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- By Christopher Symonds
Rated: R for strong violence/gore, a rape scene, language, some sexual content and drug use.
Runtime: 126 mins.
Director: George Bessudo
Writer: Daniel P. Coughlin
Cast: Cyrus Alexander; James C. Burns; Ryan Coughlin
Tagline: Beneath the calmest surface lies the deepest nightmare
Genre: Horror
Release Date: July 13, 2007
DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008
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- By Loron Hays
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality.
Runtime: 138 mins.
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writer: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Kevin Spacey; Russell Crowe; Kim Basinger ... complete cast
Tagline: Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush
Genre: Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Memorable Quote: "My partner stopped to help a damsel in distress. He's got his priorities all screwed up. " ... more quotes
Release Date: September 19, 1997
DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008
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- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: PG PG for sequences of martial arts action.
Runtime: 92 mins.
Director: Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
Writer: Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger
Cast: Jack Black; Dustin Hoffman; Angelina Jolie; Jackie Chan ... complete cast
Tagline: Prepare for awesomeness.
Genre: Animated/Comedy / Family
Memorable Quote: "What are you going to do, sit on me?" ... more quotes
Release Date: June 6, 2008
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- By Christopher Symonds
Rated: PG-13 for violent content/images.
Runtime: 75 mins.
Director: Dave Bullock
Writer: Stan Berkowitz; Darwyn Cooke
Cast: David Boreanaz; Miguel Ferrer; Neil Patrick Harris...complete cast
Tagline: Justice League
Genre: Animation
Memorable Quote: "All of you remember today, there are no Democrats, no Replicans, no hawks, no doves. Just the naked simplicity of an absolute: Mankind's survival. Good luck to us all."
DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008
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- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: PG for intense adventure action and some scary moments.
Runtime: 92 mins.
Director: Michael Weiss
Writer: Michael Weiss
Cast: Brendan Fraser; Josh Hutcherson; Anita Briem
Tagline: Same Planet. Different World.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the center of the Earth."
Release Date: July 11, 2008
Read more: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - DVD Review
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- By FrankWilkins
Rated: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Runtime: 126 mins.
Director: Jon Favreau
Writer: Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
Cast: Robert Downey Jr. Terrence Howard; Jeff Bridges
Tagline: Iron Man.
Genre: Action/SciFi
Memorable Quote: "I should be dead already... It must be for a reason... I just finally know... what I have to do... "
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Available on DVD: Spetmeber 30, 200
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- By Christopher Symonds
Rated: PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images.
Runtime: 124 mins.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: David Koepp (screenplay); George Lucas (story)
Cast: Shia LaBeouf; Harrison Ford; Cate Blanchett; Karen Allen; Ray Winstone ... complete cast
Tagline: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Genre: Action/Adventure
Memorable Quote: "Not as easy as it used to be." ... more quotes
Release Date: May 21, 2008
DVD Release Date: October 24, 2008

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- By Christopher Symonds
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content.
Runtime: 114 mins.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Writer: Zak Penn
Cast: Edward Norton; Liv Tyler; Tim Roth; Tim Blake Nelson
Tagline: On June 13, get ready to unleash the beast.
Genre: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "As far as I'm concerned that man's whole body is property of the US Army."
Release Date: June 13, 2008
DVD Release Date: October 21, 2008
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Rated: R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some drug use.
Runtime: 107 mins.
Director: Martin McDonagh
Writer: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Elizabeth Berrington; Rudy Blomme; Mark Donovan ... complete cast
Tagline: hoot first. Sightsee later.
Genre: Crime/Comedy / Drama
Memorable Quote: "One gay beer for my gay friend, one normal beer for me because I am normal." ... more quotes
Release Date: February 8, 2008
DVD Release Date: June 22, 2008
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MPAA Rating: G for General audiences
Runtime: 86 mins.
Director: Jimmy Hayward; Steve Martino
Writer: Ken Daurio; Cinco Paul
Cast: Jim Carrey; Steve Carell; Carol Burnett; Seth Rogen
Tagline: One Elephant One World One Story.
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
Memorable Quote: "Well, I'll try my best: Sally, Chairman, Hildy, Helga, Hoola, Heidi, and Hedy. Miss Yelp. Dr. Larue, Burt from accounting, Misses McGillicuddy, Mr. FarFoogin of the ClooginFarFloogins. And wasn't there an old guy in a shower?"
Release Date: March 14, 2008
DVD Release Date: December 19, 2008
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- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: R for strong violence, sexual content including graphic nudity and dialogue, language and drug use.
Runtime: 83 mins.
Director: Larry Bishop
Writer: Larry Bishop
Cast: Larry Bishop; Dennis Hopper; Michael Madsen ... complete cast
Tagline: The rebellion against all there is.
Genre: Action | Drama
Memorable Quote: "I'm no Marcel Proust" ... more quotes
Release Date: August 8, 2008
DVD Release Date: October 28, 2008
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- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and some language.
Runtime: 110 mins.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ron Perlman; Selma Blair; Doug Jones; Seth MacFarlane ... complete cast
Tagline: Saving the world is a hell of a job
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "You have more in common with us than them, demon." ... more quotes
Release Date: July 11, 2008
DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008.
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- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: R for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use.
Runtime: 107 mins.
Director: Jon Hurwitz; Hayden Schlossberg
Writer: Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
Cast: John Cho; Kal Penn; Roger Bart; Jack Conley
Tagline: This time they're running from the joint.
Genre: Adventure | Comedy
Memorable Quote: "You remember that time that you broke into the animal lab and like stole that monkey and put it in Andy Rosenberg's dorm room? "
Release Date: April 25, 2008
DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
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- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: R for violent and disturbing images.
Runtime: 91 mins.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Mark Wahlberg; Zooey Deschanel; John Leguizamo; Ashlyn Sanchez
Tagline: We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening.
Genre: Thriller/Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "Apparently honey bees are just disappearing, all over the country"
Release Date: June 13, 2007
DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008
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- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.
Runtime: 92 mins.
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Vincent Ngo & Vince Gilligan
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron; Jason Bateman; Jae Head ... complete cast
Tagline: There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's...
Genre: Action/Comedy / Drama
Memorable Quote: "Your breath smells like alcohol!" ... more quotes
Release Date: July 4, 2008
DVD Release Date: November 25, 2008
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