SiM Trailer: Lymelife

Director: Derick Martini (debut)
Writers: Derick Martini (Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish), Steven Martini (Bolden!)
Cast: Rory Culkin (The Zodiac), Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Kieran Culkin (She's All That), Jill Hennessy (Crossing Jordan), Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People), Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew), Cynthia Nixon (Sex & the City), Adam Scarimbolo (Chapter 27), Logan Huffman (America)
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Running Time: 95 minutes
Release Date: April 8, 2009 (limited)

Synopsis: First-time director Derick Martini brings his--and brother Steven Martini--life to film, set in Long Island, New York during the late-'70s. Two of the Culkin brothers (Rory & Kieran) play ficitional brothers in this indie comedy-drama, which follows the hectic lives of two families and how they deal with financial and relationship problems, as well as a local Lyme disease outbreak. Filmed in New Jersey, Lymelife premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September, where it won the International Critic's Award. The Martini brothers also make cameos in the film, as does another sibling Matthew Martini, while Steven also wrote the score and performed on the soundtrack with his band The Spaceship Martini. Alec Baldwin serves as producer for Lymelife, while Oscar winner Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) is executive producer.

SiM Trailer: My Sister's Keeper

Director: Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook)
Writer: Jeremy Leven (The Notebook) & Jodi Picoult (My Sister's Keeper novel)
Cast: Cameron Diaz (What Happens In Vegas), Alec Baldwin (The Departed), Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Distributors: New Line Cinema
Release Date: June 26, 2009

Synopsis: Adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name, telling the story of a family who is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.