December 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 119 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio … Frank Wheeler
Kate Winslet … April Wheeler
Michael Shannon … John Givings
Ryan Simpkins … Jennifer Wheeler
Ty Simpkins … Michael Wheeler
Kathy Bates … Mrs. Helen Givings
Richard Easton … Mr. Howard Givings
Sam Rosen … Party Guest #7
Maria Rusolo … Party Dancer #1
Gena Oppenheim … Party Dancer #2
Kathryn Dunn … Party Dancer #3
Joe Komara … Party Dancer #4
Allison Twyford … Party Dancer #5
David Harbour … Shep Campbell
John Ottavino … Other Actor in the Play #1
Plot: A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 21 nominations
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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.
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December 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: 12.12.08 is the Day the Earth Stood Still
Cast: Keanu Reeves … Klaatu
Jennifer Connelly … Helen Benson
Kathy Bates … Regina Jackson
Jaden Smith … Jacob Benson
John Cleese … Professor Barnhardt
Jon Hamm … Michael Granier
Kyle Chandler … John Driscoll
Robert Knepper … Colonel
James Hong … Mr. Wu
John Rothman … Dr. Myron
Sunita Prasad … Rouhani
Juan Riedinger … William Kwan
Sam Gilroy … Tom
Tanya Champoux … Isabel
Rukiya Bernard … Student
Plot: A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations
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December 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 124 min
Languages: English | German | Greek | Latin
Director:
Tagline: How far would you go to protect a secret?
Cast: Ralph Fiennes … Michael Berg
Jeanette Hain … Brigitte
David Kross … Young Michael Berg
Kate Winslet … Hanna Schmitz
Susanne Lothar … Carla Berg
Alissa Wilms … Emily Berg
Florian Bartholomäi … Thomas Berg
Friederike Becht … Angela Berg
Matthias Habich … Peter Berg
Frieder Venus … Doctor
Marie-Anne Fliegel … Hanna's Neighbor
Hendrik Arnst … Woodyard Worker
Rainer Sellien … Teacher
Torsten Michaelis … Sports Master
Moritz Grove … Holger
Plot: Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 14 wins & 27 nominations
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December 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 166 min
Languages: English | Russian | French
Director:
Tagline: Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments
Cast: Cate Blanchett … Daisy
Julia Ormond … Caroline
Faune A. Chambers … Dorothy Baker
Elias Koteas … Monsieur Gateau
Donna DuPlantier … Blanche Devereux
Jacob Tolano … Martin Gateau (as Jacob Wood)
Earl Maddox … Man at Train Station
Ed Metzger … Teddy Roosevelt
Jason Flemyng … Thomas Button
Danny Vinson … Priest Giving Last Rites
David Jensen … Doctor at Benjamin's Birth
Joeanna Sayler … Caroline Button
Taraji P. Henson … Queenie
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali … Tizzy
Fiona Hale … Mrs. Hollister
Plot: Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 72 nominations
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December 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English | Hmong
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Clint Eastwood … Walt Kowalski
Christopher Carley … Father Janovich
Bee Vang … Thao Vang Lor
Ahney Her … Sue Lor
Brian Haley … Mitch Kowalski
Geraldine Hughes … Karen Kowalski
Dreama Walker … Ashley Kowalski
Brian Howe … Steve Kowalski
John Carroll Lynch … Barber Martin
William Hill … Tim Kennedy
Brooke Chia Thao … Vu
Chee Thao … Grandma
Choua Kue … Youa
Scott Eastwood … Trey (as Scott Reeves)
Xia Soua Chang … Kor Khue
Plot: Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski’s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations
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December 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Australia
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Korean | Estonian
Director:
Tagline: One word can change everything.
Cast: Jim Carrey … Carl Allen
Zooey Deschanel … Allison
Bradley Cooper … Peter
John Michael Higgins … Nick
Rhys Darby … Norman
Danny Masterson … Rooney
Fionnula Flanagan … Tillie
Terence Stamp … Terrence Bundley
Sasha Alexander … Lucy Burns
Molly Sims … Stephanie
Brent Briscoe … Homeless Guy
Rocky Carroll … Wes
John Cothran Jr. … Tweed (as John Cothran)
Spencer Garrett … Multack
Sean O'Bryan … Ted
Plot: A guy challenges himself to say “yes” to everything for an entire year.
Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations
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December 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If you take the ride, you must pay the price.
Cast: Adrien Brody … Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright … Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union … Geneva Wade
Columbus Short … Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer … Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui … Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker … Howlin' Wolf
Mos Def … Chuck Berry
Beyoncé Knowles … Etta James rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joshua Alscher … Mick Jagger
Tim Bellow … Man in the Caddy
Tony Bentley … Lomax
Lawrence P. Beron … Overseer
Tammy Blanchard … Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian … Alan Freed
Marc Bonan … Keith Richards
Wayne Cobham … Piano – Ettas Recording Recording Group
Ryan Curtis … Picnic Boyfriend
Veronika Dash … Blonde
Eshaya Draper … Charles Waters – 7 Years Old
John Farrer … Violinist – Ettas Recording group
Shiloh Fernandez … Phil Chess
Jill Flint … Shirley Feder
Doug W. Goldman … Trumpet – Ettas Recording group
Gano Grills … Slick Pimp
Suzette Gunn … Minnie
Evan Hart … Young lover
Osas Ighodaro … Vicky – Maid
Kevin Jackson … Mysterious Black Man
Albert Jones … Hubert Sumlin
Nate Jones … Etta's Recording Group
Rayan Lawrence … Harmonica Player
Chyna Layne … Juanita
Malikha Mallette … Little Walter's girlfriend
Kevin Mambo … Jimmy Rogers
Aaron Munoz … Manager
Anthony Del Negro … Bandstand Dancer
Natasha Ononogbo … Muddy Waters' Girlfriend
Ginnie Randall … Muddy Waters Grandmother
Norman Reedus … Chess
Jake Robards … Robert
Jay O. Sanders … Mr. Feder
Stephen Seidel … Officer Brown
Derrick Simmons … Dice Player
Valence Thomas … James Cotton
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … Black mississippi dj
Dwan Dink Young … Drums – Ettas Recording group
Plot: Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations
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December 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada | Germany
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Vengeance has a name.
Cast: Ray Stevenson … Frank Castle
Dominic West … Billy / Jigsaw
Doug Hutchison … Loony Bin Jim
Colin Salmon … Paul Budiansky
Wayne Knight … Micro
Dash Mihok … Martin Soap
Julie Benz … Angela
Stephanie Janusauskas … Grace
Mark Camacho … Pittsy
Romano Orzari … Nicky
Keram Malicki-Sánchez … Ink
Larry Day … Agent Miller
Ron Lea … Captain Ross
Tony Calabretta … Saffiotti
T.J. Storm … Maginty
Plot: After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw.
Awards: 1 nomination
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December 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action
Release Year: 2008
Country: Thailand
Runtime: 98 min | Germany:110 min (European Film Market)
Languages: Thai
Director: Tony Jaa
Panna Rittikrai
Tagline: Warrior. Conqueror. Legend.
Cast: Tony Jaa … Tien
Sorapong Chatree … Chernang
Sarunyu Wongkrachang … Rajasena Lord
Nirut Sirichanya … Master Bua (as Nirut Sirijanya)
Dan Chupong … Crow Ghost (as Dance Chupong)
Santisuk Promsiri … Nobleman Siha Decho
Primorata Dejudom … Pim rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natdanai Kongthong … Young Tien
Patthama Panthong … Lady Plai
Petchtai Wongkamlao … Mhen
Plot: A young Thai boxer learns the skills and inner meaning of martial arts.
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November 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: His father, her mother, his mother and her father all in one day.
Cast: Vince Vaughn … Brad
Reese Witherspoon … Kate
Robert Duvall … Howard
Sissy Spacek … Paula
Jon Voight … Creighton
Jon Favreau … Denver
Mary Steenburgen … Marilyn
Dwight Yoakam … Pastor Phil
Tim McGraw … Dallas
Kristin Chenoweth … Courtney
Katy Mixon … Susan
Colleen Camp … Aunt Donna
Jeanette Miller … Gram-Gram
Jack Donner … Grandpa
Steve Wiebe … Jim
Plot: A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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November 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: France | UK
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | French | Ukrainian | Russian | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: This time, the rules are the same. Except one.
Cast: Jason Statham … Frank Martin
Natalya Rudakova … Valentina
François Berléand … Inspector Tarconi
Robert Knepper … Johnson
Jeroen Krabbé … Leonid Vasilev
Alex Kobold … Leonid's Aide
David Atrakchi … Malcom Manville
Yann Sundberg … Flag
Eriq Ebouaney … Ice
David Kammenos … Driver Market
Silvio Simac … Mighty Joe
Oscar Relier … Thug / Driver
Timo Dierkes … Otto
Igor Koumpan … Cop Ukraine
Paul Barrett … Captain
Plot: Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina’s safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.
Awards: 1 nomination
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November 18th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Release Year: 2008
Country: Australia | USA
Runtime: 165 min
Languages: English | Aboriginal
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Stuart Beattie (screenplay) and Baz Luhrmann (screenplay) …
Cast: Shea Adams … Carney Boy #3
Eddie Baroo … Bull
Ray Barrett … Ramsden
Tony Barry … Sergeant Callahan
Jamal Bednarz-Metallah … Mission Boy
Damian Bradford … Constable #1
Bryan Brown … King Carney
Nathin Butler … Carney Boy #1
Tara Carpenter … Essential Services Woman
Rebecca Chatfield … Magarri's Niece
Lillian Crombie … Bandy Legs
Max Cullen … Old Drunk
Essie Davis … Cath Carney
Arthur Dignam … Father Benedict
Michelle Dyzla … Hairdresser
Plot: Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations
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November 17th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 122 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When you can live forever what do you live for?
Cast: Kristen Stewart … Bella Swan
Robert Pattinson … Edward Cullen
Billy Burke … Charlie Swan
Peter Facinelli … Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser … Esme Cullen
Cam Gigandet … James
Ashley Greene … Alice Cullen
Christian Serratos … Angela
Anna Kendrick … Jessica Stanley
Nikki Reed … Rosalie Hale
Taylor Lautner … Jacob Black
Kellan Lutz … Emmet Cullen
Jackson Rathbone … Jasper Hale
Michael Welch … Mike Newton
Gil Birmingham … Billy Black
Plot: A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.
Awards: 19 wins & 8 nominations
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November 17th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Byron Howard
Chris Williams
Tagline: A hero is unleashed 2008.
Writers: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) & Chris Williams (screenplay) …
Cast: John Travolta … Bolt (voice)
Miley Cyrus … Penny (voice)
Susie Essman … Mittens (voice)
Mark Walton … Rhino (voice)
Malcolm McDowell … Dr. Calico (voice)
James Lipton … The Director (voice)
Greg Germann … The Agent (voice)
Diedrich Bader … Veteran Cat (voice)
Nick Swardson … Blake (voice)
J.P. Manoux … Tom (voice)
Dan Fogelman … Billy (voice)
Kari Wahlgren … Mindy (voice)
Chloe Moretz … Young Penny (voice)
Randy Savage … Thug (voice)
Ronn Moss … Dr. Forrester (voice)
Plot: The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 nominations
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November 13th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target.
Cast: Mickey Rourke … Blackbird
Brandon McGibbon … Blackbird's Kid Brother
Peter Kelly Gaudreault … Blackbird's Brother
Michelle Arvizu … Nurse
Richard Zeppieri … Son-in-Law / Mafia Boss
Alexis Butler … Girl in Hotel Room
Hal Holbrook … Papa
Diane Lane … Carmen
Robert Gow … Prospective Buyer
Catherine Hayos … Prospective Buyer
Thomas Jane … Wayne
Craig Blair … Construction Site Foreman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Richie
Lynne Deragon … Mrs. Palino
Rosario Dawson … Donna
Plot: Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an “incident”. Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit. add synopsis
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November 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Alfred Molina … Edy Rodriguez
Elizabeth Peña … Anna Rodriguez
Freddy Rodríguez … Jesse Rodriguez
Luis Guzmán … Johnny
Jay Hernandez … Ozzy
John Leguizamo … Mauricio Rodriguez
Debra Messing … Sarah Rodriguez
Vanessa Ferlito … Roxanna Rodriguez
Melonie Diaz … Marissa
Alexander Bautista … Hector
Ramses Jimenez … Fernando
Manny Perez … Alexis
Claudia Michelle Wallace … Tina
Cheryl Hamada … Dr. Susan Lee
Manny Sosa … Father Torres
Plot: A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together.
Awards: 5 nominations
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November 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It's about first loves, last chances and everything in between.
Cast: Dustin Hoffman … Harvey Shine
Emma Thompson … Kate Walker
Eileen Atkins … Maggie Walker
Kathy Baker … Jean
Liane Balaban … Susan
James Brolin … Brian
Richard Schiff … Marvin
Tim Howar … Johnnie
Wendy Mae Brown … Aggie
Bronagh Gallagher … Oonagh
Jeremy Sheffield … Matt
Daniel Lapaine … Scott
Patrick Baladi … Simon
Adam James … Josh Hillman
Michael Landes … Peter Turner
Plot: In London for his daughter’s wedding, a rumpled man finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
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November 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 99 min | 101 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Danny and Wheeler were just sentenced to 150 hours mentoring kids. Worst idea ever.
Cast: Seann William Scott … Wheeler
Paul Rudd … Danny Donahue
Christopher Mintz-Plasse … Augie Farks
Bobb'e J. Thompson … Ronnie Shields
Elizabeth Banks … Beth
Jane Lynch … Gayle Sweeny
Ken Jeong … King Argotron
Ken Marino … Jim Stansel
Kerri Kenney … Lynette (as Kerri Kenney-Silver)
A.D. Miles … Martin Gary
Joe Lo Truglio … Kuzzik
Matt Walsh … Davith of Glencracken
Nicole Randall Johnson … Karen
Alexandra Stamler … Esplen (as Allie Stamler)
Carly Craig … Connie
Plot: Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.
Awards: 3 nominations
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November 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Out of sync. Never out of style.
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson … Louis Hinds
Bernie Mac … Floyd Henderson
Sharon Leal … Cleo
Adam Herschman … Phillip
Sean Hayes … Danny Epstein
Affion Crockett … Lester
Fatso-Fasano … Pay-Pay
Jackie Long … Zig-Zag
Mike Epps … Duane Henderson
John Legend … Marcus Hooks
Isaac Hayes … Himself
Vanessa del Rio … Full-Figured Neighbor
P.J. Byrne … Floyd's Doctor
Ken Davitian … Ardesh Kezian
Jennifer Coolidge … Rosalee
Plot: Though it’s been some twenty years since they have spoken with one another, two estranged soul-singing legends agree to participate in a reunion performance at the Apollo Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader. add synopsis
Awards: 2 nominations
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