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Un baiser s'il vous plaît

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2007

Country: France

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: French

Director:

Tagline: True love is a complicated affair.

 

Cast: Virginie Ledoyen … Judith
Emmanuel Mouret … Nicolas
Julie Gayet … Émilie
Michaël Cohen … Gabriel
Frédérique Bel … Câline
Stefano Accorsi … Claudio
Mélanie Maudran … Pénélope
Marie Madinier … Églantine
Lucciana de Vogüe … Louise
Jacques Lafoly … Le garçon au restaurant rest of cast listed alphabetically:
François Aubineau … Professeur du lycée
Nathalie Bizot … Femme de l'ordonnance
Emilie Bourlès … Femme soirée
Anne Denieul … Collègue de Judith
Pierre Emily … Voleur de portable
Pascal Gablot … Homme soirée
Cédric Naimi … Pharmacien
Laurent Pons … Professeur de tennis
Camille Rince … Elève de la salle des profs
Léopold Simalty … Collègue du pharmacien
Aurélia Touati … La collègue de Câline

 

Plot: When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously… add synopsis

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 160 min

Languages: English | Danish

Director:

Tagline: Beyond the myth lies America's greatest betrayal.

 

Cast: Brad Pitt … Jesse James
Mary-Louise Parker … Zee James
Brooklynn Proulx … Mary James
Dustin Bollinger … Tim James
Casey Affleck … Robert Ford
Sam Rockwell … Charley Ford
Jeremy Renner … Wood Hite
Sam Shepard … Frank James
Garret Dillahunt … Ed Miller
Paul Schneider … Dick Liddil
Joel McNichol … Express Messenger
James Defelice … Baggagemaster (as James DeFelice)
J.C. Roberts … Engineer
Darrell Orydzuk … Ukranian Train Passenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg … Young Train Passenger

 

Plot: Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations

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In the Valley of Elah

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 121 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.

 

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones … Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron … Det. Emily Sanders
Jason Patric … Lt. Kirklander
Susan Sarandon … Joan Deerfield
James Franco … Sgt. Dan Carnelli
Barry Corbin … Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin … Chief Buchwald
Frances Fisher … Evie
Wes Chatham … Cpl. Steve Penning
Jake McLaughlin … Spc. Gordon Bonner
Mehcad Brooks … Spc. Ennis Long
Jonathan Tucker … Spc. Mike Deerfield
Wayne Duvall … Detective Nugent
Victor Wolf … Pvt. Robert Ortiez
Brent Briscoe … Detective Hodge

 

Plot: A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son’s disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

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I'm Not There.

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Music

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 135 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: All I Can Do Is Be Me Whoever That Is

 

Writers: Todd Haynes (screenplay) & Oren Moverman (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Cate Blanchett … Jude
Ben Whishaw … Arthur
Christian Bale … Jack / Pastor John
Richard Gere … Billy
Marcus Carl Franklin … Woody / Chaplin Boy
Heath Ledger … Robbie
Kris Kristofferson … Narrator (voice)
Don Francks … Hobo Joe
Roc LaFortune … Hobo Moe
Larry Day … Government Agent
Paul Cagelet … Carny / Bell-Hop
Brian R.C. Wilmes … Circus Man (as Brian RC Wilmes)
Pierre-Alexandre Fortin … Gorgeous George
Richie Havens … Old Man Arvin
Tyrone Benskin … Mr. Arvin

 

Plot: Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 11 nominations

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Juno

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: A comedy about growing up… and the bumps along the way.

 

Cast: Ellen Page … Juno MacGuff
Michael Cera … Paulie Bleeker
Jennifer Garner … Vanessa Loring
Jason Bateman … Mark Loring
Allison Janney … Brenda 'Bren' MacGuff
J.K. Simmons … Mac MacGuff
Olivia Thirlby … Leah
Eileen Pedde … Gerta Rauss
Rainn Wilson … Rollo
Daniel Clark … Steve Rendazo
Darla Fay … Bleeker's Mom (as Darla Vandenbossche)
Aman Johal … Vijay
Valerie Tian … Su-Chin Qah
Emily Perkins … Punk Receptionist
Kaaren de Zilva … Ultrasound Technician

 

Plot: Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 49 wins & 38 nominations

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