Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Everyone wants to be loved. Just not this much.
Cast: Diane Keaton … Marilyn Cooper
Dax Shepard … Noah Cooper
Liv Tyler … Clare Cooper
Ken Howard … Gene Cooper
Jerry Lambert … Donnie Booker
Selma Stern … Helen Cooper
Mike White … Myron Stubbs
Steven Christopher Parker … Dana
Henriette Ivanans … Therapy Receptionist
Frank Crim … Bob
Eddie Frierson … Ralph
Matt Steinauer … Carpet Bazaar Mascot
Rachel Cannon … Waitress
Tara Moore … Pippi
Lucas Gorak … Tommy
Plot: After he’s fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple. add synopsis
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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director: Steve Hickner
Simon J. Smith
Tagline: On November 2 Hold on to your honey
Writers: Jerry Seinfeld (written by) and Spike Feresten (written by) …
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld … Barry B. Benson (voice)
Renée Zellweger … Vanessa Bloome (voice)
Matthew Broderick … Adam Flayman (voice)
Patrick Warburton … Ken (voice)
John Goodman … Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
Chris Rock … Mooseblood (voice)
Kathy Bates … Janet Benson (voice)
Barry Levinson … Martin Benson (voice)
Larry King … Bee Larry King (voice)
Ray Liotta … Ray Liotta (voice)
Sting … Sting (voice)
Oprah Winfrey … Judge Bumbleton (voice)
Larry Miller … Buzzwell (voice)
Megan Mullally … Trudy (voice)
Rip Torn … Lou Lo Duca (voice)
Plot: Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry’s life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 nominations
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 93 min | 96 min (unrated director's cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It's a Trap
Writers: Patrick Melton (screenplay) & Marcus Dunstan (screenplay) …
Cast: Tobin Bell … Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor … Hoffman
Scott Patterson … Agent Strahm
Betsy Russell … Jill
Lyriq Bent … Rigg
Athena Karkanis … Agent Perez
Justin Louis … Art
Simon Reynolds … Lamanna
Donnie Wahlberg … Eric Matthews
Angus Macfadyen … Jeff
Shawnee Smith … Amanda (archive footage)
Bahar Soomekh … Lynn
Dina Meyer … Kerry
Mike Realba … Fisk
Marty Adams … Ivan
Plot: Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry’s murder, two seasoned FBI profilers…
Awards: 1 win & 5 nominations
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Release Year: 2007
Country: France
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: French
Director: Blutch
Charles Burns
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Tagline: Don't come alone! (UK)
Writers: Blutch (writer) Charles Burns (writer)
Cast: Gil Alma … (voice)
Aure Atika … Laura (voice)
François Creton … The teacher (voice)
Guillaume Depardieu … Eric (voice)
Sarah-Laure Estragnat … (voice)
Nicolas Feroumont … (voice)
Nicole Garcia … Narrator (voice)
Arthur H. … Narrator (voice)
Christian Hecq … The doctor / The samurai (voice)
Christian Hincker … (voice)
Lino Hincker … (voice)
Melaura Honnay … (voice)
Amélie Lerma … (voice)
Florence Maury … (voice)
Adriana Piasek-Wanski … (voice)
Louisa Pili … Sumako (voice)
Amaury Smets … (voice)
Brigitte Sy … (voice)
Laurent Van den Rest … (voice)
Charlotte Vermeil … (voice)
Andreas Vuillet … (voice)
Plot: Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The real world and the animated world collide.
Cast: Amy Adams … Giselle
Patrick Dempsey … Robert Philip
James Marsden … Prince Edward
Timothy Spall … Nathaniel
Idina Menzel … Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey … Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon … Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews … The Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bennett … Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima … Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima … Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn … Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore … Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams … Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley … Grumpy
Plot: A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 25 nominations
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Romania | France | Italy | Germany
Runtime: 124 min
Languages: English | Sanskrit | German | French | Italian | Russian | Romanian | Mandarin | Latin | Armenian | Egyptian (Ancient)
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Mircea Eliade (novel) Francis Ford Coppola (written by)
Cast: Tim Roth … Dominic
Alexandra Maria Lara … Veronica / Laura
Bruno Ganz … Professor Stanciulescu
André Hennicke … Josef Rudolf
Marcel Iures … Prof. Giuseppe Tucci
Adrian Pintea … Pandit
Alexandra Pirici … Woman in Room 6
Florin Piersic Jr. … Dr. Gavrila
Zoltan Butuc … Dr. Chirila
Adriana Titieni … Anetta rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mircea Albulescu … Davidoglu
Dan Astileanu … Professor (as Dan Astilean)
Cristian Balint … Grenzschutz
Dragos Bucur … Bartender
Theodor Danetti … Dr. Neculache
Andrei Gheorghe … Taxi Driver
Roxana Guttman … Gertrude
Dorina Lazar … Cook
Rodica Lazar … Teller
Anamaria Marinca … Hotel Receptionist
Hodorog Anton Mihail … Doru, The Guard
Mihai Niculescu … Vaian
Gelu Nitu … Policeman
Mirela Oprisor … Craita
Alexandru Repan … Dr. Chavannes
Dan Sandulescu … Nicodim
Andi Vasluianu … Intern
Plot: A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, a timid professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Family, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:81 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What will happen between midnight and 1 AM?
Writers: John Comrie (screenplay) John Comrie (story)
Cast: Kurt Braun … Hank
Triston Coleman … Young David
Brian Comrie … David Baker
Dan Comrie … Matt Baker
Rick Comrie … Johnny Woods
Alessandra Daniele … Young Sarah
Nicole Des Coteaux … Mary Ann Baker
Patricia Dimeo … Vera Waters
Sylvia Enrique … Frida
Joe Momma Ernst … Male House Shopper
Ronda Ernst … Female House Shopper
Michael A. Evans … Lee Baker
Geof Gibson … Phil
Kevin Guild … Mechanic
Rusty Hanes … Ben Woods
Jane Harris … Thelma Shaw
Butch Hillman … Chester Miles
Laura Hiltz … Mrs. Van Camp
Dakota Jade … Young Megan
Dave Lindley … Ron
Kendell Lindley … Justin Van Camp
Olivia Novrit … Yolanda Lopez
Wendy Perkins … Sarah's Mother
Jack Pine-Rusk … Young Matt
Michael Silva … Carlos
Rissa Walters … Sarah Landon
Plot: A 17-year-old girl has mysterious encounters with paranormal activity in the small town of Pine Valley.
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Sport
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:84 min | Germany:88 min | 107 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Keep your eye on the ball.
Cast: David Koechner … Lambeau "Coach" Fields
Carl Weathers … Freddie Wiseman
Melora Hardin … Barb Fields
Matthew Lawrence … Lance Truman
Brooke Nevin … Michelle Fields
Nick Searcy … Mr. Truman
George Back … Buddy Boy
Noureen DeWulf … Jizminder Featherfoot
Jesse Garcia … Jorge Juanson
Jackie Long … Trotter
Robert Ri'chard … Aseel Tare
Martin Spanjers … Randy Randinger
Jermaine Williams … IPod
Finesse Mitchell … Titans Coach
Will Arnett … Mailman
Plot: A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no “I” in “team”! add synopsis
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Family
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The story of a man becoming a father…and a boy becoming a son.
Cast: John Cusack … David Gordon
Bobby Coleman … Dennis / The Martian Child
Amanda Peet … Harlee
Sophie Okonedo … Sophie
Joan Cusack … Liz
Oliver Platt … Jeff
Bud … Somewhere / Flomar
Richard Schiff … Mr. Lefkowitz
Taya Calicetto … Esther
David Kaye … Andy
Braxton Bonneville … Nicholas
Samuel Charles … Jonas
Zak Ludwig … Young David
Samuel Patrick Chu … Boy at Group Home
Ryan Morrissette … Boy at Group Home
Plot: A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he’s really from Mars.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 157 min | USA:176 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There are two sides to the American dream.
Cast: Denzel Washington … Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe … Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin … Detective Trupo
Lymari Nadal … Eva
Ted Levine … Lou Toback
Roger Guenveur Smith … Nate
John Hawkes … Freddie Spearman
RZA … Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez … Alfonso Abruzzo
Malcolm Goodwin … Jimmy Zee
Ruby Dee … Mama Lucas
Ruben Santiago-Hudson … Doc
Carla Gugino … Laurie Roberts
Skyler Fortgang … Michael Roberts
Plot: In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 28 nominations
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 86 min | 99 min (extended version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What Happens When You Sleep?
Cast: Katie Featherston … Katie
Micah Sloat … Micah
Mark Fredrichs … The Psychic
Amber Armstrong … Amber
Ashley Palmer … Diane – Girl on Internet
Plot: After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:113 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: …Because we complete each other's sentences.
Cast: Tyler Perry … Terry
Sharon Leal … Diane
Janet Jackson … Patricia
Malik Yoba … Gavin
Jill Scott … Sheila
Richard T. Jones … Mike
Tasha Smith … Angela
Michael Jai White … Marcus
Denise Boutte … Trina
Lamman Rucker … Sheriff Troy
Keesha Sharp … Pam
Kaira Akita … Keisha (as Kaira Whitehead)
Sheri Mann Stewart … Professor Stewart
Brian Bremer … Jay
Bart Hansard … Bartender
Plot: The big screen adaptation of Perry’s stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min | Israel:100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound
Cast: Freddie Highmore … Evan Taylor – 'August Rush'
Keri Russell … Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers … Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard … Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams … Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace
William Sadler … Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes … The Dean
Mykelti Williamson … Reverend James
Leon Thomas III … Arthur
Aaron Staton … Nick
Alex O'Loughlin … Marshall
Jamia Simone Nash … Hope
Ronald Guttman … Professor
Bonnie McKee … Lizzy
Michael Drayer … Mannix
Plot: A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Even the smallest of light… shines in the darkness
Cast: Alexander Ludwig … Will Stanton
Christopher Eccleston … The Rider
Ian McShane … Merriman Lyon
Frances Conroy … Miss Greythorne
James Cosmo … Dawson
Jim Piddock … Old George
Amelia Warner … Maggie Barnes
John Benjamin Hickey … John Stanton
Wendy Crewson … Mary Stanton
Emma Lockhart … Gwen Stanton
Drew Tyler Bell … James Stanton
Edmund Entin … Robin Stanton
Gary Entin … Paul Stanton
Gregory Smith … Max Stanton
Jordan J. Dale … Stephen Stanton
Plot: A boy’s life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 139 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How long would you wait for love?
Cast: Benjamin Bratt … Dr. Juvenal Urbino
Gina Bernard Forbes … Digna Pardo
Giovanna Mezzogiorno … Fermina Urbino
Javier Bardem … Florentino Ariza
Marcela Mar … America Vicuña
Juan Ángel … Marco Aurelio – 40's
Liliana Gonzalez … Marco Aurelio’s Wife (as Liliana Alvarez Gonzalez)
Catalina Botero … Ofelia Urbino – 40's
Miguel Angel Pazos Galindo … Ofelia’s Husband
Maria Cecilia Herrera … Urbino's Sweet Wife
Luis Fernando Hoyos … Urbino Urbino
Carlos Duplat … Mourner
Francisco Raul Linero … Mourner
Unax Ugalde … Florentino – Teen
Liev Schreiber … Lotario Thugut
Plot: Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
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