Archive for August, 2007

Cidade dos Homens

Friday, August 31st, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: Brazil

Runtime: 106 min

Languages: Portuguese

Director:

Tagline: An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up.

 

Writers: Elena Soarez (screenplay) and Paulo Morelli (story)

 

Cast: Douglas Silva … Acerola
Darlan Cunha … Laranjinha
Jonathan Haagensen … Madrugadão
Rodrigo dos Santos … Heraldo
Camila Monteiro … Cris
Naima Silva … Camila
Eduardo 'BR' Piranha … Nefasto (as Eduardo BR)
Luciano Vidigal … Fiel
Pedro Henrique … Caju rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aldene Abreu … Soldado 1 Bete
Gabriel Aguila … Soldado do Madrugadao 2
Edy Argolo … Soldado do Madrugadao 7
Jonathan Azevedo … Soldado de Madrugadao 1
Andrea Bacellar … Patroa Cris
Marcello Barcellos … Policial 2
Alex Bastillo … Soldado do Careca 1
Bel … Soldado do Careca 1
Biro … Soldado Nefasto 4
Arthur Bispo Coutinho … Vapor Madrugadao 2
Black … Soldado Nefasto 1
Alex Borges … Garçon 3
Isaac Borges … Soldado 2 Doldinho
Barbara Borgga … Funciodila Presidio
Flavio Borja … 1 Juarez
Alexandro Brito … Moleque da farmacia
Bronca … Guarda do patronato
Erik Burdon … Garçon 2
Wilton Campos … Soldado Nefasto 8
Michelle Cardoso … Valéria
André Carvalho … Soldado do Madrugadao 6
Cláudio Cinti … Golano Acongueiro
Márcio Costa … Soldado 3 Polito
Luca De Castro … Sindico do condominio
Dimas … Soldado do Morro do Careca 1
José Mario Farias … Helinho
Victor Fernando … Soldado Nefasto 2
Jonathan Gomes … Vapor Madrugadao 4
Michel Gomes … Fininho
Maurício Gonçalves … Cris's father
Mário Hermeto … Garçon 4
Eber Inacio … Zézé
Claudio Jaborandy … Complice de Heraldo
Fábio Lago … Ceara
Sônia Lino … Esmeralda
Vendedora Loja … Carolina Bezerra
Robson Luiz … Garoto novo
Shawn McGill … Wallace (voice)
Vinicius Messias … Garçon 1
Nandao … Soldado do Careca 1
Negao … Soldado do Careca 1
Brenno Neves … Madrugadao crianca
Vinícius Oliveira … Clayton
Vítor Oliveira … Clayton
Allan Pacheco … Soldado Nefasto 5
Pagodinho … Soldado Nefasto 7
Joao Paulo … Soldado do Careca 1
Alran Pinheiro … Funciodilo Cartolo
Avandro Ricardo … Soldado do Madrugadao 3
Robson Rocha … Soldado 4 Bulu
Kamilla Rodrigues … Tina
Babu Santana … Drug lord from Morro do Careca
André Santos … Soldado Nefasto 9
Rafaela Santos … Bela da Madrugadao
Robson Santos … Morro do Careca
Luisao Seixas … Pedrelia
Bino Silva … Soldado do Madrugadao 4
Tiago Souza … Soldado Nefasto 6
Thogun … Pal de ace ola
Luiz Tomaz … Soldado Nefasto 3
Everton Tonzao … Soldado do Careca 1
Charles Torres … Pregador
Arthur Viana … Soldado do Madrugadao 5
Delgresson Vieira … Vapor Madrugadao 3
Jersiano Vieira … Soldado do Morro do Careca
Luis Whellington … Vapor Madrugadao 1
Bebe Zao … Soldado do Careca 1
Zol … Soldado do Careca 1

 

Plot: Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers’ pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio’s favelas. add synopsis

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Brick Lane

Friday, August 31st, 2007

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | India

Runtime: 102 min | Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English | Bengali

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Monica Ali (novel) Laura Jones (writer)

 

Cast: Tannishtha Chatterjee … Nazneen Ahmed
Satish Kaushik … Chanu Ahmed
Christopher Simpson … Karim
Naeema Begum … Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed
Lana Rahman … Bibi Ahmed
Lalita Ahmed … Mrs. Islam
Harvey Virdi … Razia
Zafreen … Hasina
Harsh Nayyar … Dr. Azad
Abdul Nlephaz Ali … Tariq
Bijal Chandaria … Shefali
Mohammed Ahsan … Meeting Chairman
Josh Ali … Meeting Secretary
Raha Ahmed … First Speaker at Meeting
Abed Hakim … Second Speaker at Meeting

 

Plot: A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneem, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home…

 

Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations

Sukiyaki Western Django

Friday, August 31st, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Western

Release Year: 2007

Country: Japan

Runtime: 121 min | (None):98 min (international cut version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: An epic tale of blood, lust and greed.

 

Writers: Takashi Miike (written by) & Masa Nakamura (written by)

 

Cast: Hideaki Ito … Gunman
Masanobu Ando … Yoichi
Kôichi Satô … Taira no Kiyomori
Kaori Momoi … Ruriko
Yusuke Iseya … Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Renji Ishibashi … Benkei
Yoshino Kimura … Shizuka
Quentin Tarantino … Piringo rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Takaaki Ishibashi
Teruyuki Kagawa … Sheriff
Taigi Kobayashi
Toshiyuki Nishida
Shun Oguri … Akira
Masato Sakai … Taira no Shigemori
Hideaki Sato
Christian Storms
Yôji Tanaka

 

Plot: A revolver-wielding stranger crosses paths with two warring clans who are both on the hunt for a hidden treasure in a remote western town. Knowing his services are valuable to either side, he offers himself to the clan who will offer up the largest share of the wealth. add synopsis

 

Awards: 5 wins & 3 nominations

Illegal Tender

Friday, August 24th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Always protect the family.

 

Cast: Michael Philip Del Rio … Lugo
Samuel Molina … Older Man
Rick Sepulveda … Joey
Manny Perez … Wilson DeLeon Sr.
D.C. Benny … Ceasar
Mercedes Mercado … Latina Killer #1
Carmen Perez … Latina Killer #2
Zulay Henao … Mora
Jessica Pimentel … Young Millie
Angelic Zambrana … Young Jessenia
Julie Carmen … Nilsa
Ronald Escobar … Javier's Man #1
Gary Perez … Javier Cordero
Rick Gonzalez … Wilson Jr.
Dania Ramirez … Ana

 

Plot: When the thugs who killed his father come looking for him, a young Latino man and his mother flee from their home. add synopsis

 

Awards: 3 nominations

The Kingdom

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 110 min

Languages: English | Arabic

Director:

Tagline: Trust No One

 

Cast: Jamie Foxx … Ronald Fleury
Chris Cooper … Grant Sykes
Jennifer Garner … Janet Mayes
Jason Bateman … Adam Leavitt
Ashraf Barhom … Colonel Faris Al Ghazi
Ali Suliman … Sergeant Haytham
Jeremy Piven … Damon Schmidt
Richard Jenkins … Robert Grace
Tim McGraw … Aaron Jackson
Kyle Chandler … Francis Manner
Frances Fisher … Elaine Flowers
Danny Huston … Gideon Young
Kelly AuCoin … Ellis Leach
Anna Deavere Smith … Maricella Canavesio
Minka Kelly … Miss Ross

 

Plot: A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

3:10 to Yuma

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Western

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 122 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Time waits for one man

 

Cast: Russell Crowe … Ben Wade
Christian Bale … Dan Evans
Logan Lerman … William Evans
Dallas Roberts … Grayson Butterfield
Ben Foster … Charlie Prince
Peter Fonda … Byron McElroy
Vinessa Shaw … Emma Nelson
Alan Tudyk … Doc Potter
Luce Rains … Marshal Weathers
Gretchen Mol … Alice Evans
Lennie Loftin … Glen Hollander
Rio Alexander … Campos
Johnny Whitworth … Darden
Shawn Howell … Jackson (as Shawn D. Howell)
Pat Ricotti … Jorgensen

 

Plot: A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who’s awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations

Mongol

Friday, August 10th, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Romance, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: Kazakhstan | Russia | Mongolia | Germany

Runtime: 126 min

Languages: Mongolian | Mandarin

Director:

Tagline: Greatness comes to those who take it.

 

Writers: Arif Aliyev (writer) & Sergei Bodrov (writer)

 

Cast: Tadanobu Asano … Temudjin
Honglei Sun … Jamukha
Khulan Chuluun … Börte
Aliya … Oelun – Temudjin's Mother
Ba Sen … Esugei – Temudjin's Father
Amadu Mamadakov … Targutai
He Qi … Dai-Sechen
Ben Hon Sun … Monk
Ji Ri Mu Tu … Boorchu
You Er … Sorgan-Shira (as A You Er)
Ba Tu … Altan (as Hong Jong Ba Tu)
Deng Ba Te Er … Daritai (as E Er Deng Ba Te Er)
Bao Di … Todoen
Su Ya La Su Rong … Girkhai (as Su You Le Si Ren)
Sai Xing Ga … Chiledu

 

Plot: The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations

La fille coupée en deux

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: Germany | France

Runtime: USA:115 min | France:115 min | Argentina:115 min

Languages: French

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Claude Chabrol (writer) Cécile Maistre (writer)

 

Cast: Ludivine Sagnier … Gabrielle Aurore Deneige
Benoît Magimel … Paul André Claude Gaudens
François Berléand … Charles Denis dit Charles Saint-Denis
Mathilda May … Capucine Jamet
Caroline Sihol … Geneviève Gaudens (as Caroline Silhol)
Marie Bunel … Marie Deneige
Valeria Cavalli … Dona Saint-Denis
Etienne Chicot … Denis Deneige
Thomas Chabrol … Maître Stéphane Lorbach
Jean-Marie Winling … Gérard Briançon
Didier Bénureau … Philippe Le Riou
Edouard Baer … Edouard, l'acteur interviewé
Clémence Bretécher … Joséphine Gaudens
Charley Fouquet … Eléonore Gaudens
Hubert Saint-Macary … Bernard Violet

 

Plot: A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.

 

Awards: 2 wins

Atonement

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Romance, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | France

Runtime: 123 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: You can only imagine the truth.

 

Writers: Ian McEwan (novel) Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

 

Cast: Saoirse Ronan … Briony Tallis – Age 13
Ailidh Mackay … Singing Housemaid
Brenda Blethyn … Grace Turner
Julia West … Betty
James McAvoy … Robbie Turner
Harriet Walter … Emily Tallis
Keira Knightley … Cecilia Tallis
Juno Temple … Lola Quincey
Felix von Simson … Pierrot Quincey
Charlie von Simson … Jackson Quincey
Alfie Allen … Danny Hardman
Patrick Kennedy … Leon Tallis
Benedict Cumberbatch … Paul Marshall
Peter Wight … Police Inspector
Leander Deeny … Police Constable

 

Plot: Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 23 wins & 67 nominations