb the ultimate location: the New York Mets'

Upside Down begins with an appealing promise: Juan Solanas will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst gives Upside Down an immediate pulse. The story of Upside Down begins from a specific pressure point: Adam and Eden fell in love as teens despite the fact that they live on twinned worlds with gravities that pull in opposite directions. By the end of its 1h 49m running

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview begins with an appealing promise: Paul Sen will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Robert X. Cringely and Steve Jobs gives Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview an immediate pulse. The story of Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview begins from a specific pressure point: A conversation with Steve Jobs as he was running NeXT, the company he had founded after leaving Apple. By th

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me begins with an appealing promise: Drew DeNicola will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Billy Altman and Jon Auer gives Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me an immediate pulse. The story of Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me begins from a specific pressure point: Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me is a feature length documentary film about the dismal commercial failure, subsequent

Hello I Must Be Going begins with an appealing promise: Todd Louiso will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Melanie Lynskey and Christopher Abbott gives Hello I Must Be Going an immediate pulse. The story of Hello I Must Be Going begins from a specific pressure point: Circumstances force a young divorcée to move back in with her parents in suburban Connecticut, where an affair with a younger guy re

Augustine begins with an appealing promise: Alice Winocour will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vincent Lindon and Stéphan Wojtowicz gives Augustine an immediate pulse. The story of Augustine begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr Jean Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is le

Bettie Page Reveals All begins with an appealing promise: Mark Mori will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Bettie Page and Hugh Hefner gives Bettie Page Reveals All an immediate pulse. The story of Bettie Page Reveals All begins from a specific pressure point: The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government wi

The Obama Effect begins with an appealing promise: Charles S. Dutton will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Charles S. Dutton and Katt Williams gives The Obama Effect an immediate pulse. The story of The Obama Effect begins from a specific pressure point: A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. By the end of its 1h 25m runnin

Spinning Plates begins with an appealing promise: Joseph Levy will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Grant Achatz and Cindy Breitbach gives Spinning Plates an immediate pulse. The story of Spinning Plates begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary about three unique restaurants and their respective owners. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of Spinning Plates rests les

Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story begins with an appealing promise: Jonathan Gruber will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Yiftach R. Atir and Shai Avital gives Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story an immediate pulse. The story of Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story begins from a specific pressure point: The story of Yonatan Netanyahu, commander of an elite Israeli army commando unit who was

Beware of Mr. Baker begins with an appealing promise: Jay Bulger will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ginger Baker and Femi Kuti gives Beware of Mr. Baker an immediate pulse. The story of Beware of Mr. Baker begins from a specific pressure point: Ginger Baker looks back on his musical career with Cream and Blind Faith; his introduction to Fela Kuti; his self destructive patterns and losses