Showing posts with label Action-Adventure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Action-Adventure. Show all posts

Redbelt

Redbelt SynopsisSet in the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters, cops and special forces types, REDBELT, is the story of Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to pursue an honorable life by operating a self defense studio with a samurai's code.

Terry and his wife Sondra (Alicia Braga), struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy between and off duty officer (Max Martini) and a distraught lawyer (Emily Mortimer) puts in motion a series of events that will change Terry's life dramatically introducing him to a world of promoters (Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna) and movie star Chet Frank (Tim Allen). Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time of his life.


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Release Date: May 2, 2008
Genre: Action-Adventure, Crime and Gangster
Running Time: 99 min.
Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics
Tagline: There's always a way out. You just have to find it.
MPAA Rating: R for strong language.

Director(s):
David Mamet

Writer(s):
David Mamet - Screenplay

Producer(s):
Chrisann Verges - Producer

Movie Casts:
Jeffrey Addiss - Celebrity
Joseph Alfieri - Security
Tim Allen - Chet Frank
Douglas Barcellos - Fighter (voice)
Craig Collington Bator - Assistant
Alice Braga - Sondra Terry
Matt Cable - Street Fighter #1
Cathy Cahlin Ryan - Gini Collins
Ryan Everett Canfield - Marty's Underling
Jose Pablo Cantillo - Snowflake
Randy Couture - Dylan Flynn
Steve DeCastro - Knife fighter
Caroline de Souza Correa - Monica
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Mike Terry
Scott Farrell - Announcer
Hugh Fitzgerald
Mike Goldberg - Sports Announcer #2
Vincent Guastaferro - Announcer / Eddie Bialy
Damon Herriman - Official
Kei Hirayama - Japanese interviewer
Caroline Z. Hurley - Pretty blonde at the Bar
Dan Inosanto - Joao Moro
Enson Inoue - Taketa Morisaki
Ricky Jay - Marty Brown
Bob Jennings - Sammy
Jake M. Johnson - Guabayera Shirt Man
Allison Karman - Lawyer
Jess King - Bar patron #4
Jean Jacques Machado - Himself
John Machado - Augusto Silva
Renato Magno - Romero
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini - George
Joe Mantegna
Max Martini - Joe Ryan
Jennifer McTamney - Event Girl
Emily Mortimer - Laura Black
Marc Opitz - Reporter
David Paymer - Richie
Emily Peck - Bar patron
Rebecca Pidgeon - Zena Frank
James Ralph - Bartender
Rob Reinis - Officer Roberts
Jonathan Rossetti - Celebrity
Lee Ryder - 'Rude' Photographer
Rodrigo Santoro
Tino Struckmann - Academy Instructor
Daniel Cage Theodore - Toro's Handler
Galen Tong - Referee
Erin Anne Williams - Videotech
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Speed Racer

Speed Racer SynopsisFrom writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking "The Matrix" trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure "Speed Racer."

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsh) is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized - the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill.

Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret - some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line.

The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival - the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox) - to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

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Release Date: May 9, 2008
Genre: Action-Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 135 min.
Distributor(s): Warner Bros. Pictures
Tagline:
MPAA Rating: PG

Director(s):
Larry Wachowski
Andy Wachowski

Writer(s):
Larry Wachowski - Screenplay (current rewrite)
Andy Wachowski - Screenplay (current rewrite)
Tatsuo Yoshida - Source Material (from television series "Speed Racer")

Producer(s):
David Lane Seltzer - Executive Producer
Michael Lambert - Executive Producer
Bruce Berman - Executive Producer
Joel Silver - Producer
Grant Hill - Producer
Andy Wachowski - Producer
Larry Wachowski - Producer
Jessica Alan - Co-Producer
Roberto Malerba - Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter - Co-Producer
Carl Woebcken - Co-Producer

Movie Casts:
Emile Hirsch - Speed
Nicholas Elia - Young Speed
Susan Sarandon - Mom
Melissa Holroyd - Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter - Young Trixie
Scott Porter - Rex
Gian Ganziano - Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez - Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman - Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sami Loris - Italian Announcer
Sean McDonagh - Celtic Announcer
Kick Gurry - Sparky
Christian Oliver - Snake Oiler
John Goodman - Pops
Vinzenz Kiefer - Crew Chief / Sempre Fi-Ber Driver
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian SynopsisThe characters of C.S. Lewis' timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.

One year after the incredible events of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years has passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct, Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy.

The four children will soon meet an intriguing new character: Narnia's rightful heir to the throne. the young Prince Caspian, who has been forced into hiding as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, Trumpkin, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a black dwarf Nikabrik, the Narnians, led by the mighty knights Peter and Caspian, embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz's tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.

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Release Date: May 16, 2008
Genre: Action-Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time:
Distributor(s): Buena Vista Pictures
Tagline: Everything you know is about to change forever.
MPAA Rating: PG for epic battle action and violence.

Director(s):
Andrew Adamson

Writer(s):
Andrew Adamson - Screenplay (adaptation)
Christopher Markus - Screenplay (adaptation)
Stephen McFeely - Screenplay (adaptation)
C.S. Lewis - Source Material (from novel: "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian")

Producer(s):
Perry Moore - Executive Producer
Andrew Adamson - Producer
Mark Johnson - Producer
Philip Steuer - Producer
Douglas Gresham - Co-Producer
David Minkowski - Associate Producer

Movie Casts:
Ben Barnes - Prince Caspian
Liam Neeson - Aslan (voice)
Tilda Swinton - White Witch
William Moseley - Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell - Susan Pevensie
Eddie Izzard - Reepicheep (voice)
Warwick Davis - Nikabrik
Georgie Henley - Lucy Pevensie
Skandar Keynes - Edmund Pevensie
Peter Dinklage - Trumpkin
Shane Rangi - Asterius
David Walliams - Bulgy Bear (voice)
Sergio Castellitto - King Miraz
Cornell John - Glenstorm
Ken Stott - Trufflehunter (voice)
Vincent Grass - Dr. Cornelius
Pierfrancesco Favino - Lord Glozelle
David Bowles - Lord Gregoire
Alicia Borrachero - Queen Prunaprismia
Predrag Bjelac - Lord Donnon
Damián Alcázar - Lord Sopespian
Simón Andreu - Lord Scythley
Klára Issová - Hag
Jan Pavel Filipensky - Wimbleweather
Lejla Abbasová - Windmane
Yemi Akinyemi - Ironhoof
Jirí Krytinár - Dwarf
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Rogue

Rogue SynopsisPete is an American traveler writer reporting on the booming tourist industry in the Northern Territory. While taking a river cruise he finds himself stuck with a collection of interesting characters, including Kate, the beautiful local tour guide. There is an immediate attraction between the two, but when their boat is rammed by something from below, the tour is thrown into disarray and they become stranded on a tiny mud island. As night falls and the tide starts to rise, the group slowly realize they are being stalked by a huge saltwater crocodile, beginning a terrifying struggle for survival in one of the most remote places in the world.



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Release Date: April 25, 2008
Genre: Action-Adventure, Romance, Suspense, Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 92 min.
Distributor(s): Dimension Films
Tagline: Welcome to the Terrortory
MPAA Rating: R for language and some creature violence.

Director:
Greg McLean

Writer(s):
Greg McLean - screenplay

Producer(s):
Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
Joel Perlman - Executive Producer
Robert Kirby - Executive Producer
Tony Cavanaugh - Executive Producer
Gary Hamilton - Co-Executive Producer
Martin Fabinyi - Producer
David Lightfoot - Producer
Julia Overton - Producer
Matt Hearn - Producer
Greg McLean - Producer

Movie Casts:
Caroline Brazier
Stephen Curry - Simon
Celia Ireland - Gwen
John Jarratt
Heather Mitchell - Elizabeth
Radha Mitchell - Kate Ryan
Geoff Morrell - Allen
Damien Richardson - Colin
Robert Taylor - Everett Kennedy
Michael Vartan - Pete McKell
Mia Wasikowska - Sherry
Sam Worthington - Neil
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