May 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The only thing dangerous than war… is love.
Cast: Simon Armstrong … Wilfred Hosgood
Ben Batt … Sergeant
Geoffrey Beevers … Registrar
Rachel Bell … Midwife
Paul Brooke … Mr. Justice Singleton
Huw Ceredig … John Patrick
Richard Clifford … Alistair Graham
Richard Dillane … Lt Col David Talbot Rice
Joel Dommett … Train Soldier
Rachel Essex … Mel
Craig Gallivan … Sailor Beating Dylan
Callum Godfrey … Boy on Train
Simon Kassianides … Partisan
Keira Knightley … Vera Phillips
Anne Lambton … Anita Shenkin
Plot: Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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May 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Spain
Runtime: USA:95 min | Germany:98 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Star of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is Finally Going to Greece.
Cast: Nia Vardalos … Georgia
Richard Dreyfuss … Irv
Alexis Georgoulis … Procopi 'Poupi' Kakas
Alistair McGowan … Nico
Harland Williams … Big Al
Rachel Dratch … Kim
Caroline Goodall … Dr. Tullen
Ian Ogilvy … Mr. Tullen
Sophie Stuckey … Caitlin
María Botto … Lala
María Adánez … Lena
Brian Palermo … Marc
Jareb Dauplaise … Gator
Simon Gleeson … Ken
Natalie O'Donnell … Sue
Plot: A travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip around Greece.
Awards: 1 nomination
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May 14th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Canada | Brazil | Japan
Runtime: 121 min
Languages: English | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: Lust is blind.
Writers: José Saramago (novel) Don McKellar (screenplay)
Cast: Yusuke Iseya … First Blind Man
Jason Bermingham … Driver #1
Eduardo Semerjian … Concerned Pedestrian #1
Don McKellar … Thief
Ciça Meirelles … Driver #2
Antônio Fragoso … Concerned Pedestrian #2
Lilian Blanc … Concerned Pedestrian #3
Douglas Silva … Onlooker #1
Daniel Zettel … Onlooker #2
Yoshino Kimura … First Blind Man's Wife
Joe Pingue … Taxi Driver
Susan Coyne … Receptionist
Fabiana Guglielmetti … Mother of the Boy (as Fabiana Gugli)
Mitchell Nye … Boy
Danny Glover … Man with Black Eye Patch
Plot: A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant “white blindness”. Those first afflicted are quarantined…
Awards: 12 wins & 14 nominations
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May 14th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: France | Japan | Germany | South Korea
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: Japanese | French
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Leos Carax
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Tagline:
Writers: Gabrielle Bell (graphic novel "Cecil and Jordan in New York") (segment) Joon-ho Bong (writer)
Cast: Yû Aoi … Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
YosiYosi Arakawa … Man running from his home (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Junya Asô … Spectateur 2 au cinéma (segment "Interior Design")
Jean-François Balmer … Maître Voland (segment "Merde")
Andrée Damant … (segment "Merde")
Don Don … Le mécano de la fourrière (segment "Interior Design")
Julie Dreyfus
Ayako Fujitani … Hiroko (segment "Interior Design")
Mayu Harada … Collègue d'Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Ben Himura … Employé de la fourrière (segment "Interior Design")
Yuno Iriguchi … Agent immobilier femme (segment "Interior Design")
Renji Ishibashi … L'avocat général (segment "Merde")
Kenjirô Ishimaru … Oncle de Takeshi (segment "Interior Design")
Ayumi Ito … Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Teruyuki Kagawa … Man (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Eimei Kanamura … (segment "Merde")
Kaohiko Kaoda … Présentateur TV (segment "Merde")
Ryo Kase … Akira (segment "Interior Design")
Toshiyuki Kitami … Le procureur (segment "Merde")
Kenji Kodama … Le président du tribunal (segment "Merde")
Denis Lavant … Merde' (segment "Merde")
Édith Le Merdy … (segment "Merde")
Ayumi Machida … (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Motomi Makiguchi … Clochard (segment "Interior Design")
Yutaka Matsushige
Rie Minemura … Responsable du magasin d'objets (segment "Interior Design")
Ken Mitsuishi … Agent immobilier homme (segment "Interior Design")
Hiroko Ninimiya … Vieille dame à l'arret de bus (segment "Interior Design")
Nao Omori … Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
Sohee Park … A guy in the movie theater
Ryôhei Satô … Un ami de Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
Kyûsaku Shimada … Le directeur de prison (segment "Merde")
Azusa Takehana … Présentatrice TV (segment "Merde")
Naoto Takenaka … Pizza-Delivery Man (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Taijiro Tamura … Spectateur 1 au cinéma (segment "Interior Design")
Satoshi Tsumabuki … Takeshi (segment "Interior Design")
Tomoe Ura … Une amie de Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
Wabian … (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Daisuke Yamashita … (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Plot: A cinematic triptych of three Tokyo-set stories. add synopsis
Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination
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May 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 145 min | 151 min (extended cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Get Carried Away.
