Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Music
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Opportunity rocks
Cast: Rainn Wilson … Robert 'Fish' Fishman
Christina Applegate … Kim
Teddy Geiger … Curtis
Josh Gad … Matt Gadman
Emma Stone … Amelia
Jeff Garlin … Stan
Jane Lynch … Lisa
Jason Sudeikis … David Marshall
Will Arnett … Lex
Howard Hesseman … Gator
Fred Armisen … Kerr
Bradley Cooper … Trash
Lonny Ross … Sticks
Jon Glaser … Billy
Jane Krakowski … Carol
Plot: The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert “Fish” Fishman…
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 113 min
Languages: English | Hebrew
Director:
Tagline: Lather. Rinse. Save the world.
Cast: Adam Sandler … Zohan Dvir
John Turturro … The Phantom / Fatoush
Emmanuelle Chriqui … Dahlia
Nick Swardson … Michael
Lainie Kazan … Gail
Ido Mosseri … Oori
Rob Schneider … Salim
Dave Matthews … James
Michael Buffer … Walbridge
Charlotte Rae … Mrs. Greenhouse
Keana Texeira … Rock-throwing Girl
Sayed Badreya … Hamdi
Daoud Heidami … Nasi
Kevin Nealon … Kevin
Robert Smigel … Yosi
Plot: An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 124 min
Languages: English | German
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman … Caden Cotard
Catherine Keener … Adele Lack
Sadie Goldstein … Olive (4 years old)
Tom Noonan … Sammy Barnathan
Peter Friedman … Emergency Room Doctor
Charles Techman … Like Clockwork Patient
Josh Pais … Dr. Eisenberg – Ophthalmologist
Daniel London … Tom
Robert Seay … David
Michelle Williams … Claire Keen
Stephen Adly Guirgis … Davis
Samantha Morton … Hazel
Hope Davis … Madeleine Gravis
Frank Girardeau … Plumber
Jennifer Jason Leigh … Maria
Plot: A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play. add synopsis
Awards: 5 wins & 9 nominations
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 120 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: One ordinary guy is giving the candidates a reason to run.
Writers: Jason Richman (written by) & Joshua Michael Stern (written by)
Cast: Kevin Costner … Bud Johnson
Madeline Carroll … Molly Johnson
Paula Patton … Kate Madison
Kelsey Grammer … President Andrew Boone
Dennis Hopper … Donald Greenleaf
Nathan Lane … Art Crumb
Stanley Tucci … Martin Fox
George Lopez … John Sweeney
Judge Reinhold … Walter
Charles Esten … Lewis
Richard Petty … Himself
Willie Nelson … Himself
Mare Winningham … Larissa Johnson
Mark Moses … Attorney General Wyatt
Nana Visitor … Galena Greenleaf
Plot: In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man’s vote.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: France
Runtime: France:150 min | USA:150 min | Argentina:150 min
Languages: French
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Arnaud Desplechin (scenario and dialogue) & Emmanuel Bourdieu (scenario and dialogue)
Cast: Catherine Deneuve … Junon
Jean-Paul Roussillon … Abel, Junon's husband
Anne Consigny … Elizabeth their oldest child
Mathieu Amalric … Henri their middle child
Melvil Poupaud … Ivan their youngest child
Hippolyte Girardot … Claude – Elizabeth's husband
Emmanuelle Devos … Faunia, Henri's lover
Chiara Mastroianni … Sylvia – Ivan's wife
Laurent Capelluto … Simon – Junon's nephew – the painter cousin
Emile Berling … Paull, Elizabeth and Claude's son
Thomas Obled … Basile, Ivan and Sylvia's son
Clément Obled … Baptiste, Ivan and Sylvia's son
Françoise Bertin … Rosaimée, Abel's mother's girlfriend
Samir Guesmi … Spatafora, the family friend at Roubaix
Azize Kabouche … Doctor Zraïdi, the oncologist
Plot: The Vuillard family is no stranger to physical/mental illness, loss, and banishment. But when the matriarch becomes in need of a transplant, the whole family is forced to come together, emotional baggage and all, just in time for Christmas. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 14 nominations
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director: Mark Osborne
John Stevenson
Tagline: Prepare for awesomeness.
Writers: Jonathan Aibel (screenplay) & Glenn Berger (screenplay) …
Cast: Jack Black … Po (voice)
Dustin Hoffman … Shifu (voice)
Angelina Jolie … Tigress (voice)
Ian McShane … Tai Lung (voice)
Jackie Chan … Monkey (voice)
Seth Rogen … Mantis (voice)
Lucy Liu … Viper (voice)
David Cross … Crane (voice)
Randall Duk Kim … Oogway (voice)
James Hong … Mr. Ping (voice)
Dan Fogler … Zeng (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Commander Vachir (voice)
Wayne Knight … Gang Boss (voice)
Kyle Gass … KG Shaw (voice)
JR Reed … JR Shaw (voice)
Plot: In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 20 nominations
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Spain
Runtime: USA:95 min | Germany:98 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Star of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is Finally Going to Greece.
Cast: Nia Vardalos … Georgia
Richard Dreyfuss … Irv
Alexis Georgoulis … Procopi 'Poupi' Kakas
Alistair McGowan … Nico
Harland Williams … Big Al
Rachel Dratch … Kim
Caroline Goodall … Dr. Tullen
Ian Ogilvy … Mr. Tullen
Sophie Stuckey … Caitlin
María Botto … Lala
María Adánez … Lena
Brian Palermo … Marc
Jareb Dauplaise … Gator
Simon Gleeson … Ken
Natalie O'Donnell … Sue
Plot: A travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip around Greece.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 145 min | 151 min (extended cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Get Carried Away.
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker … Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall … Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis … Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon … Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth … Mr. Big
Candice Bergen … Enid Frick
Jennifer Hudson … Louise
David Eigenberg … Steve Brady
Evan Handler … Harry Goldenblatt
Jason Lewis … Jerry 'Smith' Jerrod
Mario Cantone … Anthony Marentino
Lynn Cohen … Magda
Willie Garson … Stanford Blatch
Joanna Gleason … Therapist
Joseph Pupo … Brady Hobbes
Plot: A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 10 nominations
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It takes a real man to become a maid of honor.
Cast: Patrick Dempsey … Thomas 'Tom' Bailey
Michelle Monaghan … Hannah
Kevin McKidd … Colin McMurray
Kadeem Hardison … Felix
Chris Messina … Dennis
Richmond Arquette … Gary
Busy Philipps … Melissa
Whitney Cummings … Stephanie
Emily Nelson … Hilary
Kathleen Quinlan … Joan
Selma Stern … Grandma Pearl
Sydney Pollack … Thomas Bailey Sr.
James Sikking … Reverend Foote
Kevin Sussman … Tiny Shorts Guy
Beau Garrett … Gloria
Plot: A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: When it comes to war…America means business
Cast: John Cusack … Brand Hauser
Hilary Duff … Yonica Babyyeah
Marisa Tomei … Natalie Hegalhuzen
Joan Cusack … Marsha Dillon
Dan Aykroyd … Mr. Vice President
Sergej Trifunovic … Ooq-Mi-Fay Taqnufmini
Ned Bellamy … Ooq-Yu-Fay Taqnufmini / Zubleh
John McLaughlin … Himself
Montel Williams … GuideStar Voice (voice)
Ben Kingsley … Walken / The Viceroy
Lyubomir Neikov … Omar Sharif (as Lubomir Neikov)
Nikolay Stanoev … Bhodi Bhundhang (as Nikolai Stanoev)
George Zlatarev … Director
Bashar Rahal … Video Guy #1
Velislav Pavlov … Video Guy #2 (as Vesilav Pavlov)
Plot: A political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President…
Awards: 1 nomination
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:107 min (unrated version) | Argentina:114 min
Languages: English
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Tagline: This time they're running from the joint.
Cast: John Cho … Harold Lee
Kal Penn … Kumar Patel
Rob Corddry … Ron Fox
Jack Conley … Deputy Frye
Roger Bart … Dr. Jack Beecher
Neil Patrick Harris … Neil Patrick Harris
Danneel Harris … Vanessa Fanning
Eric Winter … Colton Graham
Paula Garcés … Maria
Jon Reep … Raymus
Missi Pyle … Raylene
Mark Munoz … Cyrus
James Adomian … George W. Bush
Beverly D'Angelo … Sally
Echo Valley … Tits Hemingway
Plot: Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:99 min | USA:99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Would you put your eggs…in this basket?
Cast: Tina Fey … Kate Holbrook
Amy Poehler … Angie Ostrowiski
Greg Kinnear … Rob Ackerman
Dax Shepard … Carl Loomis
Romany Malco … Oscar
Sigourney Weaver … Chaffee Bicknell
Steve Martin … Barry
Maura Tierney … Caroline
Stephen Mailer … Dan
Holland Taylor … Rose Holbrook
James Rebhorn … Judge
Denis O'Hare … Dr. Manheim
Kevin Collins … Architect / Rick
Will Forte … Scott
Fred Armisen … Stroller Salesman
Plot: A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min | 101 min (extended edition)
Languages: English | Serbo-Croatian
Director:
Tagline: Get Lucky.
Cast: Cameron Diaz … Joy McNally
Ashton Kutcher … Jack Fuller
Rob Corddry … Hater
Lake Bell … Tipper
Jason Sudeikis … Mason
Treat Williams … Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell … Mrs. Fuller
Michelle Krusiec … Chong
Dennis Farina … Banger
Zach Galifianakis … Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah … Dr. Twitchell
Krysten Ritter … Kelly
Ricky Garcia … Fuller Closets Worker
Andrew Daly … Curtis
Benita Robledo … Maid
Plot: Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery… add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 94 min
Languages: English
Director: Marc F. Adler
Jason Maurer
Tagline: In a divided land, a troubled youth and some unlikely friends must save the world from itself.
Writers: Marc F. Adler (story) Scott Biear (story)
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr. … Delgo (voice)
Chris Kattan … Filo (voice)
Jennifer Love Hewitt … Princess Kyla (voice)
Anne Bancroft … Sedessa (voice)
Val Kilmer … Bogardus (voice)
Malcolm McDowell … Raius (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Elder Marley (voice)
Louis Gossett Jr. … King Zahn (voice)
Eric Idle … Spig (voice)
Burt Reynolds … Delgo's Father (voice)
Kelly Ripa … Kurrin (voice)
Sally Kellerman … Narrator (voice)
Jed Rhein … Ando
Melissa Suzanne McBride … Miss Sutley / Elder Pearo (voice) (as Melissa McBride)
Jeffrey Winter … Giddy / Lockni Man (voice) (as Jeff Winter)
Plot: Delgo, an adventurous but naive teenager, must rally his group of friends to protect their world from conflict between the Lockni and Nohrin people.
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Musical
Release Year: 2008
Country: Mexico
Runtime: Argentina:107 min (DVD version) | USA:107 min
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The smash hit that seduced Mexico has come to America!
Writers: Ignacio Darnaude (original idea) Issa López (writer)
Cast: Patricia Llaca … Eva
Julio Bracho … Alejandro
Maya Zapata … Francisca
Ana Layevska … Ximena
Daniela Schmidt … Yesenia
Diana Garcia … Catalina
Mónica Huarte … Karen Trigo
Darío T. Pie … Jurado
Daniel Figueroa … Jonathan Armando
Ianis Guerrero … Osiris
Gustavo Sánchez Parra … Satán
Uriel del Toro … Conductor
Pedro Izquierdo … Adrián
Adrian Alonso … Patricks
Keiko Durán … Guiomar Lizárraga
Plot: Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others…
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | China | Australia | South Korea
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.
Cast: Jet Li … The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
Michael Angarano … Jason Tripitikas
Jackie Chan … Lu Yan / Old Hop
Yifei Liu … Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Collin Chou … Jade Warlord
Juana Collignon … Southie Girl
Morgan Benoit … Lupo
Bingbing Li … Ni Chang
Jack Posobiec … Southie
Thomas McDonell … Young Southie
Zhi Ma Gui … Old Woman
Shen Shou He … Farmer
Bin Jiang … Young Village Man
Shaohua Yang … Jade Soldier
Yu Yuan Zeng … Inn Keeper
Plot: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: When it comes to screwing up their lives, some people don't know when to cry uncle.
Cast: Matthew Broderick … Taylor Mendon
Brittany Snow … Amanda
Maura Tierney … Lorraine Mendon
Peter Facinelli … Greg
Steve Coogan … Michael Henry
Ed Begley Jr. … Himself
Bill Fagerbakke … Larry
Patrick Fischler … Kevin – TV Executive
Peggy Scott … Sharon the Maid
Jennifer Hall … Wendy the Cage Girl
Daniel Roebuck … Link
Lester Speight … BV (as Lester Rasta Speight)
J.P. Manoux … Tony Clark
Jennifer Rau … Whisper
Allan Wasserman … Dr. Chase
Plot: A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.
Awards: 3 nominations
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Jennifer Flackett
Mark Levin
Tagline: Be the hero of your own story.
Cast: Abigail Breslin … Nim Rusoe
Jodie Foster … Alexandra Rover
Gerard Butler … Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
Michael Carman … Captain
Mark Brady … Purser
Anthony Simcoe … First Mate
Christopher Baker … Ensign
Peter Callan … Edmund's Father
Rhonda Doyle … Edmund's Mother
Russell Butler … Old Fisherman
Colin Gibson … Cruise Director
Bryan Probets … Australian Tourist #1
Andrew Nason … Australian Tourist #2
Dorothy Thorsen … Blue-Haired Woman
Penny Everingham … Older Woman Tourist
Plot: A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she’s reading.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: In the beginning, the rules were simple. There weren't any.
Cast: John Krasinski … Carter Rutherford
David de Vries … Princeton Reporter #1 (as David DeVries)
Rick Forrester … Princeton Reporter #2
Craig S. Harper … Princeton Reporter #3 (as Craig Harper)
George Clooney … Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly
Malcolm Goodwin … Bakes
Matt Bushell … Curly
Tommy Hinkley … Hardleg
Tim Griffin … Ralph
Robert Baker … Stump
Nick Paonessa … Zoom
Lance Barber … Toledo Referee
Wayne Duvall … Coach Frank Ferguson
Nicholas Bourdages … Bug
Jason Drago … Toledo Player
Plot: A romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football, where the owner of a professional team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fianc
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Check your baggage at the door.
Cast: Tyler Perry … Madea / Joe
David Mann … Leroy Brown
Tamela J. Mann … Cora Brown
Angela Bassett … Brenda Brown
Lance Gross … Michael Brown
Chloe Bailey … Tosha Brown
Mariana Tolbert … Lena Brown
Rick Fox … Harry
Sofía Vergara … Cheryl
Irma P. Hall … Mildred
Frankie Faison … L.B. Brown
Margaret Avery … Sarah Brown
Jenifer Lewis … Vera
Lamman Rucker … Will
Kristopher Lofton … Calvin
Plot: A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father — a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.
Awards: 2 nominations
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