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Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Friday, January 18th, 2008

All Genres:
Documentary, Biography, Music

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 80 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.

 

Cast: Tiziana Arrigoni … Herself / Manager
Kevin Goocher … Himself
Glenn Gyorffy … Himself
William Howell … Himself
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow … Himself / Lead Guitar
Lemmy … Himself
Robb Reiner … Himself / Drummer
Slash … Himself
Chris Tsangarides … Himself
Lars Ulrich … Himself

 

Plot: At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the “demi-gods of Canadian metal… add synopsis

 

Awards: 11 wins & 6 nominations

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The Great Debaters

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 126 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.

 

Cast: Denzel Washington … Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker … Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett … Samantha Booke
Denzel Whitaker … James Farmer Jr.
Jermaine Williams … Hamilton Burgess
Forest Whitaker … Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Gina Ravera … Ruth Tolson
John Heard … Sheriff Dozier
Kimberly Elise … Pearl Farmer
Devyn A. Tyler … Helen Farmer (as Devyn Tyler)
Trenton McClain Boyd … Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery … Deputy
Jackson Walker … Pig Owner
Tim Parati … Pig Farmer
Robert X. Golphin … Dunbar Reed

 

Plot: A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school’s first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. add synopsis

 

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations

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Charlie Wilson's War

Monday, December 10th, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 102 min

Languages: English | Dari | Arabic | Russian

Director:

Tagline: Based on a true story. You think we could make all this up?

 

Cast: Tom Hanks … Charlie Wilson
Amy Adams … Bonnie Bach
Julia Roberts … Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman … Gust Avrakotos
Terry Bozeman … CIA Award Presenter
Brian Markinson … Paul Brown
Jud Tylor … Crystal Lee
Hilary Angelo … Kelly
Cyia Batten … Stacey
Kirby Mitchell … Stoned Guy
Ed Regine … Limo Driver
Daniel Eric Gold … Donnelly
Emily Blunt … Jane Liddle
Peter Gerety … Larry Liddle
Wynn Everett … Receptionist – Charlie's Angels

 

Plot: A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 160 min

Languages: English | Danish

Director:

Tagline: Beyond the myth lies America's greatest betrayal.

 

Cast: Brad Pitt … Jesse James
Mary-Louise Parker … Zee James
Brooklynn Proulx … Mary James
Dustin Bollinger … Tim James
Casey Affleck … Robert Ford
Sam Rockwell … Charley Ford
Jeremy Renner … Wood Hite
Sam Shepard … Frank James
Garret Dillahunt … Ed Miller
Paul Schneider … Dick Liddil
Joel McNichol … Express Messenger
James Defelice … Baggagemaster (as James DeFelice)
J.C. Roberts … Engineer
Darrell Orydzuk … Ukranian Train Passenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg … Young Train Passenger

 

Plot: Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations

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I'm Not There.

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Music

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 135 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: All I Can Do Is Be Me Whoever That Is

 

Writers: Todd Haynes (screenplay) & Oren Moverman (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Cate Blanchett … Jude
Ben Whishaw … Arthur
Christian Bale … Jack / Pastor John
Richard Gere … Billy
Marcus Carl Franklin … Woody / Chaplin Boy
Heath Ledger … Robbie
Kris Kristofferson … Narrator (voice)
Don Francks … Hobo Joe
Roc LaFortune … Hobo Moe
Larry Day … Government Agent
Paul Cagelet … Carny / Bell-Hop
Brian R.C. Wilmes … Circus Man (as Brian RC Wilmes)
Pierre-Alexandre Fortin … Gorgeous George
Richie Havens … Old Man Arvin
Tyrone Benskin … Mr. Arvin

 

Plot: Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 11 nominations

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Mongol

Friday, August 10th, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Romance, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: Kazakhstan | Russia | Mongolia | Germany

Runtime: 126 min

Languages: Mongolian | Mandarin

Director:

Tagline: Greatness comes to those who take it.

 

Writers: Arif Aliyev (writer) & Sergei Bodrov (writer)

 

Cast: Tadanobu Asano … Temudjin
Honglei Sun … Jamukha
Khulan Chuluun … Börte
Aliya … Oelun – Temudjin's Mother
Ba Sen … Esugei – Temudjin's Father
Amadu Mamadakov … Targutai
He Qi … Dai-Sechen
Ben Hon Sun … Monk
Ji Ri Mu Tu … Boorchu
You Er … Sorgan-Shira (as A You Er)
Ba Tu … Altan (as Hong Jong Ba Tu)
Deng Ba Te Er … Daritai (as E Er Deng Ba Te Er)
Bao Di … Todoen
Su Ya La Su Rong … Girkhai (as Su You Le Si Ren)
Sai Xing Ga … Chiledu

 

Plot: The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations

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Persepolis

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

All Genres:
Animation, Biography, Drama, War

Release Year: 2007

Country: France | USA

Runtime: 96 min | Turkey:89 min (TV version)

Languages: French | English | Persian | German

Director: Vincent Paronnaud

Marjane Satrapi

Tagline:

 

Writers: Marjane Satrapi (comic) Vincent Paronnaud (scenario)

 

Cast: Chiara Mastroianni … Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi, as a teenager and a woman (voice)
Catherine Deneuve … Mrs. Satrapi – Marjane's mother (voice)
Danielle Darrieux … Marjane's grandmother (voice)
Simon Abkarian … Mr. Satrapi – Marjane's father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes Benites … Marjane as a child (voice)
François Jerosme … Uncle Anouche (voice)
Sophie Arthuys … (voice)
Jean-François Gallotte
Arié Elmaleh … (voice)
Mathias Mlekuz … (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stéphane Foenkinos
Amethyste Frezignac … Marjane as a child (voice: English version)
Tilly Mandelbrot … Lali (voice)
Sean Penn … Mr. Satrapi – Marjane's father (voice: English version)
Iggy Pop … Uncle Anouche (voice: English version)
Gena Rowlands … Marjane's grandmother (voice: English version)

 

Plot: Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 25 nominations

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