Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category

Miracle at St. Anna

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Italy

Runtime: 160 min

Languages: English | German | Italian

Director:

Tagline: World War II has its heroes and its miracles.

 

Cast: Derek Luke … 2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps
Michael Ealy … Sergeant Bishop Cummings
Laz Alonso … Corporal Hector Negron (Young / Old)
Omar Benson Miller … Private First Class Sam Train
Pierfrancesco Favino … Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta
Valentina Cervi … Renata
Matteo Sciabordi … Angelo Torancelli (The Boy)
John Turturro … Detective Antonio 'Tony' Ricci
Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Tim Boyle
John Leguizamo … Enrico
Kerry Washington … Zana Wilder
D.B. Sweeney … Colonel Driscoll
Robert John Burke … General Ned Almond
Omari Hardwick … Platoon Commander Huggs
Omero Antonutti … Ludovico

 

Plot: Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. add synopsis

 

Awards: 9 nominations

Is Anybody There?

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Bill Milner … Edward
Anne-Marie Duff … Mum
Ralph Riach … Clive
Linzey Cocker … Tanya
Elizabeth Spriggs … Prudence
Leslie Phillips … Reg
Sylvia Syms … Lilian
Rosemary Harris … Elsie
David Morrissey … Dad
Thelma Barlow … Ena
Peter Vaughan … Bob
Carl McCrystal … Undertaker 1
Andrew Turner … Undertaker 2
Michael Caine … Clarence
Ralph Ineson … Mr. Kelly

 

Plot: Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people’s home run by his parents…

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

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.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Crime, Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:116 min

Languages: Persian | English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Shohreh Aghdashloo … Zahra
Mozhan Marnò … Soraya M.
James Caviezel … Freidoune
Navid Negahban … Ali
Ali Pourtash … Mullah
David Diaan … Ebrahim
Parviz Sayyad … Hashem
Vida Ghahremani … Bita
Vachik Mangassarian … Soraya's Father rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Fariborz Davoodian … Ebrahim
Maggie Parto … Vo
Prasanna Puwanarajah … Revolutionary Guard
Bita Sheibani … Leila
Yousef Shweihat … Ringmaster

 

Plot: A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam (Caviezel), whose car breaks down in a remote… add synopsis

 

Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations

Flash of Genius

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: USA:119 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.

 

Cast: Greg Kinnear … Bob Kearns
Tim Eddis … Maryland Cop #1
Warren Belle … Maryland Cop #2
Karl Pruner … Pete
Bill Lake … Scott
Dermot Mulroney … Gil Previck
Lauren Graham … Phyllis Kearns
Landon Norris … Young Dennis
Shae Norris … Young Kathy
Steven Woodworth … Young Tim
Victoria Learn … Young Maureen
Dylan Authors … Young Patrick
Ronn Sarosiak … Reverend
Gavin Kuiack … Baby Bob Jr.
Ben Kuiak … Baby Bob Jr.

 

Plot: Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.

 

Awards: 1 win

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

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

The Wrestler

Friday, September 5th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Sport

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | France

Runtime: 109 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Love. Pain. Glory.

 

Cast: Mickey Rourke … Randy
Marisa Tomei … Cassidy
Evan Rachel Wood … Stephanie
Mark Margolis … Lenny
Todd Barry … Wayne
Wass Stevens … Nick Volpe
Judah Friedlander … Scott Brumberg
Ernest Miller … The Ayatollah
Dylan Keith Summers … Necro Butcher (as Dylan Summers)
Tommy Farra … Tommy Rotten
Mike Miller … Lex Lethal
Marcia Jean Kurtz … Admissions Desk Woman
John D'Leo … Adam
Ajay Naidu … Medic
Gregg Bello … JAPW Promoter Larry Cohen

 

Plot: A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 25 nominations

The Secret Life of Bees

Friday, September 5th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:114 min (director's cut) | Canada:110 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters

 

Cast: Dakota Fanning … Lily Owens
Queen Latifah … August Boatwright
Jennifer Hudson … Rosaleen Daise
Alicia Keys … June Boatwright
Sophie Okonedo … May Boatwright
Paul Bettany … T. Ray Owens
Hilarie Burton … Deborah Owens
Tristan Wilds … Zach Taylor
Nate Parker … Neil
Shondrella Avery … Greta
Renée Clark … Doll
Sharon Morris … Violet
Nicky Buggs … Cressie
Jasmine Burke … Sugar Girl
Emma Sage Bowman … Young Lily #1

 

Plot: set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother…

 

Awards: 10 wins & 14 nominations

Appaloosa

Friday, September 5th, 2008

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Western

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English | Apache languages | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: Feelings get you killed.

