Watch every Ben Foster movie. He has always been one of my favorite actors sense I seen him in 'Bang Bang Your Dead", which was just amazing, He should be one of highest paid actors if you ask me, in Alpha Dog he the best Actor, he really gets into his roles. So I decided I am going to watch all of his movies..
The Mechanic (2010) (filming)
Here (2010) (post-production)
Pandorum (2009) ****SEEN Grade: A
:::Synopsis
In PANDORUM, Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point, The Express) and Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, Alpha Dog) join Cam Gigandet (Never Back Down, Twilight), Cung Le (Tekken, Fighting), newcomer Antje Traue, and director Christian Alvart (Antibodies) to tell the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly – and horrifically – realize they are not alone.
Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission?
With Lt. Payton (Quaid) staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower (Foster) ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking, deadly secrets are revealed...and the astronauts find their own survival is more important than they could ever have imagined.
Blink (2009)
The Messenger (2009) **** SEEN grade:B+
:::Synopsis
Co-written by Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon, THE MESSENGER is a powerful and tender story about a returned war hero making his first steps toward a normal life.
In his first leading role, Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.
Featuring tour-de-force performances from Foster, Harrelson and Morton, and a brilliant directorial debut by Moverman, THE MESSENGER brings us into the inner lives of these outwardly steely heroes to reveal their fragility with compassion and dignity.
Birds of America (2008) Grade: B
:::Synopsis
Morrie (Matthew Perry, FRIENDS) is the keeper of all things family related, including his siblings. In this comedic foray into sibling relationships, Morrie's little brother Jay (Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma, X-Men: The Last Stand) is beyond peculiar, homeless and humorously, but clinically, depressed. His beautiful sister Ida (Ginnifer Goodwin, 'Big Love') is a promiscuous insomniac and sometime photographer that is starved for attention. Morrie's wife Betty (Lauren Graham, 'Gilmore Girls') has waited patiently for seven years for their hard work to pay off so they can start a family. Morrie's life is unraveling. As his family's antics infuriate his boss and neighbor, his dreams of success are quickly destroyed. Morrie gets a wake-up call and he comes to realize that the people who really care for him will stand by his side no matter what.
30 Days of Night (2007) ****SEEN Grade: B-
:::Synopsis
Josh Hartnett (The Black Dahlia, Pearl Harbor) crosses over to the dark side in this bone-chilling adaptation of the cult-hit graphic novel, brought to the screen in all its demonic glory. In a small Alaskan town, thirty days of night is a natural phenomenon. Very few outsiders visit, until a band of bloodthirsty, deathly pale vampires mark their arrival by savagely attacking sled dogs. But soon they find there are much more satisfying thirst-quenchers about: human beings. One by one, the townspeople succumb to a living nightmare, but a small group survives -- at least for now. The vampires use the dark to their advantage, and surviving this cold hell is a game of cat and mouse...and screams.
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
3:10 to Yuma (2007) Genre: Western
Starring: Ben Foster, Christian Bale, Gretchen Mol, Peter Fonda, Russell Crowe
Director: James Mangold
Release Date: September 7, 2007
:::Synopsis
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the “3:10 to Yuma,” a train that will take the killer to prison. During the grueling expedition, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. However, with Wade’s posse on their trail, the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny.
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Alpha Dog (2006) ****Seen Grade: A
Hostage (2005) ****Seen Grade: B
:::Synopsis
Action superstar Bruce Willis (SIN CITY, DIE HARD, UNBREAKABLE, THE SIXTH SENSE, ARMAGEDDON, PULP FICTION) powers a nail-biting thriller that crackles with action and suspense! When Jeff Talley (Willis) became chief of police in a sleepy town, he thought he'd left behind the traumas of his career as a big city hostage negotiator. But when a random crime escalates into a deadly standoff, Talley finds himself thrust into a situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagine! Also starring Kevin Pollak (THE USUAL SUSPECTS, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS), Jonathan Tucker (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE), and Ben Foster (SIX FEET UNDER, THE PUNISHER), this acclaimed hit is based on the best-selling novel by Robert Crais.
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) ****SEEN Grade: B+
:::Synopsis
From cult author JT LeRoy's best-selling novel THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, comes Asia Argento's bold cinematic adaptation of the controversial story of a mother and her son living hard and fast in the dark fringes of America. Amid allegations of Warholian-style literary hoaxes and identity scandals involving 'JT LeRoy,' THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, adapted from 'JT's' second novel, comes to DVD June 6, 2006. Seven-year-old Jeremiah (Jimmy Bennett) lived a calm, comfortable life in the care of a loving foster home until the day his birth mother Sarah (Argento) suddenly showed up to reclaim him. Torn from the life he knew, Jeremiah is drawn into his mother's reckless world of turmoil and depravity, and a desperate struggle to survive the madness of his surroundings. JT LeRoy was elevated into national celebrity partly due to the overwhelming power of his unbelievable childhood experiences. Following the recent accusations by New York Magazine and The New York Times, which revealed the lengths one woman was willing to go to in order to gain entrance to the literary and celebrity world, THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS reveals with colorful and uncompromising filmmaking, the back-story of one character who rocked the world of literature, fashion, music and film . . . without ever existing. This is the unfathomable story of 'JT LeRoy
The Punisher (2004)
:::Synopsis
Marvel's unstoppable vigilante THE PUNISHER hits the screen in a new action thriller that introduces a comic book hero unlike any other. The Punisher brings to the screen one of Marvel's top-selling comic books and a marquee character whose popularity parallels that of Marvel stars X-Men, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four. The Punisher walks through the world darkened by war, crime, cruelty, and injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees - only his fierce intelligence, his years of combat experience and, above all, his iron determination to avenge those wronged by society's villains. The Punisher marks the directorial debut of Jonathan Hensleigh, renowned screenwriter of genre blockbusters The Rock , Armageddon and Die Hard: With a Vengeance . Thomas Jane ( Dreamcatcher , 61* , Deep Blue Sea ) stars as Frank Castle, the Punisher, squaring off against superstar John Travolta ( Pulp Fiction , Face/Off ) as the story's formidable villain. Co-starring are Rebecca Romijn Stamos ( X-Men, X-2: X-Men United ) as a woman climbing back from a troubled past, Laura Harring ( Mulholland Drive ) as Travolta's vengeful wife, and Samantha Mathis ( American Psycho ) as Castle's wife. The film is produced by Marvel Studios' CEO Avi Arad ( The Hulk , Spider-Man , X-Men ) and producer Gale Anne Hurd ( The Hulk , Aliens , Terminator2 ).
11:14 (2003) *** SEEN Grade: B+Genre: Drama and Thriller
Starring: Ben Foster, Hilary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Rachael Leigh Cook, Henry Thomas
Director: Greg Marcks
Release Date: October 15, 2003
:::Synopsis
11:14 tells the intricately connected story of a series of incidents that all converge one fateful evening – with life-altering effects. The story starts at 11:13 PM as Jack (Thomas) drives down the freeway en route to a late-night rendezvous with his girlfriend. One minute later, his car crashes into a mysterious stranger with seemingly fatal results. Jack attempts to hide the body, launching a backtrack through five different storylines that collide in a series of deadly and ironic twists.
Northfork (2003)
:::Synopsis
It's 1955 and industries are booming as America undergoes a postwar metamorphosis. However, in the small town of Northfork, the townspeople are being evacuated because of the construction of a dam that will wash away their homes. A group of trench-coat-wearing government employees, hired to get rid of the proud few who remain, go about the business of destroying lives with efficiency. Meanwhile, a young orphan boy lies sick in bed, being cared for by a devoted priest. The boy's fever dreams include fantastic beings that might be angels... but are they simply in his head?
Liberty Heights (1999) Genre: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones, Shane West, Rebekah Johnson
Director: Barry Levinson.
Release Date: November 17, 1999 (NY/LA)
:::Synopsis
Levinson returns to the Baltimore of his youth once again in this racially-charged drama. Set in 1954 during the arrival of desegregation, the story focuses on Ben Kurtzman (Foster), a high school freshman. Experiencing cultures outside of his own for the very first time, Ben finds himself falling for Sylvia (Johnson), one of the school's first black students. Meanwhile, Ben's older brother, Van (Brody), becomes infatuated with a gentile named Dubbie (Murphy). Their father, Nate (Mantegna), runs a numbers game, and when one of his scams backfires on him, he must use his wits to remain afloat. It is a tribute to Levinson that the film succeeds as a personal memory, historical time capsule, and entertaining viewing experience all wrapped up in one.
Kounterfeit (1997)
As I watch them I will give my reviews..
I just finished watching 'The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things' although he was only in it for less then 5 mins, CRAZY movie, I'm glad its not a true story!
Add another one, 11:14 wow good movie, with twists
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