DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

Rated: Rated PG-13 for nonstop creature action violence and frightening images, and for sensuality.
Runtime: 132 mins.
Director: Stephen Sommers
Writer: Stephen Sommers
Cast:Hugh Jackman; Kate Beckinsale; Richard Roxburgh ....complete cast
Genre: Horror/Action
Tagline: The one name they all fear.
Memorable Quote: "Where are you going to go? I don't know if you've looked in the mirror lately, but you kind of stick out in a crowd. "

Rated: PG-13 for some thematic elements and language.
Runtime: 86 mins.
Director: Alejandro Agresti
Writer: Alejandro Agresti
Cast:Rodrigo Noya; Julieta Cardinali; Carmen Maura ....complete cast
Genre: Foreign/Independent
Tagline: Cupid Just Turned Eight.
Memorable Quote: "Hola, My name is Valentin, and I'm eight-years old. I make rockets and I'm working on a space suit."

Rated: PG for mild violence.
Runtime: 109 mins.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annoud
Writer: Alain Godard (scenario) & Jean-Jacques Annaud (scenario)
Cast: Guy Pearce; Jean-Claude Dreyfus; Freddie Highmore ....complete cast
Genre: Drama/Family
Tagline: Two infant tiger cubs, separated from their parents and each other.
Memorable Quote: "What was I supposed to do with you? You never learned to hunt. You would have starved to death"

Rated: PG-13 for brief language and drug references.
Runtime: 128 mins.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Andrew Niccol and Sacha Gervasi
Cast: Tom Hanks; Catherine Zeta-Jone; Stanley Tucci ....complete cast
Genre: Drama/Romance
Tagline: Life is Waiting.
Memorable Quote: "Where do I buy the Nike shoes?"

Rated: R for graphic crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language - all involving puppets.
Runtime: 107 mins.
Director: Trey Parker
Writer: Pam Brady; Trey Parker
Cast: Trey Parker; Matt Stone (voices)....complete cast
Genre: Actor/Comedy
Tagline: Putting the "F" back in Freedom.
Memorable Quote: "You have balls - I like balls"

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, thematic material and language.
Runtime: 124 mins.
Director: Frank Oz
Writer: Ira Levin (book); Paul Rudnick (screenplay)
Cast: Nicole Kidman; Matthew Broderick; Bette Midler; Glenn Close; Christopher Walken ....complete cast
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Tagline: Make One.
Memorable Quote: "Stepford is the family paradise. It's a place that has no crime, no poverty, and no pushing."

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"