Drama

Michael Jackson's This is it (2009)

Michael Jackson's This is it | United States of America
Genre
Documentary| Drama| Music
Budget
60,000,000.00$
The majority of the film's footage was shot in June, 2009 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California and The Forum in Inglewood, California, as Jackson prepared for "This Is It," the series of fifty concerts Jackson planned to present at the O2 Arena in London. 'This Is It' will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer, his career, and the stage spectacular that would have been. The film will provide moviegoers with an unforgettable front row experience compiled from extensive footage that shows Jackson's meticulous preparation for his 2009 London shows. Director: Kenny Ortega Producer: Randy Phillips, Paul Gongaware

Oxygen (2009)

Кислород
Genre
Thriller| Drama
A music studio. He and She. The recording of a disk. Ten compositions, ten provocations, ten questions for those who want to breathe, who search for OXYGEN in their lives. Ten compositions about love, hatred, death, beauty, truth, lie… A dialogue with the spectator through the text of the play “Oxygen”, which has been translated into 70 languages. – Prize for the best director, Michael Tariverdiev's Prize for the best music (group of composers), Prize of the Russian Film Critics' Guild "White Elephant" – Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr", Sochi, 2009. Cast: Alexei Filimonov, Karolina Gruszka Directed by Ivan Vyrypaev Script: Ivan Vyrypaev Producer: Vadim Goriainov, Leonid Lebedev, Valeri Todorovsky

Paris, I Love You (2009)

Paris, je t'aime | France
Genre
Drama| Romance
Budget
13,000,000.00$
“Paris, je t'aime” is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weave a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 18 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all. Cast: Natalie Portman, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Steve Buscemi, Elijah Wood, Nick Nolte, Ludivine Sagnier, Fanny Ardant, Bob Hoskins, Ben Gazzara, Gérard Depardieu, Rufus Sewell, Miranda Richardson, Alexander Payne Directed by Olivier Assayas ("Quartier des Enfants Rouges"), Frédéric Auburtin, Gérard Depardieu ("Quartier Latin"), Gurinder Chadha ("Quais de Seine"), Sylvain Chomet ("Tour Eiffel"), Ethan Coen&Joel Coen ("Tuileries"), Isabel Coixet ("Bastille"), Wes Craven ("Père-Lachaise"), Alfonso Cuarón ("Parc Monceau"), Christopher Doyle ("Porte de Choisy"), Richard LaGravenese/ ("Pigalle"), Vincenzo Natali ("Quartier de la Madeleine"), Alexander Payne ("14th arrondissement"), Bruno Podalydès ("Montmartre"), Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas ("Loin du 16ème"), Oliver Schmitz ("Place des Fêtes"), Nobuhiro Suwa ("Place des Victoires"), Tom Tykwer/ ("Faubourg Saint-Denis"), Gus Van Sant/ ("Le Marais") Feature film concept and transitions Emmanuel Benbihy Idea by Tristan Carné Producer: Emmanuel Benbihy, Claudie Ossard

Rachel getting married (2008)

Rachel getting married | United States of America
Genre
Drama
Kym is a recovering drug addict who leaves rehab behind to attend the wedding of her sister, Rachel, but Kym's problems follow her home. Rachel cannot forgive or forget Kym's many drug-fuelled transgressions, and their father dotes on his returned daughter. As the wedding grows closer, the spotlight shifts from Rachel to Kym, much to the bride's irritation. Cast: Anne Hathaway, Debra Winger, Bill Irwin, Rosemarie DeWitt, Anna Deavere Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Anisa George Directed by: Jonathan Demme Scriptwritter: Jenny Lumet Producer: Neda Armian, Marc Platt

Red Cliff (2008)

Red Cliff | China
Genre
Adventure movie| Action| Drama| War
Budget
80,341,000.00$
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever. Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Chen Chang, Fengyi Zhang, Wei Zhao, Takeshi Kaneshiro un citi Directed by John Woo

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | United States of America
Genre
Drama| Comedy| Romance
IMDB
6.4 (12594 votes)
From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (ROBIN WRIGHT PENN) leads a charmed existence. An anchor of feminine serenity, she is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (ALAN ARKIN) thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. In truth, the gracious woman of the present day has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her past - an array of erotic misadventures, a diet-pill-addicted mother and the suicide of an exotic rival - until finding love and security in a family of her own. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, along with help from a new, strange and soulful acquaintance (KEANU REEVES), Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden undercurrents of her seemingly placid world to find the true sense of self which has always eluded her. Cast: Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves, Monica Bellucci, Blake Lively, Maria Bello, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder Directed by Rebecca Miller Script: Rebecca Miller Producer: Brad Pitt

Pussycat (2009)

Кошечка | Russia
Genre
Drama| Comedy
A sequence of four (in the television version – five) independent stories with their independent characters, forming a coherent narrative. In its form the film is like a theatre performance with a final bow taken by all the participants. Long-forgotten “un-splintered” monologues allow the actors to put on show their acting skills, without hiding them behind special effects and dynamical montage. Unlike anything, this is original dramatic art. The film tries to drive the spectator into frenzy. It is a protest that is vital in an era of total crisis, a cry from the heart which paradoxically gives us hope that this is not yet the end, but only a crack in the system, a liberation from stereotypes, templates and chains. – Closing film of the Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr", Sochi, 2009. Cast: Mikhail Efremov, Alexander Strizhenov, Victor Sukhorukov, Evgeni Stychkin, Pavel Derevianko, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Directed by Grigori Konstantinopolsky Script: Grigori Konstantinopolsky Producer: Grigori Konstantinopolsky, Andrei Novikov

State of Play (2009)

State of Play | France| United States of America| United Kingdom
Genre
Thriller| Drama
Budget
60,000,000.00$
Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation’s most promising political and corporate figures in State of Play, from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland). Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out. McCaffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer’s identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation’s power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one’s integrity, love or life is ever safe. Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Robin Wright-Penn and Helen Mirren Directed by: Kevin Macdonald

Revolutionary Road (2008)

Revolutionary Road | United States of America| United Kingdom
Genre
Drama| Romance
IMDB
7.3 (187092 votes)
Budget
35,000,000.00$
Adapted from the revealing novel by Richard Yates, "Revolutionary Road" is an incisive portrait of an American marriage seen through the eyes of Frank (three-time Academy Award® nominee Leonardo DiCaprio) and April (five-time Academy Award® nominee Kate Winslet) Wheeler. Yates’ story of 1950’s America poses a question that has been reverberating through modern relationships ever since: can two people break away from the ordinary without breaking apart? Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Shannon, Zoe Kazan, David Harbour Directed by: Sam Mendes

The Time Traveller's Wife (2009)

The Time Traveller`s Wife | United States of America
Genre
Drama| Fantasy| Romance
IMDB
7.1 (131112 votes)
Budget
39,000,000.00$
This is the remarkable story of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through time, and Clare Abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate love affair endures across a sea of time and captures the two lovers in an impossibly romantic trap. The story told is a test of love, and patience. It shows that love knows no boundaries and transcends time and death. Actors: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky Director: Robert Schwentke

Seven Pounds (2008)

Seven Pounds | United States of America
Genre
Drama
IMDB
7.6 (278023 votes)
Budget
55,000,000.00$
Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the director and producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for the emotional drama Seven Pounds. In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers Cast: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Woody Harrelson Director: Gabriele Muccino Scriptwritter: Grant Nieporte Producer: David Crockett

Taking Woodstock (2009)

Taking Woodstock | United States of America
Genre
Drama| Comedy| Music
IMDB
6.7 (27808 votes)
Taking Woodstock is the new film from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee - and it’s a trip! Based on the memoirs of Elliot Tiber, the comedy stars Demetri Martin as Elliot, who inadvertently played a role in making 1969’s Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was. Featuring a standout ensemble cast, and songs from a score of ’60s musical icons Taking Woodstock is a joyous voyage to a moment in time when everything seemed possible. Working as an interior designer in Greenwich Village, Elliot is still staked to the family business - a dumpy Catskills motel called the El Monaco that is being run into the ground by his overbearing parents. In the summer of 1969, Elliot has to move back upstate to the El Monaco in order to help save the motel from being taken over by the bank. Upon hearing that a planned music and arts festival has lost its permit from the neighboring town of Wallkill, NY, Elliot calls producer Michael Lang (Jonathan Groff) at Woodstock Ventures to offer his family’s motel to the promoters and generate some much-needed business. Elliot also introduces Lang to his neighbor Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy), who operates a 600-acre dairy farm down the road. Soon the Woodstock staff is moving into the El Monaco - and half a million people are on their way to Yasgur’s farm for “3 days of Peace & Music in White Lake.” With a little help from his friends and with a little opposition from townspeople Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life - and popular culture - forever. Cast: Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber Directed by Ang Lee Script: James Schamus, Elliot Tiber, Tom Monte Producer: Ang Lee, James Schamus
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