| Month |
Day |
Event |
| January |
7 |
Due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike, NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association scrap plans to hold its 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony and instead hold a press conference announcing the winners |
| 13 |
The 65th Golden Globe Awards winners were announced:
Drama
Musical or Comedy
|
| 16 |
The 61st BAFTA Awards nominations were announced with Atonement the leading film with 14 nominations closely followed by No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood, both with 7 nominations |
| 17 - 27 |
The 26th Sundance Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin McDonagh's In Bruges and screens over 120 films. The Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Frozen River and The Wackness respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Bernard Shakey's CSNY Déjà Vu |
| 22 |
The 80th Academy Awards nominations were announced with No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood the leading films with 8 nominations each, closely followed by Atonement and Michael Clayton, both with 7
The Oscar nominated actor Heath Ledger, 28, is found dead at his home in Manhattan, New York City, from an accidental prescription pills overdose
|
| 23 - 3 |
The 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Lucía Cedrón’s narrative feature-film debut Lamb of God. |
| 26 |
The 60th Directors Guild of America Award dinner is held in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. The Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize is awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen |
| 27 |
The 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles. Major winners announced include:
|
| February |
7 - 17 |
The 58th Berlin International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese's Shine A Light and screens over 350 films. The Golden Bear prize is awarded to The Elite Squad. The Silver Bear prizes are awarded to Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Director, Reza Naji, Best Actor and Sally Hawkins, Best Actress. The festival is closed by the international premiere of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind |
| 8 |
The 35th Annie Awards ceremony is held in the UCLA's Royce Hall, Los Angeles. The Best Animated Feature prize is awarded to Ratatouille |
| 9 |
The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards are announced in a brief statement. The Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay prizes are awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) and Diablo Cody (Juno), respectively |
| 10 |
The 61st BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Royal Opera House, London. Sir Anthony Hopkins is honoured with the Academy Fellowship. Major winners include:
|
| 12 |
The members of the WGA agree a three-year deal with the AMPTP and vote to end the 3-month 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike |
| 23 |
The 28th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is held in Santa Monica, California. The Worst Picture award is given to I Know Who Killed Me. The Worst Actor and Worst Actress awards are given to Eddie Murphy and Lindsay Lohan, respectively
The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards ceremony is broadcast. The Best Film award is given to Juno. The Best Actor and Best Actress awards are given to Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ellen Page respectively
|
| 24 |
The 80th Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Kodak Theater, Hollywood. Major winners include:
|
| March |
3 |
28th Genie Awards |
| 13 - 21 |
7th Tiburon International Film Festival |
| April |
4 - 13 |
10th Sarasota Film Festival |
| 23 - 4 |
7th Tribeca Film Festival |
| 24 - 8 |
51st San Francisco International Film Festival |
| May |
? - ? |
8th Silver Lake Film Festival |
| 14 - 25 |
Entre les murs wins the Palme d'Or while Gomorra receives the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| 22 - 15 |
34th Seattle International Film Festival |
| 26 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earns $126 million in the United States and Canada, becoming the highest grossing debut of 2008 an the second highest for a Memorial Day weekend debut behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. |
| June |
1 |
17th MTV Movie Awards
A massive fire destroys portions of facilities at Universal Studios in Universal City near Los Angeles, California.
|
| 14 - 22 |
11th Shanghai International Film Festival |
| 18 |
Iron Man becomes the first movie of 2008 to earn $300 million in the United States and Canada. |
| 18 - 29 |
62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival |
| August |
4 |
The Dark Knight reached $400 million in record time at 18 days. The previous record was held by Shrek 2, who reached it in 43 days.[1] |
| 6 - 16 |
61st Locarno International Film Festival |
| 21 - 1 |
32nd Montreal World Film Festival |
| 27 - 6 |
65th Venice International Film Festival |
| September |
4 - 13 |
33rd Toronto International Film Festival |
| 15 -20 |
33rd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia |
| 18 - 27 |
56th San Sebastián International Film Festival |
| 23 -30 |
6th Bangkok International Film Festival |
| October |
1 - 12 |
16th Raindance Film Festival |
| 15 - 30 |
52nd London Film Festival |
| 18 - 26 |
21st Tokyo International Film Festival |
| November |
18 - 28 |
32nd Cairo International Film Festival |
| December |
5 - 14 |
10th Jakarta International Film Festival |
| 4 - 14 |
23rd Mar del Plata International Film Festival |
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
J
A
N
U
A
R
Y |
2 |
L |
The Killing of John Lennon |
IFC Films |
Jonas Ball, Robert Kirk, Richard Sherman |
| 4 |
W |
One Missed Call |
Warner Bros. |
Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ana Talancón, Azura Skye, Ray Wise |
| 11 |
W |
First Sunday |
Sony (Screen Gems) |
Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine, Michael Beach, Keith David, Regina Hall, Mal Williams, Chi McBride |
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale |
Freestyle Releasing |
Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ron Perlman, John Rhys-Davies, Claire Forlani, Matt Lillard, Kristanna Loken, Tania Saulnier, Brian White, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds |
| The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie |
Universal |
voices of Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Cam Clarke, Yuri Lowenthal |
| 18 |
W |
27 Dresses |
20th Century Fox |
Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Åkerman, Judy Greer, Ed Burns |
| Cloverfield |
Paramount |
Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas |
| Mad Money |
Yari Film Group |
Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Stephen Root, Christopher McDonald, Roger Cross |
| L |
Cassandra's Dream |
MGM (Weinstein) |
Hayley Atwell, Colin Farrell, Sally Hawkins, Ewan McGregor, Tom Wilkinson |
| Day Zero |
First Look Pictures |
Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal, Ginnifer Goodwin, Elisabeth Moss, Ally Sheedy, Sofia Vassilieva |
| Teeth |
Roadside Attractions |
Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman |
| 23 |
L |
U2 3D ‡ |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. |
| 25 |
W |
How She Move |
Paramount Vantage |
Kevin Duhaney, Shawn Desman, Dan Morrison, Kardinal Offishall, Djanet Sears, Mya |
| Meet the Spartans |
20th Century Fox |
Sean Maguire, Ken Davitian, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Jareb Dauplaise, Travis Van Winkle, Diedrich Bader |
| Rambo |
Lionsgate |
Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Ken Howard, Jake La Botz |
| Untraceable |
Sony (Screen Gems) |
Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt |
| L |
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days |
IFC Films |
Anamaria Marinca |
| The Air I Breathe |
THINKFilm |
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Emile Hirsch, Julie Delpy |
F
E
B
R
U
A
R
Y |
1 |
W |
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Kenny Ortega, Billy Ray Cyrus |
| Over Her Dead Body |
New Line Cinema |
Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane, Jason Biggs |
| Strange Wilderness |
Paramount |
Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan, Ashley Scott, Peter Dante, Harry Hamlin, Robert Patrick, Joe Don Baker, Justin Long, Jeff Garlin, Ernest Borgnine |
| The Eye |
Lionsgate |
Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Serbedzija |
| L |
Caramel |
Roadside Attractions |
Nadine Labaki |
| 8 |
W |
Fool's Gold |
Warner Bros. |
Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Donald Sutherland, Tiffany Grant |
| Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins |
Universal |
Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones |
| L |
How to Rob a Bank |
IFC Films |
Nick Stahl, Erika Christensen |
| In Bruges |
Universal (Focus Features) |
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy |
| Shrooms |
Magnolia Pictures |
Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Max Kasch, Alice Greczyn |
| The Band's Visit |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Ronit Elkabetz |
| The Hottie and the Nottie |
Regent Releasing |
Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, Christine Lakin |
| 14 |
W |
Definitely, Maybe |
Universal |
Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz |
| Jumper |
20th Century Fox |
Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Bell |
| Step Up 2 the Streets |
Touchstone Pictures |
Robert Hoffman, Briana Evigan, Channing Tatum, Cassie |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles |
Paramount |
Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn |
| 15 |
L |
Diary of the Dead |
MGM (Weinstein) |
Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan, Joe Dinicol, Scott Wentworth |
| 22 |
W |
Be Kind Rewind |
New Line Cinema |
Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz |
| Charlie Bartlett |
MGM |
Robert Downey, Jr., Hope Davis, Anton Yelchin, Kat Dennings |
| Vantage Point |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt |
| Witless Protection |
Lionsgate |
Larry the Cable Guy, Ivana Milicevic, Peter Stormare, Eric Roberts, Jenny McCarthy |
| L |
The Counterfeiters |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Dolores Chaplin |
| The Signal |
Magnolia Pictures |
A. J. Bowen, Chad McKnight |
| 29 |
W |
Penelope |
Summit Entertainment |
Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Richard E. Grant |
| Semi-Pro |
New Line Cinema |
Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, David Koechner, Andrew Daly |
| The Other Boleyn Girl |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Natalie Portman, Scarlet Johannson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Kristin Scott Thomas |
| L |
City of Men |
Buena Vista
(Miramax Films) |
Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva |
| Chicago 10 |
Roadside Attractions |
voices of Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, David Dellinger |
M
A
R
C
H |
7 |
W |
10,000 BC |
Warner Bros. |
Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis |
| College Road Trip |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Raven-Symoné, Martin Lawrence, Brenda Song, Donny Osmond |
| The Bank Job |
Lionsgate |
Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows |
| L |
CJ7 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Stephen Chow |
| Married Life |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams, David Wenham |
| Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day |
Universal (Focus Features) |
Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson |
| Paranoid Park |
IFC Films |
Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen, Scott Patrick Green |
| Snow Angels |
Warner Independent |
Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Amy Sedaris |
| 14 |
W |
Horton Hears a Who! |
20th Century Fox |
voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen, Josh Flitter, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Isla Fisher, Will Arnett, Dan Fogler, Jamie Pressly, Jonah Hill, Laura Ortiz, Joey King |
| Doomsday |
Universal |
Malcom McDowell, Bob Hoskins, Rhona Mitra, Neil Marshall |
| Never Back Down |
Summit Entertainment |
Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Djimon Hounsou, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters |
| L |
Funny Games |
Warner Independent |
Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Brady Corbet, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Devon Gearhart, Michael Pitt |
| Sleepwalking |
Overture Films |
Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron, Dennis Hopper, Woody Harrelson |
| 21 |
W |
Drillbit Taylor |
Paramount |
Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Alex Frost, Josh Peck |
| Meet the Browns |
Lionsgate |
Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Sofia Vergara, David Mann, Tamela Mann |
| Shutter |
20th Century Fox |
Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor |
| 28 |
W |
21 |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne |
| Run, Fat Boy, Run |
Picturehouse |
Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Dylan Moran, Hank Azaria |
| Stop-Loss |
Paramount |
Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
| Superhero Movie |
Dimension Films |
Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Leslie Nielsen, Kevin Hart, Christopher McDonald |
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
A
P
R
I
L |
4 |
W |
Leatherheads |
Universal |
George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Price, Stephen Root |
| Nim's Island |
20th Century Fox |
Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler |
| The Ruins |
DreamWorks |
Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson |
| L |
Shine a Light |
Paramount Vantage |
Martin Scorsese, The Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Jack White, Christina Aguilera |
| My Blueberry Nights |
Weinstein Company |
Jude Law, Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, David Strathairn |
| 9 |
L |
Young@Heart |
Fox Searchlight |
Young@Heart chorus |
| 11 |
W |
Prom Night |
Sony (Screen Gems) |
Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jonathan Schaech, Idris Elba |
| Smart People |
Miramax Films |
Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page |
| Street Kings |
Fox Searchlight |
Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Naomie Harris |
| L |
Chaos Theory |
Warner Independent |
Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke |
| Never Forever |
Arts Alliance America |
Vera Farmiga |
| The Visitor |
Overture |
Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass |
| 18 |
W |
88 Minutes |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Benjamin McKenzie, Leelee Sobieski, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough |
| Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed |
Rocky Mountain Pictures |
Ben Stein |
| The Forbidden Kingdom |
Lionsgate |
Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
Universal |
Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Liz Cackowski, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer |
| L |
Kiss the Bride |
Regent Releasing |
Tori Spelling |
| Pathology |
MGM |
Milo Ventimiglia, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth |
| Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? |
The Weinstein Company |
Morgan Spurlock |
| Anamorph |
IFC |
Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall |
| The Life Before Her Eyes |
Magnolia Pictures |
Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood |
| 25 |
