In 2008 Cronenberg realized two extra-cinematographic projects: the exhibition Chromosomes at the Rome Film Fest and the opera The Fly at the LaOpera in Los Angeles and Theatre Châtelet in Paris.

Hwang wrote the libretto to Howard Shore's opera The Fly, based on David Cronenberg's 1986 film of the same name ; the opera premiered on July 2, 2008 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France with Cronenberg as director and Plácido Domingo conducting.

On 2 July 2008 the opera The Fly by Howard Shore to a libretto by David Henry Hwang premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris with Cronenberg as director and Plácido Domingo conducting.

Lucas ' most recent work of nonfiction, Videodrome, a study of the 1983 David Cronenberg film, inaugurated the new Studies in the Horror Film line from Centipede Press in September 2008.

* Heaven Earth ( 2008 ), directed by Rudolf Amaral and Harald Scherz.

* He is prominently featured in the 2008 film The Black Candle, directed by M. K.

* 2008: The Edge of Love starring Matthew Rhys as the poet, directed by John Maybury, written by Sharman Macdonald, and drawing on David N. Thomas ' book Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow.

In the 2008 film August, directed by Austin Chick, he played a supporting role as Ogilvie, alongside Josh Hartnett and Rip Torn, with whom he had worked in 1976 for The Man Who Fell to Earth.

On 12 April 2008, a version of Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera directed by Johann Kresnik opened at the Erfurt Theater.

* Eve ( 2008 film ), a 2008 short film directed by Natalie Portman

These include Gérard Pirès ( Riders, 2002 ), Pitof ( Catwoman, 2004 ), Jean-François Richet ( Assault on Precinct 13, 2005 ), Florent Emilio Siri ( Hostage, 2005 ), Christophe Gans ( Silent Hill, 2006 ), Mathieu Kassovitz ( Babylon A. D., 2008 ), Louis Leterrier ( The Transporter, 2002 ; Transporter 2, 2005 ; Olivier Megaton directed Transporter 3, 2008 ), Alexandre Aja ( Mirrors, 2008 ), and Pierre Morel ( Taken, 2009 ).

In 2008 Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo, a biographical film based on the life of Giulio Andreotti, won the Jury prize and Gomorra, a crime drama film, directed by Matteo Garrone won the Gran Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.

In anime, Hayao Miyazaki directed Spirited Away in 2001, breaking Japanese box office records and winning several awards, followed by Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo in 2004 and 2008 respectively.

This was successfully followed up with a sequel Adulthood ( 2008 ) that was written and directed by actor Noel Clarke.

* King ( 2008 film ), Indian film directed by Sreenu Vaitla

( 2008 ) directed by John Crowley and starring Michael Caine, score composed by Joby Talbot ; It's a Boy Girl Thing ( 2006 ) directed by Nick Hurran, score composed by Christian Henson and has featured on TV soundtrack and themes tunes, most recently for Psychoville, composed by Joby Talbot and episodes of Wallander, composed by Ruth Barrett.

On 1 March 2008, the Colombian military attacked a FARC-EP camp inside Ecuador's territory as part of a targeted killing directed at Raúl Reyes.

The book has been adapted for film and television a number of times, including a 1981 serial for TV directed by Rodney Bennett ; a 1995 movie adapted by Emma Thompson and directed by Ang Lee ; a version in Tamil called Kandukondain Kandukondain, released in 2000 ; and a 2008 TV series on BBC adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by John Alexander.

* Road Show ( 2008 ) ( book by John Weidman ; directed by John Doyle ); ( formerly titled Bounce, Wise Guys and Gold!

* 2008: Coldplay Viva la Vida directed by Anton Corbijn

On 1 August 2008 he directed the music video for " The Day That Never Comes ", the first single off Metallica's album Death Magnetic.

Musical versions include the 1966 TV musical with songs by Moose Charlap, and Judi Rolin in the role of Alice, a Christmas 2007 multimedia stage adaptation at The Tobacco Factory directed and conceived by Andy Burden, written by Hattie Naylor, music and lyrics by Paul Dodgson and a 2008 opera Through the Looking Glass by Alan John.

* The Howard Stern Show ( 8 episodes, 1999 – 2008 )

In October 2008, a memoir by Kim " Howard " Johnson entitled Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday: My Life with Brian was released.

Reviewing a March 2008 concert, The Washington Post described MacGowan as " puffy and paunchy ," but said the singer " still has a banshee wail to beat Howard Dean's, and the singer's abrasive growl is all a band this marvelous needs to give its amphetamine-spiked take on Irish folk a focal point.

This money is very difficult to raise by appeals to a mass base, although in the 2008 election, candidates from both parties had success with raising money from citizens over the Internet, as had Howard Dean with his Internet appeals.

Other Yale alumni who made serious bids for the Presidency during this period include Hillary Rodham Clinton ( 2008 ), Howard Dean ( 2004 ), Gary Hart ( 1984 and 1988 ), Paul Tsongas ( 1992 ), Pat Robertson ( 1988 ) and Jerry Brown ( 1976, 1980, 1992 ).

* Howard, Ian, Harthacnut: The Last Danish King of England, The History Press, 2008

" Anne Roe's papers are in the American Philosophical Society archives in Philadelphia ; those records ( as noted by Stephen Goranson on the American Dialect Society list 12 / 31 / 2008 ) identify the interviewed physicist as Howard Percy " Bob " Robertson ( 1903 – 1961 ).

Howard in 2008 during the filming of Angels & Demons ( film ) | Angels & Demons in Rome

Howard showcased the world premiere of his film Frost / Nixon at the 2008 London Film Festival in October 2008.

In October 2008, Howard reprised his roles as Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham for the first time in over 20 years when he appeared in a video on funnyordie. com in which he endorsed Barack Obama and urged people to vote.

The Normans, Constable & Robinson, London, 2008 ( translated by Howard Curtis ).

* " The world of Brother Cadfael " Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Winter, 2008 by H. Wendell Howard

The play was premiered at the National Theatre in March 2008, directed by Howard Davies with Jeremy Irons as Macmillan.

* Theatre Record ( 1997 for Hugh Whitemore's A Letter of Resignation ; 2008 for Howard Brenton's Never So Good )

* The Telchines ( Telkhines ) are the basis for the Seaborn books by Chris Howard, Saltwater Witch ( Lykeion, 2004 ), Seaborn ( Juno Books, 2008 ), and the sequel, Sea Throne ( 2009 )

A 2008 book by Spanish writer José Rey Ximena claims that Howard was on a top-secret mission for Churchill to dissuade Francisco Franco, Spain's authoritarian dictator and head of state, from joining the Axis powers.

* 2008 Howard Zinn was selected as a special senior advisor to Miguel d ' Escoto Brockmann, the President of the United Nations General Assembly 63rd session.

A tribute to Howard Zinn's wife, Roslyn, was prominently featured in the tour program for Eddie Vedder's solo tour of 2008.

* A People's History of American Empire ( 2008 ) by Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki and Paul Buhle.

* Howard Zinn speaks on " Confronting Empire " at Harvard Law School in March 2008

* Howard Zinn ’ s talk to teachers at the 2008 National Conference for the Social Studies ( NCSS ) hosted by the Zinn Education Project

While Don LaFontaine filled the category of " The Voice of God " until his death in 2008, Ashton Smith, Howard Parker and Miguel Ferrer provide most of the narration for movie trailers.

* Dr. Molly Howard, 2008 National Principal of the Year, Secondary School