 

Cast: Robert Jauregui … Marshall Jack Bell (as Bobby Jauregui)
Jeremy Irons … Randall Bragg
Timothy V. Murphy … Vince
Luce Rains … Dean
James Tarwater … Chalk (as Jim Tarwater)
Boyd Kestner … Bronc
Gabriel Marantz … Joe Whittfield
Ed Harris … Virgil Cole
Viggo Mortensen … Everett Hitch
Benjamin Rosenshein … Town Boy
Cerris Morgan-Moyer … Tilda
James Gammon … Earl May
Timothy Spall … Phil Olson
Tom Bower … Abner Raines
Erik J. Bockemeier … Fat Wallis

 

Plot: Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.

 

Awards: 2 wins

Me and Orson Welles

Friday, September 5th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 114 min | Canada:107 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: All's fair in love and theater

 

Writers: Holly Gent Palmo (screenplay) Robert Kaplow (novel)

 

Cast: Zac Efron … Richard Samuels (Lucius)
Claire Danes … Sonja Jones
Christian McKay … Orson Welles (Brutus)
Ben Chaplin … George Coulouris (Mark Antony)
Zoe Kazan … Gretta Adler
Eddie Marsan … John Houseman
Kelly Reilly … Muriel Brassler (Portia)
James Tupper … Joseph Cotten (Publius)
Leo Bill … Norman Lloyd (Cinna the Poet)
Al Weaver … Sam Leve
Iain McKee … Vakhtangov
Simon Lee Phillips … Walter Ash
Simon Nehan … Joe Holland (Julius Caesar)
Imogen Poots … Lorelei Lathrop
Patrick Kennedy … Grover Burgess (Ligarius)

 

Plot: A teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of “Julius Caesar” directed by a young Orson Welles in 1937.

 

Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations

The Women

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

The Hurt Locker

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 131 min

Languages: English | Arabic

Director:

Tagline: You'll know when you're in it.

 

Cast: Jeremy Renner … SFC William James
Anthony Mackie … Sgt. JT Sanborn
Brian Geraghty … Spc. Owen Eldridge
Guy Pearce … SSG Matt Thompson
Ralph Fiennes … Contractor Team Leader
David Morse … Colonel Reed
Evangeline Lilly … Connie James
Christian Camargo … Lt. Col. John Cambridge
Suhail Aldabbach … Black Suit Man (as Suhail Al-Dabbach)
Christopher Sayegh … Beckham
Nabil Koni … Professor Nabil
Sam Spruell … Contractor Charlie
Sam Redford … Contractor Jimmy
Feisal Sadoun … Contractor Feisal
Barrie Rice … Contractor Chris

 

Plot: Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

 

Awards: Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 50 nominations

The Duchess

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

All Genres:
Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | Italy | France

Runtime: 110 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: There were three people in her marriage

 

Cast: Keira Knightley … Georgiana
Ralph Fiennes … The Duke
Charlotte Rampling … Lady Spencer
Dominic Cooper … Charles Grey
Hayley Atwell … Bess Foster
Simon McBurney … Charles Fox
Aidan McArdle … Richard Sheridan
John Shrapnel … General Grey
Alistair Petrie … Heaton
Patrick Godfrey … Dr. Neville
Michael Medwin … Speechmaker
Justin Edwards … Macaroni
Richard McCabe … Sir James Hare
Calvin Dean … Devonshire House Servant
Hannah Stokely … Devonshire House Maid

 

Plot: A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations

Rachel Getting Married

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 113 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Sebastian Stan … Walter / Bowtie Party Guest
Roslyn Ruff … Rosa
Anne Hathaway … Kym
Bill Irwin … Paul
Anna Deavere Smith … Carol
Annaleigh Ashford … Quick Stop Cashier
Zafer Tawil … Violin Friend
Beau Sia … Wedding Czar
Innbo Shim … Wedding Planner
Eliza Simpson … Wedding P.A.
Olive … The Poodle
Rosemarie DeWitt … Rachel
Anisa George … Emma
Tamyra Gray … Singing Friend
Victoria Haynes … Bridesmaid

 

Plot: A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister’s wedding. add synopsis

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 18 wins & 19 nominations

New York, I Love You

Monday, September 1st, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: France | USA

Runtime: 103 min

Languages: English | Russian | Yiddish

Director: Fatih Akin

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Tagline: every moment another story begins

 

Writers: Emmanuel Benbihy (concept) Tristan Carné (premise)

 

