90 minutes, color, 2009

An intoxicating mix of private yearnings and public spectacle, A WINK AND A SMILE follows ten “ordinary” women who do something extraordinary – learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease.

As captured in this revealing and acclaimed documentary, a homemaker, a doctor, an opera singer, a taxidermist, a college student and five other women join the American revival of burlesque, where performance art and showgirl spectacle crash head-over-heels into a on-stage display of glamour and sensuality – a world where many want to go, but very few dare.

Featuring burlesque star Indigo Blue.

“A quest for sexy self-discovery.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Electrifying! Artful and subversive.”- LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Highly entertaining and eye-opening! An old-fashioned post-modern hoot!” - VARIETY

“Colorful...outrageous performances!” - THE OREGONIAN

“ Revealing and genuinely erotic!” -NEWSBLAZE.COM

“This breathtaking doc just might be the sexy feel-good flick of the year.” - SPOUT

“Endearingly bawdy! A window into the tantalizing world of contemporary burlesque.” - FLAVORPILL

“Lighthearted and humorous, but also an affirmation of the physical and emotional liberation the women realize as they explore and reveal their inner vamp and revel in their sexuality.” - ABOUT.COM

A film by Jean-Paul Jaud

112 minutes, color, French w/English subtitles, 2008

UPC: 7-20229-91407-9
Catalog #: FRF914079D
SRP: $24.95

Street Date: November 17

**Interviews Available with Director Jean-Paul Jaud

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FOOD INC. AND FAST FOOD NATION COMES A MUST-SEE FILM FROM THE BIRTHPLACE OF FINE CUISINE

For the first time ever, our children are growing up less healthy than we are. As the rate of cancer, infertility and other illnesses linked to environmental factors climbs ever upward each year, we must ask ourselves: why is this happening?

FOOD BEWARE begins with a visit to a small village in France, where the town's mayor has decided to make the school lunch menu organic and locally grown. It then talks to a wide variety of people with differing perspectives to find common ground - children, parents, teachers, health care workers, farmers, elected officials, scientists, researchers and the victims of illnesses themselves. Revealed in these moving and often surprising conversations are the abuses of the food industry, the competing interests of agribusiness and public health, the challenges and rewards of safe food production, and the practical solutions that we all can take part in. FOOD BEWARE is food for thought - and a blueprint for a growing revolution.

Original music by Oscar-winner Gabriel Yared.

• Official Selection - Berlin Film Festival
• Official Selection - Montreal Festival of New Cinema

“If there is a film to see this year about the environment and our health, it is Food Beware.” - LE MONDE

“A must-see!” - VIVA MAGAZINE (FRANCE)

“A powerful, important film! An inspiring and educational tale.” - LA VIE VERTE (A GUIDE TO WHAT'S GREEN IN FRANCE)

“What we found remarkable about this movie is that not only is it a warning cry but also - indeed mostly - it is a celebration of life and hope offering very simple solutions.” - WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (FRANCE)

A film by Wang Chao

88 minutes, color, Mandarin w/English subtitles, 2006

DVD Bonus Features:
Director Interview • Director Statement • Biographies

UPC: 7-20229-91406-2
Catalog #: FRF914062D
SRP: $24.95

In this award-winning drama, an old schoolteacher travels from his small village to the city of Wuhan in search of his missing son, who his dying wife wants to see one last time. But instead of finding their son, he discovers his daughter working as a karaoke bar escort, and her mobster boyfriend might be linked to his son's disappearance. Fast-paced and suspenseful, with a beautiful performance by Chinese star Tian Yuan, LUXURY CAR illustrates the painful reality of parents who have lost contact with their children through rural exodus and political upheaval in China.

• Winner! Prix Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival

“The performances are subtle and smart. Chinese pop star Tian Yuan is both tender and seductive.”
- THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“An almost perfect balance between style and content... beautifully played and genuinely involving.” - VARIETY

“Superb photography and exceptional performances... It is the many-layered complexities of loyalty and necessity that make Luxury Car such an interesting film.” - EYE FOR FILM

“The riveting Luxury Car careens full speed to its unforgettable destination.” - FILMINTUITION.COM

“An outstanding film that will be watched many years from now.”
- EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

A film by Erik Osterholm and Zander Hartung

Approx. 30 minutes, color, 2008

INTREPID DESCENT captures the classic wilderness experience of skiing Tuckerman Ravine, the legendary birthplace of backcountry skiing. Nestled just below the summit of Mount Washington, the tallest peak in New England (and home to some of the most extreme weather on Earth), the Ravine, with its near-vertical slopes of rock, ice and snow, has been home to triumph and tragedy since the early 1920’s. Today, it remains a mecca for skiers and adventurers from all over the world.

Interviews with expert skiers and others are interwoven with rare footage and photos to reveal Tuckerman's rich history, where the classic man-against-nature story has been repeated for generations. To bring home the Tuckerman experience, the filmmakers take us up the daunting climb to the top of the Ravine, and then over the lip, on an exhilarating, heart-stopping descent.

INTREPID DESCENT pays homage both to the mountain and to the individuals who dare to test themselves on its treacherous slopes.

• Official Selection - Stowe Mountain Film Festival

“Suspense and danger so immediate I felt as if I were on the mountain myself.”
- GEORGE GAGE, CO-DIRECTOR, FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN & AMERICAN OUTRAGE

“Entertaining and informative... The film has heart; charming in a way ski-films aren't anymore.” - BETH GAGE, CO-DIRECTOR, FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN & AMERICAN OUTRAGE

“If you can ski Tuckerman Ravine, you can ski anywhere in the world.”
- RICK MOULTON, DIRECTOR, LEGENDS OF AMERICAN SKIING

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