88 Minutes

February 14th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: Germany | USA | Canada

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: He has 88 minutes to solve a murder. His own.

 

Cast: Al Pacino … Jack Gramm
Alicia Witt … Kim Cummings
Leelee Sobieski … Lauren Douglas
Amy Brenneman … Shelly Barnes
William Forsythe … Frank Parks
Deborah Kara Unger … Carol Lynn Johnson
Ben McKenzie … Mike Stempt (as Benjamin McKenzie)
Neal McDonough … Jon Forster
Leah Cairns … Sara Pollard
Stephen Moyer … Guy LaForge
Christopher Redman … Jeremy Guber
Brendan Fletcher … Johnny D'Franco
Michael Eklund … J.T. Rycker
Kristina Copeland … Dale Morris
Tammy Hui … Janie Cates

 

Plot: In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since…

 

Awards: 2 nominations

The Walker

February 13th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Everyone loves a good scandal

 

Cast: Woody Harrelson … Carter Page III
Kristin Scott Thomas … Lynn Lockner
Lauren Bacall … Natalie Van Miter
Ned Beatty … Jack Delorean
Moritz Bleibtreu … Emek Yoglu
Mary Beth Hurt … Chrissie Morgan
Lily Tomlin … Abigail Delorean
Willem Dafoe … Larry Lockner
William Hope … Mungo Tenant
Geff Francis … Detective Dixon
Steven Hartley … Robbie Kononsberg
Garrick Hagon … John Krebs
Michael J. Reynolds … Ethan Withal
Allen Lidkey … Andrew Salesperson
Stewart Alexander … Edgar

 

Plot: An escort who caters to Washington D.C.’s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

 

Awards: 1 win

Chaos Theory

February 13th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 87 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This man will bring order to the universe…or not.

 

Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Frank Allen
Emily Mortimer … Susan Allen
Stuart Townsend … Buddy Endrow
Sarah Chalke … Paula Crowe
Mike Erwin … Ed
Constance Zimmer … Peg the Teacher
Matreya Fedor … Jesse Allen (7 years)
Elisabeth Harnois … Jesse Allen
Chris William Martin … Damon
Jovanna Huguet … Maid of Honor
Christopher Jacot … Simon / Best Man
Alessandro Juliani … Ken
Lisa Calder … Sherri
Ty Olsson … Evil Ferryman
Jocelyne Loewen … Pregnant Nancy

 

Plot: The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness. add synopsis

Flawless

February 11th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | Luxembourg

Runtime: 108 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: He had a scheme. She had a motive.

 

Cast: Demi Moore … Laura Quinn
Michael Caine … Mr. Hobbs
Lambert Wilson … Finch
Nathaniel Parker … Oliver 'Ollie' Ashtoncroft
Shaughan Seymour … Eaton
Nicholas Jones … Jameson
David Barras … Fenton
Joss Ackland … Sir Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
Silas Carson … Reece
Derren Nesbitt … Sir Clifton Sinclair
Rosalind March … Penelope
Kevan Willis … Lewis
Stanley Townsend … Henry
Jonathan Aris … J.M. Boyle
Ben Righton … Bryan

 

Plot: A crime/drama set in 1960 London, where a soon to retire janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained American executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.

The Signal

January 22nd, 2007

All Genres:
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 103 min

Languages: English

Director: David Bruckner

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Tagline: Do you have the crazy?

 

Writers: David Bruckner (screenplay) & Jacob Gentry (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Anessa Ramsey … Mya Denton
Sahr Ngaujah … Rod (as Sahr)
AJ Bowen … Lewis Denton
Matthew Stanton … Jerry (as Matt Stanton)
Suehyla El-Attar … Janice
Justin Welborn … Ben Capstone
Cheri Christian … Anna
Scott Poythress … Clark
Christopher Thomas … Ken
Lindsey Garrett … Laura
Chad McKnight … Jim Parsons (as Chadrian McKnight)
Claire Bronson … Sightless Woman
David Bruckner … Screaming Man (as Dave Bruckner)
Dan Bush … Screaming Man
John Clifton … Maintenance Man

 

Plot: A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

The Nines

January 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Y9u never kn9w when y9ur number is up

 

Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
Melissa McCarthy … Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Hope Davis … Sarah / Susan / Sierra
Elle Fanning … Noelle
David Denman … Parole Officer / Agitated Man
Octavia Spencer … Streetwalker
Ben Falcone … Himself
Dahlia Salem … Herself
John Gatins … Himself
Andy Fielder … Moderator
Jodi Sellards … Piano Player
Greg Baine … Delivery Boy
Martin Yu … Focus Group Participant #1
Gregg Naaman … Focus Group Participant #2
Lorene Scafaria … Game Night Guest

 

Plot: A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Grace Is Gone

January 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 85 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: John Cusack … Stanley Phillips
Emily Churchill … First Woman
Rebecca Spence … Second Woman
Jennifer Tyler … Third Woman
Susan Messing … Fourth Woman
Shélan O'Keefe … Heidi Phillips
Gracie Bednarczyk … Dawn Phillips
Doug Dearth … Captain Riggs
Doug James … Chaplain Johnson
Alessandro Nivola … John Phillips
Zach Gray … Boy at Pool (as Zachary Gray)
Marisa Tomei … Woman at Pool
Penny Slusher … Ear Piercer
Dana Lynne Gilhooley … Grace Phillips
Mary Kay Place … Woman at Funeral

 

Plot: Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations

Teeth

January 19th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Horror

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Every rose has its thorns.

 

Cast: Jess Weixler … Dawn O'Keefe
John Hensley … Brad
Josh Pais … Dr. Godfrey
Hale Appleman … Tobey
Lenny von Dohlen … Bill
Vivienne Benesch … Kim
Ashley Springer … Ryan
Julia Garro … Gwen
Nicole Swahn … Melanie
Adam Wagner … Phil
Hunter Ulvog … Little Brad
Ava Ryen Plumb … Little Dawn
Trent Moore … Mr. Vincent
Mike Yager … Elliot
Nathan Parsons … Soda Spritzer

 

Plot: Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.

 

Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations

Chicago 10

January 18th, 2007

All Genres:
Documentary, Animation, History

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:110 min | Argentina:110 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The convention was drama. The trial was comedy.

 

Cast: Hank Azaria … Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice)
Dylan Baker … David Dellinger / David Stahl (voice)
Nick Nolte … Thomas Foran (voice)
Mark Ruffalo … Jerry Rubin (voice)
Roy Scheider … Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
Liev Schreiber … William Kunstler (voice)
Jeffrey Wright … Bobby Seale (voice)
Debra Eisenstadt … Mary Ellen Dahl / Waitress (voice)
Lloyd Floyd … Robert Pierson / Arthur Aznavoorian / Police Officer (voice)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach … Paul Krassner (voice)
James Urbaniak … Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice)
Leonard Weinglass … Himself (voice)
David Boat … Norman Mailer / Marshal 1 (voice)
Catherine Curtin … Barbara Callender (voice)
Julian Dean … Reporter 2 (voice)

 

Plot: Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

 

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

December 19th, 2006

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, War

Release Year: 2006

Country: Czech Republic | Slovakia

Runtime: Czech Republic:120 min

Languages: Czech | German

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Bohumil Hrabal (novel) Jirí Menzel (writer)

 

Cast: Ivan Barnev … Jan Díte, younger
Oldrich Kaiser … Jan Díte, older
Julia Jentsch … Líza
Martin Huba … Skrivánek
Marián Labuda … Walden
Milan Lasica … Professor
Josef Abrhám … Hotelier Brandejs
Jirí Lábus … Hotel Boss
Jaromír Dulava … Waiter Karel
Pavel Nový … General
István Szabó … Stock Marketeer
Tonya Graves … Abyssinian Emperor
Rudolf Hrusínský … Tichota
Petr Ctvrtnícek … Stockbroker
Jirí Sesták … Waiter

 

Plot: A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. add synopsis

 

Awards: 8 wins & 2 nominations

Thr3e

December 1st, 2006

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2006

Country: Poland | USA

Runtime: USA:101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Marc Blucas … Kevin Parson
Justine Waddell … Jennifer Peters
Laura Jordan … Samantha
Max Ryan … Milton
Bill Moseley … Slater
Sherman Augustus … Detective Bill
Priscilla Barnes … Balinda Parson
Tom Bower … Uncle Eugene Parson
Philip Dunbar … Doctor Francis
Jeffrey Lee Hollis … Bobby Parson
Kevin Downes … Henry
Jack Ryan … Slater – young
Kai Schoenhals … Hot Dog Vendor
Bruno Jasienski … Young Kevin Parson
Allana Bale … Young Samantha

 

Plot: Innocent lives hang on the whim of an elusive psychopathic murderer whose strange riddles and impossible timelines force three people into a mission to end the game before one or all of them die.

Deck the Halls

November 22nd, 2006

All Genres:
Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 93 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: There glows the neighborhood

 

Cast: Danny DeVito … Buddy Hall
Matthew Broderick … Steve Finch
Kristin Davis … Kelly Finch
Kristin Chenoweth … Tia Hall
Alia Shawkat … Madison Finch
Dylan Blue … Carter Finch
Kelly Aldridge … Ashley Hall
Sabrina Aldridge … Emily Hall
Jorge Garcia … Wallace
Fred Armisen … Gustave
Gillian Vigman … Gerta
Ryan Devlin … Bob Murray
Sean O'Bryan … Mayor Young
SuChin Pak … Herself
Jackie Burroughs … Mrs. Ryor

 

Plot: Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

November 3rd, 2006

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Release Year: 2006

Country: Germany | Canada | USA

Runtime: 127 min | Germany:156 min (Director's Cut DVD)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Rise and fight

 

Cast: Jason Statham … Farmer
Leelee Sobieski … Muriella
John Rhys-Davies … Merick
Ron Perlman … Norick
Claire Forlani … Solana
Kristanna Loken … Elora
Matthew Lillard … Duke Fallow
Brian J. White … Commander Tarish (as Brian White)
Mike Dopud … General Backler
Will Sanderson … Bastian
Tania Saulnier … Talwyn
Ray Liotta … Gallian
Burt Reynolds … King Konreid
Gabrielle Rose … Delinda
Terence Kelly … Trumaine

 

Plot: A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son — two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian.

 

Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations

The Ultimate Gift

October 20th, 2006

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:114 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: A life experience becomes a gift.

 

Cast: James Garner … Howard 'Red' Stevens
Bill Cobbs … Mr. Theophilus Hamilton
Lee Meriwether … Miss Hastings
George Lee … Pastor (as George Lee Masters)
Brett Rice … Bill Stevens
D. David Morin … Jack Stevens
Abigail Breslin … Emily Rose
Ali Hillis … Alexia
Drew Fuller … Jason Stevens
Mircea Monroe … Caitlin
Donna Cherry … Sarah Stevens
Catherine McGoohan … Ruth Stevens
Mark Joy … Bill's Lawyer
Mel Fair … Jack's Lawyer
Alecia Brady Curcuru … Bill's Wife

 

Plot: Jason thought his inheritance was going to be the gift of money and lots of it. Was he ever in for a big surprise…

 

Awards: 3 wins

The Guardian

September 28th, 2006

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 139 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When lives are on the line, sacrifice everything.

 

Cast: Kevin Costner … Ben Randall
Ashton Kutcher … Jake Fischer
Sela Ward … Helen Randall
Melissa Sagemiller … Emily Thomas
Clancy Brown … Capt. William Hadley
Omari Hardwick … Carl Billings
Alex Daniels … Wild Bill
Daniel J. Molthen … Co-Pilot Wakefield (as Lcdr. Daniel J. Molthen USCG)
Andrew Schanno … Pilot Mitchell (as Lt. Andrew Schanno USCG)
Adam Pena … Benjamin Reyes
Joe Arquette … Co-Pilot Antunez
Gary Billburg … Julian Zankich (as PO1 Gary Billburg USCG)
Joshua Mitcheltree … Mitcheltree (as PO2 Joshua Mitcheltree USCG)
Rusty Tennant … Mover #1
James Barnes … Doctor #1

 

Plot: A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard’s “A” School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

 

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

The Last Winter

September 11th, 2006

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA | Iceland

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: What if mankind only had one season left on Earth?

 

Writers: Larry Fessenden (writer) Robert Leaver (writer)

 

Cast: Ron Perlman … Ed Pollack
James LeGros … James Hoffman
Connie Britton … Abby Sellers
Zach Gilford … Maxwell McKinder
Kevin Corrigan … Motor
Jamie Harrold … Elliot Jenkins
Pato Hoffmann … Lee Means
Joanne Shenandoah … Dawn Russell
Larry Fessenden … Charles Foster
Oscar Miller … Simon Marshowitz
Hálfdán Theodórsson … Gary
Eggert Ketilsson … Frozen Trucker
Jack Fessenden … Young Hoffman
John Speredakos … Weatherman
Halfdan Pedersen … Doctor Pedersen (as Hálfdan Lárus Pedersen)

 

Plot: The American oil company KIC Corporation is building an ice road to explore the remote Northern Arctic… add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Bonneville

