Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8108 Films to Buy & Rent
Living Proof (2008)
- Dir. Dan Ireland
Feat. Harry Connick Jnr., Paula Cale, Angie Harmon…
- Harry Connick Jnr plays a doctor fighting to get approval for his revolutionary breast–cancer drug in this surprisingly riveting…
Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, The (2008)
- Dir. Jodie Markell
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ann-Margret…
- An undiscovered Tennessee Williams screenplay – written in the 50s but never produced, some say for good reason – is the source material…
Lost in Austen (TV Mini-Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jemima Rooper, Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville…
- Fizzy twist on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE has an ardent Jane Austen fan, living in present day London, swapping places with Austen's fictional creation…
Love in the Time of Cholera (2008)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt…
- Javier Bardem's outstanding performance cannot shore up this florid, largely faithful adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's universally adored novel…
Love Live Long (2008)
- Dir. Mike Figgis
Feat. Daniel Lapaine, Sophie Winkleman
- Devised/improvised feature from late–blooming experimenter Mike Figgis that hits the road with a well–to–do amateur rally driver as…
Lovely, Still (2008)
- Dir. Nicholas Fackler
Feat. Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott…
- As good as they are here, acting legends Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn probably deserve better as the late–life love birds of this…
Lucky Ones, The (2008)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena
- Low–key drama sees Robbins, McAdams and Pena play three soldiers who go on an unexpected road–trip together through the USA after…
Lymelife (2008)
- Dir. Derick Martini
Feat. Rory Culkin, Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy…
- Indie drama of the downbeat, domestic variety is well–acted and polished, but the "lyme disease" quirk notwithstanding, this otherwise hits the…
Mad Men - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…
- Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…
Maid, The (2008)
- Dir. Sebastián Silva
Feat. Catalina Saavedra
- The complex emotional attachment of a loyal live–in maid to the family she's served for more than twenty years is at the heart of this sly,…