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker … Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall … Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis … Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon … Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth … Mr. Big
Candice Bergen … Enid Frick
Jennifer Hudson … Louise
David Eigenberg … Steve Brady
Evan Handler … Harry Goldenblatt
Jason Lewis … Jerry 'Smith' Jerrod
Mario Cantone … Anthony Marentino
Lynn Cohen … Magda
Willie Garson … Stanford Blatch
Joanna Gleason … Therapist
Joseph Pupo … Brady Hobbes
Plot: A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 10 nominations
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May 1st, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:90 min | France:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The man. The legend. The truth.
Cast: Trevor Berbick … Himself (archive footage)
William Cayton … Himself (archive footage)
Cus D'Amato … Himself (archive footage)
James 'Buster' Douglas … Himself (archive footage)
Robin Givens … Herself (archive footage)
Evander Holyfield … Himself (archive footage)
Jim Jacobs … Himself (archive footage)
Don King … Himself (archive footage)
Monica Turner … Herself
Mike Tyson … Himself
Desiree Washington … Herself (archive footage)
Plot: A mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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April 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It takes a real man to become a maid of honor.
Cast: Patrick Dempsey … Thomas 'Tom' Bailey
Michelle Monaghan … Hannah
Kevin McKidd … Colin McMurray
Kadeem Hardison … Felix
Chris Messina … Dennis
Richmond Arquette … Gary
Busy Philipps … Melissa
Whitney Cummings … Stephanie
Emily Nelson … Hilary
Kathleen Quinlan … Joan
Selma Stern … Grandma Pearl
Sydney Pollack … Thomas Bailey Sr.
James Sikking … Reverend Foote
Kevin Sussman … Tiny Shorts Guy
Beau Garrett … Gloria
Plot: A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.
Awards: 1 nomination
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April 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Family, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Australia | Germany
Runtime: 135 min
Languages: English
Director: Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
Tagline: Go
Cast: Emile Hirsch … Speed Racer
Nicholas Elia … Young Speed
Susan Sarandon … Mom Racer
Melissa Holroyd … Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter … Young Trixie
Scott Porter … Rex
Gian Ganziano … Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez … Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman … Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sadao Ueda … Japanese Announcer
Valery Tscheplanowa … Russian Announcer
Sami Loris … Italian Announcer
Olivier Marlo … French Announcer
Sean McDonagh … Celtic Announcer
Kick Gurry … Sparky
Plot: The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible…
Awards: 8 nominations
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April 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: When it comes to war…America means business
Cast: John Cusack … Brand Hauser
Hilary Duff … Yonica Babyyeah
Marisa Tomei … Natalie Hegalhuzen
Joan Cusack … Marsha Dillon
Dan Aykroyd … Mr. Vice President
Sergej Trifunovic … Ooq-Mi-Fay Taqnufmini
Ned Bellamy … Ooq-Yu-Fay Taqnufmini / Zubleh
John McLaughlin … Himself
Montel Williams … GuideStar Voice (voice)
Ben Kingsley … Walken / The Viceroy
Lyubomir Neikov … Omar Sharif (as Lubomir Neikov)
Nikolay Stanoev … Bhodi Bhundhang (as Nikolai Stanoev)
George Zlatarev … Director
Bashar Rahal … Video Guy #1
Velislav Pavlov … Video Guy #2 (as Vesilav Pavlov)
Plot: A political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President…
Awards: 1 nomination
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April 24th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When you're in this world, no one is who they seem, and everyone is playing the game.
Cast: Ewan McGregor … Jonathan McQuarry
Hugh Jackman … Wyatt Bose
Michelle Williams … S
Bruce Altman … Lawyer #1
Andrew Ginsburg … Lawyer #2
Stephanie Roth Haberle … Assistant Controller
Christine Kan … Tennis Player #1
Dante Spinotti … Herr Kleiner / Mr. Moretti
Karolina Muller … Waitress (as Karolina Müller)
Agnete Oernsholt … Woman at Waldorf Astoria
Melissa Rae Mahon … Velvet Rope Dancer #1
Rachel Montez Collins … Velvet Rope Dancer #2
Holly Cruikshank … Velvet Rope Dancer #3
Deborah Yates … Tango Dancer
Bill Camp … Clancey Controller
Plot: An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman’s disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
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April 24th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:107 min (unrated version) | Argentina:114 min
Languages: English
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Tagline: This time they're running from the joint.
Cast: John Cho … Harold Lee
Kal Penn … Kumar Patel
Rob Corddry … Ron Fox
Jack Conley … Deputy Frye
Roger Bart … Dr. Jack Beecher
Neil Patrick Harris … Neil Patrick Harris
Danneel Harris … Vanessa Fanning
Eric Winter … Colton Graham
Paula Garcés … Maria
Jon Reep … Raymus
Missi Pyle … Raylene
Mark Munoz … Cyrus
James Adomian … George W. Bush
Beverly D'Angelo … Sally
Echo Valley … Tits Hemingway
Plot: Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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April 23rd, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:99 min | USA:99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Would you put your eggs…in this basket?
Cast: Tina Fey … Kate Holbrook
Amy Poehler … Angie Ostrowiski
Greg Kinnear … Rob Ackerman
Dax Shepard … Carl Loomis
Romany Malco … Oscar
Sigourney Weaver … Chaffee Bicknell
Steve Martin … Barry
Maura Tierney … Caroline
Stephen Mailer … Dan
Holland Taylor … Rose Holbrook
James Rebhorn … Judge
Denis O'Hare … Dr. Manheim
Kevin Collins … Architect / Rick
Will Forte … Scott
Fred Armisen … Stroller Salesman
Plot: A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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April 22nd, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min | 101 min (extended edition)
Languages: English | Serbo-Croatian
Director:
Tagline: Get Lucky.
Cast: Cameron Diaz … Joy McNally
Ashton Kutcher … Jack Fuller
Rob Corddry … Hater
Lake Bell … Tipper
Jason Sudeikis … Mason
Treat Williams … Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell … Mrs. Fuller
Michelle Krusiec … Chong
Dennis Farina … Banger
Zach Galifianakis … Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah … Dr. Twitchell
Krysten Ritter … Kelly
Ricky Garcia … Fuller Closets Worker
Andrew Daly … Curtis
Benita Robledo … Maid
Plot: Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery… add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
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April 17th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 94 min
Languages: English
Director: Marc F. Adler
Jason Maurer
Tagline: In a divided land, a troubled youth and some unlikely friends must save the world from itself.
Writers: Marc F. Adler (story) Scott Biear (story)
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr. … Delgo (voice)
Chris Kattan … Filo (voice)
Jennifer Love Hewitt … Princess Kyla (voice)
Anne Bancroft … Sedessa (voice)
Val Kilmer … Bogardus (voice)
Malcolm McDowell … Raius (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Elder Marley (voice)
Louis Gossett Jr. … King Zahn (voice)
Eric Idle … Spig (voice)
Burt Reynolds … Delgo's Father (voice)
Kelly Ripa … Kurrin (voice)
Sally Kellerman … Narrator (voice)
Jed Rhein … Ando
Melissa Suzanne McBride … Miss Sutley / Elder Pearo (voice) (as Melissa McBride)
Jeffrey Winter … Giddy / Lockni Man (voice) (as Jeff Winter)
Plot: Delgo, an adventurous but naive teenager, must rally his group of friends to protect their world from conflict between the Lockni and Nohrin people.
