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Review: Let the Right One In (2008)
Let the Right One In Rating Director Tomas Alfredson Screenplay John Ajvide Lindqvist (also Novel) Length 110 min. Starring Kre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm, Karl Robert Lindgren, Anders Peedu, Paul Olofsson MPAA Rating R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language. Buy/Rent…
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Review: Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road Rating Director Sam Mendes Screenplay Justin Haythe (Novel: Richard Yates) Length 119 min. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Ryan Simpkins, Ty Simpkins, Kathy Bates, Richard Easton, David Harbour, Kathryn Hahn MPAA Rating R for language and some sexual content/nudity. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review When is what is left…
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Review: Changeling (2008)
Changeling Rating Director Clint Eastwood Screenplay J. Michael Straczynski Length 141 min. Starring Angelina Jolie, Gattlin Griffith, Michelle Gunn, Michael Kelly, John Malkovich, Colm Feore, Jeffrey Donovan MPAA Rating R for some violent and disturbing content, and language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review An unusual title adds complexity to a story that, in the telling,…
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Review: Valkyrie (2008)
Valkyrie Rating Director Bryan Singer Screenplay Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander Length 120 min. Starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McNally, David Bamber MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review In the sophomore offering of the…
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Review: Doubt (2008)
Doubt Rating Director John Patrick Shanley Screenplay John Patrick Shanley (His Play) Length 104 min. Starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond, Audrie J. Neenan, Joseph Foster, Mike Roukis MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review We’re expected to form our own opinions about…
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The DVD Report #94
This coming Sunday brings with it the presentation of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Though none of this year’s Best Picture nominees is yet available on DVD, films with other major nominations have been released. Joining the previously reviewed WALL-E, The Dark Knight, Tropic Thunder, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and The Visitor are two films featuring…
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The DVD Report #93
Improperly marketed as a satire, Oliver Stone’s W. is a sobering look at the man who was president of the United States for the last eight years. Sure, there are some funny moments, but most of those are the ones that are overly familiar from the much seen trailer. The film covers the presidency of…
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Review: Milk (2008)
Milk Rating Director Gus Van Sant Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Length 128 min. Starring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Gaber, Denis O’Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, Lucas Grabeel MPAA Rating R for language, some sexual content and brief violence. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review How do you…
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Review: Wendy and Lucy (2008)
Wendy and Lucy Rating Director Kelly Reichardt Screenplay Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond Length 80 min. Starring Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson, Wally Dalton, Larry Fessenden MPAA Rating R for language. Buy/Rent Movie Poster Review A fractured story about a destitute woman and her emotional attachment to her dog form the backbone of…
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Review: Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Happy-Go-Lucky Rating Director Mike Leigh Screenplay Mike Leigh Length 118 min. Starring Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Eddie Marsan, Samuel Roukin, Karina Fernandez MPAA Rating R for language. Buy/Rent Movie Poster Review Anchored by dazzling performances, Mike Leigh’s latest small ensemble film, Happy-Go-Lucky, takes the audience on a crazy journey through the life of an extraordinarily…
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Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Rating Director David Fincher Screenplay Eric Roth, Robin Swicord Length 166 min. Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Elle Fanning, Tilda Swinton, Jared Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Phyllis Somerville, Julia Ormond, Faune A. Chambers, Elias Koteas, Donna DuPlantier, Jason Flemyng, Joeanna Sayler MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual…
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The DVD Report #92
The legion of fans of the much admired actress can rejoice now that Warner Bros. has finally released some of her most requested films in its Natalie Wood Collection. Two of the titles in the set, Splendor in the Grass and Gypsy ,have been re-mastered for better picture and sound quality over their previous releases…
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The DVD Report #91
Lots to cover this week with the release of one major film from 2008 and fourteen older films, all but one of which are new to DVD. If you’re a Woody Allen fanatic you’ll love his latest film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. If not you’ll find little to like in it. The title doesn’t refer to…
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The DVD Report #90
The big release of the week is the Criterion Collection’s long awaited release of Douglas Sirk’s 1954 film Magnificent Obsession. John M. Stahl’s original 1935 version is included on a bonus disc. The original novel was written by Lloyd C. Douglas, whose religious-themed The Robe was a huge box office hit in 1953, prompting new…
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The DVD Report #89
There are lots of new and recent DVDs to catch up with this week. Sony/Columbia is one of the stingier companies when it comes to releasing classic films so it’s a cause for celebration when they come up with something for us like The Films of Michael Powell even if the collection contains only two…
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