Archive for January, 2010

Twelve

Friday, January 29th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | France

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Emma Roberts … Molly
Kiefer Sutherland … Narrator (voice)
Chace Crawford … White Mike
Rory Culkin … Chris
50 Cent … Lionel
Ellen Barkin
Erik Per Sullivan
Nico Tortorella … Tobias
Ethan Peck
Zoë Kravitz … Gabby
Charlie Saxton … Mark Rothko
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … Detective Dumont
Emily Meade … Jessica Brayson
Cody Horn … Alyssa
Jermaine Crawford … NaNa
Billy Magnussen … Claude
Ambyr Childers … Layla
Jeremy Allen White … Charlie
Esti Ginzburg … Sara Ludlow
Finn Wittrock … Warren
Chanel Farrell … Shelly
Josh Casaubon … Donnie
Gregg Bello … Detective Keminski
Dionne Audain … Nana's Mother
Ed Moran … Avery Kimball
Ako … Mrs. Fong
Maxx Brawer … Andrew
Stefano Da Fre … Jeb
Alexander Flores … Arturo
Liam McMullan

 

Plot: A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin’s murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime. Add synopsis »

When in Rome

Friday, January 29th, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 91 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Did you ever wish for the impossible?

 

Cast: Kristen Bell … Beth
Josh Duhamel … Nick
Anjelica Huston … Celeste
Will Arnett … Antonio
Jon Heder … Lance
Dax Shepard … Gale
Alexis Dziena … Joan
Kate Micucci … Stacy
Peggy Lipton … Priscilla
Luca Calvani … Umberto
Keir O'Donnell … Priest (Father Dino)
Bobby Moynihan … Puck
Kristen Schaal … Ilona
Judith Malina … Umberto's Grandma
Lee Pace … Brady Sacks

 

Plot: Beth is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. However, on a whirlwind trip to Rome, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of suitors. add synopsis

Edge of Darkness

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 117 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Some secrets take us to the edge

 

Cast: Mel Gibson … Thomas Craven
Ray Winstone … Jedburgh
Danny Huston … Jack Bennett
Bojana Novakovic … Emma Craven
Shawn Roberts … Burnham
David Aaron Baker … Millroy
Jay O. Sanders … Whitehouse
Denis O'Hare … Moore
Damian Young … Senator Jim Pine
Caterina Scorsone … Melissa
Frank Grillo … Agent One
Wayne Duvall … Chief of Police
Gbenga Akinnagbe … Detective Darcy Jones
Gabrielle Popa … Young Emma
Paul Sparks … Northampton Police Detective

 

Plot: As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

The Wolfman

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: USA:125 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When the moon is full the legend comes to life

 

Cast: Simon Merrells … Ben Talbot
Gemma Whelan … Gwen's Maid
Emily Blunt … Gwen Conliffe
Benicio Del Toro … Lawrence Talbot
Mario Marin-Borquez … Young Lawrence
Asa Butterfield … Young Ben
Cristina Contes … Solana Talbot
Anthony Hopkins … Sir John Talbot
Art Malik … Singh
Malcolm Scates … Butcher
Nicholas Day … Colonel Montford
Michael Cronin … Dr. Lloyd
David Sterne … Kirk
David Schofield … Constable Nye
Roger Frost … Reverend Fisk

 

Plot: Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man (Del Toro) is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf.

The Extra Man

Monday, January 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director: Shari Springer Berman

Robert Pulcini

Tagline:

 

Cast: Katie Holmes … Mary Powell
John C. Reilly … Gershon
Paul Dano … Louis Ives
Kevin Kline … Henry Harrison
Celia Weston
Cathy Moriarty … Katherine Hart
Alicia Goranson … Sandra
Patti D'Arbanville … Katherine Hart
Jason Butler Harner … Otto
Marian Seldes … Vivian
Alex Burns … Brad
Justis Bolding
Rafael Sardina … Chicken Man
Marshall Factora … Restaurant Patron
David Boston … Neighbor
Kevin Scullin … Drag Club Patron
Graeme Malcolm … Narrator
John Leighton … The Butler

 

Plot: A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York’s Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing. Add synopsis »

Countdown to Zero

Monday, January 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Documentary

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Graham Allison … Himself
James Baker III … Himself
Bruce Blair … Himself
Tony Blair … Himself
Zbigniew Brzezinski … Himself
Matthew Bunn … Himself
Richard Burt … Himself
Jimmy Carter … Himself
Mike Chinoy … Himself
Joseph Cirincione … Himself
Richard Cizik … Himself
Thomas D'Agostino … Himself
F.W. de Klerk … Himself
Pascal Fias … Himself
Alexander Glaser … Himself
Mikhail Gorbachev … Himself
Ira Helfand … Himself
Pervez Hoodbhoy … Himself
R. Scott Kemp … Himself
Andrew Koch … Himself
Jeffrey Lewis … Himself
Robert McNamara … Himself
Zia Mian … Himself
Roger Molander … Himself
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen … Himself
Pervez Musharraf … Himself
Khintsagov Oleg … Himself
Ahmed Rashid … Himself
Scott Sagan … Himself
Lawrence Scott Sheets … Himself
Frank von Hippel … Himself
Valerie Plame Wilson … Herself

 

Plot: A documentary about the escalating nuclear arms race. Add synopsis »

The Kids Are All Right

Monday, January 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 104 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.

 

Cast: Mia Wasikowska … Joni
Julianne Moore … Jules
Annette Bening … Nic
Josh Hutcherson … Laser
Mark Ruffalo … Paul
Yaya DaCosta … Tanya
Amy Grabow … Pregnant Woman
Zosia Mamet
Kunal Sharma … Jai
Rebecca Lawrence … Brooke
Eddie Hassell … Clay
Joaquín Garrido … Luis Ramirez
Joseph Stephens Jr. … Mailman

 

Plot: Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life. Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 1 win See »

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Monday, January 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Documentary See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 84 min

Languages: English

Director: Ricki Stern

Anne Sundberg

Tagline:

 

Cast: Kathy Griffin … Herself
Emily Kosloski … Herself
Mark Phillips … Himself
Don Rickles … Himself
Joan Rivers … Herself
Melissa Rivers … Herself
Larry A. Thompson … Himself

 

Plot: A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old. Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination See »

Holy Rollers

Monday, January 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Crime, Drama

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 89 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg … Sam Gold
Justin Bartha … Yosef Zimmerman
Danny A. Abeckaser … Jackie Solomon
Ari Graynor … Rachel Apfel
Jason Fuchs … Leon Zimmerman
Q-Tip … Ephraim
Bern Cohen … Rebbe Horowitz
Mark Ivanir … Mendel Gold
Charlie Hewson … Andrew
Elizabeth Marvel … Elka Gold
Hallie Kate Eisenberg … Ruth Gold
Andrew Levitas … David
Marc Rose … Josh
Omer Barnea … Elijah
Stella Keitel … Zeldy Lazar

 

Plot: In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israel drug cartel. Full summary » Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 1 nomination See »

The Dry Land

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: America Ferrera … Sarah
Wilmer Valderrama … Raymond Gonzales
Ethan Suplee … Jack
Jason Ritter … Michael
Melissa Leo … Martha
June Diane Raphael … Susie
Sasha Spielberg … Sally
Evan Jones … Joe Davis
Ana Claudia Talancón … Adriana
Benito Martinez … David Valdez
Barry Shabaka Henley … Colonel Stephen Evans
Ryan O'Nan … James
Diego Klattenhoff … Henry
Arron Shiver … Police Officer
Jeremiah Bitsui … Luis
Misty Upham … Gloria
Jenny Gabrielle … Tina
Russell Friedenberg … Dr. Stephenson
Esodie Geiger … Nurse
Johnnie Hector … Police Officer
Therese Olson … Sasha
Kate Schroeder … Kathy
Candice Costello … Veronica

 

Plot: A U.S. soldier returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas. Full synopsis »

 

Awards: 1 nomination See »

The Killer Inside Me

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 109 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: John Curran (screenplay) Jim Thompson (novel) See »

 

Cast: Casey Affleck … Lou Ford
Kate Hudson … Amy Stanton
Jessica Alba … Joyce Lakeland
Ned Beatty … Chester Conway
Elias Koteas … Joe Rothman
Tom Bower … Sheriff Bob Maples
Simon Baker … Howard Hendricks
Bill Pullman … Billy Boy Walker
Brent Briscoe … Bum / The Stranger / Visitor
Matthew Maher … Deputy Jeff Plummer
Liam Aiken … Johnnie Pappas
Jay R. Ferguson … Elmer Conway rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blake Brigham … Young Lou Ford
Noah Crawford … Young Mike
Michael Gibbons … Turnkey
Zach Josse … 14 year old Lou Ford
Blake Lindsley … Max's Diner Waitress
Rosa Pasquarella … Nurse

 

Plot: A West Texas deputy sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer. Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 1 nomination See »

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

All Genres:
Documentary, Comedy

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 87 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The incredible true story of how the world's greatest Street Art movie was never made…

 

Cast: Banksy … Himself
Shepard Fairey … Himself
Thierry Guetta … Himself
Rhys Ifans … Narrator
Space Invader … Himself

 

Plot: The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy… See » Add synopsis »

Frozen

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: No one knows you're up there

 

Cast: Emma Bell … Parker O'Neil
Shawn Ashmore … Joe Lynch
Kevin Zegers … Dan Walker
Ed Ackerman … Jason
Rileah Vanderbilt … Shannon
Kane Hodder … Cody
Adam Johnson … Rifkin
Chris York … Ryan
Peder Melhuse … Driver

 

Plot: Three skiers are stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life-or-death choices that prove perilous than staying put and freezing to death add synopsis

Dear John

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Romance, War

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 min

Languages:

Director:

Tagline: Is Duty enough reason to live a lie ?

 

Cast: Channing Tatum … John Tyree
Amanda Seyfried … Savannah Curtis
Richard Jenkins … Mr. Tyree
Henry Thomas … Tim
D.J. Cotrona … Noodles
Cullen Moss … Rooster (Dan Rooney)
Gavin McCulley … Starks
Jose Lucena Jr. … Berry
Keith Robinson … Captain Stone
Scott Porter … Randy
Leslea Fisher … Susan
William Howard Bowman … Daniels (as William Howard)
David Andrews … Mr. Curtis
Mary Rachel Dudley … Mrs. Curtis
Bryce Hayes … Yellow Shirt

 

Plot: A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on leave.

Cyrus

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director: Jay Duplass

Mark Duplass

Tagline: John met the woman of his dreams. Then he met her son …

 

Cast: Marisa Tomei … Molly
Jonah Hill … Cyrus
Catherine Keener … Jamie
John C. Reilly … John
Tim Guinee … Roger
Matt Walsh … Tim
Katie Aselton … Lauren (as Kathryn Aselton)
Kellan Rhude
Jamie Donnelly … Pastor
Zosia Mamet
Steve Zissis … Rusty
Jerald Garner … Beer Drinker / Party Boy
Kathy Wittes … Ashley
Justin Wilczynski
Sean Paul Hackett … Hackattack

 

Plot: A recently divorced guy meets the woman of his dreams. Then he meets her son. Full summary » Add synopsis »

Please Give

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Catherine Keener … Kate
Amanda Peet … Mary
Rebecca Hall … Rebecca
Oliver Platt … Alex
Thomas Ian Nicholas … Eugene
Kevin Corrigan … Don
Lois Smith … Mrs. Portman
Scott Cohen … Dr. Lerner
Rebecca Budig … Bigback
Elizabeth Berridge … Elyse
Ann Morgan Guilbert … Audra
Maddie Corman … Daughter
Sarah Steele … Abby
Reggie Austin … Male Shopper #2
Steve Antonucci … Pedestrian
Cassidy Gard … GAP girl
Michael Panes
Elise Ivy … Marissa
Portia … Mrs. Melnick
Jaime Tirelli … Dario
Paul Sparks … Guy
Erica Berg … Stylish Woman Shopper
Douglas J. Aguirre … Doug- Furniture Store Employee
Creighton James … Ambulance guy
Carmen M. Herlihy
Mandy Olsen … Snooty Salesgirl
John Srednicki … Tommy
David Weininger … Funeral Director

 

Plot: In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in apartment the couple owns. Add synopsis »

Extraordinary Measures

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Don't hope for a miracle. Make one.

