Archive for the ‘Horror’ Category

Saw V

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

All Genres:
Crime, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 92 min | 95 min (unrated director's cut)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: You won't believe how it ends.

 

Writers: Patrick Melton (screenplay) & Marcus Dunstan (screenplay)

 

Cast: Tobin Bell … Jigsaw / John Kramer
Costas Mandylor … Mark Hoffman
Scott Patterson … Agent Peter Strahm
Betsy Russell … Jill
Julie Benz … Brit
Meagan Good … Luba
Mark Rolston … Dan Erickson
Carlo Rota … Charles
Greg Bryk … Mallick
Laura Gordon … Ashley
Joris Jarsky … Seth
Mike Butters … Paul
Al Sapienza … Chief of Police
Mike Realba … Detective Fisk
Lyriq Bent … Rigg (archive footage)

 

Plot: Following Jigsaw’s grisly demise, Mark Hoffman, the final apprentice to the serial killer is deigned a hero. Meanwhile, Agent Strahm is tested and follows all the leads he can get until it boils down to a gruesome and bone-crushing finale.

I Sell the Dead

Friday, October 10th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Horror

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:85 min | Argentina:85 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Never Trust A Corpse

 

Cast: Dominic Monaghan … Arthur Blake
Ron Perlman … Father Duffy
Larry Fessenden … Willie Grimes
Angus Scrimm … Dr. Vernon Quint
John Speredakos … Cornelius Murphy
Eileen Colgan … Maisey O'Connell
Brenda Cooney … Fanny Bryers
Daniel Manche … Young Arthur Blake
Joel Garland … Ronnie
James Godwin … Mark 1
Alisdair Stewart … Bulger
Heather Robb … Myrtle Murphy
Aidan Redmond … Jack Flood
Heather Bullock … Valentine Kelly
Patrick Bucklew … Creature #2

 

Plot: A grave robber reflects on his life of crime.

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Quarantine

Friday, October 10th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 89 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: On March 11 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.

 

Cast: Jennifer Carpenter … Angela Vidal
Steve Harris … Scott Percival
Jay Hernandez … Jake
Johnathon Schaech … George Fletcher
Columbus Short … Danny Wilensky
Andrew Fiscella … James McCreedy
Rade Serbedzija … Yuri Ivanov (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Greg Germann … Lawrence
Bernard White … Bernard
Dania Ramirez … Sadie
Elaine Kagan … Wanda Marimon
Marin Hinkle … Kathy
Joey King … Briana
Jermaine Jackson … Nadif
Sharon Ferguson … Jwahir

 

Plot: A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

 

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

Mirrors

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Romania

Runtime: 110 min | 112 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: There Is Evil……..On The Other Side

 

Cast: Kiefer Sutherland … Ben Carson
Paula Patton … Amy Carson
Cameron Boyce … Michael Carson
Erica Gluck … Daisy Carson
Amy Smart … Angela Carson
Mary Beth Peil … Anna Esseker
John Shrapnel … Lorenzo Sapelli
Jason Flemyng … Det. Larry Byrne
Tim Ahern … Dr. Morris
Julian Glover … Robert Esseker
Josh Cole … Gary Lewis
Ezra Buzzington … Terrence Berry
Aida Doina … Rosa (as Doina Aida Stan)
Ioana Abur … Front Desk Sister
Darren Kent … Jimmy Esseker

 

Plot: An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

Mutant Chronicles

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 111 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The darkest age is yet to come. Have faith.

 

Cast: Thomas Jane … Maj. 'Mitch' Hunter
Ron Perlman … Brother Samuel
Devon Aoki … Cpl. Valerie Duval
Sean Pertwee … Capt. Nathan Rooker
Benno Fürmann … Lt. Maximillian von Steiner
John Malkovich … Constantine
Anna Walton … Severian
Tom Wu … Cpl. Juba Kim Wu
Steve Toussaint … Capt. John McGuire
Luis Echegaray … Cpl. Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera
Pras … Captain Michaels (as Pras Michel)
Shauna Macdonald … Adelaide
Roger Ashton-Griffiths … Science Monk
Christopher Adamson … Hodge
Nicholas Ball … Plutocrat

 

Plot: 28th century soldier Mitch Hunter leads a fight against an army of underworld Mutants.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: Germany | USA

Runtime: 112 min

Languages: English | Mandarin

Director:

Tagline: A New Evil Awakens.

