Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ Category

Defendor

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: Canada

Runtime: Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: An unexpected hero will rise.

 

Cast: Woody Harrelson … Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Kat Dennings … Kat
Elias Koteas … Chuck Dooney
Sandra Oh … Dr. Park
Lisa Ray … Dominique Ball
Michael Kelly … Paul Carter
Charlotte Sullivan … Fay Poppington
Kristin Booth … Wendy Carter
Tatiana Maslany … Olga
Lyriq Bent … Wayne
Tony Nappo … Biker Cliff
Michael Cram … Blake
Dakota Goyo … Jack Carter
James Preston Rogers … BikerBob
Graham Abbey … Constable Mike
John Paul Ruttan … Young Jack
Cynthia Amsden … Woman with Pointsetta
Max Dreesen … Kid Arthur

 

Plot: A comedy centered around three characters: an everyday guy who comes to believe he’s a superhero, his psychiatrist, and the teenager he befriends. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 win

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 79 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: (7) To Defend Us…

 

Writers: Pamela Pettler (screenplay) Shane Acker (story)

 

Cast: Christopher Plummer … 1 (voice)
Martin Landau … 2 (voice)
John C. Reilly … 5 (voice)
Crispin Glover … 6 (voice)
Jennifer Connelly … 7 (voice)
Fred Tatasciore … 8 / Radio Announcer (voice)
Elijah Wood … 9 (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer … The Scientist (voice)
Tom Kane … Dictator (voice)
Helen Wilson … Newscaster (voice)

 

Plot: A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.

 

Awards: 5 nominations

Shorts

Friday, August 7th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | United Arab Emirates

Runtime: 89 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Not So TALL Tales From The Director Of 'Spy Kids'

 

Writers: Robert Rodriguez (written by) Álvaro Rodríguez (additional material)

 

Cast: Jimmy Bennett … Toe Thompson
Jake Short … Nose Noseworthy
Kat Dennings … Stacey Thompson
Trevor Gagnon … Loogie
Devon Gearhart … Cole Black
Jolie Vanier … Helvetica Black
Rebel Rodriguez … Lug
Leo Howard … Laser
Leslie Mann … Mom Thompson
Jon Cryer … Dad Thompson
William H. Macy … Dr. Noseworthy
James Spader … Mr. Black
Angela Lanza … Teacher
Alejandro Rose-Garcia … John / Boyfriend
Cambell Westmoreland … Blinker #1

 

Plot: A young boy’s discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

Aliens in the Attic

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 86 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The aliens vs. the Pearsons

 

Cast: Carter Jenkins … Tom Pearson
Austin Robert Butler … Jake Pearson (as Austin Butler)
Ashley Tisdale … Bethany Pearson
Ashley Boettcher … Hannah Pearson
Henri Young … Art Pearson
Regan Young … Lee Pearson
Doris Roberts … Nana Rose Pearson
Robert Hoffman … Ricky Dillman
Kevin Nealon … Stuart Pearson
Gillian Vigman … Nina Pearson
Andy Richter … Uncle Nathan Pearson
Tim Meadows … Sheriff Doug Armstrong
Malese Jow … Julie
Megan Parker … Brooke
Maggie VandenBerghe … Annie Filkins

 

Plot: A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

G-Force

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

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

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Gadgets, Gizmos, Guinea Pigs. In 3-D.

 

Cast: Bill Nighy … Leonard Saber
Sam Rockwell … Darwin (voice)
Will Arnett … Kip Killian
Jon Favreau … Hurley (voice)
Zach Galifianakis … Ben
Nicolas Cage … Speckles (voice)
Kelli Garner … Marcie
Penélope Cruz … Juarez (voice)
Tyler Patrick Jones … Connor
Steve Buscemi … Bucky (voice)
Piper Mackenzie Harris … Penny
Gabriel Casseus … Agent Trigstad
Tracy Morgan … Blaster (voice)
Jack Conley … Agent Carter
Niecy Nash … Rosalita

 

Plot: A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Monday, July 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 153 min

Languages: English | Croatian

Director:

Tagline: Once again I must ask too much of you, Harry

 

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter
Michael Gambon … Professor Albus Dumbledore
Dave Legeno … Fenrir Greyback
Elarica Gallacher … Waitress
Jim Broadbent … Professor Horace Slughorn
Geraldine Somerville … Lily Potter
Bonnie Wright … Ginny Weasley
Julie Walters … Molly Weasley
Rupert Grint … Ron Weasley
Emma Watson … Hermione Granger
Helena Bonham Carter … Bellatrix Lestrange
Timothy Spall … Wormtail
Alan Rickman … Professor Severus Snape
Oliver Phelps … George Weasley
James Phelps … Fred Weasley

 

Plot: As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Imagine That

Friday, June 12th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: USA:107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: What if your daughter's imagination… Was the secret to your success?

