Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category

Chaos Theory

Tuesday, 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

Sunday, 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.

Grace Is Gone

Sunday, 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

The Nines

Sunday, 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

Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

Tuesday, 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

Friday, 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.

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Friday, 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

Friday, 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

Thursday, 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

Bonneville

Monday, 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

Saturday, 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

Reprise

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2006

Country: Norway

Runtime: 105 min

Languages: Norwegian

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Joachim Trier (writer) Eskil Vogt (writer)

 

Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie … Phillip
Espen Klouman-Høiner … Erik (as Espen Klouman Høiner)
Viktoria Winge … Kari
Odd Magnus Williamson … Morten
Pål Stokka … Geir
Christian Rubeck … Lars
Henrik Elvestad … Henning / Kommune
Henrik Mestad … Jan Eivind
Rebekka Karijord … Johanne
Sigmund Sæverud … Sten Egil Dahl
Tone Danielsen … Inger
Elisabeth Sand … Hanne
Thorbjørn Harr … Mathis Wergeland
Silje Hagen … Lillian
Anne Sandvik Lindmo … Programleder

 

Plot: Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.

 

Awards: 12 wins & 5 nominations

Bug

Friday, May 19th, 2006

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 102 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: First they send in their drone… then they find their queen.

 

Cast: Ashley Judd … Agnes White
Michael Shannon … Peter Evans
Harry Connick Jr. … Jerry Goss
Lynn Collins … R.C.
Brian F. O'Byrne … Dr. Sweet
Neil Bergeron … Man in Grocery Store
Bob Neill … Pizza Harris (voice)

 

Plot: An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.

 

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

Special

Monday, January 30th, 2006

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 81 min

Languages: English

Director: Hal Haberman

Jeremy Passmore

Tagline: He's not your ordinary superhero.

 

Writers: Hal Haberman (writer) Jeremy Passmore (writer)

 

Cast: Michael Rapaport … Les
Paul Blackthorne … Jonas Exiler
Josh Peck … Joey
Robert Baker … Everett
Jack Kehler … Dr. Dobson
Alexandra Holden … Maggie
Ian Bohen … Ted Exiler
Christopher Darga … Steve rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erich Anderson … Newscaster
David Bear … Man on Elevator
Karyn Bryant … News Co-host
Amanda Carlin … Mugging Victim
Howard Ferguson … Homeless Man
Howard Ferguson-Woitzman … Homeless Man
Andrew Leeds … Bitter Lonely Guy
Ian McConnel … Sweet Lonely Guy
Patricia Ann Nelson … Pregnant Teen
Natalie Richter … Receptionist
Franc Ross … Crackhead
Marc Schaffer … Hold-up guy
Matthew Troyer … Tall Guy
Michael Shamus Wiles … Police Officer

 

Plot: A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he’s a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else. add synopsis

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA | Croatia | UK

Runtime: 88 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride.

 

Writers: Goran Dukic (screenplay) Etgar Keret (short story "Kneller's Happy Campers")

 

Cast: Patrick Fugit … Zia
Abraham Benrubi … Erik
Shannyn Sossamon … Mikal
Shea Whigham … Eugene
Leslie Bibb … Desiree
Mark Boone Junior … Mike (as Mark Boone Jr.)
Cameron Bowen … Kostya
Mikal P. Lazarev … Nanuk
Clayne Crawford … Jim
Tom Waits … Kneller
Chase Ellison … Kid Kostya
John Hawkes … Yan
Will Arnett … Messiah
Adam G. … Gas Station Attendant
Mary Pat Gleason … Eugene's Mother

 

Plot: A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide. add synopsis

 

Awards: 9 wins & 5 nominations

Last Holiday

Friday, January 13th, 2006

All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 112 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Enjoy yourself . . . It's later than you think!

 

Cast: Queen Latifah … Georgia Byrd
LL Cool J … Sean Matthews
Timothy Hutton … Matthew Kragen
Giancarlo Esposito … Senator Dillings
Alicia Witt … Ms. Burns
Gérard Depardieu … Chef Didier
Jane Adams … Rochelle
Michael Estime … Marlon (as Mike Estime)
Susan Kellermann … Gunther
Jascha Washington … Darius
Matt Ross … Adamian
Ranjit Chowdhry … Dr. Gupta
Michael Nouri … Congressman Stewart
Jaqueline Fleming … Tanya
Kendall Mosby … Anton

 

Plot: After she’s diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation. add synopsis

 

Awards: 6 nominations

North Country

Monday, September 12th, 2005

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2005

Country: USA

Runtime: 126 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: All She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History.

 

Cast: Charlize Theron … Josey Aimes
Elle Peterson … Karen Aimes
Thomas Curtis … Sammy Aimes
Frances McDormand … Glory
Sean Bean … Kyle
Woody Harrelson … Bill White
Jeremy Renner … Bobby Sharp
Richard Jenkins … Hank Aimes
Sissy Spacek … Alice Aimes
James Cada … Don Pearson
Rusty Schwimmer … Big Betty
Linda Emond … Leslie Conlin
Michelle Monaghan … Sherry
Brad William Henke … Lattavansky
Jillian Armenante … Peg

 

Plot: A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations

Revolver

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2005

Country: France | UK

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English | Cantonese

Director:

Tagline: Your mind will not accept a game this big

 

Writers: Luc Besson (adaptation) Guy Ritchie (written by)

 

Cast: Jason Statham … Jake Green
Ray Liotta … Dorothy Macha
Vincent Pastore … Zach
André Benjamin … Avi
Terence Maynard … French Paul
Andrew Howard … Billy
Mark Strong … Sorter
Francesca Annis … Lily Walker
Anjela Lauren Smith … Doreen
Elana Binysh … Rachel
Mem Ferda … Macha's Goon
Shend … Teddy (Billy's Bodyguard)
Bill Moody … Al
Stephen Walters … Joe
Vincent Riotta … Benny

 

Plot: Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.

The Constant Gardener

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller

Release Year: 2005

Country: UK | Germany

Runtime: 129 min

Languages: English | Italian | Swahili | German

Director:

Tagline: Love. At any cost.

 

Writers: John le Carré (novel) Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)

 

Cast: Ralph Fiennes … Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz … Tessa Quayle
Hubert Koundé … Dr. Arnold Bluhm
Danny Huston … Sandy Woodrow
Daniele Harford … Miriam
Packson Ngugi … Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu … Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor … Jomo
Gerard McSorley … Sir Kenneth 'Kenny' Curtiss
Bill Nighy … Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Keith Pearson … Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu … Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Donald Sumpter … Tim Donohue
Archie Panjabi … Ghita Pearson
Nick Reding … Crick

 

Plot: A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife’s murder, big business, and corporate corruption.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 42 nominations

An Unfinished Life

Friday, August 19th, 2005

All Genres:
Drama

Release Year: 2005

Country: Germany | USA

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: every secret takes on a life of its own

 

Cast: Robert Redford … Einar Gilkyson
Jennifer Lopez … Jean Gilkyson
Morgan Freeman … Mitch Bradley
Josh Lucas … Crane Curtis
Damian Lewis … Gary Winston
Camryn Manheim … Nina
Becca Gardner … Griff Gilkyson
Lynda Boyd … Kitty
Rob Hayter … Deputy
P. Lynn Johnson … Shelter Supervisor
Byron Lucas … Motorcycle Rider
Trevor Moss … Griffin Gilkyson
R. Nelson Brown … Kent (as Rnelsonbrown)
Dillard Brinson … Gnome Owner
Jason Diablo … Customer #1

 

Plot: A down on her luck woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins