DVD Reviews

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!"

Two aspects stand out as major assets in Don Chaffey's 1966 man-versus-nature sci-fi classic, One Million Years B.C. The first is the voluptuous beauty displayed by the fur bikini-clad Raquel Welch. The second is the innovative special effects work of Ray Harryhausen ...

Rated: PG for thematic elements and language.
Runtime: 82 mins.
Director: Jared Hess
Writer: Jared Hess; Jerusha Hees
Cast: Jon Heder; Jon Gries; Aaron Ruell ....complete cast
Genre: Indie/Comedy
Tagline: He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.
Memorable Quote: "Girls only want boyfriends who have great
skills. You know, like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills..."

Rated: PG-13 for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language.
Runtime: 132 mins.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: F.X. Toole (stories); Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Cast: Hilary Swank; Morgan Freeman; Clint Eastwood.... complete cast
Genre: Drama/Sports
Memorable Quote: "you shouldn't have done this. Now the government's going to find out and they'll stop my welfare. And I can't live without my welfare."

Rated: R for language including some sexual references.
Runtime: 119 mins.
Director: Shainee Gabel
Writer: Ronald Everett Capps (novel); Shainee Gabel (screenplay)
Cast: John Travolta; Scarlett Johansson; Deborah Kara Unger.... complete cast
Genre: Drama
Memorable Quote: "Come on, baby...why don't you just fix me some supper and I'll go rent a porno"

Rated: R for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.
Runtime: 95 mins.
Director: Wes Anderson
Writer: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
Tagline: Team Zissou Presents The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.
Cast: Bill Murray; Angelica Huston; Owen Wilson.... complete cast
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it."

Rated: PG for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language.
Runtime: 108 mins.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Daniel Handler (books); Robert Gordon (screenplay)
Tagline: On December 17, Christmas cheer takes a holiday.
Cast: Jim Carrey; Meryl Streep; Jude Law.... complete cast
Genre: Family/Mystery
Memorable Quote: "All that I ask is that you do every little thing that pops into my head, while I enjoy the enormous fortune your parents left behind"

Rated: Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
Runtime: 87 mins.
Director: Peter Howitt
Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna (story); Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay) and Robert Harling (screenplay)
Cast: Julianne Moore; Pierce Brosnan; Parker Posey ....complete cast
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Tagline: Getting married is a great way to fall in love.
Memorable Quote: "I'm her mother"

Rated: R for pervasive sexual content, including some graphic images and descriptions.
Runtime: 118 mins.
Director: Bill Condon
Writer: Bill Condon
Tagline: Let's Talk About Sex.
Cast: Liam Neeson; Laura Linney; Peter Sarsgaard....complete cast
Genre: Drama
Memorable Quote: "Who can tell me which part of the human body can enlarge a hundred times."

Rated: R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content.
Runtime: 111 min.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writer: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Uma Thurman; David Carradine; Lucy Liu..complete cast
Genre: Action/Crime/Thriller
Tagline: In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will kill Bill; Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Memorable Quote: "Those of you lucky enough to have your lives take them with you! However, leave the limbs you've lost. They belong to me now."

Rated: PG-13 for intense stylized action, and some brief partial nudity.
Runtime: 127 mins.
Director: Alex Proyas
Writer: Isaac Asimov (suggested by book); Jeff Vintar (screen story)
Cast: Will Smith; Bridget Moynahan; James Cromwell ....complete cast
Genre: /SciFi/Fantasy/Crime
Tagline: What will you do with yours?
Memorable Quote: "Does believing you're the last sane man on the planet make you crazy? 'Cause if that's the case, maybe I am."

Rated: PG for action violence.
Runtime: 115 mins.
Director: Brad Bird
Writer: Brad Bird
Cast: Craig T. Nelson; Holly Hunter; Sarah Vowell....complete cast
Genre: Animation/Family/Drama
Tagline: Save the Day.
Memorable Quote: "I feel like the maid, I just cleaned up this place! Can't you keep it clean for ten minutes!"

Rated: PG for brief mild rude humor.
Runtime: 76 mins.
Director: Will Finn; John Sanford
Writer: Will Finn; John Sanford
Cast: Roseanne; Judi Dench; Jennifer Tilley; Randy Quaid ....complete cast
Genre: Animation/Family/Western
Tagline: Bust a Moo.
Memorable Quote: "Here, have an apple....don't go near any luaus though"

Rated: PG-13 for stylized martial arts violence and a scene of sensuality.
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Feng Li; Bin Wang
Cast: Jet Li; Tony Leung Chiu Wai; Maggie Cheung....complete cast
Genre: Foreign/Drama/Romance
Tagline: Now playing in select cities.
Memorable Quote: "This land doesn't know a real hero. Yet."

Rated: R for strong language, sexual content, drug use and some crude humor.
Runtime: 88 mins.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Danny Leiner
Cast: John Cho; Kal Penn; Anthony Anderson; Malin Akerman ....complete cast
Genre: Comedy
Tagline: Fast Food. High Times.
Memorable Quote: "Asians like working with numbers"

Rated: R for strong sexual content, language and some drug/alcohol use.
Runtime: 110 mins.
Director: Luke Greenfield
Writer: David Wagner (story) & Brent Goldberg (story)
Cast: Emile Hirsch; Elisha Cuthbert; Timothy Bottoms ....complete cast
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Tagline: Coming in April
Memorable Quote: "Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?"

Rated: PG for brief mild language.
Runtime: 83 mins.
Director: Peter Hewitt
Writer: Jim Davis (comic strip "Garfield")
Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow (screenplay)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt; Breckin Meyer; Bill Murray (voice) ....complete cast
Genre: Comedy/Family
Tagline: It Ain't the Cat in the Hat; It's All About Me-ow!
Memorable Quote: "My life has been saved by the miracle of lasagna"

Rated: R for language, drug use and a scene of sexuality.
Runtime: 109 mins.
Director: Zach Braff
Writer: Zach Braff
Cast: Zach Baff; Kenneth Graymez; George C. Wolfe....complete cast
Genre: Drama/comedy
Tagline: Now playing in select cities.
Memorable Quote: "I'm okay with being unimpressive. I sleep better "

Rated: PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action.
Runtime: 90 mins.
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Buzz Bissinger (book); David Aaron Cohen (screenplay)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton; Lucas Black; Derek Luke....complete cast
Genre: Drama/Sports
Tagline: Hope comes alive on Friday nights.
Memorable Quote: "We will need Mike for exactly two seconds on every play the amount of time it takes for him to hand the ball off to Booby."

Rated: Not rated by the MPAA.
Runtime: 71 mins.
Director: James Whale
Writer: Mary Shelley (novel); Peggy Webling (play); John L. Balderston (screen adaptation)
Cast: Colin Clive; Mae Clarke; Boris Karloff....complete cast
Genre: Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi
Tagline: A Monster Science Created - But Could Not Destroy!
Memorable Quote: "Now I know what it feels like to be God!"

Rated: R for some violent and disturbing images, and for language.
Runtime: 122 mins.
Director: Michael Moore
Writer: Michael Moore
Cast: Michael Moore ....complete cast
Genre: Documentary
Tagline: The temperature where freedom burns!
Memorable Quote: "I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that."

Rated: Rated R for violence and sexual content.
Runtime: 177 mins.
Director: Lars Von Trier
Writer: Lars Von Trier
Cast: Nicole Kidman; Lauren Bacall; Ben Gazzara; James Caan ....complete cast
Genre: Drama/Indie
Tagline: A quiet little town not far from here.
Memorable Quote: "That was a long time ago. I'm not that stupid anymore. I've found out that people are the same all over. Greedy as animals. In a small town they're just a bit less successful. Feed 'em enough, they'll eat till their bellies burst."

Rated: Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Runtime: 77 mins.
Director: Lucy Walker
Writer: Lucy Walker
Genre: Documentary
Tagline: Which path will they choose?
Memorable Quote: "If I was living at home, I couldn't have 200 channels of Direct TV, stereo, Nintendo and a fridge full of BEER!!!"

Rated: PG-13 for language.
Runtime: 105 mins.
Director: Shona Auerbach
Writer: Andrea Gibb
Cast: Emily Mortimer; Jack McElhone; Mary Riggans; Sharon Small ... more
Tagline: Dear Frankie
Memorable Quote: "Frankie wasn't born deaf. It was a present from his daddy. "
Release Date: May 4, 2004 (Tribeca Film Festival)
Genre: Drama
Studio: Miramax Films
Official Site: www.miramax.com/dearfrankie

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Rated: Rated PG-13 for intense situations of peril.
Runtime: 124 mins.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Dennis Quaid; Jake Gyllenhaal; Emmy Rossum ....complete cast
Genre: Science Fiction
Tagline: Where will you be?
Memorable Quote: "Much of Manhattan is virtually inaccessible!"

Rated: PG-13 for sex-related situations.
Runtime: 90 mins.
Director: Jeff Balsmeyer
Writer: Jeff Balsmeyer
Cast: Rhys Ifans; Miranda Otto; Justine Clarke; Rhys Muldoon ....complete cast
Genre: Comedy
Tagline: For anyone who ever dreamed of taking off.
Memorable Quote: "He's one of the little people"

Rated: R for violence and language.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Michael Mann
Writer: Stuart Beattie
Cast: Tom Cruise; Jamie Foxx; Jada Pinkett Smith; Mark Ruffalo....complete cast
Genre: Action/Thriller/Crime/Drama
Tagline: It started like any other night.
Memorable Quote: "I can't drive you around while you're killing folks. It ain't my job!"