 

Cast: Eddie Murphy … Evan Danielson
Thomas Haden Church … Johnny Whitefeather
Yara Shahidi … Olivia Danielson
Ronny Cox … Tom Stevens
Stephen Rannazzisi … Noah Kulick
Nicole Ari Parker … Tricia Danielson
DeRay Davis … John Strother
Vanessa Williams … Lori Strother
Martin Sheen … Dante D'Enzo
Lauren Weedman … Rose
Timm Sharp … Tod
Daniel Polo … Indigo Whitefeather
Stephen Root … Fred Franklin
Richard Schiff … Carl Simons
Marin Hinkle … Ms. Davis

 

Plot: A financial executive who can’t stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter’s imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 nominations

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

All Genres:
Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Release Year: 2009

Country: UK | Canada | France

Runtime: 123 min

Languages: English | Russian

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Terry Gilliam (written by) Charles McKeown (written by)

 

Cast: Johnny Depp … Imaginarium Tony #1
Heath Ledger … Tony
Jude Law … Imaginarium Tony #2
Lily Cole … Valentina
Colin Farrell … Imaginarium Tony #3
Christopher Plummer … Doctor Parnassus
Tom Waits … Mr. Nick
Andrew Garfield … Anton
Peter Stormare … The President
Verne Troyer … Percy
Paloma Faith … Sally
Daniel Newman … Gavin
Quinn Lord … Young Boy
Carrie Genzel … Female Journalist
Cassandra Sawtell … Olga
Michael Eklund … Tony's Assistant
Charles McKeown … Fairground Inspector
Lucy Russell … Classy Shopper #3
Emil Hostina … Serge
Johnny Harris … Policeman
Ryan Grantham … Little Anton
Montserrat Lombard … Sally's Friend
Carolyn Pickles … Shopper
Katie Lyons … Martin's Girlfriend
Richard Riddell … Martin
Amanda Walker … Shopper
Maggie Steed … LV Woman
Mark Benton … Dad
Simon Day … Uncle Bob (as Simon Daye)
Michael Bean … Dancing Policeman
Vitaly Kravchenko … Piotr
Sian Scott … Linda
Fraser Aitcheson … Dancing Policeman
Scott A. McGillivray … Dancing Policeman (as Scott McGillivray)
Ian A. Wallace … Third Monk (as Ian Wallace)
Mark Oliver … Male Journalist
Bobby Bysouth … LV Woman's Reflection
Peter New … Paramedic #1
Emma Karwandy … Valentina's Daughter
Michael Jonsson … Paramedic #2
John Stewart … Dancing Policeman
Jason Griffith … Dancing Policeman (as Jase-Anthony Griffith)
Ray Cooper … Vladimir
Amy Marston … Classy Shopper #1
Moya Brady … Aunty Flo
Raahul Singh … Security Guard
Ben Cartwright … Policeman #1
Bart Anderson … Young Boy's Father
Georgina Hegedos … Baboushka
Sarah Groundwater … Sales Girl
Lorraine Cheshire … Mum
Erika Conway … Young Boy's Mother
Gwendoline Christie … Classy Shopper #2
Joann Condon … Shopper
Bruce Crawford … Face Changed Martin
Craig Fraser … Debonaire Gent
Kis Yurij … Second Monk
Lisa Bunting … Charity Guest #3
D. Harlan Cutshall … Charity Guest #1
Deni DeLory … Charity Guest #2
Igor Ingelsman … Gregor
Wendy Carson … Nun #1
Lewis Gott … Diego
Chris Cochrane … Dancing Policeman
Pearce Visser … Dancing Policeman
Donna Lysell … President's Wife
Richard Shanks … Friend of Martin
Patrick Bahrich … Dancing Policeman
Christine McMahon … Nun #2
Dean Moen … Smiling Policeman
Gavin Rolph … Policeman #2

 

Plot: A traveling theater company gives its audience much than they were expecting.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

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

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 105 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When the lights go off the battle is on.

