In the wake of Michael Moore's controversial feature "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Upriver" is the latest in a spate of political docus hitting theaters in time for the presidential election. [...] on the lighter side, the Newmark/Echelon Entertainment Group announced its plans for a fall theatrical rollout for Jude Gerard Prest's docu "Rabbit Hash," which follows a mayoral election in a Kentucky hamlet in which the winner is a dog named Goofy. Said ThinkFilm domestic distribution topper Mark Urman: George Butler is a master storyteller, and nobody creates cinematic portraits of daring men at pivotal points in their lives like he can.

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