January 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Some Thing Has Found Us
Cast: Lizzy Caplan … Marlena Diamond
Jessica Lucas … Lily Ford
T.J. Miller … Hudson 'Hud' Platt
Michael Stahl-David … Rob Hawkins
Mike Vogel … Jason Hawkins
Odette Yustman … Beth McIntyre
Anjul Nigam … Bodega Cashier
Margot Farley … Jenn
Theo Rossi … Antonio
Brian Klugman … Charlie
Kelvin Yu … Clark
Liza Lapira … Heather
Lili Mirojnick … Lei
Ben Feldman … Travis
Elena Caruso … Party Goer
Plot: Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.
Awards: 4 wins & 11 nominations
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January 11th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:85 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Phil Vischer … George / Sedgewick / Willory / Sir Frederick / Mr. Hibbing / Bob the Tomato / Pirate Spy / Pirate Philippe Pea (voice)
Mike Nawrocki … Elliot / Pirate Jean Claude Pea / Theater Foe / Pirate Spy Sidekick / Pirate with Dummy / Rock Monster Father (voice)
Cam Clarke … Robert the Terrible / The King (voice)
Yuri Lowenthal … Alexander (voice)
Alan Lee … Blind Man / One-Eyed Louie (voice)
Cydney Trent … Bernadette (voice)
Megan Murphy … Madame Blueberry (voice)
Jim Poole … Pirate Scooter Carrot (voice)
Tim Hodge … Jolly Joe / King's Ship Officer (voice)
Ally Nawrocki … Lucy / Rock Monster Girl (voice)
Joe Spadaford … Jacob Lewis / Stubb Pirate Overboard / Stubb Pirate Coward (voice)
John Wahba … Dungeon Guard / Pirate with Dummy Sidekick (voice)
Colleen Curtis … Theater Customer Woman (voice)
Brian Roberts … Steadfast Soldier / Theater Customer Man / Pirate Pilot (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sondra Morton Chaffin … Caroline (voice)
Laura Gerow … Eloise (voice)
Patrick Kramer … Collin (voice)
Drake Lyle … George Jr. / Rock Monster Boy (voice)
Keri Pisapia … Ellen (voice)
Sloan Yarborough … Photographer (voice)
Plot: Three lazy misfits – very timid Elliot (Larry the Cucumber), lazy Sedgewick (Mr. Lunt) and no self-confident George (Pa Grape)… add synopsis
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January 11th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Keep the faith. Steal the rest.
Cast: Ice Cube … Durell
Katt Williams … Rickey
Tracy Morgan … LeeJohn
Loretta Devine … Sister Doris
Michael Beach … Deacon
Keith David … Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Regina Hall … Omunique
Malinda Williams … Tianna
Chi McBride … Pastor Arthur Mitchell
Clifton Powell … Officer Eddie King
Nicholas Turturro … Officer D'Agostino
Olivia Cole … Momma T
Red Grant … Harold
C.J. Sanders … Durell Jr.
Rickey Smiley … Bernice Jenkins
Plot: Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much than they bargained for. add synopsis
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January 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This January, always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
Cast: Brian Kerwin … Hal
Charli Barcena … Young Tess
Peyton List … Young Jane (as Peyton Roi List)
Jane Pfitsch … Cousin Lisa
Katherine Heigl … Jane
Jennifer Lim … Bridal Salesgirl #1
Brigitte Bourdeau … Salesgirl Olga
Judy Greer … Casey
Danielle Skraastad … Bride Suzanne
Marilyn L. Costello … Bride Suzanne's Minister
James Marsden … Kevin
Michael Ziegfeld … Taxi Driver Khaleel
Yetta Gottesman … Hip Bridesmaid
Erin Fogel … Shari Rabinowitz
Bern Cohen … Rabbi
Plot: After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister’s side as her sibling marries the man she’s secretly in love with.
Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations
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January 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Japan | USA | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What will it sound like when you die?
Cast: Shannyn Sossamon … Beth Raymond
Edward Burns … Det. Jack Andrews
Ana Claudia Talancón … Taylor Anthony
Ray Wise … Ted Summers
Azura Skye … Leann Cole
Johnny Lewis … Brian Sousa
Jason Beghe … Ray Purvis
Margaret Cho … Det. Mickey Lee
Meagan Good … Shelley Baum
Rhoda Griffis … Marie Layton
Dawn Dininger … Monster Marie
Ariel Winter … Ellie Layton
Sarah Jean Kubik … Monster Ellie (as Sarah Kubik)
Raegan Lamb … Laurel Layton (as Regan Lamb)
Karen Beyer … Mrs. Ford
Plot: In this remake of the Japanese horror film “Chakushin Ari” (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves — messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.