 

Cast: Ben Stiller … Larry Daley
Amy Adams … Amelia Earhart
Owen Wilson … Jedediah
Hank Azaria … Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln
Robin Williams … Teddy Roosevelt
Christopher Guest … Ivan The Terrible
Alain Chabat … Napoleon
Steve Coogan … Octavius
Ricky Gervais … Dr. McPhee
Bill Hader … General Custer
Jon Bernthal … Al Capone
Patrick Gallagher … Attila The Hun
Jake Cherry … Nick Daley
Rami Malek … Ahkmenrah
Mizuo Peck … Sacajawea

 

Plot: Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Friday, May 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: You can't always run from your past

 

Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Connor Mead
Jennifer Garner … Jenny Perotti
Michael Douglas … Uncle Wayne
Emma Stone … Allison Vandermeersh
Breckin Meyer … Paul
Lacey Chabert … Sandra
Robert Forster … Sergeant Volkom
Anne Archer … Vonda Volkom
Daniel Sunjata … Brad
Noureen DeWulf … Melanie
Rachel Boston … Deena the Bridesmaid
Camille Guaty … Donna the Bridesmaid
Amanda Walsh … Denice the Bridesmaid
Emily Foxler … Nadja
Catherine Haena Kim … Charlece

 

Plot: A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother’s wedding.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Hugh Jackman … Logan / Wolverine
Liev Schreiber … Victor Creed / Sabertooth
Danny Huston … Col. William Stryker
Will i Am … John Wraith / Kestrel (as Will.i.am)
Lynn Collins … Kayla Silverfox
Kevin Durand … Fred Dukes / Blob
Dominic Monaghan … Chris Bradley / Bolt
Taylor Kitsch … Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Daniel Henney … Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds … Wade Wilson
Tim Pocock … Scott Summers / Cyclops
Julia Blake … Heather Hudson / Vindicator
Max Cullen … Travis Hudson
Troye Sivan … James Howlett
Michael-James Olsen … Young Victor

 

Plot: After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations

Super Capers

Friday, March 20th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:98 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Justin Whalin … Ed Gruberman
Sam Lloyd … Herman Brainard (as Samuel Lloyd)
Ryan McPartlin … Will Powers
Danielle Harris … Felicia Freeze
Ray Griggs … Puffer Boy
Pancho Moler … Robo
Bobby 'Slim' Jones … Cretan
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister … Sarge
Chris Owen … Igniter Boy
Oliver Muirhead … Herbert Q
Michael Rooker … Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Christine Lakin … Red
Jon Polito … Captain Sludge
Clint Howard … Mugger
Tom Sizemore … Roger Cheatem

 

Plot: A good guy with no powers joins a superhero team with no clue against a bad guy with no shame.

 

Awards: 1 win

Race to Witch Mountain

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The Race Is On

 

Cast: Dwayne Johnson … Jack Bruno
AnnaSophia Robb … Sara
Alexander Ludwig … Seth
Carla Gugino … Dr. Alex Friedman
Ciarán Hinds … Henry Burke
Tom Everett Scott … Matheson
Chris Marquette … Pope
Billy Brown … Carson
Garry Marshall … Dr. Donald Harlan
Kim Richards … Tina
Ike Eisenmann … Sheriff Antony
Tom Woodruff Jr. … Siphon
John Duff … Frank
Bob Koherr … Marty
Kevin Christy … Matt

 

Plot: A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Dragonball Evolution

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

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

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Hong Kong

Runtime: 85 min | 100 min (uncut version)

Languages: English | Japanese | Hindi

Director:

Tagline: This Easter the legend comes to life.

 

Cast: Justin Chatwin … Goku
Yun-Fat Chow … Master Roshi
Emmy Rossum … Bulma
Jamie Chung … Chi Chi
James Marsters … Lord Piccolo
Joon Park … Yamcha
Eriko Tamura … Mai
Randall Duk Kim … Grandpa Gohan
Ernie Hudson … Sifu Norris
Texas Battle … Carey Fuller
Megumi Seki … Seki
Ian Whyte … Oozaru
Richard Blake … Agundes
Jon Valera … Moreno
Rafael Valdez … Butler

 

Plot: The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

Coraline

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: UK:96 min | USA:100 min

Languages: English | Russian

Director:

Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.

