Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ Category

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 166 min

Languages: English | Russian | French

Director:

Tagline: Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments

 

Cast: Cate Blanchett … Daisy
Julia Ormond … Caroline
Faune A. Chambers … Dorothy Baker
Elias Koteas … Monsieur Gateau
Donna DuPlantier … Blanche Devereux
Jacob Tolano … Martin Gateau (as Jacob Wood)
Earl Maddox … Man at Train Station
Ed Metzger … Teddy Roosevelt
Jason Flemyng … Thomas Button
Danny Vinson … Priest Giving Last Rites
David Jensen … Doctor at Benjamin's Birth
Joeanna Sayler … Caroline Button
Taraji P. Henson … Queenie
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali … Tizzy
Fiona Hale … Mrs. Hollister

 

Plot: Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

 

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 72 nominations

Bolt

Monday, November 17th, 2008

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director: Byron Howard

Chris Williams

Tagline: A hero is unleashed 2008.

 

Writers: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) & Chris Williams (screenplay) …

 

Cast: John Travolta … Bolt (voice)
Miley Cyrus … Penny (voice)
Susie Essman … Mittens (voice)
Mark Walton … Rhino (voice)
Malcolm McDowell … Dr. Calico (voice)
James Lipton … The Director (voice)
Greg Germann … The Agent (voice)
Diedrich Bader … Veteran Cat (voice)
Nick Swardson … Blake (voice)
J.P. Manoux … Tom (voice)
Dan Fogelman … Billy (voice)
Kari Wahlgren … Mindy (voice)
Chloe Moretz … Young Penny (voice)
Randy Savage … Thug (voice)
Ronn Moss … Dr. Forrester (voice)

 

Plot: The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 nominations

Twilight

Monday, November 17th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 122 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When you can live forever what do you live for?

 

Cast: Kristen Stewart … Bella Swan
Robert Pattinson … Edward Cullen
Billy Burke … Charlie Swan
Peter Facinelli … Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Elizabeth Reaser … Esme Cullen
Cam Gigandet … James
Ashley Greene … Alice Cullen
Christian Serratos … Angela
Anna Kendrick … Jessica Stanley
Nikki Reed … Rosalie Hale
Taylor Lautner … Jacob Black
Kellan Lutz … Emmet Cullen
Jackson Rathbone … Jasper Hale
Michael Welch … Mike Newton
Gil Birmingham … Billy Black

 

Plot: A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.

 

Awards: 19 wins & 8 nominations

An American Carol

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 83 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: WARNING! This movie may be offensive to children, young people, old people, in-the-middle people, some people on the right, all people on the left, terrorists, pacifists, war-mongers, fish mongers, Christians, Jews, Muslims, atheists, agnostics (though you'd have to prove it to them), the ACLU, liberals, conservatives, neo-cons, ex-cons, future cons, Republicans, Democrats, Libertarian, people of color, people of no color, English speakers, English-as-a-second language speakers, non-speakers, men, women, women, & Ivy League professors. Native Americans should be okay.

 

Cast: Trace Adkins … Angel of Death / Trace Adkins
Kevin P. Farley … Michael Malone (as Kevin Farley)
Kelsey Grammer … General George S. Patton
Chriss Anglin … John F. Kennedy
Robert Davi … Aziz
Serdar Kalsin … Ahmed
Bill O'Reilly … Himself
Geoffrey Arend … Mohammed
Dennis Hopper … The Judge
Jillian Murray … Heather
Scott Bailey … Celebrity #2
Dana Lyn Baron … Speaker 1940's
Mark Vafiades … Look out! It's those Christians! (as Mark Basil)
Jon Voight … George Washington
Morgan Beck … "Free History Term Papers"

 

Plot: An anti-American filmmaker who’s out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.

City of Ember

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 90 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Discover The Secret

 

Cast: David Ryall … Chief Builder
Ian McElhinney … Builder
Harry Treadaway … Doon Harrow
Tim Robbins … Loris Harrow
Bill Murray … Mayor Cole
B.J. Hogg … Mayor's Guard
Toby Jones … Barton Snode
Lucinda Dryzek … Lizzie Bisco
Matt Jessup … Joss
Lara McIvor … Roner
Myles Thompson … Smat
Eoin McAndrew … Student #1
Rachel Morton … Student #2
Conor MacNeill … Student #3
Lorraine Hilton … Miss Thorn

 

Plot: For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember’s once powerful generator is failing … and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Igor

Friday, September 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | France

Runtime: 87 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: All men aren't created Evil.

 

Writers: Chris McKenna (written by) and John Hoffman (additional screenplay)

 

Cast: John Cusack … Igor (voice)
Myleene Klass … Dr. Holzwurm (voice)
Robin Walsh … Dr. Holzwurm's Igor (voice) (as Robin Howard)
Matt McKenna … Dr. Herzschlag (voice)
John Cleese … Dr. Glickenstein (voice)
Steve Buscemi … Scamper (voice)
Sean Hayes … Brain (voice)
Jess Harnell … Announcer / Royal Guard #2 (voice)
Eddie Izzard … Dr. Schadenfreude (voice)
Jennifer Coolidge … Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
Jay Leno … King Malbert (voice)
Molly Shannon … Eva (voice)
Zoë Bright … Blind Woman / Killiseum Fan #1 (voice)
Sophia Eraklis … Blind Orphan #1 (voice)
A. Cheron Hall … Blind Orphan #2 / Blind Orphan #4 (voice)

 

Plot: Animated fable about a clich

Ghost Town

Friday, September 5th, 2008

All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 102 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: He sees dead people… and they annoy him.