Awards: 2 nominations
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December 26th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Family
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK
Runtime: 90 min | UK:180 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Dreams do come true…
Writers: Noel Streatfeild (novel) Heidi Thomas (screenplay)
Cast: Emilia Fox … Sylvia Brown
Victoria Wood … Nana
Emma Watson … Pauline Fossil
Yasmin Paige … Petrova Fossil
Lucy Boynton … Posy Fossil
Richard Griffiths … Great Uncle Matthew
Marc Warren … Mr. Simpson
Lucy Cohu … Theo Dane
Gemma Jones … Dr. Jakes
Harriet Walter … Dr. Smith
Eileen Atkins … Madame Fidolia
Heather Nicol … Winifred
Mary Stockley … Miss Jay
Teresa Churcher … Clara
Skye Bennett … Young Sylvia
Plot: The story of three orphan girls (Pauline, Petrova, and Posy), adopted by an eccentric explorer, Great Uncle Matthew, and his niece Sylvia, in 1930s London. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins
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December 26th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: Norway | Germany | France
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: Norwegian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Bent Hamer (writer) Harold Manning (french adaptation)
Cast: Baard Owe … Odd Horten (as Bård Owe)
Espen Skjønberg … Trygve Sissener
Ghita Nørby … Fru Thøgersen
Henny Moan … Svea
Bjørn Floberg … Flo
Kai Remlow … Steiner Sissener (as Kai Remlov)
Per Jansen … Lokfører
Bjarte Hjelmeland … Konduktør rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tone Stern Bergersen … Jente i svømmebasseng
Peter Bredal … Brevmann
Einar Breian … Flyveleder
Dag Brekke … Skliende forretningsmann
Bård Brinchmann … Toller
Andreas Cappelen … Cateringpersonell
Kjell Ove Carlsen … Ground service luggage
Øyvind Dahle … Sivilpoliti
Øyvind Dvergsdal … Lokomotivfører
Gard B. Eidsvold … Stinesen
Nils Gaup … Same
Anton Lohne Hamer … Nordahls storebror
Peder Anders Lohne Hamer … Nordahl
Jørn Hansen … Arrestert kokk
Elin Hamnes Holm … Ground service
Peter Hredal … Man with letter and stamp
Trond Hultgren … Stamgjest på Valkyrien
Lina Jagels … Jente i svømmebasseng
Bjørn Jenseg … Valkyrijen kelner
Kari Loland … Vera Horten
Nils Petter Mørland … Lokomotivfører
Kjell Arvid Odden … Sivilpoliti
Tor Øines … Ground service security
Lars Øyno … Connery
Claus Plapp … Cateringpersonell
Lasse Ramstad … Nordahls far
Morten Rudå … Röhmer
Anette Sagen … Ung Vera Horten
Paal Schøyen … Mann i badstu
Kristine Rui Slettebakken … Nordahls mor
Thorolv Stangnes … Valkyrienpar
Elisabeth Stavenes … Valkyrienpar
Fredrik Steen … Ground service luggage
Ronald Stiansen … Flyveleder
Karl Sundby … Kjell
Trond-Viggo Torgersen … Opsahl
Michael Tung … Engineer
Terje Alsvik Walløe … Man på pissoar
Lena Wermelin … Gate service
Plot: A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten’s existence: the evening of his retirement. add synopsis
Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations
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December 25th, 2007
All Genres:
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 94 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director: Colin Strause
Greg Strause
Tagline: This Christmas there will be no peace on Earth.
Cast: Steven Pasquale … Dallas
Reiko Aylesworth … Kelly
John Ortiz … Morales
Johnny Lewis … Ricky
Ariel Gade … Molly
Kristen Hager … Jesse
Sam Trammell … Tim
Robert Joy … Col. Stevens
David Paetkau … Dale
Tom Woodruff Jr. … Alien
Ian Whyte … Predator
Chelah Horsdal … Darcy
Meshach Peters … Curtis
Matt Ward … Mark
Michal Suchánek … Nick (as Michal Suchanek)
Plot: Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
Awards: 3 nominations
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December 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Music
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min | 120 min (extended edition)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.