W |
Baby Mama |
Universal |
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear |
| Deception |
20th Century Fox |
Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Maggie Q |
| Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay |
Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema) |
Kal Penn, John Cho, Rob Corddry, Paula Garces, Neil Patrick Harris |
| L |
Deal |
MGM |
Bret Harrison, Burt Reynolds, Shannon Elizabeth |
| A Plumm Summer |
Freestyle Releasing |
William Baldwin, Henry Winkler, Brenda Strong |
| Rogue |
Dimension Films |
Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan, Sam Worthington |
| Then She Found Me |
ThinkFilm |
Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick |
M
A
Y |
2 |
W |
Iron Man |
Paramount (Marvel Studios) |
Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges |
| Made of Honor |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Sydney Pollack |
| L |
Fugitive Pieces |
Samuel Goldwyn |
Stephen Dillane, Rosamund Pike, Rade Serbedzija, Ayelet Zurer |
| Mister Lonely |
IFC |
Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Werner Herzog |
| Redbelt ‡ |
Sony Classics |
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Tim Allen, Alice Braga |
| Son of Rambow |
Paramount Vantage |
Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jessica Stevenson, Neil Dudgeon |
| 9 |
W |
Speed Racer |
Warner Bros. |
Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox |
| What Happens in Vegas... |
20th Century Fox |
Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz |
| L |
The Fall |
Roadside Attractions |
Lee Pace, Justine Waddell |
| 16 |
W |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes |
| 22 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount |
Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt |
| 23 |
L |
Postal |
Freestyle Releasing |
Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Jackie Tohn, Ralf Moeller, J. K. Simmons, Michael Paré, Verne Troyer, Chris Spencer, Rick Hoffman, David Huddleston, Seymour Cassel |
| The Children of Huang Shi |
Sony Classics |
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, David Wenham |
| War, Inc. |
First Look Pictures |
John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley |
| 30 |
W |
Sex and the City |
Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema) |
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Mario Cantone |
| The Strangers |
Rogue Pictures |
Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman |
| L |
The Foot Fist Way |
Paramount Vantage |
Danny R. McBride |
| Savage Grace |
IFC |
Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, Elena Anaya |
| Stuck |
ThinkFilm |
Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea |
J
U
N
E |
6 |
W |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount (DreamWorks) |
voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Ian McShane, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Randall Duk Kim |
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan |
Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures) |
Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson |
| L |
And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
Sony Classics |
Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson |
| Mongol |
Picturehouse |
Tadanobu Asano, Sun Honglei, Khulan Chuluun, Odnyam Odsuren |
| The Mother of Tears |
Mitropoulos Films |
Asia Argento, Udo Kier, Daria Nicolodi, Moran Atias, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni |
| The Promotion |
Dimension Films |
John C. Reilly, Sean William Scott, Gil Bellows |
| 13 |
W |
The Happening |
20th Century Fox |
Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel |
| The Incredible Hulk |
Universal (Marvel Studios) |
Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt |
| L |
Quid Pro Quo |
Magnolia Pictures |
Vera Farmiga, Nick Stahl |
| My Winnipeg |
IFC |
Ann Savage, Darcy Fehr |
| 20 |
W |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros. |
Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Ken Davitian, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Terence Stamp, David Koechner, Terry Crews, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Dalip Singh |
| The Love Guru |
Paramount |
Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley, John Oliver, Verne Troyer, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Telma Hopkins |
| L |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl ‡ |
Picturehouse |
Abigail Breslin, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond, Joan Cusack, Stanley Tucci |
| 27 |
W |
WALL-E |
Walt Disney Pictures (Pixar Animation Studios) |
voices of Ben Burtt (sound designer), Elissa Knight, Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy |
| Wanted |
Universal |
Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Marc Warren, Chris Pratt, Kristen Hager |
| L |
Finding Amanda |
Magnolia Pictures |
Brittany Snow, Matthew Broderick, Peter Facinelli |
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
J
U
L
Y |
2 |
W |
Hancock |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman |
| 3 |
L |
The Wackness |
Sony Classics |
Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man, Aaron Yoo, Jane Adams |
| 11 |
W |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
Universal |
Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Gross, Anna Walton, John Hurt |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth |
New Line Cinema |
Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem |
| Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox |
Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union, Elizabeth Banks |
| L |
Harold |
City Lights Pictures |
Spencer Breslin, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nikki Blonsky |
| The Stone Angel |
Vivendi Entertainment |
Ellen Burstyn, Ellen Page, Cole Hauser, Christine Horne, Kevin Zegers, Dylan Baker |
| August |
First Look |
Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, Rip Torn, David Bowie |
| Death Defying Acts |
Third Rail Releasing |
Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan |
| Garden Party |
Roadside Attractions |
Willa Holland, Vinessa Shaw |
| 18 |
W |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts |
| Mamma Mia! |
Universal |
Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård |
| Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox |
voices of Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Kenan Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth |
| L |
Transsiberian |
First Look |
Ben Kingsley, Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann, Kate Mara |
| Felon |
Sony Pictures |
Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Harold Perrineau |
| 23 |
W |
Boy A |
The Weinstein Company |
Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Katie Lyons |
| 25 |
W |
Step Brothers |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen |
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox |
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Mitch Pileggi, Xzibit, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley |
| L |
American Teen |
Paramount Vantage |
Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens, Megan Krizmanich, Jake Tusing, Mitch Reinholt |
| Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax Films |
Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell, Ben Whishaw |
| CSNY Déjà Vu |
Roadside Attractions |
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young |
| Man on Wire |
Magnolia |
James Marsh (director), Philippe Petit |
A
U
G
U
S
T |
1 |
W |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal |
Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh, John Hannah, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, Russell Wong |
| Swing Vote |
Touchstone Pictures |
Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, George Lopez, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane |
| L |
The Midnight Meat Train |
Lionsgate |
Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields, Roger Bart |
| Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures |
Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan, Gregg Sulkin |
| Frozen River |
Cohen Media Group |
Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O'Keefe |
| 6 |
W |
Pineapple Express |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride, Gary Cole, Craig Robinson, Kevin Corrigan, Rosie Perez, Amber Heard, Ed Begley, Jr., Bill Hader |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros. |
Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Jesse Williams, Kyle Schmid, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rachel Nichols |
| L |
Bottle Shock |
Freestyle Releasing |
Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Rachael Taylor, Freddy Rodriguez, Dennis Farina, Bradley Whitford, Miguel Sandoval, Eliza Dushku |
| 8 |
L |
Beer For My Horses |
Roadside Attractions |
Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Ted Nugent, Tom Skerritt, Claire Forlani, Barry Corbin, Greg Serano, Willie Nelson, Gina Gershon |
| Elegy |
Samuel Goldwyn |
Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson |
| Hell Ride |
Dimension Films |
Larry Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela, Michael Beach, Julia Jones, Francesco Quinn, Alison McAtee, Cassandra Hepburn, Theresa Alexandria |
| What We Do Is Secret |
Peace Arch Entertainment |
Shane West, Bijou Phillips, Rick Gonzalez, Noah Segan, Ray Park |
| 13 |
W |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount (DreamWorks) |
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, Brandon T. Jackson |
| 15 |
W |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox |
Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros. |
voices of Matt Lanter, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Ashley Drane, Ian Abercrombie, Matthew Wood, James Arnold Taylor, Nika Futterman, Catherine Taber |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
The Weinstein Company |
Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall, Chris Messina, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn |
| L |
Fly Me to the Moon ‡ |
Summit Entertainment |
Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick, Kelly Ripa, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Begley, Jr., Buzz Aldrin, Philip Bolden, Scott Menville |
| Henry Poole is Here |
Overture Films |
Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Cheryl Hines, Morgan Lily |
| 20 |
W |
The Rocker |
20th Century Fox |
Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Will Arnett, Emma Stone |
| 22 |
W |
Death Race |
Universal |
Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson |
| The House Bunny |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Anna Faris, Emma Stone, Colin Hanks, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis, Kat Dennings, Beverly D'Angelo, Kiely Williams |
| The Longshots |
Dimension Films |
Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Matt Craven |
| L |
Hamlet 2 ‡ |
Universal (Focus Features) |
Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, Elisabeth Shue, Melonie Diaz |
| 27 |
W |
Traitor |
Overture Films |
Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Saïd Taghmaoui, Jeff Daniels, Neal McDonough |
| 29 |
W |
Babylon A.D. |
20th Century Fox |
Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Gérard Depardieu, Charlotte Rampling |
| College |
MGM |
Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, Ryan Pinkston, Kevin Covais, Nick Zano |
| Disaster Movie |
Lionsgate |
Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, Ike Barinholtz |
| L |
Goal! 2: Living the Dream... |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane, Leonor Varela |
| Young People Fucking |
Blowtorch Entertainment |
Diora Baird, Callum Blue, Aaron Abrams, Sonja Bennett, Josh Cooke, Carly Pope, Peter Oldring, Natalie Lisinska, Kristin Booth, Josh Cooke, Ennis Desmer |
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R |
5 |
W |
Bangkok Dangerous |
Lionsgate |
Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Young |
| L |
Everybody Wants to be Italian |
Roadside Attractions |
Jay Jablonski, Cerina Vincent, John Kapelos, John Enos III, Richard Libertini, Marisa Petroro |
| Surfer, Dude |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Matthew McConaughey, Alexie Gilmore, Zachary Knighton, Jeffrey Nordling, Nathan Phillips, Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson, Scott Glenn |
| 12 |
W |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features |
George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Brad Pitt |
| Proud American |
Slowhand Cinema |
Jonathan Banks, Dennis Haskins, Ken Howard, Marc McClure, Kimberlin Brown |
| Righteous Kill |
Overture Films |
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Curtis Jackson, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo |
| The Family That Preys |
Lionsgate |
Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, Kadee Strickland, Cole Hauser, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens, Tyler Perry, Kathy Bates |
| The Women |
Picturehouse |
Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debi Mazar, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen |
| L |
Towelhead |
Warner Independent |
Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Summer Bishil, Lynn Collins |
| 19 |
W |
Ghost Town |
DreamWorks Pictures |
Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear, Bill Campbell, Kristen Wiig, Alan Ruck |
| Igor |
MGM |
voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, Christian Slater, Paul Vogt |
| Lakeview Terrace |
Sony Pictures (Screen Gems) |
Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Jay Hernandez |
| My Best Friend's Girl |
Lionsgate |
Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Lizzy Caplan, Alec Baldwin, Diora Baird |
| L |
Appaloosa ‡ |
New Line Cinema |
Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Lance Henriksen |
| Battle in Seattle |
Redwood Palms Pictures |
Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Connie Nielsen, Ray Liotta, Channing Tatum |
| The Duchess ‡ |
Paramount Vantage |
Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell |
| Hounddog |
Empire Film Group |
Dakota Fanning, Cody Hanford, Piper Laurie, David Morse, Afemo Omilami, Robin Wright Penn |
| 26 |
W |
Eagle Eye |
DreamWorks |
Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Billy Bob Thornton |
| Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel, Stephen Dervan, Jason McLeod, Alex Kendrick |
| Miracle at St. Anna |
Touchstone Pictures |
Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Matteo Sciabordi, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington, Omari Hardwick, Pierfrancesco Favino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
| Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros. |
Richard Gere, Diane Lane, James Franco, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Viola Davis, Mae Whitman, Pablo Schreiber |
| L |
Choke |
Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Gillian Jacobs, Paz de la Huerta, Bijou Phillips |
| Forever Strong |
Crane Movie Company |
Gary Cole, Sean Faris, Arielle Kebbel, Penn Badgley, Sean Astin, Neal McDonough |
| Humboldt County |
Magnolia Pictures |
Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich, Frances Conroy, Madison Davenport, Brad Dourif, Chris Messina, Jeremy Strong |
| The Lucky Ones |
Lionsgate |
Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Peña |
| Shoot on Sight |
Aron Govil Productions |
Brian Cox, Naseeruddin Shah, Sadie Frost, Om Puri |
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release.
