Archive for September, 2008
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: USA:119 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.
Cast: Greg Kinnear … Bob Kearns
Tim Eddis … Maryland Cop #1
Warren Belle … Maryland Cop #2
Karl Pruner … Pete
Bill Lake … Scott
Dermot Mulroney … Gil Previck
Lauren Graham … Phyllis Kearns
Landon Norris … Young Dennis
Shae Norris … Young Kathy
Steven Woodworth … Young Tim
Victoria Learn … Young Maureen
Dylan Authors … Young Patrick
Ronn Sarosiak … Reverend
Gavin Kuiack … Baby Bob Jr.
Ben Kuiak … Baby Bob Jr.
Plot: Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
Awards: 1 win
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What would you do to get out of debt?
Cast: Elizabeth Banks … Miri
Seth Rogen … Zack
Craig Robinson … Delaney
Gerry Bednob … Mr. Surya
Jason Mewes … Lester
Edward Janda … Customer
Nicholas Lombardi … Teen #1
Chris Milan … Teen #2
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith … Betsy (as Jennifer Schwalbach)
Kenny Hotz … Zack II
Brandon Routh … Bobby Long
Anne Wade … Roxanne
Justin Long … Brandon
Tom Savini … Jenkins
Jeff Anderson … Deacon
Plot: Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have feelings for each other than they previously thought.
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 94 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Bill Milner … Edward
Anne-Marie Duff … Mum
Ralph Riach … Clive
Linzey Cocker … Tanya
Elizabeth Spriggs … Prudence
Leslie Phillips … Reg
Sylvia Syms … Lilian
Rosemary Harris … Elsie
David Morrissey … Dad
Thelma Barlow … Ena
Peter Vaughan … Bob
Carl McCrystal … Undertaker 1
Andrew Turner … Undertaker 2
Michael Caine … Clarence
Ralph Ineson … Mr. Kelly
Plot: Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people’s home run by his parents…
Awards: 1 nomination
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:94 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A touching comedy
Cast: Jennifer Aniston … Sue
Steve Zahn … Mike
Margo Martindale … Trish
Fred Ward … Jerry
James Hiroyuki Liao … Al
Woody Harrelson … Jango
Katie O'Grady … Corporate Bliss Receptionist
Yolanda Suarez … Marissa
Kevin Heffernan … Jed
Don Burns … Businessman (as Don Stewart Burns)
Kimberly Howard … Colleague
Collin Crowley … Wally
Gilberto Martin del Campo … Priest
Mark Boone Junior … Jack (as Mark Boone Jr.)
Garfield Wedderburn … Bus Driver
Plot: A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won’t leave her alone.
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:94 min | Argentina:94 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: You'll never look at dinner the same way again
Writers: Robert Kenner (writer) Elise Pearlstein (writer)
Cast: Gary Hirshberg … Himself
Michael Pollan … Himself
Troy Roush … Himself
Joel Salatin … Himself
Eric Schlosser … Himself
Plot: An unflattering look inside America’s corporate controlled food industry. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:116 min
Languages: Persian | English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Shohreh Aghdashloo … Zahra
Mozhan Marnò … Soraya M.
James Caviezel … Freidoune
Navid Negahban … Ali
Ali Pourtash … Mullah
David Diaan … Ebrahim
Parviz Sayyad … Hashem
Vida Ghahremani … Bita
Vachik Mangassarian … Soraya's Father rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Fariborz Davoodian … Ebrahim
Maggie Parto … Vo
Prasanna Puwanarajah … Revolutionary Guard
Bita Sheibani … Leila
Yousef Shweihat … Ringmaster
Plot: A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam (Caviezel), whose car breaks down in a remote… add synopsis
Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English | Hebrew | Arabic | Persian | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: Do you smell something burning?
Cast: Bill Maher … Himself rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Burg … Himself
Francis Collins … Himself
George Coyne … Himself
Jeremiah Cummings … Himself
Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda … Himself
Reginald Foster … Himself
Ted Haggard … Himself (archive footage)
Dean Hamer … Himself (as Dr. Dean Hamer)
Ken Ham … Himself
Julie Maher … Herself
Kathy Maher … Herself
Aki Nawaz … Himself (as Propa-Gandhi)
Andrew Newberg … Himself
Fred Phelps … Himself (archive footage)
Mark Pryor … Himself
Ray Suarez … Himself
Yisroel Dovid Weiss … Himself
John Westcott … Himself
Geert Wilders … Himself
Plot: Bill Maher’s take on the current state of world religion. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Michael Cera … Nick
Kat Dennings … Norah
Aaron Yoo … Thom
Rafi Gavron … Dev
Ari Graynor … Caroline
Alexis Dziena … Tris
Jonathan B. Wright … Beefy Guy (Lethario) (as Jonathan Bradford Wright)
Zachary Booth … Gary
Jay Baruchel … Tal
Justin Rice … Bishop Allen
Christian Rudder … Bishop Allen
Giorgio Angelini … Bishop Allen
Darbie Nowatka … Bishop Allen
Cully Symington … Bishop Allen
Jeremy Haines … Randy (Are You Randy)
Plot: High school student Nick O’Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.
Awards: 9 nominations
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Music
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director: Adam Del Deo
James D. Stern
Tagline: The journey of 'A Chorus Line'.
Cast: Bob Avian … Himself
Michael Bennett … Himself (archive footage)
Charlotte d'Amboise … Herself
Jacques d'Amboise … Himself
Mara Davi … Herself
Natascia Diaz … Herself
Ramon Flowers … Dancer
Jessica Lee Goldyn … Herself
Marvin Hamlisch … Himself
Megan Larche … Herself
Baayork Lee … Herself
J. Elaine Marcos … Herself
David Marquez … Himself
Donna McKechnie … Herself
Meredith Patterson … Herself
Alisan Porter … Herself
Rachelle Rak … Herself
German Santiago … Himself
Nikki Snelson … Herself
Yuka Takara … Herself
Jason Tam … Himself
Chryssie Whitehead … Herself
Plot: Follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of “A Chorus Line”. Also investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:105 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The incredible true story of LeBron James and the Akron Fab Five
Writers: Kristopher Belman (written by) Brad Hogan (written by)
Cast: LeBron James … Himself
Dru Joyce … Himself
Romeo Travis … Himself
Sian Cotton … Himself
Willie McGee … Himself
Plot: This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James’ journey to fame. add synopsis
Awards: 2 nominations
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:85 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: "love and waves, that's what we need in these dark days."
Writers: S.R. Bindler (screenplay) Mark Gustawes (screenplay)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Steve Addington
Alexie Gilmore … Danni Martin
Jeffrey Nordling … Eddie Zarno
Woody Harrelson … Jack Mayweather
Zachary Knighton … Brillo Murphy (also as Zach Knighton)
Cassandra Hepburn … Luanne
Todd Stashwick … Vic Hayes
Nathan Phillips … Baker Smith (also as Nathan Philips)
Ramon Rodriguez … Lupe La Rosa
Scott Glenn … Alister Greenbough
John Terry … Mercer Martin
Sarah Wright … Stacy
K.D. Aubert … April-May (as KD Aubert)
Willie Nelson … Farmer Bob
Johnny Sneed … Technical Director
Plot: A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis. add synopsis
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: He sees dead people… and they annoy him.
Cast: Greg Kinnear … Frank Herlihy
Jordan Carlos … Young Husband
Dequina Moore … Young Wife
Joseph Badalucco Jr. … Accident Bystander #1 (as Joe Badalucco)
Brian Hutchison … Accident Bystander #2
Tyree Michael Simpson … Sneezy Cop (as Tyre Simpson)
Julia K. Murney … Sneezy Lady
Ricky Gervais … Bertram Pincus D.D.S.
Claire Lautier … Upper East Side Lady
Aasif Mandvi … Dr. Prashar
Bridget Moloney … Receptionist
Raymond J. Lee … Greenpeace Guy (as Raymond Lee)
Joey Mazzarino … Food Delivery Guy
Brad Oscar … Day Doorman
Kathleen Landis … Resident
Plot: Bertram Pincus, is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Western
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English | Apache languages | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: Feelings get you killed.
Cast: Robert Jauregui … Marshall Jack Bell (as Bobby Jauregui)
Jeremy Irons … Randall Bragg
Timothy V. Murphy … Vince
Luce Rains … Dean
James Tarwater … Chalk (as Jim Tarwater)
Boyd Kestner … Bronc
Gabriel Marantz … Joe Whittfield
Ed Harris … Virgil Cole
Viggo Mortensen … Everett Hitch
Benjamin Rosenshein … Town Boy
Cerris Morgan-Moyer … Tilda
James Gammon … Earl May
Timothy Spall … Phil Olson
Tom Bower … Abner Raines
Erik J. Bockemeier … Fat Wallis
Plot: Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Awards: 2 wins
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:114 min (director's cut) | Canada:110 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters
Cast: Dakota Fanning … Lily Owens
Queen Latifah … August Boatwright
Jennifer Hudson … Rosaleen Daise
Alicia Keys … June Boatwright
Sophie Okonedo … May Boatwright
Paul Bettany … T. Ray Owens
Hilarie Burton … Deborah Owens
Tristan Wilds … Zach Taylor
Nate Parker … Neil
Shondrella Avery … Greta
Renée Clark … Doll
Sharon Morris … Violet
Nicky Buggs … Cressie
Jasmine Burke … Sugar Girl
Emma Sage Bowman … Young Lily #1
Plot: set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother…
Awards: 10 wins & 14 nominations
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | France
Runtime: 109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Love. Pain. Glory.
Cast: Mickey Rourke … Randy
Marisa Tomei … Cassidy
Evan Rachel Wood … Stephanie
Mark Margolis … Lenny
Todd Barry … Wayne
Wass Stevens … Nick Volpe
Judah Friedlander … Scott Brumberg
Ernest Miller … The Ayatollah
Dylan Keith Summers … Necro Butcher (as Dylan Summers)
Tommy Farra … Tommy Rotten
Mike Miller … Lex Lethal
Marcia Jean Kurtz … Admissions Desk Woman
John D'Leo … Adam
Ajay Naidu … Medic
Gregg Bello … JAPW Promoter Larry Cohen
Plot: A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 25 nominations
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Music
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Jimmy Page … Himself
The Edge … Himself
Jack White … Himself
Plot: A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 114 min | Canada:107 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: All's fair in love and theater
Writers: Holly Gent Palmo (screenplay) Robert Kaplow (novel)
Cast: Zac Efron … Richard Samuels (Lucius)
Claire Danes … Sonja Jones
Christian McKay … Orson Welles (Brutus)
Ben Chaplin … George Coulouris (Mark Antony)
Zoe Kazan … Gretta Adler
Eddie Marsan … John Houseman
Kelly Reilly … Muriel Brassler (Portia)
James Tupper … Joseph Cotten (Publius)
Leo Bill … Norman Lloyd (Cinna the Poet)
Al Weaver … Sam Leve
Iain McKee … Vakhtangov
Simon Lee Phillips … Walter Ash
Simon Nehan … Joe Holland (Julius Caesar)
Imogen Poots … Lorelei Lathrop
Patrick Kennedy … Grover Burgess (Ligarius)
Plot: A teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of “Julius Caesar” directed by a young Orson Welles in 1937.
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It's all about…
Cast: Meg Ryan … Mary Haines
Annette Bening … Sylvia Fowler
Eva Mendes … Crystal Allen
Debra Messing … Edie Cohen
Jada Pinkett Smith … Alex Fisher
Bette Midler … Leah Miller
Candice Bergen … Catherine Frazier
Carrie Fisher … Bailey Smith
Cloris Leachman … Maggie
Debi Mazar … Tanya
India Ennenga … Molly Haines
Natasha Alam … Natasha
Ana Gasteyer … Pat
Joanna Gleason … Barbara Delacorte
Tilly Scott Pedersen … Uta
Plot: A wealthy New Yorker leaves her cheating husband and bonds with other society women at a resort.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll.
Cast: Gerard Butler … One Two
Tom Wilkinson … Lenny Cole
Thandie Newton … Stella
Mark Strong … Archy
Idris Elba … Mumbles
Tom Hardy … Handsome Bob
Karel Roden … Uri Omovich
Toby Kebbell … Johnny Quid
Jeremy Piven … Roman
Ludacris … Mickey (as Chris Bridges)
Jimi Mistry … Councillor
Matt King … Cookie
Geoff Bell … Fred the Head
Dragan Micanovic … Victor
Michael Ryan … Pete
Plot: In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the city’s scrappiest tough guys and its established underworld types, all of whom are looking to get rich quick. While the city’s seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player — a drugged out rock ‘n’ roller presumed to be dead but very much alive — has a multi-million dollar prize fall into his hands.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 131 min
Languages: English | Arabic
Director:
Tagline: You'll know when you're in it.
Cast: Jeremy Renner … SFC William James
Anthony Mackie … Sgt. JT Sanborn
Brian Geraghty … Spc. Owen Eldridge
Guy Pearce … SSG Matt Thompson
Ralph Fiennes … Contractor Team Leader
David Morse … Colonel Reed
Evangeline Lilly … Connie James
Christian Camargo … Lt. Col. John Cambridge
Suhail Aldabbach … Black Suit Man (as Suhail Al-Dabbach)
Christopher Sayegh … Beckham
Nabil Koni … Professor Nabil
Sam Spruell … Contractor Charlie
Sam Redford … Contractor Jimmy
Feisal Sadoun … Contractor Feisal
Barrie Rice … Contractor Chris
Plot: Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Awards: Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 50 nominations
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