DVD 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

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 mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use.
Runtime: 117 mins.
Director: Deepa Mehta
Writer: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Lisa Ray; Seema Biswas; Waheeda Rehman; Kulbhushan Kharbanda.
Tagline: Water.
Release Date: April 28, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for some strong language, violent images and drug references.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: David Leaf; John Scheinfeld
Writer: David Leaf; John Scheinfeld
Cast: Walter Cronkite; John Lennon; Yoko Ono; Angela Davis; Ron Kovic; Mario Cuomo ... complete cast
Tagline: Musician. Humanitarian. National Threat.
Genre: Documentary
Memorable Quote: "Time wounds all heels."
Release Date: September 29, 2006

Rated: R for language, and some intense sequences of terror and violence (appeal planned).
Runtime: 111 mins.
Director: Paul Greengrass
Writer: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Lewis Alsamari; JJ Johnson; Trish Gates
Tagline: September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is the story of the fourth.
Memorable Quote: We have a plane heading towards the Capitol. May we engage?
Genre: Drama
Opens: April 28, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for intense battle sequences and some sexuality.
Runtime: 125 mins.
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Writer: Dean Georgaris
Cast: James Franco; Sophia Myles
Memorable Quote: " With every look he gives you I get sicker and sicker. "
Tagline: Before Romeo & Juliet, there was...
Genre: Drama/Romance
Opens: January 20, 2006

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 some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: Marc Forster
Writer: Zach Helm
Cast: Will Ferrell; Maggie Gyllenhaal; Emma Thompson
Tagline: Harold Crick isn't ready to go. Period.
Memorable Quote: "when others would fantasize about their upcoming day, Harold just counted brush strokes"
Release Date: November 10, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for sexual references.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Writer: Kriss Turner
Cast: Sanaa Lathan; Simon Baker; Golden Brooks
Memorable Quote: "Every day I'm in a room full of white people. That's what being black is about. I don't get a day off"
Tagline: She had it all under control. Except her heart
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Opens: February 3, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, some comic violence and language.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: David Zucker
Writer: Craig Mazin
Cast: Anna Faris; Regina Hall; Leslie Nielson
Tagline: They're coming. We need your support.
Release Date: April 14, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime: 97 mins.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Peter Morgan
Tagline: Tradition Prepared Her. Change Will Define Her.
Cast: Helen Mirren; James Cromwell; Michael Sheen....complete cast
Genre: Drama/Biography
Memorable Quote: "Will someone please save these people from themselves!"
Distributor: Miramax Films

Rated: R for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content.
Runtime: 109 mins.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Writer: Kongdej Jaturanrasamee and Napalee
Cast: Tony Jaa; Petchai Wongkamlao; Bongkoj Khongmalai ... complete cast
Tagline: The Protector.
Genre: Action/Crime
Memorable Quote: "Where the hell is my elephant?"
Release Date: September 8, 2006

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 prolonged sequences of disaster and peril.
Runtime: 99 mins.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writer: Mark Protosevich (screenplay); Paul Gallico (novel)
Cast: Kurt Russell; Richard Dreyfuss; Emmy Rossum
Tagline: Poseidon
Genre: Action/Adventure/Disaster
Memorable Quote: There's nothing fair about who lives and who dies.
Opens: May 12, 2006

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images.
Runtime: 150 mins.
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writer: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
Cast: Johnny Depp; Orlando Bloom; Keira Knightley
Tagline: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Memorable Quote: "I was nothing more than an almost innocent bystander."
Genre: Action/Adventure/Comedy
Opens: July 7, 2006

Rated: PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language.
Runtime: 97 mins.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Len Blum (screenplay) and Steve Martin (screenplay)
Cast: CSteve Martin; Kevin Kline; Beyonce Knowles
Tagline: Get a Clue!.
Most Memorable Quote: "hamburger"
Release Date: February 10, 2006