Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts

The Hurt Locker

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty

Untraceable

FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Stars: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross

Gran Torino

Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Director: Eric Brevig
Stars: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem

Leatherheads

In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
Director: George Clooney
Stars: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski

Bolt

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.
Director: Byron Howard
Stars: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman

Red Cliff (Chi bi)

The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Director: John Woo
Stars: Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang

Kung Fu Panda

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.
Director: Mark Osborne
Stars: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
Director: Andrew Adamson
Stars: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley

Kabei Our Mother (Kâbê)

Based on childhood days of Teruyo Nogami.
Director: Yôji Yamada
Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Mayumi Tanaka, Chieko Baishô

Valkyrie

A dramatization of the 20 July assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Hitler during World War II.
Director: Bryan Singer
Stars: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten

Eagle Eye

Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.
Director: D.J. Caruso
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.
Director: Nathan Frankowski
Stars: Ben Stein, Lili Asvar, Peter Atkins