The Munsters The Complete Series (1964-1966) (Universal-2008) Over four decades since it first went off the air, The Munsters remains alive in all of its monstrous splendor in a little nook known as syndication heaven. A newly released collection The Munsters – The Complete Series culls all 70 episodes of the classic 60s show. Watching these episodes again, one is … Continue reading
THEN SHE FOUND ME (2008) Starring Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, Ben Shenkman, Lynn Cohen, John Benjamin Hickey, Maggie Siff, Geneva Carr, Edie Falco, Janeane Garafolo and Tim Robbins. Screenplay by Alice Arlen, Victor Levin & Helen Hunt and Helen Hunt. Directed by Helen Hunt. Distributed by ThinkFilm. 100 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
ELEGY (2008) Starring Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Sonja Bennett, Michelle Harrison, Deborah Harry, Antonio Cupo, Michelle Harrison, Chelah Horsdal, Laura Mennell, Kris Pope and Charlie Rose. Screenplay by Nicholas Meyer. Directed by Isabel Coixet. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 108 minutes. Rated R. Philip Roth is arguably the most … Continue reading
HER BEST MOVE (2007) Starring Leah Pipes, Scott Patterson, Lisa Darr, Drew Tyler Bell, Lalaine, Daryl Sabara, Jhoanna Flores, Fay Masterson, Denise Dowse, Dave Abrams, Louis Martin Braga III, Todd Brotze, Devon Graye, Christopher Meehan and Julio Oscar Mechoso. Screenplay by Norm Hunter and Tony Vidal. Directed by Norm Hunter. Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment. … Continue reading
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Best of Ricky and Dave (Shout! Factory-2008) Bafflingly, America has yet to have it up to here with reality programming. We can argue until the Survivors come home about “what is reality?” but the genre is entering its second decade, and there seems to be no happy ending in sight. … Continue reading
BURN AFTER READING (2008) Starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Brad Pitt, David Rasche, JK Simmons, Olek Krupa, Michael Countryman, Kevin Sussman and Dermot Mulroney. Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Distributed by Focus Features. 96 minutes. Rated R. You have to … Continue reading
STAR WARS – THE CLONE WARS (2008) Featuring the voices of Catherine Taber, Corey Burton, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Tom Kane, Ashley Eckstein, Matthew Wood, Ian Abercrombie, Nika Futterman, Dee Bradley Baker, Cory Burton, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee and Samuel L. Jackson. Screenplay by Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching and Scott Murphy. Directed by Dave … Continue reading
REPRISE (2008) Starring Espen Klouman-Høiner, Anders Danielsen Lie, Sigmund Sæverud, Viktoria Winge, Silje Hagen, Henrik Elvestad, Christian Rubeck, Odd Magnus Williamson, Rebekka Karijord, Henrik Mestad, Thorbjorn Harr and Pål Stokka. Screenplay by Joachim Trier. Directed by Joachim Trier. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated R. Reprise is a film about first-time novelists which sort of … Continue reading
SMART PEOPLE (2008) Starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page, Thomas Haden Church, Ashton Holmes, Christine Lahti, David Denman, Amanda Jane Cooper, Barret Hackney, Camille Mana and Don Wadsworth. Screenplay by Mark Jude Poirier. Directed by Noam Murro. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 95 minutes. Rated R. It’s tough to watch Smart People without drawing comparisons to … Continue reading
HAMLET 2 (2008) Starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Julian Soria, Skylar Astin, Phoebe Strole, Melonie Diaz, Marshall Bell, Josh Berry and Arnie Pandoja. Screenplay by Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Distributed by Focus Features. 92 minutes. Rated R. The often-hysterical Hamlet 2 asks and sort of … Continue reading