Cast: Nat Faxon … Awards Show Stage Manager
John C. Reilly … Dewey Cox
Tim Meadows … Sam
Conner Rayburn … Dewey – Age 8
Chip Hormess … Nate
Raymond J. Barry … Pa Cox
Terrence Beasor … Country Doctor
Margo Martindale … Ma Cox
Honeyboy Edwards … Old Bluesman (as David Honeyboy Edwards)
Gerry Black … Harmonica Player
Aron Johnson … Teenage Band
Jack Donovan Saperstein … Teenage Band (as Jack Saperstein)
Taylor Hubert … Teenage Band (as Taylor Jamison Hubert)
Christopher Hurt … Teenage Band
Matt Price … MC
Plot: Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations
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December 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Sometimes there's only one thing left to say.
Cast: Hilary Swank … Holly
Gerard Butler … Gerry
Lisa Kudrow … Denise
Gina Gershon … Sharon
James Marsters … John
Kathy Bates … Patricia
Harry Connick Jr. … Daniel
Nellie McKay … Ciara
Jeffrey Dean Morgan … William
Christopher Whalen … George
Dean Winters … Tom
Anne Kent … Rose Kennedy
Brian McGrath … Martin Kennedy
Sherie Rene Scott … Barbara
Susan Blackwell … Vicky
Plot: A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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December 16th, 2007
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened
Cast: Jack Nicholson … Edward Cole
Morgan Freeman … Carter Chambers
Sean Hayes … Thomas
Beverly Todd … Virginia Chambers
Rob Morrow … Dr. Hollins
Alfonso Freeman … Roger Chambers
Rowena King … Angelica
Annton Berry Jr. … Kai
Verda Bridges … Shandra
Destiny Brownridge … Maya
Brian Copeland … Lee
Ian Anthony Dale … Instructor
Jennifer Defrancisco … Emily (as Jennifer DeFrancisco)
Angela Gardner … Female Administrator
Noel Gugliemi … Mechanic
Plot: Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Awards: 3 nominations
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December 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Here comes trouble.
Cast: Jason Lee … Dave
David Cross … Ian
Cameron Richardson … Claire
Jane Lynch … Gail
Justin Long … Alvin (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler … Simon (voice)
Jesse McCartney … Theodore (voice)
Allison Karman … Female Intern #1
Tiara Parker … Female Intern #2
Kira Verrastro … Female Intern #3
Veronica Alicino … Amy
Beth Riesgraf … Mother in Store
Adriane Lenox … Vet
Don Tiffany … Engineer
Lorne Green … Director
Plot: A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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December 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Action, Drama, History, War See »
Release Year: 2007
Country: China | Hong Kong
Runtime: 126 min | 110 min (international version)
Languages: Mandarin
Director: Peter Chan
Wai Man Yip (co-director)
Tagline:
Writers: Tin Nam Chun (screenplay) Junli Guo (screenplay) See »
Cast: Jet Li … General Pang Qingyun (as Lianjie Li)
Andy Lau … Zhao Er-Hu (as Dehua Liu)
Takeshi Kaneshiro … Zhang Wen-Xiang (as Wu Jincheng)
Jinglei Xu … Lian rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bao-ming Gu
Xiaodong Guo
Zhaoqi Shi … He Kui
Dong Dong Wang … Zhang Shan
Kuirong Wang … Jiang Da Ren
Yachao Wang … Young soldier
Zongwan Wei … Cheng Da Ren
Bo Zhou
Plot: It’s a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval… See » Full synopsis »
Awards: 15 wins & 10 nominations See »
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December 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This Christmas, the perfect man just happens to be Santa.
Cast: Morris Chestnut … Benjamin Armstrong
Gabrielle Union … Nancy
Faizon Love … Jamal
Charles Q. Murphy … J-Jizzy (as Charlie Murphy)
Katt Williams … Delicious
Jill Marie Jones … Robin
Rachel True … Brenda
Malik Hammond … John-John
Khail Bryant … Emily
Pedro Kim … Clerk
David Anzuelo … Maintenance Man
Frank Bonsangue … Police Sergeant
John Bryant … Rottweiler
Paul Woodburn … Driver
Modi … Father in Line
Plot: A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.
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December 11th, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
Cast: Denzel Washington … Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker … Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett … Samantha Booke
Denzel Whitaker … James Farmer Jr.
