Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category

The Kingdom

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 110 min

Languages: English | Arabic

Director:

Tagline: Trust No One

 

Cast: Jamie Foxx … Ronald Fleury
Chris Cooper … Grant Sykes
Jennifer Garner … Janet Mayes
Jason Bateman … Adam Leavitt
Ashraf Barhom … Colonel Faris Al Ghazi
Ali Suliman … Sergeant Haytham
Jeremy Piven … Damon Schmidt
Richard Jenkins … Robert Grace
Tim McGraw … Aaron Jackson
Kyle Chandler … Francis Manner
Frances Fisher … Elaine Flowers
Danny Huston … Gideon Young
Kelly AuCoin … Ellis Leach
Anna Deavere Smith … Maricella Canavesio
Minka Kelly … Miss Ross

 

Plot: A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

3:10 to Yuma

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Western

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 122 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Time waits for one man

 

Cast: Russell Crowe … Ben Wade
Christian Bale … Dan Evans
Logan Lerman … William Evans
Dallas Roberts … Grayson Butterfield
Ben Foster … Charlie Prince
Peter Fonda … Byron McElroy
Vinessa Shaw … Emma Nelson
Alan Tudyk … Doc Potter
Luce Rains … Marshal Weathers
Gretchen Mol … Alice Evans
Lennie Loftin … Glen Hollander
Rio Alexander … Campos
Johnny Whitworth … Darden
Shawn Howell … Jackson (as Shawn D. Howell)
Pat Ricotti … Jorgensen

 

Plot: A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who’s awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations

Mongol

Friday, August 10th, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Romance, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: Kazakhstan | Russia | Mongolia | Germany

Runtime: 126 min

Languages: Mongolian | Mandarin

Director:

Tagline: Greatness comes to those who take it.

 

Writers: Arif Aliyev (writer) & Sergei Bodrov (writer)

 

Cast: Tadanobu Asano … Temudjin
Honglei Sun … Jamukha
Khulan Chuluun … Börte
Aliya … Oelun – Temudjin's Mother
Ba Sen … Esugei – Temudjin's Father
Amadu Mamadakov … Targutai
He Qi … Dai-Sechen
Ben Hon Sun … Monk
Ji Ri Mu Tu … Boorchu
You Er … Sorgan-Shira (as A You Er)
Ba Tu … Altan (as Hong Jong Ba Tu)
Deng Ba Te Er … Daritai (as E Er Deng Ba Te Er)
Bao Di … Todoen
Su Ya La Su Rong … Girkhai (as Su You Le Si Ren)
Sai Xing Ga … Chiledu

 

Plot: The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations

La fille coupée en deux

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: Germany | France

Runtime: USA:115 min | France:115 min | Argentina:115 min

Languages: French

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Claude Chabrol (writer) Cécile Maistre (writer)

 

Cast: Ludivine Sagnier … Gabrielle Aurore Deneige
Benoît Magimel … Paul André Claude Gaudens
François Berléand … Charles Denis dit Charles Saint-Denis
Mathilda May … Capucine Jamet
Caroline Sihol … Geneviève Gaudens (as Caroline Silhol)
Marie Bunel … Marie Deneige
Valeria Cavalli … Dona Saint-Denis
Etienne Chicot … Denis Deneige
Thomas Chabrol … Maître Stéphane Lorbach
Jean-Marie Winling … Gérard Briançon
Didier Bénureau … Philippe Le Riou
Edouard Baer … Edouard, l'acteur interviewé
Clémence Bretécher … Joséphine Gaudens
Charley Fouquet … Eléonore Gaudens
Hubert Saint-Macary … Bernard Violet

 

Plot: A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.

 

Awards: 2 wins

Atonement

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Romance, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | France

Runtime: 123 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: You can only imagine the truth.

 

Writers: Ian McEwan (novel) Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

 

Cast: Saoirse Ronan … Briony Tallis – Age 13
Ailidh Mackay … Singing Housemaid
Brenda Blethyn … Grace Turner
Julia West … Betty
James McAvoy … Robbie Turner
Harriet Walter … Emily Tallis
Keira Knightley … Cecilia Tallis
Juno Temple … Lola Quincey
Felix von Simson … Pierrot Quincey
Charlie von Simson … Jackson Quincey
Alfie Allen … Danny Hardman
Patrick Kennedy … Leon Tallis
Benedict Cumberbatch … Paul Marshall
Peter Wight … Police Inspector
Leander Deeny … Police Constable

 

Plot: Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 23 wins & 67 nominations

Frontière

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: France | Switzerland

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: French | German

Director:

Tagline: What are your boundaries?

 

Cast: Karina Testa … Yasmine
Samuel Le Bihan … Goetz
Estelle Lefébure … Gilberte
Aurélien Wiik … Alex
David Saracino … Tom
Chems Dahmani … Farid
Maud Forget … Eva
Amélie Daure … Klaudia
Rosine Favey … La mere
Adel Bencherif … Sami
Joël Lefrançois … Hans
Patrick Ligardes … Karl
Jean-Pierre Jorris … Von Geisler
Stéphane Jacquot … Policeman
Christine Culerier … Nurse

 

Plot: A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Good Luck Chuck

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: USA:96 min | USA:101 min (unrated version) | Argentina:101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: There's something about Jessica.

 

Cast: Connor Price … Young Charlie
Troy Gentile … Young Stu
Mackenzie Mowat … Birthday Girl
Sasha Pieterse … Young Anisha Carpenter
Caroline Ford … Jennifer
Dane Cook … Charlie
Chelan Simmons … Carol
Dan Fogler … Stu
Natalie Morris … Natalie
Ellia English … Reba
Chang Tseng … Karaoke Singer
Michael Teigen … Wedding D.J.
Chiara Zanni … Bride
Benjamin Ayres … Groomsman (as Ben Ayres)
Carrie Fleming … Dirty Talker (as Carrie Anne Fleming)

 

Plot: In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love. add synopsis

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Roman de gare

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: France

Runtime: 103 min

Languages: French

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Claude Lelouch (original scenario) Pierre Uytterhoeven (adaptation) …

 

Cast: Dominique Pinon … Pierre Laclos / Louis
Fanny Ardant … Judith Ralitzer
Audrey Dana … Huguette
Michèle Bernier … Florence, la soeur
Myriam Boyer … La mère d'Huguette
Zinedine Soualem … Le commissaire
Boris Ventura … Alain (as Boris Ventura Diaz)
Marc Rioufol … Le propriétaire du vignoble
Thomas Le Douarec rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eve Bitoun
Rebecca Blanc
Jérôme Cachon
Marie-Victoire Debré
Eric Delcourt
Cyrille Eldin … Paul
Arlette Gordon … Herself / En personne
Sarah Lelouch
Shaya Lelouch
Gilles Lemaire … Le capitaine du bateau
William Leymergie … Le speaker radio (voice)
Serge Moati … Himself / En personne
Fred Musa
Dominique Pellissier
Bertrand Philippot
Marine Royer … Patricia
Ilva Scali
Bernard Werber … Himself / En personne

 

Plot: A popular novelist researches unlikely sources to find characters for her next bestseller. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Persepolis

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

All Genres:
Animation, Biography, Drama, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: France | USA

Runtime: 96 min | Turkey:89 min (TV version)

Languages: French | English | Persian | German

Director: Vincent Paronnaud

Marjane Satrapi

Tagline:

 

Writers: Marjane Satrapi (comic) Vincent Paronnaud (scenario)

 

Cast: Chiara Mastroianni … Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi, as a teenager and a woman (voice)
Catherine Deneuve … Mrs. Satrapi – Marjane's mother (voice)
Danielle Darrieux … Marjane's grandmother (voice)
Simon Abkarian … Mr. Satrapi – Marjane's father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes Benites … Marjane as a child (voice)
François Jerosme … Uncle Anouche (voice)
Sophie Arthuys … (voice)
Jean-François Gallotte
Arié Elmaleh … (voice)
Mathias Mlekuz … (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stéphane Foenkinos
Amethyste Frezignac … Marjane as a child (voice: English version)
Tilly Mandelbrot … Lali (voice)
Sean Penn … Mr. Satrapi – Marjane's father (voice: English version)
Iggy Pop … Uncle Anouche (voice: English version)
Gena Rowlands … Marjane's grandmother (voice: English version)

 

Plot: Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 25 nominations

Sukkar banat

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: France | Lebanon

Runtime: 95 min

Languages: Arabic | French

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Rodney El Haddad (writer) Jihad Hojeily (writer)

 

Cast: Nadine Labaki … Layale
Yasmine Elmasri … Nisrine (as Yasmine Al Masri)
Joanna Moukarzel … Rima
Gisèle Aouad … Jamale
Adel Karam … Youssef
Sihame Haddad … Rose (as Siham Haddad)
Aziza Semaan … Lili
Fatmeh Safa … Siham
Dimitri Staneofski … Charles
Fadia Stella … Christine
Ismaïl Antar … Bassam
Yousra Karam … Salon client
Victoria Bader … Salon client rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nancy … Woman in taxi

 

Plot: A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut.

 

Awards: 4 wins & 2 nominations

El orfanato

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: Mexico | Spain

Runtime: 105 min

Languages: Spanish

Director:

Tagline: Un cuento de amor. Una historia de terror (A tale of love. A story of horror)

 

Cast: Belén Rueda … Laura
Fernando Cayo … Carlos
Roger Príncep … Simón
Mabel Rivera … Pilar
Montserrat Carulla … Benigna
Andrés Gertrúdix … Enrique
Edgar Vivar … Prof. Leo Bálaban
Óscar Casas … Tomás
Mireia Renau … Laura niña
Georgina Avellaneda … Rita
Carla Gordillo … Martín
Alejandro Camps … Víctor
Carmen López … Alicia
Óscar Lara … Guillermo
Geraldine Chaplin … Aurora

 

Plot: A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

 

Awards: 31 wins & 34 nominations

Bikur Ha-Tizmoret

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music

Release Year: 2007

Country: Israel | France | USA

Runtime: 87 min

Languages: English | Arabic | Hebrew

Director:

Tagline: Once-not long ago-a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this…It wasn't that important.

 

Cast: Sasson Gabai … Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
Ronit Elkabetz … Dina
Saleh Bakri … Haled
Khalifa Natour … Simon rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shlomi Avraham … Papi
Uri Gavriel … Avrum
Imad Jabarin … Major-general Camal Abdel Azim
Ahuva Keren … Lea
François Khell … Makram
Hisham Khoury … Fauzi
Tarak Kopty … Iman
Rinat Matatov … Yula
Rubi Moskovitz … Itzik
Hilla Sarjon … Iris
Eyad Sheety … Saleh
Tomer Yosef … Ars

 

Plot: A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town. add synopsis

 

Awards: 41 wins & 9 nominations

Savage Grace

Friday, May 18th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: Spain | USA | France

Runtime: 97 min

Languages: English | French | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: Truth is shocking than fiction.

 

Cast: Julianne Moore … Barbara Baekeland
Stephen Dillane … Brooks Baekeland
Anne Reid … Nini Daly
Martin Huber … Aschwin Lippe
Minnie Marx … Midge Van Den Heuvels
Jim Arnold … Joost Van Den Heuvels
Mapi Galán … Simone Lippe
Barney Clark … Tony at 12
Abel Folk … Carlos Durán
Belén Rueda … Pilar Durán
Simón Andreu … Jean Pierre Souvestre
Eddie Redmayne … Antony Baekeland
Elena Anaya … Blanca
Unax Ugalde … Black Jake Martínez
Melina Matthews … Lorna Moffat

 

Plot: A dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies… add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: Romania

Runtime: 113 min

Languages: Romanian

Director:

Tagline: How far would you go for a friend?

 

Cast: Anamaria Marinca … Otilia
Laura Vasiliu … Gabriela 'Gabita' Dragut
Vlad Ivanov … Viarel aka Domnu' Bebe
Alexandru Potocean … Adi Radu
Ion Sapdaru … Dr. Rusu (as Ioan Sapdaru)
Teodor Corban … Unireal Hotel receptionist (as Teo Corban)
Tania Popa … Night receptionist
Cerasela Iosifescu … Receptionist Tineretului
Doru Ana … Benzanirul
Eugenia Bosânceanu … Domnu' Bebe's mother
Marioara Sterian … Adela Racoviceanu rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Alexandrescu … Female soldier
Mihaela Alexandru … Daniela
Costica Babu … Tatal Gabitei (as Costica Babii)
Constantin Bojog … Martu
Cristina Burbuz … Marie-Jeanne Rusu (as Cristina Buburuz)
Georgeta Paduraru Burdujan … Mrs. Aldea
Adi Carauleanu … Dr. Radu – Adi's father
Cristian Ciuzan … Medicinistul
Alexandru Conovaru … Barbatul din statie
Emil Coseru … Dr. Racoviceanu
Adina Cristescu … Mireasa
Geo Dobre … Dr. Aldea
Hazim E'Layan … Ahmed
Robert Emmanuel … Militian
Luminita Gheorghiu … Gina Radu – Adi's mother
Madalina Ghitescu … Dora – Colega de camin
Ion Grosu … Portar
Catalina Harabagiu … Mihaela
Daniel Cristian Iancu … Militian (as Daniel Iancu)
Cristina Iosif … Medicinista
Liliana Mocanu … Receptionara Unirea
Calin Puia … Bisnitarul
Traian Tudorica State … Chelnerul
Simona Stoicescu … Female soldier
Sanziana Tarta … Carmen

 

Plot: Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980’s Romania. add synopsis

 

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 21 wins & 16 nominations

My Blueberry Nights

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: Hong Kong | China | France

Runtime: 95 min | Argentina:93 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagine living without?

