Archive for July, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English | French | Arabic | Russian | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: This Summer Jason Bourne Comes Home

 

Cast: Matt Damon … Jason Bourne (also archive footage)
Julia Stiles … Nicky Parsons
David Strathairn … Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn … Ezra Kramer
Paddy Considine … Simon Ross
Édgar Ramírez … Paz
Albert Finney … Dr. Albert Hirsch
Joan Allen … Pam Landy
Tom Gallop … Tom Cronin
Corey Johnson … Wills
Daniel Brühl … Martin Kreutz
Joey Ansah … Desh
Colin Stinton … Neal Daniels
Dan Fredenburgh … Jimmy
Lucy Liemann … Lucy

 

Plot: Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.

 

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 25 nominations

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Postal

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada | Germany

Runtime: 100 min | Germany:114 min (Director's Cut DVD) | 127 min (long version) | 107 min (original cut) | 102 min (unrated DVD version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Some comedies go too far… others start there.

 

Writers: Uwe Boll (written by) and Bryan C. Knight (written by)

 

Cast: Zack Ward … Dude
Dave Foley … Uncle Dave
Chris Coppola … Richard
Jackie Tohn … Faith
J.K. Simmons … Candidate Welles
Ralf Moeller … Officer John
Verne Troyer … Himself
Chris Spencer … Officer Greg
Larry Thomas … Osama Bin Laden
Michael Paré … Panhandler
Erick Avari … Habib
Lindsay Hollister … Recorder
Brent Mendenhall … George W. Bush
Rick Hoffman … Mr. Blither
Michael Benyaer … Mohammed

 

Plot: In the ironically named city of Paradise, a recently laid-off loser teams up with his cult-leading uncle to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from their local amusement park; somehow, the recently arrived Taliban have a similar focus, but a far sinister intent.

 

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

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Earth

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

All Genres:
Documentary

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | Germany | USA

Runtime: 90 min | UK:96 min

Languages: English

Director: Alastair Fothergill

Mark Linfield

Tagline:

 

Writers: Alastair Fothergill (writer) Mark Linfield (writer)

 

Cast: James Earl Jones … Narrator (voice)
Patrick Stewart … Narrator (voice: English version)
Ulrich Tukur … Narrator (voice: German version)

 

Plot: Feature-length version of the documentary TV series "Planet Earth" (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Young @ Heart

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Documentary, Music

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK

Runtime: USA:107 min | Germany:109 min (European Film Market)

Languages: English

Director: Stephen Walker

Sally George

Tagline: Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die

 

Cast: Joe Benoit … Himself – aged 83
Helen Boston … Herself – aged 76
Louise Canady … Herself – aged 77
Elaine Fligman … Herself – aged 83
Jean Florio … Herself – aged 83
Len Fontaine … Himself – aged 86
Stan Goldman … Himself – aged 76
Jeanne Hatch … Herself – aged 79
Eileen Hall … Herself – aged 92
Donald Jones … Himself – aged 76
Fred Knittle … Himself – aged 80
Norma Landry … Herself – aged 78
John Larareo … Himself – aged 74
Patricia Larese … Herself – aged 75
Miriam Leader … Herself – aged 87

 

Plot: A documentary on a chorus of senior citizens from Massachusetts who cover songs by Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and other unexpected musicians.

 

Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination

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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

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