Cadillac Records (2008)

  Synopsis:
The rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.
Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release  
12/5/2008  
Director  Credit
Darnell Martin  Director
Cast  Credit
Adrien Brody  Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright  Muddy Waters
Beyonce Knowles  Etta James
Gabrielle Union  Geneva Wade
Columbus Short  Little Walter
Emmanuelle Chriqui  Revetta Chess
Cedric The Entertainer  Willie Dixon
Tammy Blanchard  Isabelle Allen
Mos Def  Chuck Berry
Norman Reedus  - Cast
Eamonn Walker  Howlin’ Wolf
Shiloh Fernandez  Phil Chess
Jill Flint  Shirley Adams
Gano Grills  Slick Pimp
Eshaya Draper  - Cast
Chyna Layne  Juanita
Anthony Del Negro  - Cast
Veronika Dash  - Cast
Albert Jones  Hubert Sumlin
Suzette Gunn  Minnie
Production Credits  Credit
Beyonce Knowles  Executive Producer
Sofia Sondervan  Producer
Andrew Lack  Producer
Production Companies  Credit
Sony BMG Film  Production Company
Suntaur/Elsboy Entertainment  Production Company
Distribution Companies  Credit
Sony Pictures Releasing  Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
Chicago, Illinois USA  
New Jersey  
Mississippi  
Writer  Credit
Darnell Martin  Screenplay
Accounting  Credit
Janice Brabaw  Assistant Accountant
Art Department  Credit
David Schlesinger  Set Decorator
Linda Burton  Production Designer
Nicholas Locke  Art Director
Casting  Credit
Kimberly Hardin  Casting
Film Camera  Credit
Gerard Martin  Loader
Anastas Michos  Director of Photography
Kathleen Corgan  Assistant Camera
Ed Nessen  Assistant Camera
Music  Credit
Howard Drossin  Orchestrations
Terence Blanchard  Composer
Beth Amy Rosenblatt  Music Supervisor
Physical Effects  Credit
Jeremy Sample  Stunts
Production Management  Credit
Petra Hoebel  Line Producer
Chris Kenneally  Post-Production Supervisor
Ronnie Kupferwasser  Location Manager
Gary S Rake  Assistant Director
Andrew Saxe  Production Manager
Brendan O’Rourke  Assistant Location Manager
Jonathan Starch  Assistant Director
Sound  Credit
Teferra McKenzie  Boom Operator
Visual Effects  Credit
Ken Speed  Special Effects Coordinator
Robert Lopuski  Visual Effects Supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup  Credit
Tasha Marshall  Hair Stylist
Vincent T Schicchi  Special Makeup Effects – special makeup effects artist
Lauren Press  Assistant Costume Designer
Johnetta Boone  Costume Designer

Nobel Son (2008)

Nobel Son (2008)

 

 Synopsis:
Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He’s struggling to finish his PHD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a renowned forensic psychiatrist, now have the ill-fortune of living with a man-eating monster whose philandering ways have gotten less and less discreet. As if Barkley’s world is not bad enough, on the eve of his father receiving the Nobel, Barkley is kidnapped and the end requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel prize money. Needless to say, Eli refuses to pay it and so starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge. In the words of Michel de Montaigne, the 16th century philosopher: “There is more barbarity in eating a man alive than in eating him dead.”

Theatrical Release   
12/5/2008  
Director  Credit
Randall M. Miller  Director
Cast  Credit
Shawn Hatosy  Thaddeus James
Alan Rickman  Eli Michaelson
Mary Steenburgen  Sarah Michaelson
Bryan Greenberg  Barkley Michaelson
Eliza Dushku  City Hall
Bill Pullman  - Cast
Danny DeVito  Gastner
Ted Danson  Harvey Parrish
Mary Pat Gleason  Ruby
Larry Hankin  Dr. Polaczek
Juliette Jeffers  Claire
Dean Rader-Duval  Ernie
Ernie Hudson  - Cast
Tracey Walter  - Cast
Lindy Booth  - Cast
Kevin West  - Cast
Production Credits  Credit
Art Klein  Executive Producer
Ronald Savin  Co-Producer
Randall M. Miller  Producer
Jody Savin  Producer
Henry Suarez  Co-Producer
Tom Soulanille  Executive Producer
Michael Ravine  Executive Producer
J P O’Neill  Co-Producer
Jane Baum  Co-Producer
John Faiz Kayyem  Co-Producer
Production Companies  Credit
Gimme Five Productions  Production Company
Unclaimed Freight  Production Company
Prama Corporation  Production Company
Distribution Companies  Credit
Pyramid  Foreign Distribution Rights
Freestyle Releasing  Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Freestyle
 Releasing  Domestic Distribution Rights
Locations  
Los Angeles, California, USA  
Pasadena, California USA  
Writer  CreditRandall M. Miller  Screenplay
Jody Savin  Screenplay
Art Department  Credit
Craig Sterns  Production Designer
Laura Evans  Set Decorator
Craig Stearns  Production Designer
Casting  Credit
Richard Pagano  Casting Director
Film Camera  Credit
Michael Ozier  Director of Photography
Music  Credit
Jonathan McHugh  Music Supervisor
Paul Oakenfold  Music
Mark Adler  Music
Production Management  Credit
Brian Relyea  Assistant Director
Terry Spazek  Unit Production Manager
Rhonda DeVictor  Production Coordinator
Sound  Credit
Kelly Oxford  Sound
Visual Effects  Credit
Josh Hakian  Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup  Credit
Lynn Barber  Makeup – Makeup Department
Kathryn Morrison  Costume Designer

Frost/Nixon (2008)

Frost/Nixon (2008)

 

 

 Synopsis:
For three years after being forced from office, Richard Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting David Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost’s team harbored doubts about their boss’ ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation’s greatest disgraces? Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who’d built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity–ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth.
Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release  
12/5/2008  
Studio  Credit
Universal Pictures  Studio
Director  Credit
Ron Howard  Director
Cast  Credit
Frank Langella  Richard Nixon
Michael Sheen  David Frost
Sam Rockwell  James Reston Jr.
Toby Jones  Irving “Swifty” Lazar
Matthew MacFadyen  John Birt
Andy Milder  Frank Gannon
Kevin Bacon  Jack Brennan
Oliver Platt  Bob Zelnick
Kate Jennings Grant  Diane Sawyer
Patty McCormack  Pat Nixon
Rebecca Hall  Caroline Cushing
Gabriel Jarret  Ken Khachigian
David Kelsey  Smith House Reporter
Kevin Kearns  Fan at Airport
Patricia Prata  Ballroom Guest
Jenn Gotzon  Tricia Nixon
Jim Meskimen  Ray Price
Geoffrey Blake  Interview Director
Clint Howard  Lloyd Davis
Rance Howard  Ollie
Gavin Grazer  White House Director
Simon James  Frost Show Director
Eloy Casados  Manolo Sanchez
Jay White  Neil Diamond
Will Albert  Sammy Cahn
Keith MacKechnie  Marv Minoff
Penny Moore  Lady with Dachshund
Janneke Arent  Frost’s Female Assistant
David Ross Paterson  Birt TV Show Presenter
Jennifer Hanley  Makeup Woman
Robert Pastoriza  Interview Cameraman
Louie Mejia  Interview Cameraman
James Ritz  Smith House Reporter
Pete Rockwell  Smith House Reporter
Ned Vaughn  Secret Serviceman
Simone Kessell  Airport Check-In Woman
Ben Pauley  Australian Stage Manager
Noah Craft  Australian Stage Director
Taylor Singer  Stewardess
Kaine Bennett Charleston  Sydney Assistant Director
gregory h alpert  White House Cinematographer
Kimberly Robin  Ma Maison Girl
Michelle Manhart  Disco Girl
Steve Kehela  Premiere Reporter
Antony H Acker  Premiere Reporter
John Kerry  Premiere Reporter
Googy Gress  Network Executive
Marc McClure  Network Executive
Joe Spano  Network Executive
Production Credits  Credit
Louisa Velis  Associate Producer
Peter Morgan  Executive Producer
Eric Fellner  Producer
Tim Bevan  Producer
Matthew Byam-Shaw  Executive Producer
Kathleen McGill  Associate Producer
William M Connor  Associate Producer
Karen Kehela-Sherwood  Executive Producer
Brian Grazer  Producer
Ron Howard  Producer
David Bernardi  Executive Producer
Debra Hayward  Executive Producer
Liza Chasin  Executive Producer
Todd Hallowell  Executive Producer
Production Companies  Credit
Imagine Entertainment  Production Company
Working Title Films  Production Company
Distribution Companies  Credit
Universal  Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer  Credit
Peter Morgan  Source Material
Peter Morgan  Screenplay
Accounting  Credit
Tim Easthill  Finance Manager – Finance Controller
Michael Goosen  Accountant – Financial Controller
Jim DeMarco  Assistant Accountant
Missy Eustermann  Post-Production Accountant
Dominique Derrenger  Accountant – Construction Accountant
Carlo Pratto  Assistant Accountant – 1st Assistant Accountant
Lynda Shapiro  Assistant Accountant
Katy Tatian-Genovese  Accountant – Payroll Accountant
Gregory Metcalf  Assistant Accountant
Josh Deceuster  Accountant – Accounting Clerk
Ashleigh Hall  Accountant – Accounting Clerk
Art Department  Credit
Jennifer Durbin  Art Department – Art Department Production Assistant
Michael E. Goldman  Assistant Art Director
Candice Muriedas  Art Department Coordinator
Ray Garcia  Set Dresser
Ralph Mock  Painter
Joel Prihoda  Leadman
Brian O’Hara  Art Director
Holiday Landa  Assistant Set Decorator – Set Decorating Assistant
Chad Frey  Set Designer
Susan Benjamin  Set Decorator
Tony Castagnola  Greensman – Greens Foreman
Michael Corenblith  Production Designer
Joseph Bergman  Gang Boss
Jay Pelissier  Assistant Art Director
Lorrie Campbell  Set Designer
Stephen McCumby  Set Dresser
Rosemary De Cicco  Painter – Standby Painter
Greg O’Donohue  Gang Boss
Greg Van Horn  Art Director
Jory Alvarado  Art Department – Drapery Foreman
Beau Shippee  Set Dresser
Earl V Thielen  Set Dresser
Phillip Thoman  Set Dresser – On Set Dresser
Lawson Brown  Set Dresser – On Set Dresser (2nd Unit)
Casting  Credit
Jamie Castro  Casting Assistant
Terence Harris  Casting Associate
Jane Jenkins  Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson  Casting Director
Craft Services  Credit
Laura Bagano  Craft Service
Mario Z Gonzalez  Catering
Film Camera  Credit
Michael Kennedy  Film Lab – DI Producer
Richard Scarpone  Video Assist/Playback – Video Assist Operator
Ralph Nelson  Photography – Still Photographer
Dominic Aluisi  Assistant Camera – Assistant A Camera
Andrew Rowlands  Steadicam Operator
Andrew Rowlands  Camera Operator
Steve Bowen  Colorist – Digital Colorist
Salvatore Totino  Director of Photography
Eric Jensch  Loader
Matt Morrissey  Video Playback – Video Playback Supervisor
John Barr  Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Devon Miller  Film Lab – DI Editor
Benn Martenson  Assistant Camera – Assistant A Camera
Bryce Shields  Video Assist/Playback – Video Assist Operator
Mark Santoni  Assistant Camera – Assistant B Camera
Larissa Supplitt  Assistant Camera – Assistant B Camera
Peter Geraghty  Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing  Credit
Relativity Media  Co-Financier
StudioCanal  Co-Financier
Music  Credit
George Martin  Song
Kathy Nelson  Music Supervisor
Alan Meyerson  Score Mixing – Score Mixer
Thomas Broderick  Music Coordinator – Technical Music Coordinator
Robert Russell Bennett  Music Conductor
Daniel Pinder  Music Editor
Atli Orvarrson  Song Performer
Lorne Balfe  Music
Hans Zimmer  Composer
Hans Zimmer  Orchestrations
Frank Langella  Song Performer
Pete Snell  Music Coordinator – Technical Music Coordinator
Lorne Balfe  Orchestrations
Mel Wesson  Music – Ambient Music Design
Sammy Cahn  Song
Martin Tillman  Music – Featured Cellist
James Van Heusen  Song
RCA Symphony Orchestra  Song Performer
Donna Summer  Song Performer
Ryeland Allison  Music – Featured Drums
Richard M Nixon  Song
Richard Rodgers  Song
Steve Kofsky  Music – Music Production Services
Andrew Zack  Music – Music Production Coordinator
Donna Summer  Song
Giorgio Moroder  Song
Pete Bellotte  Song
Physical Effects  Credit
Brian Avery  Stunts
Rick Avery  Stunt Coordinator
David LeRoy Anderson  Prosthetics – Prosthetic Makeup
Lance Anderson  Prosthetics – Prosthetic Makeup
Michael Hugghins  Stunts
Production Management  Credit
William Connor  Assistant Director
Michelle Brattson  Production Supervisor
Justin Haut  Assistant Production Coordinator
Sherry Gallarneau  Script Supervisor
Kathleen McGill  Unit Production Manager
gregory h alpert  Location Manager
jorge luis alvarez  Assistant Location Manager
Andrew Miller  Location Assistant
Mindy Weissman  Post-Production Coordinator
Kate Bailey  Assistant Production Coordinator
gregory h alpert  Production Supervisor – 2nd Unit Production Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Kristen Ploucha  Assistant Director
Samantha Kirkeby  Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Alex Kivlen  Assistant Location Manager
Scott R Meyers  Assistant Director
Mandi Dillin  Assistant Location Manager
Scott Schaeffer  Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity  Credit
Rob Harris  Unit Publicist
Sound  Credit
Deborah Wallach  ADR Supervisor
Tim Webb  Sound Recordist – Recordist
Lynn Sable  Assistant Sound Editor
Solange S Schwalbe  Foley Editor
David Fiske Raymond  Sound – Cable Utility
Daniel Pagan  Sound Effects Editor
Michael Piotrowski  Boom Operator
Lynne Redding  ADR – ADR Loop Group
Chris Jenkins  Rerecording Mixer
Dave Bergstrom  Sound Engineer – Dub Stage Engineer
Chic Ciccolini III  Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Devlin  Sound Mixer – Production Sound Mixer
Teri E Dorman  ADR/Dialogue Editor – Dialogue Editor
George Flores  Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Tim Song Jones  Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Melissa Lytle  Assistant Sound Editor
Frank A Montano  Rerecording Mixer
David Arnold  ADR/Dialogue Editor – Dialogue Editor
Dean Thomas  Sound – Cable (2nd Unit)
Visual Effects  Credit
Jeff Miller  Special Effects Coordinator
Eric J Robertson  Visual Effects Supervisor
Glenn Allen  Visual Effects Producer
Martin Charles  Graphic Designer
Richard Friedlander  Visual Effects Producer
Chad Van Balbergen  Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup  Credit
Robert Sparkman  Costume Supervisor
Natasha Allegro  Hair Stylist
Edouard Henriques  Makeup – Makeup Department Head
Kim Santantonio  Hair – Hair Department Head
Leslie Weir  Costumer
Andrea Knaub  Key Costumer
Greg Funk  Makeup Artist
Myron Baker  Set Costumer – Set Supervisor
Daniel Orlandi  Costume Designer
Shawneene Carter  Costumes – Costume Production Assistant
Monica Haynes-Nino  Costumer
Robin Beauchesne  Makeup Artist
Karyn Huston  Hair Stylist
Bob Moore Jr  Set Costumer
Linda Sharp  Hair Stylist
Laurel Frushour  Set Costumer
Elizabeth Hoel  Makeup Artist
David Perrone  Set Costumer
Colleen Callaghan  Hair Stylist
Sabine Roller Taylor  Makeup Artist

Terror strikes Mumbai again, 80 killed

Mumbai, Nov 27: At least 80 people, including a foreign tourist and four top police officers, were killed and over 250 injured as terrorists struck in yet another series of planned and synchronised gunfire and bomb attacks in the heart of India’s financial capital late Wednesday, authorities said.

Terrorists were reported to be holding tourists and other guests hostage in two five-star hotels, the Taj Intercontinental and Trident (formerly Oberoi), facing the waterfront across the Arabian Sea close to the city’s most important landmark, the Gateway of India.

Four top police officials, including Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, were among the 10 policemen killed in the gunbattles with the terrorists, police confirmed.

Among terror targets was the city’s busiest railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), formerly the Victoria Terminus that is a World Heritage site.

A nationwide alert was sounded and all airports in the country put on high-security surveillance following the attacks that came less than a month after over 50 people died in serial terror bombings in the northeastern state of Assam.

Army was called in to bring the situation under control and restore the sense of security in the city that was literally shaken the attacks, one of the worst in the country.

“This is a most audacious attack. It is a very serious situation and gun battles are still on in at least three places,” said Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.

Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Ghafoor said the attacks were suspected to be “coordinated terrorist acts”, and added that automatic weapons like AK-47 and AK-56 and semi-automatic rifles as well as grenades were apparently used.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil, who hold the home portfolio, confirmed more than 70 people were killed and 250 injured, many of them grievously.

But the police officials said over 80 people have died in the series of attacks.

Patil said two terrorists were killed in gun battles with police while at least nine were held.

Small groups of heavily armed terrorists had sneaked into busy public places, mostly in south Mumbai, in the dead of the night spreading panic in the crowded metropolis that has been a target of terror attacks in recent years.

Many of the locations targeted, mostly in upscale south Mumbai, were preferred destinations of foreign tourists.

Maharashtra Director General of Police A.N. Roy said: “At least seven places have been attacked. The figure could be eight.

“The terrorists have gone in and fired indicriminately at certain places. They are still holed up in three places and gun-battles have been on (with security forces).”

Five people were killed in a bomb blast targetting a taxi in Vile Parle. The taxi was blown to pieces, police said.

Police officials said suspected terrorists opened fire at police and paramilitary forces outside the Taj between 10.15 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.

The police officials said firing was on near the five-star hotel where around 2,000 guests and staff were stranded.

The body of a foreign woman guest was recovered from the Taj Hotel and two terrorists were holed up inside the building, a police official said. She was not immediately identified and her nationality was not known.

At least 90 percent of the 22-storey building was plunged into darkness as authorities cut off power in a precautionary measure.

In the wee hours of Thursday, there was an explosion on the top floor of the legendary hotel, leading to a major fire.

Minutes later, bullets were fired near the Hotel Trident – another five-star hotel barely a kilometre away from the Taj. Part of the hotel was said to be on fire. At least 1,000 tourists were inside the hotel, which is in a high-security zone and lies just behind the Air India and Maharashtra legislature buildings.

Those trapped in the two hotels included an unspecified number of foreign guests.

Officials said rescue operations had started and hostages were being evactuated as army stormed the besieged hotels.

Suspected terrorists also opened indiscriminate firing near the railway station, the headquarters of the Central Railway, which remains crowded almost throughout the day.

As a precautionary measure, authorities suspended suburban and other railway services. But the train service was resumed early Thursday, nearly six hours after the station was shut.

Later in the night, two bomb blasts, one in Vile Parle, a residential suburb in north Mumbai, and another in Mazgaon, also injured an unspecified number of people, police officials said.

Firing also took place near the Metro cinema, barely a kilometre away from the CST. An eyewintess said the attackers hijacked a police vehicle after opening fire at two policemen in the vehicle.

All roads linking south Mumbai with the rest of the metropolis were barricaded. Elite Rapid Action Force (RAF) were pressed into action and the targeted locations were cordoned off. A crack team of 200 National Security Guards (NSG) were rushed from New Delhi to Mumbai late in the night.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the terror attack and assured all help to the state government.

Schools and colleges will remain closed Thursday although government will function normally, officials said.

Rihanna and Brown Fuel Dating Rumors

R&B stars Rihanna and Chris Brown have fuelled reports they are secretly dating, after they were snapped frolicking together on vacation in Jamaica.

The pair, who have been linked for months, spent last weekend at a romantic retreat on the Caribbean island.

They both jetted to Jamaica from Rihanna’s native Barbados so the “Umbrella” star could perform at the Smile Jamaica Africa Unite Bob Marley concert in St.
Mary on Saturday.

Photographs show them cuddling in the pool, and eyewitnesses reveal they have been inseparable.

One tells Pagesix.com, “They were smooching in the pool. They were playfully making out and he was kissing her on the neck.

