Archive for Drama

Director: Jim Sheridan
Writer: David Benioff
Cast: Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, Bailee Madison, Taylor Grace Geare

Plot: A young man comforts his older brother’s wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier’s film, “Brothers”.

Genre: Drama | War

Release Date: December 4, 2009

Director: Jean-Marc Vallee
Writer: Julian Fellowes
Cast: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson, Mark Strong, Paul Bettany, Thomas Kretschmann

Plot: A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Genre: Drama

Release Date: TBA 2009

Director: Chris Zamoscianyk
Writers: Elisa Delson, Rob Dyrdek, Nino Scalia
Cast: Paul Rodriguez Jr., Ryan Dunn, Rob Dyrdek, Compton Ass Terry, Ryan Sheckler

Plot: Derrick Cabrera, like all skateboarders, dreams of being sponsored one day. He has all the talent in the world to make it happen but some major roadblocks to overcome before he can make the dream a reality. He is receiving pressure from all sides, his parents are stressing him because he is failing in school, his girlfriend thinks he is a loser, his best friend has become his rival because he is better than him. Things come to a head after Derrick gets arrested and a fight ensues with his father resulting in him running away from home. He does the only thing he knows how to do and opts to follow his dream to the Tampa Am contest, one of the only ways an unknown skater can get noticed.

Genre: Drama

Release Date: 2009

Director: John Woo
Writers: Khan Chan, Cheng Kuo, Heyu Sheng, John Woo
Cast: Chen Chang, Yong Hou, Jun Hu, Tong Jiang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu Wai

Plot: In Autumn of 208 AD, 100,000 peasants fled with their beloved leader Liu Bei from Cao Cao’s million man army. With the aid of heroes like Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, they escape across the Great River to take refuge with Sun Quan, the leader of the south. As Cao Cao prepares his huge navy to invade southern China and destroy them both, geniuses like Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu devise a grand strategy. They hope to destroy Cao Cao’s 10,000 ships with fire upon the river, but must first trick Cao Cao into chaining his ships together, and then change the direction of China’s famous and freezing North Wind. While these two struggle to put aside the rivalry between Liu Bei and Sun Quan’s forces, they must hatch their legendary schemes before Cao Cao is ready.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | War

Release Date: TBA 2009

Director: Rebecca Miller
Writer: Rebecca Miller
Cast: Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore, Wynona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Maria Bello, Alan Arkin, Monica Bellucci, Blake Lively

Plot: After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

Genre: Drama

Release Date: TBA

Director: David Lee Miller
Writers: Eric J. Adams, David Lee Miller, Gabriel Sunday
Cast: Gabriel Sunday, Brooke Nevin, David Carradine, Joe Mantegna, Mariel Hemingway, Nora Dunn

Plot: A teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.

Genre: Comedy | Drama

Release Date: TBA

Director: Glendyn Ivin
Writer: Mac Gudgeon
Cast: Hugo Weaving, John Brumpton, Mick Coulthard, Rachel Francis, Anita Hegh, Adam Morgan

Plot: A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who’s wanted by the law.

Genre: Drama

Release Date: TBA

Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Helena Bereen, Larry Cowan, Liam Cunningham, Dennis McCambridge, Liam McMahon, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan, Rory Mullen, Lalor Roddy

Plot: The last six weeks of the life of the Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sands.

Genre: Drama | History

Release Date: March 20, 2009

Director: Gerald McMorrow
Writer: Gerald McMorrow
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill, Richard Coyle, Art Malik, Kika Markham, Susannah York

Plot: The story of four lost souls in a futuristic London society where there is no separation between Church and State.

Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Release Date: TBA 2009

Director: Dennis Lee
Writer: Dennis Lee
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hayden Panettiere, Julia Roberts

Plot: The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced by an unexpected tragedy.

Genre: Drama

Release Date: TBA