 

Cast: Brendan Fraser … John Crowley
Harrison Ford … Dr. Robert Stonehill
Keri Russell … Aileen Crowley
Meredith Droeger … Megan Crowley
Diego Velazquez … Patrick Crowley
Sam Hall … John Crowley, Jr. (as Sam M. Hall)
Jared Harris … Dr. Kent Webber
Patrick Bauchau … CEO Erich Loring
Alan Ruck … Pete Sutphen
David Clennon … Dr. Renzler
Dee Wallace … Sal
Courtney B. Vance … Marcus Temple
Ayanna Berkshire … Wendy Temple
P.J. Byrne … Dr. Preston
Andrea White … Dr. Allegria

 

Plot: A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children’s rare genetic disorder. add synopsis

Legion

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.

 

Cast: Paul Bettany … Michael
Lucas Black … Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson … Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki … Charlie
Charles S. Dutton … Percy Walker
Kevin Durand … Gabriel
Jon Tenney … Howard Anderson
Willa Holland … Audrey Anderson
Kate Walsh … Sandra Anderson
Dennis Quaid … Bob Hanson
Jeanette Miller … Gladys Foster
Cameron Harlow … Minivan Boy
Doug Jones … Ice Cream Man
Josh Stamberg … Burton
Yancey Arias … Estevez

 

Plot: An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in humankind… add synopsis

8: The Mormon Proposition

Monday, January 18th, 2010

All Genres:
Documentary See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:80 min

Languages: English

Director: Reed Cowan

Steven Greenstreet (co-director)

Tagline: Equality for some

 

Cast: Rocky Mayor Anderson … Himself
Matt Aune … Himself
Tyler Barrick … Himself
Bruce Barton … Himself
Melissa Bird … Herself
Dustin Lance Black … Narrator
Mac Borrowman … Himself
D. Chris Buttars … Himself
George Cole … Himself
Pali Cooper … Herself
Darren Curtis … Himself
Peter Danzig … Himself
Eric Ethington … Himself
Ryan Hollist … Himself
Ruben Israel … Himself
Derick Jones … Himself
Spencer Jones … Himself
Fred Karger … Himself
Kate Kendell … Herself
Mark Leno … Himself
Barry Lynn … Himself
David Melman … Himself
Paul Mero … Himself
Miyo … Himself
Mike Nelson … Himself
Gavin Newsom … Himself
Sarah Nicholson … Herself
Carol Lynn Pearson … Herself
Emily Pearson … Herself
Sandra Rodriguez … Herself
Gayle Ruzicka … Herself
Trevor Southey … Himself
Hal Sparks … Himself
Linda Williams Stay … Herself
George Takei … Himself
Liz Towne … Herself
Michael Waddoups … Himself
Jacob Whipple … Himself
Kathryn White … Herself
Troy Williams … Himself

 

Plot: A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church’s historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California’s Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion’s secretive, decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights. Full summary » Full synopsis »

Tooth Fairy

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The tooth hurts.

 

Cast: Dwayne Johnson … Derek Thompson / Tooth Fairy (as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson)
Ashley Judd … Carly
Stephen Merchant … Tracy
Ryan Sheckler … Mick Donnelly
Seth MacFarlane … Ziggy
Julie Andrews … Lily
Chase Ellison … Randy
Destiny Whitlock … Tess (as Destiny Grace Whitlock)
Brandon T. Jackson … Duke
Dan Joffre … Tooth Fairy #1
Ellie Harvie … Permit Woman
Barclay Hope … Coach
Michael Daingerfield … Announcer
Josh Emerson … Kyle
Dale Wolfe … Color Commentator

 

Plot: A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy.