Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts

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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The Fall

The Fall SynopsisLanguishing in a hospital, Roy Walker (Lee Pace) is a broken man in more ways than one: Unable to walk after a fall from a horse in a movie stunt gone wrong, his heart is also broken after his girlfriend ran off with the movie's leading man. Ready to end his life, Roy befriends five-year-old fellow patient Alexandria (Catinca Untaru), with the goal of persuading her to stealing a fatal dose of morphine pills for him.

Roy launches into a story that fuses patients, staff and others at the hospital with imagined personas and exotic lands. What he describes as "an epic tale of love and revenge" is so riveting to Alexandria that she will do whatever Roy asks in order to hear the next installment. The tale loosely mirrors the ill-fated love triangle that has left him heartsick and features Alexandria's favorite nurse Evelyn (Justine Waddell), as the beautiful Princess Evelyn; Sinclair (Daniel Caltagirone), the movie star who stole Roy's girlfriend, as the detested Governor Odious; and Roy himself as the avenging Black Bandit who leads the attack on the governor with the help of a colorful posse that includes Alexandria as the Black Bandit's daughter.

But as the story takes a darker turn, Alexandria begins to realize there is far more at stake than the fate of a handful of imaginary characters. It's up to Roy whether the Black Bandit - and Roy himself - will survive the climactic final scene.

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Release Date: May 9, 2008
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adaptation and War
Running Time: 117 min.
Distributor(s): Roadside Attractions
Tagline: A Little Blessing In Disguise.
MPAA Rating: R for some violent images.

Director(s):
Tarsem Singh

Writer(s):
Dan Gilroy - screenplay (adaptation)
Nico Soultanakis - Screenplay (adaptation)
Tarsem Singh - Screenplay (adaptation)
Valeri Petrov - Source Material (from screenplay: "Yo Ho Ho")

Producer(s):
Tommy Turtle - Executive Producer
Ajit Singh - Executive Producer
Tarsem Singh - Producer
Nico Soultanakis - Co-Producer
Lionel Kopp - Co-Producer

Movie Casts:
Catinca Untaru - Alexandria
Justine Waddell - Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn
Lee Pace - Roy Walker
Kim Uylenbroek - Doctor / Alexander the Great
Aiden Lithgow - Alexander's Messenger
Sean Gilder - Walt Purdy
Ronald France - Otto
Andrew Roussouw - Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff - Dr. Whitaker
Grant Swanby - Father Augustine
Emil Hostina - Alexandria's Father / Bandit
Robin Smith - Luigi / One Legged Actor
Jeetu Verma - Indian / Orange Picker
Leo Bill - Darwin / Orderly
Marcus Wesley - Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man
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Zombie Strippers

Zombie Strippers SynopsisNightmare on Elm Street's ROBERT ENGLUND and worldwide media sensation JENNA JAMESON star in Zombie Strippers. When a secret government agency lets out a deadly chemo virus causing the reanimation of the dead, the first place to get hit is Rhino's, a hot underground strip club. As one of the strippers gets the virus, she turns into a supernatural, flesh-eating zombie stripper, making her the hit if the club. Do the rest of the girls fight the temptation to be the star stripper, even if there is no turning back? Also featuring ROXY SAINT (of the Goth band Roxy Saint and the blackouts) and Ultimate Fighting Champion TITO ORTIZ, Zombie Strippers is a sexy, bloody, hilarious good time!


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Release Date: April 18, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Running Time: 94 min.
Distributor(s): Triumph Films
Tagline: They'll dance for a fee, but devour you for free.
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, sexuality/nudity and language.

Director(s):
Jay Lee

Writer(s):
Jay Lee - Screenplay

Producer(s):
Larry Schapiro - Executive Producer
Andrew Golov - Producer
Angela J. Lee - Producer

Movie Casts:
Robert Englund - Ian Essko
Jenna Jameson - Kat
Roxy Saint - Lillith
Joey Medina - Paco
Shamron Moore - Jeannie
Penny Drake - Sox
Jennifer Holland - Jessy
John Hawkes - Davis
Jeannette Sousa - Berengé
Whitney Anderson - Gaia
Carmit Levité - Madame Blavatski
Calvin Green - Cole
Zak Kilberg - Byrdflough
Catero Colbert - Major Camus
Jen Alex Gonzalez - Lt. Ryker
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