Monk - Season Seven
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Andy Breckman
Starring: Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Andy Tony Shalhoub
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Much like novels in a series about a starring detective, most episodes have titles in the form of "Mr. Monk and (a person or thing)", e.g. "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend", "Mr. Monk (does something)", e.g. "Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus", "Mr. Monk (is something)", e.g. "Mr. Monk Is On The Run", or "Mr. Monk Gets (something)", e.g. "Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized". In the episode "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan" it is shown that Marci Maven (Sarah Silverman) is referring directly to cases in the show by the titles of the episodes indicating that she is the one creating the various episode titles when writing on her fansite for Monk.
My Rabit Hoppy
Genres: Short
Year: 2008
Country: Australia
Director: Anthony Lucas
Starring: Henry Lucas, Julia Lucas, Peggy Lucas
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
A short film shot in a Melbourne backyard for a few hundred dollars and starring the filmmaker's children and their pet rabbit is in the running for one of the Cannes Film Festivals top prizes.The film tells the tale of a school project that turns horribly wrong.Lucas's wife, Julia, produced the movie and their children, Henry, 8, and Peggy, 6, acted in it alongside an unlikely co-star, their pet rabbit.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas aka The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Year: 2008
Country: USA, UK
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Sheila Hancock, Richard Johnson, László Áron, Asa Butterfield, Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped pajamas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination.
Bride Flight
Year: 2008
Country: Netherlands, Luxembourg
Director: Ben Sombogaart
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Karina Smulders, Waldemar Torenstra, Anna Drijver, Pleuni Touw, Petra Laseur
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
The story of the women on the KLM flight that won the 1953 Air Race from London to Christchurch, New Zealand.
Metrosexual
Year: 2008
Country: UK
Director: Richard Lipman
Starring: David Owen, Charlie Bennison, Pilli Cortese, Rachel Freeman, Lauren Maddox, Rocco Salata, Mjka Scott
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Metrosexual is the story of a young couple, Jacqueline and Francis, who meet a group of professionals for diner and become entangled in a symbolic discussion and sadomasochistic dance concerning the feminisation of the male. Everybody is shaken up when the host Elisabeth, a transgender person, argues that metrosexuality will soon become the mainstream way.
Surfer, Dude
Genres: Comedy
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: S.R. Bindler
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Nathan Phillips, Sarah Wright, Zachary Knighton, Jeffrey Nordling, Ramon Rodriguez, Scott Glenn
Available Quality: Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
Steve Addington is the world's preeminent surfer - cool, laid back, stoned, shirtless and barefoot, living off endorsements for surfboards and trunks, paid in cash. In Malibu his endorsement contract has been bought by Eddie Zarno, a surfer turned businessman who wants Steve to record his moves for an electronic virtual reality game. Steve just wants to surf. While Zarno tries to change Steve's mind, the Pacific goes calm - there are no waves for days on end. Steve's attracted to Danni, recently fired by Zarno, but the lack of surfing drains him. Plus, he's low on dough. Will he sign with Zarno, get paid, and lose his self-respect?
Wizards of Waverly Place - Season Two
Genres: Comedy
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Todd J. Greenwald
Starring: Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jennifer Stone
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
The series was created by Todd J. Greenwald, and stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin as three wizard siblings with magical abilities competing to win sole custody of the family powers. Further main cast includes Jennifer Stone, María Canals Barrera and David DeLuise. In June 2010, Disney Channel renewed the series for a fourth season. Gomez confirmed in an interview that the fourth season will be the show's final season.
Dragons' Den - Season Eight
Genres: Reality Show
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Evan Davis, James Caan, Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne, Theo Paphitis
Starring: James Caan, Peter Jones, Evan Davis, Duncan Bannatyne, Theo Paphitis, Deborah Meaden
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
The article claimed that the Dragons either pulled out of the deals over minor technicalities, deliberately offered heavily unfavourable terms to the entrepreneurs in an effort to make them withdraw, or simply broke off all contact with them after the recording. The UK Dragons defended their record, with Duncan Bannatyne stating: "We don't hand over money to people who don't tell the truth.", while Theo Paphitis added: "I kept up my end of the bargain. The show is not about a cash prize, it is about us pledging to invest. But people must tell the truth. Simple."
Torchwood - Season Three
Year: 2008
Country: UK
Director: Russell T. Davies
Starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Block One of series two, consisting of episodes by Raynor and Tregenna, was directed by Andy Goddard. Colin Teague directed Block Two, which consists of episode two by Moran and episode four by Tregenna, with Ashley Way directing Block Three, consisting of the series two premiere by Chibnall and the sixth episode of the series, by JC Wilsher.[30] An edited repeat of the second series episodes, suitable for children to view, was shown on BBC Two at 7 pm. In 2009, Euros Lyn directed all five episodes of the third series, Children of Earth.
Home Movie
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Drama
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Christopher Denham
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Austin Williams, Cady McClain, Amber Joy Williams
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Documents one family's descent into darkness, using a compilation of found home-made footage. In the remote woods of upstate New York, the Poe Family lives a Norman Rockwell life. Perfect house. Perfect marriage. If only the children stopped stapling frogs to trees. Something is very wrong with ten-year old twins, Jack and Emily Poe. And, to stop them, their parents must enter the nightmare of their minds. The only question is: who will survive the night?
Idiots and Angels
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Animation
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Bill Plympton
Starring: Unknown
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt man who hangs out as his local bar, berating the other patrons. One day, Angel mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings on his back. The wings make him do good deeds, contrary to his nature. He desperately tries to rid himself of the good wings, but eventually finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their ticket to fame and fortune.
Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing
Genres: Comedy
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Unknown
Starring: Mike Birbiglia
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Mike says, "A few years ago my therapist suggested I keep a journal of all the crazy things that were going on in my life, so that I could keep things in perspective. Around the same time audiences were demanding more material, and I realized that other people might enjoy these stories-so I started sending them out to my mailing list. Now, my Secret Public Journal has become a Comedy Central special and DVD for all the world to see. Not sure this is what my therapist had in mind."
Frat House Massacre
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Alex Pucci
Starring: Jim Ford, Ryan Ross, Jon Fleming, Rane Jameson, Niki Rubin, Chris Prangley, Lisa DiCicco
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Set in the late 70s, this gritty and twisted film taps the physical and mental underpinnings of the meaning of the word "brother" in a way reminiscent of the best of late 70s grindhouse and early 80s slashers.
So You Wanna Be A Rock Star
Genres: Music
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Unknown
Starring: Unknown
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Principal Paul A. Currie has had over 20 years experience in the music industry, from song writing to performing and teaching. Paul shares a passion for music which is unsurpassed when it comes to the nurturing and development of young emerging talent. He conducts songwriting and performance lessons to a range of students from the ages of 12 to 33 students who want to be Rock Stars.
Mail Order Bride
Genres: Western
Year: 2008
Country: USA, Canada
Director: Anne Wheeler
Starring: Daphne Zuniga, Tom Heaton, Ted Whittall, Katharine Isabelle, Michael Teigen, Karin Konoval, Robert Mann
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Diana McQueen notorious con-woman has had enough. She leaves town and her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. She takes the place of her dying friend, who was to become some man's mail-order bride. Can she pull off this last con?
Ghost Adventures - Season Two
Genres: Thriller, History, Sci-Fi
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Nick Groff, Zak Bagans
Starring: Nick Groff, Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Ghost Adventures is a weekly American paranormal television series that premiered on October 17, 2008 on the Travel Channel. Currently produced by MY-Tupelo Entertainment (a merger of MY Entertainment and Tupelo-Honey Productions), the program follows and stars ghost hunters Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin, as they investigate locations that are reported to be haunted. Hosted and narrated by Bagans, the show initially airs new episodes on Fridays at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on the Travel Channel. The tagline of the series is: "Can you handle the lockdown?"
Ghost Adventures - Season Three
Genres: Thriller, History, Sci-Fi
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Nick Groff, Zak Bagans
Starring: Nick Groff, Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin
Available Quality: DivX
Self-considered "raw" and "extreme", the program originally began as an independent documentary television film, which was filmed by the crew in 2004 and produced by 4Reel Productions in 2006. The Sci-Fi Channel first presented 4Reel's Ghost Adventures on July 25, 2007. The documentary centers on the trio's investigation of alleged paranormal activity in and around Virginia City, Nevada, which the crew returned to on the third season of the series, and in Goldfield, Nevada in which the crew returned to in order to finish their lockdown at the Goldfield Hotel. On June, 25th 2011 Zak Bagans announced via Twitter that a new contract was signed f...
An American Carol
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: David Zucker
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Jon Voight, Kevin P. Farley, Geoffrey Arend, Serdar Kalsin, Kelsey Grammer, Robert Davi
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
At a July 4 barbecue, gramps tells the kids the story of Michael Malone, a documentary filmmaker and Michael Moore look-alike who hates America and wants to abolish July 4th. He refuses to celebrate with his nephew Josh, who's shipping out soon to the Middle East. That night, Michel has a vision of his hero, JFK, who predicts that three ghosts will visit Michael. Sure enough, General Patton, George Washington, and country music star Trace Adkins visit Michael show him the fruits of patriotism, just wars, and pacifism. Meanwhile, Arab terrorists want Malone to help them with a propaganda film. Is he the next Leni Riefenstahl or will he see the...
Sea Patrol - Season Two
Genres: Drama
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Hal McElroy, Di McElroy
Starring: John Batchelor, Lisa McCune, Matthew Holmes
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
Despite similarities in setting and content, this series is not a follow-on to the 1979 series, Patrol Boat. At the start of the second season, Sea Patrol saw an upgrade from the Fremantle class to a newer Armidale class boat.
The Alphabet Killer
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Rob Schmidt
Starring: Cary Elwes, Jack McGee, Rocco Sisto, Michael Ironside, Timothy Hutton, Tom Noonan, Melissa Leo
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
Based on the true story of the double initial killings in Rochester, NY.