TV Guide: John Dahl

Listing: Friday Night Bites

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 15 08:00 PM CW Stefan joins the football team after an impressive athletic display. Elsewhere, Elena invites Stefan and Bonnie to dinner in hopes that they will bond, but Damon disrupts the evening with an unexpected visit; an act of violence shocks the town.

Listing: Joy Ride

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 10 03:00 AM HBO2e

Video: Unforgettable

Starz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:59 -0500

Synopsis: After being accused of his wife's brutal murder, a medical examiner searches for the truth by the means of a memory injection in this atmospheric mystery. WIth Kim Cattrall, directed by John Dahl.

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Starz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:59 -0500

Synopsis: Passion, revenge, murder - and a quirky sense of humor - spark this story of a drifter who is mistaken for the hitman hired by a small town bar owner to kill his wife. With Laura Flynn Boyle.

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Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) loves his job. He just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank?s got a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Played with gruff charm by Kingsley, Frank is not a touchy-feely kind of guy. But he starts going to AA meetings, gets a sponsor (Luke Wilson) and a job at a mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued Laurel (Tea Leoni), a woman who is dangerously devoid of boundaries. Meanwhile, things aren?t going well in Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang is threatening the family business. When violence erupts, Frank is forced to return home and with an unlikely assist from Laurel, faces old rivals on new terms. Stylishly directed by John Dahl, You Kill Me is the story of what happens when two mismatched people find a common calling. With dead-on performances by Kingsley and

Video: 'You Kill Me' - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:24:11 -0500

John Dahl's mob comedy You Kill Me stars Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk, an alcoholic mob hitman who is ordered into AA by his boss (Philip Baker Hall). In order to clean up, he goes to San Francisco and successfully starts tw12-stepping with the help of his sponsor (Luke Wilson). Eventually Frank gets a job at a mortuary, where he falls in love with Laurel (T a Leoni). Soon his new existence is threatened when people from his old life start showing up. - Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Video: 'The Great Raid' - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:05:17 -0500

John Dahl directed this war drama based on the true story of one of the most daring military actions of World War II. In the waning days of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur chose to make good on a pledge that he made in 1942 -- that he would return to the Philippines after he and his troops were forced to retreat. However, MacArthur's determination was more than a matter of pride. Over 500 American soldiers were being held in Cabanatuan, a notoriously brutal prisoner of war camp in the Philippines operated by the Japanese army, and MacArthur wanted to see to it that they made it home. MacArthur chose Lt. Col. Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) to lead the Sixth Ranger Battalion on a mission 30 miles behind enemy lines to infiltrate Cabanatuan and liberate the American prisoners. With the help of Capt. Prince (James Franco), Mucci leads his men on a life-or-death raid against forces known for their savagery. The Great Raid was based on William B. Breuer's book The Great Raid on Cabana