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Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment
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Foundation date 1 january 2006
Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (formerly known as Vivendi Entertainment and Vivendi Visual Entertainment) is an independent film, television, DVD and digital distribution company operating in the United States and Canada. It is also a distribution partner for independent content providers.
The company has provided sales, marketing, and distribution services to studios such as The Weinstein Company, World Wrestling Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company, Salient Media, NFL Films, Shout! Factory, GoodTimes Entertainment, Classic Media, Hallmark Channel, Indomina Releasing, Nasser Entertainment, Event Film, RHI Entertainment, Polychrome Pictures, Sid and Marty Krofft, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Blowtorch Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment, DHX Media, Saban Brands, Saban Entertainment, Palisades Tartan, Palm Pictures, Nelvana, Razor & Tie, Dargaud Media, Pure Flix Entertainment, Codeblack Entertainment, Melee Entertainment, Dimension Extreme and Genius Products.
Vivendi Entertainment was originally a division of Universal Music Group Distribution, which in turn is a subsidiary of Vivendi. On April 3, 2012, it was acquired from them by Gaiam and merged with its home entertainment division, renaming the combined subsidiary Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment. On October 17, 2013, Cinedigm announced it was purchasing Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment for $51.5 million. Cinedigm plans to combine Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment with their existing home video business, New Video. The acquisition closed on October 21, 2013.
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Filmography of Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (38 films)
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Opie Gets Laid (2009)
, 1h15Directed by James Ricardo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors April Wade, Ute Werner, James Ricardo, Jesselynn Desmond, Gina DeVettori, Heidemarie Fuentes
At 30 years old, Opie (James Ricardo) is a virgin whose existence is made up of watching pornography and eating junk food. One day a drug dealer named Thai (April Wade) mistakenly comes to his door. She decides to help Opie by finding him a good woman, initially (and unsuccessfully) by online personal ads. Thai and Opie end up sleeping together while high on marijuana, and then end up seeing each other regularly. Opie starts having sex with other women, including Thai's lesbian lover Dakota (Ute Werner) and a "gun-toting" nymphomaniac named Rain (Jesselynn Desmond).
Teenage Dirtbag (2009)
, 1h46Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Scott Michael Foster, Chris Ellis
At a local IGA store, a pregnant woman is shocked to learn from an old classmate that a boy she once knew named Thayer died in a river recently. When going back to her car, the woman has a flashback of her time in high school.
An American Carol (2008)
, 1h23Directed by David Zucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Christmas films, Politique, Time travel films, Ghost films, Political films
Actors Kevin P. Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Robert Davi, Dennis Hopper, Leslie Nielsen
Left-wing activist and filmmaker Michael Malone (Kevin Farley), a parody of Michael Moore, campaigns to end the celebration of the Fourth of July holiday. Malone holds pronounced anti-American views and truculently argues that America's past and present are both offensive, and therefore should not be celebrated.
Veritas, Prince of Truth (2008)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Bret Loehr, Amy Jo Johnson, Tyler Posey, Kate Walsh, Danny Strong
A young boy must battle an evil menace that could destroy the Earth when Veritas, his favorite comic book hero, comes to life and seeks his help.
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about education, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Ben Stein
Light and the Sufferer (2008)
, 1h10Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Actors Paul Dano, Paz de la Huerta, Eugene Byrd, Michael Wright, Michael Esper
Tennessee (2008)
, 1h39Directed by David Anspaugh, Aaron Woodley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Ethan Peck, Adam Rothenberg, Mariah Carey, Lance Reddick, Melissa Benoist Wood, Bill Sage
Two brothers, Ellis (Ethan Peck) and Carter (Adam Rothenberg), embark on a journey from New Mexico to find their estranged father in the hopes of saving Ellis, who has been diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Along the way while in Texas, they meet Krystal (Mariah Carey), an aspiring singer, who flees from her abusive husband, Frank (Lance Reddick), to join them on their journey.
Tunnel Rats (2008)
, 1h36Directed by Uwe Boll
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Michael Paré, Nate Parker, Rocky Marquette, Scott Cooper, Brandon Fobbs, Wilson Bethel
A group of US Army soldiers, trained in underground warfare, arrive at base camp in the jungle of Vietnam. The soldiers spend the first day and night getting to know each other. The next morning they begin to explore the Viet Cong's underground tunnel network at Củ Chi. Led by Lieutenant Vic Hollowborn (Michael Pare) along with Platoon Sergeant Mike Heaney (Brad Schmidt) Corporal Dan Green (Wilson Bethel) and Privates Peter Harris (Mitch Eakins), Carl Johnson (Erik Eidem), Terence Verano (Rocky Marquette), Jonathon Porterson (Garikayi Mutambirwa), Dean Garraty (Adrian Collins), Samuel Graybridge (Brandon Fobbs), Jim Lidford (Nate Parker) and Bob Miller (Jeffery Christopher Todd).
Cougar Club (2007)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Warren Kole, Joe Mantegna, Izabella Dorota Skorupko, Faye Dunaway, Carrie Fisher, Mo Collins
Having no family, Marshall Hogan III (Warren Kole) has been granted residency in the house of his best friend Spence Holmes (Jason Jurman). But Hogan has a sexual habit that makes Spence's dad and girlfriend (Kaley Cuoco) fear that Spence could adopt it, too. It is an attraction to older—if not just plain old—women.
, 1h29Directed by David O. Russell, James Yukich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Jeremy Piven, Luenell Campbell, Tamala Jones, Katt Williams, Christian Bale, Da Brat
Katt Williams decides that he wants to make it big in Hollywood, and meets with a pair of producers who attempt to woo him with pitches for films featuring stereotypical plot devices used by other notable African-American comedians, such as using a "fat suit" and portraying multiple characters, or starring in parodies of other popular movies. Dissatisfied with the offer, Williams decides to hit the road with a group of friends, which included comedians Red Grant, Melanie Comarcho, and Luenell. The first half of the movie features stand-up by Williams' companions as they drive from one major city to another. The journey ends in Chicago, where Williams takes over the rest of the movie with his open, underground-style stand-up comedy. After his performance, the film ends with a musical performance by Williams, Da Brat and Snoop Dogg.
The Box (2007)
, 1h27Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Gabrielle Union, Yul Vazquez, Alan John Buckley, Giancarlo Esposito, RZA, Jason George
A disgraced former LAPD cop leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The crime goes wrong and homicide detectives seeking answers interrogate the only survivors, a thief and one of the victims.
The Moon and the Stars (2007)
Directed by John Irvin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Alfred Molina, Jonathan Pryce, Catherine McCormack, Rupert Friend, András Bálint, Joanna Scanlan
A wealthy Jewish homosexual film producer is making a film based on Puccini's opera Tosca and a famous German diva is cast opposite a difficult English actor. As filming gets under way on a sound stage in Rome, World War II in 1939 escalates around them threatening the film's completion.
Postal (2007)
, 1h54Directed by Uwe Boll
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about video games, Films based on video games, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Chris Coppola, Jackie Tohn, J. K. Simmons, Ralf Moeller
The film takes place in the town of Paradise, Arizona (a ghost town in real life), where the volatile Postal Dude, after being mocked at a job interview, kicked out of his local unemployment office and discovering that his morbidly obese wife is cheating on him, is more than a little angry and is desperate to get enough cash to finally leave his dead-end town. He decides to team up with his Uncle Dave, a slovenly con artist turned doomsday cult leader who owes the US government over a million dollars in back-taxes. With the help of Uncle Dave's right-hand man Richie and an army of big-breasted, scantily clad cult members, the Dude devises a plan to hijack a shipment of 2,000 Krotchy Dolls, a rare, sought-after plush toy resembling a giant scrotum. Uncle Dave plans to sell them online, where their prices have reached as high as $4,000 a doll.
Randy & the Mob (2007)
Directed by Ray McKinnon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Lisa Blount, Walton Goggins, Ray McKinnon, Bill Nunn, Burt Reynolds, Tim DeKay
'Good ol’ boy' Randy Pearson can’t seem to help getting in over his head with his various businesses. His latest scheme to keep his businesses afloat goes awry when a long-standing debt becomes due to a couple of low level Italian mobsters. And the IRS wants to talk to Randy too! Randy’s forced to swing into action, but his only hope is a helping hand from his carpal-tunneled, baton-teaching wife, Charlotte; his estranged, gay twin brother, Cecil, and Tino Armani, a mysterious modern day prophet with a knack for high fashion, Italian cooking and clogging. They serve as a powerful reminder of the strength of Southern roots, where love and family can usually be counted on to trump all adversities.
Saturday Morning (2007)
, 1h21Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors George Wendt, Louis Mandylor, Victor Raider-Wexler, Beth Stern, Lillo Brancato, Zulay Henao
A dull, office dwelling loser named Wes Selman gets a strange birthday present from an uncle to get his house painted forcing him to awake at 6 a.m. and leading him on a two-hour odyssey through a strange other world where everything magically goes his way till 8 a.m. that Saturday morning.