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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Dvd release date: 07/31/2007

Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
Director: Zack Snyder
Category: Action & Adventure
Rated: R

The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller (“Sin City”) assaults the screen with the blood, thunder and awe of its ferocious visual style faithfully recreated in an intense blend of live-action and CGI animation. Retelling the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, it depicts the titanic clash in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his massive Persian army. Experience history at swordpoint. And moviemaking with a cutting edge. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

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

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Firehouse Dog

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Dvd release date: 07/31/2007

Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Bree Turner
Director: Todd Holland
Category: Children & Family
Rated: PG

Rex, Hollywood’s top K-9 star, gets lost and is reluctantly adopted by a young boy. His father, fire chief of a rundown station agrees to the adoption only if his defiant son takes care of the K-9. Little do they realize Rexx will not only bring them closer but also bring some much-needed faith back to the fire station. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: ** (out of four)

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Hot Fuzz

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Dvd release date: 07/31/2007

Starring: Jim Broadbent, Nick Frost
Director: Edgar Wright
Category: Comedy
Rated: R

Nicolas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop London has to offer. With an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force, he’s so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel’s superiors send him to a place where his talents won’t be quite so embarrassing – the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sanford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent), Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might be a real-life “bad boy,” and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. As a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny’s dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gun fighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It’s time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: *** (out of four)

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Pathfinder

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Dvd release date: 07/31/2007

Starring: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood
Director: Marcus Nispel
Category: Action & Adventure
Rated: R

The heroic story of a young Norse man raised by Native American Indians who wages a personal war against the Vikings that barbarically raided his tribe. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: *1/2 (out of four)

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Starter for 10

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Dvd release date: 07/31/2007

Starring: James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall
Director: Tom Vaughan
Category: Romance
Rated: PG-13

From the producers of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” comes a rollicking bittersweet comedy about British university life in the ’80s. James McAvoy (“The Last King Of Scotland”) stars as Brian, a working class student from Essex navigating his first year at Bristol University with a ragtag group of new friends. Brian’s life-long dream is to join the team for the British quiz show University Challenge…and to pull Alice, the fittest girl on the team. Set against the backdrop of Thatcher-era Britain, defined by the music of New Order, The Cure and The Smiths, “Starter For 10″ is the UK’s long-awaited, heartwarning and hilarious answer to the John Hughes films of the ’80s. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: *** (out of four)

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