Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English | French | Czech | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: They'd never let the truth come between them
Cast: Rachel Weisz … Penelope
Adrien Brody … Bloom
Mark Ruffalo … Stephen
Rinko Kikuchi … Bang Bang
Robbie Coltrane … Curator
Maximilian Schell … Diamond Dog
Ricky Jay … Narrator (voice)
Zachary Gordon … Young Bloom
Max Records … Young Stephen
Andy Nyman … Charleston
Noah Segan … The Duke
Nora Zehetner … Rose
Ram Bergman … Himself
Craig Johnson … Apple Cart Vendor
Dubravko Jovanovic … Albino
Plot: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they’ve decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:98 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:98 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: When it comes to family and relationships, there are no small surprises
Writers: Matt Aselton (written by) Adam Nagata (written by)
Cast: Paul Dano … Brian Weathersby
Zooey Deschanel … Harriet 'Happy' Lolly
Edward Asner … Mr. Weathersby
Jane Alexander … Mrs. Weathersby
John Goodman … Al Lolly
Sean Dugan … Gary Wynkoop
Brian Avers … Larry Arbogast
Louis Ozawa Changchien … Matsubara
Zach Galifianakis … Homeless Guy
Frank Harts … Kenyatta Folds
Tatsuo Ichikawa … Nagata
Ilana Levine … Ducky Saltinstall
Susan Misner … Melanie Lolly
Kenji … Kanagae (as Kenji Nakano)
Clarke Peters … Roger Stovall
Plot: Mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Dano) finds his plan to adopt a Chinese baby augmented by the arrival of a young woman, Happy (Deschanel), who comes into his workplaces, falls asleep on one of the beds, and starts to affect his life upon waking up.
Awards: 1 win
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | Canada
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Let's Misbehave!
Writers: Stephan Elliott (written by) & Sheridan Jobbins (written by) …
Cast: Jessica Biel … Larita Whittaker
Ben Barnes … John Whittaker
Kristin Scott Thomas … Mrs. Whittaker
Colin Firth … Mr. Whittaker
Kimberley Nixon … Hilda Whittaker
Katherine Parkinson … Marion Whittaker
Kris Marshall … Furber
Christian Brassington … Phillip Hurst
Charlotte Riley … Sarah Hurst
Jim McManus … Jackson
Pip Torrens … Lord Hurst
Jeremy Hooton … Davis
Joanna Bacon … Cook
Maggie Hickey … Millie the Maid
Georgie Glen … Mrs. Landrigin
Plot: A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future – blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What would you do to get out of debt?
Cast: Elizabeth Banks … Miri
Seth Rogen … Zack
Craig Robinson … Delaney
Gerry Bednob … Mr. Surya
Jason Mewes … Lester
Edward Janda … Customer
Nicholas Lombardi … Teen #1
Chris Milan … Teen #2
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith … Betsy (as Jennifer Schwalbach)
Kenny Hotz … Zack II
Brandon Routh … Bobby Long
Anne Wade … Roxanne
Justin Long … Brandon
Tom Savini … Jenkins
Jeff Anderson … Deacon
Plot: Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have feelings for each other than they previously thought.
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:94 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A touching comedy
Cast: Jennifer Aniston … Sue
Steve Zahn … Mike
Margo Martindale … Trish
Fred Ward … Jerry
James Hiroyuki Liao … Al
Woody Harrelson … Jango
Katie O'Grady … Corporate Bliss Receptionist
Yolanda Suarez … Marissa
Kevin Heffernan … Jed
Don Burns … Businessman (as Don Stewart Burns)
Kimberly Howard … Colleague
Collin Crowley … Wally
Gilberto Martin del Campo … Priest
Mark Boone Junior … Jack (as Mark Boone Jr.)
Garfield Wedderburn … Bus Driver
Plot: A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won’t leave her alone.
