Archive for September, 2008
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: high school graduation
Cast: Zac Efron … Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens … Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale … Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel … Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu … Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman … Taylor McKessie
Olesya Rulin … Kelsi Nielsen
Chris Warren Jr. … Zeke Baylor
Ryne Sanborn … Jason Cross
KayCee Stroh … Martha Cox
Bart Johnson … Coach Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed … Ms. Darbus
Matt Prokop … Jimmie Zara
Justin Martin … Donny Dion
Jemma McKenzie-Brown … Tiara Gold
Plot: As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. add synopsis
Awards: 7 wins & 9 nominations
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Greatest Victories are Born in the Heart
Cast: Gary Cole … Coach Larry Gelwix
Sean Astin … Marcus Tate
Neal McDonough … Coach Richard Penning
Sean Faris … Rick Penning
Julie Warner … Natalie Penning
Penn Badgley … Lars
Eliot Benjamin … Marty
Michael J. Pagan … Kurt
Nathan West … Quentin
Max Kasch … Griggs
Arielle Kebbel … Emily
John Kepa Kruse … Tumo
Junior Salt … Peeta
Jeremy Earl … Sanchez
Larry Bagby … Coach Cal
Plot: A talented-but-troubled rugby player must play against the team his father coaches at the national championship.
Awards: 1 win
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Australia
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: Spanish | English
Director:
Tagline: It's never too late for a second chance
Cast: Diane Lane … Adrienne Willis
Richard Gere … Dr. Paul Flanner
Christopher Meloni … Jack Willis
Viola Davis … Jean
Becky Ann Baker … Dot
Scott Glenn … Robert Torrelson
Linda Molloy … Jill Torrelson
Pablo Schreiber … Charlie Torrelson
Mae Whitman … Amanda Willis
Charlie Tahan … Danny Willis
Carolyn McCormick … Jenny Flanner
Ted Manson … Old Gus
Ato Essandoh … Jean's Lover
Terri Denise Johnson … Medical Resident
Jessica Lucas … Admiring Nurse
Plot: A doctor who is traveling to see his estranged son sparks with an unhappily married woman at a North Carolina inn.
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Truth Can't Hide Forever
Cast: Anne Hathaway … Claire
Patrick Wilson … Eric
Andre Braugher … Perry
Dianne Wiest … Toni
David Morse … Arkin
William B. Davis … Jack
Ryan Robbins … Dean
Clea DuVall … Shannon
Don Thompson … Norman
Andrew Wheeler … Blonde Man
Chelah Horsdal … Janice
Karen Austin … Hospital Receptionist
Elzanne Fourie … Young Emma
Stacy Grant … Emma
Conner Dwelly … Young Claire
Plot: A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear. add synopsis
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Discover The Secret
Cast: David Ryall … Chief Builder
Ian McElhinney … Builder
Harry Treadaway … Doon Harrow
Tim Robbins … Loris Harrow
Bill Murray … Mayor Cole
B.J. Hogg … Mayor's Guard
Toby Jones … Barton Snode
Lucinda Dryzek … Lizzie Bisco
Matt Jessup … Joss
Lara McIvor … Roner
Myles Thompson … Smat
Eoin McAndrew … Student #1
Rachel Morton … Student #2
Conor MacNeill … Student #3
Lorraine Hilton … Miss Thorn
Plot: For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember’s once powerful generator is failing … and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.
Awards: 3 nominations
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | France
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: All men aren't created Evil.
Writers: Chris McKenna (written by) and John Hoffman (additional screenplay)
Cast: John Cusack … Igor (voice)
Myleene Klass … Dr. Holzwurm (voice)
Robin Walsh … Dr. Holzwurm's Igor (voice) (as Robin Howard)
Matt McKenna … Dr. Herzschlag (voice)
John Cleese … Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
Steve Buscemi … Scamper (voice)
Sean Hayes … Brain (voice)
Jess Harnell … Announcer / Royal Guard #2 (voice)
Eddie Izzard … Dr. Schadenfreude (voice)
Jennifer Coolidge … Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
Jay Leno … King Malbert (voice)
Molly Shannon … Eva (voice)
Zoë Bright … Blind Woman / Killiseum Fan #1 (voice)
Sophia Eraklis … Blind Orphan #1 (voice)
A. Cheron Hall … Blind Orphan #2 / Blind Orphan #4 (voice)
Plot: Animated fable about a clich
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: 50% Warrior. 50% Lover. 100% Chihuahua.
Cast: Piper Perabo … Rachel
Manolo Cardona … Sam Cortez
Jamie Lee Curtis … Aunt Viv
José María Yazpik … Vasquez
Maury Sterling … Rafferty
Jesús Ochoa … Officer Ramirez (as Jesus Ochoa)
Eugenio Derbez … Store Owner
Omar Leyva … Ranger
Naomy Romo … Ranger
Ali Hillis … Angela
Marguerite Moreau … Blair
Nick Zano … Bryan
Carmen Vera … Inn Keeper Lady
Gina Gallego … Shelter Director
Hiram Vilchez … Desk Clerk
Plot: While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.
Awards: 8 nominations
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min | USA:112 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Dane Cook … Tank Turner
Kate Hudson … Alexis
Alec Baldwin … Professor Turner
Jason Biggs … Dustin
Diora Baird … Rachel
Lizzy Caplan … Ami
Riki Lindhome … Hilary
Mini Anden … Lizzy
Hilary Pingle … Claire
Nate Torrence … Craig
Malcolm Barrett … Dwalu
Taran Killam … Josh
Faye Grant … Merrilee
Richard Snee … Brian
Amanda Brooks … Carly
Plot: Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 118 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If you want to live you will obey
Cast: Shia LaBeouf … Jerry Shaw
Michelle Monaghan … Rachel Holloman
Rosario Dawson … Zoe Perez
Michael Chiklis … Defense Secretary Callister
Anthony Mackie … Major William Bowman
Ethan Embry … Agent Toby Grant
Billy Bob Thornton … Agent Thomas Morgan
Anthony Azizi … Ranim Khalid
Cameron Boyce … Sam Holloman
Lynn Cohen … Mrs. Wierzbowski
Bill Smitrovich … Admiral Thompson
Charles Carroll … Mr. Miller
William Sadler … Jerry's Dad
Deborah Strang … Jerry's Mom
Dariush Kashani … Translator
Plot: Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.
Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What could be safer than living next to a cop?
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson … Abel Turner
Patrick Wilson … Chris Mattson
Kerry Washington … Lisa Mattson
Ron Glass … Harold Perreau
Justin Chambers … Donnie Eaton
Jay Hernandez … Javier Villareal
Regine Nehy … Celia Turner
Jaishon Fisher … Marcus Turner
Robert Pine … Captain Wentworth
Keith Loneker … Clarence Darlington
Caleeb Pinkett … Damon Richards
Robert Dahey … Jung Lee Pak
Ho-Jung … Sang Hee Pak
Bitsie Tulloch … Nadine
Michael Sean Tighe … Manager
Plot: An LAPD officer will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door. add synopsis
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Follow your heart. But watch your back.
Cast: Alfre Woodard … Alice Pratt
Sanaa Lathan … Andrea
Rockmond Dunbar … Chris
KaDee Strickland … Jillian Cartwright
Cole Hauser … William Cartwright
Taraji P. Henson … Pam
Robin Givens … Abby
Tyler Perry … Ben
Kathy Bates … Charlotte Cartwright
Sebastian Siegel … Nick
Kaira Akita … Robin (as Kaira Whitehead)
Santana Pruitt … Christopher
Ron Clinton Smith … Construction Foreman
Jeff Rose … Loan Officer
Johnell J. Easter … Customer
Plot: Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.
Awards: 6 nominations
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:102 min | Canada:102 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard … Fisher
Chris Evans … Jimmy
Will Patton … Mr. Dobyne
Ann-Margret … Cornelia
Mamie Gummer … Julie
Jessica Collins … Vinnie
Ellen Burstyn … Addie
Peter Gerety … Mr. Van Hooven
Marin Ireland … Esmeralda
Zoe Perry … Mathilde
Barbara Garrick … Mrs. Dobyne
Zach Grenier … Mr. Fenstermaker
Laila Robins … Mrs. Fenstermaker
Susan Blommaert … Addie's Nurse
Carol Sutton … Susie
Plot: Tells the story of Fisher Willow, the disliked 1920s Memphis d
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun.
Cast: Robert De Niro … Tom 'Turk' Cowan
Al Pacino … David 'Rooster' Fisk
50 Cent … Spider (as Curtis Jackson)
Carla Gugino … Karen Corelli
John Leguizamo … Det. Simon Perez
Donnie Wahlberg … Det. Ted Riley
Brian Dennehy … Lieutenant Hingis
Trilby Glover … Jessica
Saidah Arrika Ekulona … Gwen Darvis
Alan Rosenberg … Stein
Sterling K. Brown … Rogers
Barry Primus … Dr. Prosky
Melissa Leo … Cheryl Brooks
Alan Blumenfeld … Martin Baum
Shirly Brener … Natalya
Plot: Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Everyone has a choice. Every choice has a consequence.
Writers: Brian Goodman (writer) Paul T. Murray (writer)
Cast: Mark Ruffalo … Brian Reilly
Ethan Hawke … Paulie McDougan
Amanda Peet … Stacy Reilly
Will Lyman … Sully
Brian Goodman … Pat Kelly
Donnie Wahlberg … Detective Moran
Angela Featherstone … Katie
Edward Lynch … Jackie (as Eddie Lynch)
Michael Yebba … Roundman / Old Lady
Brian Connolly … Sean
Nathaniel Smyth … Mark (5 Years Old)
Oscar Wahlberg … Mark (10 Years Old)
Thomas Regan … Young Paulie
Jean-Pierre Serret … Young Brian
George Khoury … Delivery Man
Plot: Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 130 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The last thing you want to uncover…is the truth.
Cast: Edward Norton … Ray Tierney
Colin Farrell … Jimmy Eagan
Jon Voight … Francis Tierney, Sr.
Noah Emmerich … Francis Tierney, Jr.
Jennifer Ehle … Abby Tierney
John Ortiz … Sandy
Frank Grillo … Eddie Carbone
Shea Whigham … Kenny Dugan
Lake Bell … Megan Egan
Carmen Ejogo … Tasha
Manny Perez … Coco Dominguez
Wayne Duvall … Bill Avery
Ramon Rodriguez … Angel Tezo
Rick Gonzalez … Eladio Casado
Maximiliano Hernández … Carlos Bragon
Plot: A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family’s moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora’s Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English | French | Czech | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: They'd never let the truth come between them
Cast: Rachel Weisz … Penelope
Adrien Brody … Bloom
Mark Ruffalo … Stephen
Rinko Kikuchi … Bang Bang
Robbie Coltrane … Curator
Maximilian Schell … Diamond Dog
Ricky Jay … Narrator (voice)
Zachary Gordon … Young Bloom
Max Records … Young Stephen
Andy Nyman … Charleston
Noah Segan … The Duke
Nora Zehetner … Rose
Ram Bergman … Himself
Craig Johnson … Apple Cart Vendor
Dubravko Jovanovic … Albino
Plot: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they’ve decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Don't Reveal the Source
Cast: Kate Beckinsale … Rachel Armstrong
Matt Dillon … Patton Dubois
Angela Bassett … Bonnie Benjamin
Alan Alda … Alan Burnside
Vera Farmiga … Erica Van Doren
David Schwimmer … Ray Armstrong
Courtney B. Vance … Agent O'Hara
Noah Wyle … Avril Aaronson
Preston Bailey … Timmy Armstrong
Floyd Abrams … Judge Hall
Kristen Bough … Allison Van Doren
Julie Ann Emery … Agent Boyd
Robert Harvey … Warden
Michael O'Neill … CIA Director
Kristen Shaw … Angel Rabinowitz
Plot: In Washington, D.C., a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source. add synopsis
Awards: 2 nominations
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:98 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:98 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: When it comes to family and relationships, there are no small surprises
Writers: Matt Aselton (written by) Adam Nagata (written by)
Cast: Paul Dano … Brian Weathersby
Zooey Deschanel … Harriet 'Happy' Lolly
Edward Asner … Mr. Weathersby
Jane Alexander … Mrs. Weathersby
John Goodman … Al Lolly
Sean Dugan … Gary Wynkoop
Brian Avers … Larry Arbogast
Louis Ozawa Changchien … Matsubara
Zach Galifianakis … Homeless Guy
Frank Harts … Kenyatta Folds
Tatsuo Ichikawa … Nagata
Ilana Levine … Ducky Saltinstall
Susan Misner … Melanie Lolly
Kenji … Kanagae (as Kenji Nakano)
Clarke Peters … Roger Stovall
Plot: Mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Dano) finds his plan to adopt a Chinese baby augmented by the arrival of a young woman, Happy (Deschanel), who comes into his workplaces, falls asleep on one of the beds, and starts to affect his life upon waking up.
Awards: 1 win
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | Canada
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Let's Misbehave!
Writers: Stephan Elliott (written by) & Sheridan Jobbins (written by) …
Cast: Jessica Biel … Larita Whittaker
Ben Barnes … John Whittaker
Kristin Scott Thomas … Mrs. Whittaker
Colin Firth … Mr. Whittaker
Kimberley Nixon … Hilda Whittaker
Katherine Parkinson … Marion Whittaker
Kris Marshall … Furber
Christian Brassington … Phillip Hurst
Charlotte Riley … Sarah Hurst
Jim McManus … Jackson
Pip Torrens … Lord Hurst
Jeremy Hooton … Davis
Joanna Bacon … Cook
Maggie Hickey … Millie the Maid
Georgie Glen … Mrs. Landrigin
Plot: A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future – blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Italy
Runtime: 160 min
Languages: English | German | Italian
Director:
Tagline: World War II has its heroes and its miracles.
Cast: Derek Luke … 2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps
Michael Ealy … Sergeant Bishop Cummings
Laz Alonso … Corporal Hector Negron (Young / Old)
Omar Benson Miller … Private First Class Sam Train
Pierfrancesco Favino … Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta
Valentina Cervi … Renata
Matteo Sciabordi … Angelo Torancelli (The Boy)
John Turturro … Detective Antonio 'Tony' Ricci
Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Tim Boyle
John Leguizamo … Enrico
Kerry Washington … Zana Wilder
D.B. Sweeney … Colonel Driscoll
Robert John Burke … General Ned Almond
Omari Hardwick … Platoon Commander Huggs
Omero Antonutti … Ludovico
Plot: Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. add synopsis
Awards: 9 nominations
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