THE ENGLISH TEACHER Among Cinedigm's New April Releases

Cinedigm-New Video announces new April releases and titles of interest:

Featured Films

The English Teacher
Four-time Oscar nominee Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights, The Hours) stars as a repressEd English teacher whose routine is upended when a former star pupil returns to her small town after failing miserably as a playwright. Premiering at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 26 as a co-release from Cinedigm and Tribeca Film, from the producers of Arbitrage and We Need To Talk About Kevin, this smart comedy costars two-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane (The Producers), Oscar nominee Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine), Lily Collins (Mirror Mirror) and Michael Angarano (Ceremony).
(Releases 4/16 on Ultra Cable VOD and Premium Digital Rental; releases 5/17 in Theaters)

G-DOG
From Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Mock (Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision), G-DOG tells the inspiring story of Jesuit priest Father Greg Boyle, who has spent 25 years in the toughest part of East LA offering "jobs not jail" to tough former gang members. G-Dog's Homeboy Industries is now the most successful gang intervention program in the U.S. and a global model for social reform.(Releases 4/22 in Theaters, 4/23 on Cable VOD and 4/30 on DVD & Digital)

One Day on Earth
On 10/10/10 across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students and other inspired citizens recorded the human experience over a 24-hour period and contributed their voices to a global day of media creation called "One Day on Earth." It was the first-ever simultaneous filming event occurring in every country in the world and it became a showcase of the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy and triumph that occur in one day. This event also inspired filming around the world on 11/11/11 and 12/12/12. (Releases 4/16 on DVD, now on Cable VOD and Digital)

Pedal-Driven
An escalating conflict between mountain bikers and the federal land managers charged with protecting public lands is highlighted in this feature documentary that has become a Grassroots phenom. (Releases 4/16 on DVD, now on Digital)

Notable Digital Releases:

Starlet
Winner of the Robert Altman Award at this year's Independent Spirit Awards, this award-winningNew York Times Critics' Pick directed by Sean Baker explores the unlikely friendship between a 21-year-old aspiring actress and an elderly widow after their worlds collide in California's San Fernando Valley. (Releases 4/2 on Digital)

How to Grow a Band
26 year-old Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has Gone on "indefinite hiatus." But Thile, a perfectionist prodigy who has defied expectations since he picked up the mandolin at age five, has a plan. Filmed with uncommon access,How to Grow a Band explores the birth and evolution of the Punch Brothers: the tensions between individual talents and group identity, between art and commerce, and between innocence and wisdom. (Releases 4/2 on Digital)

Reincarnated
Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg teams up with Vice on a spiritual journey to reflect on his past career, including his failures, loves, regrets and losses. With this journey, he intends to reincarnate himself as a Pop Raggae artist by immersing himself in Rastafari, exploring musical and religious histories deeply rooted in Jamaica. He leaves behind his days as a gangsta rapper and reemerges as an avatar for peace: Snoop Lion. (Releases 4/20 on Digital)

Any Day Now
Hailed as "powerful" and "superb," this award-winning New York Times Critics' Pick stars Emmy nominee Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, X2) and Garret Dillahunt (Looper, No Country for Old Men), and tells the true tale of a gay couple's battle to maintain custody of an abandoned mentally handicapped teenager. (Releases 4/23 on Digital)

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
Oscar nominee Werner Herzog's (Rescue Dawn, and Grizzly Man) latest mesmerizing award winner examines the life of the indigenous people of a remote village in the Siberian Taiga.(Releases 4/23 on Digital)

What Richard Did
Adapted from Kevin Power's hit novel Bad Day in Blackrock, Lenny Abrahamson's (Garage, Adam & Paul) award-winning drama follows Richard, a popular High School graduate (Jack Reynor,Dollhouse), whose life is changed forever after a drunken brawl at a house party (Releases 4/16 on Premium Digital Rental)

The Best of Asian Cinema - Digital Releases

Ip Man and Ip Man 2
Winner of the Best Picture and Best Action Choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards, award-winning director Wilson Yip's (Flash Point) Ip Man and its sequel are action-packed martial arts biopics set during the Sino-Japanese War. Starring martial arts superstar Donnie Yen (Hero, Blade II), the films tell the life story of the humble Chinese laborer who later received global fame as an early trainer of Bruce Lee. (Releases 4/23 on Digital)

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Playing the hero first portrayed by Bruce Lee in Fists of Fury, Donnie Yen (Ip Man, Blade II) reprises his role as legendary fighter Chen Zhen in director Wai-Keung Lau's (Internal Affairs) breakneck kung fu thriller set in Shanghai during World War II. (Releases 4/23 on Digital)

1911
International action superstar Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Kung Fu Panda) stars as a man schooled in the ways of modern warfare who returns from a stay in Japan to unite his splintering country.(Releases 4/23 on Digital)

Kill 'Em All
From director Raimund Huber (Bangkok Adrenaline), Kill 'Em All follows a group of captured international assassins who are forced to do battle against each other in a high-tech bunker. The action-packed film stars Johnny Messner (Anaconda), Ammara Siripong (Chocolate), Gordon Liu (Kill Bill), and kickboxing legend Joe Lewis. (Releases 4/23 on Digital)

Shaolin
After ambushing and killing his rival -- losing everything in the process -- dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking salvation. But his newfound redemption is soon put to the test in this kinetic kung fu saga. Directed by famed kung fu filmmaker Benny Chan (Jackie Chan's Who am I) and stars Jackin Chan (Rush Hour, The Expendables), Andy Lau (Internal Affairs) and Nicholas Tse (The Stool Pigeon). (Releases 4/23 on Digital)

National Autism Awareness Month:

Beth Broderick, Ashley Rickards and Greg Germann Star in Janet Grillo's Powerful Film -- Available on DVD
An award-winning script and compellingly real performances portray the poignant story of a single mother of an autistic teenager facing the challenge every parent eventually does: when to let your child go. Jeanne (Broderick) has cared for Mandy (Rickards) since The Day she was born, growing closer every day to a child who is charmingly offbeat one moment and nearly impossible to manage the next. In the local dog park, Jeanne - who is divorced - encounters Tom (Germann), an easygoing and accepting neighbor who sparks a romantic interest, but she finds juggling Mandy's care and her own career leaves Little Room for a new man. As the pressures of work and her child's needs increase, she must decide whether or not to enroll Mandy in a therapeutic residential facility. Over the course of a few weeks, Jeanne is confronted with the most difficult decision a parent can make: to let go, allowing her child to grow, but also grow apart; or to hold on tight and fall together.

April 2013 Trailer Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmjCQE6eNlYHqrr9rNd03tlc31dPL5R4J

For more information:
http://www.newvideo.com/

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