Archive for April, 2008

Made of Honor

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: It takes a real man to become a maid of honor.

 

Cast: Patrick Dempsey … Thomas 'Tom' Bailey
Michelle Monaghan … Hannah
Kevin McKidd … Colin McMurray
Kadeem Hardison … Felix
Chris Messina … Dennis
Richmond Arquette … Gary
Busy Philipps … Melissa
Whitney Cummings … Stephanie
Emily Nelson … Hilary
Kathleen Quinlan … Joan
Selma Stern … Grandma Pearl
Sydney Pollack … Thomas Bailey Sr.
James Sikking … Reverend Foote
Kevin Sussman … Tiny Shorts Guy
Beau Garrett … Gloria

 

Plot: A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Speed Racer

Monday, April 28th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Family, Sport

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Australia | Germany

Runtime: 135 min

Languages: English

Director: Andy Wachowski

Lana Wachowski

Tagline: Go

 

Cast: Emile Hirsch … Speed Racer
Nicholas Elia … Young Speed
Susan Sarandon … Mom Racer
Melissa Holroyd … Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter … Young Trixie
Scott Porter … Rex
Gian Ganziano … Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez … Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman … Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sadao Ueda … Japanese Announcer
Valery Tscheplanowa … Russian Announcer
Sami Loris … Italian Announcer
Olivier Marlo … French Announcer
Sean McDonagh … Celtic Announcer
Kick Gurry … Sparky

 

Plot: The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible…

 

Awards: 8 nominations

War, Inc.

Monday, April 28th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English | Hungarian

Director:

Tagline: When it comes to war…America means business

 

Cast: John Cusack … Brand Hauser
Hilary Duff … Yonica Babyyeah
Marisa Tomei … Natalie Hegalhuzen
Joan Cusack … Marsha Dillon
Dan Aykroyd … Mr. Vice President
Sergej Trifunovic … Ooq-Mi-Fay Taqnufmini
Ned Bellamy … Ooq-Yu-Fay Taqnufmini / Zubleh
John McLaughlin … Himself
Montel Williams … GuideStar Voice (voice)
Ben Kingsley … Walken / The Viceroy
Lyubomir Neikov … Omar Sharif (as Lubomir Neikov)
Nikolay Stanoev … Bhodi Bhundhang (as Nikolai Stanoev)
George Zlatarev … Director
Bashar Rahal … Video Guy #1
Velislav Pavlov … Video Guy #2 (as Vesilav Pavlov)

 

Plot: A political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President…

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Deception

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When you're in this world, no one is who they seem, and everyone is playing the game.

 

Cast: Ewan McGregor … Jonathan McQuarry
Hugh Jackman … Wyatt Bose
Michelle Williams … S
Bruce Altman … Lawyer #1
Andrew Ginsburg … Lawyer #2
Stephanie Roth Haberle … Assistant Controller
Christine Kan … Tennis Player #1
Dante Spinotti … Herr Kleiner / Mr. Moretti
Karolina Muller … Waitress (as Karolina Müller)
Agnete Oernsholt … Woman at Waldorf Astoria
Melissa Rae Mahon … Velvet Rope Dancer #1
Rachel Montez Collins … Velvet Rope Dancer #2
Holly Cruikshank … Velvet Rope Dancer #3
Deborah Yates … Tango Dancer
Bill Camp … Clancey Controller

 

Plot: An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman’s disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:107 min (unrated version) | Argentina:114 min

Languages: English

Director: Jon Hurwitz

Hayden Schlossberg

Tagline: This time they're running from the joint.

 

Cast: John Cho … Harold Lee
Kal Penn … Kumar Patel
Rob Corddry … Ron Fox
Jack Conley … Deputy Frye
Roger Bart … Dr. Jack Beecher
Neil Patrick Harris … Neil Patrick Harris
Danneel Harris … Vanessa Fanning
Eric Winter … Colton Graham
Paula Garcés … Maria
Jon Reep … Raymus
Missi Pyle … Raylene
Mark Munoz … Cyrus
James Adomian … George W. Bush
Beverly D'Angelo … Sally
Echo Valley … Tits Hemingway

 

Plot: Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Baby Mama

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: Argentina:99 min | USA:99 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Would you put your eggs…in this basket?

 

Cast: Tina Fey … Kate Holbrook
Amy Poehler … Angie Ostrowiski
Greg Kinnear … Rob Ackerman
Dax Shepard … Carl Loomis
Romany Malco … Oscar
Sigourney Weaver … Chaffee Bicknell
Steve Martin … Barry
Maura Tierney … Caroline
Stephen Mailer … Dan
Holland Taylor … Rose Holbrook
James Rebhorn … Judge
Denis O'Hare … Dr. Manheim
Kevin Collins … Architect / Rick
Will Forte … Scott
Fred Armisen … Stroller Salesman

 

Plot: A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

What Happens in Vegas

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min | 101 min (extended edition)

Languages: English | Serbo-Croatian

Director:

Tagline: Get Lucky.

 

Cast: Cameron Diaz … Joy McNally
Ashton Kutcher … Jack Fuller
Rob Corddry … Hater
Lake Bell … Tipper
Jason Sudeikis … Mason
Treat Williams … Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell … Mrs. Fuller
Michelle Krusiec … Chong
Dennis Farina … Banger
Zach Galifianakis … Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah … Dr. Twitchell
Krysten Ritter … Kelly
Ricky Garcia … Fuller Closets Worker
Andrew Daly … Curtis
Benita Robledo … Maid

 

Plot: Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery… add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations

Delgo

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director: Marc F. Adler

Jason Maurer

Tagline: In a divided land, a troubled youth and some unlikely friends must save the world from itself.

 

Writers: Marc F. Adler (story) Scott Biear (story)

 

Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr. … Delgo (voice)
Chris Kattan … Filo (voice)
Jennifer Love Hewitt … Princess Kyla (voice)
Anne Bancroft … Sedessa (voice)
Val Kilmer … Bogardus (voice)
Malcolm McDowell … Raius (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Elder Marley (voice)
Louis Gossett Jr. … King Zahn (voice)
Eric Idle … Spig (voice)
Burt Reynolds … Delgo's Father (voice)
Kelly Ripa … Kurrin (voice)
Sally Kellerman … Narrator (voice)
Jed Rhein … Ando
Melissa Suzanne McBride … Miss Sutley / Elder Pearo (voice) (as Melissa McBride)
Jeffrey Winter … Giddy / Lockni Man (voice) (as Jeff Winter)

 

Plot: Delgo, an adventurous but naive teenager, must rally his group of friends to protect their world from conflict between the Lockni and Nohrin people.

Iron Man

Monday, April 14th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 126 min

Languages: English | Persian | Urdu | Hindi

Director:

Tagline: This Summer: Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built.

 

Cast: Robert Downey Jr. … Tony Stark
Terrence Howard … Rhodey
Jeff Bridges … Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow … Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb … Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub … Yinsen
Faran Tahir … Raza
Clark Gregg … Agent Phil Coulson
Bill Smitrovich … General Gabriel
Sayed Badreya … Abu Bakaar
Paul Bettany … Jarvis (voice)
Jon Favreau … Hogan
Peter Billingsley … William Ginter Riva
Tim Guinee … Major Allen
Will Lyman … Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

 

Plot: When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 42 nominations

Casi divas

Friday, April 11th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Musical

Release Year: 2008

Country: Mexico

Runtime: Argentina:107 min (DVD version) | USA:107 min

Languages: Spanish

Director:

Tagline: The smash hit that seduced Mexico has come to America!

 

Writers: Ignacio Darnaude (original idea) Issa López (writer)

 

Cast: Patricia Llaca … Eva
Julio Bracho … Alejandro
Maya Zapata … Francisca
Ana Layevska … Ximena
Daniela Schmidt … Yesenia
Diana Garcia … Catalina
Mónica Huarte … Karen Trigo
Darío T. Pie … Jurado
Daniel Figueroa … Jonathan Armando
Ianis Guerrero … Osiris
Gustavo Sánchez Parra … Satán
Uriel del Toro … Conductor
Pedro Izquierdo … Adrián
Adrian Alonso … Patricks
Keiko Durán … Guiomar Lizárraga

 

Plot: Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others…

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Prom Night

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 88 min | 89 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Italian

Director:

Tagline: It's Midnight Everyone's Ready To Go Home…But Someone Has Other Plans.

 

Cast: Brittany Snow … Donna Keppel
Scott Porter … Bobby
Jessica Stroup … Claire
Dana Davis … Lisa Hines
Collins Pennie … Ronnie Heflin
Kelly Blatz … Michael
James Ransone … Detective Nash
Brianne Davis … Crissy Lynn
Kellan Lutz … Rick Leland
Mary Mara … Ms. Waters
Ming-Na … Dr. Elisha Crowe (as Ming Wen)
Johnathon Schaech … Richard Fenton
Idris Elba … Detective Winn
Jessalyn Gilsig … Aunt Karen Turner
Linden Ashby … Uncle Jack Turner

 

Plot: Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

Redbelt

Monday, April 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sport

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min

Languages: English | Portuguese | Japanese

Director:

Tagline: There's always a way out. You just have to find it.

 

Cast: Max Martini … Joe Collins
Matt Cable … Academy Fighter
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Mike Terry
Alice Braga … Sondra Terry
Jose Pablo Cantillo … Snowflake
Emily Mortimer … Laura Black
Cathy Cahlin Ryan … Gini Collins
Luciana Souza … Singer in Bar
Cyril Takayama … The Magician (as Cyril Takata)
Scott Barry … Billy the Bartender
Ricky Jay … Marty Brown
Randy Couture … Dylan Flynn
John Machado … Ricardo Silva
Rodrigo Santoro … Bruno Silva
Ricardo Wilke … Eduardo

 

Plot: A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Eleven Minutes

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

All Genres:
Documentary

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 103 min

Languages: English

Director: Michael Selditch

Robert Tate

Tagline: The Lows of High Fashion

 

Cast: Jay McCarroll … Himself
Kelly Cutrone … Herself rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malan Breton … Himself
Nancy Kane … Herself
Carson Kressley … Himself
Jason Low … Himself
Omahyra … Herself
Thomas Onorato … Himself
Michael Rucker … Himself
Ève Salvail … Herself
Michael Selditch … Himself
George Whipple III … Himself
Max Wixom … Himself

 

Plot: Feature documentary following fashion designer, Jay McCarroll’s year-long journey preparing his first independent runway show and selling his clothing line to stores. add synopsis

The Forbidden Kingdom

Friday, April 4th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | China | Australia | South Korea

Runtime: 104 min

Languages: English | Mandarin

Director:

Tagline: The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.

 

Cast: Jet Li … The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
Michael Angarano … Jason Tripitikas
Jackie Chan … Lu Yan / Old Hop
Yifei Liu … Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Collin Chou … Jade Warlord
Juana Collignon … Southie Girl
Morgan Benoit … Lupo
Bingbing Li … Ni Chang
Jack Posobiec … Southie
Thomas McDonell … Young Southie
Zhi Ma Gui … Old Woman
Shen Shou He … Farmer
Bin Jiang … Young Village Man
Shaohua Yang … Jade Soldier
Yu Yuan Zeng … Inn Keeper

 

Plot: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

 

Awards: 4 nominations

Street Kings

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 109 min

Languages: English | Turkish

Director:

Tagline: Their City. Their Rules. No Prisoners.

 

Cast: Keanu Reeves … Detective Tom Ludlow
Forest Whitaker … Captain Jack Wander
Hugh Laurie … Captain James Biggs
Chris Evans … Detective Paul Diskant
Cedric the Entertainer … Scribble (as Cedric 'The Entertainer' Kyles)
Jay Mohr … Sgt. Mike Clady
Terry Crews … Detective Terrence Washington
Naomie Harris … Linda Washington
Common … Coates
Martha Higareda … Grace Garcia
John Corbett … Detective Dante Demille
Amaury Nolasco … Detective Cosmo Santos
Noel Gugliemi … Quicks (as Noel G.)
Michael Monks … Pathologist
Daryl Gates … The Chief (as Daryl F. Gates)

 

Plot: Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he’s been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

The Ruins

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: Australia | USA

Runtime: 90 min | 93 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Maya | Spanish | German | Greek

Director:

Tagline: Terror has evolved.

 

Cast: Jonathan Tucker … Jeff
Jena Malone … Amy
Laura Ramsey … Stacy
Shawn Ashmore … Eric
Joe Anderson … Mathias
Sergio Calderón … Lead Mayan
Jesse Ramirez … Mayan Bowman
Balder Moreno … Mayan Horseman
Dimitri Baveas … Dimitri
Patricio Almeida Rodriguez … Taxi Driver
Mario Jurado … Mayan Archer
Luis Antonio Ramos … Mayan Rifleman (as Luis Ramos)
Walter Quispe … Mayan Rifleman
Pauline Whyman … Wailing Woman
Nathan Vega … Mayan Boy

 

Plot: A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Bigger Stronger Faster*

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

All Genres:
Documentary, Sport

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The side effects of being American.

 

Cast: Chris Bell … Himself – Host (also archive footage) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hank Aaron … Himself (archive footage)
Lyle Alzado … Himself (archive footage)
Joshua Amsden … Himself
Ben Aukes … Himself
Kelly Beecher … Himself
Mark Bell … Himself (also archive footage)
Mike Bell … Himself (also archive footage)
Rosemary Bell … Herself (also archive footage)
Sheldon Bell … Himself (also archive footage)
Joe Biden … Himself (archive footage) (as Sen. Joseph Biden)
Mike Blanton … Himself
Christian Boeving … Himself
Barry Bonds … Himself (archive footage)
Jim Bunning … Himself (archive footage)
George Bush … Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush … Himself (archive footage)
Jose Canseco … Himself (archive footage)
Jeff Carwile … Himself
Dr. Carlon Colker … Himself
Rick Collins … Himself
Meave Cox … Herself
Jay Cutler … Himself
Dr. Eric Dodson … Himself
Jason Ellis … Himself
Wade Exum … Himself (as Dr. Wade Exum)
Dr. Norm Fost … Himself
Dr. Mark Gordon … Himself
Gene Haislip … Himself
Orrin G. Hatch … Himself (archive footage)
Hulk Hogan … Himself (archive footage)
Donald Hooton … Himself
Rehan Jalali … Himself
Ben Johnson … Himself (also archive footage)
Marion Jones … Herself (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy … Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Knox … Himself
Floyd Landis … Himself (also archive footage)
Stan Lee … Himself
Carl Lewis … Himself (also archive footage)
Willie Litvack … Himself
Timea Majorova … Herself
Mickey Mantle … Himself (archive footage)
Roger Maris … Himself (archive footage)
Mark McGwire … Himself (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe … Herself (archive footage)
Tony Mulhare … Himself
Mike Nelson … Himself (as Major Mike Nelson)
Joe Niekro … Himself (archive footage)
Jackie Ochoa … Himself
Jack Owoc … Himself
Rafael Palmeiro … Himself (archive footage)
Joel Paredes … Himself
Stephen Paulson … Himself
Craig Phillips … Himself
Harrison Pope … Himself (as Dr. Harrison Pope)
Lauren Powers … Herself
Ronald Reagan … Himself (archive footage)
Scott Reid … Himself
John Romano … Himself
Giovanni Roselli … Romeo Roselli
Rosie Ruiz … Herself (archive footage)
Babe Ruth … Himself (archive footage)
Rick Schaff … Himself
Arnold Schwarzenegger … Himself (also archive footage)
Maria Shriver … Herself (archive footage)
Louis Simmons … Himself
Aubrey Smith … Herself
Bee Smith … Herself
Dick 'Smitty' Smith … Himself
Sammy Sosa … Himself (archive footage)
Sylvester Stallone … Himself (archive footage)
Paul Sullivan … Himself
Major Travis Swan … Himself
Dr. Lee Sweeney … Himself
John Sweeney … Himself (as Rep. John Sweeney)
Jeff Taylor … Himself
Josh Robert Thompson … Arnold Schwarzenegger (voice)
Tim Urban … Himself
Gregg Valentino … Himself
Chuck Vogelpohl … Himself
Gary Wadler … Himself (as Dr. Gary Wadler)
Diane Watson … Herself (as Rep. Diane Watson)
Henry Waxman … Himself (also archive footage) (as Rep. Henry Waxman)
Tiger Woods … Himself (archive footage)
Dr. Charles Yesalis … Himself

 

Plot: In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world…

 

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

Finding Amanda

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When it comes to screwing up their lives, some people don't know when to cry uncle.

 

Cast: Matthew Broderick … Taylor Mendon
Brittany Snow … Amanda
Maura Tierney … Lorraine Mendon
Peter Facinelli … Greg
Steve Coogan … Michael Henry
Ed Begley Jr. … Himself
Bill Fagerbakke … Larry
Patrick Fischler … Kevin – TV Executive
Peggy Scott … Sharon the Maid
Jennifer Hall … Wendy the Cage Girl
Daniel Roebuck … Link
Lester Speight … BV (as Lester Rasta Speight)
J.P. Manoux … Tony Clark
Jennifer Rau … Whisper
Allan Wasserman … Dr. Chase

 

Plot: A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

All Genres:
Documentary

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:90 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Jerryd Bayless … Himself
Michael Beasley … Himself
Tyreke Evans … Himself
Robert Garcia … Unofficial MC / Narrator (as Bobbito Garcia)
Donte Greene … Himself
Brandon Jennings … Himself
Jason Kidd … Himself
Kevin Love … Himself
Kyle Singler … Himself
Lance Stephenson … Himself

 

Plot: Eight of the U.S.’s top high school basketball players compete in the first “Elite 24” tournament at Rucker Park.