Archive for the ‘Action’ Category

Crank: High Voltage

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director: Mark Neveldine

Brian Taylor

Tagline: He was dead…But he got better

 

Cast: Jason Statham … Chev Chelios
Amy Smart … Eve Lydon
Dwight Yoakam … Doc Miles
Efren Ramirez … Venus
Julanne Chidi Hill … Dark Chocolate
Reno Wilson … Orlando
Keone Young … Don Kim
Art Hsu … Johnny Vang
Joseph Julian Soria … Chico
Ling Bai … Ria
Clifton Collins Jr. … El Huron
David Carradine … Poon Dong
Corey Haim … Randy
Geri Halliwell … Karen Chelios
Billy Unger … Young Chev

 

Plot: Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Hugh Jackman … Logan / Wolverine
Liev Schreiber … Victor Creed / Sabertooth
Danny Huston … Col. William Stryker
Will i Am … John Wraith / Kestrel (as Will.i.am)
Lynn Collins … Kayla Silverfox
Kevin Durand … Fred Dukes / Blob
Dominic Monaghan … Chris Bradley / Bolt
Taylor Kitsch … Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Daniel Henney … Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds … Wade Wilson
Tim Pocock … Scott Summers / Cyclops
Julia Blake … Heather Hudson / Vindicator
Max Cullen … Travis Hudson
Troye Sivan … James Howlett
Michael-James Olsen … Young Victor

 

Plot: After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations

Star Trek

Monday, April 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 127 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The future begins.

 

Cast: Chris Pine … James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto … Spock
Leonard Nimoy … Spock Prime
Eric Bana … Nero
Bruce Greenwood … Christopher Pike
Karl Urban … Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Zoe Saldana … Nyota Uhura (as Zoë Saldana)
Simon Pegg … Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
John Cho … Hikaru Sulu
Anton Yelchin … Pavel Chekov
Ben Cross … Sarek
Winona Ryder … Amanda Grayson
Chris Hemsworth … George Kirk
Jennifer Morrison … Winona Kirk
Rachel Nichols … Gaila

 

Plot: A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.

 

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 29 nominations

Blood: The Last Vampire

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: Hong Kong | Japan | France | Argentina

Runtime: 91 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Where evil grows she preys

 

Writers: Chris Chow (screenplay) and Kenji Kamiyama (character)

 

Cast: Gianna Jun … Saya (as Gianna)
Allison Miller … Alice McKee
Liam Cunningham … Michael Harrison
JJ Feild … Luke
Koyuki … Onigen
Yasuaki Kurata … Kato Takatora
Larry Lamb … General McKee
Andrew Pleavin … Frank Nielsen
Michael Byrne … Elder
Colin Salmon … Powell
Masiela Lusha … Sharon
Ailish OConnor … Linda
Constantine Gregory … Mr. Henry
Joey Anaya … Creature
Khary Payton … Creature

 

Plot: A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise.

Super Capers

Friday, March 20th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:98 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Justin Whalin … Ed Gruberman
Sam Lloyd … Herman Brainard (as Samuel Lloyd)
Ryan McPartlin … Will Powers
Danielle Harris … Felicia Freeze
Ray Griggs … Puffer Boy
Pancho Moler … Robo
Bobby 'Slim' Jones … Cretan
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister … Sarge
Chris Owen … Igniter Boy
Oliver Muirhead … Herbert Q
Michael Rooker … Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Christine Lakin … Red
Jon Polito … Captain Sludge
Clint Howard … Mugger
Tom Sizemore … Roger Cheatem

 

Plot: A good guy with no powers joins a superhero team with no clue against a bad guy with no shame.

 

Awards: 1 win

12 Rounds

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: John Cena … Danny Fisher
Aidan Gillen … Miles Jackson
Ashley Scott … Molly Porter
Steve Harris … George Aiken
Brian J. White … Hank Carver (as Brian White)
Gonzalo Menendez … Ray Santiago
Taylor Cole … Erica Kessen
Kyle Russell Clements … Dave Fisher (as Kyle Clements)
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo … Willie Dumaine
Travis Davis … Anthony Deluso
Nick Gomez … Samuel
Brian Stanton … FBI Agent Gator (as Brian Decaro)
Rosalind Rubin … FBI Agent Sheila
Billy Slaughter … Technician
Kim Collins … Phil the Plumber

 

Plot: Detective Danny Fisher discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Fisher’s past, and he’ll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.

Fast & Furious

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: New Model. Original Parts.

 

Cast: Vin Diesel … Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker … Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster … Mia Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez … Letty
John Ortiz … Campos
Laz Alonso … Fenix Rise
Gal Gadot … Gisele Harabo
Jack Conley … Penning
Shea Whigham … Agent Ben Stasiak
Liza Lapira … Agent Sophie Trinh
Sung Kang … Han Lue
Wilmer Calderon … Tash
Don Omar … Himself
Mirtha Michelle … Cara
Greg Cipes … Dwight

 

Plot: Brian O’Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

 

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

Dragonball Evolution

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Hong Kong

Runtime: 85 min | 100 min (uncut version)

Languages: English | Japanese | Hindi

Director:

Tagline: This Easter the legend comes to life.

 

Cast: Justin Chatwin … Goku
Yun-Fat Chow … Master Roshi
Emmy Rossum … Bulma
Jamie Chung … Chi Chi
James Marsters … Lord Piccolo
Joon Park … Yamcha
Eriko Tamura … Mai
Randall Duk Kim … Grandpa Gohan
Ernie Hudson … Sifu Norris
Texas Battle … Carey Fuller
Megumi Seki … Seki
Ian Whyte … Oozaru
Richard Blake … Agundes
Jon Valera … Moreno
Rafael Valdez … Butler

 

Plot: The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

Knowing

Monday, March 9th, 2009

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

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | UK | Australia

Runtime: 121 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Knowing is Everything…

 

Cast: Nicolas Cage … Professor Jonathan 'John' Koestler
Chandler Canterbury … Caleb Koestler
Rose Byrne … Diana Wayland
Lara Robinson … Abby Wayland / Lucinda Embry
D.G. Maloney … The Stranger
Nadia Townsend … Grace Koestler
Alan Hopgood … Reverend Koestler
Adrienne Pickering … Allison Koestler
Joshua Long … Younger Caleb
Danielle Carter … Miss Taylor (1959)
Alethea McGrath … Miss Taylor (2009)
David Lennie … Principal Clark (1959)
Tamara Donnellan … Lucinda's Mother
Travis Waite … Lucinda's Father
Ben Mendelsohn … Professor Phil Beckman

 

Plot: A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son’s elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions — some that have already occurred and others that are about to — that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

Echelon Conspiracy

Friday, February 27th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 min

Languages:

Director:

Tagline: Security comes at a price…

 

Cast: Shane West … Max Peterson
Edward Burns … John Reed
Ving Rhames … Agent Dave Grant
Jonathan Pryce … Mueller
Tamara Feldman … Kamila
Yuriy Kutsenko … Russian General
Sergey Gubanov … Yuri Malanin
Martin Sheen … Raymond Burke
Ilan Goodman … Dennis
Todd Jensen … Agent Fletcher
Steven Elder … Charles
Sandra De Sousa … Female Casino Tech
Greg Donaldson … Casino Tech
Andrea Enright … NSA Tech #2
Trevor White … Paul Spencer

 

Plot: At first, the strange phone messages promised great wealth. Soon, though, government agents pursue the young engineer receiving them around the world.

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: Canada | India | USA | Japan

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Some fight for power. Some fight for us.

 

Cast: Kristin Kreuk … Chun-Li
Chris Klein … Charlie Nash
Neal McDonough … Bison / Vega (Japan)
Robin Shou … Gen
Moon Bloodgood … Det. Maya Sunee
Josie Ho … Cantana
Taboo … Vega / Balrog (Japan)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Balrog / Bison (Japan)
Pei-pei Cheng … Zhilan
Edmund Chen … Xiang
Inez Yan … Chun-Li (5 yrs)
Elizaveta Kiryukhina … Rose
Emilze Junqueira … Jeanne Xiang
Katherine Pemberton … Chun-Li (10 yrs)
Siri Sirijane … Liu

 

Plot: Based on the popular video game franchise, female fighter Chun Li embarks on a quest for justice.

Watchmen

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

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

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 162 min | 186 min (director's cut) | 215 min (ultimate cut)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This city is afraid of me. I've seen its true face.

 

Cast: Malin Akerman … Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
Billy Crudup … Dr. Manhattan / Jon Osterman
Matthew Goode … Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Jackie Earle Haley … Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
Jeffrey Dean Morgan … Edward Blake / The Comedian
Patrick Wilson … Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
Carla Gugino … Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre
Matt Frewer … Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic
Stephen McHattie … Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Laura Mennell … Janey Slater
Rob LaBelle … Wally Weaver
Gary Houston … John McLaughlin
James M. Connor … Pat Buchanan (as James Michael Connor)
Mary Ann Burger … Eleanor Clift
John Shaw … Doug Roth

 

Plot: In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

Banlieue 13 – Ultimatum

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: France

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: French

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Cyril Raffaelli … Capt. Damien Tomaso
David Belle … Leïto
Philippe Torreton … Le président de la République
Daniel Duval … Walter Gassman
Elodie Yung … Tao
MC Jean Gab'1 … Molko
James Deano … Karl le skin
Laouni Mouhid … Ali-K (as La Fouine)
Fabrice Feltzinger … Little Montana
Pierre-Marie Mosconi … Roland
Johnny Amaro … Policier centre de contrôle
Pascal D'Amato … Le garde escaller préfecture
Guy Amram … Le chef commando GIGN
Pascal Aubert … Le Chef De Poste
Jean-Gilles Barbier … Le commandant de police

 

Plot: Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city’s secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.

