DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

Rated: PG-13 for stylized action violence.
Runtime: 127 mins.
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (comic book); Alvin Sargent (screenplay)
Cast: Tobey Maguire; Kirsten Dunst; James Franco; Alfred Molina ....complete cast
Genre: Action/SciFi/Fantasy
Tagline: Sacrifice
Memorable Quote: "I believe there's a hero in all of us. Gives us strength, makes us noble. Even though sometimes, we have to give up the thing we want the most."

Rated: PG-13 for a scene of violence and frightening situations.
Rated: PG-13 for some sexual content and brief language.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: James L. Brooks
Writer: James L. Brooks
Cast: Adam Sandler; Tea Leoni; Cloris Leachman.... complete cast
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Memorable Quote: "It's pretty wild to say something to somebody and have that person concede the point."

MPAA Rating: R for language, some strong sexual content and nudity.
Runtime: 123 mins.
Director: Alexander Payne
Writer: Rex Pickett (novel); Alexander Payne (screenplay)
Cast: Paul Giamatti; Thomas Haden Church; Virginia Madsen; Sandra Oh....complete cast
Tagline: In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Memorable Quote: "I'm a fingerprint on the window of a skyscraper."
Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 2005
DVD Release Date: April 5, 2005
Blu-ray Release Date: Feb 3, 2009
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Rated: PG for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content.
Runtime: 93 mins.
Director: Andrew Adamson; Kelly Asbury
Writer: William Steig; J. David Stem; Joe Stillman; David N. Weiss
Cast:Mike Myers; Eddie Murphy; Cameron Diaz; Julie Andrews ....complete cast
Genre: Animation/Kids/Family
Tagline: In summer 2004, they're back for more.
Memorable Quote: "It looks like we're up chocolate creek without a Popsicle stick!"

Rated: R for zombie violence/gore and language.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: Edgar Wright
Writer: Simon Pegg ; Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg; Kate Ashfield; Nick Frost; Lucy Davis ....complete cast
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Tagline: romantic comedy. With zombies.
Memorable Quote: "If you get cornered, bash 'em in the head, that seems to work out. "

Shark Tale (2004)
Rated: PG for some mild language and crude humor.
Runtime: 90 mins.
Director: Bibo Bergeron; Vicky Jenson
Writer: Rob Letterman; Damian Shannon
Cast: Voices of Will Smith; Renee Zellwegger; Angelina Jolie; Robert De Niro....complete cast
Genre: Animation/Comedy/Family
Tagline: In fall, a new school will rule.
Memorable Quote: "What did he just do. I can's see it"

Rated: PG for some scary action, rude humor and language.
Runtime: 91 mins.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Writer: James Gunn
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar; Freddie Prinze, Jr; Matthew Lillard; Peter Boyle ....complete cast
Genre: Comedy /Mystery /Action /Adventure /Family
Tagline: They came. They saw. They ran.
Memorable Quote: "Let's split up and look for clues"

Rated: R for strong grisly violence and language. (edited for re-rating; originally NC-17)
Runtime: 100 mins.
Director: James Wan
Writer: James Wan (story); Leigh Whannell (screenplay)
Cast: Leigh Whannell; Cary Elwes; Danny Glover....complete cast
Genre: Horror/Crime
Tagline: Every Piece Has a Puzzle.
Memorable Quote: ": He doesn't want us to saw through our chains! He wants us to saw through our feet!"

Ray (2004)
Rated: PG-13 for depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic elements.
Runtime: 152 mins.
Director: Taylor Hackford
Writer: Taylor Hackford; James L. White
Cast: Jamie Foxx; Sharon Warren; Kerry Washington....complete cast
Genre: Drama
Tagline: The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles. A man who fought harder and went farther than anyone thought possible.
Memorable Quote: "I'm producing my own records....I was wondering if I could own my own masters too"

Rated: Rated PG for sequences of stylized sci-fi violence and brief mild language.
Runtime: 107 mins.
Director: Kerry Conran
Writer: Kerry Conran
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie ....complete cast
Genre: Sci-Fi
Tagline: Join the Resistance.
Memorable Quote: "Alert the amphibious squadron! "

Rated: Rated PG for frightening moments, creature violence and mild language.
Runtime: 142 mins.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writer: J.K. Rowling (novel); Steven Kloves (screenplay
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe; Gary Oldman; Rupert Grint; Emma Watson ....complete cast
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Tagline: Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Memorable Quote: "Is that really what my hair looks like from the back? "

Rated: G for General Audiences.
Runtime: 100 mins.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Chris Van Allsburg (book); Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)
Cast: Tom Hanks; Leslie Harter; Eddie Deezen; Nona Gaye....complete cast
Genre: Animation/Family
Memorable Quote: "Sometimes the most real things in this world are the things we can't see."

Rated: Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Runtime: 112 mins.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer: Rod Serling; Michael Wilson (screenplay); Peter Pierre Boulle (novel).
Cast: Charlton Heston; Kim Hunter; Roddy McDowall
Genre: Science/Fiction
Tagline: Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!
Memorable Quote: "Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"

Rated: Rated R for sequences of graphic violence.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Mel Gibson
Writer: Benedict Fitzgerald; Mel Gibson (screenplay)
Cast: James Caviezel; Monica Bellucci ....complete cast
Genre: Drama
Tagline: Imagine having to win over the girl of your dreams... every friggin' day.
Memorable Quote: "You are my friends. And the greatest love a person can have for his Friends is to give his life for them."

Rated: R for language and some nudity.
Runtime: 79 mins.
Director: Chris Kentis
Writer: Chris Kentis
Cast: Blanchard Ryan; Daniel Travis; Saul Stein....complete cast
Genre: Drama/thriller
Tagline: Drifting into theaters this summer.
Memorable Quote: "Oh God! Something's rubbing against my foot!"