Jermaine Williams … Hamilton Burgess
Forest Whitaker … Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Gina Ravera … Ruth Tolson
John Heard … Sheriff Dozier
Kimberly Elise … Pearl Farmer
Devyn A. Tyler … Helen Farmer (as Devyn Tyler)
Trenton McClain Boyd … Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery … Deputy
Jackson Walker … Pig Owner
Tim Parati … Pig Farmer
Robert X. Golphin … Dunbar Reed
Plot: A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school’s first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations
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December 10th, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English | Dari | Arabic | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Based on a true story. You think we could make all this up?
Cast: Tom Hanks … Charlie Wilson
Amy Adams … Bonnie Bach
Julia Roberts … Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman … Gust Avrakotos
Terry Bozeman … CIA Award Presenter
Brian Markinson … Paul Brown
Jud Tylor … Crystal Lee
Hilary Angelo … Kelly
Cyia Batten … Stacey
Kirby Mitchell … Stoned Guy
Ed Regine … Limo Driver
Daniel Eric Gold … Donnelly
Emily Blunt … Jane Liddle
Peter Gerety … Larry Liddle
Wynn Everett … Receptionist – Charlie's Angels
Plot: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations
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December 10th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK
Runtime: Germany:100 min (European Film Market) | USA:97 min
Languages: English
Director: Oliver Parker
Barnaby Thompson
Tagline: School Can Be A Riot.
Writers: Piers Ashworth (screenplay) Jamie Minoprio (additional material)
Cast: Talulah Riley … Annabelle Fritton
Rupert Everett … Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Jodie Whittaker … Beverly
Gemma Arterton … Kelly
Kathryn Drysdale … Taylor
Juno Temple … Celia
Antonia Bernath … Chloe
Amara Karan … Peaches
Tamsin Egerton … Chelsea
Lily Cole … Polly
Paloma Faith … Andrea
Holly Mackie … Tara
Cloe Mackie … Tania
Esme Thompson … 1st Year Bookie
Bel Parker … Aerial Girl
Plot: St Trinian’s, a school for “young ladies” with its anarchic doctrine of free expression, brings together a motley crew of ungovernable girls who, using their wit and ingenuity, save the school from bankruptcy.
Awards: 5 nominations
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December 5th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The last man on earth is not alone
Cast: Will Smith … Robert Neville
Alice Braga … Anna
Charlie Tahan … Ethan
Salli Richardson-Whitfield … Zoe (as Salli Richardson)
Willow Smith … Marley
Darrell Foster … Mike – Military Escort
April Grace … TV Personality
Dash Mihok … Alpha Male
Joanna Numata … Alpha Female
Abbey … Sam
Kona … Sam
Samuel Glen … Military Driver – Jay
James Michael McCauley … Male Evacuee (as James McCauley)
Marin Ireland … Woman Evacuee
Pedro Mojica … Sergeant
Plot: Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Awards: 7 wins & 17 nominations
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December 3rd, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Never Forget. Never Forgive.
Cast: Johnny Depp … Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter … Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman … Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall … Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen … Pirelli
Jamie Campbell Bower … Anthony
Laura Michelle Kelly … Beggar Woman
Jayne Wisener … Johanna
Ed Sanders … Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May … Baby Johanna
Ava May … Baby Johanna
Gabriella Freeman … Baby Johanna
Jody Halse … Policeman
Aron Paramor … Policeman
Lee Whitlock … Policeman
Plot: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations
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November 30th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 84 min
Languages: English | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery. When they planned her husband's murder, they never thought he'd be the one.
Cast: Hayden Christensen … Clay Beresford
Jessica Alba … Sam Lockwood
Terrence Howard … Dr. Jack Harper
Lena Olin … Lilith Beresford
Christopher McDonald … Dr. Larry Lupin
Sam Robards … Clayton Beresford Sr.
Arliss Howard … Dr. Jonathan Neyer
Fisher Stevens … Dr. Puttnam
Georgina Chapman … Penny Carver
David Harbour … Dracula
Steven Hinkle … Young Clay (as Stephen Hinkle)
Denis O'Hare … Financial News Analyst
Charlie Hewson … Brian the Orderly
Court Young … Officer Doherty
Joseph Costa … Dr. Elbogen
Plot: The story focuses on a man who suffers “anesthetic awareness” and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His mother must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them, while trying to unfold the story hidden behind her son’s young wife.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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