THE GO-GETTER is Mercer, a 19-year old who makes a road trip in a stolen Volvo to seek his wayward half brother Arlen (Jsu Garcia) who he has not seen in 14 years.  Mercer (Lou Taylor Pucci) encounters new people and events (made more intriguing by writer/director Heyes), and the trip serves as a ritual to his coming-of-age. 

From the screen writing team Sandro Petreglia and Stefano Rulli that brought the hit Italian TV series THE BEST OF YOUTH (released outside Italy in 2 3-hour movies parts 1 and 2) comes a condensed form of familial conflict amidst political unrest.

The big animation Dreamworks feature this year arrives in the form of an equally sized Panda by the name of Po (Jack Black).  Dubbed Dragon Warrior by the great Oogway (Randall Duk Kim), Kung Fu Master ShiFu (Dustin Hoffmasn) is forced to train the new unlikely hero to save the village from the evil Tai Lung (Ian McShane).

It all sounds so grand.  Inspired by true events, THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI traces the courage of two Caucasians, English journalist George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and Australian nurse on horseback, Lee (Rhada Mitchell) who together lead 60 or so orphaned boys through a perilous journey through mountains and snow to safety during the Japanese war with China. 

Set in the 12th century in the Tangkut Kingdom, the film MONGOL follows the life of a young Genghis Khan the famous conqueror known then as Temudgin. Temudgin is portrayed by Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu (ZATOICHI) with a fair amount of screen time dealing his romance with his spirited bride Borte (Khulan Chuluun).  Strangely, the film works more effectively as a romance than an action flick.