Hotel for Dogs

January 15th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: No stray gets turned away

 

Cast: Emma Roberts … Andi
Jake T. Austin … Bruce
Don Cheadle … Bernie
Johnny Simmons … Dave
Kyla Pratt … Heather
Troy Gentile … Mark
Lisa Kudrow … Lois Scudder
Kevin Dillon … Carl Scudder
Ajay Naidu … ACO Jake
Eric Edelstein … ACO Max
Robinne Lee … Carol
Yvette Nicole Brown … Ms. Camwell
Maximiliano Hernández … Officer Mike (as Maximiliano Hernandez)
Andre Ware … Officer Jeff
Jonathan Klein … Evan

 

Plot: Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.

Chandni Chowk to China

January 15th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2009

Country: India | USA

Runtime: USA:154 min

Languages: Hindi | Cantonese

Director:

Tagline: This Diwali, two great civilizations… will wish they had never met!

 

Writers: Rajat Arora (dialogue) Bohemia (lyrics)

 

Cast: Akshay Kumar … SidhulLiu Sheuyn
Deepika Padukone … Sakhi / Suzy 'Meow Meow' 'Miss TSM'
Mithun Chakraborty … Dada
Ranvir Shorey … Chopstick
Chia Hui Liu … Hojo (as Gordon Liu)
Roger Yuan … Inspector Chiang Kohung rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kiran Juneja … Mrs. Kohung
Yuk-Ting Lau (as Lau Yuk-Ting)
Jun Li … Wong
Chang En Lu … Han
Conan Stevens … Joey
Kevin Wu … Frankie

 

Plot: An action-comedy about a simple cook from Chandni Chowk mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior Liu Shengh by residents of an oppressed Chinese village.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Not Easily Broken

January 9th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Morris Chestnut … Dave Johnson
Taraji P. Henson … Clarice Clark
Maeve Quinlan … Julie Sawyer
Kevin Hart … Tree
Wood Harris … Darnell Gooden
Eddie Cibrian … Brock Houseman
Jenifer Lewis … Mary 'Mama' Clark
Niecy Nash … Michelle
Cannon Jay … Bryson Sawyer
Albert Hall … Bishop Wilkes
Jeff Krebs … Trauma Doctor
Nathaniel Carter … Deshawn
Brendon Terrell Ferguson … Marcus (as Brendon Terrell)
Kwame Boateng … Darius
Henry Brown … Mr. Reid

 

Plot: A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 nominations

The Unborn

January 9th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min | 89 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Hebrew

Director:

Tagline: Evil will do anything to live.

 

Cast: Odette Yustman … Casey Beldon
Gary Oldman … Rabbi Sendak
Cam Gigandet … Mark
Meagan Good … Romy
Idris Elba … Arthur Wyndham
Jane Alexander … Sofi Kozma
Atticus Shaffer … Matty Newton
James Remar … Gordon Beldon
Carla Gugino … Janet Beldon
C.S. Lee … Dr. Lester Caldwell
Rhys Coiro … Mr. Shields
Michael Sassone … Eli Walker
Ethan Cutkosky … Barto
Craig J. Harris … Rick Hesse (as Craig Harris)
Rachel Brosnahan … Lisa

 

Plot: A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Død snø

January 9th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Horror

Release Year: 2009

Country: Norway

Runtime: USA:91 min | Norway:90 min

Languages: Norwegian

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Stig Frode Henriksen (written by) Tommy Wirkola (written by)

 

Cast: Vegar Hoel … Martin
Stig Frode Henriksen … Roy
Charlotte Frogner … Hanna
Lasse Valdal … Vegard
Evy Kasseth Røsten … Liv
Jeppe Laursen … Erlend
Jenny Skavlan … Chris
Ane Dahl Torp … Sara
Bjørn Sundquist … The Wanderer
Ørjan Gamst … Herzog

 

Plot: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.

January 9th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Everyone's got an opinion.

 

Writers: Catherine DiNapoli (writer) Jonathan Parker (writer)

 

Cast: Adam Goldberg … Adrian Jacobs
Marley Shelton … Madeleine Gray
Eion Bailey … Josh Jacobs
Lucy Punch … The Clarinet
Vinnie Jones … Ray Barko
Zak Orth … Porter Canby
Ptolemy Slocum … Monroe
Michael Panes … Grant
Svetlana Efremova … Russian Singer
Marceline Hugot … Corporate Art Buyer
Janet Carroll … Helen Finkelstein
Ben Hammer … Morton Cabot
David Beach … Critic at Morton Cabot's Concert
David Cale … Critic at Adrian's Concert
Dean Wareham … Critic at Adrian's Concert

 

Plot: A Chelsea art gallerist falls for a brooding new music composer in this comic tale about the state of contemporary art.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

January 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Family

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 91 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Safety never takes a holiday.

 

Cast: Kevin James … Paul Blart
Keir O'Donnell … Veck Sims
Jayma Mays … Amy
Raini Rodriguez … Maya Blart
Shirley Knight … Mom
Stephen Rannazzisi … Stuart
Peter Gerety … Chief Brooks
Bobby Cannavale … Commander Kent
Adam Ferrara … Sergeant Howard
Jamal Mixon … Leon
Adhir Kalyan … Pahud
Erick Avari … Vijay
Gary Valentine … Karaoke Singer
Allen Covert … Jerky Security Guy
Mike Vallely … Rudolph

 

Plot: When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it’s up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Bride Wars

January 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 89 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Even best friends can't share the same wedding day.

 

Cast: Kate Hudson … Liv Lerner
Anne Hathaway … Emma Allen
Bryan Greenberg … Nate Lerner
Chris Pratt … Fletcher Flemson
Steve Howey … Daniel Williams
Candice Bergen … Marion St. Claire
Kristen Johnston … Deb
Michael Arden … Kevin
Victor Slezak … Colson
Kelly Coffield Park … Kathy
John Pankow … John Allen
Zoe O'Grady … Young Liv
Shannon Ferber … Young Emma
June Diane Raphael … Amanda
Charles Bernard … Wedding DJ

 

Plot: Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.

 

Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations

Alien Trespass

January 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: USA:90 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Terror – the whole family can enjoy.

 

Writers: James Swift (story) and Steven P. Fisher (story) …

 

Cast: Eric McCormack … Ted Lewis / Urp
Jenni Baird … Tammy
Dan Lauria … Chief Dawson
Robert Patrick … Vernon
Jody Thompson … Lana Lewis
Aaron Brooks … Cody
Sarah Smyth … Penny
Andrew Dunbar … Dick
Sage Brocklebank … Stu
Tom McBeath … Wilson
Vincent Gale … Styles
Jerry Wasserman … Sam
Jonathon Young … Lloyd
Michael Roberds … Bubba
Laura Konechny … Laura

 

Plot: After crash landing near a desert town, an alien enlists the help of a local waitress to re-capture a monster that escaped from the wreckage of his space ship.

 

Awards: 7 nominations

Paper Heart

January 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: A story about love that's taking on a life of its own.

 

Cast: Charlyne Yi … Charlyne Yi
Michael Cera … Michael Cera
Jake M. Johnson … Nicholas Jasenovec
Gill Summers … Himself
Martin Starr … Himself
Seth Rogen … Himself
Demetri Martin … Himself
Luciano Yi … Himself
Lydia Yi … Herself
Mike Modrak … Himself
Bill Hase … Himself
Matthew Craig … Himself
Donald Skinner-Noble … Himself
Derek Waters … Himself
Matthew Bass … Himself

 

Plot: Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand: Love.

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Big Fan

January 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sport

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:86 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Patton Oswalt … Paul Aufiero
Kevin Corrigan … Sal
Michael Rapaport … Philadelphia Phil
Marcia Jean Kurtz … Paul's Mom
Gino Cafarelli … Jeff
Matt Servitto … Detective Velarde
Serafina Fiore … Gina
Polly Humphreys … Christine
Joe Garden … Dennis
Jonathan Hamm … Quantrell Bishop
Sidné Anderson … Dr. Parker rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Caniano … Driver #3
Tom Epstein … Reporter
Miranda Rhyne … Strip Club Greeter
Bobby Rickert … Eagles Fan
Annette Santrello … Corrections Officer

 

Plot: Paul Aufiero, a hardcore New York Giants football fan, struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.

 

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

Defiance

December 31st, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 137 min

Languages: English | German | Russian

Director:

Tagline: Freedom begins with an act of defiance!

 

Cast: Daniel Craig … Tuvia Bielski
Liev Schreiber … Zus Bielski
Jamie Bell … Asael Bielski
Alexa Davalos … Lilka Ticktin
Allan Corduner … Shamon Haretz
Mark Feuerstein … Isaac Malbin
Tomas Arana … Ben Zion Gulkowitz
Jodhi May … Tamara Skidelsky
Kate Fahy … Riva Reich
Iddo Goldberg … Yitzchak Shulman
Iben Hjejle … Bella
Martin Hancock … Peretz Shorshaty
Ravil Isyanov … Viktor Panchenko
Jacek Koman … Konstanty 'Koscik' Kozlowski
George MacKay … Aron Bielski

 

Plot: Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Marley & Me

December 25th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 120 min | USA:115 min | 111 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Heel the love

 

Cast: Owen Wilson … John Grogan
Jennifer Aniston … Jennifer Grogan
Eric Dane … Sebastian Tunney
Kathleen Turner … Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin … Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble … Patrick (Age 10)
Haley Bennett … Lisa
Ann Dowd … Dr. Platt
Clarke Peters … Editor
Finley Jacobsen … Conor (Age 8)
Lucy Merriam … Colleen (Age 5)
Bryce Robinson … Patrick (Age 7)
Ben Hyland … Conor (Age 5)
Sarah O'Kelly … Neighbor Mom (Nurse)
Keith Hudson … Big Guy

 

Plot: A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations

Valkyrie

December 25th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, History, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English | German

Director:

Tagline: Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.

 

Cast: Tom Cruise … Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Kenneth Branagh … Major-General Henning von Tresckow
Bill Nighy … General Friedrich Olbricht
Tom Wilkinson … General Friedrich Fromm
Carice van Houten … Nina von Stauffenberg
Thomas Kretschmann … Major Otto Ernst Remer
Terence Stamp … Ludwig Beck
Eddie Izzard … General Erich Fellgiebel
Kevin McNally … Dr. Carl Goerdeler (as Kevin R. McNally)
Christian Berkel … Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim
Jamie Parker … Lieutenant Werner von Haeften
David Bamber … Adolf Hitler
Tom Hollander … Colonel Heinz Brandt
David Schofield … Erwin von Witzleben
Kenneth Cranham … Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

 

Plot: Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

 

Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations

The Spirit

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

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

Free Style

December 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: Canada | USA | Germany

Runtime: USA:94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: It's Time To Soar.

 

Cast: Mike Antonakos … Pizza Manager
Giacomo Baessato … Drunken Partier
Tosca Baggoo … Carmen Lopez
Matt Bellefleur … Derek Black
Corbin Bleu … Cale Bryant
Gary Chalk … Home Track Announcer
Kim Clarke … Pizza Woman
Val Cole … News Reporter
Brandon Dabul-Sanchez … Edwardo, Lopez
Stefan Dabul-Sanchez … Hector Lopez
Patricia Drake … Manager
Sandra Echeverría … Alex
Gustavo Febres … Angel Lopez
Paul Jarrett … Frank
Woody Jeffreys … National Official
Grant Langston
Hannah R. Lay … Lilian
Nels Lennarson … John Lamport
Wall Levy … Wally
Tyler McClendon … Don Ryan
Tim McGrath … Justin
Penelope Ann Miller … Jeanette
Jesse Moss … Justin Maynard
Tegan Moss … Crystal
Scott Patey … Trent
Madison Pettis … Bailey Bryant
Martin Rattigan … Coby
David Reivers … Dell Bryant
Michael Ryan … Herman Black
John Shaw … Sheriff Bud Williams
Chris Shields … Doctor
Clay St. Thomas … MX Commentator

 

Plot: Cale, is determined to win a coveted spot on the Grand National racing team without compromising his devotion to his friends and family

The Tale of Despereaux

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

Seven Pounds

December 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 123 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: Seven Names. Seven Strangers. One Secret.

 

Cast: Will Smith … Ben Thomas
Rosario Dawson … Emily Posa
Woody Harrelson … Ezra Turner
Michael Ealy … Ben's Brother
Barry Pepper … Dan
Elpidia Carrillo … Connie Tepos
Robinne Lee … Sarah Jenson
Joe Nunez … Larry (Hotel Owner)
Bill Smitrovich … George Ristuccia
Tim Kelleher … Stewart Goodman
Gina Hecht … Dr. Briar
Andy Milder … George's Doctor
Judyann Elder … Holly Apelgren
Sarah Jane Morris … Susan
Madison Pettis … Connie's Daughter

 

Plot: An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations

Rudo y Cursi

December 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Sport

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Mexico

Runtime: Netherlands:103 min | USA:103 min | Argentina:103 min

Languages: Spanish

Director:

Tagline: La Vida es Un Volado

 

Cast: Gael García Bernal … Tato
Diego Luna … Beto
Guillermo Francella … Batuta
Dolores Heredia … Elvira
Adriana Paz … Toña
Jessica Mas … Maya
Salvador Zerboni … Jorge W
Tania Esmeralda Aguilar … Nadia
Joaquín Cosio … Arnulfo
Alfredo Alfonso … Don Casimiro
Fermín Martínez … DT. Obdulio
Eduardo Von … DT. Bruno Lopéz
Jorge Zárate … Voz Bruno López
Axel Ricco … Mena
Harold Torres … Trompo Tovar

 

Plot: Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations