DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, nudity and language.
Runtime: 111 mins.
Director: Guillermo Arriaga
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga
Cast: Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquim de Almeida, JD Pardo, Tessa La, Robin Tunney, John Corbett, Brett Cullen ... complete cast
Tagline: Love heals. Love absolves. Love burns.
Genre: Crime | Drama
Memorable Quote: "Let's just pack your car up and we'll go somewhere and start over." ... more quotes
Release Date: No U.S. theatrical release.
DVD Release Date: January 12, 2010

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references.
Runtime: 128 mins.
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writer: John Lee Hancock
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw; Kathy Bates ... complete cast
Tagline: The Blind Side.
Genre: Drama | Sport
Memorable Quote: "Who thought we'd have a black son before we met a democrat?" ... more quotes
Release Date: November 20, 2009
DVD Release Date: March 23, 2010

Runtime: 126 mins.
Director: Michael Anderson
Writer: David Zelag Goodman
Cast: Michael York; Farrah Fawcett; Peter Ustinov
Tagline: Welcome to the 23rd Century.
Genre: Science Fiction
Memorable Quote: "Life clocks are a lie! Carousel is a lie! THERE IS NO RENEWAL! "
Release Date: June 23, 1976
Blu-ray Release Date: November 10, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and scary images.
Runtime: 79 mins.
Director: Shane Acker.
Writer: Pamela Pettler (screenplay) Shane Acker (story).
Cast: Christopher Plummer; Martin Landau; John C. Reilly ... complete cast
Tagline: (3) To Difine Us.
Genre: Animated | Family
Memorable Quote: "You're just like 2! He was always probing, always asking questions! Useless! " ... more quotes
Release Date: September 9, 2009
DVD Release Date: December 29, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for language.
Runtime: 97 mins.
Director: Duncan Jones
Writer: Duncan Jones
Cast: Sam Rockwell; Kevin Spacey
Tagline: The last place you'd ever expect to find yourself.
Genre: Drama | Mystery | Sci-fi
Memorable Quote: "I'm here to keep you safe, Sam. I want to help you. "
Release Date: June 12, 2009 - limited release
DVD Release Date: January 12, 2010
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

MPAA Rating: R for language, crude and sexual content, some drug use and disturbing images.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Writer: Bobcat Goldthwait
Cast: Robin Williams; Michael Thomas Moore; Alexie Gilmore ... complete cast
Tagline: Lance Clayton is about to get everything he deserves.
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Memorable Quote: "I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone. " ... more quotes
Release Date: August 29, 2009 (limited)
DVD Release Date: December 8, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.
Runtime: 162 mins.
Director: James Cameron
Writer: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver; Sam Worthington; Giovanni Ribisi
Tagline: Avatar.
Genre: Sci/Fi | Action/adventure
Memorable Quote: "Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world and in here is the dream "
Release Date: December 18, 2009
DVD Release Date: April 22, 2010

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writer: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Statham; Nicholas Rowe; Jason Flemyng
Tagline: A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere.
Genre: Comedy | Crime
Memorable Quote: "What's that? Some place near Katmandu? Meet me halfway, mate."
Theatrical Release Date: March 5, 1999
Blu-ray Release Date: December 1, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for pervasive crude and sexual material, language and drug content.
Runtime: 90 mins.
Director: Kyle Newman
Writer: Ernest Cline.
Cast: Sam Huntington; Chris Marquette; Jay Baruchel ... complete cast
Tagline: Never tell them the odds.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "That better be your lucky R2 poking me. " ... more quotes
Release Date: February 6, 2009 (limited)
DVD Release Date: May 19, 2009

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material.
Runtime: 128 mins.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writer: Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham
Cast: Robert Downey, Jr. Jude Law; Rachel McAdams ... complete cast
Tagline: Nothing Escapes Him.
Genre: Action | Crime
Memorable Quote: "Madame, I need you to remain calm and trust me, I'm a professional. Beneath this pillow lies the key to my release. " ... more quotes
Release Date: December 25, 2009
DVD Release Date: March 30, 2010.

MPAA Rating: R for some drug content and sexuality.
Runtime: 118 mins.
Director: Nancy Meyers
Writer: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Meryl Streep; Alec Baldwin; Steve Martin; John Strasinski
Tagline: It's Complicated.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Memorable Quote: "Knowing how to be divorced is next to impossible."
Release Date: December 25, 2009
DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010.

MPAA Rating: R for language and brief sexuality.
Runtime: 111 mins.
Director: Scott Cooper
Writer: Scott Cooper
Cast: Jeff Bridges; Maggie Gyllenhaal; Robert Duvall
Tagline: The harder the life, the sweeter the song.
Genre: Drama
Memorable Quote: "I'm Bad Blake. My tombstone will have my real name on it. Until then... I'm gonna stay Bad."
Release Date: December 16, 2009 (limited)
DVD Release Date: Not yet on DVD.

MPAA Rating: R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language.
Runtime: 90 mins.
Director: Kevin Greutert
Writer: Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton
Cast: Tobin Bell; Costas Mandylor... complete cast
Tagline: The Game Comes Full Circle.
Genre: Crime | Horror
Memorable Quote: "It's not my game... " ... more quotes
Release Date: October 29, 2009
DVD Release Date: January 26, 2009

Rated: PG for thematic elements and brief mild language.
Runtime: 121 mins.
Director: Wayne Wang
Writer: Kate DiCamillo (novel); Joan Singleton (screenplay)
Cast: Jeff Daniels; Annasophia Robb; Cicely Tyson; Dave Matthews.
Tagline: Discover what happens when you go looking for a miracle and a miracle comes looking for you.
Genre: Family/Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I think people forgot how to share the joy"

Rated: G
Runtime: 83 mins.
Director: Judy Irving
Writer: Judy Irving
Cast: Mark Bittner and a cast of conures... complete cast
Genre: Documentary
Memorable Quote: "I was always worried that people were going to think of me as eccentric"