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Director Robert Lieberman discusses his thriller The Tortured, debuting in theaters June 15

Robert Lieberman is a director who definitely can't be pigeonholed into any particular genre. He's done sci-fi (Fire In The Sky), family sports drama (D3: The Mighty Ducks), episodes of hit TV series (Dexter, Eureka, Nikita), and everything in between. The filmmaker returns with the taut thriller The Tortured, debuting in limited release on June 15. I recently had the chance to speak with the director about his new project, which centers on a young couple (Jesse Metcalfe and Erika Christensen) who take extreme measure to exact justice on the man who kidnapped and murdered their only son.

Here's what he had to say.

Can you talk about your early encounters with the writer, and how it all started coming together?

Robert Lieberman: Well, it was a first draft script when I signed on to it. You've got...

With the producers of 'Saw' blurb plastered onto the new official one-sheet for upcoming revenge thriller 'The Tortured' the good news is that a slew of new images from the flick have arrived with it. Starring Bill Moseley, Erika Christensen (below) and Jesse Metcalfe the Robert Lieberman directed horror deals with an upper-middle-class couple's lives destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer (poor old Moseley). Chelah Horsdal, Aaron Pearl, Fulvio Cecere, Viv Leacock, Sheila Shah, Yee Jee Tso and Samantha Gutstadt round off the cast. The Twisted Pictures production is complete but is still waiting to officially give it a release date. It's been kicking about a lot of the more recent horror festivals so perhaps we'll get to see this one before Christmas? You can check out the new images and poster below. ...

Green Guys Movie PosterGreen Guys is a crime thriller that has moved in to post-production with a new trailer available here. In the film four young men create a ponzi scheme, or a pyramid styled investment structure, which soon crumbles due to corruption and infighting (Green). The first trailer below shows how credibility is more important than quick rich schemes in the financial markets as the characters battle to stay alive and financially afloat.

The synopsis for Green Guys here:

"Green Guys is a film about four young con artists that start a top-secret ponzi scheme - and are torn apart by their own greed and corruption" (Green).

Release Date: 2010.

Director/writer: Cole Mueller.

Executive Producer: Sean Meier.

Producers: Ryan Bragg, Sean Meier, Cole Mueller, Bryan Chesin, Megan Takimoto, Dane Delima, and Desmond Dolly.

Cast: Kris Lemche, David J. Phillips, Christopher Redman, Darrel Davenport, Nathan Marlow, Roberto Sanchez, William Russ,...

In this interview given to Samantha Gutstadt, from the online magazine RealTVfilms, Canadian director Kris Booth talks about the way his independent film At Home by Myself... with You got funded.

The story is centred on a beautiful woman (Kristin Booth) who has many phobias. The biggest of them all is to leave her apartment. During one day, this woman meets the nephew (Aaron Abrams) of one of her neighbours (Rosemary Dunsmore). Besides, both of the young people fall for each other. Will that guy manage to get this girl outside of her apartment?

The film also stars Shauna MacDonald, Ryan Blakely, Raoul Bhaneja, Jefferson Brown, Brandon Firla, Andrea McCulloch and Gordon Pinsent.

Finally, At Home by Myself... with You is already available on DVD in Canada.