 

Cast: Greg Kinnear … Frank Herlihy
Jordan Carlos … Young Husband
Dequina Moore … Young Wife
Joseph Badalucco Jr. … Accident Bystander #1 (as Joe Badalucco)
Brian Hutchison … Accident Bystander #2
Tyree Michael Simpson … Sneezy Cop (as Tyre Simpson)
Julia K. Murney … Sneezy Lady
Ricky Gervais … Bertram Pincus D.D.S.
Claire Lautier … Upper East Side Lady
Aasif Mandvi … Dr. Prashar
Bridget Moloney … Receptionist
Raymond J. Lee … Greenpeace Guy (as Raymond Lee)
Joey Mazzarino … Food Delivery Guy
Brad Oscar … Day Doorman
Kathleen Landis … Resident

 

Plot: Bertram Pincus, is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: Germany | USA

Runtime: 112 min

Languages: English | Mandarin

Director:

Tagline: A New Evil Awakens.

 

Cast: Brendan Fraser … Richard 'Rick' O'Connell
Jet Li … Emperor Han
Maria Bello … Evelyn O'Connell
John Hannah … Jonathan Carnahan
Michelle Yeoh … Zi Juan
Luke Ford … Alex O'Connell
Isabella Leong … Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang … General Yang (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong)
Russell Wong … General Ming Guo
Liam Cunningham … Mad Dog Maguire
David Calder … Prof. Roger Wilson
Jessey Meng … Choi
Tian Liang … Li Zhou
Albert Kwan … Chu Wah
Jacky Wu … Assassin #1 (as Wu Jing)

 

Plot: In the Far East, Alex O’Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O’Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

 

Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations

Gake no ue no Ponyo

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: Japan

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: Japanese

Director:

Tagline: Welcome To A World Where Anything Is Possible.

 

Cast: Yuria Nara … Ponyo (voice: Japanese Version)
Hiroki Doi … Sosuke (voice: Japanese Version)
Jôji Tokoro … Fujimoto (voice: Japanese Version)
Tomoko Yamaguchi … Risa (voice: Japanese Version)
Yûki Amami … Guranmamare (voice: Japanese Version)
Kazushige Nagashima … Kôichi (voice: Japanese Version)
Akiko Yano … Ponyo no kyôdai (voice: Japanese Version)
Shinichi Hatori … Anchorman (voice: Japanese Version)
Tokie Hidari … Kayo (voice: Japanese Version)
Eimi Hiraoka … Kumiko (voice: Japanese Version)
Rumi Hîragi … Young Mother (voice: Japanese Version)
Tomoko Naraoka … Yoshie (voice: Japanese Version)
Nozomi Ôhashi … Karen (voice: Japanese Version)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki … Toki (voice: Japanese Version)
Akihiko Ishizumi … (voice: Japanese Version)

 

Plot: An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.

 

Awards: 6 wins & 8 nominations

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 120 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Saving the world is a hell of a job

 

Cast: Ron Perlman … Hellboy
Selma Blair … Liz
Doug Jones … Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
John Alexander … Johann Krauss / Bethmoora Goblin
James Dodd … Johann Krauss
Seth MacFarlane … Johann Krauss (voice)
Luke Goss … Prince Nuada
Anna Walton … Princess Nuala
Jeffrey Tambor … Tom Manning
John Hurt … Professor Broom
Brian Steele … Wink / Cronie / Spice Shop Troll / Cathedral Head / Fragglewump
Andrew Hefler … Agent Flint
Iván Kamarás … Agent Steel
Mike Kelly … Agent Marble
Jeremy Zimmerman … Auctioneer

 

Plot: The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations

Hancock

Monday, June 16th, 2008

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 92 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)

Languages: English | Japanese

Director:

Tagline: There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's…

 

Cast: Will Smith … John Hancock
Charlize Theron … Mary Embrey
Jason Bateman … Ray Embrey
Jae Head … Aaron Embrey
Eddie Marsan … Kenneth 'Red' Parker Jr.
David Mattey … Man Mountain
Maetrix Fitten … Matrix
Thomas Lennon … Mike
Johnny Galecki … Jeremy
Hayley Marie Norman … Hottie
Dorothy Cecchi … Woman in Dive Bar
Martin Klebba … Convict #12
Akiva Goldsman … Executive #1
Michael Mann … Executive #2
Brad Leland … Executive #3

 

Plot: A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations

Delgo

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.

The Forbidden Kingdom

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

10,000 BC

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 109 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: It takes a hero to change the world.

 

Cast: Steven Strait … D'Leh
Camilla Belle … Evolet
Cliff Curtis … Tic'Tic
Joel Virgel … Nakudu
Affif Ben Badra … Warlord (as Ben Badra)
Mo Zinal … Ka'Ren (as Mo Zainal)
Nathanael Baring … Baku
Mona Hammond … Old Mother
Marco Khan … One-Eye
Reece Ritchie … Moha
Joel Fry … Lu'kibu
Omar Sharif … Narrator
Kristian Beazley … D'Leh's Father
Junior Oliphant … Tudu
Louise Tu'u … Baku's Mother

 

Plot: A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter’s journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. add synopsis

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min | 107 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Their World Is Closer Than You Think

 

Cast: Freddie Highmore … Jared Grace / Simon Grace
Mary-Louise Parker … Helen Grace
Nick Nolte … Mulgarath
Sarah Bolger … Mallory Grace
Andrew McCarthy … Richard Grace
Joan Plowright … Aunt Lucinda Spiderwick
David Strathairn … Arthur Spiderwick
Seth Rogen … Hogsqueal (voice)
Martin Short … Thimbletack (voice)
Jordy Benattar … Young Lucinda
Tod Fennell … Helen's Co-Worker
Mariah Inger … Nurse
Jeremy Lavalley … Tow Truck Driver
Lise Durocher-Viens … Mrs. Spiderwick
Tyler Patrick Jones … Additional Performer

 

Plot: Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

 

Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations

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

Låt den rätte komma in

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller

Release Year: 2008

Country: Sweden

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: Swedish

Director:

Tagline: Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years and, she just moved in next door.

 

Writers: John Ajvide Lindqvist (novel) John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay)

 

Cast: Kåre Hedebrant … Oskar
Lina Leandersson … Eli
Per Ragnar … Håkan
Henrik Dahl … Erik
Karin Bergquist … Yvonne
Peter Carlberg … Lacke
Ika Nord … Virginia
Mikael Rahm … Jocke
Karl-Robert Lindgren … Gösta (as Karl Robert Lindgren)
Anders T. Peedu … Morgan (as Anders Peedu)
Pale Olofsson … Larry (as Paul Olofsson)
Cayetano Ruiz … Magister Avila
Patrik Rydmark … Conny
Johan Sömnes … Andreas
Mikael Erhardsson … Martin

 

Plot: Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.

 

Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 57 wins & 17 nominations

Phoebe in Wonderland

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

All Genres:
Drama, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Dare to dream your life.

 

Cast: Felicity Huffman … Hillary Lichten
Elle Fanning … Phoebe Lichten
Patricia Clarkson … Miss Dodger
Bill Pullman … Peter Lichten
Bailee Madison … Olivia Lichten
Campbell Scott … Principal Davis
Ian Colletti … Jamie
Caitlin Sanchez … Monica / White Queen (credit only)
Mackenzie Milone … Sally
Austin Williams … Tommy rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tessa Albertson … Alice
Max Baker … 2nd Teacher / King of Hearts
Maya N. Blake … Debby
Conor Carroll … Jeremy
Maddie Corman … First teacher / White rabbit
Connor Douglas … Richie
Teala Dunn … Jenny
Peter Gerety … Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
Tyler Hanes … Prince
Madhur Jaffrey … Miss Reiter
Cindy Joo … Sara
Danielle Kotch … 2 and 3 year old Phoebe
Gracie Lawrence … Julie
Alicia Nakhjavan … Ellen / White Rabbit
Michael Nostrand … Colleague 2
Marquis Rodriguez … Martin
Ron Simons … Colleague
April Yvette Thompson … Colleague
Miranda Wilkins … Janet

 

Plot: Confounded by her clashes with the seemingly rule-obsessed world, a little girl seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher.

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Here comes trouble.

 

Cast: Jason Lee … Dave
David Cross … Ian
Cameron Richardson … Claire
Jane Lynch … Gail
Justin Long … Alvin (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler … Simon (voice)
Jesse McCartney … Theodore (voice)
Allison Karman … Female Intern #1
Tiara Parker … Female Intern #2
Kira Verrastro … Female Intern #3
Veronica Alicino … Amy
Beth Riesgraf … Mother in Store
Adriane Lenox … Vet
Don Tiffany … Engineer
Lorne Green … Director

 

Plot: A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore. add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

The Golden Compass

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 113 min

Languages: English | Icelandic | Russian | French

Director:

Tagline: "It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself."

 

Cast: Nicole Kidman … Mrs. Coulter
Daniel Craig … Lord Asriel
Dakota Blue Richards … Lyra
Ben Walker … Roger
Freddie Highmore … Pantalaimon (voice)
Ian McKellen … Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Eva Green … Serafina Pekkala
Jim Carter … John Faa
Tom Courtenay … Farder Coram
Ian McShane … Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Sam Elliott … Lee Scoresby
Christopher Lee … First High Councilor
Kristin Scott Thomas … Stelmaria (voice)
Edward de Souza … Second High Councilor
Kathy Bates … Hester (voice)

 

Plot: In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 26 nominations