Ian Nelson Movies

Based on the best-selling books by Suzanne Collins, THE HUNGER GAMES is the first film in the franchise. Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. 16- year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she'€™s pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. If she€'s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

A seventeen year old girl with the ability to see the truth in any lie finds her apathy fading when she meets a boy who's unflinchingly honest. For as far back as she can remember, Dakota Skye (Eileen Boylan) has been able to detect lies. Not just that, but as soon as the lie is spoken, Dakota knows the truth behind it. When the people Dakota is supposed to trust most begin telling her the biggest lies, she grows bitter and withdrawn. The lies are snowballing, and as a result Dakota has decided to sit back and simply watch the world spin. These days, the only people Dakota talks to are her boyfriend Kevin, who fronts a popular local rock band, and her best friend Beth from childhood. But all of that begins to change when Kevin's friend Jonah arrives in town for a brief visit. Incredibly, Jonah doesn't lie, and as a result he and Dakota develop a close bond. When Johan professes his love for Dakota, she becomes convinced that there is something more to life than lies, and begins to sense a whole new world of opportunity. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The tragic court case that forever altered the course of American jurisprudence is dramatized for the screen in this courtroom docudrama starring Timothy Hutton, David Straithairn, Leelee Sobieski, Anthomy Mack and Bill Sage. The year is 1931, and nine black hobos have been accused of raping two white women on an Alabama freight train. The accused, who all range in age from twelve to twenty-three, are quickly sentenced to death in the electric chair by an all-white jury fueled by racism and vengeance. But as news of the convictions spreads, something remarkable happens: the plight of the so-called Scottsboro Boys inadvertently ends up fueling the fires of socialism across the globe and the case is quickly appealed to the United States Supreme Court. As each of the nine defendants prepare for their retrials in a Decatur, Alabama courtroom, self-assured New York defense attorney Samuel Liebowitz (Hutton) accepts the formidable task of representing the accused in the trial that will hold an entire nation spellbound. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi