Archive for December, 2007
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Family
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK
Runtime: 90 min | UK:180 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Dreams do come true…
Writers: Noel Streatfeild (novel) Heidi Thomas (screenplay)
Cast: Emilia Fox … Sylvia Brown
Victoria Wood … Nana
Emma Watson … Pauline Fossil
Yasmin Paige … Petrova Fossil
Lucy Boynton … Posy Fossil
Richard Griffiths … Great Uncle Matthew
Marc Warren … Mr. Simpson
Lucy Cohu … Theo Dane
Gemma Jones … Dr. Jakes
Harriet Walter … Dr. Smith
Eileen Atkins … Madame Fidolia
Heather Nicol … Winifred
Mary Stockley … Miss Jay
Teresa Churcher … Clara
Skye Bennett … Young Sylvia
Plot: The story of three orphan girls (Pauline, Petrova, and Posy), adopted by an eccentric explorer, Great Uncle Matthew, and his niece Sylvia, in 1930s London. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: Norway | Germany | France
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: Norwegian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Bent Hamer (writer) Harold Manning (french adaptation)
Cast: Baard Owe … Odd Horten (as Bård Owe)
Espen Skjønberg … Trygve Sissener
Ghita Nørby … Fru Thøgersen
Henny Moan … Svea
Bjørn Floberg … Flo
Kai Remlow … Steiner Sissener (as Kai Remlov)
Per Jansen … Lokfører
Bjarte Hjelmeland … Konduktør rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tone Stern Bergersen … Jente i svømmebasseng
Peter Bredal … Brevmann
Einar Breian … Flyveleder
Dag Brekke … Skliende forretningsmann
Bård Brinchmann … Toller
Andreas Cappelen … Cateringpersonell
Kjell Ove Carlsen … Ground service luggage
Øyvind Dahle … Sivilpoliti
Øyvind Dvergsdal … Lokomotivfører
Gard B. Eidsvold … Stinesen
Nils Gaup … Same
Anton Lohne Hamer … Nordahls storebror
Peder Anders Lohne Hamer … Nordahl
Jørn Hansen … Arrestert kokk
Elin Hamnes Holm … Ground service
Peter Hredal … Man with letter and stamp
Trond Hultgren … Stamgjest på Valkyrien
Lina Jagels … Jente i svømmebasseng
Bjørn Jenseg … Valkyrijen kelner
Kari Loland … Vera Horten
Nils Petter Mørland … Lokomotivfører
Kjell Arvid Odden … Sivilpoliti
Tor Øines … Ground service security
Lars Øyno … Connery
Claus Plapp … Cateringpersonell
Lasse Ramstad … Nordahls far
Morten Rudå … Röhmer
Anette Sagen … Ung Vera Horten
Paal Schøyen … Mann i badstu
Kristine Rui Slettebakken … Nordahls mor
Thorolv Stangnes … Valkyrienpar
Elisabeth Stavenes … Valkyrienpar
Fredrik Steen … Ground service luggage
Ronald Stiansen … Flyveleder
Karl Sundby … Kjell
Trond-Viggo Torgersen … Opsahl
Michael Tung … Engineer
Terje Alsvik Walløe … Man på pissoar
Lena Wermelin … Gate service
Plot: A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten’s existence: the evening of his retirement. add synopsis
Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations
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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
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Music
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min | 120 min (extended edition)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.
Cast: Nat Faxon … Awards Show Stage Manager
John C. Reilly … Dewey Cox
Tim Meadows … Sam
Conner Rayburn … Dewey – Age 8
Chip Hormess … Nate
Raymond J. Barry … Pa Cox
Terrence Beasor … Country Doctor
Margo Martindale … Ma Cox
Honeyboy Edwards … Old Bluesman (as David Honeyboy Edwards)
Gerry Black … Harmonica Player
Aron Johnson … Teenage Band
Jack Donovan Saperstein … Teenage Band (as Jack Saperstein)
Taylor Hubert … Teenage Band (as Taylor Jamison Hubert)
Christopher Hurt … Teenage Band
Matt Price … MC
Plot: Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Sometimes there's only one thing left to say.
Cast: Hilary Swank … Holly
Gerard Butler … Gerry
Lisa Kudrow … Denise
Gina Gershon … Sharon
James Marsters … John
Kathy Bates … Patricia
Harry Connick Jr. … Daniel
Nellie McKay … Ciara
Jeffrey Dean Morgan … William
Christopher Whalen … George
Dean Winters … Tom
Anne Kent … Rose Kennedy
Brian McGrath … Martin Kennedy
Sherie Rene Scott … Barbara
Susan Blackwell … Vicky
Plot: A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened
Cast: Jack Nicholson … Edward Cole
Morgan Freeman … Carter Chambers
Sean Hayes … Thomas
Beverly Todd … Virginia Chambers
Rob Morrow … Dr. Hollins
Alfonso Freeman … Roger Chambers
Rowena King … Angelica
Annton Berry Jr. … Kai
Verda Bridges … Shandra
Destiny Brownridge … Maya
Brian Copeland … Lee
Ian Anthony Dale … Instructor
Jennifer Defrancisco … Emily (as Jennifer DeFrancisco)
Angela Gardner … Female Administrator
Noel Gugliemi … Mechanic
Plot: Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Awards: 3 nominations
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Here comes trouble.
Cast: Jason Lee … Dave
David Cross … Ian
Cameron Richardson … Claire
Jane Lynch … Gail
Justin Long … Alvin (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler … Simon (voice)
Jesse McCartney … Theodore (voice)
Allison Karman … Female Intern #1
Tiara Parker … Female Intern #2
Kira Verrastro … Female Intern #3
Veronica Alicino … Amy
Beth Riesgraf … Mother in Store
Adriane Lenox … Vet
Don Tiffany … Engineer
Lorne Green … Director
Plot: A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Action, Drama, History, War See »
Release Year: 2007
Country: China | Hong Kong
Runtime: 126 min | 110 min (international version)
Languages: Mandarin
Director: Peter Chan
Wai Man Yip (co-director)
Tagline:
Writers: Tin Nam Chun (screenplay) Junli Guo (screenplay) See »
Cast: Jet Li … General Pang Qingyun (as Lianjie Li)
Andy Lau … Zhao Er-Hu (as Dehua Liu)
Takeshi Kaneshiro … Zhang Wen-Xiang (as Wu Jincheng)
Jinglei Xu … Lian rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bao-ming Gu
Xiaodong Guo
Zhaoqi Shi … He Kui
Dong Dong Wang … Zhang Shan
Kuirong Wang … Jiang Da Ren
Yachao Wang … Young soldier
Zongwan Wei … Cheng Da Ren
Bo Zhou
Plot: It’s a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval… See » Full synopsis »
Awards: 15 wins & 10 nominations See »
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This Christmas, the perfect man just happens to be Santa.
Cast: Morris Chestnut … Benjamin Armstrong
Gabrielle Union … Nancy
Faizon Love … Jamal
Charles Q. Murphy … J-Jizzy (as Charlie Murphy)
Katt Williams … Delicious
Jill Marie Jones … Robin
Rachel True … Brenda
Malik Hammond … John-John
Khail Bryant … Emily
Pedro Kim … Clerk
David Anzuelo … Maintenance Man
Frank Bonsangue … Police Sergeant
John Bryant … Rottweiler
Paul Woodburn … Driver
Modi … Father in Line
Plot: A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
Cast: Denzel Washington … Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker … Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett … Samantha Booke
Denzel Whitaker … James Farmer Jr.
Jermaine Williams … Hamilton Burgess
Forest Whitaker … Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Gina Ravera … Ruth Tolson
John Heard … Sheriff Dozier
Kimberly Elise … Pearl Farmer
Devyn A. Tyler … Helen Farmer (as Devyn Tyler)
Trenton McClain Boyd … Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery … Deputy
Jackson Walker … Pig Owner
Tim Parati … Pig Farmer
Robert X. Golphin … Dunbar Reed
Plot: A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school’s first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English | Dari | Arabic | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Based on a true story. You think we could make all this up?
Cast: Tom Hanks … Charlie Wilson
Amy Adams … Bonnie Bach
Julia Roberts … Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman … Gust Avrakotos
Terry Bozeman … CIA Award Presenter
Brian Markinson … Paul Brown
Jud Tylor … Crystal Lee
Hilary Angelo … Kelly
Cyia Batten … Stacey
Kirby Mitchell … Stoned Guy
Ed Regine … Limo Driver
Daniel Eric Gold … Donnelly
Emily Blunt … Jane Liddle
Peter Gerety … Larry Liddle
Wynn Everett … Receptionist – Charlie's Angels
Plot: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK
Runtime: Germany:100 min (European Film Market) | USA:97 min
Languages: English
Director: Oliver Parker
Barnaby Thompson
Tagline: School Can Be A Riot.
Writers: Piers Ashworth (screenplay) Jamie Minoprio (additional material)
Cast: Talulah Riley … Annabelle Fritton
Rupert Everett … Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Jodie Whittaker … Beverly
Gemma Arterton … Kelly
Kathryn Drysdale … Taylor
Juno Temple … Celia
Antonia Bernath … Chloe
Amara Karan … Peaches
Tamsin Egerton … Chelsea
Lily Cole … Polly
Paloma Faith … Andrea
Holly Mackie … Tara
Cloe Mackie … Tania
Esme Thompson … 1st Year Bookie
Bel Parker … Aerial Girl
Plot: St Trinian’s, a school for “young ladies” with its anarchic doctrine of free expression, brings together a motley crew of ungovernable girls who, using their wit and ingenuity, save the school from bankruptcy.
Awards: 5 nominations
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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
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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
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