 

Cast: Brendan Fraser … Richard 'Rick' O'Connell
Jet Li … Emperor Han
Maria Bello … Evelyn O'Connell
John Hannah … Jonathan Carnahan
Michelle Yeoh … Zi Juan
Luke Ford … Alex O'Connell
Isabella Leong … Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang … General Yang (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong)
Russell Wong … General Ming Guo
Liam Cunningham … Mad Dog Maguire
David Calder … Prof. Roger Wilson
Jessey Meng … Choi
Tian Liang … Li Zhou
Albert Kwan … Chu Wah
Jacky Wu … Assassin #1 (as Wu Jing)

 

Plot: In the Far East, Alex O’Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O’Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

 

Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations

The X Files: I Want to Believe

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 104 min | USA:108 min (director's cut)

Languages: English | Russian | Czech

Director:

Tagline: Believe Again

 

Cast: David Duchovny … Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson … Dana Scully
Amanda Peet … ASAC Dakota Whitney
Billy Connolly … Father Joseph Crissman
Xzibit … Agent Mosley Drummy (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Mitch Pileggi … Walter Skinner
Callum Keith Rennie … 2nd Abductor – Janke Dacyshyn
Adam Godley … Father Ybarra
Alex Diakun … Gaunt Man
Nicki Aycox … 2nd Victim – Cheryl Cunningham
Fagin Woodcock … 1st Abductor – Franz Tomczeszyn
Marco Niccoli … Christian Fearon
Carrie Ruscheinsky … Margaret Fearon
Spencer Maybee … Blair Fearon
Veronika Hadrava … Female Assistant

 

Plot: Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

The Midnight Meat Train

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min | USA:100 min | France:85 min | USA:103 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The most terrifying ride you'll ever take

 

Cast: Bradley Cooper … Leon
Leslie Bibb … Maya
Brooke Shields … Susan Hoff
Vinnie Jones … Mahogany
Roger Bart … Jurgis
Tony Curran … Driver
Barbara Eve Harris … Detective Lynn Hadley
Peter Jacobson … Otto
Stephanie Mace … Leigh Cooper
Ted Raimi … Randle Cooper
Nora … Erika Sakaki (as NorA)
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson … Guardian Angel
Dan Callahan … Troy Taleveski
Don Smith … Station Cop (as Donnie Smith)
Earl Carroll … Jack Franks

 

Plot: A New York photographer hunts down a serial killer.

 

Awards: 4 wins

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Friday, July 18th, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min | USA:150 min (original cut)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Not Your Parent's Opera

 

Writers: Darren Smith (screenplay) & Terrance Zdunich (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Alexa Vega … Shilo Wallace
Paul Sorvino … Rotti Largo
Anthony Head … Nathan / Repo Man (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Sarah Brightman … Blind Mag
Paris Hilton … Amber Sweet
Bill Moseley … Luigi Largo
Nivek Ogre … Pavi Largo (as Ogre)
Terrance Zdunich … Graverobber
Sarah Power … Marni
Jessica Horn … Jessica Adams
Branko Lebar … Rotti's Chauffeur
Brianna Buckmaster … Sherrie Alviso (as Briana Buckmaster)
Anna Kostan … Young Mormon Woman
Brad Austin … Young Mormon Man
Marty Adams … Big Man

 

Plot: A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

The Happening

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | India

Runtime: 91 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now… It's Happening.

 

Cast: Mark Wahlberg … Elliot Moore
Zooey Deschanel … Alma Moore
John Leguizamo … Julian
Ashlyn Sanchez … Jess
Betty Buckley … Mrs. Jones
Spencer Breslin … Josh
Robert Bailey Jr. … Jared
Frank Collison … Nursery Owner
Jeremy Strong … Pvt. Auster – MP
Alan Ruck … Principal
Victoria Clark … Nursery Owner's Wife
M. Night Shyamalan … Joey (voice)
Alison Folland … Claire – Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin
Kristen Connolly … Woman Reading on Bench
Cornell Womack … Construction Foreman

 

Plot: A strange, horrible and unprecedented crisis begins in Central Park. A high school science teacher, his wife and a young girl do what they can to survive it.