Familiar Strangers (2008)

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release: Nov 28, 2008 Limited

Synopsis:

Familiar Strangers is an off beat – funny – heartfelt story of a family negotiating the changing relationships between parents and children, especially as those children grow into adulthood. Familiar Strangers follows the… Familiar Strangers is an off beat – funny – heartfelt story of a family negotiating the changing relationships between parents and children, especially as those children grow into adulthood.

Familiar Strangers follows the Worthington’s through a four day Thanksgiving gathering. Brian (Shawn Hatosy), who moved away and kept his distance for the past several years, is reluctantly returning carrying the baggage of unresolved conflict with his father Frank (Tom Bower).

Frank feels he has lost the ability to connect with his maturing children, and has replaced them with his pets, new children “who never have to grow up”.

The matriarch Dottie (Ann Dowd) holds the reins on the family beneath the surface, brother Kenny (DJ Qualls) is a twenty-something who has not yet found his path, sister Erin (Cameron Richardson) is struggling to find herself after a painful divorce, and Erin’s young daughter Maddy (newcomer Georgia Mae Lively), observes with a wisdom truly beyond her years.

Family friend Allison (Nikki Reed), long an admirer of Brian, is happy to find him back for a visit. She may just appreciate his family more than he does, and may help to make this return home bearable.

Through conflict, ritual and communication, the Worthington family strives to find the friendship and love we all hope can exist between parents and their adult children.

Starring: Shawn Hatosy, DJ Qualls, Tom Bower, Nikki Reed

Starring: Shawn Hatosy, DJ Qualls, Tom Bower, Nikki Reed, Ann Dowd, Cameron Richardson, Kevin Murray, Angus Sutherland

Director: Zackary Adler

Director: Zackary Adler
Screenwriter: John Bell
Studio: Cavalier Pictures

Otto; Or, Up with Dead People (2008)

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Nov 26, 2008 Limited

Synopsis:

Otto is a handsome, sensitive, neo-Goth zombie with an identity crisis. He looks and smells like a zombie but isn’t certain that he is one. He wanders the streets of the city, never sleeping, until one day–as he is being harassed by… Otto is a handsome, sensitive, neo-Goth zombie with an identity crisis. He looks and smells like a zombie but isn’t certain that he is one. He wanders the streets of the city, never sleeping, until one day–as he is being harassed by hooligans–he ducks into an alley and spots a poster announcing auditions for a zombie film. He soon meets aspiring filmmaker/revolutionary Medea Yarn, who is convinced that Otto, as a confused zombie, is the perfect embodiment of the effects of advanced capitalism on individuals. Medea begins to make a film about Otto, while simultaneously shooting a film about a gay zombie revolt against consumerist society. After moving in with an actor, Otto begins to remember fragments of his pre-zombie life with a sweet boyfriend. As Medea directs the final, orgiastic scene of her gay zombie film, Otto struggles to access the human emotions buried beneath his zombie exterior. Otto; or, Up with Dead People is a clever modern fable about alienation and the problems created by a mass-produced society, where even the members most on the fringe find it hard to resist being pulled into the mainstream. Toying with genre conventions, combining different media, and making use of Medea’s often-humorous films-within-the-film, Bruce LaBruce creates a new, sexy, hyperpoliticized zombie mythology. — © Sundance Film Festival

Starring: Jey Crisfar, Gio Black Peter, Katharina Klewinghaus, Marcel Schlutt

Starring: Jey Crisfar, Gio Black Peter, Katharina Klewinghaus, Marcel Schlutt, Susanne Sachsse

Director: Bruce LaBruce

Director: Bruce LaBruce
Screenwriter: Bruce LaBruce
Producer: Robert Bruning, Bruce LaBruce, Jorn Hartmann, Jennifer Jonas, Michael Huber
Composer: Mikael Karlsson
Studio: Strand Releasing

The Betrayal (2008)

The Betrayal (2008)

 

Synopsis:

 During the Vietnam War, the United States government waged its own secret war in the neighboring country of Laos. When the U.S. withdrew, thousands of Laotians who fought alongside American forces were left behind to face imprisonment or execution. One family, the Phrasavaths, made the courageous decision to escape to America. Hoping to find safety, they discovered a different kind of war.
Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release 
11/21/2008  

Director Credit
Ellen Kuras  Director 
Thavisouk Phrasavath  Director – Co-Director
Cast Credit
Boualay Vannalith  Voice of the Grandmother 
Production Credits Credit
Flora Fernandez-Marengo  Producer 
Emma Tillinger  Associate Producer 
Cara Mertes  Executive Producer 
Wilder Knight III  Co-Producer 
Gini Reticker  Co-Producer 
Ellen Kuras  Producer 
Neda Armian  Co-Producer 
Production Companies Credit
Pandinlao Films LLC  Production Company 
Distribution Companies Credit
Cinema Guild, Inc.  Domestic Theatrical Distributor 
Celluloid Dreams  Worldwide Distribution Rights 
Writer Credit
Ellen Kuras  Screenplay 
Thavisouk Phrasavath  Screenplay 
Film Camera Credit
Ellen Kuras  Cinematographer 
Film Sales Financing Credit
P.O.V.  Film Financier 
American Documentary, Inc.  Film Financier 
Music Credit
Howard Shore  Composer – Music Composer and Conductor 
Sound Credit
Ellen Bruno  Sound 
Ruth Cullen  Sound 
Stuart Deutsch  Sound 
Peter Hunt  Sound 
Judy Karp  Sound 
Ellen Kuras  Sound 
Etienne Sauret  Sound 
J T Takagi  Sound

Were the World Mine (2008)

Review Summary

Title: Were the World Mine
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Status: Released
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Musical

What teenager hasn’t fantasized about wielding magic to transform an indifferent object of desire into a besotted lover? In “Were the World Mine,” an indie alternative to Disney’s “High School Musical” franchise, Timothy (Tanner Cohen), a persecuted gay student at a private boys’ school outside Chicago, acquires such magic while rehearsing the role of Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” When a purple flower spurting Cupid’s love juice mysteriously springs up in Titania’s bower, Timothy plucks it and later tosses its liquid into the eyes of his secret crush, Jonathon (Nathaniel David Becker), the ostensibly straight star of the rugby team. Mutual puppy love is instantaneous and intense. In Timothy/Puck’s prankish scheme, every helpless target of such magic falls madly in love with the first person in sight, inappropriate or not. And for the next 24 hours Timothy dashes around his small town making unsuspecting homophobes, including the rugby coach, fall ridiculously in love with dumbfounded members of the same sex; before long, the streets are crawling with cow-eyed, spooning gay couples. This small, endearing film, directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay he wrote with Cory James Krueckeberg, has already won a number of awards, including outstanding narrative feature at Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. — Stephen Holden, The New York Times

What teenager hasn’t fantasized about wielding magic to transform an indifferent object of desire into a besotted lover? In “Were the World Mine,” an indie alternative to Disney’s “High School Musical” franchise, Timothy (Tanner Cohen), a persecuted gay student at a private boys’ school outside Chicago, acquires such magic while rehearsing the role of Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

When a purple flower spurting Cupid’s love juice mysteriously springs up in Titania’s bower, Timothy plucks it and later tosses its liquid into the eyes of his secret crush, Jonathon (Nathaniel David Becker), the ostensibly straight star of the rugby team. Mutual puppy love is instantaneous and intense.

In Timothy/Puck’s prankish scheme, every helpless target of such magic falls madly in love with the first person in sight, inappropriate or not. And for the next 24 hours Timothy dashes around his small town making unsuspecting homophobes, including the rugby coach, fall ridiculously in love with dumbfounded members of the same sex; before long, the streets are crawling with cow-eyed, spooning gay couples.

This small, endearing film, directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay he wrote with Cory James Krueckeberg, has already won a number of awards, including outstanding narrative feature at Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. In its giddiness, “Were the World Mine” echoes “High School Musical 3” right down to featuring balletic choreography on a basketball court.

With original music by Jessica Fogle, and lyrics (some original and others adapted from Shakespeare) by Mr. Krueckeberg, it is an enchanting, mildly subversive fantasia that reconciles sassy teenage argot with Elizabethan. One moment it is this, the next that. Ms. Fogle’s most striking music, especially the title song, sets Shakespearean dialogue in an ethereal Minimalist style that has the entranced intensity of centuries-old sacred music.

The movie doesn’t burst into song all that often. Some numbers are no more than clever asides, played on guitar and sung by Timothy’s sullen friend Frankie (Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin), a self-possessed tomboy who describes herself as “hetero-flexible.” Frankie morosely takes it in stride when Timothy experiments with the love juice on Max (Ricky Goldman), his best friend and her crush.

A subplot involves Timothy’s embattled relationship with his divorced mother, Donna (Judy McLane), who is having difficulty coming to terms with his sexuality. Donna takes a job as a door-to-door saleswoman for the cosmetics line invented by Nora (Jill Larson), the vain, bigoted wife of the school’s stuffy headmaster (David Darlow).

To some degree, Donna and Nora are John Waters-style female caricatures. So is the film’s mysteriously powerful guardian angel, Ms. Tebbit (Wendy Robie), the airy, arty English teacher who casts the Shakespeare production, oversees rehearsals and refuses to shut it down after the town goes erotically bonkers.

Ms. Robie, who bears a strong resemblance to Patricia Clarkson, plays the teacher as a benign sorceress who wears a secretive smile while using “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to impart some lessons in tolerance. In what is shown of the final production, the gawky high school boys playing both men’s and women’s roles have turned into graceful actors comfortable with Elizabethan English.

“Were the World Mine” begins tentatively, but once its tone is established, its charm overcomes the inevitable weaknesses of a musical made on a stringent budget. Like its Disney counterparts, it operates on the assumption that the movie musical is a world unto itself in which ordinary rules of logic don’t apply. One thing doesn’t have to lead to another, and not everything need be explained. Movie-musical magic makes up the difference.

WERE THE WORLD MINE

Opens on Friday in New York, San Francisco and Berkeley, Calif.

Directed by Tom Gustafson; written by Cory James Krueckeberg and Mr. Gustafson; director of photography, Kira Kelly; edited by Jennifer Lilly; music by Jessica Fogle, adapted and original lyrics by Mr. Krueckeberg; choreography by Todd Underwood; production designer, Mr. Krueckeberg; produced by Mr. Gustafson, Mr. Krueckeberg and Peter Sterling; released by Speak Productions. In Manhattan at Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, Greenwich Village. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. This film is not rated.

WITH: Tanner Cohen (Timothy), Wendy Robie (Ms. Tebbit), Judy McLane (Donna), Zelda Williams (Frankie), Jill Larson (Nora Bellinger), Ricky Goldman (Max), David Darlow (Lawrence Bellinger) and Nathaniel David Becker (Jonathon).

Madonna & Guy Get a Quickie

The eight-year marriage of The Material Girl and Guy Ritchie is officially over.

And Ritchie apparently got none of Madonna’s reported $445 million; he had but one request: shared custody of their sons Rocco, 8, and David, 3. Oh, and not to mention, Ritchie has $45 million of his own in the bank. He can probably stretch that for a while. 
The famous couple, who announced their separation last month, were reportedly granted a decree nisi by a judge at the clinical Principal Registry of the Family Division of the High Court in High Holburn, London — officially ending the marriage.

Actual terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Madonna sought a divorce based on Ritchie’s “unreasonable behavior,” according to court documents.

“This is the epitome of how a divorce should be done and it is clearly what both Guy and Madonna wanted,” Joe Vaitilingam, a solicitor at family law firm Hughes Fowler Carruthers in London, said in an e-mail to Bloomberg.com.

Neither Ritchie or Madonna were at the hearing. The marriage will be officially dissolved in six weeks, when the former couple will be granted a decree absolute.

Twilight Review

Synopsis:

Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn’t have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella’s soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for–a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires–James, Laurent and Victoria–come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life?

Story
Author Stephanie Meyer unleashed a phenomenon with her Twilight novels, a teen vampire romance that has spurned a teen cult following. The good news is the movie is surprisingly just as potent — a spellbinding, terribly romantic, hypnotic and entertaining film. At its heart are the elements that make any teen drama work; in this case, it’s forbidden love. It starts with 16 year-old Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who relocates from her sunny Phoenix to the cold, gray foreboding atmosphere of Forks, Washington to live with her father. At her new high school, she meets the incredibly attractive but mysterious Cullen clan, including the allusive Edward (Robert Pattinson), who immediately intrigues her. What she doesn’t know, yet, is that Edward and his “family” are a group of vegetarian vampires who drink only animal blood and must live in the terminally cloudy region of Northwest. Edward tries to drive a determined Bella away by revealing his true identity but soon realizes she is the girl of his dreams. But as the two begin their complicated romance, things get dicey when another group of, um, meat-lovin’ vampires target Bella.
Acting
Teen Beat should clear their covers for a new group of stars sure to become huge with the female teen set — and probably their mothers as well. Exuding a brooding reserve and air of mystery, the follicley-endowed Robert Pattinson is reminiscent of James Dean and completely believable as a conflicted bloodsucker who becomes dangerously attracted to a mere mortal. His Edward’s unpredictable nature becomes irresistible for the attractive Kristen Stewart’s Bella as she grows closer to him despite his attempts to keep her at arm’s length. Not since Baby yearned for Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing has there been such an effective pairing for the acne-challenged set. Pattinson and Stewart simmer with teen angst and desire and could be the next big thing — especially if there are more Twilight sequels to follow. The Cullen clan, led by foster parents Peter Facinelli and Elizabeth Reaser, is perfectly cast with a good looking bunch of vampiric thesps, including newcomers Ashley Green, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone and Nikki Reed. Red-headed Rachelle LeFevre as bad vamp Victoria is ideal, along with Cam Gigandet and Edi Gathegi as the guys in her group of nomadic vampires.
Direction
Director Catherine Hardwicke has certainly shown she understands the ever-changing moods of youth with her previous efforts (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown). But those flicks were just warm-ups for what she taps into with Twilight. She creates a wonderful, creepy kind of muted, dark and cloudy society with imposing camera angles and aching teen lust from her bright, red-lipped, hormonally charged leads. And thankfully, she leaves the fangs on the cutting room floor. These vampires are actually relatable, and Hardwick takes what could have been an awful, juvenile programmer and lifts it into a different league creating not only a movie that should cross over beyond it’s target demo but one that makes us genuinely excited for the inevitable sequels.

The Transporter 3 (2008)

The Transporter 3

 

 

 

 

Synopsis:

 Frank Martin has been pressured into transporting Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi, Frank has to contend with the people who strong armed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger. Despite Valentina’s cynical disposition and his resistance to get involved, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening situation after another.

Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release 
11/26/2008  

Director Credit
Olivier Megaton  Director 
Cast Credit
Jason Statham  Frank Martin 
Francois Berleand  Tarconi
Robert Knepper  Johnson 
Natalya Rudakova  Valentina
Jeroen Krabbe  Leonid Vasilev 
Alex Kobold  Leonid’s Aide
David Atrakchi  Malcolm Manville 
Yann Sundberg  Flag
Eriq Ebouaney  Ice 
David Kammenos  Driver Market
Silvio Simac  Mighty Joe 
Oscar Relier  Thug/Driver
Timo Dierkes  Otto 
Igor Koumpan  Cop Ukraine
Paul Barrett  Captain 
Elef Zack  Mate
Katia Tchenko  Leonid’s Secretary 
Michel Neugarten  Assassin Driver – Serguei
Farid Elouardi  Yuri 
Philippe Maymat  American #1
Franck Neel  American #3 
Jean-Luc Boucherot  Truck Driver
Tonio Descanvelle  Crewman #1 
Stephen Croce  Crewman #2
Martial Bezot  Crewman #3 
Stephen Shagov  Port Captain
Julien Muller  Cop Frank’s House 
Arnaud Gibey  French Cop/Forensic Lab
Guillaume Nail  Ambulance Man 
Denis Braccini  Custom Officer #1
Stefo Linard  Custom Officer #2 
Aline Stinus  Custom Officer Kiev
Kait Tenison  Custom Officer Kiev 
fabien aissa busetta  Reporter
Venugopal Balakrishnan  Asian Clerk Electronic Store 
Sebastien Vandenberghe  Assassin # 2 Mercedes
Semmy Schilt  The Giant 
Production Credits Credit
Luc Besson  Producer 
Steve Chasman  Producer 
Production Companies Credit
EuropaCorp  Production Company 
TF1 Films Productions  Production Company 
Grive Productions  Production Company 
Apipoulai Production  Production Company 
Current Entertainment  Production Company 
Canal Plus  Production Company 
Distribution Companies Credit
Lionsgate  Domestic Theatrical Distributor 
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Maple Pictures Corporation  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Locations  
Russia  
France  
Writer Credit
Luc Besson  Screenplay 
Luc Besson  Source Material 
Robert Kamen  Screenplay 
Robert Kamen  Source Material 
Accounting Credit
Jean Jacques Boulben  Production Accountant 
Vincent Lassort  Assistant Accountant 
Romuald Drault  Accountant – Accountant Supervisor 
Dominique Baran  Assistant Accountant 
Art Department Credit
Jeanne Bolzinger  Sculptor – CLSFX Sculptor 
Guillaume Diehl  Set Dresser 
Stephanie Laurent Delarue  Art Department – Draftman 
Perrine Poirier  Dresser 
Pierre Imberteche  Model Maker – Modeler 
Jonathan Delerue  Storyboard Artist – Storyboarder
Per-Olof Renard  Assistant Art Director 
Cecile Deleu  Set Decorator 
Arnaud Le Roch  Art Director 
Patrick Durand  Production Designer 
Diene Berete  Art Department – Draftman 
Didier Copp  Model Maker – Modeler
Patrick Schmitt  Art Director 
Pascal Larue  Sculptor – CLSFX Sculptor
Jean-Philippe Dabenta  Assistant Art Director 
Pascal Le Guellec  Assistant Art Director 
Yohann Breton  Model Maker – Modeler 
Claire Massard  Art Department – Draftman
Gilles Bontemps  Sculptor 
Arnaud Beaute  Sculptor 
Anne Pelosi  Art Department – Draftman 
Brigitte Baudet  Sculptor 
Fabienne David  Art Department – Draftman 
Herve Babaud  Sculptor 
Maud Gircourt  Art Department – Draftman 
François Roux  Sculptor 
Richard Bruyere  Sculptor 
Pascal Cheve  Sculptor 
Arnaud Obric  Sculptor 
Cyril Moulinie  Sculptor 
Casting Credit
Swan Pham  Casting Director 
maelle genet  Casting Assistant 
Anne Fremiot  Extras Casting 
Liv Charpentier  Extras Casting 
Film Camera Credit
Magali Bragard  Photography – Still Photographer 
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci  Director of Photography 
Eric Le Roux  Steadicam Operator 
Charlet Recors  Camera Operator – Aerial Camera Operator
Fabrice Bismuth  Assistant Camera 
Eddie Lacroix-Aviaxess  Camera Operator – Aerial Camera Operator
Marco Graziaplena  Assistant Camera 
Valerie LeGurun  Director of Photography 
Loic Andrieu  Steadicam Operator 
Romain Lacourbas  Director of Photography – 3rd Unit Director of Photography
Catherine Georges  Assistant Camera – 1st Assistant Camera 
Philippe Durand-Aviaxess  Camera Operator – Aerial Camera Operator
Romain Prod’homme-Aviaxess  Camera Operator – Aerial Camera Operator 
Benjamin Fernandez  Assistant Camera – 1st Assistant Camera
Gary Pachany  Assistant Camera – 1st Assistant Camera 
Roland Savoye  Camera Operator – Underwater Camera Operator
Pascal Morisset  Camera Operator – Underwater Camera Operator 
Fanny Coustenoble  Assistant Camera 
Maguelonne Pochon  Assistant Camera 
Michel Prevest  Camera Operator – Underwater Camera Operator
Pierre Babin  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera 
Jimmy Bourcier  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera
Pierre Giraud  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera 
Johan Le Ruz  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera
Fares Messaoud  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera 
Nicolas Petris  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera
Gregory Pagnier  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera 
Vincent Scotet  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera
Magali Silvestre De Sacy  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera 
Luna Jappain  Assistant Camera 
Gaspard Cresp  Assistant Camera 
Constance Verro  Assistant Camera 
Anne Cottreel  Assistant Camera – 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera 
Raphael Andre  Assistant Camera – 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera
Mikael Lemercier  Assistant Camera – 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera 
Taos Merad  Assistant Camera – 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera
Natacha Raymond  Assistant Camera – 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera 
Nicolas Rea  Assistant Camera – 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera
Cyril Lebre  Assistant Camera – 1st Assistant Camera 
Olivier Le Gurun  Assistant Camera – 1st Assistant Camera
Clementine Picchi  Assistant Camera – 2nd Assistant Camera 
Malik Brahimi  Assistant Camera – 3rd Unit 1st Assistant Camera
Yannick Ressigeac  Assistant Camera – 3rd Unit 1st Assistant Camera 
Arnaud Gervet  Assistant Camera – 3rd Unit 2nd Assistant Camera
Rene-Pierre Rouaux  Assistant Camera – 3rd Unit 2nd Assistant Camera 
Isabelle Duquesnoy  Assistant Camera – 3rd Unit 2nd 2nd Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing Credit
EuropaCorp  Foreign Distribution Sales 
Music Credit
Alexandre Azaria  Original Score 
Physical Effects Credit
Alain Figlarz  Stunts – Stunt Rehearsals 
Dominique Fouassier  Stunt Coordinator 
carlos bonelli  Stunt Double 
John Medalin  Stunt Double 
Barnard Chevreul  Stunt Coordinator – Stunt Coordinator Assistant 
Sebastien Peres  Stunts – Martial Art Stunts
Yang Zhou  Stunts – Martial Art Stunts 
Jean-Louis Bonnet  Stunt Coordinator – Stunt Coordinator Assistant
Lyne Doffagne  Stunt Double 
Serge Beuchat  Stunt Double 
Lin Sang  Stunts – Martial Art Stunts 
Gerard Kuhnl  Stunt Coordinator – Stunt Coordinator Assistant
Patrick Medioni  Stunt Double 
Daniel Verite  Stunt Coordinator – Stunt Coordinator Assistant
Guo Jianyong  Stunts – Martial Art Stunts 
Vincent Hermance  Stunt Double 
Fang Liu  Stunts – Martial Art Stunts 
Yannick Benhaddou  Stunts 
Thomas Caillard  Stunt Double 
Djamel Bride  Stunts 
Francis Fauchart  Stunt Double 
Pascal Guillemin  Stunts 
Pascal Lavanchi  Stunt Double – Driver Double 
David Julienne  Stunt Double – Driver Double
Eric Mondoloni  Stunts 
Laurent Demianoff  Stunts 
Christophe Vaison  Stunt Double – Driver Double 
Vincent Haquin  Stunts 
Pierre-Yves Rosoux  Stunt Double – Driver Double 
Cyrille Hertel  Stunts 
Mathieu Laroot  Stunts 
Isaac Lartey  Stunts 
Thierry Saelens  Stunts 
Ludovic Silemetzogou  Stunts 
Laurent Alexandre  Stunts 
Michel Bouis  Stunts 
Laurent Chevalier  Stunts 
Gregory Leffredo  Stunts 
Thierry Latour  Stunts 
Jean-Luc Delagarde  Stunts 
Jean-Yves Meynet  Stunts 
Philippe Neunreuther  Stunts 
Yann Tremblay  Stunts 
Alain Barbier  Stunts 
Wendy Bazille  Stunts 
Xavier Brochard  Stunts 
William Gay  Stunts 
Sophie Lascombes  Stunts 
Yannick Lascombes  Stunts 
Stephane Margot  Stunts 
Dany Rocca  Stunts 
Francis Terzian  Stunts 
Cascades Et Cascadeurs  Stunts – Car Stunts 
Michel Julienne  Stunts – Car Stunt Supervisor
Production Management Credit
Stephanie Veron  Location Manager 
Agnes Berger-Sebenne  Post-Production Supervisor 
Camille Courau  Production Manager 
Patrick Le Goc  Unit Manager 
Philippe Letode  Location Scout 
Matthieu De La Mortiere  Assistant Director – 2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director
Rachel Corlet  Script Supervisor 
Jean-Charles Berlan  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Cecile Piteux  Production Supervisor – Screen Production Supervisor 
Anne-Thaise Foucard  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Vivien Gaillot  Location Scout 
Damien Gayrard  Location Manager 
Frederic Dorion  Unit Manager 
Eric Bassoff  Post-Production Supervisor 
David Campi-Lemaire  Assistant Director 
Marie Legendre  Script Supervisor 
Cyril Pavaux  Assistant Director 
Lucie Truffaut  Script Supervisor 
David Piechaczek  Unit Manager 
Josephe Ferreira  Location Scout 
Thibaud Tartary  Location Manager 
Youness Hafidi  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Francois Pujol  Location Scout (Paris) 
benjamin granier  Location Manager 
vivien loiseau  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Manuela Rosas-Landa  Script Supervisor 
Christel Bouron  Assistant Director 
Thomine De Pins  Assistant Director 
Natacha Gomes De Almeida  Script Supervisor – 3rd Unit Script Supervisor 
Mickaela Mourier  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Erwan Hiernard  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Sandie Louit  Assistant Director 
Sylvain Lagone  Assistant Director 
Alexandre Petellat  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Laurent Blu  Assistant Director 
Pierre Tamet  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Julien Biesse  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Alice Di Giacomo  Assistant Director – 2nd Assistants Director
Lucie Gratas  Assistant Director – 2nd Assistants Director 
Jessica Brajoux  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Farah Mahlaoui  Assistant Director – 2nd Assistants Director 
Fabrice Deprez  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Antoine Desbordes  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Elsa Cuvillier  Assistant Director – 2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director
Fabrice Jeandemange  Assistant Director – 2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director 
Benjamin Duplaix  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Sebastien Dupuy  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Philippe Skaljac  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Frederic Apostolo  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Raphaël Caporto  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Dominique Contussi  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Melanie Dieter  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Christophe Dubasque  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Romain Gueret  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Laurent Maudoux  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Cyril Vincent  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant
Khamis Mesbah  Location Assistant – Location Manager Assistant 
Sound Credit
Vincent Arnardi  Rerecording Mixer 
Pierre Hidalgo  Sound – Sound Trainee
Jerome Rabu  Boom Operator 
Francois Fayard  Sound Editor 
Yves Marie Omnes  Sound Mixer – Production Sound Mixer 
Olivier Walczak  Sound Editor 
Frederic Dabo  Sound Mixer – Production Sound Mixer 
Emilie Mauguet  Boom Operator 
Frederic Dubois  Sound Editor 
Vincent Goujon  Sound Mixer – Production Sound Mixer
Jean Luc Verdier  Sound Mixer – Production Sound Mixer 
Visual Effects Credit
Jean-Christophe Magnaud  Special Effects Coordinator – SFX Coordinator 
Laurent Brett  Visual Effects Designer – Screen Design
Pascal Molina  Special Effects 
Philippe Hubin  Special Effects Supervisor – SFX Supervisor
Thomas Duval  Visual Effects Supervisor 
Damien Jeanne Dit Fouque  CG Supervisor – Computer Graphics
Manu Queau  CGI Artist – CG Artist 
Nareth Sok  Special Effects Assistant – SFX Buyer Assistant
Boualem Benhous  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician 
Cedric Poligne  CGI Artist – CG Artist
Pascale Rodriguez  Special Effects – SFX Buyer 
Bruno Izabelle  Special Effects Supervisor – SFX Sculptor Supervisor
Jerome Krowicki  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician 
Nicolas Vergne  Special Effects Supervisor – SFX Supervisor
Francois Gaubert  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician 
Jean-Marc Delahaie  Special Effects – SFX Buyer
Stephane Vuigner  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician 
François Jacquet  Special Effects – SFX Trainee
Gregory Durand  Special Effects – SFX Trainee 
Sebastien Labreuil  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician
Julien Marx  Special Effects – SFX Trainee 
Gilbert Pelosi  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician
Franck Scala  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician 
Mathieu Cavillon  Special Effects – SFX Trainee
Sylvie Rousselin  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician 
Thomas Rollin  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician
Barthelemy Robino  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician 
Hubert Devinck  Special Effects Technician – SFX Technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Aline Dupays  Costume Supervisor 
Frederic Tournant  Costume Coordinator 
Francoise Quilichini  Makeup Artist 
Olivier Afonso  Makeup Supervisor – Special Effects Makeup Supervisor
Sabine Fevre  Makeup Assistant – Makeup Artist Assistant 
Celine Collobert  Set Costumer 
Geraldine Lemaire  Hair Assistant 
Frederique Arguello  Hair Stylist 
Olivier Beriot  Costumes – Costume Designer 
Maud Grellier  Wardrobe Dresser 
Nathalie Rao  Wardrobe – Aging & Dyeing 
Francois Blaizot  Wardrobe – Aging & Dyeing
Stephanie Hassan  Makeup Assistant – Makeup Artist Assistant 
Manu Malville (Manu)  Hair Stylist – Hair Stylist Assistant
Luc Gering  Wardrobe Dresser 
Frederic Zaid  Hair Assistant 
capucine martin  Set Costumer 
Anne-Marie Branca  Makeup Artist 
Alexandre Francois  Wardrobe Dresser 
Sophie Massardy  Makeup Assistant – Makeup Artist Assistant
Christophe Garcia  Wardrobe Dresser 
Frederic Laine  Makeup Assistant – Special Effects Makeup Assistant
Nicolas Herlin  Makeup Assistant – Special Effects Makeup Assistant 
Isabelle Catteau  Wardrobe Dresser 
Guillaume Castagne  Makeup Assistant – Special Effects Makeup Assistant 
Carole Cattrini  Wardrobe Dresser 
Laetitia Hillion  Makeup Assistant – Special Effects Makeup Assistant 
Alexia Crisp-Jones  Wardrobe Dresser 
Céline Delaire  Wardrobe Dresser 
Guy Bonnel  Makeup Assistant – Special Effects Makeup Assistant
Cyril Hipaux  Makeup Assistant – Special Effects Makeup Assistant 
Alix De Moussac  Wardrobe Dresser 
Marion Lucchefe  Wardrobe Dresser 
Sylvie Neant  Wardrobe Dresser 
Julien Reignoux  Wardrobe Dresser 
Eglantine Sabot  Wardrobe Dresser

Milk (2008)

 Synopsis:
In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk’s actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk’s political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge.

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Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release 
11/26/2008  

Studio Credit
Focus Features  Studio 
Director Credit
Gus van Sant  Director 
Cast Credit
Sean Penn  Harvey Milk 
Josh Brolin  Dan White
Emile Hirsch  Cleve Jones 
James Franco  Scott Smith
Victor Garber  Mayor George Moscone 
Diego Luna  Jack Lira
Denis O’Hare  State Senator John Briggs 
Lucas Grabeel  Danny Nicoletta
Kelvin Yu  Michael Wong 
Alison Pill  Anne Kronenberg
Zvi Howard Rosenman  David Goodstein 
Stephen Spinella  Rick Stokes
Tom Ammiano  Himself 
Carol Ruth Silver  Thelma
Hope Tuck  Mary Anne White 
Steve Wiig  McConnelly
Ashlee Temple  Dianne Feinstein 
Cully Fredricksen  Assistant Sheriff
Drew Kuhse  Pizza Delivery Man 
Cleve Jones  Don Amador
Mary Dilts  Channel 5 Reporter 
Cameron Palmer  Medora Paine
Harry Britt  Michael Gillespie 
Tom Ramdol  – Cast
Wendy Tremont King  Carol Ruth Silver 
Boyd Holbrrok  Denton Smith
Joseph Cross  Dick Pabich 
Brandon Boyce  Jim Rivaldo
Jeff Koons  Art Agnos 
Ted Jan Roberts  Dennis Peron
Frank Robinson  Himself 
Allan Baird  Allan Baird Himself
Kelvin Han Yee  Gordon Lau 
Robert Chimento  Phil Burton
Ginabel Machado  Lily 
Daniel Landroche  Young Teen
Trace Webb  Boy With Flier 
Velina Brown  Morning Show Host
Scott Patrick Green  House Boy 
Roman Alcides  City Hall Engineer
Robert Nelson  San Francisco Cop No 1 
Brian Danker  San Francisco Cop No 2
Richard Gross  Riot Cop 
Borzin Mottaghian  Briggs’ Driver
Brian Yates Sharber  Gay Man 
Mark Martinez  Sylvester
Daniel Glicker  Customer 
Catherine Cook  Opera Performer – Tosca
Joe Meyer  Opera Performer – Spoletta 
Dominic Sahagun  Another Protester
William McElroy  Barber 
Joey Hoeber  Union Man
Mark E Stanger  Priest 
Christopher Greene  Reporter
Jesse Caldwell  Chamber Clerk 
Paul Arnold  Supervisor
Ron Gruetter  Supervisor 
Tony R Vella  Supervisor
Jack Dunston  Supervisor 
Awele Makeba  Supervisor
William M Verducci  Supervisor 
Gilbert Baker  Telephone Tree
Brent Corrigan  Telephone Tree 
Dave Franco  Telephone Tree
Olen Holm  Telephone Tree 
Tom Randol  Telephone Tree
Shavi Blake  Telephone Tree 
Draco Dewar  Telephone Tree
Alex Gonzalez  Telephone Tree 
Elias McConnell  Telephone Tree
Lynn McRee  Moscone’s Secretary 
John Parson  Castro Man
Jay Kerzner  Speaker 
kristen marie holly  Anne’s Friend
Sandi Ippolito  Relative 
Roger Groh  Reporter
Maggie Weiland  Girl on Motorcycle 
Dustin Lance Black  Castro Clone
Eric Cook  Robert Hillsborough 
Production Credits Credit
Bruce Cohen  Producer 
Michael London  Executive Producer 
Dan Jinks  Producer 
Bruna Papandrea  Executive Producer 
William Horberg  Executive Producer 
Dustin Lance Black  Executive Producer 
Barbara A Hall  Executive Producer 
Production Companies Credit
Groundswell Productions  Production Company 
Jinks/Cohen Company  Production Company 
Distribution Companies Credit
Focus Features  Domestic Theatrical Distributor 
Constantin Film AG  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Continental Film s.r.o.  Foreign Theatrical Distributor 
SND (France)  Foreign Distribution Rights 
BIM Distribuzione  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Serenity  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Locations  
San Francisco, California USA  
Writer Credit
Dustin Lance Black  Screenplay 
Accounting Credit
Chrissy Coffman  Accountant – Payroll Accountant 
Elizabeth Bergman  Post-Production Accountant 
Blair Glorious  Assistant Accountant 
Tad Driscoll  Production Accountant 
Stacey Barber  Accountant – Payroll Accountant 
Animal Training Handling Credit
Greg Holland  Animal Trainer 
Rebecca Humber  Animal Services – American Humane Association Representative
Art Department Credit
John Micheletos  Leadman 
Louis Visco  Gang Boss – Set Decoration Gang Boss
Halsted Craig Hannah  Set Designer – Graphic Designer 
Nate Belove  Set Dresser – On Set Dresser
Dale Haugo  Painter 
Dale Haugo  Scenic Artist 
Susan Alegria  Assistant Art Director 
Charley Beal  Art Director 
Bill Groom  Production Designer 
Barbara Munch  Set Decorator 
Brooke Lords  Art Department Coordinator 
Peter Hudson  Set Dresser 
B J Fredrickson  Painter – Stand By Painter 
Catherine Leyba  Set Decorator – Set Decoration Coordinator
Chad Owens  Set Designer 
Tom Richardson  Scenic Artist – Scenic Foreman
Lauren Abrams  Painter 
Lauren Abrams  Scenic Artist 
Dan Molnar  Set Dresser 
Michael K Barnard  Set Dresser 
Richard J Blakely  Painter 
Richard J Blakely  Scenic Artist 
Jason Byers  Painter 
Jason Byers  Scenic Artist 
James Shefik  Painter 
James Shefik  Scenic Artist 
Casting Credit
Francine Maisler  Casting 
Colleen Kenneavy  Extras Casting 
Lauren Grey  Casting Associate 
Elizabeth Chodar  Casting Assistant 
Dave Bergland  Casting Assistant 
Sarah Kliban  Casting Associate 
Nina Henninger  Casting 
Craft Services Credit
Sandy Reed  Craft Service – Craft Service Assistant 
Peter Lowe  Catering – Chef
Jose Chavez  Catering – Chef 
James Chandler  Craft Service 
Chris Nesbitt  Catering – Cook 
Anderson Penn  Catering – Cook
Christopher Rhodes  Catering – Server 
Film Camera Credit
Harris Savides  Director of Photography 
Robert Dalva  Camera Operator 
Phil Bray  Photography – Still Photographer 
Patrick McArdle  Camera Assistant – 1st Assistant
Loan Phan  Film Lab – Digital Intermediate Producer 
Will Arnot  Steadicam Operator 
Caitlin Strom  Loader – Camera Loader 
Michael Hatzer  Colorist – Digital Intermediate Colorist
Chris Jensen  Colorist – Colorist Assistant 
Kim Marks  Camera Operator 
Devon Miller  Film Lab – Digital Intermediate Editor 
Tim Guffin  Camera Assistant – 2nd Assistant
Jan Ruona  Camera Assistant – 1st Assistant 
Will Arnot  Camera Operator 
mark sachen  Colorist – Technicolor Dailies Colorist 
Philippe Majdalani  Film Lab – Digital Intermediate Assistant Producer
John Garrett  Camera Assistant – 2nd Assistant 
Michael Chin  Camera Operator 
Patrick Clancey  Film Lab – Digital Opticals 
Film Sales Financing Credit
Groundswell Productions  Co-Financier 
Focus Features  Co-Financier 
Axon Films  Co-Financier 
Music Credit
Kenneth Karman  Music Editor 
Peter Cobbin  Score Recording – Score Recorder
Thomas Bowes  Orchestrations – Orchestra Leader 
Johann Sebastian Bach  Song 
Swingle Singers  Song Performer 
Danny Elfman  Music 
Danny Elfman  Music Producer – Score Producer 
Dennis Sands  Score Mixing – Score Mixer
Rick Wentworth  Music Conductor – Conductor 
Chris Barrett  Music Engineer – Recording Assistant Engineer
Jill Meyers  Music – Music Supervisor 
David Bowie  Song 
Bill Abbott  Music Editor 
Jeff Atmajian  Orchestrations 
John Tobin  Music Conductor – Boys’ Choir Conductor 
The Vienna Boys Choir  Song Performer 
Laurence Greed  Music Engineer – Recording Assistant Engineer 
Jeannie Marks  Music Editor 
David Bowie  Song Performer 
Steve Bartek  Orchestrations 
Wally Holmes  Song 
Adam Olmsted  Music – Mixing Digital Recordist
Dave Hage  Music – Music Preparation 
Denise Okimoto  Music Editor 
Edgardo Simone  Orchestrations 
Maria Callas  Song Performer 
Robert Hackl  Song 
Giuseppe DiStefano  Song Performer 
Ken Stange  Song 
David Slonaker  Orchestrations 
Yann McCullough  Music – Digital Orchestral Timings 
Sylvester Stewart  Song 
Isobel Griffiths  Orchestrations – Orchestra Contractor 
Ian Balmain  Music – Featured Musician
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala  Song Performer 
Charlotte Matthews  Orchestrations – Orchestra Contractor
The Hues Corporation  Song Performer 
Alec R Costandinos  Song 
John Parricelli  Music – Featured Musician 
Marc Mann  Orchestrations – Orchestra Preparation
Victoria Hamilton  Song Performer 
Nicholas Bucknall  Music – Featured Musician
Cerrone  Song 
Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra  Song Performer 
Phil Todd  Music – Featured Musician 
Patti Smith  Song 
Jenny O’Grady  Music – Choirmaster 
Lenny Kaye  Song 
Peter Kraemer  Song Performer 
Terry McNeil  Song Performer 
Allan Felder  Song 
The Choristers of Reigate St Mary’s Choir School  Music – Boys’ Choir
Norman Harris  Song 
The Sopwith Camel  Song Performer 
Sly & The Family Stone  Song Performer 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  Song 
Sourcerer  Song Performer 
Mildred J Hill  Song 
Patty Hill  Song 
Jean-Marc Cerrone  Song Performer 
Patti Smith Group  Song Performer 
Sylvester James  Song 
James Wirrick  Song 
First Choice  Song Performer 
Sylvester  Song Performer 
E Y Harburg  Song 
Harold Arlen  Song 
Judy Garland  Song Performer 
John Philip Sousa  Song 
The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra  Song Performer 
Puccini  Song 
Frances White  Song Performer 
Frances White  Song 
Physical Effects Credit
Peter Stolz  Pyrotechnics – Pyrotechnician 
Rocky Capella  Stunt Coordinator 
Kevin Bailey  Stunts 
Kevin Larson  Stunts 
Danton Mew  Stunts 
Chris Carnel  Stunts 
Tom Ficke  Stunts 
Tim Meridith  Stunts 
Jeff Mosley  Stunts 
Rex Reddick  Stunts 
Jennifer Caputo  Stunts 
Paul Crawford  Stunts 
John Hay  Stunts 
Mike Martinez  Stunts 
Mike Owen  Stunts 
Production Management Credit
Nancy Kirhoffer  Post-Production Supervisor 
Michelle Lankwarden  Production Supervisor 
Carol DePasquale  Script Supervisor 
Barbara A Hall  Unit Production Manager 
Daniel Lee  Assistant Production Coordinator 
Matthew Riutta  Assistant Location Manager 
David J Webb  Assistant Director 
Sharlene Duale  Production Coordinator 
Jonathan Shedd  Location Manager 
Robert Hackl  Post-Production Supervisor 
Dan Cooley  Assistant Location Manager 
John R Saunders  Assistant Director 
Lyn Matsuda Norton  Script Supervisor 
Felix Gehm  Assistant Location Manager 
Ian Calip  Assistant Director 
Saisie M Jang  Assistant Location Manager 
Cindy Taylor  Assistant Director – 2nd Assistant Director 
Peter Moody  Assistant Location Manager 
Publicity Credit
James Ferrera  Unit Publicist 
Sound Credit
Felix Bruce Andrew  Sound Mixer – Production Sound Mixer 
Gabriel J Serrano  Sound Recordist – Mix Recordist
Leslie Shatz  Sound Design 
Leslie Shatz  Rerecording Mixer 
Leslie Shatz  Supervising Sound Editor 
Neil Riha  Boom Operator 
Michael Primmer  Sound – Cableperson 
Eric Thompson  ADR Mixer 
Andy Malcolm  Foley Artist 
Brian Dunlop  Foley Editor 
Brian Dunlop  Sound Effects Editor 
Travis Mackay  ADR – ADR Recordist
Don White  Foley Mixer 
Robert Jackson  ADR/Dialogue Editor – Dialogue Editor
Neil Riha  Sound Mixer – Production Sound Mixer 
Goro Koyama  Foley Artist 
Chris David  Rerecording Mixer 
Callie Thurman  Sound – Sound Editorial Apprentice
Felix Bruce Andrew  Boom Operator 
Gus van Sant  Rerecording Mixer 
Visual Effects Credit
Fred Ruff  Graphic Artist – Computer Graphics Artist 
Justin Kelly  Graphics 
Brian Kinkley  Animator – Telephone Tree Animation 
Syd Dutton  Visual Effects Supervisor 
Casey Cannon  Rotoscope Animator – Rotoscoping 
Van Ling  Digital Effects Artist – Digital Artist
Tarn Fox  Compositing Supervisor – Compositor 
Lino Stavole  Special Effects Technician – Special Effects Technician: KNB Effects Group
Matthew Heron  Special Effects Assistant 
Collin Fowler  Visual Effects – Visual Effects Coordinator
Thomas F Sindicich  Special Effects Coordinator 
Catherine Sudolcan  Visual Effects Producer 
Andrew Tucker  3-D Artist 
I J Van Perre Jr  Special Effects Foreman 
Rick Sparr  Titles – Title Producer 
Fumi Mashimo  Animation Supervisor 
Jay Johnson  Titles – Title Designer 
Johnathan Banta  Digital Effects Artist – Digital Artist
Bill Taylor  Visual Effects Supervisor 
Ray Di Carlo  Visual Effects Producer – Visual Effects Executive Producer
Kent Kay  Special Effects Foreman 
Chris Barber  Visual Effects – Visual Effects Production Assistant
Randy Wakerlin  Compositing Supervisor – Compositor 
Jon Whisman  Compositing Supervisor – Compositor
Amy Rosko  Visual Effects – Visual Effects Production Assistant 
Tsuiling Toomer  Visual Effects Producer 
Chel White  Visual Effects Supervisor 
Paul Curley  Visual Effects 
Roger Mocenigo  Visual Effects 
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Nancy Hart Servin  Wardrobe – Seamstress 
Deborah Travis  Set Costumer 
Michael White  Hair – Department Head Hair 
Michael Becker  Key Costumer 
Gretchen Davis  Makeup Artist 
Victoria DeKay  Costume Supervisor 
Sterfon Demings  Hair Stylist – Personal Hair Stylist 
Andrea Cooper  Costumer 
Danny Glicker  Costume Designer 
Audrey Fisher  Assistant Costume Designer 
Steven E Anderson  Makeup – Makeup Department 
Stephan DuPuis  Makeup Artist – Makeup Artist:Sean Penn
Valerie White  Set Costumer 
Debra Dietrich  Hair Stylist 
Nancy H Foreman  Wardrobe – Seamstress 
Christopher Proctor  Costumer 
Jennifer Tremont  Hair Stylist 
Diane Cornelius  Costumer 
Karen Bradley  Makeup Artist 
Deirdre Scully  Costumer

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Slumdog Millionaire

Synopsis: Today is the biggest day in Jamal Malik’s life. A penniless, eighteen year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, he’s one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s ‘‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, suddenly, he is arrested on suspicion of cheating. After all, how could an uneducated street kid possibly know so much? Determined to get to the bottom of Jamal’s story, the jaded Police Inspector spends the night probing Jamal’s incredible past, from his riveting tales of the slums where he and his brother Salim survived by their wits to his hair-raising encounters with local gangs to his heartbreak over Latika, the unforgettable girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of Jamal’s increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show’s seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out.

Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release 
11/12/2008  

Director Credit
Danny Boyle  Director 
Loveleen Tandan  Director – Co-Director (India)
Cast Credit
Dev Patel  Older Jamal 
Anil Kapoor  Prem
Irrfan Khan  Police Inspector 
Madhur Mittal  Older Salim
Freida Pinto  Older Latika 
Saurabh Shukla  Sergeant Srinivas
Tanay Hemant Chheda  Middle Jamal 
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar  Middle Latika
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala  Middle Salim 
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar  Youngest Jamal
Rubina Ali  Youngest Latika 
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail  Youngest Salim
Raj Zutshi  Director 
Jeneva Talwar  Vision Mixer
Hira Banjara  Airport Security Guard 
Sheikh Wali  Airport Security Guard
Mahesh Manjrekar  Javed 
Sanchita Choudhary  Jamal’s Mother
Himanshu Tyagi  Mr Nanda 
Sharib Hashmi  Prakash
Virendra Chatterjee  Slum Man 
Feroze Khan  Amitabh Bachchan
Sunil Agarwal  Mr Chi 
Virender Kumar Gharu  Man on Fire
Devesh Rawal  Blue Boy 
Ankur Vikal  Maman
Tiger  Punnoose 
Chirag Parmar  Arvind
Nazneen Shaikh  Baby 
Farzana Ansari  Latika’s Friend
Anupam Shyam  Old Villager 
Salim Chaus  Ticket Collector
Harinder Kaur  Family Member in Train 
Narendra Singh  Family Member in Train
Satya Mudgal  Taj Mahal Guide 
Janet De Vigne  Ada / Mrs MacKintosh
William Relton  Peter 
David Gilliam  Clark
Kinder Singh  Driver 
Christine Matovich Singh  Opera Singer
Thomas Lehmkuh  Opera Singer 
Siddesh Patil  Arvind
Najma Shaikh  Woman at Brothel 
Saeeda Shaikh  Woman at Brothel
Alka Satpute  Woman at Brothel 
Tabassum Khan  Woman at Brothel
Sitaram Panchal  Dance Teacher 
Nigel Caesar  Hotel Security Guard
Ajit Pandey  Javed’s Goon Member 
Kedar Thapar  Javed’s Goon Member
Amit Leonard  Javed’s Goon Member 
Rajesh Kumar  Javed’s Goon Member
Sagar Ghopalkar  Javed’s Goon Member 
Pradeep Solanki  Javed’s Goon Member
Hamid Sheikh  Javed’s Goon Member 
Dheeraj Waghela  Javed’s Goon Member
Shruti S Seth  Call Centre Instructor 
Arfi Lamba  Bardi
Taira Colah  Nasreen 
Varun Bagri  Call Centre Trainee
Ankur Tewari  Dave 
Anjum Sharma  Operator
Sarfaraz Khan  Autorickshaw Driver 
Syed Hussain  Autorickshaw Driver
Umer Khan  Autorickshaw Driver 
Imran Hasnee  Javed’s House Doorkeeper
Homai Billimoria  KBC Contestant 
Udayan Baijal  Cricket Commentator
Sandeep Kaul  Floor Manager 
Rhea Lawyer  TV Reporter
Deepali Dalvi  Dancer at Javed’s Safehouse 
Anisha Nagar  Dancer at Javed’s Safehouse
Farah Shaikh  Dancer at Javed’s Safehouse 
Mamta Sharma  Dancer at Javed’s Safehouse
Neha M Khatarawalla  Dancer at Javed’s Safehouse 
Tanya Singh  Newsreader
Mia Inderbitzin  Adele 
Anand Tiwari  Newsreader
Faezeh Jalali  Newsreader 
Meghana Jhalani  Newsreader
Rupali Mehra  Newsreader 
Anju Singh  Newsreader
Saurabh Agarwal  Call Centre Manager 
Production Credits Credit
Francois Ivernel  Co-Executive Producer 
Ivana MacKinnon  Associate Producer 
Paul Ritchie  Co-Producer 
Paul Smith  Executive Producer 
Christian Colson  Producer 
Cameron McCracken  Co-Executive Producer 
Tessa Ross  Executive Producer 
Production Companies Credit
Celador Films  Production Company 
Film4  Production Company 
Distribution Companies Credit
Pathe Distribution  Foreign Theatrical Distributor 
Fox Searchlight Pictures  Domestic Theatrical Distributor 
Prokino Filmverleih  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution  Domestic Distribution Rights 
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Cineart  Foreign Distribution Rights 
ABLO  Foreign Distribution Rights 
Writer Credit
Vikas Swarup  Source Material 
Simon Beaufoy  Screenplay 
Accounting Credit
Debbie Moore  Finance Manager – Financial Controller 
Paresh Nath Behera  Production Accountant 
Pardeep Khanna  Accountant 
Deepak Jaitely  Accountant 
Mark Johnson  Finance Manager – Head of Finance 
James Clarke  Finance Manager – Finance
Amit Rastogi  Accountant – Book Keeper 
Art Department Credit
Abhisher Redkar  Art Director 
Aditya Kanwar  Set Dresser – On Set Dresser
Brendan Houghton  Storyboard Artist 
Michelle Day  Set Decorator 
Mark Digby  Production Designer 
Ravi Srivastava  Art Department – Art Department Supervisor
Manoj N Bhoyar  Assistant Art Director 
Praveen Kumar Hendway  Graphics Coordinator – Graphic Designer
Sushil Kumar Giri  Graphics Coordinator – Graphic Designer 
Seema Kashyap  Set Dresser – On Set Dresser
Wahid Shaikh  Assistant Art Director 
Srinivas Konda  Art Department – Art Department Assistant
Nitin Chandrakant Desai  Set Decorator – Set Builder 
Arwell Evans  Art Director – Stand-by Art Director
Casting Credit
Gail Stevens  Casting 
Tom Reed  Casting Assistant (UK)
Pappu Lekhraj  Extras Casting – Extras Supplier 
Kelly Hendry  Casting Associate (UK)
Loveleen Tandan  Casting 
Rhea Lawyer  Casting Assistant (India)
Swapnil Kore  Casting Assistant (India) 
Neha Singh  Casting Assistant (India)
Craft Services Credit
Kalim Sheikh  Catering – Catering Manager 
Jaidave Panda  Catering – Catering Manager
Film Camera Credit
Telfer Barnes  Assistant Camera 
Keith Bryant  Film Lab – Laboratory Contact
Jean-Clement Soret  Colorist 
Hemchandra Rai  Video Assist/Playback – VTR Operator
Stefan Ciupek  Camera Operator 
Tanaji S. Kshirsagar  Loader – Camera Loader
Suniel Khandpur  Steadicam Operator 
Pradipta Kumar Pradhan  Camera Trainee – Camera Attendant
Gagan Deep  Camera – Vision Mixer 
Ishika Mohan  Photography – Still Photographer
Anthony Dod Mantle  Director of Photography 
Kerry Mondine  Photography – Photographer
Rishiraj Garg  Camera Trainee – Camera Attendant 
Salim Khan  Steadicam Operator – Steadicam Assistant
Rashikant Mahesh Rajpure  Video Assist/Playback – VTR Assistant 
Devendra Thakkar  Assistant Camera 
Mrinal Desai  Director of Photography (2nd Unit) 
Vicky Khandpur  Steadicam Operator – Steadicam Assistant
Manish M Ghadge  Camera Trainee – Camera Attendant 
G Monic Kumar  Assistant Camera 
Kevin Nunes  Photography – Photographer 
Satish Venkataramana  Assistant Camera 
B Durga Kishore Kumar  Assistant Camera 
Udita Bhargava  Assistant Camera 
Vishal Jain  Assistant Camera – Assistant Digital Camera 
B Durga Kishore Kumar  Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing Credit
Pathe International  Foreign Distribution Sales 
Legal Credit
Nora Mullally  Legal Services – Music Legal Services 
Management Credit
Sandeep Kaul  Manager – Floor Manager 
Music Credit
Raashid Ali  Music – Guitar 
Noel James  Music Coordinator – Coordinator
Niv Adiri  Music Editor 
A.R. Rahman  Song 
A.R. Rahman  Song Performer 
A.R. Rahman  Music Producer 
A R Rehman  Composer 
Andy Richards  Score Mixing – Original Score Mixer
Srinivas Murthy  Music – Vocal Supervision & Music Assistant 
M.I.A.  Song 
M.I.A.  Song Performer 
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux  Song Performer 
Jim Jones  Song 
Simon Mortimer  Music – Music Associate
Joe Strummer  Song 
Leopold Simoneau  Song Performer 
Paul Simonon  Song 
Hans Rosbaud  Song Performer 
Topper Headon  Song 
Ila Arun  Song Performer 
Alka Yagnik  Song Performer 
Mathangi Arulpragasam  Song 
Tanvi  Song Performer 
Wesley Pentz  Song 
Blaaze  Song Performer 
Raqueeb Alam  Song 
Sriram  Song Performer 
Blaaze  Song 
Javed Akhtar  Song 
Sonu Nigam  Song Performer 
Mahalaxmi Iyer  Song Performer 
Gulzar  Song 
Keith Strachan  Song 
Alisha Chinoy  Song Performer 
Matthew Strachan  Song 
Sukvinder Singh  Song Performer 
Vijay Prakash  Song Performer 
Physical Effects Credit
Sham Kaushal  Stunt Coordinator – Action Director 
Pramjeet Dhillion (Pamma)  Stunts 
Production Management Credit
Navit Dutt  Location Manager 
Rahul Khandare  Assistant Location Manager 
Mahendra Kumar Singh  Location Assistant 
Juliette Howell  Script Coordinator – Script Editor
Raj Acharya  Assistant Director 
Alexandra Montgomery  Post-Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Lucie Graves  Post-Production Supervisor 
Supriya Bagga  Production Coordinator 
Rajeev Mehra  Production Manager 
Sanjay Kumar  Unit Production Manager 
Hassan Kutty  Continuity – Continuity Supervisor 
Tabrez Noorani  Line Producer 
Pravesh Sahni  Production Supervisor 
Kaushik Guha  Location Manager 
Jennifer Wynne  Production Manager (UK) 
Kuldeep Singh  Assistant Location Manager 
Avani Batra  Assistant Director 
Nuvendra Singh (Niki)  Continuity – Continuity Supervisor
Aarti Bhatia  Production Coordinator 
Sonia Nemawarkar  Assistant Director 
Nick Drew  Production Manager 
Rakesh Singh  Production Coordinator 
Gerardine O’Flynn  Production Manager 
Yugandhar S Narvekar  Assistant Director 
Rohit Ved Prakash  Assistant Director (2nd Unit) 
Tanya Singh  Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity Credit
Nilufer Qureshi  Unit Publicist (India) 
Ian Thomson  Publicity – Publicist (UK)
Sound Credit
Glenn Freemantle  Supervising Sound Editor 
Glenn Freemantle  Sound Designer 
Gillian Dodders  ADR/Dialogue Editor – Dialogue Editor 
Hugo Adams  Foley Editor 
Ben Barker  Sound Effects Editor 
H Sridhar  Sound Engineer 
Jack Stew  Foley Artist 
Ian Tapp  Rerecording Mixer 
Paul Carr  ADR Mixer 
Danny Freemantle  Assistant Sound Editor 
Adam Mendez  Foley Recordist 
Ghulam Hussain  Boom Operator 
Shalini Agarwal  Sound – Sound Associate 
Vivek Sachidanand  Sound Recordist 
Haroon Sheikh  ADR – ADR Boom 
Resul Pookutty  Sound Mixer 
Rahul Dilip Kunkerka  ADR – ADR Assistant 
Dara Singh  Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
Amrit Pritam Dutta  Sound – Sound Associate 
Sameer Khan  Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Lee Herrick  ADR/Dialogue Editor – Dialogue Editor 
Andrea King  Foley Artist 
Niv Adiri  Sound Effects Editor 
Aditya Modi  Sound Engineer 
Richard Pryke  Rerecording Mixer 
Tom Sayers  Supervising Sound Editor 
Tom Sayers  Sound Designer 
Andie Derrick  Foley Artist 
Adam Scrivener  Rerecording Mixer 
Mustaq Shaikh Yunus  Sound – Cableman
Sanjay Chaturvedi  Sound – Base Manager 
Peter Burgis  Foley Artist 
Visual Effects Credit
Shivananda R. Mohili  Special Effects Supervisor (India) 
Matt Curtis  Main Title Design – Main & End Titles Designer
Adam Gascoyne  Visual Effects Supervisor 
Roma O’Connor  Visual Effects Producer – VFX Executive Producer
Martin Parsons  Visual Effects – Imaging 
Hugh MacDonald  Digital Effects Artist – Compositor
Tom Kemplen  Visual Effects Editor 
Gyanendra Pratap  Digital Effects – Digital Media Management
Louis Mustill  Software Engineer – Software Support 
Matthew Bristowe  Visual Effects Supervisor – DI Supervisor
Becky Roberts  Visual Effects Producer 
Collette Nunes  Visual Effects Editor 
Mark Streatfield  Software Engineer – Software Support 
Paddy Eason  Digital Effects Artist – Compositor
John A Frith  Visual Effects – Imaging 
Begona Lopez  Visual Effects Supervisor – DI Supervisor
Matthew Hangar  Software Engineer – Software Support 
Stephane Cattan  Visual Effects – Imaging
David Emeny  Digital Effects Artist – Compositor 
Simon Hughes  Digital Effects Artist – Compositor
David Wahlberg  Digital Effects Artist – Compositor 
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Natasha Nischol  Makeup – Make Up & Hair Design 
Suttirat Anne Larlarb  Costume Designer 
Kamlesh U. Shinde  Makeup Assistant 
Homai Billimoria  Hair Assistant 
Jakir Hossain  Wardrobe Dresser – Dressman 
Devaputhra Madri  Tailor 
Onaiza Moosabhoy  Wardrobe Supervisor 
Bharat Mandekar  Wardrobe Assistant 
Mansingh Shakya  Wardrobe Supervisor 
Leena Sanil  Hair Assistant 
Sachin Rahate  Wardrobe Dresser – Dressman 
Riyazali Merchant  Costume Designer (India)
Abhishek Amane  Makeup Assistant 
Virginia Holmes  Makeup – Make Up & Hair Design
Xavier Peter D’souza  Makeup – Make-up & Hair (2nd Unit)

‘Edwin A. Salt’: Cruise Out, Jolie In

 

The rumors are true; Angelina Jolie will replace Tom Cruise in the upcoming thriller Edwin A. Salt.

The writers of the espionage flick, about a CIA officer fingered as a Russian spy, rewrote the lead character, originally meant for Cruise, when the mother-of-six expressed interest in the film. They also plan to rework the title to reflect the change. Jolie confessed the news to BBC Radio saying, “I’m working on a film called Salt. It’s with Phillip Noyce (Bone Collector). And that’s it.”

The actress recently told reporters she plans to “fade away” from the acting biz in the years to come.

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