DVD Review Cold Souls Directed by: Sophie Barthes Cast: Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, Emily Watson, David Straithairn Running Time: 1 hr 40 min Rating: PG-13 Due Out: March 2, 2010 PLOT: Paul Giamatti (Giamatti) is getting a little too depressed after playing Uncle Vanya, so he decides... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Glee – Season 1, Volume 1 Cast: Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith Running Time: 13 episodes (610 minutes total) Due Out: Dec. 29, 2009 PLOT: A high-school Spanish teacher (Morrison) becomes the director of the school’s Glee club, hoping to... (Continue reading)
DVD Review The Marine 2 Directed by: Roel Reine Cast: Ted DiBiase, Laura Cox, Michael Rooker, Temuera Morrison Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins Rating: PG-13 Due Out: December 29, 2009 Buy Marine 2 on Amazon PLOT: When a marine’s (DiBiase) wife is taken hostage by some Thai... (Continue reading)
Directed by: Spike Lee Cast: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs Running Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes Rating: TV-14 Due Out: November 24, 2009 PLOT: A multiple-angle documentary about the NBA’s premier player, Kobe Bryant. Spike Lee tackles the task of capturing... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Directed by: Shawn Levy Cast: Ben Stiller... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Brüno Directed by: Larry Charles Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins Rating: R Due Out: November 10, 2009 PLOT: Gay Austrian fashionista Brüno has a talk show that gets canceled, so he decides to head to Hollywood to become... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs + The Scrat Pack Directed by: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier Cast: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Simon Pegg Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins Rating: PG Due Out: October 27, 2009 PLOT: Manny the mammoth, (Romano)... (Continue reading)
DVD Review The Proposal Directed by: Anne Fletcher Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Malin Akerman Running Time: 1 hr 44 mins Rating: PG-13 Due Out: October 13, 2009 PLOT: Margaret (Bullock) is going to get deported back to Canada, that... (Continue reading)
Blu-Ray Review Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – DVD & Blu-Ray: Diamond Edition Directed by: David Hand Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Roy Atwell, Lucille La Verne Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins Rating: G Due Out: October 6, 2009 CLICK HERE to BUY Snow White and the... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Observe and Report Directed by: Jody Hill Cast: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pena, Ray Liotta Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins Rating: R Due Out: September 22, 2009 CLICK HERE TO BUY THE DVD PLOT: A bipolar mall cop (Rogen) strives to become a police... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Ghost of Girlfriends Past Directed by: Mark Waters Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins Rating: PG-13 Due Out: September 22, 2009 CLICK HERE TO BUY THE DVD PLOT: A successful photographer (McConaughey) who scrooges women for a hobby is... (Continue reading)
DVD Review I Love You, Man Directed by: John Hamburg Cast: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins Rating: R Due Out: August 11, 2009 Plot: Now that Peter (Rudd) is engaged, he realizes he needs a best man. But he really... (Continue reading)
DVD Review 17 Again Directed by: Burr Steers Cast: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry Time: 1 hr 30 min Rating: PG 13 Due Out: August 11, 2009 Plot: Mike O’Donnell (Perry) yearns to relive his senior year in order to undo past mistakes. When... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Green Latern: First Flight Directed by: Lauren Montgomery Cast: (voices) Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer, Michael Madsen Running Time: 1 hr. 20 mins. Rating: PG-13 Due Out: July 28, 2009 Plot: Hal Jordan (Meloni) accepts a mysterious, powerful ring from a dying alien and... (Continue reading)
DVD Review G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Season 1.1 Cast: Duke, Scarlett, Cobra Commander, Flint, Destro, Zartan, Snake Eyes Running Time: 22 episodes (22 minutes each) Due out: July 21, 2009 Plot: G. I. Joe is the codename for America’s daring, highly trained, special... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Peanuts 1960’s Collection Cast: Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock Running Time: 2 hr. 30 mins Rating: Not Rated Due Out: July 7, 2009 Plot: The first six animated Peanuts TV specials that aired between 1965 and 1969 are in this collection.... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Transformers – The Complete First Season 25-Year Anniversary Directed by: Peter Wallach Cast: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Scatman Crothers, Corey Burton Running Time: 16 episodes (22 minutes each) Due out: June 16, 2009 Complete coverage of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Features Scorecard Review Video... (Continue reading)
Inkheart Directed by: Iain Softley Cast: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins Rating: PG Plot: Mo Folchart (Fraser) is a “silvertongue” – someone who can bring the words of books to life by reading them out loud.... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Valkyrie Directed by: Bryan Singer Cast: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Kenneth Branagh, Terence Stamp Running Time: 2 hrs Rating: PG-13 Due Out: May 27, 2009 Plot: Based on the true story, a proud German military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise), is loyal... (Continue reading)
DVD Review He’s Just Not That Into You Directed by: Ken Kwapis Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Justin Long, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Ben Afflleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Kevin Connolly Time: 2 hrs, 3 minutes Rating: PG-13 Due Out: June 2, 2009 Plot: Many adults are falling in... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Silent Venom Directed by: Cast: Luke Perry, Krista Allen, Tom Berenger Time: 1 hr 27 mins Rating: R Release Date: June 2nd, 2009 Plot: An American submarine traveling through dangerous territorial waters is put in even more danger when two scientists bring venomous snakes on... (Continue reading)
Blu-ray Review A Bug’s Life Directed by: John Lasseter Cast: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, Denis Leary, Joe Ranft Running Time: 1 hr. 36 mins Rating: G Due out: May 19, 2009 Plot: In a world where ants are terrorized... (Continue reading)
The Uninvited Directed by: Charles and Thomas Guard Cast: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Banks Time: 1 hr 20 min Rating: PG 13 Plot: Anna (Browning) has been recuperating in a mental hospital after a tragedy that took her mother’s life. She returns... (Continue reading)
Blu-ray Review Taken Directed by: Pierre Morel Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen Running Time: 1 hr, 31 mins Rating: PG-13 Due out: May 12, 2009 Plot: A man (Neeson) revives his past-life skills as an assassin when his daughter (Grace) is kidnapped in Europe. Who’s It... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Galaxy Quest Directed by: Dean Parisot Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell Running Time: 1 hr. 41 mins. Rating: PG Release Date: May 12, 2009 Plot: "Galaxy Quest" is pretty much the TV show "Star Trek." Got it?... (Continue reading)
DVD Review The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Two-Disc Special Edition) Directed by: David Fincher Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond Running Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Rating: PG-13 Release Date: May 5, 2009 Plot: The story of a man (Pitt) who ages... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Notorious Directed by: George Tillman, Jr. Cast: Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Angela Bassett Running Time: Theatrical Version- 2 hrs, 3 mins, Director's Cut - 2 hrs 9 mins Rating: R Due out: April 21st Plot: The life of rapper Christopher Wallace (Jamal Woolard), famously known... (Continue reading)
DVD Review The Wrestler Directed by: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins Rating: R Plot: Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a wrestling legend in the 80s, but now after 20 years, Randy is still... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Doubt Directed by: John Patrick Shanley Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Viola Davis Running Time: 100 mins Rating: PG-13 Release date: April 7th Plot: Based on his own play, John Patrick Shanley writes and directs a film about a Bronx parish in... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Slumdog Millionaire Directed by: Danny Boyle Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Irfan Khan Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins Rating: PG-13 Release date: 3/31/09 Plot: It’s the potential of rags to riches as a slumdog (poor Indian boy played by Patel) must answer... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Quantum of Solace Directed by: Marc Forster Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins Rating: PG-13 Plot: James Bond (Daniel Craig) picks up right where he left off … kicking arse. Still seeking revenge... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Marley & Me Directed by: David Frankel Cast: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Anniston, Eric Dane, Alan Arkin Running Time: 2 hrs and 3 mins Rating: PG Plot: A couple's life completely changes when an excited, naughty puppy enters their life. John (Wilson) eventually finds his... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five Directed by: Raman Hui Cast (voice): Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman Time: 30 min for the movie, 60 + min for the extras Rating: PG Plot: Master Shifu asks Po to teach a group of youngsters that... (Continue reading)
DVD Review To Catch A Thief - 2-Disc Centennial Collection Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins Rating: Not Rated Due out: 3/24/09 Plot: A reformed jewel thief (Grant) must find out who is... (Continue reading)
DVD Review The Odd Couple: Centennial Collection - 2 Disc Directed by: Gene Saks Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins Rating: G Due out: 3/24/09 Plot: Based on Neil Simon's award winning play, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are Felix and Oscar,... (Continue reading)
I Love the 80's has released another bevy of must-have films. These aren't the end-all be-all perfect editions of films that are loaded with extras ... These are the DVDs you put in your basket while you are in the... (Continue reading)
DVD Review National Lampoon's Stoned Age Directed by: Adam Rifkin Cast: Adam Rifkin, Ali Larter, Talia Shire, Hayes MacArthur, Gary Busey Running Time: 1 hr 28 mins Rating: Not Rated Plot: Follow the exploits and conflicts of brainy caveman, Ishbo, (Adam Rifkin) as... (Continue reading)
Funny Face: Centennial Collection — 2-Disc Directed by: Stanley Donen Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson Time: 1 hr 30 min Rating: Not Rated Plot: While looking for the new, fresh face of Quality Magazine, a photographer (Astaire) and the magazine’s publisher (Thompson) discover... (Continue reading)
Brideshead Revisited Directed by: Julian Jarrold Cast: Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon Running Time: 2 hr 10 min Rating: PG-13 Plot: Middle class Charles Ryder (Goode) befriends Sebastian Marchmain (Whishaw), son of a titled family who owns the titular Brideshead. After visiting... (Continue reading)
DVD Review Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Centennial Collection – 2-Disc Directed by: Blake Edwards Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Ebsen Running Time: 1 hr. 55 mins Rating: Not Rated Due out: 1/13/2009 Plot: Based on Truman Capote’s book, Holly Golightly (Hepburn) is a New York... (Continue reading)
Operation Filmmaker Directed by: Nina Davenport Cast: Muthana Mohmed, Nina Davenport, Liev Schreiber Running Time: 1 hr 30 min Rating: Unrated Plot: Muthana Mohmed attends film school in Iraq until it is bombed during the invasion of Baghdad in 2003. In an act of charity,... (Continue reading)