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Michael Cera … Nick
Kat Dennings … Norah
Aaron Yoo … Thom
Rafi Gavron … Dev
Ari Graynor … Caroline
Alexis Dziena … Tris
Jonathan B. Wright … Beefy Guy (Lethario) (as Jonathan Bradford Wright)
Zachary Booth … Gary
Jay Baruchel … Tal
Justin Rice … Bishop Allen
Christian Rudder … Bishop Allen
Giorgio Angelini … Bishop Allen
Darbie Nowatka … Bishop Allen
Cully Symington … Bishop Allen
Jeremy Haines … Randy (Are You Randy)
Plot: High school student Nick O’Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.
Awards: 9 nominations
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English | Hebrew | Arabic | Persian | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: Do you smell something burning?
Cast: Bill Maher … Himself rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Burg … Himself
Francis Collins … Himself
George Coyne … Himself
Jeremiah Cummings … Himself
Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda … Himself
Reginald Foster … Himself
Ted Haggard … Himself (archive footage)
Dean Hamer … Himself (as Dr. Dean Hamer)
Ken Ham … Himself
Julie Maher … Herself
Kathy Maher … Herself
Aki Nawaz … Himself (as Propa-Gandhi)
Andrew Newberg … Himself
Fred Phelps … Himself (archive footage)
Mark Pryor … Himself
Ray Suarez … Himself
Yisroel Dovid Weiss … Himself
John Westcott … Himself
Geert Wilders … Himself
Plot: Bill Maher’s take on the current state of world religion. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: He sees dead people… and they annoy him.
Cast: Greg Kinnear … Frank Herlihy
Jordan Carlos … Young Husband
Dequina Moore … Young Wife
Joseph Badalucco Jr. … Accident Bystander #1 (as Joe Badalucco)
Brian Hutchison … Accident Bystander #2
Tyree Michael Simpson … Sneezy Cop (as Tyre Simpson)
Julia K. Murney … Sneezy Lady
Ricky Gervais … Bertram Pincus D.D.S.
Claire Lautier … Upper East Side Lady
Aasif Mandvi … Dr. Prashar
Bridget Moloney … Receptionist
Raymond J. Lee … Greenpeace Guy (as Raymond Lee)
Joey Mazzarino … Food Delivery Guy
Brad Oscar … Day Doorman
Kathleen Landis … Resident
Plot: Bertram Pincus, is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:85 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: "love and waves, that's what we need in these dark days."
Writers: S.R. Bindler (screenplay) Mark Gustawes (screenplay)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Steve Addington
Alexie Gilmore … Danni Martin
Jeffrey Nordling … Eddie Zarno
Woody Harrelson … Jack Mayweather
Zachary Knighton … Brillo Murphy (also as Zach Knighton)
Cassandra Hepburn … Luanne
Todd Stashwick … Vic Hayes
Nathan Phillips … Baker Smith (also as Nathan Philips)
Ramon Rodriguez … Lupe La Rosa
Scott Glenn … Alister Greenbough
John Terry … Mercer Martin
Sarah Wright … Stacy
K.D. Aubert … April-May (as KD Aubert)
Willie Nelson … Farmer Bob
Johnny Sneed … Technical Director
Plot: A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis. add synopsis
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It's all about…
Cast: Meg Ryan … Mary Haines
Annette Bening … Sylvia Fowler
Eva Mendes … Crystal Allen
Debra Messing … Edie Cohen
Jada Pinkett Smith … Alex Fisher
Bette Midler … Leah Miller
Candice Bergen … Catherine Frazier
Carrie Fisher … Bailey Smith
Cloris Leachman … Maggie
Debi Mazar … Tanya
India Ennenga … Molly Haines
Natasha Alam … Natasha
Ana Gasteyer … Pat
Joanna Gleason … Barbara Delacorte
Tilly Scott Pedersen … Uta
Plot: A wealthy New Yorker leaves her cheating husband and bonds with other society women at a resort.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll.