 

Cast: Dakota Fanning … Coraline Jones (voice)
Teri Hatcher … Mel Jones / Other Mother / Beldam (voice)
Jennifer Saunders … Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Dawn French … Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Keith David … The Cat (voice)
John Hodgman … Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice)
Robert Bailey Jr. … Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)
Ian McShane … Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Aankha Neal … Sweet Ghost Girl (voice)
George Selick … Ghost Boy (voice)
Hannah Kaiser … Tall Ghost Girl (voice)
Harry Selick … Photo Friend #1 (voice)
Marina Budovsky … Photo Friend #2 (voice)
Emerson Hatcher … Magic Dragonfly (voice)
Jerome Ranft … Mover (voice)

 

Plot: An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 20 nominations

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | New Zealand

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Michael Sheen … Lucian
Bill Nighy … Viktor
Rhona Mitra … Sonja
Steven Mackintosh … Tannis
Kevin Grevioux … Raze
David Aston … Coloman
Geraldine Brophy … Nobleman's Wife
Leighton Cardno … Fearful Lycan
Alex Carroll … Young Lucian (as Alexander Carroll)
Elizabeth Hawthorne … Orsova
Jared Turner … Xristo
Jason Hood … Death Dealer
Mark Mitchinson … Nobleman
Tania Nolan … Luka
Craig Parker … Sabas

 

Plot: An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

The Spirit

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 103 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again.

 

Cast: Jaime King … Lorelei Rox
Gabriel Macht … The Spirit / Denny Colt
Dan Gerrity … Det. Sussman
Arthur the Cat … Himself
Kimberly Cox … Damsel in Distress
Brian Lucero … Thug #1
David Brian Martin … Thug #2 (as David B. Martin)
Larry Reinhardt-Meyer … Officer MacReady
Frank Miller … Liebowitz
Eva Mendes … Sand Saref
Eric Balfour … Mahmoud
Samuel L. Jackson … The Octopus
Louis Lombardi … Pathos / Ethos / Logos
Scarlett Johansson … Silken Floss
Sarah Paulson … Ellen Dolan

 

Plot: Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.

Bedtime Stories

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Whatever they dream up… he has to survive.

 

Cast: Adam Sandler … Skeeter Bronson
Keri Russell … Jill
Guy Pearce … Kendall
Russell Brand … Mickey
Richard Griffiths … Barry Nottingham
Teresa Palmer … Violet Nottingham
Lucy Lawless … Aspen
Courteney Cox … Wendy
Jonathan Morgan Heit … Patrick
Laura Ann Kesling … Bobbi
Jonathan Pryce … Marty Bronson
Nick Swardson … Engineer
Kathryn Joosten … Mrs. Dixon
Allen Covert … Ferrari Guy
Carmen Electra … Hot Girl

 

Plot: A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

 

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

The Tale of Despereaux

Friday, December 19th, 2008

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

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 93 min | 90 min

Languages: English

Director: Sam Fell

Robert Stevenhagen

Tagline: Small Hero. Big Heart.

 

Writers: Kate DiCamillo (book) Will McRobb (screen story)

 

Cast: Matthew Broderick … Despereaux (voice)
Dustin Hoffman … Roscuro (voice)
Emma Watson … Princess Pea (voice)
Tracey Ullman … Miggery Sow (voice)
Kevin Kline … Andre (voice)
William H. Macy … Lester (voice)
Stanley Tucci … Boldo (voice)
Ciarán Hinds … Botticelli (voice)
Robbie Coltrane … Gregory (voice)
Tony Hale … Furlough (voice)
Frances Conroy … Antoinette (voice)
Frank Langella … Mayor (voice)
Richard Jenkins … Principal (voice)
Christopher Lloyd … Hovis (voice)
Charles Shaughnessy … Pietro (voice)

 

Plot: The tale of three unlikely heroes – a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears – whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

 

Awards: 8 nominations

Inkheart

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: Germany | UK | USA

Runtime: 106 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Every story ever written is just waiting to become real.

 

Cast: Brendan Fraser … Mo 'Silvertongue' Folchart
Sienna Guillory … Resa
Eliza Bennett … Meggie Folchart (as Eliza Hope Bennett)
Richard Strange … Antiquarian Bookshop Owner
Paul Bettany … Dustfinger
Helen Mirren … Elinor Loredan
Matt King … Cockerell
Steve Speirs … Flatnose
Jamie Foreman … Basta
Stephen Graham … Fulvio
Mirabel O'Keefe … Young Meggie
Andy Serkis … Capricorn
John Thomson … Darius
Lesley Sharp … Mortola
Tereza Srbova … Rapunzel

 

Plot: A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook’s hero.