Events Archive
June 2009.
Director:Olivier Megaton
Writers (WGA):Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen
Cast: Jason Statham ... Frank Martin, Natalya Rudakova ... Valentina, François Berléand ... Inspector Tarconi, Robert Knepper ... Johnson, Jeroen Krabbé ... Leonid Vasilev
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg reencounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 24 nominations...
Director:Stephen Daldry, Writers (WGA):David Hare (screenplay), Bernhard Schlink (book)
Cast:
Ralph Fiennes ... Michael Berg, Kate Winslet ... Hanna Schmitz, Jeanette Hain ... Brigitte
Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII. Director:Bryan Singer
Writers (WGA):Christopher McQuarrie & Nathan Alexander
Cast: Tom Cruise ... Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, Kenneth Branagh ... Major-General Henning von Tresckow, Bill Nighy ... General Friedrich Olbricht, Tom Wilkinson ... General Friedrich Fromm, Carice van Houten ... Nina von Stauffenberg, Thomas Kretschmann ... Major Otto Ernst Remer, Terence Stamp ... Ludwig Beck, Eddie Izzard ... General Erich Fellgiebel
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences...
Director: David Fincher
Writers (WGA):Eric Roth (screenplay)
Cast: Brad Pitt ... Benjamin Button, Cate Blanchett ... Daisy, Julia Ormond ... Caroline, Faune A. Chambers ... Dorothy Baker , Elias Koteas ... Monsieur Gateau, Donna DuPlantier ... Blanche Devereux
Director: David Frankel
Writers (WGA): Scott Frank (screenplay) and Don Roos (screenplay)
Owen Wilson ... John Grogan, Jennifer Aniston ... Jennifer Grogan, Eric Dane ... Sebastian, Kathleen Turner ... Ms. Kornblut, Alan Arkin ... Arnie Klein, Ann Dowd ... Dr. Platt
Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed by, produced by and starring Clint Eastwood. The film marks Eastwood's return to a lead acting role after four years, his last leading role having been in Million Dollar Baby. The film features a predominantly Hmong cast, as well as Eastwood's younger son, Scott Eastwood. Eastwood's older son, Kyle Eastwood, provided the score. Director:Clint Eastwood
Writers (WGA):Nick Schenk (screenplay), Dave Johannson (story)
Cast :Clint Eastwood ... Walt Kowalski , Christopher Carley ... Father, Janovich, Bee Vang ... Thao Vang Lor, Ahney Her ... Sue Lor, Brian Haley ... Mitch Kowalski
Justin Lin’s Fast & Furious is the most grounded and entertaining film in The Fast and the Furious series. Unlike the previous films, Fast & Furious entertains on levels beyond the mere visual.
Director:Justin Lin
Writers (WGA):Chris Morgan (written by); Gary Scott Thompson(characters)
Vin Diesel ... Dominic Toretto , Paul Walker ... Brian O'Conner, Jordana Brewster ... Mia Toretto, Michelle Rodriguez ... Letty, John Ortiz ... Campos, Laz Alonso ... Fenix Rise, Gal Gadot ... Gisele Harabo
RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, and Tom Wilkinson. It was filmed in London and released on 5 September 2008 in the United Kingdom, hitting #1 in the UK box office in its first week of release.
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Written by Guy Ritchie
Narrated by Mark Strong
Starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong
Idris Elba, Chris Bridges, Jeremy Piven, Gemma Arterton
Slumdog Millionaire is highly acclaimed, named in the top ten lists of various newspapers. On 22 February 2009 the film won eight out of ten Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including the Best Picture and Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.
Directors:Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Writers:Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) and Vikas Swarup (novel)
Dev Patel ... Jamal K. Malik
Anil Kapoor ... Prem Kumar
Saurabh Shukla ... Sergeant Srinivas
Rajendranath Zutshi ... Director (as Raj Zutshi)
Jeneva Talwar ... Vision Mixer
Freida Pinto ... Latika
Irrfan Khan ... Police Inspector
May 2009.
The sexiest and most interesting voice in the '80s in ex-Yugoslavia was, no doubt, Massimo Savic, known to his friends as just Max, with his Croatian band called Dorian Gray. Massimo Savic started his career in 1983, and today ranges from pop to jazz. One of his LPs is called Elements and its sung entirely on English, but usually he sings in Croatian. Must see/listen concert in Opatija!
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