GOING GREEK
United States - World Premiere
98 mins. Paramount Theater, 9:00 p.m., Aug. 4, Saturday.

A former high-school football star, Jake Taylor, is forced to join the wildest fraternity on campus when the frat brothers refuse to accept his geeky cousin/roommate unless Jake agrees to pledge with them. In the spirit of Animal House and American Pie, Going Greek is an outrageous comedy about college, sex, and learning that finding the fun in life can sometimes be the most serious lesson of all.


Director/Writer: Justin Zackham
Producers: Justin Zackham, Eric Kim, Jennifer Farrell, Terence Michael, Richard Finney
Director of Photography: Kirk Douglas
Editor: Glenn Garland
Cast: Dylan Bruno, Laura Harris, Simon Rex, Dublin James, Chris Owen, Oliver Hudson, Susan Ward, Steven Monroe, Harvey Silver, Todd Giebenhain, Corey Pearson, Charlie Talbert
Print Contact: 323-965-5592, Little Fish Films

KENNEDY AND I
France - U.S. Premiere
86 mins. Paramount Theater, 6:00 p.m., Aug. 5, Sunday.

Successful writer Simon Polaris seems to have his life under control. But one day he stops writing and focuses on catching flies. He loses interest in his kids. He hides a gun in his desk. He confronts his wife's lover. He becomes fixated on his analyst's watch, worn by Kennedy when assassinated. Unfortunately, no one can help Simon get through his midlife crisis. Simon does things in his own humorous way ‹ no matter how crazy that might seem to those around him.

Director: Sam Karmann
Writers: Sam Karmann, Jean-Paul Dubois, adapted from Jean-Paul Dubois's novel
Producers: Edouard Weil, Christian Berard
Director of Photography: Guillaume Schiffman
Editor: Philippe Bourgueil
Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Nicole Garcia, Patrick Chesnais, Sam Karmann, François Chattot
Print Contact: +33 1 53 53 50 50, Roissy Films

MOTHER VIPER
Italy - U.S. Premiere
100 mins. Studio Theater, 8:30 p.m., Aug. 3, Friday.

It is wartime in Italy when Rosetta and her father, Leone, are abandoned by her mother. Leone is bitter and drunk most of the time and, to everyone, he refers to his ex-wife as the "Viper." After a long time, Rosetta meets her mother, "Viper," who now has a son. The boy is the same age as Rosetta's own son would have been. Rosetta begins to think that he is, in fact, her own child. Finally fate begins to change for Rosetta, when she meets a young boy, Fortunato . . .

Director: Sergio Citti
Writers: Vincenzo Cerami, Sergio Citti
Producer: Elide Melli
Cinematography: Blasco Giurato
Editor:Ugo De Rossi (a.m.c.)
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Giancarlo Giannini, Elide Melli, Larissa Volpentesta
Print Contact: +39 0632600580, Buskin Film

MY BEST FRIEND
Greece - U.S. Premiere
102 mins. Paramount Theater, 9:00 p.m., Aug. 3, Friday.

A surrealistic comedy about the lie that conceals the relationships of an era. A film about friendship, love, deadlocks. Because sooner or later there comes a moment when you have to tell yourself the truth.