Kushner-Locke announces five new theatrical features for worldwide distribution.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--The Kushner-Locke Co.'s (NASDAQ/NNM:KLOC (Kilo Lines Of Code) One thousand lines of programming source code. See lines of code. (unit, programming) KLOC - Thousand (kilo-) Lines of code. ) rapidly expanding theatrical feature film division, under the aegis of K-L K-L Karhunen-Loeve (mathematical expansion) International Chief Executive Officer Gregory Cascante and KL Features President Lawrence Mortorff, Monday announced the acquisition of five theatrical feature films for both domestic and international distribution. The five films, all currently in various stages of post- production, include the Oliver Stone-executive-produced action- thriller ``Freeway.'' ``Larry Mortorff and Gregory Cascante have made valuable contributions to the company's goal of expanding our theatrical division,'' stated Co-Chairman Donald Kushner. ``Their relationships with the filmmaking community are providing us with opportunities to acquire very interesting, high-quality films. All are extremely well produced and cast and, we believe, will have appeal in both the domestic and international marketplaces. ``Also playing an important role in attracting talented young filmmakers to our company is KL Features Vice President Phil Mittleman, who has been very active in pursuing projects that complement our current acquisition and distribution plans.'' Co-Chairman Peter Locke Peter Locke is a retired Welsh professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He competed in the 1986 BDO World Darts Championship and succeeded in reaching the quarter-final round by defeating Canadian Bill Steinke in the first and Singapore player Paul Lim in the second but added: ``We are fast becoming a home for great talent who have films to make that are less expensive than major studio releases. With our strong international distribution capabilities, we are able to help producers maximize their worldwide potential.'' ``Freeway'' is a modern-day parable of the Little Red Riding Hood Noun 1. Little Red Riding Hood - a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother classic tale, and stars Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields and Dan Hedeya. Written and directed by Matthew Bright, the film is a gritty, fast-paced thriller about a teen-age girl fleeing a dysfunctional family dysfunctional family Psychology A family with multiple 'internal'–eg sibling rivalries, parent-child– conflicts, domestic violence, mental illness, single parenthood, or 'external'–eg alcohol or drug abuse, extramarital affairs, gambling, and seedy urban surroundings to seek safe haven at her grandmother's home. ``Freeway'' is produced by Brad Wyman, Chris Hanley, Mark Ezralow and Lawrence Mortorff, and executive-produced by Oliver Stone, Dan Halsted and Richard Rutowski. KL International will handle foreign-distribution rights in all media, while Kushner- Locke's domestic-distribution arm will be handling various U.S. rights with Stone. ``The Grave,'' a tongue-in-cheek suspenseful tale starring Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar, Josh Charles and Eric Roberts, is about two escaped convicts and their search for an alleged buried treasure. Written by Jonas Pate and Josh Pate, and directed by Jonas Pate, ``The Grave'' is produced by Peter Glatzer. Kushner- Locke has worldwide rights. ``The Whole Wide World'' is a bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. romantic drama starring Vincent D'Onofrio, Renee Zellweger, Benjamin Mouton mouton lamb pelt made to resemble seal or beaver. , Ann Wedgeworth and Harve Presnell. The film was adapted by Michael Scott Myers from the acclaimed autobiographical book by Novalyne Price, an attractive, feisty west Texas schoolteacher who wrote of her turbulent relationship with Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22 1906 – June 11 1936)[1] was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. , the great pulp-fiction writer of the 1930s. Dan Ireland directed, with Kevin Reidy producing and Carl Colpaert executive-producing. Kushner-Locke has worldwide rights. ``Serpent's Lair'' is a dark and erotic supernatural thriller starring Jeff Fahey, Lisa B., Patrick Bauchau and Kathleen Noone, and is about a young married couple whose home is invaded by a female demon. The film is directed by Jeffrey Reiner from a script by Marc Rosenberg, with Vlad Paunescu producing. Kushner-Locke has international rights. ``Red Ribbon Blues,'' a recent entry at the Deauville Film Festival and a U.S. premiere at the Hamptons Film Festival, is a serio-comic drama and stars Paul Mercurio, RuPaul, Debi Mazar and John Epperson. The story concerns an HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. support group that declares war against the giant drug companies that are insensitive to their plight. Written and directed by Charles Winkler Winkler may refer to:
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