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Dvd release date: 05/13/2008

Starring: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker
Director: Denzel Washington
Category: Drama
Rated: PG-13

Two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington (”American Gangster”) directs and stars with Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker (”Last King Of Scotland”) in this “important and deeply inspiring page from the not-so-distant past” (Richard Roeper, At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper). Inspired by a true story, Washington shines as a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African American college students into an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite. Featuring a superb cast of rising young actors, “‘The Great Debaters’ is marvelous entertainment that you should not miss” (Andrew Sarris, The New York Observer). (Publisher)

Summary of critic ratings:

Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: **1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: **1/2 (out of four)

Overall: **1/2 (out of four)

Dvd release date: 05/13/2008

Starring: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah
Director: Callie Khouri
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13

Academy Award winner Diane Keaton, Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes are all in for the crime of their lives! Deep inside the most secure bank in America, three desperate women from very different worlds cook up the most unlikely heist of the century: Smuggle out millions of dollars in worn-out currency headed for a Federal Reserve shredder every day. Taking the cash is going to be easy… but getting away with it will be insane! Ted Danson, Christopher McDonald (”Happy Gilmore”), Roger Cross (”24″) and Stephen Root (”Office Space”) co-star in this wild comedy caper from the creator of “Thelma & Louise” about chasing your dreams, beating the system and paying the price for “Mad Money”. (Publisher)

Summary of critic ratings:

Chicago Tribune: *1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: ** (out of four)

Overall: ** (out of four)

Dvd release date: 05/13/2008

Starring: Diane Lane, Billy Burke
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Category: Thrillers
Rated: R

Within the FBI there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the internet. Welcome to the front lines of the war on cybercrime, where special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) and Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks) have seen it all until now. A tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his graphic murders on his own website and the fate of each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die. When this game of cat and mouse becomes personal, Marsh and her team must race against the clock to track down this technical mastermind who is virtually untraceable. (Publisher)

Summary of critic ratings:

Chicago Tribune: *1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: * (out of four)
Rolling Stone: none (out of four)
USA Today: *1/2 (out of four)

Overall: * (out of four)

Dvd release date: 05/06/2008

Starring: Ice Cube , Regina Hall
Director: David E. Talbert
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13

Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan are two thieves who haven’t got a prayer in “First Sunday”, a sinfully, funny comedy co-starring Katt Williams and Chi McBride. Sentenced to 5,000 hours of community service, Durell Jefferson’s (Cube) life quickly goes from bad to worse. Realizing that the Lord helps those who help themselves, he eventually decides to help himself to the neighborhood church’s building fund. Accompanied by his dimwitted partner-in-crime LeeJohn (Morgan), the two down-on-their-luck men are dismayed to discover the cash has already been stolen, so they hold the congregation hostage in a Hail Mary attempt to learn who amongst the righteous has already run away with their loot! (Publisher)

Summary of critic ratings:

Chicago Tribune: ** (out of four)
New York Post: *1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: *1/2 (out of four)

Overall: *1/2 (out of four)

Dvd release date: 05/06/2008

Starring: Paris Hilton, Adam Kulbersh
Director: Tom Putnam (II)
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13

A young man moves to L.A. to track down the woman he’s been in love with since childhood, only to discover that his plan to woo her only has one hurdle to overcome: what to do with her ever-present, not-so-hot best friend. (Publisher)

Summary of critic ratings:

Chicago Tribune: 1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: * (out of four)

Overall: * (out of four)