 

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

Prom Night

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 88 min | 89 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Italian

Director:

Tagline: It's Midnight Everyone's Ready To Go Home…But Someone Has Other Plans.

 

Cast: Brittany Snow … Donna Keppel
Scott Porter … Bobby
Jessica Stroup … Claire
Dana Davis … Lisa Hines
Collins Pennie … Ronnie Heflin
Kelly Blatz … Michael
James Ransone … Detective Nash
Brianne Davis … Crissy Lynn
Kellan Lutz … Rick Leland
Mary Mara … Ms. Waters
Ming-Na … Dr. Elisha Crowe (as Ming Wen)
Johnathon Schaech … Richard Fenton
Idris Elba … Detective Winn
Jessalyn Gilsig … Aunt Karen Turner
Linden Ashby … Uncle Jack Turner

 

Plot: Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

The Ruins

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: Australia | USA

Runtime: 90 min | 93 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Maya | Spanish | German | Greek

Director:

Tagline: Terror has evolved.

 

Cast: Jonathan Tucker … Jeff
Jena Malone … Amy
Laura Ramsey … Stacy
Shawn Ashmore … Eric
Joe Anderson … Mathias
Sergio Calderón … Lead Mayan
Jesse Ramirez … Mayan Bowman
Balder Moreno … Mayan Horseman
Dimitri Baveas … Dimitri
Patricio Almeida Rodriguez … Taxi Driver
Mario Jurado … Mayan Archer
Luis Antonio Ramos … Mayan Rifleman (as Luis Ramos)
Walter Quispe … Mayan Rifleman
Pauline Whyman … Wailing Woman
Nathan Vega … Mayan Boy

 

Plot: A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Shutter

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 85 min | USA:90 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Japanese

Director:

Tagline: The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.

 

Cast: Joshua Jackson … Benjamin Shaw
Rachael Taylor … Jane Shaw
Megumi Okina … Megumi Tanaka
David Denman … Bruno
John Hensley … Adam
Maya Hazen … Seiko Nakamura
James Kyson-Lee … Ritsuo
Yoshiko Miyazaki … Akiko
Kei Yamamoto … Murase
Daisy Betts … Natasha
Adrienne Pickering … Megan
Pascal Morineau … Wedding Photographer
Masaki Ota … Police Officer #1
Heideru Tatsuo … Police Officer #2
Eri Otoguro … Yoko

 

Plot: A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.

The Eye

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min | Turkey:92 min (DVD version)

Languages: English | Spanish

Director: David Moreau

Xavier Palud

Tagline: How can you believe your eyes when they're not yours?

 

Cast: Jessica Alba … Sydney Wells
Alessandro Nivola … Dr. Paul Faulkner
Parker Posey … Helen Wells
Rade Serbedzija … Simon McCullough
Fernanda Romero … Ana Christina Martinez
Rachel Ticotin … Rosa Martinez
Obba Babatundé … Dr. Haskins
Danny Mora … Miguel
Chloe Moretz … Alicia (as Chloë Grace Moretz)
Brett A. Haworth … Shadowman
Kevin K. … Tomi Cheung
Tamlyn Tomita … Mrs. Cheung
Esodie Geiger … Nurse
Karen Austin … Mrs. Hillman
Ryan J. Pezdirc … Nurse Room Attendant

 

Plot: The remake of the Hong Kong film “Jian Gui”, a woman who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

Låt den rätte komma in

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: Sweden

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: Swedish

Director:

Tagline: Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years and, she just moved in next door.