Cast: Gerard Butler … One Two
Tom Wilkinson … Lenny Cole
Thandie Newton … Stella
Mark Strong … Archy
Idris Elba … Mumbles
Tom Hardy … Handsome Bob
Karel Roden … Uri Omovich
Toby Kebbell … Johnny Quid
Jeremy Piven … Roman
Ludacris … Mickey (as Chris Bridges)
Jimi Mistry … Councillor
Matt King … Cookie
Geoff Bell … Fred the Head
Dragan Micanovic … Victor
Michael Ryan … Pete
Plot: In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the city’s scrappiest tough guys and its established underworld types, all of whom are looking to get rich quick. While the city’s seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player — a drugged out rock ‘n’ roller presumed to be dead but very much alive — has a multi-million dollar prize fall into his hands.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK | France
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Tagline: Intelligence is relative.
Cast: George Clooney … Harry Pfarrer
Frances McDormand … Linda Litzke
Brad Pitt … Chad Feldheimer
John Malkovich … Osbourne Cox
Tilda Swinton … Katie Cox
Richard Jenkins … Ted Treffon
Elizabeth Marvel … Sandy Pfarrer
David Rasche … Palmer DeBakey Smith, CIA Officer
J.K. Simmons … CIA Superior
Olek Krupa … Krapotkin
Michael Countryman … Alan
Kevin Sussman … Tuchman Marsh Man
J.R. Horne … Divorce Lawyer
Hamilton Clancy … Peck
Armand Schultz … Olson
Plot: A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 nominations
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:94 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Best. Weekend. Ever.
Cast: Drake Bell … Kevin Brewer
Andrew Caldwell … Carter Scott
Andree Moss … Ashley
Carolyn Moss … Riley
Wendy Talley … Kevin's Mom
Kevin Covais … Morris Hooper
Alona Tal … Gina
Ryan Pinkston … Fletcher
Brandi Coleman … College Girl #1
Jessica Heap … College Girl #2
Finch Nissen … Sweaty Guy
Camille Mana … Heather
Haley Bennett … Kendall
Nathalie Walker … Amy
Nick Zano … Teague
Plot: A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen.
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min | USA:117 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Cantonese | Korean
Director:
Tagline: Put this in your pipe and smoke it.
Cast: Seth Rogen … Dale Denton
James Franco … Saul Silver
Danny McBride … Red
Kevin Corrigan … Budlofsky
Craig Robinson … Matheson
Gary Cole … Ted Jones
Rosie Perez … Carol / Female Cop
Ed Begley Jr. … Robert
Nora Dunn … Shannon
Amber Heard … Angie Anderson
Joe Lo Truglio … Mr. Edwards
Arthur Napiontek … Clark
Cleo King … Police Liaison Officer
Bill Hader … Private Miller
James Remar … General Bratt
Plot: A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min | 106 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: They grow up so fast.
Cast: Will Ferrell … Brennan Huff
John C. Reilly … Dale Doback
Mary Steenburgen … Nancy Huff
Richard Jenkins … Dr. Robert Doback
Adam Scott … Derek
Kathryn Hahn … Alice
Andrea Savage … Denise
Lurie Poston … Tommy
Elizabeth Yozamp … Tiffany
Logan Manus … Chris Gardoki
Travis T. Flory … Redheaded Kid (as Travis Flory)
Lili Rose McKay … 7-year-old Girl (as Lili McKay)
Shira Piven … Nurse
Seth Morris … Doctor
Wayne Federman … Blind Man
Plot: Two spoiled guys become competitive stepbrothers after their single parents get hitched.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr. … Cromer
Spencer Breslin … Harold
Ally Sheedy … Maureen
Stella Maeve … Shelly rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Attell … Barker
Charlene Biton … Dancer
Joey Blonsky … Malcolm
Nikki Blonsky … Rhonda
Meredith Anne Bull … Belinda
Rachel Dratch … Ms. Norris
Daniel Farcher … Brad
Michelle Fields
Samantha Futerman … Katy
Edward Gelbinovich … James
Elizabeth Gillies … Evelyn Taylor
Robert Gorrie … Patrick
Christina Jackson … Traci
Erika J. … Bartender
Nicky Katt … Police officer #1
Chris Margaritis … Prisoner
Julian Mazzola … The Kid
Lorraine Mazzola … Ms. Colage
Lathan McKay … Officer Shannon
Lian Moy … Student
Judy Nazemetz … Nurse
Derek Nelson … Mason
Chris Parnell … Coach Vanderpool
Nicola Peltz … Becki
Sarge Pickman … Alibi Club Patron
Colin Quinn … Reedy
Newman Sakhi … Jugdish
Bob Sands … Slinky
Pat Shannon … Rhonda's Dad
Suzanne Shepherd … Maude
Angel Sing … Chang
Dylan Snyder … Dylan
Jake Sokoloff … Byron
Wass Stevens … Prisoner
Paul Thornton … Mr. Kahane
Lou Wagner
Jillian Wiegand … Beautiful Waitress
William Wiggins … Vince
Fred Willard … Dr. Pratt
Plot: A teenager with an early onset of male-pattern baldness befriends his high school’s janitor.
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | USA | Germany
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: Take a trip down the aisle you'll never forget
Writers: Catherine Johnson (screenplay) Catherine Johnson (musical book)
Cast: Amanda Seyfried … Sophie
Stellan Skarsgård … Bill
Pierce Brosnan … Sam
Nancy Baldwin … Sam's PA
Colin Firth … Harry
Heather Emmanuel … Harry's Housekeeper
Colin Davis … Harry's Driver
Rachel McDowall … Lisa
Ashley Lilley … Ali
Meryl Streep … Donna Sheridan
Julie Walters … Rosie
Christine Baranski … Tanya
Ricardo Montez … Stannos
Mia Soteriou … Arina
Enzo Squillino Jr. … Gregoris
Plot: The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular ’70s group ABBA.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: His Karma is Huge
Cast: Mike Myers … Maurice / Guru Pitka / Young Pitka / Teenage Pitka / Himself
Jessica Alba … Jane Bullard
Justin Timberlake … Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande
Romany Malco … Darren Roanoke
Meagan Good … Prudence Roanoke
Ben Kingsley … Guru Tugginmypudha
Verne Troyer … Coach Punch Cherkov
Jessica Simpson … Herself
Kanye West … Himself
Deepak Chopra … Himself
Rob Blake … Himself
Manu Narayan … Rajneesh
John Oliver … Dick Pants
Stephen Colbert … Jay Kell
Jim Gaffigan … Trent Lueders
Plot: Pitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.
Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Saving The World. And Loving It.
Cast: Steve Carell … Maxwell Smart / Agent 86
Anne Hathaway … Agent 99
Dwayne Johnson … Agent 23
Alan Arkin … The Chief
Terence Stamp … Siegfried
Terry Crews … Agent 91
David Koechner … Larabee
James Caan … The President
Bill Murray … Agent 13
Patrick Warburton … Hymie
Masi Oka … Bruce
Nate Torrence … Lloyd
Ken Davitian … Shtarker
David S. Lee … Krstic
Dalip Singh … Dalip
Plot: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the-competent Agent 99 at his side.
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's…
Cast: Will Smith … John Hancock
Charlize Theron … Mary Embrey
Jason Bateman … Ray Embrey
Jae Head … Aaron Embrey
Eddie Marsan … Kenneth 'Red' Parker Jr.
David Mattey … Man Mountain
Maetrix Fitten … Matrix
Thomas Lennon … Mike
Johnny Galecki … Jeremy
Hayley Marie Norman … Hottie
Dorothy Cecchi … Woman in Dive Bar
Martin Klebba … Convict #12
Akiva Goldsman … Executive #1
Michael Mann … Executive #2
Brad Leland … Executive #3
Plot: A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image.
Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations
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