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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director: Pete Docter

Bob Peterson (co-director)

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Writers: Pete Docter (story) and Bob Peterson (story) …

 

Cast: Edward Asner … Carl Fredricksen (voice) (as Ed Asner)
Christopher Plummer … Charles Muntz (voice)
Jordan Nagai … Russell (voice)
Bob Peterson … Dug / Alpha (voice)
Delroy Lindo … Beta (voice)
Jerome Ranft … Gamma (voice)
John Ratzenberger … Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
David Kaye … Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Elie Docter … Young Ellie (voice)
Jeremy Leary … Young Carl (voice)
Mickie McGowan … Police Officer Edith (voice)
Danny Mann … Construction Worker Steve (voice)
Donald Fullilove … Nurse George (voice)
Jess Harnell … Nurse AJ (voice)
Josh Cooley … Omega (voice)

 

Plot: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

 

Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 29 nominations

Angels & Demons

Monday, May 4th, 2009

All Genres:
Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 138 min | 146 min (extended edition)

Languages: English | Italian | Latin | French | Swiss German | German | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: The holiest event of our time. Perfect for their return.

 

Cast: Tom Hanks … Robert Langdon
Ewan McGregor … Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Ayelet Zurer … Vittoria Vetra
Stellan Skarsgård … Commander Richter
Pierfrancesco Favino … Inspector Olivetti
Nikolaj Lie Kaas … Assassin
Armin Mueller-Stahl … Cardinal Strauss
Thure Lindhardt … Chartrand
David Pasquesi … Claudio Vincenzi
Cosimo Fusco … Father Simeon
Victor Alfieri … Lieutenant Valenti
Franklin Amobi … Cardinal Lamasse
Curt Lowens … Cardinal Ebner
Bob Yerkes … Cardinal Guidera
Marc Fiorini … Cardinal Baggia (as Marco Fiorini)

 

Plot: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Brothers at War

Friday, May 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Documentary, War

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:110 min

Languages: English

Director:

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Cast: Mahmoud Hamid Ali … Himself
Edward Allier … Himself
Ryan Baker … Himself
Zack Corke … Himself
Danelle Fields … Herself
Ben Fisher … Himself
Jason Grundy … Himself
Patrick Irvine … Himself
Kevin Keniston … Himself
Frank McCann … Himself
Brandon 'Mongo' Phillips … Himself
Claus Rademacher … Himself
Isaac Rademacher … Himself
Jake Rademacher … Himself
Jenny Rademacher … Herself
Joe Rademacher … Himself
Robert Smallwood … Himself

 

Plot: BROTHERS AT WAR is an intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience…

The Limits of Control

Friday, May 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Japan

Runtime: 116 min

Languages: English | Spanish | Hebrew | French | Japanese

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Tagline: For every way in, there is another way out.

 

Cast: Isaach De Bankolé … Lone Man
Alex Descas … Creole
Jean-François Stévenin … French
Óscar Jaenada … Waiter
Luis Tosar … Violin
Paz de la Huerta … Nude
Tilda Swinton … Blonde
Youki Kudoh … Molecules
John Hurt … Guitar
Gael García Bernal … Mexican
Hiam Abbass … Driver
Bill Murray … American
Héctor Colomé … Second American
María Isasi … Flamenco Club Waitress
Norma Yessenia Paladines … Flight Attendant

 

Plot: The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Friday, May 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: You can't always run from your past

 

Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Connor Mead
Jennifer Garner … Jenny Perotti
Michael Douglas … Uncle Wayne
Emma Stone … Allison Vandermeersh
Breckin Meyer … Paul
Lacey Chabert … Sandra
Robert Forster … Sergeant Volkom
Anne Archer … Vonda Volkom
Daniel Sunjata … Brad
Noureen DeWulf … Melanie
Rachel Boston … Deena the Bridesmaid
Camille Guaty … Donna the Bridesmaid
Amanda Walsh … Denice the Bridesmaid
Emily Foxler … Nadja
Catherine Haena Kim … Charlece

 

Plot: A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother’s wedding.