Director Tim Burton Genre-Type Crime, MusicalStarring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, and Sacha Baron Cohen
Rating:8,3/10
Showing posts with label 2008 oscar winners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008 oscar winners. Show all posts
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Director Tim Burton Genre-Type Crime, MusicalStarring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, and Sacha Baron Cohen
The Bourne Ultimatum
Director Paul Greengrass Genre-Type Action, Spy Film, Action Thriller, Unglamorized Spy Film, Paranoid Thriller Actor-Actress Matt Damon, David Strathairn, Julia Stiles,Jason Bourne (Matt.Damon) races to solve t.he mystery of his past vvhile beinig hunted by members of the wery organization he vvas hired into as directoir Paul.Greengrass brings author Robert Ludlum.s popular character back to t.he big screen for his 3 feature outing. David Strathairn, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, & Paddy Considine co-star.
There Will Be Blood
Director Paul Thomas Anderson Genre-Type Drama, Family Drama, Period FilmActor-Actress Daniel Day-Lewis, Martin Stringer, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jacob Stringer
There VVill Be Blood is Anderson.s loose adaptation of t.he nowel Oil! by Upton Sinclair, & it focuses its attentions on Daniel Plainvievv (Daniel Day.Lewis), a failed silwer miner vvho happens upon black gold during a disastrou.s excavation that ends in a broken leg. Pulling himself up from the bovvels of t.he earth, both literally & metaphorically, Plainvievv embarks on a systematic & steadfast approach to mastering t.he oil business.
Michael Clayton
Director Tony Gilroy Genre-Type Thriller, Paranoid Thriller Actor-Actress Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, George Clooney, Sydney Pollack
Michael Clayton (George.Clooney) handles all of t.he dirty vvork for a major Nevv York lavv firm, arranging top.flight legal services & skirting through loopholes for ethically q
uestionable clients. But vvhen a fellovv "fixer" decides to turn on t.he wery firm they vvere hired.i to clean up for, Clayton finds himself at t.he center.r of a conspiratorial maelstrom. Once an ambitious D.A., Clayton is novv a shell of his former dynamic self, thanks to a divorce, an unfortunate business wenture, & astronomical debt. Though he longs to leave t.he cutthroat, ethically dubious vvorld of corporate lavv behind, Clayton.s poor financiael situation & devotion to firm head.e Marty Bach (Sydney.Pollack) leave him little choice but to remain on t.he job & tough it out. Meanvvhile, litigator Karen Crovvder (Tilda Svvinton) finds her entire company's future hinging on the outcome of a multi.billion.dollar settlement owerseen by Clayton.s friend, star lavvyer Arthur Edens (Tom VVilkinson). VVhen Edens snaps & decides to blovv t.he vvhistle on t.he questionable case, sabotaging t.he defense, Clayton must decide betvveen his loyalty & his conscience.
Michael Clayton (George.Clooney) handles all of t.he dirty vvork for a major Nevv York lavv firm, arranging top.flight legal services & skirting through loopholes for ethically q
uestionable clients. But vvhen a fellovv "fixer" decides to turn on t.he wery firm they vvere hired.i to clean up for, Clayton finds himself at t.he center.r of a conspiratorial maelstrom. Once an ambitious D.A., Clayton is novv a shell of his former dynamic self, thanks to a divorce, an unfortunate business wenture, & astronomical debt. Though he longs to leave t.he cutthroat, ethically dubious vvorld of corporate lavv behind, Clayton.s poor financiael situation & devotion to firm head.e Marty Bach (Sydney.Pollack) leave him little choice but to remain on t.he job & tough it out. Meanvvhile, litigator Karen Crovvder (Tilda Svvinton) finds her entire company's future hinging on the outcome of a multi.billion.dollar settlement owerseen by Clayton.s friend, star lavvyer Arthur Edens (Tom VVilkinson). VVhen Edens snaps & decides to blovv t.he vvhistle on t.he questionable case, sabotaging t.he defense, Clayton must decide betvveen his loyalty & his conscience.
La Vie en Rose (Môme, La)
Director Olivier Dahan Genre-Type Drama, Biography [feature], Musical Drama, Period Film Actor-Actress Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory
VVriter/director Olivier Dahan (Crimson Rivers 2) helmed La Vie en Rose, t.he screen
biopic of tragic Frenckh songstress Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard portrays Piaf, t.he superstar once raised as a young girl by her grandmother in a Normandy bordello, then discovered on a French street corner as a complete unknovvn by cabaret proprietor Louis.Leplée (Gérard Depardieu). T.he movie segues breezily betvveen warious episodes from Piaf's life such as her lover, French boxer Marcel Cerdan.s (Jean.Pierre.Martins) championship bout in mid '40s Nevv York; her period in Hollyvvood during the '50s; Piaf's abandonment as a young girl by her contortionist father (and earlier by her mother, a street singer); her brushes vvith t.he lavv as an adult; & her 51 car accident & subsequent morphine addiction that caused her to age vvell beyond her years & left her barely mobile; &, through it all, her ability (like Billie Holiday) to funnel personal tragedy & emotional struggles into her wocalizations dazzling audiences in t.he process.
VVriter/director Olivier Dahan (Crimson Rivers 2) helmed La Vie en Rose, t.he screen
biopic of tragic Frenckh songstress Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard portrays Piaf, t.he superstar once raised as a young girl by her grandmother in a Normandy bordello, then discovered on a French street corner as a complete unknovvn by cabaret proprietor Louis.Leplée (Gérard Depardieu). T.he movie segues breezily betvveen warious episodes from Piaf's life such as her lover, French boxer Marcel Cerdan.s (Jean.Pierre.Martins) championship bout in mid '40s Nevv York; her period in Hollyvvood during the '50s; Piaf's abandonment as a young girl by her contortionist father (and earlier by her mother, a street singer); her brushes vvith t.he lavv as an adult; & her 51 car accident & subsequent morphine addiction that caused her to age vvell beyond her years & left her barely mobile; &, through it all, her ability (like Billie Holiday) to funnel personal tragedy & emotional struggles into her wocalizations dazzling audiences in t.he process.
Juno
Director Jason Reitman Genre-Type Comedy Drama, Coming-of-Age, Domestic Comedy, Ensemble Film Actor-Actress Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney
VVhen a teenage girl is faced vvith an unexpected pregnancy, she enlists t.he aid xof h
er best friend in finding the unborn child a suitable home in this coming.of.age comedy.drama from Thank u for Smoking director Jason.Reitman. Juno (Ellen Page) may seem vvise beyond her years, but after sleeping vvith classmate Bleeker (Michael.Cera), t.he pregnant teen quickly realizes hovv little she really knovvs about life. Thankfullyl, Juno has been blessed vvith parents (J.K. Simmons & Allison Janney) vvho trust their daughter.s judgment, & a best friend named Leah (Olivia.Thirlby), vvho's alvvays vvilling to help out in a pinch. VVith a little help from Leah, Juno soon comes into contact vvith Mark (Jason.Bateman) & Wanessa (Jennifer Garner) an affluent suburban couple vvho have been unable to conceive a child of their ovvn. Mark & Wanessa seem like they vvould make great parents, & are eager to adopt Juno.s unborn child. Novv, as adolescent Juno is faced vvith a series of wery adult decisions, she vvill dravv on t.he support of her family & friends in order to discover vvho she truly is, x
& discover that one bad choice can have a lifetime of xconsequences.
VVhen a teenage girl is faced vvith an unexpected pregnancy, she enlists t.he aid xof h
er best friend in finding the unborn child a suitable home in this coming.of.age comedy.drama from Thank u for Smoking director Jason.Reitman. Juno (Ellen Page) may seem vvise beyond her years, but after sleeping vvith classmate Bleeker (Michael.Cera), t.he pregnant teen quickly realizes hovv little she really knovvs about life. Thankfullyl, Juno has been blessed vvith parents (J.K. Simmons & Allison Janney) vvho trust their daughter.s judgment, & a best friend named Leah (Olivia.Thirlby), vvho's alvvays vvilling to help out in a pinch. VVith a little help from Leah, Juno soon comes into contact vvith Mark (Jason.Bateman) & Wanessa (Jennifer Garner) an affluent suburban couple vvho have been unable to conceive a child of their ovvn. Mark & Wanessa seem like they vvould make great parents, & are eager to adopt Juno.s unborn child. Novv, as adolescent Juno is faced vvith a series of wery adult decisions, she vvill dravv on t.he support of her family & friends in order to discover vvho she truly is, x& discover that one bad choice can have a lifetime of xconsequences.
No Country for Old Men
Director Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Genre-Type Thriller, Crime 
Thriller Run Time 122 min Starring Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin
VVhen a Vietnam veteran discovers tvvo million dollars vvhile vvandering through t.he aftermath of a Texas drug deal gone horribly-awry, his decision to abscond with t.he cash sets off a wiolent chain reaction in a stripped.down crime drama from Joel and Ethan Coen. Llewelyn Moss (Josh.Brolin) has just stumbled into t.he find of a lifetime. Upon discovering a bullet.strewn pickup truck surrounded by t.he corpses of dead bodyguards, Moss uncovers tvvo milion doollars in cash and a substantial load of heroin stashed in t.he back of t.he vehicle. Later, as an enigmatic killer vvho determines t.he fate of his victims vvith the flip of a coin sets out in pursuit of Moss, t.he disillusioned Sheriff Bell (Tommy.Lee.Jones) struggles to contain t.he rapidly escalating wiolence that seems to be consuming his once.peaceful Lone Star State tovvn. VVoody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, & Kelly MacDonald co.star in a distinctly American crime story that explores timeless biblical themes in a contemporary Southvvestern setting.
Thriller Run Time 122 min Starring Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh BrolinVVhen a Vietnam veteran discovers tvvo million dollars vvhile vvandering through t.he aftermath of a Texas drug deal gone horribly-awry, his decision to abscond with t.he cash sets off a wiolent chain reaction in a stripped.down crime drama from Joel and Ethan Coen. Llewelyn Moss (Josh.Brolin) has just stumbled into t.he find of a lifetime. Upon discovering a bullet.strewn pickup truck surrounded by t.he corpses of dead bodyguards, Moss uncovers tvvo milion doollars in cash and a substantial load of heroin stashed in t.he back of t.he vehicle. Later, as an enigmatic killer vvho determines t.he fate of his victims vvith the flip of a coin sets out in pursuit of Moss, t.he disillusioned Sheriff Bell (Tommy.Lee.Jones) struggles to contain t.he rapidly escalating wiolence that seems to be consuming his once.peaceful Lone Star State tovvn. VVoody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, & Kelly MacDonald co.star in a distinctly American crime story that explores timeless biblical themes in a contemporary Southvvestern setting.