DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

Rated: R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.
Runtime: 130 mins.
Director: Joe Wright
Writer: Christopher Hampton
Cast: Saoirse Ronan; James McAvoy; Keira Knightley ... complete cast
Tagline: You can only imagine the truth.
Genre: Drama / Romance / War
Memorable Quote: "I love you. I'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me." ... more quotes
Release Date: January 4, 2008
DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008

Rated: R for some strong violence and brief sexual references.
Runtime: 160 mins.
Director: Andrew Dominik
Writer: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt; Mary-Louise Parker; Brooklyn Proulx
Tagline: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Genre: Action / Western
Memorable Quote: "Poetry don't work on whores."
Release Date: September 21, 2007
DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008

Rated: PG for fantasy action and brief suggestive material.
Runtime: 102 mins.
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson (also books) & Céline Garcia (idea)
Cast: Freddie Highmore; Mia Farrow; Adam LeFevre; Doug Rand
Tagline: May the best hitman win.
Release Date: January 12, 2007

MPAA Rating: R for strong and disturbing depiction of child abuse and torture.
Runtime: 97 mins.
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Writer: Tommy O'Haver & Irene Turner
Cast: Ellen Page, Catherine Keener, Ari Graynor, Nick Searcy, Romy Rosemont, James Franco. ... complete cast
Tagline: This has been the most terrible crime ever committed in the state of Indiana.
Genre: Crime | Drama
Memorable Quote: "You branded my daughters... now I have to brand you." ... more quotes
Release Date: May 10, 2008 (television)
DVD Release Date: May 16, 2008

Rated: R for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality.
Runtime: 157 mins.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Steven Zaillian; Mark Jacobson
Cast: Denzel Washington; Russell Crowe; Chiwetel Ejiofor
Tagline: American Gangster.
Genre: Crime/Drama
Memorable Quote: "The man I worked for had one of the biggest companies in New York City. He didn't own his own company. White man owned it, so they owned him. Nobody owns me, though."
Release Date: November 2, 2007

Rated: R for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity.
Runtime: 122 mins.
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Writer: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Bruce Willis; Justin Timberlake; Matthew Barry; Emile Hirsch ... complete cast
Release Date: January 12, 2007

Rated: PG-13 for some drug content, nudity, sexuality, violence and language
Runtime: 131 mins.
Director: Julie Taymor
Writer: Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood; Jim Sturgess; Joe Anderson ... complete cast
Tagline: All you need is love.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Memorable Quote: "Music's the only thing that makes sense anymore, man. Play it loud enough, it keeps the demons away. " ... more quotes
Release Date: October 12, 2007
DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008

Rated: PG-13 for thematic material including disturbing sequences of violence and terror, frightening images and language.
Runtime: 94 mins.
Director: Mikael Håfström
Writer: Matt Greenberg and Scott Alexander
Cast: John Cusack; Paul Birchard; Margot Leicester; Walter Lewis...complete cast
Tagline: Based on the terrifying story by Stephen King.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Memorable Quote: "There have been 56 deaths in 1408. "
Release Date: June 22, 2007

Rated: R for violence and some language.
Runtime: 117 mins.
Director: James Mangold
Writer: Halsted Welles and Michael Brandt
Cast: Russell Crowe; Christian Bale; Logan Lerman; Dallas Roberts... complete cast
Tagline: Time waits for one man.
Genre: Western
Memorable Quote: "It's probably cheaper just to let me rob the damned thing."
Release Date: September 7, 2007
DVD Release Date: January 8, 2007

Rated: R for strong horror violence and language.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: David Slade
Writer: Steve Niles and Stuart Beattie
Cast: Josh Hartnett; Melissa George; Danny Huston ... complete cast
Tagline: 30 Days of Night
Genre: Horror
Memorable Quote: "I'm done playing with this one. You want to play with me now?" ... more quotes
Release Date: October 19, 2007
DVD Release Date: February 26, 2007

Rated: R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Writer: Rowan Joffe and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Cast: Catherine McCormack; Robert Carlyle; Amanda Walker
Tagline: It all begins again.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Memorable Quote: "Outside the security zone, London remains a wasteland"
Release Date: May 11, 2007

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, some sexual content and language.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: Brett Rattner
Writer: Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn
Cast: Hugh Jackman; Halle Berry; Kelsey Grammer; Famke Janssen... complete cast
Tagline: Take a Stand
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "Let's see you grow those back".
Opens: May 26, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language.
Runtime: 125 mins.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Andrea Berloff; John McLoughlin
Cast: Nicolas Cage; Michael Pena; Jay Hernandez
Tagline: The World Saw Evil That Day. Two Men Saw Something Else.
Memorable Quote: "We're prepared for everything.... not this"
Genre: Drama/History
Release Date: August 9, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference.
Runtime: 127 mins.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Writer: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Anthony Hopkins; Diane Ladd; Christopher Lawford
Tagline: The World's Fastest Indian
Release Date: February 3, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues.
Runtime: 97 mins.
Director: Neil LaBute
Writer: Neil LaBute
Cast: Nicolas Cage; Ellen Burstyn; Kate Beahan; Frances Conroy; Leelee Sobieski
Tagline: Some Sacrifices Must Be Made
Genre: Drama/Horror/Mystery
Memorable Quote: "The building attached to the ground in which the body lies is no longer used for CHRISTIAN worship, so whether it is still a CHURCHYARD is debatable."
Release Date: September 1, 2006