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Exclusive: Grindstone Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to the crime drama Mob Cops, we’ve learned. A release date will be set in the future.

The pic directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and written by Kosta Kondilopoulos, is based on true events in mobster crime lore: When the two dirtiest cops in NYPD history pop up on a veteran detective’s radar, he goes on a hunt to discover the truth and bring them to justice. The saga takes place across the 1980s, ’90s, and the year 2005.

In addition to producing through 2B Films, Abeckaser also stars with David Arquette, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Luke, Joseph Russo, Montana Tucker, Leila Ben Khalifa, Darren Weiss, Rick Salomon, Mike Young, Christian Paciello, Bo Dietl, Lorenzo Antonucci, Kyle Stefanski, Graham Sibley, Julian Brass, Lynn Adriana Freedman, and Jeffrey Vincent.

Also producing are Kyle Stefanski and Gusatvo Nascimento of Wild7Films. Pic’s EPs...

A heartfelt love story for the modern era, Her arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on May 13 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are), Her stars Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix (The Master, Walk the Line, Gladiator), Oscar nominee Amy Adams (American Hustle, The Master, Doubt), Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson.

Her is produced by Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay. Daniel Lupi, Natalie Farrey and Chelsea Barnard serve as executive producers.

Her recently won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze); it was also nominated for Best Picture, Music - Original Score, Music - Original Song, and Production Design.

Her will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack for $35.99 and includes the film in high-definition on Blu-ray Disc, a DVD, and...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes DVD release details for Chastity Bites, trailers for Alter Ego and Founders Day, The Walking Dead Hawaii poster, reviews for The Halloween Experience: Volume One, Open Grave, and Still: The Web Series, and much more:

Chastity Bites DVD Release Details: “Grand Entertainment Group (Geg) wants You to celebrate “Women in Horror” month this February with the DVD release of Chastity Bites on February 11. The horror-comedy, which has been slaying festival audiences and has been praised by media, is created by a team of strong and vibrant women including writer/producer Lotti Pharriss Knowles, co-producer Wendi Mirabella and executive producer/lead actress Allison Scagliotti (Syfy’s “Warehouse 13″).

Directed by John V. Knowles (Shadow.Net), the film stars Francia Raisa (ABC Family’s “Secret Life of the American Teenager”); Louise Griffiths...

Her is a poignant and unique Spike Jonze love story. The film suggests that despite technological advances, our ability to actually connect with another person is no easier than it has ever been -- in fact, it may be even harder. Joaquin Phoenix stars as a meek, lonely man, stepping out of self-imposed isolation after a failed marriage, who forms an unconventional connection with a sophisticated computer operating system, portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. Critics and audiences alike were dazzled at its debut as the closing night film at the New York Film Festival as well as at the Rome Film Festival, AFI Fest and as it has been screened for press across the U.S. and Canada. To celebrate what some are calling one of the best film's of the year, and an obvious Oscar shoe-in, we are giving away some cool prizes from Her, including ear buds, a hoodie,...

Godspeed was recently in New York for a premiere (March 26) and then in Los Angeles (April 9); now, the film is available to a wider audience on DVD. The film releases April 20th and fans of the dramatic will enjoy this family based thriller. Seems like the isolation of Alaska leads to the dissolution of one man's marriage at the end of a bottle. Things don't get much happier when this same man, Charles, is asked to help a dying man whose son's gun-toting ways put everyone on edge (Godspeed). Have a look at the trailer and then buy yourself a copy of Godspeed at the link below.

A very long synopsis for Godspeed here:

"Charlie Shepard (Joseph McKelheer) is a modern day faith healer, a man who claims that if you let go and believe, then his power to heal is very real indeed. Living hand-to-mouth with his young son...

See the trailer, images and poster from "Godspeed" starring Joseph McKelheer, Courtney Halverson, Cory Knauf, Ed Lauter, Jessie Ward, Hallock Beals and Lynn A. Freedman. The film is a winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival. An intense, dramatic thriller which takes place in the lingering light of the Alaskan midnight sun. Charlie Shepard (Joseph McKelheer) is a modern day faith healer whose young son and wife are brutally murdered by unknown assailants for seemingly no reason whatsoever. Six months later, Charlie has abandoned his former life, moving through the days’ slow existence more like a ghost than a man. A young, mysterious girl named Sarah (Courtney Halverson) appears in town, and seeks out Charlie, pleading for help with her own grief-stricken father after her mother’s death...