Cast: Bradley Cooper … Gus (segment "Allen Hughes")
Shia LaBeouf … Jacob (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
Natalie Portman … Rifka (segment "Mira Nair")
Orlando Bloom … David (segment "Shunji Iwai")
Blake Lively … Girlfriend (segment "Brett Ratner")
Justin Bartha … Sarah's Boyfriend (Transitions)
Christina Ricci … Camille (segment "Shunji Iwai")
Robin Wright Penn … Anna (segment "Yvan Attal")
Rachel Bilson … Molly (segment "Jiang Wen")
Hayden Christensen … Ben (segment "Jiang Wen")
Anton Yelchin … Boy in the Park (segment "Brett Ratner")
Ethan Hawke … Writer (segment "Yvan Attal")
John Hurt … Waiter (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
James Caan … Mr. Riccoli (segment "Brett Ratner")
Maggie Q … Call Girl (segment "Yvan Attal")
Drea de Matteo … Lydia (segment "Allen Hughes")
Chris Cooper … Alex (segment "Yvan Attal")
Andy Garcia … Garry (segment "Jiang Wen")
Eva Amurri … Sarah (Transitions)
Eli Wallach … Abe (segment "Joshua Marston")
Julie Christie … Isabelle (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
Olivia Thirlby … Actress (segment "Brett Ratner")
Cloris Leachman … Mitzie (segment "Joshua Marston")
Jacinda Barrett … Maggie
Qi Shu … Chinese herbalist
Burt Young … Landlord (segment "Fatih Akin")
Irrfan Khan … Mansuhkhbai (segment "Mira Nair")
Taylor Geare … Teya (segment "Natalie Portman")
Ugur Yücel … Painter (segment "Fatih Akin")
Emilie Ohana … Zoe – the Video Artist
Sinsu Co … Mystery Bar Girl (segment "Allen Hughes")
Ashley Klein … Prom girl (segment "Brett Ratner")
Jordann Beal … Prom girl (segment "Brett Ratner")
Cesar De León … Dominican (segment "Natalie Portman")
Amy Raudenbush … Mom #1 (segment "Natalie Portman")
Carlos Acosta … Dante (segment "Natalie Portman")
Gurdeep Singh … Badal (Transitions)
Eliezer Meyer … Grand Rabbi Elli (segment "Mira Nair")
Richard Chang … Mr. Su (Transitions)
Gary Cherkassky … Skater Punk (segment "Joshua Marston")
Juri Henley-Cohn … Ali (Transitions)
Vedant Gokhale … Cab Driver (Transitions)
Eddie D'vir … Rabbi (segment "Mira Nair")
Robert d Scott … Du-Rag (Transitions)
Jeff Chena … Bartender (segment "Jiang Wen")
Loukas Papas … Pizza Patron – Transitions
Andy Karl … Evan (Transitions)
Simon Dasher … Guitarist (Transitions)
Duane Nakia Cooper … Haitian Cab Driver – Transitions
Adam Moreno … DJ Blue (segment "Brett Ratner")
Himad Beg … Indian Man (Transitions)
Aron Charach … Young Hasid (segment "Mira Nair")
Brad Naprixas … Hassid in Wedding (segment "Mira Nair")
Adam S. Phillips … Jogger – Transitions

 

Plot: An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Goodbye Solo

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:91 min | Canada:91 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:91 min

Languages: English | French | Wolof | Spanish

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Bahareh Azimi (screenplay) Ramin Bahrani (screenplay)

 

Cast: Souleymane Sy Savane … Solo
Red West … William
Diana Franco Galindo … Alex
Lane 'Roc' Williams … Roc
Mamadou Lam … Mamadou
Carmen Leyva … Quiera rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter N. Anyieth … DVD Seller
Jim Babel … Airline Interviewer
Sarah S. Brooks … Passenger with Hat
Lasheka Brown … Crack Passenger
Alexandra Dimopoulos … Nurse
Neill Fleeman … Airline Interviewer
Jamill 'Peaches' Fowler … Pork Chop
Evelia Garcia … Bar Owner
Chris Greene … Thug
Viktor Hernandez … Quiera's Cousin
Wel Mayom Jok … DVD Seller
J. Malaak Juuk … Motel Janitor
Damian Jewan Lee … Passenger
Linda Lindsly … Airline Interviewer
Djibril Lo … Bank Cab Driver
Ken Lugen … Taxi Cab Employee
Angus MacLachlan … Crack Passenger
Trevor Metscher … Ticket Attendant
Caleb Paul … Solo's Baby
Christian Prince … Thug
Greg Prince … Thug
Jeff Prince … Thug
Navani Reyes … Navani
Catherine Sewell … Hospital Receptionist
Norman L. Sloan … Pharmacist
Virgilio Tix … Quiera's Cousin
Donald Wardlow … Sleeping Passenger
Pat West … Diner Hostess

 

Plot: Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.

