THE AIR I BREATHE (2007) Starring Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser, Julie Delpy, Emile Hirsch, Clark Gregg, Kelly Hu, Taylor Nichols, Celia Suarez, Jon Bernthal and John Cho. Screenplay by Jieho Lee and Bob DeRosa. Directed by Jieho Lee. Distributed by THINKFilm. 95 minutes. Rated R. The Air I … Continue reading
SIXTY SIX (2006) Starring Gregg Sulkin, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Rea, Catherine Tate, Peter Serafinowicz, Lon Haber, Thomas Drewson, Matt Bardock, Alex Black, Cameron Crighton and Nick Shrim. Screenplay by Peter Straughan and Bridget O’Connor. Directed by Paul Weiland. Distributed by First Independent Pictures. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. This little feel-good British coming-of-age … Continue reading
WARGAMES: THE DEAD CODE (2008) Starring Matt Lanter, Amanda Walsh, Chuck Shamata, Maxim Roy, Nicolas Wright, Claudia Ferri, Colm Feore, Gary Reineke, Susan Glover, Ricky Mabe and Matthew Raudsepp. Screenplay by Randall M. Badat and Rob Kerchner. Directed by Stuart Gillard. Distributed by MGM Home Video. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. In recent years, new versions … Continue reading
Hiya, Kids!! A ’50s Saturday Morning (Shout! Factory-2008) A little song. A little dance. A little seltzer down your pants. This DVD takes you to those wonderful bygone days when marketers first got wet for the impressionable 1.3 bazillion baby boomers under age ten. You can just hear the “ka-ching” in every candy bar and … Continue reading
YELLA (2008) Starring Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann, Burghart Klaußner, Barbara Auer, Christian Redl, Selin Barbara Petzold, Wanja Mues, Michael Wittenborn, Martin Brambach, Joachim Nimtz, Peter Benedict, Ian Norval, Peter Knaack and Thomas Giese. Screenplay by Simone Baer and Christian Petzold. Directed by Christian Petzold. Distributed by The Cinema Group. 89 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* (2008) Featuring Christopher Bell, Mike “Mad Dog” Bell, Mark “Smelly” Bell, Rosemary Bell, Sheldon Bell, Donald Hooton, Floyd Landis, Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Jay Cutler, Lyle Alzado, George W. Bush, Barry Bonds, Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Written by Christopher Bell, Alex Buono and Tamsin Rawady. Directed by Christopher Bell. … Continue reading
WALL-E (2008) Starring Fred Willard and the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy and Sigourney Weaver. Screenplay by Andrew Stanton. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated G. Pixar films are well known for taking hard looks at adult concerns in the guise of … Continue reading
ELSA AND FRED (2008) Starring Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, Roberto Carnaghi, Jose Angel Egido, Carlos Alvarez-Novoa and Federico Luppi. Screenplay by Marcos Carnevale. Directed by Marcos Carnevale. Distributed by Alta Films. 106 minutes. Rated PG. If you take Hollywood’s word for it, love is a game for the young. A few years ago … Continue reading
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (2008) Starring Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn, Joan Plowright, Nick Nolte, Andrew McCarthy, Jordy Benattar and the voices of Martin Short, Chris Parson and Seth Rogen. Screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick and David Berenbaum and John Sayles. Directed by Mark Waters. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 101 minutes. Rated PG. Fantasy … Continue reading
GET SMART (2008) Starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Terrence Stamp, David Koechner, Terry Crews, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Patrick Warburton, James Caan, Bill Murray and Bernie Koppel. Screenplay by Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember. Directed by Peter Segal. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. I … Continue reading