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
O
C
T
O
B
E
R |
3 |
W |
An American Carol |
Vivendi Entertainment |
Kevin Farley, Kelsey Grammer, John Voight, Dennis Hopper, Leslie Nielsen, Jillian Murray |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo, Andy García, Plácido Domingo, Edward James Olmos, Paul Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Luis Guzman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona |
| Blindness |
Miramax Films |
Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Yusuke Iseya, Yoshino Kimura, Don McKellar, Maury Chaykin, Mitchell Nye, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal |
| Flash of Genius |
Universal |
Greg Kinnear, Dermot Mulroney, Lauren Graham |
| How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
MGM |
Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Megan Fox, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson |
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Alexis Dziena, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron |
| L |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony (Columbia Pictures) |
Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debra Winger, Bill Irwin, Anna Deavere Smith, Tunde Adebimpe |
| Religulous |
Lionsgate |
Bill Maher |
| 8 |
L |
RocknRolla ‡ |
Warner Bros. |
Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Jeremy Piven, Idris Elba, Tom Wilkinson, Ludacris |
| 10 |
W |
Body of Lies |
Warner Bros. |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Carice van Houten |
| City of Ember |
20th Century Fox |
Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan, Toby Jones, Harry Treadaway, Martin Landau |
| The Express |
Universal |
Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Charles S. Dutton |
| Quarantine |
Screen Gems |
Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Columbus Short, Jay Hernandez, Johnathon Schaech |
| L |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax |
Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Eddie Marsan, Samuel Roukin, Sylvestra Le Touzel |
| 17 |
W |
Max Payne |
20th Century Fox |
Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Kate Burton, Donal Logue, Nelly Furtado, Amaury Nolasco, Chris O'Donnell, Kevin Corrigan |
| The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight |
Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Paul Bettany, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo, Hilarie Burton |
| Sex Drive |
Summit Entertainment |
Josh Zuckerman, James Marsden, Seth Green, Clark Duke, Amanda Crew |
| W. |
Lionsgate |
Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Rob Corddry, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Ioan Gruffudd, Scott Glenn, Toby Jones, Noah Wyle, Richard Dreyfuss, Jason Ritter, Bruce McGill, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jesse Bradford, Marley Shelton |
| L |
Morning Light |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Chris Branning, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, Chris Clark, Charlie Enright, Jesse Fielding, Robbie Kane, Steve Manson, Chris Schubert, Kate Theisen, Mark Towill, Genny Tulloch, Piet van Os, Chris Welch, Kit Will, Jeremy Wilmot |
| What Just Happened |
Magnolia Pictures |
Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, John Turturro, Robin Wright Penn, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Stewart, Bruce Willis |
| 24 |
W |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Olesya Rulin, Kaycee Stroh, Ryne Sanborn, Chris Warren Jr., Jemma Mckenzie-Brown, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin |
| Pride and Glory |
New Line Cinema |
Edward Norton, Colin Farrell |
| Saw V |
Lionsgate |
Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Julie Benz, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell |
| L |
Changeling ‡ |
Universal |
Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Geoff Pierson, Jeffrey Donovan, Jason Butler Harner, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Michael Kelly |
| Passengers |
Sony (TriStar Pictures) |
Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, Clea DuVall |
| Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan |
| 31 |
W |
The Haunting of Molly Hartley |
Freestyle Releasing |
Chace Crawford, Haley Bennett, AnnaLynne McCord, Shannon Marie Woodward |
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
Weinstein Company |
Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Craig Robinson |
| L |
Eden Lake |
Third Rail Releasing |
Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, James Gandhi, Thomas Turgoose |
N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R |
7 |
W |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount (DreamWorks) |
voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio, Conrad Vernon, Elisa Gabrielli, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Alec Baldwin, Will.i.am |
| Role Models |
Universal |
Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Elizabeth Banks, Jane Lynch, Bobb'e J. Thompson |
| Soul Men |
Dimension Films |
Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sean Hayes, Sharon Leal, Jennifer Coolidge, Isaac Hayes |
| L |
The Alphabet Killer |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Bill Moseley, Michael Ironside |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas ‡ |
Miramax |
Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon |
| The Guitar |
Cinetic Media |
Saffron Burrows, Isaach De Bankolé, Paz de la Huerta |
| House |
Lionsgate |
Michael Madsen, Reynaldo Rosales, Julie Ann Emery, Heidi Dippold, J.P. Davis, Bill Moseley, Leslie Easterbrook, Lew Temple, Allana Bale |
| Repo! The Genetic Opera |
Lionsgate |
Alexa Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Ogre, Terrance Zdunich, Bill Moseley, Paul Sorvino |
| 12 |
L |
Slumdog Millionaire ‡ |
Fox Searchlight |
Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan |
| 14 |
W |
Quantum of Solace |
MGM/Columbia Pictures |
Daniel Craig, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko, Gemma Arterton, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini [2] |
| L |
How About You |
Strand |
Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Joss Ackland, Imelda Staunton, Brenda Fricker |
| 21 |
W |
Bolt |
Walt Disney Pictures |
voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Chloë Moretz, Susie Essman, Malcolm McDowell, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, Mark Walton, Greg Germann, James Lipton, Randy Savage, Kari Wahlgren
|
| Twilight |
Summit Entertainment |
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner |
| L |
Lake City |
Screen Media |
Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity, Rebecca Romijn, Dave Matthews, Drea De Matteo |
| 26 |
W |
Australia |
20th Century Fox |
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown |
| Four Christmases |
New Line Cinema |
Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Kristin Chenoweth, Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Tim McGraw |
| Transporter 3 |
Lionsgate |
Jason Statham, Francois Berleand, Robert Knepper |
| L |
Milk ‡ |
Focus Features |
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Diego Luna |
D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R |
5 |
W |
Cadillac Records |
TriStar (Sony) |
Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, Beyoncé Knowles, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Norman Reedus, Tammy Blanchard, Eric Bogosian |
| Nobel Son |
Freestyle Releasing |
Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku, Danny DeVito, Ted Danson, Tracey Walter |
| Punisher: War Zone |
Lionsgate |
Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok, Colin Salmon, Doug Hutchison, T. J. Storm, Mark Camacho, Keram Malicki-Sánchez |
| L |
Extreme Movie |
Dimension Films |
Ryan Pinkston, Michael Cera, Frankie Muniz, Kyle Howard, Vanessa Lee Chester, Margo Harshman, Jamie Kennedy, Andy Milonakis, Matthew Lillard |
| Frost/Nixon ‡ |
Universal |
Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Matthew Macfadyen, Toby Jones, Andy Milder |
| 10 |
L |
The Reader ‡ |
MGM |
Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Alexandra Maria Lara, Lena Olin |
| Wendy and Lucy |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson |
| 12 |
W |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
20th Century Fox |
Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Jaden Smith, John Cleese |
| Delgo |
Freestyle Releasing |
voices of Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft, Chris Kattan, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Louis Gossett, Jr., Michael Clarke Duncan, Eric Idle, Kelly Ripa, Burt Reynolds |
| Nothing Like the Holidays |
Overture Films |
John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Freddy Rodriguez, Alfred Molina, Jay Hernandez, Luis Guzman, Melonie Diaz, Vanessa Ferlito |
| L |
Doubt ‡ |
Miramax Films |
Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis |
| Gran Torino ‡ |
Warner Bros. |
Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang |
| What Doesn't Kill You |
Yari Film Group |
Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Amanda Peet, Donnie Wahlberg |
| Che ‡ |
IFC |
Benicio del Toro, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Franka Potente, Julia Ormond, Lou Diamond Phillips, Demián Bichir, Joaquim de Almeida, Jordi Mollà, Yul Vazquez, Santiago Cabrera, Matt Damon |
| 17 |
L |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight |
Mickey Rourke, Ernest Miller, Marisa Tomei, Todd Barry, Evan Rachel Wood |
| 19 |
W |
Seven Pounds |
Columbia Pictures |
Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy |
| The Tale of Despereaux |
Universal |
voices of Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman, William H. Macy, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci, Robbie Coltrane, Ciaran Hinds, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Hale |
| Yes Man |
Warner Bros. |
Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Terrence Stamp, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson |
| L |
The Class |
Sony Pictures Classics |
François Bégaudeau |
| Nothing But The Truth |
Yari Film Group |
Kate Beckinsale, Vera Farmiga, David Schwimmer, Matt Dillon, Noah Wyle, Alan Alda, Angela Bassett, Harry Lennix, Preston Bailey |
| 25 |
W |
Bedtime Stories |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Teresa Palmer, Courteney Cox, Lucy Lawless, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
Paramount |
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Elle Fanning |
| Marley & Me |
Fox Searchlight |
Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Alan Arkin |
| The Spirit |
Lionsgate |
Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Jaime King, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons, Louis Lombardi, Paz Vega |
| Valkyrie ‡ |
United Artists |
Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Christian Berkel, Bill Nighy, David Schofield, Terrence Stamp, Kevin McNally, Carice van Houten, David Bamber, Eddie Izzard, Tom Wilkinson, Thomas Kretschmann, Matthias Freihof, Stephen Fry, Ian McNeice, Tom Hollander |