 

Awards: 1 win & 5 nominations

Slumdog Millionaire

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK

Runtime: 120 min

Languages: English | Hindi | French

Director: Danny Boyle

Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)

Tagline: Love and money… You have mixed them both.

 

Writers: Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) Vikas Swarup (novel)

 

Cast: Dev Patel … Jamal K. Malik
Saurabh Shukla … Sergeant Srinivas
Anil Kapoor … Prem Kapur
Rajendranath Zutshi … Director (as Raj Zutshi)
Jeneva Talwar … Vision Mixer
Freida Pinto … Latika
Irrfan Khan … Police Inspector
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail … Youngest Salim
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar … Youngest Jamal
Jira Banjara … Airport Security Guard (as Hira Banjara)
Sheikh Wali … Airport Security Guard
Mahesh Manjrekar … Javed
Sanchita Choudhary … Jamal's Mother
Himanshu Tyagi … Mr Nanda
Sharib Hashmi … Prakash

 

Plot: A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.

 

Awards: Won 8 Oscars. Another 98 wins & 47 nominations

American Violet

Friday, August 29th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:103 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Nicole Beharie … Dee Roberts
Will Patton … Sam Conroy
Alfre Woodard … Alma Roberts
Michael O'Keefe … Calvin Beckett
Tim Blake Nelson … David Cohen
Scott A. Martin … Jerry Arnold rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malcolm Barrett … Byron Hill
Jackson Beals … Officer Carter
Michael Beasley … Tony Flair
Samantha Beaulieu … Mrs. Lloyd
Tody Bernard … Judge Pryor
Allen Boudreaux … Lawyer
Jeanne Bourgeois … Reporter #1
Andrew Buchler … Deposition Videographer
Kesha Bullard … Angry Woman
J. Omar Castro … Cisco
John Will Clay … Henry Franklin
Portia Cue … Laquathia
Daurice Cummings … Pedestrian
Charles S. Dutton … Reverend Sanders
Roslyn D. Evans … Magnolia
Jon Eyez … Bar Owner
Rodney Hebert … Cisco's Diner Patron
Louis Herthum … Officer Smith
Elton LeBlanc … Restaurant patron
Jerry Leggio … Norman
Jessie Blake Lough … Reporter #3
Anthony Mackie … Eddie Porter
Christopher McCann … Joe Fisher
Hunter McGregor … Reporter
Lance E. Nichols … Mr. Moss
Zardis Nichols … Gayzeen
Henry Pelitire … Texas State Trooper
Lyssa Prine … Deposition Stenographer
Ryan Reinike … Audio Dude
Tarra Riggs … Lavosha
Glenn Robin … Court Bailiff
Sue Rock … Elizabeth Beckett
C. Stuart Rome … Bailiff
Michael Scialabba … Thomas Willis
Janet Shea … Helen
Chaz Smith … Still photographer
Terry Lee Smith … SWAT
Lindsay Soileau … Julie Beckett
Antoine Spillers … Mr. Roberts
Defecio Stoglin … Brian Green
Paul David Story … David Higgins
Deneen Tyler … Suzzannha
Jearl Vinot … County Sheriff
Tim Ware … Mark Shelby
David Warshofsky … Robert Foster
Karimah Westbrook … Claudia Johnson
Michael Wozniak … Bailiff
Xzibit … Darrell Hughes
Richard Zeringue … Store Manager

 

Plot: A single African-American mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas. add synopsis

 

Awards: 8 nominations

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 94 min | Israel:93 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found.

 

Writers: John Boyne (novel) Mark Herman (screenplay)

 

Cast: Asa Butterfield … Bruno
Zac Mattoon O'Brien … Leon (as Zac Mattoon-O'Brien)
Domonkos Németh … Martin
Henry Kingsmill … Karl
Vera Farmiga … Elsa – Mother
Cara Horgan … Maria
Zsuzsa Holl … Berlin Cook
Amber Beattie … Gretel
László Áron … Lars
David Thewlis … Father
Richard Johnson … Grandpa
Sheila Hancock … Grandma
Charlie Baker … Palm Court Singer
Iván Verebély … Meinberg
Béla Fesztbaum … Schultz

 

Plot: Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations

Burn After Reading

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