September 11th, 2006

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 93 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Jessica Lange … Arvilla
Kathy Bates … Margene
Joan Allen … Carol
Tom Skerritt … Emmett
Christine Baranski … Francine
Victor Rasuk … Bo Douglas
Tom Amandes … Bill
Tom Wopat … Arlo
Evan May … Robert Brimm
Erin May … Lauren Brimm
Nancy Roth … Waitress at Kozy Cafe
Lyn Vaus … Mechanic
Ryan Christopher Combe … Bellhop
Skip Carlson … Larry rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Conder … Taxi Driver
Jayson Creek … Maitre d'
Arabella Field … Motorcycle Cop
Kari Hawker … Newlywed
Kristen Marie Jensen … Student (as Kristen Marie Hullinger)
Ivey Lloyd … Evelyn (as Ivey Lloyd Mitchell)
Bruce Newbold … Bishop Paul Evans
Steve O'Neill … Doctor
Laura Park … Riva Fox
Jodi Russell … Alison
Amber Woody … Crystal

 

Plot: Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter.

The Fall

September 9th, 2006

All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Release Year: 2006

Country: India | UK | USA

Runtime: 117 min

Languages: English | Romanian

Director:

Tagline: A Little Blessing In Disguise.

 

Cast: Catinca Untaru … Alexandria
Justine Waddell … Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn
Lee Pace … Roy Walker / Blue Bandit
Kim Uylenbroek … Doctor / Alexander the Great
Aiden Lithgow … Alexander's Messenger
Sean Gilder … Walt Purdy
Ronald France … Otto
Andrew Roussouw … Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff … Dr. Whitaker
Grant Swanby … Father Augustine
Emil Hostina … Alexandria's Father / Bandit
Robin Smith … Luigi / One Legged Actor
Jeetu Verma … Indian / Orange Picker
Leo Bill … Darwin / Orderly
Marcus Wesley … Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man

 

Plot: In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

 

Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations

Penelope

September 8th, 2006

All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2006

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 104 min | Thailand:86 min (DVD)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: A fairytale like no other.

 

Cast: Richard E. Grant … Franklin Wilhern
Catherine O'Hara … Jessica Wilhern
Nick Prideaux … Penelope's Great Grandfather (as Nicholas Prideaux)
Michael Feast … Jake / Witch
Christina Ricci … Penelope Wilhern
Ronni Ancona … Wanda
Simon Woods … Edward Vanderman
Paul Herbert … Leonard Wilhern
Simon Chandler … Doctor
Peter Dinklage … Lemon
Andi-Marie Townsend … Young Penelope
John Voce … Station Cop
Burn Gorman … Larry
Andrew Bailey … Floorman in Card Club
James McAvoy … Johnny / Max

 

Plot: A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with “one who will love her faithfully.” add synopsis

Tales from Earthsea

July 29th, 2006

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy See  »

Release Year: 2006

Country: Japan

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: Japanese

Director:

Tagline: Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire.

 

Writers: Ursula K. Le Guin (novel) Goro Miyazaki (screenplay) … See »

 

Cast: Junichi Okada … Arren (voice)
Aoi Teshima … Theru (voice)
Bunta Sugawara … Haitaka (voice)
Yûko Tanaka … Cob (voice)
Teruyuki Kagawa … Hare (voice)
Jun Fubuki … Tenar (voice)
Takashi Naitô … Hazia dealer (voice)
Mitsuko Baisho … The Mistress (voice)
Yui Natsukawa … The Queen (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi … The King (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Bennett … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Susanne Blakeslee … Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Suzanne Blakeslee)
Kathryn Cressida … Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Kat Cressida)
Willem Dafoe … Cob (voice: English version)
Timothy Dalton … Ged / Sparrowhawk (voice: English version)
Pat Fraley … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jessica Gee … Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Jessica Gee-George)
Brian George … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Grant George … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Mariska Hargitay … Tenar (voice: English version)
Jess Harnell … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Steve Kramer … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Matt Levin … Prince Arren (voice: English version)
David Lodge … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tress MacNeille … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Cheech Marin … Hare (voice: English version)
Liam O'Brien … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tara Platt … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Blaire Restaneo … Therru (voice: English version)
Kevin Michael Richardson … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Mark Silverman … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Terrence Stone … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Karen Strassman … Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Russi Taylor … Additional Voices (voice: English version)

 

Plot: Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange… See » Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 2 nominations See »