 

Cast: Jude Law … Jeremy
Norah Jones … Elizabeth
Chad R. Davis … Elizabeth's Boyfriend (as Chad Davis)
Katya Blumenberg … Girlfriend
John Malloy … Diner Manager
Demetrius Butler … Male Customer
Frankie Faison … Travis
David Strathairn … Ofcr. Arnie Copeland
Adriane Lenox … Sandy
Rachel Weisz … Sue Lynne Copeland
Benjamin Kanes … Randy
Cat Power … Katya (as Chan Marshall)
Michael Hartnett … Sunglasses
Natalie Portman … Leslie
Michael May … Aloha

 

Plot: A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Nobel Son

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 110 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Keep your eyes on the prize.

 

Cast: Alan Rickman … Eli Michaelson
Bryan Greenberg … Barkley Michaelson
Shawn Hatosy … Thaddeus James
Mary Steenburgen … Sarah Michaelson
Bill Pullman … Det. Max Mariner
Eliza Dushku … City Hall
Danny DeVito … George Gastner
Lindy Booth … Beth Chapman
Tracey Walter … Simon Ahrens
Ted Danson … Harvey Parrish
Ernie Hudson … Sgt. Bill Canega
Hal B. Klein … Tully's Guy
Kevin West … Jaundice rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Baily … Wil Cavalere
Dawn Balkin … Stewardess
Marina Black … Female Student
Mark Charran … Party Goer
Greg Collins … Foreman
Reid Collums … Delivery Guy
Lucy DeVito
Tiffany Downey … Model
Bennett Dunn … Bartender
Mark Famiglietti … Officer Relyea
Mary Pat Gleason … Ruby
Brendon Graham … Soldier
Joyce Guy … Eileen Moses
Larry Hankin … Dr. Polaczek
Juliette Jeffers … Claire
Matthew Kimbrough … Deacon
Joe Koons … Poet
Valerie Long … Excrement Woman
Wayne Lopez … Cabbie
Danika Quinn … Opera Singer (as Danika Osterman)
Dean Rader-Duval … Ernie
Johanna Torell … Analea
Matt Winston … Clifford
Avis Wrentmore … Model

 

Plot: Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He’s struggling to finish his PhD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson… add synopsis

The Education of Charlie Banks

Friday, April 27th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg … Charlie
Jason Ritter … Mick
Eva Amurri … Mary
Chris Marquette … Danny
Sebastian Stan … Leo
Gloria Votsis … Nia rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny A. Abeckaser … Arresting Officer
Dennis Boutsikaris … Mr. Banks
Miles Chandler … Young Mick
Sam Daly … Owen
William DeCoff … Airport Valet
Amanda Donaghey … Glee Club Member
Alex Guarino … Buzzy Tim
Steven Hinkle … Young Charlie
Gabe Karon … Terry
Olivia Keister … Michelle
Cain Kerner … Young Danny
Nicholas Leiter Mele … Screaming Kid
Charles Parnell … Asst. DA Worsheck
Patrick Pitu … Suicide Witness
Todd Poudrier … Pilot
Josh Richman … Professor Gersten
Vincent James Russo … 1970's Rocker
Jeremy Schwartz … Bartender
Gabby Sherba … Gabby
James Zimmerman … Tim

 

Plot: College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

 

Awards: 1 win

The Lookout

Friday, March 9th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Whoever has the money has the power

 

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Chris Pratt
Jeff Daniels … Lewis
Matthew Goode … Gary Spargo
Isla Fisher … Luvlee
Carla Gugino … Janet
Bruce McGill … Robert Pratt
Alberta Watson … Barbara Pratt
Alex Borstein … Mrs. Lange
Sergio Di Zio … Deputy Ted
David Huband … Mr. Tuttle
Laura Vandervoort … Kelly
Greg Dunham … Bone
Morgan Kelly … Marty
Aaron Berg … Cork
Tinsel Korey … Maura

 

Plot: Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

 

Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations

88 Minutes

Wednesday, 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

Tuesday, 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