Archive for the ‘Romance’ Category

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Friday, December 11th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min | Portugal:89 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Zachary Levi … Toby
David Cross … Ian
Jason Lee … Dave
Justin Long … Alvin (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler … Simon (voice)
Jesse McCartney … Theodore (voice)
Amy Poehler … Eleanor (voice)
Anna Faris … Jeanette (voice)
Christina Applegate … Brittany (voice)
Wendie Malick … Dr. Rubin
Anjelah N. Johnson … Julie (as Anjelah Johnson)
Kathryn Joosten … Aunt Jackie
Kevin G. Schmidt … Ryan
Chris Warren Jr. … Xander
Bridgit Mendler … Becca

 

Plot: The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes. add synopsis

It's Complicated

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:120 min | Argentina:120 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: First comes marriage. Then comes divorce. And then…

 

Cast: Meryl Streep … Jane
Steve Martin … Adam
Alec Baldwin … Jake
John Krasinski … Harley
Lake Bell … Agness
Mary Kay Place … Joanne
Rita Wilson … Trisha
Alexandra Wentworth … Diane
Hunter Parrish … Luke
Zoe Kazan … Gabby
Caitlin Fitzgerald … Lauren
Emjay Anthony … Pedro
Nora Dunn … Sally
Bruce Altman … Ted
Robert Curtis Brown … Peter

 

Plot: When attending their son’s college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship…but the complicated fact is they’re divorced and he’s remarried.

 

Awards: Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Crazy Heart

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Music, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:112 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The harder the life, the sweeter the song.

 

Cast: Jeff Bridges … Bad Blake
James Keane … Manager
Anna Felix … Barmaid
Paul Herman … Jack Greene
Tom Bower … Bill Wilson
Ryan Bingham … Tony
Beth Grant … Jo Ann
Rick Dial … Wesley Barnes
Maggie Gyllenhaal … Jean Craddock
Debrianna Mansini … Ann
Jerry Handy … Cowboy
Jack Nation … Buddy
Ryil Adamson … Ralphie
J. Michael Oliva … Bear
David Manzanares … Nick

 

Plot: Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages… add synopsis

 

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations

Nine

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Musical, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Italy

Runtime: 118 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This Holiday Season, Be Italian

 

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis … Guido Contini
Marion Cotillard … Luisa Contini
Penélope Cruz … Carla
Nicole Kidman … Claudia
Judi Dench … Lilli
Kate Hudson … Stephanie
Sophia Loren … Mamma
Stacy Ferguson … Saraghina (as Fergie)
Ricky Tognazzi … Dante – Producer of 'Italia'
Giuseppe Cederna … Fausto
Elio Germano … Pierpaolo
Andrea Di Stefano … Benito
Roberto Nobile … Jaconelli
Romina Carancini … Production Assistant
Alessandro Denipotti … Production Assistant

 

Plot: Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

 

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 31 nominations

The Princess and the Frog

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 97 min

Languages: English | French

Director: Ron Clements

John Musker

Tagline:

 

Writers: Ron Clements (story) & John Musker (story) …

 

Cast: Anika Noni Rose … Tiana (voice)
Bruno Campos … Prince Naveen (voice)
Keith David … Dr. Facilier (voice)
Michael-Leon Wooley … Louis (voice)
Jennifer Cody … Charlotte (voice)
Jim Cummings … Ray (voice)
Peter Bartlett … Lawrence (voice)
Jenifer Lewis … Mama Odie (voice)
Oprah Winfrey … Eudora (voice)
Terrence Howard … James (voice)
John Goodman … 'Big Daddy' La Bouff (voice)
Elizabeth M. Dampier … Young Tiana (voice) (as Elizabeth M. Dampier)
Breanna Brooks … Young Charlotte (voice)
Ritchie Montgomery … Reggie (voice)
Don Hall … Darnell (voice)

 

Plot: A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again.

 

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 28 nominations

New Moon

Monday, November 16th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 130 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The Next Chapter Begins

 

Cast: Kristen Stewart … Bella Swan
Taylor Lautner … Jacob Black
Robert Pattinson … Edward Cullen
Billy Burke … Charlie Swan
Ashley Greene … Alice Cullen
Anna Kendrick … Jessica
Christian Serratos … Angela
Michael Welch … Mike
Justin Chon … Eric
Christina Jastrzembska … Gran / Bella
Jackson Rathbone … Jasper Hale
Russell Roberts … Mr. Berty
Michael Sheen … Aro
Jamie Campbell Bower … Caius
Christopher Heyerdahl … Marcus

 

Plot: After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family…

 

Awards: 4 nominations

Fame

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min | 123 min (extended version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Dream It – Earn It – Live It

 

Cast: Kay Panabaker … Jenny Garrison
Naturi Naughton … Denise Dupree
Kherington Payne … Alice Ellerton
Megan Mullally … Ms. Fran Rowan
Bebe Neuwirth … Ms. Kraft
Debbie Allen … Ms. Angela Simms
Asher Book … Marco
Cody Longo … Andy Matthews
Walter Perez … Victor Taveras
Charles S. Dutton … Mr. James Dowd
Kelsey Grammer … Mr. Martin Cranston
Collins Pennie … Malik Washburn
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle … Joy
Paul McGill … Kevin Barrett
Paul Iacono … Neil Baczynsky

 

Plot: An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.

Love Happens

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: USA:109 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Sometimes when you least expect it…

 

Cast: Aaron Eckhart … Burke
Jennifer Aniston … Eloise Chandler
Dan Fogler … Lane
John Carroll Lynch … Walter
Martin Sheen … Burke's Father-in-Law
Judy Greer … Marty
Frances Conroy … Eloise's Mom
Joe Anderson … Tyler
Sasha Alexander … Photographer
Clyde Kusatsu … Cab Driver
Anne Marie DeLuise … Unicom Executive #1
Tyler McClendon … Unicom Executive #2
Panou … Unicom Executive #3
Michael Kopsa … Unicom CEO
Michelle Harrison … Cynthia

 

Plot: About a widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn’t yet truly confronted his wife’s passing.

The Invention of Lying

Monday, September 14th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director: Ricky Gervais

Matthew Robinson

Tagline: In a world where everyone can only tell the truth… …this guy can lie.

 

Cast: Ricky Gervais … Mark Bellison
Jennifer Garner … Anna McDoogles
Jonah Hill … Frank
Louis C.K. … Greg
Jeffrey Tambor … Anthony
Fionnula Flanagan … Martha Bellison
Rob Lowe … Brad Kessler
Tina Fey … Shelley
Donna Sorbello … Anna's Mother
Stephanie March … Blonde
Ruben Santiago-Hudson … Landlord
John Hodgman … Wedding Overseer
Nathan Corddry … News Reporter
Jimmi Simpson … Bob
Martin Starr … Waiter #1

 

Plot: A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.

Youth in Revolt

Friday, September 11th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:90 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Every "Revolution" Needs A Leader

 

Cast: Michael Cera … Nick Twisp and Francois Dillinger
Portia Doubleday … Sheeni Saunders
Jean Smart … Estelle Twisp
Zach Galifianakis … Jerry
Erik Knudsen … Lefty
Adhir Kalyan … Vijay Joshi
Steve Buscemi … George Twisp
Fred Willard … Mr. Ferguson
Ari Graynor … Lacey
Ray Liotta … Lance Wescott
Justin Long … Paul Saunders
Rooney Mara … Taggarty
Jade Fusco … Bernice Lynch
Lise Lacasse … Matron
M. Emmet Walsh … Mr. Saunders

 

Plot: While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she’ll be the one to take away his virginity. add synopsis

Up in the Air

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:109 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The story of a man ready to make a connection.

