John Travolta

critics-choice-excerptThe nominees for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were announced today, and with no surprise, HBO took the top spot raking in 22 nominations while ABC and Netflix tied for second with 14 nods. With critically acclaimed shows like The Americans, the new Donald Glover comedy Atlanta, and the uber-successful The People Vs. OJ Simpson FX ranked fourth.

life-on-the-line-trailerHaunted by the electrocution death of his brother, Beau is devoted to niece Bailey and determined to see her go off to college and away from the life of linemen. Bailey has other plans, which include the strapping second-generation lineman Duncan (Devon Sawa), whom Beau despises. As a storm heads to their town, Beau, Duncan and a legion of linemen must face down impending disaster to keep their community connected.

Logline: Gummy Bear, together with his friends, a vegetarian vampire bat, a cat, and a chameleon, fights to save an alien planet from destruction.

Logline: A former child art prodigy, and second generation petty thief, arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate who financed his early release.

Logline: When police cannot find his wife’s murderer, a man begins investigating the policemen and find a high level of corruption, leading him to take matters into his own hands.

Centers on two pals from Laguna Beach who share the same girlfriend and a thriving business growing and distributing the best-quality pot on the planet. When they resist being muscled by a Mexican drug cartel, the girl is kidnapped and the ransom is every cent they’ve made for the last five years. They agree to pay but hatch an alternate plan to get her back, get revenge, and then get lost.

Logline: Story follows an optimistic 7th grader who tries to help her drug-addicted mother avoid jail with the help of her burnt out lawyer.