'RED' Starring Brian Cox and Tom Sizemore to Premiere as a Sneak Preview on HDNet Movies

'RED' Starring Brian Cox and Tom Sizemore to Premiere as a Sneak Preview on HDNet Movies

Film that the Hollywood Reporter calls 'Riveting - a taut and direct tale of revenge' to premiere on HDNet Movies on Wednesday, August 6 at 8:15 p.m. ET - Two Days Prior to its National Theatrical Release

DALLAS, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet Movies presents a special Sneak Preview of the movie RED, starring Brian Cox and Tom Sizemore, Wednesday, August 6 at 8:15 p.m. ET.

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"It's hard to do better than building a project around an actor of Cox's caliber," says Peter Debruge of Variety. "Screenwriter Stephen Susco communicates with a wisdom beyond his years, injecting moments of profound introspection."

RED is the dramatic story of crime, justice and redemption.

In RED, Avery Allan Ludlow (Brian Cox), a Korean War vet with a tragic past, lives alone in a small town, where he runs the local hardware store. Av's only companion is a 14 year-old ginger-haired dog, aptly named Red by Av's late wife. One day, Av (Brian Cox) and Red are enjoying a placid outing at their favorite fishing spot when a random act of senseless violence leaves Av seeking justice.

Helped by a local reporter (Kim Dickens), Av tries to expose the truth, but his efforts are ignored by authorities and mocked by the teenagers who committed the crime. The boys' parents, a rich local businessman (Sizemore) and, across town, a hardscrabble laborer (Robert Englund) and his wife (Amanda Plummer), are just as determined to keep Av down. But, Av single-mindedly presses for justice-with or without the law on his side.

RED is the latest installment in the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview series. Only HDNet Movies presents exclusive Sneak Previews of films to viewers before they premiere in theaters. All Sneak Preview films are free to HDNet Movies subscribers.

HDNet Movies will offer RED as a special Sneak Preview on Wednesday, August 6 at 8:15 p.m. ET, with encore presentations 10:00 p.m. ET and 11:45 p.m. ET.

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Only HDNet Movies' exclusive Sneak Previews bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies Sneak Previews have included the Academy Award nominated "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," Toronto Film Festival nominee "The War Within," and "Bubble," the first of six movies by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films. Other featured films include "Cashback," written and produced by Sean Ellis, "Broken English," from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne, the critically acclaimed "Redacted" directed by Brian De Palma, "Flawless," starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore, "Quid Pro Quo," starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga and most recently "Finding Amanda," starring Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow. Upcoming Sneak Previews include "Red," starring Brian Cox, "Special," starring Michael Rapaport, "Great Buck Howard," starring Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Tom Hanks, "Harlem Aria," starring Damon Wayans and "Humboldt County," starring Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich and Frances Conroy.

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