| L |
Last Chance Harvey |
Overture Films |
Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker, James Brolin, Richard Schiff |
| 26 |
L |
Revolutionary Road ‡ |
Paramount Vantage |
Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Shannon |
| 31 |
L |
Defiance ‡ |
Paramount Vantage |
Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos |
| Month |
Date |
Name |
Age |
Country |
Profession |
Notable films |
| January |
1 |
Irena Górska-Damięcka |
97 |
 |
Actress |
|
| 2 |
Brice Mack |
90 |
 |
Background Artist |
Fantasia • Peter Pan |
| 5 |
Edward Kłosiński |
65 |
|
Cinematographer |
The Promised Land |
| 10 |
Maila Nurmi |
85 |
 |
Actress |
Plan 9 from Outer Space |
| 11 |
Murray Cohl |
78 |
 |
Producer |
| 15 |
Brad Renfro |
25 |
|
Actor |
The Client • Sleepers • Bully • Ghost World |
| 17 |
Allan Melvin |
84 |
|
Actor |
| 18 |
Ugo Pirro |
87 |
 |
Screenwriter |
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion • The Garden of the Finzi-Continis |
| 19 |
Suzanne Pleshette |
70 |
|
Actress |
The Birds • Spirited Away |
| 20 |
Kevin Stoney |
86 |
 |
Actor |
| 22 |
Roberto Gari |
88 |
|
Actor |
| 22 |
Heath Ledger |
28 |
 |
Actor |
10 Things I Hate About You • The Patriot • A Knight's Tale • Brokeback Mountain • The Dark Knight |
| February |
2 |
Barry Morse |
89 |
|
Actor |
The Fugitive (TV series) |
| 8 |
Eva Dahlbeck |
87 |
 |
Actress |
Secrets of Women • A Lesson in Love • Smiles of a Summer Night |
| 10 |
Roy Scheider |
75 |
|
Actor |
Jaws • 2010 • Marathon Man • All That Jazz |
| 11 |
James Quinn |
88 |
|
Producer, Administrator |
Herostratus • Overlord |
| 13 |
Kon Ichikawa |
92 |
 |
Director |
The Burmese Harp • Tokyo Olympiad • The Makioka Sisters |
| 14 |
Perry Lopez |
76 |
|
Actor |
Chinatown |
| 18 |
Alain Robbe-Grillet |
85 |
 |
Screenwriter, Director |
Last Year at Marienbad |
| 19 |
David Watkin |
82 |
|
Cinematographer |
Out of Africa • Chariots of Fire |
| 21 |
Ben Chapman |
79 |
|
Actor |
Creature from the Black Lagoon |
| March |
4 |
Leonard Rosenman |
83 |
|
Composer |
Barry Lyndon • Bound for Glory |
| 6 |
Gustaw Holoubek |
84 |
|
Actor |
|
| 11 |
Dave Stevens |
52 |
|
Illustrator, Producer |
The Rocketeer |
| 12 |
Erwin Geschonneck |
101 |
 |
Actor |
Jacob, the Liar |
| 16 |
Ivan Dixon |
76 |
|
Actor |
Hogan's Heroes |
| 18 |
Anthony Minghella |
54 |
|
Director, Screenwriter |
The English Patient • The Talented Mr. Ripley • Cold Mountain |
| 19 |
Paul Scofield |
86 |
|
Actor |
A Man For All Seasons • Hamlet • The Crucible |
| 24 |
Rafael Azcona |
81 |
 |
Screenwriter |
Belle Époque |
| 24 |
Richard Widmark |
93 |
|
Actor |
Kiss of Death • Night and the City • Panic in the Streets • How the West Was Won |
| 25 |
Tony Church |
77 |
|
Actor |
Tess • Krull |
| 25 |
Abby Mann |
80 |
|
Screenwriter |
Judgment at Nuremberg |
| 31 |
Jules Dassin |
96 |
|
Director |
The Naked City • Never On Sunday · Topkapi |
| April |
5 |
Charlton Heston |
84 |
|
Actor |
Ben-Hur • Planet of the Apes • Touch of Evil • The Ten Commandments • El Cid |
| 5 |
Alex Grasshoff |
79 |
|
Director |
Young Americans |
| 8 |
Stanley Kamel |
65 |
|
Actor |
Monk (TV Series) |
| 9 |
Lloyd Lamble |
94 |
|
Actor |
The Belles of St. Trinian's |
| 14 |
Ollie Johnston |
95 |
|
Animator |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Fantasia • Bambi • Pinocchio |
| 14 |
June Travis |
83 |
|
Actress |
Ceiling Zero |
| 15 |
Hazel Court |
93 |
|
Actress |
The Raven • The Masque of the Red Death |
| 18 |
Joy Page |
83 |
|
Actress |
Casablanca |
| 20 |
Bebe Barron |
82 |
|
Music Composer |
Forbidden Planet |
| 24 |
Tristram Cary |
82 |
|
Composer |
The Ladykillers • Quatermass and the Pit • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb |
| 29 |
Julie Ege |
64 |
 |
Actress |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
| May |
1 |
Bernard Archard |
91 |
|
Actor |
Macbeth |
| 1 |
Elaine Dundy |
86 |
|
Actress |
|
| 4 |
Fred Haines |
72 |
|
Screenwriter, Director |
Ulysses • Steppenwolf |
| 13 |
Jill Adams |
77 |
|
Actress |
The Green Man • Private's Progress |
| 13 |
John Phillip Law |
70 |
|
Actor |
Barbarella • Danger: Diabolik |
| 15 |
Alexander Courage |
88 |
|
Composer, Orchestrator |
My Fair Lady • Some Like It Hot • Jurassic Park |
| 15 |
Youssef Idilbi |
32 |
 |
Actor |
|
| 16 |
Sandy Howard |
80 |
|
Director, Producer |
Howdy Doody • Captain Kangaroo |
| 18 |
Irma Córdoba |
94 |
 |
Actor |
Fuera de la ley • Atorrante |
| 18 |
Joseph Pevney |
96 |
|
Actor |
Female on the Beach • Tammy and the Bachelor • Man of a Thousand Faces |
| 19 |
Vijay Tendulkar |
80 |
 |
Screenwriter |
Nishant • Aakrosh • Ardh Satya |
| 22 |
Harry Lange |
77 |
|
Production designer |
2001: A Space Odyssey • Moonraker • The Empire Strikes Back |
| 24 |
Tano Cimarosa |
86 |
|
Actor |
Cinema Paradiso |
| 24 |
Rob Knox |
18 |
|
Actor |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
| 26 |
Sydney Pollack |
73 |
|
Actor, Director, Producer |
Out of Africa • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? • Tootsie |
| 28 |
Earle Hagen |
88 |
|
Composer, Orchestrator |
Call Me Madam • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
| 29 |
Harvey Korman |
81 |
|
Actor |
Dracula: Dead and Loving It • Blazing Saddles • Herbie Goes Bananas |
| June |
2 |
Mel Ferrer |
90 |
|
Actor, Director, Producer |
Scaramouche • Lili • Wait Until Dark |
| 6 |
Bobby Anderson |
75 |
|
Actor |
It's a Wonderful Life |
| 6 |
Rudy Fernandez |
56 |
 |
Actor |
Atlantika |
| 7 |
Dino Risi |
91 |
|
Director |
Poveri ma belli • Profumo di donna |
