Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | USA | Germany
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: Take a trip down the aisle you'll never forget
Writers: Catherine Johnson (screenplay) Catherine Johnson (musical book)
Cast: Amanda Seyfried … Sophie
Stellan Skarsgård … Bill
Pierce Brosnan … Sam
Nancy Baldwin … Sam's PA
Colin Firth … Harry
Heather Emmanuel … Harry's Housekeeper
Colin Davis … Harry's Driver
Rachel McDowall … Lisa
Ashley Lilley … Ali
Meryl Streep … Donna Sheridan
Julie Walters … Rosie
Christine Baranski … Tanya
Ricardo Montez … Stannos
Mia Soteriou … Arina
Enzo Squillino Jr. … Gregoris
Plot: The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular ’70s group ABBA.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: China
Runtime: Singapore:150 min (PG version) | China:146 min | South Korea:134 min | UK:148 min
Languages: Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: The future will be decided.
Writers: John Woo (screenplay) & Khan Chan (screenplay) …
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai … Zhou Yu (as Tony Leung)
Takeshi Kaneshiro … Zhuge Liang
Fengyi Zhang … Cao Cao
Chen Chang … Sun Quan
Wei Zhao … Sun Shangxiang
Jun Hu … Zhao Yun
Shido Nakamura … Gan Xing (as Shidou Nakamura)
Chiling Lin … Xiao Qiao (as Chi-Ling Lin)
Yong You … Liu Bei
Yong Hou … Lu Su
Dawei Tong … Sun Shucai
Jia Song … Li Ji
Ba Sen Zha Bu … Guan Yu
Jinsheng Zang … Zhang Fei
Shan Zhang … Huang Gai
Plot: The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China’s Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Awards: 11 wins & 17 nominations
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 120 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Saving the world is a hell of a job
Cast: Ron Perlman … Hellboy
Selma Blair … Liz
Doug Jones … Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
John Alexander … Johann Krauss / Bethmoora Goblin
James Dodd … Johann Krauss
Seth MacFarlane … Johann Krauss (voice)
Luke Goss … Prince Nuada
Anna Walton … Princess Nuala
Jeffrey Tambor … Tom Manning
John Hurt … Professor Broom
Brian Steele … Wink / Cronie / Spice Shop Troll / Cathedral Head / Fragglewump
Andrew Hefler … Agent Flint
Iván Kamarás … Agent Steel
Mike Kelly … Agent Marble
Jeremy Zimmerman … Auctioneer
Plot: The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: An Adventure Beyond the Ordinar-E
Writers: Andrew Stanton (original story) & Pete Docter (original story) …
Cast: Ben Burtt … WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Elissa Knight … EVE (voice)
Jeff Garlin … Captain McCrea (voice)
Fred Willard … Shelby Forthright – BnL CEO
MacInTalk … AUTO (voice)
John Ratzenberger … John (voice)
Kathy Najimy … Mary (voice)
Sigourney Weaver … Ship's Computer (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kim Kopf … Hoverchair Mother (voice)
Sherry Lynn … Additional voices (voice)
Plot: In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 44 wins & 40 nominations
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Family, Mystery
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Abigail Breslin … Margaret Mildred 'Kit' Kittredge
Julia Ormond … Margaret Kittredge
Chris O'Donnell … Jack Kittredge
Jane Krakowski … Miss May Dooley
Wallace Shawn … Mr. Gibson
Max Thieriot … Will Shepherd
Willow Smith … Countee Garby
Glenne Headly … Louise Howard
Zach Mills … Stirling Howard IV
Kenneth Welsh … Uncle Hendrick
Madison Davenport … Ruthie Smithens
Joan Cusack … Miss Lucinda Bond
Dylan Smith … Freidreich (as Dylan Scott Smith)
Stanley Tucci … Jefferson Jasper Berk
Douglas Nyback … William 'Billy' Peabody
Plot: Set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression, Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: His Karma is Huge
Cast: Mike Myers … Maurice / Guru Pitka / Young Pitka / Teenage Pitka / Himself
Jessica Alba … Jane Bullard
Justin Timberlake … Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande
Romany Malco … Darren Roanoke
Meagan Good … Prudence Roanoke
Ben Kingsley … Guru Tugginmypudha
Verne Troyer … Coach Punch Cherkov
Jessica Simpson … Herself
Kanye West … Himself
Deepak Chopra … Himself
Rob Blake … Himself
Manu Narayan … Rajneesh
John Oliver … Dick Pants
Stephen Colbert … Jay Kell
Jim Gaffigan … Trent Lueders
Plot: Pitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.
Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Saving The World. And Loving It.
Cast: Steve Carell … Maxwell Smart / Agent 86
Anne Hathaway … Agent 99
Dwayne Johnson … Agent 23
Alan Arkin … The Chief
Terence Stamp … Siegfried
Terry Crews … Agent 91
David Koechner … Larabee
James Caan … The President
Bill Murray … Agent 13
Patrick Warburton … Hymie
Masi Oka … Bruce
Nate Torrence … Lloyd
Ken Davitian … Shtarker
David S. Lee … Krstic
Dalip Singh … Dalip
Plot: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the-competent Agent 99 at his side.
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's…
Cast: Will Smith … John Hancock
Charlize Theron … Mary Embrey
Jason Bateman … Ray Embrey
Jae Head … Aaron Embrey
Eddie Marsan … Kenneth 'Red' Parker Jr.
David Mattey … Man Mountain
Maetrix Fitten … Matrix
Thomas Lennon … Mike
Johnny Galecki … Jeremy
Hayley Marie Norman … Hottie
Dorothy Cecchi … Woman in Dive Bar
Martin Klebba … Convict #12
Akiva Goldsman … Executive #1
Michael Mann … Executive #2
Brad Leland … Executive #3
Plot: A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image.
Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller See »
Release Year: 2008
Country: Australia
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Some things can't be buried.
Writers: Joel Edgerton (written by) and Matthew Dabner (written by) … See »
Cast: David Roberts … Raymond Yale
Claire van der Boom … Carla Smith
Joel Edgerton … Billy
Anthony Hayes … Greg 'Smithy' Smith rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Bailey … Wendy
Lucy Bell … Martha Yale
Paul Caesar … Sergeant Gary Miles
Mia Chippendale … Mia
Thomas Chippendale … Thomas
Amanda Crompton … Jenny
Maree D'Arcy … Smithy's Mum
Kieran Darcy-Smith … Barney
Brendan Donoghue … Leonard Long
Luke Doolan … Smithy's Mate
Tracey Furtchmann … Lauren
Greg Hatton … Smithy's Mate
Paul He … Restaurant Manager
Damon Herriman … Eddie
Jacinta Hocking … News Reporter
Bill Hunter … Gil Hubbard
Mia Irvin … Jake & Jenny's Baby
Eliza Logan … Rita Smith
Tony Lynch … Santa The Fireman
Hanna Mangan Lawrence … Lily
Julian Morrow … Dale
Peter Phelps … Jake
Stephen Weston … Charlie
Plot: A man’s life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash. Full synopsis »
Awards: 2 wins & 11 nominations See »
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Choose your destiny.
Cast: James McAvoy … Wesley Gibson
Morgan Freeman … Sloan
Angelina Jolie … Fox
Terence Stamp … Pekwarsky
Thomas Kretschmann … Cross
Common … Gunsmith
Kristen Hager … Cathy
Marc Warren … The Repairman
David O'Hara … Mr. X (as David Patrick O'Hara)
Konstantin Khabenskiy … The Exterminator (as Konstantin Khabensky)
Dato Bakhtadze … The Butcher
Chris Pratt … Barry
Lorna Scott … Janice
Sophiya Haque … Puja
Brian Caspe … The Pharmacist
Plot: A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father’s superhuman killing abilities.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Music
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Opportunity rocks
Cast: Rainn Wilson … Robert 'Fish' Fishman
Christina Applegate … Kim
Teddy Geiger … Curtis
Josh Gad … Matt Gadman
Emma Stone … Amelia
Jeff Garlin … Stan
Jane Lynch … Lisa
Jason Sudeikis … David Marshall
Will Arnett … Lex
Howard Hesseman … Gator
Fred Armisen … Kerr
Bradley Cooper … Trash
Lonny Ross … Sticks
Jon Glaser … Billy
Jane Krakowski … Carol
Plot: The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert “Fish” Fishman…
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:82 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A Skeptic's Journey into the World of Yoga
Writers: Kate Churchill (writer) Jonathon Hexner (writer)
Cast: Norman Allen
Alan Finger
Sharon Gannon
B.K.S. Iyengar
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Cyndi Lee
David Life
Dharma Mittra
Dallas Page
Nick Rosen
Plot: Filmmaker Kate Churchill is determined to prove that yoga can transform anyone. Nick Rosen is skeptical but agrees to be her guinea pig… add synopsis
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | India
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now… It's Happening.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg … Elliot Moore
Zooey Deschanel … Alma Moore
John Leguizamo … Julian
Ashlyn Sanchez … Jess
Betty Buckley … Mrs. Jones
Spencer Breslin … Josh
Robert Bailey Jr. … Jared
Frank Collison … Nursery Owner
Jeremy Strong … Pvt. Auster – MP
Alan Ruck … Principal
Victoria Clark … Nursery Owner's Wife
M. Night Shyamalan … Joey (voice)
Alison Folland … Claire – Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin
Kristen Connolly … Woman Reading on Bench
Cornell Womack … Construction Foreman
Plot: A strange, horrible and unprecedented crisis begins in Central Park. A high school science teacher, his wife and a young girl do what they can to survive it.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 113 min
Languages: English | Hebrew
Director:
Tagline: Lather. Rinse. Save the world.
Cast: Adam Sandler … Zohan Dvir
John Turturro … The Phantom / Fatoush
Emmanuelle Chriqui … Dahlia
Nick Swardson … Michael
Lainie Kazan … Gail
Ido Mosseri … Oori
Rob Schneider … Salim
Dave Matthews … James
Michael Buffer … Walbridge
Charlotte Rae … Mrs. Greenhouse
Keana Texeira … Rock-throwing Girl
Sayed Badreya … Hamdi
Daoud Heidami … Nasi
Kevin Nealon … Kevin
Robert Smigel … Yosi
Plot: An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English | Portuguese | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: On June 13, get ready to unleash the beast.
Cast: Edward Norton … Bruce Banner
Liv Tyler … Betty Ross
Tim Roth … Emil Blonsky
William Hurt … Gen. 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Tim Blake Nelson … Samuel Sterns
Ty Burrell … Leonard
Christina Cabot … Major Kathleen Sparr
Peter Mensah … General Joe Greller
Lou Ferrigno … The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard (voice)
Paul Soles … Stanley
Débora Nascimento … Martina
Greg Bryk … Commando #1
Chris Owens … Commando #2
Al Vrkljan … Commando #3
Adrian Hein … Commando #4
Plot: Dr. Bruce Banner, thanks to a gamma ray experiment gone wrong, transforms into a giant green-skinned hulk whenever his pulse rate gets too high. Meanwhile, a soldier uses the same technology to become an evil version of the original.
Awards: 4 nominations
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