DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

Rated: PG-13 for language including some crude sexual references, drug related material, and brief violence.
Runtime: 149 mins.
Director: Barry Levinson
Writer: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robin Williams; Christopher Walken; Laura Linney
Tagline: Could this man be our next president?
Memorable Quote: "We shouldn't put our faith in voting machines that have fewer safeguards than a Vegas Slot machine."
Release Date: October 13, 2006
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Universal Pictures

Rated: Rated R for language, some sex and drug content.
Runtime: 101 mins.
Director: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Writer: Michael Arndt
Cast: Abigail Breslin; Greg Kinnear; Paul Dano; Toni Colette
Tagline: Where's Olive?
Memorable Quote: "I'm madly in love with you and it's not because of your brains or your personality. "
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Release Date: August 18, 2006
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Rated: R, for strong sexuality including dialogue, violence and language.
Runtime: 114 mins.
Director: Laurence Dunmore
Writer: Stephen Jeffreys
Cast: Johnny Depp; Samantha Morton; John Malkovich...complete cast
Tagline: He didn't resist temptation. He pursued it.
Memorable Quote: Ladies, an announcement. I am up for it, all the time.
Genre: Drama
Release Date: March 10, 2006
Studio: The Weinstein Company

Rated: R by the MPAA for graphic war violence.
Runtime: 140 mins.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Iris Yamashita
Cast: Ken Watanabe; Kazunari Ninomiya; Shido Nakamura; Tsuyoshi Ihara ... more
Tagline: Letters From Iwo Jima
Memorable Quote: "you should kill 10 of the enemy before you are killed"
Release Date: December 20, 2006
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2006
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Rated: R for sexuality, nudity and language.
Runtime: 115 mins.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Paul Haggis; Gabriele Muccino (motion picture "L'ultimo Bacio")
Cast: Zach Braff; Jacinda Barrett; Casey Affleck; Blythe Danner; Tom Wilkinson ... complete cast
Tagline: We all make choices. What's yours?
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Memorable Quote: "I've been thinking about my life lately, and everything feels pretty planned out. There's no more surprises."
Release Date: September 15, 2006
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Rated: PG-13 for some frightening sequences.
Runtime: 126 mins.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Paul Giamatti; Dallas Bryce Howard; M. Night Shyamalan; Jeffrey Wright; Bob Balaban.
Tagline: Time is running out for a happy ending.
Genre: Drama/mystery
Memorable Quote: Drama/mystery
Release Date: June 21, 2006
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Rated: R for extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, sexual content, nudity and language.
Runtime: 95 mins.
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Writer: Sean Cliver & Preston Lacy
Cast: Johnny Knoxville; Bam Margera; Steve-O; Chris Pontius; Wee Man ... complete cast
Tagline: Jackass: Number Two
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "It's gonna hurt a lot. But it's just really loud."
Release Date: September 22, 2006
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Invincible (2006)
Rated: PG for sports action and some mild language.
Runtime: 108 mins.
Director: Ericson Core
Writer: Brad Gann
Cast: Mark Wahlberg; Greg Kinnear; Elizabeth Banks; Kevin Conway
Tagline: Invincible
Memorable Quote: "Even if you're down there for one hour...you're down there."
Release Date: August 25, 2006
Genre: Sports/Drama
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Rated: PG-13 for some sexuality and violence.
Runtime: 110 mins.
Director: Neil Burger
Writer: Neil Burger
Cast: Edward Norton; Paul Giamatti; Jessica Biel; Jake Wood; Rufus Sewell
Tagline: Nothing is what it seems
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
Memorable Quote: "From the furthest corners of the world. Where the dark arts still hold sway"
Release Date: August 18, 2006
Studio: Yari Film Group Releasing

Rated: Rated PG for some mild language and innuendo.
Runtime: 85 mins.
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writer: Jon Vitti
Cast: voices of Ray Romano; Queen Latifah; John Leguizamo ... complete cast
Tagline: Kiss Your Ice Goodbye
Genre: Animated; Family
Memorable Quote: Maybe we could rapidly evolve into water creatures.
Opens: March 31, 2006
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Rated: R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language.
Runtime: 107 mins.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Writer: Alexandre Aja; Gregory Levasseur
Cast: Ted Levine; Kathleen Quinlan; Aaron Stanford
Tagline: The lucky ones die first.
Memorable Quote: "Mister, will you play with us?"
Genre: Horror
Release Date: March 10, 2006
Studio: Fox Searchlight

Rated: PG for some mild peril and rude humor.
Runtime: 98 mins.
Director: George Miller
Writer: George Miller
Cast: Nicole Kidman (voice); Hugh Jackman (voice); Robin Williams (voice); Elijah Wood (voice); Hugo Weaving (voice) ... more
Tagline: WARNING: May Cause Toe-Tapping.
Memorable Quote: "Yeah, I heard an animal once do that, but then they rolled him over and he was dead."
Release Date: November 17, 2006
Studio: Warner Bros.

Rated: PG-13 for language and some sexual content.
Runtime: 118 mins.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Marc Klein (Screenplay); Peter Mayle (novel)
Cast: Russell Crowe; Albert Finney; Freddie Highmore; Abbie Cornish; Marion Cotillard
Tagline: Everything matures... eventually
Memorable Quote: "There's nowhere else in the world where one can keep busy doing so little, yet enjoy it so much!"
Genre: Comedy/drama
Release Date: November 10, 2006
Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures

Rated: PG for racial issues including violence and epithets, and momentary language.
Runtime: 106 mins.
Director: James Gartner
Writer: Chris Cleveland
Cast: Josh Lucas; Emily Deschanel; Derek Luke
Memorable Quote: "They're a bunch of guys none of the big schools wanted"
Tagline: Winning changes everything.
Genre: Sports
Opens: January 13, 2006
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

Rated: PG-13 for some intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language. (edited for re-rating; originally R)
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writer: Darren Aronofsky
Tagline: What if you could live forever?
Cast: Hugh Jackman; Rachel Weisz; Ellen Burstyn....complete cast
Genre: Action/Drama/Romance
Memorable Quote: "Every shadow no matter how deep is threatened by morning light."
Release Date: November 22, 2006
DVD Release Date: May 15, 2007
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures