The Circuit

CineVegas will open with the world preem of Peter Catteneo's comedy, "The Rocker" starring Rainn Wilson as a failed drummer who joins a high school rock band.  Sean McGinly's "The Great Buck Howard" will close the fest.

The Sin City fest is an industry favorite on the circuit.  Their annual lineup announcements are a study in how to keep audiences in the theaters and away from the tables.  Having it set within the Palm Casino doesn’t help. 

Yet having Sundance programmer Trevor Groth as the artistic director does.

Today Groth announced the fest's full lineup, including its world premiere section called "Jackpot Premieres," where Rachel Samuel's noir musical "Dark Streets" and Matthew Wilder's sci-fi pic starring Bill Pullman, "Your Name Here," will unspool.

Fest will also debut a new section for docs, "Pioneer Documentaries," and will include Aaron Rose's festival hit, "Beautiful Losers" and the US premiere of Abel Ferrara's "Chelsea on the Rocks" about New York's famed Chelsea Hotel.

Other sections include a sidebar highlighting Mexican filmmakers, docs on Vegas in "Vegas Uncovered," and "Diamond Discoveries" which screens indie films still available for distribs where Ferrara will screen another film, his strip club comedy "Go-Go Tales."

"Sure Bets" offers advanced screening indie studio pics such as Clark Gregg's "Choke" and Alex Gibney's doc, "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson."

CineVegas midnight section, "Area 52," will unspool the world premiere of Giusepps Andrew's sci-fi "Schoof."

The tenth annual CineVegas will run June 12-21 at the Palms Casino.  Check them out here.

Full lineup is here.