Hairspray

Hairspray
Directors:Adam Shankman

Release Date:20 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:Comedy / Drama / Musical

Plot Outline:Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show

Awards:Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations

Comments:Viciously satirical, deeply irreverent and wonderfully fun!

Cast:John Travolta,Michelle Pfeiffer,Queen Latifah,Zac Efron

ton vote:.../20
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# Posted on Friday, 18 January 2008 at 6:06 AM

Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War
Directors:Mike Nichols

Release Date:21 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:Biography / Drama

Plot Outline:A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.

Awards:Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations

Comments:Thoroughly Entertaining & Surprisingly Amusing Film

Cast:Tom Hanks,Julia Roberts

ton vote:.../20
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# Posted on Friday, 18 January 2008 at 6:11 AM

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Directors:Tim Burton

Release Date:21 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:Crime / Musical / Thriller

Plot Outline:Never Forget. Never Forgive.

Awards:Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations

Comments:Dark Humor Done Right

Cast:Johnny Depp,Helena Bonham Carter

ton vote:.../20
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# Posted on Friday, 18 January 2008 at 6:16 AM

Atonement

Atonement
Directors:Joe Wright

Release Date:7 September 2007 (UK)

Genre:Drama / Romance / War

Plot Outline:You can only imagine the truth

Awards:Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 41 nominations

Comments:Great interpretation of a wonderful novel

Cast:Keira Knightley

ton vote:.../20
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# Posted on Friday, 18 January 2008 at 6:20 AM

The Brave One

The Brave One
Directors:Neil Jordan

Release Date:14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Plot Outline:A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

Awards:Nominated for Golden Globe

Comments:Really good acting, but the story is kind of standard

Cast:Jodie Foster

ton vote:.../20
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# Posted on Friday, 18 January 2008 at 6:25 AM