Archive for March, 2009

Released: March 11, 2004/18 February 2005 Running Time: 122 min. Country: Germany Genre: Romance/Drama/World Cinema Director: Fatih Akin Starring: Birol Unel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Guven Kirac, Meltem Cumbul I have been meaning to watch this film for a few years.  It... »

Release date: 2007 Festival/Theatrical Tuesday May 27, 2008 (dvd/video) Genre: Thriller Running Time: 93 min. Director: Renny Harlin Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Luis Guzman, Keke Palmer, Robert Forster This film was something I watched when I wasn’t in the mood for it–big mistake. ... »

Release Date: 2007 Theatrical/Festival Tuesday February 12, 2008 (DVD/video) Genre: Drama Running Time: 93 min. Director: Justin Theroux Cast: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Martin Freeman, Dianne Wiest, Christine Taylor, Bob Balaban, Amy Sedaris, Bobby Cannavale This film really did it’s job in the... »

Released: October 20, 2006 (Spain) Running Time: 92 min. Genre: Comedy/Drama Director: Bigas Luna Starring: Veronica Echegui, Dani Martin, Laya Marti, Gorka Lasaosa, Jose Chaves, Mercedes Hoyos, Marcos Campos, Benito Sagredo, William Miller, Ferran Madico Here is a film where you can see why the festival folks like it but... »

Released: 2002 Genre: Comedy/Drama Running Time: 92 min. Director: Catherine Breillat Starring: Anne Parillaud, Roxane Mesquida, Ashley Wanninger, Gregoire Colin, Dominique Colladant, Bart Binnema, Yves Osmu, Elisabete Piecho Sometimes dissecting the microcosm for the sake of the macrocosm works on a universal level and... »

Released: Friday April 25, 2008 Tuesday September 23, 2008 (dvd/video) Genre: Thriller Running Time: 102 min. Director: Marcel Langenegger Cast: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Maggie Q, Natasha Henstridge, Lynn Cohen, Danny Burstein, Malcolm Goodwin, Charlotte Rampling This was an excellent film I really did... »

Released: Friday December 5, 2008 Genre: Documentary Running Time: 92 min. Director: Michael Parfit, Suzanne Chisholm This was a beautiful movie as corny as that may read it’s honest.  The tagline for this picture is "a life does not have to be human... »

Released: Friday February 22, 2008 Tuesday June 24, 2008 (DVD/video) Genre: Drama Running Time: 96 min. Director: Nadine Labaki Cast: Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Al Masri, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisèle Aouad, Adel Karam, Siham Haddad An interesting film from Nadine Labaki illustrating life in Beirut from the female... »

Released: Friday February 8, 2008/Tuesday June 3, 2008(dvd/video) Genre: Documentary Running Time: 100 min. Director: Ari Sandel Cast: Vince Vaughn, Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Brett Ernst, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jon Favreau, Dwight Yoakam, Peter Billingsley, Keir O’Donnell, Justin Long I’m really disappointed that I didn’t catch this one... »

Released: Friday June 13, 2008 Tuesday October 14, 2008 (DVD/video) Genre: Comedy Running Time: 90 min. Director: Martin Gero Cast: Aaron Abrams, Carly Pope, Kristin Booth, Josh Dean, Sonja Bennett, Josh Cooke, Diora Baird, Callum Blue A good idea.  More hype than happening.  Good if you have time... »