Showing posts with label Mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mystery. Show all posts

Doubt (2008)


In Theatres: 12 December 2008
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Cast:
Meryl Streep
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Adams
Viola Davis
Alice Drummond

Plot:
Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)




In Theatres: 19 December, 2008
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Director: David Fincher
Cast:
Brad Pitt
Cate Blanchett
Tilda Swinton
Julia Ormond
Elle Fanning

Plot:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

The Dark Knight (2008)



In Theatres: July 18th, 2008
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast:
Christian Bale
Heath Ledger
Morgan Freeman
Michael Caine
Gary Oldman

Plot:
The follow-up to the action hit “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who once again embodies the man behind the mask. “The Dark Knight” takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman has been making headway against local crime…until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace-Batman’s most personal and vicious enemy yet-he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)



In Theatres: January 18th, 2008
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast:
Bradley Cooper
Leslie Bibb
Vinnie Jones
Roger Bart
Peter Jacobson

Plot:
Next stop…death. When Leon Kaufman’s (Bradley Cooper) latest body of work – a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its inhabitants -- earns the struggling photographer interest from prominent art gallerist Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), she propels him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at her downtown art space. Believing he’s finally on track for success, Leon’s obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters -- ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable. With his concerned girlfriend Maya (Leslie Bibb) fearing for his life, Leon’s relentless fascination with Mahogany lures him further and further into the bowels of the subways and ultimately into an abyss of pure evil – inadvertently pulling Maya right along with him.

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