| 11 |
Jean Desailly |
87 |
|
Actor |
La Peau Douce • Le Professionnel |
| 15 |
Stan Winston |
62 |
|
Director, Makeup Artist |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day • Jurassic Park • Aliens |
| 17 |
Cyd Charisse |
86 |
|
Actress, Dancer |
The Band Wagon • Something's Got to Give • Singin' in the Rain • Brigadoon |
| 18 |
Jean Delannoy |
100 |
|
Director |
La symphonie pastorale • Les amitiés particulières |
| 22 |
George Carlin |
71 |
|
Actor, Comedian |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure • Cars |
| 22 |
Dody Goodman |
93 |
|
Actress |
Grease • Grease 2 |
| 23 |
John Furlong |
~75 |
|
Actor |
Blazing Saddles • All the President's Men |
| 24 |
William Vince |
45 |
|
Producer |
The 4th Floor • Capote |
| July |
2 |
Elizabeth Spriggs |
78 |
|
Actress |
Sense and Sensibility • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
| 4 |
Evelyn Keyes |
91 |
|
Actress |
Gone with the Wind • Here Comes Mr. Jordan • The Jolson Story • The Seven Year Itch |
| 6 |
Nonna Mordyukova |
82 |
 |
Actress |
Commissar • The Diamond Arm |
| 7 |
Bruce Conner |
74 |
|
Director |
A Movie • Marilyn Times Five • Crossroads |
| 9 |
Charles H. Joffe |
78 |
|
Producer |
Annie Hall • Manhattan • Hannah and Her Sisters |
| 14 |
Breno Mello |
76 |
 |
Actor |
Black Orpheus |
| 18 |
Khosrow Shakibai |
62 |
 |
Actor |
Hamoun • Sara • Pari |
| 22 |
Estelle Getty |
84 |
|
Actress |
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot • Mannequin |
| 25 |
Mikhail Pugovkin |
85 |
|
Actor |
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures • The Twelve Chairs • Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future |
| 27 |
Youssef Chahine |
82 |
 |
Director |
Sira` Fi al-Wadi • Le Chaos |
| 27 |
Marisa Merlini |
84 |
|
Actress |
Pane, Amore e Fantasia • The Traffic Policeman |
| 29 |
Luther Davis |
91 |
|
Screenwriter |
Kiss Them for Me • Lady in a Cage • Across 110th Street |
| August |
7 |
Bernie Brillstein |
77 |
|
Producer |
The Blues Brothers • Ghostbusters • The Cable Guy |
| 9 |
Bernie Mac |
50 |
|
Actor |
Ocean's Eleven • Bad Santa |
| 10 |
Isaac Hayes |
65 |
|
Actor, Singer
and Songwriter |
Dr. Dolittle 2 • Shaft • South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut |
| 11 |
George Furth |
75 |
|
Actor |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid • Blazing Saddles |
| 11 |
Terence Rigby |
71 |
|
Actor |
Get Carter • Tomorrow Never Dies • Elizabeth |
| 21 |
Fred Crane |
90 |
|
Actor |
Gone with the Wind |
| 25 |
Randa Chahal |
54 |
 |
Director |
The Kite |
| 25 |
Marpessa Dawn |
74 |
|
Actor |
Black Orpheus • Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel • Sweet Movie |
| 31 |
Jerry Reed |
71 |
|
Actor, Singer
and Songwriter |
Smokey and the Bandit • The Waterboy |
| September |
1 |
Don LaFontaine |
68 |
|
Voice actor |
Prolific and iconic voice-over actor featured in over 5,000 movie trailers |
| 1 |
Michael Pate |
88 |
|
Actor, Director |
Thunder on the Hill • The Court Jester • Tim |
| 2 |
Bill Meléndez |
91 |
 |
Animator, Director |
Bambi • Fantasia • A Boy Named Charlie Brown |
| 6 |
Anita Page |
98 |
|
Actress |
Our Dancing Daughters • The Broadway Melody • Skyscraper Souls |
| 17 |
Humberto Solás |
67 |
 |
Director |
Lucía |
| 19 |
Jun Ichikawa |
59 |
|
Director |
Tony Takitani |
| 19 |
David Jones |
74 |
|
Director |
Betrayal • 84 Charing Cross Road • Jacknife |
| 26 |
Paul Newman |
83 |
|
Actor, Director |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof • The Hustler • Hud • Cool Hand Luke • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid • The Sting • The Color of Money • Cars |
| 27 |
Mahendra Kapoor |
74 |
|
Playback Artist |
Upkar • Hamraaz • Gumnaam |
| October |
5 |
Ken Ogata |
71 |
|
Actor |
The Pillow Book • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters • The Ballad of Narayama |
| 7 |
Peter Copley |
93 |
|
Actor |
The Sword and the Rose • Shout at the Devil • Empire of the Sun |
| 8 |
Eileen Herlie |
90 |
|
Actress |
Hamlet • Richard Burton's Hamlet |
| 11 |
Mark Shivas |
70 |
|
Producer |
A Man of No Importance • Regeneration • Hideous Kinky |
| 13 |
Guillaume Depardieu |
37 |
|
Actor |
Tous les matins du monde • Pola X • De la guerre |
| 15 |
Edie Adams |
81 |
|
Actress |
The Apartment • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • Up in Smoke |
| 18 |
Xie Jin |
84 |
 |
Director |
Woman Basketball Player No. 5 • Legend of Tianyun Mountain • The Opium War |
| 19 |
Rudy Ray Moore |
81 |
|
Actor |
Dolemite • The Human Tornado |
| 31 |
John Daly |
71 |
|
Producer |
The Terminator • Platoon • The Falcon and the Snowman • The Last Emperor |
| November |
5 |
Michael Crichton |
66 |
|
Writer, Producer, Director |
Jurassic Park • Congo • Twister • The Andromeda Strain • The First Great Train Robbery • Westworld |
| 16 |
Reg Varney |
92 |
|
Actor |
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery • The Plank • On the Buses |
| 17 |
Ennio de Concini |
84 |
|
Screenwriter |
War and Peace • Black Sunday • Divorce, Italian Style |
| 19 |
John Michael Hayes |
89 |
|
Screenwriter |
Rear Window • To Catch a Thief • Peyton Place |
| December |
1 |
Paul Benedict |
70 |
|
Actor |
This Is Spinal Tap • Waiting for Guffman • The Goodbye Girl |
| 7 |
Marky Cielo |
20 |
|
Actor |
Till I Met You • LaLola • Codename: Asero |
| 8 |
Robert Prosky |
77 |
|
Actor |
Dead Man Walking • Christine • Rudy • Broadcast News |
| 12 |
Van Johnson |
92 |
|
Actor, Dancer |
A Guy Named Joe • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo • In the Good Old Summertime • Plymouth Adventure • Brigadoon |