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April 14th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English | Persian | Urdu | Hindi
Director:
Tagline: This Summer: Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr. … Tony Stark
Terrence Howard … Rhodey
Jeff Bridges … Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow … Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb … Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub … Yinsen
Faran Tahir … Raza
Clark Gregg … Agent Phil Coulson
Bill Smitrovich … General Gabriel
Sayed Badreya … Abu Bakaar
Paul Bettany … Jarvis (voice)
Jon Favreau … Hogan
Peter Billingsley … William Ginter Riva
Tim Guinee … Major Allen
Will Lyman … Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Plot: When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 42 nominations
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April 11th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Musical
Release Year: 2008
Country: Mexico
Runtime: Argentina:107 min (DVD version) | USA:107 min
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The smash hit that seduced Mexico has come to America!
Writers: Ignacio Darnaude (original idea) Issa López (writer)
Cast: Patricia Llaca … Eva
Julio Bracho … Alejandro
Maya Zapata … Francisca
Ana Layevska … Ximena
Daniela Schmidt … Yesenia
Diana Garcia … Catalina
Mónica Huarte … Karen Trigo
Darío T. Pie … Jurado
Daniel Figueroa … Jonathan Armando
Ianis Guerrero … Osiris
Gustavo Sánchez Parra … Satán
Uriel del Toro … Conductor
Pedro Izquierdo … Adrián
Adrian Alonso … Patricks
Keiko Durán … Guiomar Lizárraga
Plot: Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others…
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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April 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 88 min | 89 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Italian
Director:
Tagline: It's Midnight Everyone's Ready To Go Home…But Someone Has Other Plans.
Cast: Brittany Snow … Donna Keppel
Scott Porter … Bobby
Jessica Stroup … Claire
Dana Davis … Lisa Hines
Collins Pennie … Ronnie Heflin
Kelly Blatz … Michael
James Ransone … Detective Nash
Brianne Davis … Crissy Lynn
Kellan Lutz … Rick Leland
Mary Mara … Ms. Waters
Ming-Na … Dr. Elisha Crowe (as Ming Wen)
Johnathon Schaech … Richard Fenton
Idris Elba … Detective Winn
Jessalyn Gilsig … Aunt Karen Turner
Linden Ashby … Uncle Jack Turner
Plot: Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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April 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English | Portuguese | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: There's always a way out. You just have to find it.
Cast: Max Martini … Joe Collins
Matt Cable … Academy Fighter
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Mike Terry
Alice Braga … Sondra Terry
Jose Pablo Cantillo … Snowflake
Emily Mortimer … Laura Black
Cathy Cahlin Ryan … Gini Collins
Luciana Souza … Singer in Bar
Cyril Takayama … The Magician (as Cyril Takata)
Scott Barry … Billy the Bartender
Ricky Jay … Marty Brown
Randy Couture … Dylan Flynn
John Machado … Ricardo Silva
Rodrigo Santoro … Bruno Silva
Ricardo Wilke … Eduardo
Plot: A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Awards: 1 nomination
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April 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English
Director: Michael Selditch
Robert Tate
Tagline: The Lows of High Fashion
Cast: Jay McCarroll … Himself
Kelly Cutrone … Herself rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malan Breton … Himself
Nancy Kane … Herself
Carson Kressley … Himself
Jason Low … Himself
Omahyra … Herself
Thomas Onorato … Himself
Michael Rucker … Himself
Ève Salvail … Herself
Michael Selditch … Himself
George Whipple III … Himself
Max Wixom … Himself
Plot: Feature documentary following fashion designer, Jay McCarroll’s year-long journey preparing his first independent runway show and selling his clothing line to stores. add synopsis
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April 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | China | Australia | South Korea
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.
Cast: Jet Li … The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
Michael Angarano … Jason Tripitikas
Jackie Chan … Lu Yan / Old Hop
Yifei Liu … Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Collin Chou … Jade Warlord
Juana Collignon … Southie Girl
Morgan Benoit … Lupo
Bingbing Li … Ni Chang
Jack Posobiec … Southie
Thomas McDonell … Young Southie
Zhi Ma Gui … Old Woman
Shen Shou He … Farmer
Bin Jiang … Young Village Man
Shaohua Yang … Jade Soldier
Yu Yuan Zeng … Inn Keeper
Plot: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Awards: 4 nominations
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