DVD Reviews

Rated: R for language, sexual content and some violence.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: Paul Haggis
Writer: Paul Haggis (story); Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Cast: Don Cheadle; Sandra Bullock; Matt Dillon; Jennifer Esposito; Brendan Fraser... complete cast
Tagline: You think you know who you are. You have no idea.
Genre: Drama/Crime
Memorable Quote: "In L.A. nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass"

Rated: PG for some scary images and action, and brief mild language.
Runtime: 76 mins.
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: John August; Pamela Pettler
Cast: Johnny Depp; Helena Bonham Carter; Emily Watson... complete cast
Tagline: Rising to the Occasion.
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Release Date: September 23, 2005
Studio: Warner Brothers
Memorable Quote: "Can a heart still break if it's stopped beating?"

Rated: R for violence and demonic images
Runtime: 121 mins.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writer: Jamie Delano & Garth Ennis (comic book Hellblazer): Kevin Brodbin (story)
Cast: Keanu Reeves; Rachel Weisz; Shia LaBeouf; Djimon Hounsou... complete cast
Tagline: Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him.
Genre: Action/Thriller/Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "What if I told you that God and the Devil made a wager?"

Rated: PG-13 for intense boxing violence and some language.
Runtime: 144 mins.
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Cliff Hollingsworth
Cast: Russell Crowe; Renee Zellweger; Connor Price; Paul Giamatti... complete cast
Tagline: When America was on its knees, he brought us to our feet.
Genre: Drama/Sport
Memorable Quote: "Just give me another fight, Joe."

ated: PG for some crude humor and mild language.
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: Sam Harper (written by) Craig Titley (characters)
Cast: Steve Martin; Bonnie Hunt; Piper Perabo; Hilary Duff
Memorable Quote: "Hey every dad is entitled to one hideous shirt, and one horrible sweater. It's part of the dad code. "
Tagline: This Christmas, you better watch out!
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
Opens: December 21, 2005
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Rated: R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use.
Runtime: 105 mins.
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Bill Murray; Sharon Stone; Jessica Lange; Tilda Swinton; Julie Delpy ... complete cast
Tagline: Sometimes life brings some strange surprises.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm your mistress, except we're not even married

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of horror and terror/violence, and some partial nudity.
Runtime: 86 mins.
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Writer: Eric Kripke
Cast: Barry Watson; Emily Deschanel; Skye Bartusiak; Lucy Lawless... complete cast
Tagline: You thought it was a just a story... but it's real
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Memorable Quote: "Listen to me Tim. It's time to grow up. Nothing supernatural happened. These feelings you're having, they're going to get worse unless you face this. Go home Tim. Spend one night in that house. It will help. "

Rated: G for General Audiences.
Runtime: 212 mins.
Director: William Wyler
Writer: Lew Wallace (novel); Karl Tunberg (screenplay)
Cast: Charlton Heston; Jack Hawkins; Haya Harareet; Hugh Griffith
Tagline: The World's Most Honored Motion Picture
Genre: Action/ Drama
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Memorable Quote: "You can break a man's skull. You can arrest him. You can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you fight an idea? "

Rated: PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.
Runtime: 141 mins.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Bob Kane (characters); David S. Goyer (story)
Cast: Christian Bale; Michael Caine; Liam Neeson; Katie Holmes; Gary Oldman; Cillian Murphy... complete cast
Tagline: June 15, 2005.
Genre: Action/Adevnture/Crime
Memorable Quote: "A guy dresses up like a bat clearly has issues. "

Rated: PG for language and rude humor.
Runtime: 94 mins.
Director: Brian Levant
Writer: Steven Gary Banks & Claudia Grazioso
Cast: Ice Cube; Nia Long; Jay Mohr.... complete cast
Tagline: 24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?
Genre: Family/Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm sure the carpet is absorbent."

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of violence and sexual content.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Writer: Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi
Cast: Charlize Theron; Marton Csokas; Jonny Lee Miller; Sophie Okonedo... complete cast
Tagline: The Future is Flux.
Memorable Quote: "You killed my family, so I came here to kill you."
Release Date: December 2, 2005
Genre: Action/Adventure
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Rated: R for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use.
Runtime: 116 mins.
Director: Judd Apatow
Writer: Judd Apatow and Steve Carell
Cast: Steve Carell; Catherine Keener; Paul Rudd ... complete cast
Tagline: Better Late Than Never.
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Memorable Quote: "Yooooooooow, Kelly Clarkson!"

Rated: PG-13 for a scene of violence and frightening situations.
Runtime: 108 mins.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard; Joaquin Phoenix; Adrien Brody; Sigourney Weaver ....complete cast
Genre: Thriller/Drama/Horro
Tagline: Run. The truce is ending.
Memorable Quote: "the creatures have never attacked us for that reason"

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"

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? "