 

Cast: George Clooney … Ryan Bingham
Vera Farmiga … Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick … Natalie Keener
Jason Bateman … Craig Gregory
Amy Morton … Kara Bingham
Melanie Lynskey … Julie Bingham
J.K. Simmons … Bob
Sam Elliott … Maynard Finch
Danny McBride … Jim Miller
Zach Galifianakis … Steve
Chris Lowell … Kevin
Steve Eastin … Samuels
Marvin Young … Himself (as Young MC)
Lucas MacFadden … Conference DJ (as Cut Chemist)
Adrienne Lamping … Tammy

 

Plot: With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.

 

Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 51 nominations

Extract

Friday, September 4th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:92 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This Labor Day, the creator of OFFICE SPACE heads back to work.

 

Cast: Jason Bateman … Joel Reynolds
Mila Kunis … Cindy
Kristen Wiig … Suzie
Ben Affleck … Dean
J.K. Simmons … Brian
Clifton Collins Jr. … Step
Dustin Milligan … Brad
David Koechner … Nathan
Beth Grant … Mary
T.J. Miller … Rory
Javier Gutiérrez … Hector
Lidia Porto … Gabriella
Gene Simmons … Joe Adler
Matt Schulze … Willie
Lamberto Gutierrez … Victor

 

Plot: Joel, the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.

The Time Traveler's Wife

Friday, August 14th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Michelle Nolden … Annette DeTamble
Alex Ferris … Henry at Six
Arliss Howard … Richard DeTamble
Eric Bana … Henry DeTamble
Katherine Trowell … Hospital Receptionist
Bart Bedford … Library Researcher
Esther Jun … Waitress
Matt Birman … Chicago Police #1
Craig Snoyer … Chicago Police #2
Rachel McAdams … Clare Abshire
Carly Street … Librarian
Romyen Tangsubutra … Thai Waiter
Brooklynn Proulx … Clare at Six and Eight
Jane McLean … Charisse
Ron Livingston … Gomez

 

Plot: A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.

El secreto de sus ojos

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller See  »

Release Year: 2009

Country: Argentina | Spain

Runtime: 127 min

Languages: Spanish

Director:

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Writers: Juan José Campanella (writer) Eduardo Sacheri (novel) See »

 

Cast: Ricardo Darín … Benjamín Esposito
Soledad Villamil … Irene Menéndez Hastings
Pablo Rago … Ricardo Morales
Javier Godino … Isidoro Gómez
Guillermo Francella … Pablo Sandoval
José Luis Gioia … Inspector Báez
Carla Quevedo … Liliana Coloto
Rudy Romano … Ordóñez
Mario Alarcón … Juez Fortuna Lacalle
Alejandro Abelenda … Pinche Mariano
Sebastián Blanco … Pinche Tino
Mariano Argento … Romano
Juan José Ortíz … Agente Cardozo
Kiko Cerone … Molinari
Fernando Pardo … Sicora

 

Plot: A man wants to solve a murder committed many years ago. Full synopsis »

 

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 34 wins & 19 nominations See »

Julie & Julia

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

All Genres:
Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 123 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Passion. Ambition. Butter. Do You Have What It Takes?

 

Cast: Meryl Streep … Julia Child
Amy Adams … Julie Powell
Stanley Tucci … Paul Child
Chris Messina … Eric Powell
Linda Emond … Simone Beck
Helen Carey … Louisette Bertholle
Mary Lynn Rajskub … Sarah
Jane Lynch … Dorothy McWilliams
Joan Juliet Buck … Madame Brassart
Crystal Noelle … Ernestine
George Bartenieff … Chef Max Bugnard
Vanessa Ferlito … Cassie
Casey Wilson … Regina
Jillian Bach … Annabelle
Andrew Garman … John O'Brien

 

Plot: Julia Child’s story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell’s 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book. add synopsis

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations

The Ugly Truth

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Katherine Heigl … Abby Richter
Gerard Butler … Mike Chadway
Bree Turner … Joy
Eric Winter … Colin
Nick Searcy … Stuart
Jesse D. Goins … Cliff
Judy Greer … Julie
Cheryl Hines … Georgia
John Michael Higgins … Larry
Noah Matthews … Jonah
Bonnie Somerville … Elizabeth
John Sloman … Bob
Yvette Nicole Brown … Dori
Nathan Corddry … Josh (as Nate Corddry)
Allen Maldonado … Duane

 

Plot: A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests…

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Monday, July 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 153 min

Languages: English | Croatian

Director:

Tagline: Once again I must ask too much of you, Harry

 

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter
Michael Gambon … Professor Albus Dumbledore
Dave Legeno … Fenrir Greyback
Elarica Gallacher … Waitress
Jim Broadbent … Professor Horace Slughorn
Geraldine Somerville … Lily Potter
Bonnie Wright … Ginny Weasley
Julie Walters … Molly Weasley
Rupert Grint … Ron Weasley
Emma Watson … Hermione Granger
Helena Bonham Carter … Bellatrix Lestrange
Timothy Spall … Wormtail
Alan Rickman … Professor Severus Snape
Oliver Phelps … George Weasley
James Phelps … Fred Weasley

 

Plot: As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director: Carlos Saldanha

Mike Thurmeier (co-director)

Tagline: The sub-zero heroes are back, on an incredible adventure… for the ages.

 

Writers: Peter Ackerman (screenplay) Michael Berg (screenplay)

 

Cast: Eunice Cho … Madison (Diatryma Girl) (voice)
Karen Disher … Scratte (voice)
Harrison Fahn … Glypto Boy (voice)
Maile Flanagan … Aardvark Mom (voice)
Jason Fricchione … Adult Molehog Male (voice)
Bill Hader … Gazelle (voice)
Kelly Keaton … Molehog Mom / Shovelmouth Mom (voice)
Joey King … Beaver Girl (voice)
Queen Latifah … Ellie (voice)
Denis Leary … Diego (voice)
Allegra Leguizamo … Aardvark Girl (voice)
John Leguizamo … Sid (voice)
Lucas Leguizamo … Aardvark Boy / Beaver Kid #2 (voice)
Clea Lewis … Start Mom (voice)
Jane Lynch … Diatryma Mom (voice)

 

Plot: When Sid’s attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Away We Go

Friday, June 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: John Krasinski … Burt Farlander
Maya Rudolph … Verona De Tessant
Carmen Ejogo … Grace De Tessant
Catherine O'Hara … Gloria Farlander
Jeff Daniels … Jerry Farlander
Allison Janney … Lily
Jim Gaffigan … Lowell
Samantha Pryor … Ashley
Conor Carroll … Taylor
Maggie Gyllenhaal … LN
Josh Hamilton … Roderick
Bailey Harkins … Wolfie
Brendan Spitz … Baby Neptune
Jaden Spitz … Baby Neptune
Chris Messina … Tom Garnett

 

Plot: A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time.

 

Awards: 5 nominations

The Proposal

Monday, June 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Here comes the bribe…

 

Cast: Sandra Bullock … Margaret Tate
Ryan Reynolds … Andrew Paxton
Mary Steenburgen … Grace Paxton
Craig T. Nelson … Joe Paxton
Betty White … Grandma Annie
Denis O'Hare … Mr. Gilbertson
Malin Akerman … Gertrude
Oscar Nuñez … Ramone
Aasif Mandvi … Bob Spaulding
Michael Nouri … Chairman Bergen
Michael Mosley … Chuck
Dale Place … Jim McKittrick
Alicia Hunt … Coffee Barista
Alexis Garcia … Immigration Clerk (as Alexis R. Garcia)
Kortney Adams … Colden Books Receptionist

 

Plot: A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

 

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations