Archive for January, 2008

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

Friday, January 11th, 2008

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:85 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Phil Vischer … George / Sedgewick / Willory / Sir Frederick / Mr. Hibbing / Bob the Tomato / Pirate Spy / Pirate Philippe Pea (voice)
Mike Nawrocki … Elliot / Pirate Jean Claude Pea / Theater Foe / Pirate Spy Sidekick / Pirate with Dummy / Rock Monster Father (voice)
Cam Clarke … Robert the Terrible / The King (voice)
Yuri Lowenthal … Alexander (voice)
Alan Lee … Blind Man / One-Eyed Louie (voice)
Cydney Trent … Bernadette (voice)
Megan Murphy … Madame Blueberry (voice)
Jim Poole … Pirate Scooter Carrot (voice)
Tim Hodge … Jolly Joe / King's Ship Officer (voice)
Ally Nawrocki … Lucy / Rock Monster Girl (voice)
Joe Spadaford … Jacob Lewis / Stubb Pirate Overboard / Stubb Pirate Coward (voice)
John Wahba … Dungeon Guard / Pirate with Dummy Sidekick (voice)
Colleen Curtis … Theater Customer Woman (voice)
Brian Roberts … Steadfast Soldier / Theater Customer Man / Pirate Pilot (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sondra Morton Chaffin … Caroline (voice)
Laura Gerow … Eloise (voice)
Patrick Kramer … Collin (voice)
Drake Lyle … George Jr. / Rock Monster Boy (voice)
Keri Pisapia … Ellen (voice)
Sloan Yarborough … Photographer (voice)

 

Plot: Three lazy misfits – very timid Elliot (Larry the Cucumber), lazy Sedgewick (Mr. Lunt) and no self-confident George (Pa Grape)… add synopsis

First Sunday

Friday, January 11th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Keep the faith. Steal the rest.

 

Cast: Ice Cube … Durell
Katt Williams … Rickey
Tracy Morgan … LeeJohn
Loretta Devine … Sister Doris
Michael Beach … Deacon
Keith David … Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Regina Hall … Omunique
Malinda Williams … Tianna
Chi McBride … Pastor Arthur Mitchell
Clifton Powell … Officer Eddie King
Nicholas Turturro … Officer D'Agostino
Olivia Cole … Momma T
Red Grant … Harold
C.J. Sanders … Durell Jr.
Rickey Smiley … Bernice Jenkins

 

Plot: Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much than they bargained for. add synopsis

27 Dresses

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 111 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This January, always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

 

Cast: Brian Kerwin … Hal
Charli Barcena … Young Tess
Peyton List … Young Jane (as Peyton Roi List)
Jane Pfitsch … Cousin Lisa
Katherine Heigl … Jane
Jennifer Lim … Bridal Salesgirl #1
Brigitte Bourdeau … Salesgirl Olga
Judy Greer … Casey
Danielle Skraastad … Bride Suzanne
Marilyn L. Costello … Bride Suzanne's Minister
James Marsden … Kevin
Michael Ziegfeld … Taxi Driver Khaleel
Yetta Gottesman … Hip Bridesmaid
Erin Fogel … Shari Rabinowitz
Bern Cohen … Rabbi

 

Plot: After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister’s side as her sibling marries the man she’s secretly in love with.

 

Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations

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