Next Day Air

Friday, February 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:84 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: It's all in the delivery.

 

Cast: Donald Faison … Leo
Mike Epps … Brody
Wood Harris … Guch
Omari Hardwick … Shavoo
Emilio Rivera … Bodega
Darius McCrary … Buddy
Cisco Reyes … Jesus
Yasmin Deliz … Chita
Lobo Sebastian … Rhino
Malik Barnhardt … Hassie
Mos Def … Eric
Debbie Allen … Ms. Jackson
Lauren London … Ivy
Jo D. Jonz … Wade
Shawn Michael Howard … Derrick

 

Plot: Two inept criminals are mistakenly delivered a package of cocaine and think they’ve hit the jackpot, triggering a series of events that changes ten people’s lives forever.

The International

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Germany | UK

Runtime: 118 min

Languages: English | Italian | French

Director:

Tagline: They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays.

 

Cast: Clive Owen … Louis Salinger
Naomi Watts … Eleanor Whitman
Armin Mueller-Stahl … Wilhelm Wexler
Ulrich Thomsen … Jonas Skarssen
Brian F. O'Byrne … The Consultant
Michel Voletti … Viktor Haas
Patrick Baladi … Martin White
Jay Villiers … Francis Ehames
Fabrice Scott … Nicholai Yeshinski
Haluk Bilginer … Ahmet Sunay
Luca Barbareschi … Umberto Calvini (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi)
Alessandro Fabrizi … Inspector Alberto Cerutti
Felix Solis … Detective Iggy Ornelas
Jack McGee … Detective Bernie Ward
Nilaja Sun … Detective Gloria Hubbard

 

Plot: An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution’s role in an international arms dealing ring.

Push

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

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

Release Year: 2009

Country: Canada | UK | USA

Runtime: 111 min

Languages: English | Cantonese

Director:

Tagline: One push can change everything.

 

Cast: Colin Ford … Young Nick
Joel Gretsch … Nick's Father
Djimon Hounsou … Henry Carver
Dakota Fanning … Cassie Holmes
Robert Tsonos … Division Doctor #1
Brandon Rhea … Division Doctor #2
Camilla Belle … Kira Hudson
Neil Jackson … Victor Budarin
Chris Evans … Nick Gant
Kai Cheung Leung … Dice Man
Sun Nan Hung … Dice Man's Heavy
Corey Stoll … Agent Mack
Scott Michael Campbell … Agent Holden
Wai Man Tam … Cook in Fish Market
Hal Yamanouchi … Pop Father (as Haruihko Yamanouchi)

 

Plot: Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | New Zealand

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Michael Sheen … Lucian
Bill Nighy … Viktor
Rhona Mitra … Sonja
Steven Mackintosh … Tannis
Kevin Grevioux … Raze
David Aston … Coloman
Geraldine Brophy … Nobleman's Wife
Leighton Cardno … Fearful Lycan
Alex Carroll … Young Lucian (as Alexander Carroll)
Elizabeth Hawthorne … Orsova
Jared Turner … Xristo
Jason Hood … Death Dealer
Mark Mitchinson … Nobleman
Tania Nolan … Luka
Craig Parker … Sabas

 

Plot: An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

Black Dynamite

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Comedy

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 90 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Michael Jai White … Black Dynamite
Arsenio Hall … Tasty Freeze
Tommy Davidson … Cream Corn
Kevin Chapman … O'Leary
Richard Edson … Dino
Darrel Heath … Militant 2
Buddy Lewis … Gunsmoke rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pete Antico … Abraham Lincoln
Phyllis Applegate … Aunt Billy
Obba Babatundé … Osirus
William Bassett … Captain Yancy
Sorana Black … Disguised Waitress #1
Fredella Calloway … Waitress
Cheryl Carter … Black Dynamites Mother
Juka Ceesay … Valet Girl
Sean Christopher … Nipsy
Deidee Deionne … Afroditey
Jason Jack Edwards … Soul Brother (as Jason Edwards)
Jon Kent Ethridge … Young Black Dynamite
Deionne Gibson … Afroditey
Cory Gluck … Young Jimmy
Andray Johnson … Karate Instructor
John Kerry … Mafia Chief
Irwin Keyes … Mob Goon
Lauren Mary Kim … Hoe
Daniel Leavitt … Teasing Boy #1
Jesse Lewis IV … Militant #3
Neil Lewis … Young black dynamite
Alexis McCombs … Hooker
Brian McKnight … Sweetmeat
James McManus … Richard Nixon
K.J. Middlebrooks … Pimp in barbershop
Byron Minns … Bullhorn
Jessica Moreno … Dumb Blonde
Phil Morris … Saheed
Kevin Murry … Nipsy's neighbor
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. … Mo
Loren Oden … Leon St. James
Nicole Ari Parker … Mahogany Black
Garen Petrossian … Goon 3
Candace Rice … Shawanda
Salli Richardson-Whitfield … Gloria (as Salli Richardson)
John Salley … Kotex
Tucker Smallwood … Congressman James
Brittney Sorensen … White Chick
Chris Spencer … Militant 1
Mike Starr … Rafelli
Charlotte Stokely
Larnell Stovall … Pool Hall Thug
Nicole Sullivan … Patricia Nixon
Nakia Syvonne … Euphoria
Pretty Terry … Paul Taylor
Al Vicente … Capo
Erika Vution … Black girl (as Ashlie R. Jackson)
Jimmy Walker Jr. … Roscoe
Kym Whitley … Honeybee
Lee Whittaker … Donut man (as Lee Whitaker)
Billy 'Sly' Williams … Willy Sly
Mykelti Williamson … Chicago Wind
Bokeem Woodbine … Black Hand Jack
Cedric Yarbrough … Chocolate Giddy-Up
Roger Yuan … Fiendish Dr. Wu
Poco Zocko … Goon (as Jeffrey M. Gelman)

 

Plot: This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother… add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

Brooklyn's Finest

Friday, January 16th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 140 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This is War. This is Brooklyn.

 

Cast: Richard Gere … Eddie Dugan
Don Cheadle … Tango
Ethan Hawke … Sal
Wesley Snipes … Caz
Jesse Williams … Eddie Quinlan
Lili Taylor … Angela
Ellen Barkin
Will Patton … Lt. Bill Hobarts
Brian F. O'Byrne … Ronny Rosario
Vincent D'Onofrio … Carlo rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Adams … Doctor
Wade Allain-Marcus … C-Rayz
Jas Anderson … K Rock
Nicoye Banks … Slim
Ismail Bashey … Radio Interviewer (voice)
Shaun B'Laurent … Tim (as Ed Pelle)
James Thomas Bligh … Detective Steve Ryan
Diana Bologna … Italian Woman
Robert John Burke … Trooper Scarborough
Raquel Castro … Katherine
Carl Clemons … Club Goon
Rosalyn Coleman … Mother
Tawny Cypress … Allisa Hughes
Isabella David … Sarie's Friend
Paul Diomede … The Italian
John D'Leo … Vinny
Ramon Flowers … Junky
Lebroz Ariel James … Brooklyn Bruiser
Michael Jeremiah … Narc
Hassan Johnson … Beamer
Shannon Kane … Chantel
Ebony J Lewis … Shortie
Steve Lord … FBI Wiretap Agent
Bruce MacVittie … Father Scarpetti
Stella Maeve … Cynthia
Logan Marshall-Green … Melvin Panton
Tanda Mercer … Shortie
Ed Moran … Investigator #2
Kevin Navayne … Drug dealer
Michael Pemberton … Capt. Jenkins
Armando Riesco … Detective George Montress
Clifford Rivera … Thug Ballplayer #2
Wass Stevens … Patrick Leary
Will Stewart … Plainclothes Officer
Tika Sumpter … Neighborhood Girl
Joshua Thompson … Jojo
Sarah Thompson … Sarie
Tobias Truvillion … Gutta
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … Kordell
Michael K. Williams … Red
Yan Xi … Chinese Waitress
Rick Zahn … Police Commissioner

 

Plot: Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths. add synopsis

Chandni Chowk to China

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2009

Country: India | USA

Runtime: USA:154 min

Languages: Hindi | Cantonese

Director:

Tagline: This Diwali, two great civilizations… will wish they had never met!

 

Writers: Rajat Arora (dialogue) Bohemia (lyrics)

 

Cast: Akshay Kumar … SidhulLiu Sheuyn
Deepika Padukone … Sakhi / Suzy 'Meow Meow' 'Miss TSM'
Mithun Chakraborty … Dada
Ranvir Shorey … Chopstick
Chia Hui Liu … Hojo (as Gordon Liu)
Roger Yuan … Inspector Chiang Kohung rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kiran Juneja … Mrs. Kohung
Yuk-Ting Lau (as Lau Yuk-Ting)
Jun Li … Wong
Chang En Lu … Han
Conan Stevens … Joey
Kevin Wu … Frankie

 

Plot: An action-comedy about a simple cook from Chandni Chowk mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior Liu Shengh by residents of an oppressed Chinese village.

 

Awards: 1 nomination