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New releases for April 18th

13 Sins: With a very similar premise, perhaps 13 Sins could work as a double feature with the VOD Pick of the Week, Cheap Thrills. Elliot is a salesman drowning in debt when he receives a phone call telling him that he is on a hidden camera game show and if he executes 13 tasks he will win millions of dollars. The first task is simple enough: to swat the fly that is buzzing around him and when money automatically appears in his bank account he feels he may have the answer to his problems. Of course, the tasks grow more and more sinister as Elliot must continuously decide what lines he is willing to cross.
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Fading Gigolo: A fifty-something New York florist becomes an unlikely sought after gigolo in a film from writer/director (and lead actor) John Turturro. He plays Fioravante who is brought into this new money making scheme by his best friend Murray (Woody Allen in a rare acting appearance in a film that he did not direct). When Murray’s dermatologist casually asks him if he knows of any good looking men who would be willing to participate in a threesome with her and her girlfriend, he volunteers Fioravante. Reluctant at first, Fioravante eventually agrees because he needs the money and thus begins their pimp and ho relationship. The arrangement is profitable, but becomes complicated when Fioravante become enamored with one of his clients, a young Hasidic widow.

The Final Member: Husavik, Iceland is the home to the only museum in the world devoted to preserving male genitalia. Curator Siggi Hjartarason has painstakingly collected specimens of male genitalia from creatures ranging from the field mouse to the massive member of the sperm whale. There is one thing that his museum is missing – a human penis. His quest to complete his collection appears to be coming to an end when he receives not one, but two volunteers: an elderly Icelandic man and an eccentric American. That turns out just to be the start as this documentary uses what is uncomfortably humorous subject matter to address three aging men who are addressing their legacy as they realize that they are heading towards the end of life.
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Make Your Move: As a writer on Save the Last Dance and Step Up, Duane Adler is a veteran of the dance movie. He directs his first dance movie with Make Your Move. Dancing with the Stars’ Derek Hough plays Donny. He is on probation but potential jail time is not enough to keep him away from the lure of the underground dance scene. There he meets Aya (played by Korean pop star BoA). They come from two different worlds, but they speak the same language – dance. With choreography by Nappytabs (Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo) at least the dancing should be top notch.

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