 

Writers: John Ajvide Lindqvist (novel) John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay)

 

Cast: Kåre Hedebrant … Oskar
Lina Leandersson … Eli
Per Ragnar … Håkan
Henrik Dahl … Erik
Karin Bergquist … Yvonne
Peter Carlberg … Lacke
Ika Nord … Virginia
Mikael Rahm … Jocke
Karl-Robert Lindgren … Gösta (as Karl Robert Lindgren)
Anders T. Peedu … Morgan (as Anders Peedu)
Pale Olofsson … Larry (as Paul Olofsson)
Cayetano Ruiz … Magister Avila
Patrik Rydmark … Conny
Johan Sömnes … Andreas
Mikael Erhardsson … Martin

 

Plot: Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.

 

Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 57 wins & 17 nominations

Baghead

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 84 min

Languages: English

Director: Jay Duplass

Mark Duplass

Tagline:

 

Writers: Jay Duplass (written by) & Mark Duplass (written by)

 

Cast: Ross Partridge … Matt
Steve Zissis … Chad
Greta Gerwig … Michelle
Elise Muller … Catherine
Jett Garner … Jett Garner
Anthony Cristo … 'Priest' the Bouncer rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephanie Huettner … Girl in the Front Row
Jennifer Lafleur … Kristen Thompson
Cass Naumann … Cass
Amy Quick Parrish … Festival Audience Member

 

Plot: Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in Big Bear, California in order to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Problem is: What happens when their story idea — a horror flick about a group of friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head — starts to come true?

One Missed Call

Friday, January 4th, 2008

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: Japan | USA | Germany

Runtime: 87 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: What will it sound like when you die?

 

Cast: Shannyn Sossamon … Beth Raymond
Edward Burns … Det. Jack Andrews
Ana Claudia Talancón … Taylor Anthony
Ray Wise … Ted Summers
Azura Skye … Leann Cole
Johnny Lewis … Brian Sousa
Jason Beghe … Ray Purvis
Margaret Cho … Det. Mickey Lee
Meagan Good … Shelley Baum
Rhoda Griffis … Marie Layton
Dawn Dininger … Monster Marie
Ariel Winter … Ellie Layton
Sarah Jean Kubik … Monster Ellie (as Sarah Kubik)
Raegan Lamb … Laurel Layton (as Regan Lamb)
Karen Beyer … Mrs. Ford

 

Plot: In this remake of the Japanese horror film “Chakushin Ari” (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves — messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

AVPR: Aliens vs Predator – Requiem

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 94 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director: Colin Strause

Greg Strause

Tagline: This Christmas there will be no peace on Earth.

 

Cast: Steven Pasquale … Dallas
Reiko Aylesworth … Kelly
John Ortiz … Morales
Johnny Lewis … Ricky
Ariel Gade … Molly
Kristen Hager … Jesse
Sam Trammell … Tim
Robert Joy … Col. Stevens
David Paetkau … Dale
Tom Woodruff Jr. … Alien
Ian Whyte … Predator
Chelah Horsdal … Darcy
Meshach Peters … Curtis
Matt Ward … Mark
Michal Suchánek … Nick (as Michal Suchanek)

 

Plot: Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

 

Awards: 3 nominations

I Am Legend

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The last man on earth is not alone

 

Cast: Will Smith … Robert Neville
Alice Braga … Anna
Charlie Tahan … Ethan
Salli Richardson-Whitfield … Zoe (as Salli Richardson)
Willow Smith … Marley
Darrell Foster … Mike – Military Escort
April Grace … TV Personality
Dash Mihok … Alpha Male
Joanna Numata … Alpha Female
Abbey … Sam
Kona … Sam
Samuel Glen … Military Driver – Jay
James Michael McCauley … Male Evacuee (as James McCauley)
Marin Ireland … Woman Evacuee
Pedro Mojica … Sergeant

 

Plot: Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.

 

Awards: 7 wins & 17 nominations

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 116 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Never Forget. Never Forgive.

 

Cast: Johnny Depp … Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter … Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman … Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall … Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen … Pirelli
Jamie Campbell Bower … Anthony
Laura Michelle Kelly … Beggar Woman
Jayne Wisener … Johanna
Ed Sanders … Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May … Baby Johanna
Ava May … Baby Johanna
Gabriella Freeman … Baby Johanna
Jody Halse … Policeman
Aron Paramor … Policeman
Lee Whitlock … Policeman

 

Plot: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations