8mm (film) 8mm (film) 8mm is a 1999 American-German crime mystery film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. The film stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator who delves into the world of snuff films. Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, and Anthony Heald appear in supporting roles. Private investigator Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) is contacted by Daniel Longdale (Anthony Heald), attorney for wealthy widow Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter), whose husband has recently died. While clearing out her late husband's safe, she and Mr. Longdale find an 8mm movie which appears to depict a real murder, but Mrs.
Toronto After Dark Film Festival residents of a New York City apartment building. Toronto After Dark was honoured in hosting two more World Premiere screenings. The WWII action-horror-zombie film, "War of the Dead", directed by Marko Mäkilaakso and the dark, superhero thriller, "VS", directed by Jason Trost (co-writer, director, and star of "THE FP") and starring James Remar. Other films include the "Jack Perez"s horror comedy, "Some Guy Who Kills People", starring Kevin Corrigan, the vampire-drama, "Midnight Son", the award-winning supernatural thriller, "Absentia", the action-thriller, "A Lonely Place to Die", Astron-6's sci-fi, action-comedy, "Manborg", the Canadian sci-fi thriller, "The Corridor", Lucky McKee's controversial film "The