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"Get that damn oil off the beach." Shout Factory has revealed an official trailer for an indie drama titled I'm Charlie Walker, based on a true story. This hasn't hit any festivals yet, and will be playing this summer to watch. The film tells true story of how one desperate man, armed with only his charm and wits, takes on a racist San Francisco corporation in 1971. Mike Colter stars as Charlie Walker, who runs a small construction and trucking business. When two oil tankers collide off of the coast, unleashing millions of gallons of oil and spawning an immense environmental disaster, he tries his best to help clean up the coastline. The film also stars Dylan Baker, Safiya Fredericks, Mark Leslie Ford, Monica Barbaro, Steven Wiig, Emma Caulfield Ford, and Carl Lumbly. This definitely looks like a low budget film, but they made the most of it anyway and let...

Exclusive: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to Famm Films’ topical drama I’m Charlie Walker, starring Mike Colter, following a competitive bidding situation. Shout! Factory’s multi-platform entertainment distribution and production arm plans to release the film across all major entertainment platforms, beginning with a theatrical day-and-date launch later this year.

The film based on a true story picks up in 1971, as two oil tankers violently collide off the San Francisco coast, spilling millions of gallons of crude oil and creating an environmental disaster. Against all odds, trucking and construction entrepreneur Charlie Walker (Colter) is then able to secure one of the most lucrative contracts to clean the coastline threatening much of the San Francisco Bay, with only three trucks, an incredible work ethic and a whole lot of heart. Pic recounts the racial discrimination Walker endured as he tries to save the coastline,...

"Yosemite" (January 1) (Film Page) Director: Gabrielle Demeestère Cast: James Franco, Henry Hopper, Steven Wiig, Barry Del Sherman, Tony Vella Criticwire Average: C Why is it a Must See? James Franco is one of Hollywood's most love-him-or-hate-him figures, yet there's no denying that he keeps churning out interesting work in all mediums, including books. His first novel, "Palo Alto," became an unassumingly wonderful film courtesy of Gia Coppola, and now writer-director Gabrielle Demeestère is using his second novel, "A California Childhood," for her feature debut. "Yosemite" is told in three parts and tracks the intertwining experiences of three fifth grade friends in Palo Alto during the fall of 1985. Mixing themes of adolescence and friendship, the movie is a light and sensitive venture into the nostalgia of Franco. "Chimes at Midnight" (January 1)Director: Orson...

Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, July 17. [Synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.] Wide Ant-Man Director: Peyton Reed Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Michael Peña, Wood Harris, David Dastmalchian, T.I., Jordi Mollà, John Slattery, Hayley Atwell, Abby Ryder Fortson, Martin Donovan, Gregg Turkington, Steven Wiig, Etienne Vick, Vanessa Ross Synopsis: "Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world." Criticwire Grade Average: B- (13 reviews) Trainwreck Director: Judd Apatow Cast: Amy Schumer, Brie Larson, Tilda...

Now available on DVD, Sneak Peek Nsfw footage featuring Nicole Kidman in director Philip Kaufman's 2012 HBO TV movie "Hemingway & Gellhorn", based on the lives of journalist 'Martha Gellhorn' and her husband, writer 'Ernest Hemingway' :

"...in 1936 the pair met up for the first time in a Key West bar. He was a famous writer and she was an up-and-coming war correspondent.

"They ran into each other again in Spain where they were both covering the Spanish Civil War, staying in the same hotel on the same floor.

"Then during a bombing raid, they found themselves trapped in the same room, frightened for their lives and overcome by lust. 

"They became lovers, inspiring him to write the novel, 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'..." 

Cast also includes Clive Owen, David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Parker Posey, Rodrigo Santoro, Mark Pellegrino, Peter Coyote, Lars Ulrich, Robert Duvall,...

Sneak Peek a restricted sex sequence featuring Nicole Kidman in director Philip Kaufman's 2012 HBO TV movie "Hemingway & Gellhorn", based on the lives of journalist 'Martha Gellhorn' and her husband, writer 'Ernest Hemingway' :

"...in 1936 the pair met up for the first time in a Key West bar. He was a famous writer and she was an up-and-coming war correspondent.

"They ran into each other again in Spain where they were both covering the Spanish Civil War, staying in the same hotel on the same floor.

"Then during a bombing raid, they found themselves trapped in the same room, frightened for their lives and overcome by lust. 

"They became lovers, inspiring him to write the novel, 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'..." 

Cast also includes Clive Owen, David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Parker Posey, Rodrigo Santoro, Mark Pellegrino, Peter Coyote, Lars Ulrich, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub,...

Metallica star Lars Ulrich has been hit with a lawsuit from his former personal assistant, alleging he failed to pay overtime. Steven Wiig has filed papers in Marin Superior Court, California claiming he worked up to 70 hours a week while Ulrich was at home and up to 80 hours a week while the band was on tour.

He alleged he worked from 2001 until 2009 taking on duties including chauffeuring, managing the star's art collection, arranged scheduling and performing numerous errands on request, for which he received $45,000 a year, as well as an oral agreement for annual bonuses.

Wiig claims he did not receive bonuses in 2006 and 2008 - and when he left the job in 2009, he was not paid for the accumulated overtime he'd worked. Wiig says he received a "partial bonus" of $20,000 in December. He is seeking unspecified damages for alleged state and federal labor violations, breach of oral contract and continuing wages.