Archive for February, 2010

The Crazies

Friday, February 26th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | United Arab Emirates

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Fear Thy Neighbor

 

Cast: Timothy Olyphant … David Dutton
Radha Mitchell … Judy Dutton
Joe Anderson … Russell Clank
Danielle Panabaker … Becca Darling
Christie Lynn Smith … Deardra Farnum
Brett Rickaby … Bill Farnum
Preston Bailey … Nicholas
John Aylward … Mayor Hobbs
Joe Reegan … Pvt. Billy Babcock
Glenn Morshower … Intelligence Officer
Larry Cedar … Ben Sandborn
Gregory Sporleder … Travis Quinn
Mike Hickman … Rory Hamill
Lisa K. Wyatt … Peggy Hamill
Justin Welborn … Curt Hammil

 

Plot: About the inhabitants of a small Iowa town suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply. add synopsis

Cop Out

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Rock out with your Glock out

 

Cast: Bruce Willis … Jimmy Monroe
Seann William Scott
Rashida Jones
Michelle Trachtenberg
Jason Lee
Adam Brody
Tracy Morgan
Susie Essman
Kevin Pollak
Fred Armisen
Guillermo Díaz
Ana de la Reguera
Mark Consuelos … Manuel
Jim Norton … Hoodlum
Adrian Martinez … Tino
Eddie J. Fernandez … Junior
Sean Cullen … Captain Jack Romans
Jordan Carlos … Eric
Stracy Diaz … Bruja
Eliezer Meyer … Elli the Gyro Vendor
Harry L. Seddon … N.Y.C. Police E.S.U. – SWAT
Guillermo Diaz … Po Boy
Marshall Factora … Neighbor
Joe Mancini … Precision Driver
Aristedes Philip DuVal … Pizza Parlor Patron

 

Plot: A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money. add synopsis

The Runaways

Monday, February 15th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Music

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: It's 1975 and they're about to explode.

 

Cast: Kristen Stewart … Joan Jett
Dakota Fanning … Cherie Currie
Alia Shawkat … Robin
Scout Taylor-Compton … Lita Ford
Michael Shannon … Kim Fowley
Tatum O'Neal … Marie Harmon
Brett Cullen … Donald Currie
Riley Keough … Marie Currie
Stella Maeve … Sandy West
Johnny Lewis … Scottie
Hannah Marks … Tammy
Robert Romanus … Guitar Teacher
Lisa Long … Sandy West's Mom
Adam Silver … Talent Show Heckler
Daniel D. Lee … Fobby Paparazzo
Jill Andre … Aunt Evie
Darrian Smith … Brother / Little Boy
Shammy Dee … Dj

 

Plot: A coming-of-age biopic about ’70s teenage band The Runaways.

Greenberg

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Comedy

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min | Germany:107 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Languages:

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Ben Stiller … Roger Greenberg
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rhys Ifans
Juno Temple
Brie Larson
Dave Franco
Chris Messina … Phillip Greenberg
Greta Gerwig … Florence
Merritt Wever … Gina
Mark Duplass … Eric Beller
Max Hoffman … Jerry
Chris Coy … Random Guy
Trent Gill … Sidekick
Zoe Di Stefano … Bernice
Karen Strong … Party Girl
Sydney Rouviere … Greenberg Girl
Jessica Mills … Vet Receptionist
Nick Nordella … Jordan
Koby Rouviere … Greenberg Boy
Samuel Thacker … Hasidic Boy
Phoebe James … Mrs. Beller
Celeste Pechous … Bar Patron
Trace Webb … Victor

 

Plot: A New Yorker moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother’s assistant. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Shutter Island

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 138 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Someone is missing.

 

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio … Teddy Daniels
Mark Ruffalo … Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley … Dr. John Cawley
Emily Mortimer … Rachel Solando
Michelle Williams … Dolores Chanal
Max von Sydow … Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Patricia Clarkson … Ethel Barton
Jackie Earle Haley … George Noyce
Ruby Jerins … Little Girl rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Drew Beasley … Henry
Ken Cheeseman … Doctor 1
Curtiss Cook … Trey Washington
Christopher Denham … Peter Breene
Gary Galone … Gate Guard
Tom Kemp … Ward C Guard
Elias Koteas … Andrew Laeddis
Ted Levine … Warden
Dennis Lynch … Red Headed Man
John Carroll Lynch … Deputy Warden McPherson
Robert Masiello … Doctor
Joseph McKenna … Billings
Aidan Cole Mitchell … Teddy jr.
Nellie Sciutto … Nurse Marino
Gregory Seymore … Soldier 1
Joseph Sikora … Glen Miga
Damian Zuk … Elijah Tookey

 

Plot: Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Centurion

Friday, February 12th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK

Runtime: 97 min | Finland:130 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Fight or die.

 

Cast: Michael Fassbender … Quintus Dias
Dominic West … Virilus
Olga Kurylenko … Etain
Noel Clarke … Macros
David Morrissey … Bothos
JJ Feild … Thax
Axelle Carolyn … Aeron
Riz Ahmed
Dave Legeno … Vortix
Ulrich Thomsen … Gorlacon rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Currie … Maximus
Dhaffer L'Abidine … Vigo
Hamish Moir … Pictish Warrior
Imogen Poots … Arian
Rachael Stirling … Drusilla

 

Plot: A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack. Full summary » Add synopsis »

My Name Is Khan

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: India

Runtime:

Languages: Hindi | English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Shibani Bathija (story) Shibani Bathija (dialogue) …

 

Cast: Shahrukh Khan … Rizwan Khan
Christopher B. Duncan … Barack Obama
Kajol … Mandira
Steffany Huckaby … Kathy Baker
Katie A. Keane … Sarah
Carl Marino … Officer Vaughn
Christine Quynh Nguyen … Asian Cheerleader
Douglas Tait … Sniper
Tanay Chheda … Rizwan Khan as a Child
Jimmy Shergill
Harmony Blossom … Karma Girl
Patrick Weil … LA TV Reporter #2
Shane Harper … Tim
Big Spence … Cameraman #1 (as Big Spence)
Mel Fair … Doctor #2
Sheetal Menon … Radha
Parvin Dabas
Raul Bustamante … College Student
Alexi Torres … Khan Supporter
Retson Ross … Locker Room Bully
Michael William Arnold … Young Reese at 6
Benny Nieves … Detective Garcia
Sonya Jehan
Nicolas Pajon … French Reporter
Jeremy Kilpatrick … Jimmy
Navneet Nishan
Zarina Wahab
Ethynn Tanner Cerney … Locker Room Bully
Arjun Mathur … Raj
Len Anderson IV … Airport Officer #1
Sheila Cavalette … Lady at CAIR
Leslie Thurston … Lady at the Fundraiser
Tracy Weisert … Teacher
Reed Rudy … A.D.A Jones
Arif Zakaria … Faisal Rahman
Adrian Kali Turner … Joel
James D. Weston II … News Cameraman
Anthony Santana … Soccer Player
Joel Schmidt … Desk Sergeant #2
Julien Zuccolin … Police Officer #1
Montgomery Paulsen … Autistic Patient
Kristen Marie Holly … Karma Girl
Dominic Renda … Mark Garrick
Kevin Oestenstad … Officer John Marshall
Mike Howard … Father
Mark S. Porro … D. A. Black
Brett Glazer … Dwayne
Laurence Brown … Desk Officer #1
Brittany Disston … Karma Girl
Connie Chung Kim … Nurse
Aleeza Solowitz … Young woman at Motel
Ilona Gugan … Museum Parent
Marquis Scott … Tyler
Ron Provencal … E.R. Doctor
Kyle Hamon … Jim
Jeff Solowitz … Main Biker
Daniel Lee … Roger the homeless man
Willoughby Charles Jenett … Young man at Motel

 

Plot: Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, a form… add synopsis

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

All Genres:
Adventure, Fantasy

Release Year: 2010

Country: Canada | USA

Runtime: 119 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Logan Lerman … Percy Jackson
Sean Bean … Zeus
Uma Thurman … Medusa
Pierce Brosnan … Chiron
Kevin McKidd … Poseidon
Alexandra Daddario … Annabeth Chase
Rosario Dawson … Persephone
Catherine Keener … Sally Jackson
Steve Coogan … Hades
Jake Abel … Luke
Serinda Swan … Aphrodite
Joe Pantoliano … Gabe Ugliano
Melina Kanakaredes … Athena
Chelan Simmons … Silena Beauregard
Christie Laing … Aphrodite Girl
Brandon T. Jackson … Grover Underwood
Erica Cerra … Hera
Luke Camilleri … Dionysus
Stefanie von Pfetten … Demeter
Dylan Neal … Hermes
Dimitri Lekkos … Greek God Apollo
Maria Olsen … Mrs.. Dodds / Fury
Marie Avgeropoulos … Aphrodite Girl
Luisa D'Oliveira … Aphrodite Girl
Richard Harmon … Smart Ass Kid
Marielle Jaffe … Aphrodite girl
Andrea Brooks … Lotus Land Waitress
Dejan Loyola … Boyfriend
Crystal Tisiga … Aphrodite Girl
Maya Washington … Classmate
Alexis Knapp … Aphrodite Girl
Patrick Sabongui … Cop #2
Tim Aas … Janitor #5
Zane Holtz … 50's Tough
Jocelyn Ott … Lotus Land Waitress

 

Plot: A teenager discovers he’s the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Based on the book by Rick Riordan. add synopsis

Valentine's Day

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 125 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: A Love Story. More or Less.

 

Writers: Katherine Fugate (screenplay) Katherine Fugate (story) …

 

Cast: Jessica Alba … Morley Clarkson
Kathy Bates … Susan
Jessica Biel … Kara Monahan
Bradley Cooper … Holden
Eric Dane … Sean Jackson
Patrick Dempsey … Dr. Harrison Copeland
Hector Elizondo … Edgar
Jamie Foxx … Kelvin Moore
Jennifer Garner … Julia Fitzpatrick
Topher Grace … Jason
Anne Hathaway … Liz
Carter Jenkins … Alex
Ashton Kutcher … Reed Bennett
Queen Latifah … Paula Thomas
Taylor Lautner … Willy

 

Plot: Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine’s Day. add synopsis

The Ghost Writer

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: France | Germany | UK

Runtime: Germany:128 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Robert Harris (novel) Robert Harris (adaptation) …

 

Cast: Ewan McGregor
Pierce Brosnan … Adam Lang
Kim Cattrall … Amelia
Olivia Williams … Ruth Lang
Timothy Hutton
Eli Wallach … Vineyard old man
Tom Wilkinson
James Belushi
Jon Bernthal … Rick
Robert Pugh … Richard Rycart
Daphne Alexander … Connie
Nyasha Hatendi … Josh
Jaymes Butler … F.B.I Officer
Marianne Graffam … Lucy
Anne Wittman … CNN Newscaster #2
Angelique Fernandez … War Crime Prosecutor
Glenn Conroy … Barman
Michael S. Ruscheinsky … The Island Reporter
Kate Copeland … Alice
James McNeill … CNN Newscaster #1
Eben Young … FBI Agent #1

 

Plot: A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. add synopsis

Wonderful World

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:95 min | Germany:89 min (European Film Market)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: If the glass is half empty, at least you can't drown.

 

Cast: Matthew Broderick … Ben Singer
Sanaa Lathan … Khadi
Michael K. Williams … Ibu
Jodelle Ferland … Sandra
Philip Baker Hall … The Man
Jesse Tyler Ferguson … Cyril
Patrick Carney … Evan
Ally Walker … Eliza
Zacharias Foppe … Leon
Christy Reese … Cassie
Cristen Barnes … Suzie
Mia Ford … Maxine
Paul T. Taylor … Doug
James Burton … McRory
John Hambrick … Judge Raines

 

Plot: Ben Singer (Broderick) has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu’s sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu’s sister, Khadi (Lathan), might remedy both men’s ills.

The Spy Next Door

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Spying is easy, babysitting is hard.

 

Cast: Jackie Chan … Bob Ho
Amber Valletta … Gillian
Madeline Carroll … Farren
Will Shadley … Ian
Alina Foley … Nora
Magnús Scheving … Poldark
Billy Ray Cyrus … Colton James
George Lopez … Glaze
Katherine Boecher … Creel
Mia Stallard … Cute Girl
Maverick McWilliams … Chad
Quinn Mason … Carl
Margaret Murphy … Mom
Esodie Geiger … Principal
Arron Shiver … Scientist

 

Plot: Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau. add synopsis

From Paris with Love

Friday, February 5th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: France

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Two agents. One city. No merci.

 

Cast: John Travolta … Charlie Wax
Jonathan Rhys Meyers … James Reece
Kasia Smutniak … Caroline
Richard Durden … Ambassador Bennington
Yin Bing … M. Wong
Amber Rose Revah … Nichole
Eric Gordon … Foreign Minister
François Bredon … The Thug
Chems Dahmani … Rashid (as Chems Eddine Dahmani)
Sami Darr … The Pimp
Julien Hagnery … Chinese Punk
Mostéfa Stiti … Dir Yasin
Rebecca Dayan … Foreign Minister's Aide
Michaël Vander-Meiren … Airport Security Official
Didier Constant … Customs Official

 

Plot: In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.