Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category

Drillbit Taylor

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 110 min | 102 min (original version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: You get what you pay for.

 

Writers: Kristofor Brown (screenplay) & Seth Rogen (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Nate Hartley … Wade
Troy Gentile … Ryan
Ian Roberts … Jim
Owen Wilson … Drillbit Taylor
Casey Boersma … Chuck
Dylan Boersma … Nick
Lisa Ann Walter … Dolores
Beth Littleford … Barbara
David Koechner … Frightened Dad
Matt Walsh … Not for Pot Driver
Janet Varney … Attractive Woman Driver
Lisa Lampanelli … Ronnie's Mom
Billy O'Neill … Dean (as Bill O'Neill)
Shaun Weiss … Bus Driver
Jordan Valacich … Cute Girl on Stairs (as Jordan Valley)

 

Plot: Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Monday, March 10th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 111 min | 118 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Hawaiian

Director:

Tagline: From the guys who brought you "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up"

 

Cast: Jason Segel … Peter Bretter
Kristen Bell … Sarah Marshall
Mila Kunis … Rachel Jansen
Russell Brand … Aldous Snow
Bill Hader … Brian Bretter
Liz Cackowski … Liz Bretter
Maria Thayer … Wyoma
Jack McBrayer … Darald
Taylor Wily … Kimo
Davon McDonald … Dwayne the Bartender (as Da'Vone McDonald)
Steve Landesberg … Dr. Rosenbaum
Jonah Hill … Matthew the Waiter
Paul Rudd … Chuck
Kala Alexander … Greg
Kalani Robb … Helpful Hawaiian Waiter

 

Plot: Devastated Peter takes a Hawaii vacation in order to deal with recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know Sarah’s traveling to the same resort as her ex … and she’s bringing along her new boyfriend.

 

Awards: 1 win & 10 nominations

The Lucky Ones

Monday, March 10th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: Canada:113 min | USA:115 min | Argentina:115 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Sometimes losing your way home means finding yourself

 

Cast: Tim Robbins … Fred Cheaver
Rachel McAdams … Colee Dunn
Michael Peña … T.K. Poole
Molly Hagan … Pat Cheaver
Mark L. Young … Scott Cheaver
Howard Platt … Stan Tilson
Arden Myrin … Barbara Tilson
Coby Goss … Peter Tilson (as Coburn Goss)
John Heard … Bob
Jennifer Joan Taylor … Bob's Wife
Katherine LaNasa … Janet
Leo Ford … Janet's husband
Susan Yeagley … Kendra
Emily Swallow … Brandi
John Diehl … Tom Klinger

 

Plot: The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, TK and Cheever — who return from the Iraq War after…

The Promotion

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 86 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: Two guys. One job. No rules.

 

Cast: Seann William Scott … Doug Stauber
Chris Conrad … Teddy Grahams
Rick Gonzalez … Ernesto
Adrian Martinez … Octavio
Maestro Harrell … First Kid in Parking Lot
Kristopher Lofton … Second Kid in Parking Lot
Jarreau Brown … Third Kid in Parking Lot
Edwin M. Walker … Fourth Kid in Parking Lot
Jamaal C. Adams … Fifth Kid in Parking Lot
Mario Larraza … Edgar
Tory O. Davis … Keith
Fred Armisen … Scott Fargas
Bobby Cannavale … Dr. Timms
Jenna Fischer … Jen Stauber
Richard Henzel … Motivational Speaker

 

Plot: Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.

Humboldt County

Friday, March 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:97 min

Languages: English

Director: Darren Grodsky

Danny Jacobs

Tagline: Welcome to the Lost Coast

 

Writers: Darren Grodsky (writer) Danny Jacobs (writer)

 

Cast: Fairuza Balk … Bogart
Peter Bogdanovich … Professor Hadley
Frances Conroy … Rosie
Madison Davenport … Charity
Brad Dourif … Jack
Chris Messina … Max
Jeremy Strong … Peter
Darren Grodsky … Bob
Danny Jacobs … Steve
Elayn Taylor … Zelda
Bethany Therese … Sophie
Michele Shoshani … Lucy
Rick St. Charles … Tom
Nathan Pierce … Deputy Dirksen
Jabari Morgan … Agent Gallant

 

Plot: A disillusioned medical student is stranded for a summer in a remote community of counterculture pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagined he would discover himself.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Friday, March 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Every Woman Will Have Her Day

 

Cast: Amy Adams … Delysia Lafosse
David Alexander … Chestnut Seller
Clare Clifford … Margery
Christina Cole … Charlotte Warren
Stephanie Cole … Miss Holt
Beatie Edney … Mrs. Brummegan
Shirley Henderson … Edythe DuBarry
Ciarán Hinds … Joe Bloomfield
Sarah Kants … Annabel Darlington
Sally Leonard … Woman at Train Station
Frances McDormand … Miss Guinivere Pettigrew
Katy Murphy … Miss Holt's Assistant
Lee Pace … Michael Pardue
Tom Payne … Phil Goldman
Tim Potter … Nightclub Patron

 

Plot: Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Horton Hears a Who!

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 86 min

Languages: English

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Steve Martino

Tagline: One Elephant One World One Story

 

Writers: Ken Daurio (screenplay) Cinco Paul (screenplay)

 

Cast: Jim Carrey … Horton (voice)
Steve Carell … The Mayor of Whoville (voice)
Carol Burnett … Kangaroo (voice)
Will Arnett … Vlad (voice)
Seth Rogen … Morton (voice)
Dan Fogler … Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)
Isla Fisher … Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)
Jonah Hill … Tommy (voice)
Amy Poehler … Sally O'Malley (voice)
Jaime Pressly … Mrs. Quilligan (voice)
Charles Osgood … Narrator (voice)
Josh Flitter … Rudy (voice)
Joey King … Katie (voice)
Niecy Nash … Miss Yelp (voice)
Jesse McCartney … JoJo (voice)

 

Plot: Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.

 

Awards: 11 nominations

Meet Dave

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 90 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave

 

Cast: Eddie Murphy … Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain
Elizabeth Banks … Gina Morrison
Gabrielle Union … No. 3 – Cultural Officer
Scott Caan … Officer Dooley
Ed Helms … No. 2 – 2nd In Command
Kevin Hart … No. 17
Mike O'Malley … Officer Knox
Pat Kilbane … No. 4 – Security Officer
Judah Friedlander … Engineer
Marc Blucas … Mark Rhodes
Jim Turner … Doctor
Austyn Myers … Josh Morrison (as Austyn Lynd Myers)
Adam Tomei … No. 35
Brian Huskey … Lieutenant Right Arm
Shawn Christian … Lieutenant Left Arm

 

Plot: A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.

 

Awards: 4 nominations

Semi-Pro

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Sport

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 91 min | 98 min (unrated DVD version) | 99 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The Greatest Fro on Earth

 

Cast: Will Ferrell … Jackie Moon
Woody Harrelson … Monix
André Benjamin … Clarence
Maura Tierney … Lynn
Andrew Daly … Dick Pepperfield
Will Arnett … Lou Redwood
Andy Richter … Bobby Dee
David Koechner … Commissioner
Rob Corddry … Kyle
Matt Walsh … Father Pat the Ref
Jackie Earle Haley … Dukes
DeRay Davis … Bee Bee Ellis
Josh Braaten … Twiggy Munson
Jay Phillips … Scootsie Double Day
Peter Cornell … Vakidis

 

Plot: Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association’s Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true

 

Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations

Happy-Go-Lucky

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK

Runtime: 118 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The one movie this fall that will put a smile on your face.

 

Cast: Sally Hawkins … Poppy
Elliot Cowan … Bookshop Assistant
Alexis Zegerman … Zoe
Andrea Riseborough … Dawn
Sinead Matthews … Alice (as Sinéad Matthews)
Kate O'Flynn … Suzy
Sarah Niles … Tash
Eddie Marsan … Scott
Joseph Kloska … Suzy's Boyfriend
Sylvestra Le Touzel … Heather
Anna Reynolds … Receptionist
Nonso Anozie … Ezra
Trevor Cooper … Patient
Karina Fernandez … Flamenco Teacher
Philip Arditti … Flamenco Student

 

Plot: A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 21 wins & 15 nominations

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

Friday, February 8th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:114 min | Argentina:114 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Going home is no vacation.

 

Cast: Martin Lawrence … R.J.
James Earl Jones … Papa Jenkins
Margaret Avery … Mama Jenkins
Joy Bryant … Bianca Kittles
Cedric the Entertainer … Clyde (as Cedric 'The Entertainer')
Nicole Ari Parker … Lucinda
Michael Clarke Duncan … Otis
Mike Epps … Reggie
Mo'Nique … Betty
Damani Roberts … Jamaal
Brooke Lyons … Amy
Liz Mikel … Ruthie
Carol Sutton … Ms. Pearl
Deetta West … Ms. Addy
Louis C.K. … Marty

 

Plot: A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. add synopsis

Miss Conception

Friday, February 8th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA | Germany

Runtime: 104 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Camilla Leslie (written by) and Katherine Chandler (additional dialogue)

 

Cast: Heather Graham … Georgina Salt
Mia Kirshner … Clem
Tom Ellis … Zak
Will Mellor … Brian
Orlando Seale … Justin
Ruta Gedmintas … Alexandra
Nicholas Le Prevost … Dr. Dupompe
Jeremy Sheffield … James
Cathal Sheahan … Malcolm
Vivienne Moore … Mrs. Salt
Jo Donnelly … Sales Assistant
Maria Watton-Graham … Rebecca
Debbie Javor … Dalia
Mark Mulholland … Fisherman
Charlie Kranz … Bob Tushy

 

Plot: Georgina is an ambitious young London professional who learns she has only one month left in which to conceive a child…

The Hottie & the Nottie

Friday, February 8th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 91 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: That's hot. That's not.

 

Cast: Paris Hilton … Cristabel Abbott
Joel Moore … Nate Cooper (as Joel David Moore)
Christine Lakin … June Phigg
Johann Urb … Johann Wulrich
Adam Kulbersh … Cole Slawsen
The Greg Wilson … Arno Blount
Marianne Muellerleile … Mrs. Blount
Kathryn Fiore … Jane
Scott Prendergast … Randy – Creepy Albino Guy
Morgan Rusler … Stan – 'Marry Me' Guy
Ryan Alvarez … Extremely Unattractive Guy
Erin Cardillo … Yoga Teacher
Samantha Bailey … Little Girl
Jeremy Scott Johnson … Little Girl's Dad
Gino Anthony Pesi … Cheesy Guy

 

Plot: Nate moves to L.A. to track down Cristabel, the woman he’s been in love with since childhood, only to discover that his plan to woo her only has one hurdle to overcome: what to do with June, Cristabel’s ever-present, not-so-hot best friend? What’s even complicating is Nate’s growing feelings for June, whose true beauty starts to emerge. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations

Fool's Gold

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 113 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This February True Love Takes a Dive.

 

Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Benjamin Finnegan
Kate Hudson … Tess Finnegan
Donald Sutherland … Nigel Honeycutt
Alexis Dziena … Gemma Honeycutt
Ewen Bremner … Alfonz
Ray Winstone … Moe Fitch
Kevin Hart … Bigg Bunny
Malcolm-Jamal Warner … Cordell
Brian Hooks … Curtis
David Roberts … Cyrus
Michael Mulheren … Eddie
Adam LeFevre … Gary
Rohan Nichol … Stefan
Roger Sciberras … Andras
Elizabeth Connolly … Precious Gem Crew Nurse

 

Plot: A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple’s sense of adventure — and their estranged romance.

 

Awards: 4 nominations

Strange Wilderness

Friday, February 1st, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:87 min | Argentina:87 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This ain't March of the Penguins.

 

Cast: Steve Zahn … Peter
Allen Covert … Fred
Jonah Hill … Cooker
Kevin Heffernan … Whitaker
Ashley Scott … Cheryl
Peter Dante … Danny Gutierrez
Harry Hamlin … Sky Pierson
Robert Patrick … Gus Hayden
Joe Don Baker … Bill Calhoun
Blake Clark … Dick
Justin Long … Junior
Jeff Garlin … Ed Lawson
Ernest Borgnine … Milas
Jake Abel … Conservationist
Kevin Alejandro … Hispanic Man #1

 

Plot: With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.

Cheung Gong 7 hou

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2008

Country: Hong Kong

Runtime: 86 min

Languages: Cantonese

Director:

Tagline: It's out of this world.

 

Writers: Stephen Chow (written by) & Vincent Kok (written by) …

 

Cast: Stephen Chow … Ti
Jiao Xu … Dicky
Lei Huang … Johnny
Kitty Zhang Yuqi … Miss Yuen (as Kitty Zhang)
Chi Chung Lam … Boss (as Tze Chung Lam)
Shing-Cheung Lee … Mr. Cao (as Sheung Ching Lee)
Wen Xue Yao … Storm Dragon
Min Hun Fung … P. E. Teacher
Yong Hua Han … Maggie
Yu Lei … Johnny's Entourage rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cole Barba … Johnny (voice: English version)
Qing Dong … Classmate
Hang-Sang Poon … Reporter (as Hang Sang Poon)
Tristan Price … Dicky (voice: English version)
Qian Shen … Classmate
Shun-Yee Yuen … Farmer (as Shun Yi Yuen)

 

Plot: A poor Chinese laborer learns important lessons after his son gets a strange new toy.

 

Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations

Definitely, Maybe

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA | France

Runtime: UK:112 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Three relationships. Three disasters. One last chance.

 

Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Will Hayes
An Nguyen … Ad Exec
Matthew Mason … Headphone Guy
Rick Derby … Visitor from Planet Ordon (as Ricky Jay Derby)
Sakina Jaffrey … School Mom
Bob Wiltfong … School Dad
Ryder Chasin … Boy with Book
Fiona Lane … Angry Girl
Dana Eskelson … Angry Girl's Mom
Blake Benitez … School Kid #1
Paulina Gerzon … School Kid #2
Victoria Goldsmith … School Kid #3
Ashtyn Greenstein … School Kid #4
Ashley Greiner … School Kid #5
Dylan Hartigan … School Kid #6

 

Plot: A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Meet the Spartans

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, War

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: Argentina:86 min | UK:84 min

Languages: English

Director: Jason Friedberg

Aaron Seltzer

Tagline: The Bigger the Hit, The Harder They Fall

 

Cast: Sean Maguire … Leonidas
Carmen Electra … Queen Margo
Ken Davitian … Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo … Captain
Diedrich Bader … Traitoro
Method Man … Persian Emissary
Jareb Dauplaise … Dilio
Travis Van Winkle … Sonio
Phil Morris … Messenger
Jim Piddock … Loyalist / Simon Cowell Look-a-Like
Nicole Parker … Paula Abdul Look-a-Like / Britney Spears Look-a-Like / Ellen DeGeneres Look-a-Like / Hunchback Paris
Ike Barinholtz … Dane Cook Look-a-Like / Bond Villain / Prophet
Crista Flanagan … Spartan Woman / Ugly Betty Look-a-Like
Hunter Clary … Leo Jr.
Emily Wilson … Lindsay Lohan Look-a-Like

 

Plot:

 

Awards: 5 nominations

Baghead

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 84 min

Languages: English

Director: Jay Duplass

Mark Duplass

Tagline:

 

Writers: Jay Duplass (written by) & Mark Duplass (written by)

 

Cast: Ross Partridge … Matt
Steve Zissis … Chad
Greta Gerwig … Michelle
Elise Muller … Catherine
Jett Garner … Jett Garner
Anthony Cristo … 'Priest' the Bouncer rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephanie Huettner … Girl in the Front Row
Jennifer Lafleur … Kristen Thompson
Cass Naumann … Cass
Amy Quick Parrish … Festival Audience Member

 

Plot: Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in Big Bear, California in order to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Problem is: What happens when their story idea — a horror flick about a group of friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head — starts to come true?

Hamlet 2

Monday, January 21st, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director:

Tagline: One high school drama teacher is about to make a huge number 2

 

Cast: Steve Coogan … Dana Marschz
Catherine Keener … Brie Marschz
Joseph Julian Soria … Octavio
Skylar Astin … Rand Posin
Phoebe Strole … Epiphany Sellars
Melonie Diaz … Ivonne
Arnie Pantoja … Vitamin J
Michael Esparza … Chuy
Natalie Amenula … Yolanda
Marshall Bell … Principal Rocker
David Arquette … Gary
Elisabeth Shue … Elisabeth Shue
Amy Poehler … Cricket Feldstein
Shea Pepe … Noah Sapperstein
Marco Rodríguez … Mr. Marquez

 

Plot: In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.