Brian Avery

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny -- Jack Black of 'The School of Rock' fame plays JB, a na??ve Midwesterner who makes his way to Hollywood, meets guitar-strumming slacker KG and sets out on a quest to achieve musical immortality by stealing a mythical guitar pick.

American Gun -- Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.

JB (Jack Black - "King Kong," "The School of Rock") is a naïve Midwesterner whose strict Christian parents view his burning passion for heavy metal as a mortal sin. After his dad tears down every poster in his bedroom except for a Ronnie James Dio poster on the back of the door, the former Black Sabbath frontman instructs the aspiring young rocker to seek out his fortune no matter what the cost. Subsequently setting his sights on Hollywood and hell-bent to take the world of rock music by storm, JB sneaks out his bedroom window and makes his way to Venice Beach, where he soon meets guitar-strumming slacker KG (Kyle Gass - "Elf"). The rock duo now named Tenacious D set out on a quest to achieve musical immortality by stealing the mythical guitar pick said to instill its owner with unprecedented musical prowess.

Jack Black of "The School of Rock" fame plays JB, a na??ve Midwesterner who makes his way to Hollywood, meets guitar-strumming slacker KG and sets out on a quest to achieve musical immortality by stealing a mythical guitar pick.

Jack Black of "The School of Rock" fame plays JB, a na??ve Midwesterner who makes his way to Hollywood, meets guitar-strumming slacker KG and sets out on a quest to achieve musical immortality by stealing a mythical guitar pick.

A Virgina gun store owner Carl (Donald Sutherland) sidesteps controversy while running the shop he loves. His new employee, granddaughter Mary Ann (Linda Cardellini) has been pressured to join the family business. Curiosity overcomes her as she becomes seduced by the weapons. In Oregon, Janet (Marcia Gay Harden) suffers through a TV interview marking the anniversary of her older son's high school shooting rampage. She worries for a younger son, now the same age as his brother when he attacked. On Chicago's gritty west side, principal Carl (Forest Whitaker) struggles to keep his high school from exploding as his wife fears for their son. When ace student Jay is caught with a gun, both he and Carl must face choices they never wanted to make. Nominated for 3 Independent Spirit awards, AMERICAN GUN director Aric Avelino "shows an almost tender restraint in his story-telling, not pounding us with a message but simply looking steadily at how guns have made these lives difficult." - Roger Ebert