Anchor Bay July Releases

Release Date: July 6

IODINE
He was looking for his father but what he found changed everything.
John Clem heads north to investigate the disappearance of his estranged father.  Upon arriving at the family cottage, John feels a sense of home; something he hasn’t felt since he was a child. 

Running into Avery (Ray Wise – Twin Peaks, Reaper) his father’s colleague, John receives no help on his dad’s disappearance, but instead, a new set of eyes in which to view the living world around him. John gets stuck in a world created by his insecurities and paranoia causing his world to ultimately come crashing down by an all too real revelation.
**Star Power** Ray Wise (Twin Peaks, Reaper), Michael Stasko (actor, writer & director)

“ A Deeply Metaphysical and Reflective Film” ~ Sylvain Richard, Arts & Opinions

Bonus Features Include:
• Photo Gallery
• Featurette - The Making of Iodine Trailer
• A Conversation with Ray Wise: Black & White Super 8 Footage
• Audio Commentary with Mike Stasko & Eric Schiller
Official Selection Montreal’s World Film Festival
Distributed by Anchor Bay in Canada only.
Drama, Approx. 99 min, 14A, 2009 Canada

Release Date: July 13

GEORGE RYGA’S HUNGRY HILLS
What I am ain’t a crime.
15 year-old Snit Mandolin (Keir Gilchrist, United States of Tara) leaves the brutality of a delinquent boys’ home in 1950s Saskatchewan and returns to the community that shunned him and his family. Taking up with another outcast, moonshiner Johnny Swift (Alexander De Jordy), Snit struggles to make enough money to survive and revive his aunt’s (Gabrielle Rose) neglected farm. But Snit is pursued by the enigmatic freelance cop Roy Kane (John Pyper-Ferguson) who delivered Snit to the reformatory and is determined to shut down the boy’s operation. 
Snit and Johnny’s friendship begins to collapse as they are pushed to a final, explosive confrontation.

**Star Power** Keir Gilchrist (United States of Tara, currently filming It’s Kind of a Funny Story), Alexia Fast (Kickin It Old Skool, Masters of Science Fiction), John Pyper-Ferguson (Brothers & Sister), Gabrielle Rose (Robson Arms, Jennifer’s Body, Grace)
Based on the novel by Canadian author George Ryga

Bonus Features Include:
Trailer, Stunts,Horsing Around, Cut Scenes, VFX Before & After
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival
Distributed by Anchor Bay in Canada only.
Drama, Approx. 92 min, 14A, 2009 Canada

UFC 113: MACHIDA VS SHOGUN 2
On October 24, 2009, unbeaten UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua engaged in a five round war that divided the mixed martial arts world when the unanimous decision verdict was rendered in Machida’s favor.  But now, these 205-pound surperstars will settle the score once and for all in the main event of UFC 113, and both fighters are vowing to take matters out of the judges’ hands and into their own.  UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
“The first fight between Machida and Shogun was very controversial, I think fans are very excited to see them fight again and find out who the best light heavyweight in the world is” - UFC President, Dana White
Includes 10 event bouts including the main fight between Machida and Rua
DVD includes 5 fights never before aired!
Also features fights by UFC stars Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Mike Guymon, Paul Daley, Kimbo Slice, Patrick Cote, Josh Koscheck and more!
Special and UFC.com Features. Also includes Spanish commentary
UFC, 340 Min, 14A, 2010

Release Date: July 27

DURHAM COUNTY SEASON 2
Love Hurts.
More Betrayal and terrifying secrets are unleashed as Durham County returns for another electrifying season.  In Season Two, newly promoted homicide detective Mike Sweeney (Hugh Dillon) struggles to keep his family together as they try to come to terms with the anguish left behind by a serial killer.  He also develops an intense bond with a brilliant but deeply troubled forensic psychiatrist named Pen Verrity, (Michelle Forbes) who works in his department.
Starring: Hugh Dillon (HardCore Logo, Trailer Park Boys the Movie ) Michelle Forbes (Prison Break, True Blood, Swimming with Sharks, Battlestar Galactica Movie) Helene Joy (ReGenesis) Laurence Leboeuf (Human Trafficking, 15/Love) Sonya Salomaa (The Collector, Pain Killer Jane) Greyston Holt (Blood Ties , Smallville)Kathleen Munroe (Beatiful People)Patrick Labbé (Deadzone)Claudia Fern (Naked Josh, Mambo Italiano) Jean-Nicolas Verreault (Les Hautes Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin).
Season 1 Nominated For 13 Geminis, Winners Include:
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series – Holly Dale
Best Performance by an Actor in Continuing Leading Dramatic Role- Justin Louis
Best Performance by an Actress in Continuing Leading Dramatic Role – Helene Joy
Best Sound in a Dramatic Series
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series – Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik
Distributed by Anchor Bay in Canada only.
TV on DVD, TBD min, 14A, 2010 Canada

OPERATION: ENDGAME
Somewhere in our nation’s capital, a group of men and women, once dedicated to keeping America safe from its enemies, have just declared war…on each other. The story centers around two rival teams of government assassins, who work out of a top-secret underground facility and use code names from the Tarot deck. When new hire “The Fool” (Anderson) joins the group, he arrives for his first day only to discover that the boss has been murdered and the office has been locked down and turned into a ticking time bomb. He must survive his ambitious co-workers, find the killer, and discover a way out before the whole place explodes.

Star Power: Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Up In The Air), Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine, “The Daily Show”), Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible, Pulp Fiction), Ellen Barkin (Sea Of Love, Ocean’s 13, Brooklyn’s Finest), Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested Development”, The Hangover), Adam Scott (“Party Down”, Step Brothers), Emilie de Ravin (“Lost”, Remember Me, Public Enemies), Maggie Q (Live Free Or Die Hard, Mission: Impossible 3, Rush Hour 2), Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder, Fast & Furious), Joe Anderson (The Crazies, Amelia)

Zach Galifianakis – Helped make The Hangover the record-breaking box office hit. His Dinner For Schmucks is in theaters July 23rd (just days before this release!) and Due Date, in theaters this fall.
Rob Corddry- Hot Tub Time Machine is in theaters now and hits DVD/BD this August, Cedar Rapids is in theaters this fall.
Ellen Barkin – Brooklyn’s Finest
Emilie De Ravin – “LOST” series finale, her romantic drama Remember Me hits DVD July
Ving Rhames – The new show ‘Gravity’ airing this spring on Starz Pirahna3D, in theaters this August.
Combined, the Operation: Endgame cast has brought in over $1 billion in domestic box office earnings in 2009 & 2010 alone!
Action/ Comedy 82 min, 18A, 2010