Archive for October, 2007

Hostel: Part II

Dvd release date: 10/23/2007
Starring: Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo
Director: Eli Roth
Category: Horror
Rated: R
Presented by genre master Quentin Tarantino (“Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2″) and directed by Eli Roth (“Hostel,” “Cabin Fever”), “Hostel Part II” is the shocking and gruesome sequel of the underground torture ring where rich businessmen pay to torture and murder their [...]

Meet the Robinsons

Dvd release date: 10/23/2007
Starring: Angela Bassett, Jordan Fry
Director: Stephen J. Anderson
Category: Children & Family
Rated: G
Have the “time” of your life with Disney’s fun-filled comedy “Meet The Robinsons,” a thrilling adventure that takes you to a whole new world full of imagination and surprises. It’s “a masterpiece,” raves John Anderson of Newsday. Join a brilliant [...]

Mr. Brooks

Dvd release date: 10/23/2007
Starring: Kevin Costner, William Hurt
Director: Bruce Evans
Category: Thrillers
Rated: R
Consider “Mr. Brooks.”A successful businessman. A generous philanthropist. A loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he’s perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret… he is also the notorious Thumbprint Killer and no one has ever suspected it… until now. (Publisher)
Summary of critic ratings:
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The Hoax

Dvd release date: 10/16/2007
Starring: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Category: Drama
Rated: R
Golden Globe winner Richard Gere (“Shall We Dance?,” “Chicago”) leads a stellar cast in “The Hoax,” the thrilling and unbelievably true story of the man who almost pulled off the biggest literary con of the 20th century. When the charismatic Clifford Irving (Gere) [...]

The Reaping

Dvd release date: 10/16/2007
Starring: Hilary Swank, AnnaSophia Robb
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Category: Horror
Rated: R
Investigative scholar Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank) is a debunker of modern “miracles,” bringing scientific light to superstition and fraud. But events in tiny Haven, Louisiana, defy even her expertise. There, the 10 Biblical Plagues seem to be reoccurring. And the more she seeks [...]

Transformers

Dvd release date: 10/16/2007
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson
Director: Michael Bay
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: PG-13
From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a thrilling battle between the heroic Autobots(R) and the evil Decepticons(R). When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the Decepticons(R) and ultimate power is a clue held [...]

28 Weeks Later

Dvd release date: 10/09/2007
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau Jr
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Category: Horror
Rated: R
Hailed as the most frightening film since “The Exorcist,” acclaimed Director Danny Boyle’s visionary take on zombie horror “isn’t just scary…it’s absolutely terrifying” (Access Hollywood). An infirmary patient awakens from a coma to an empty room…in a vacant hospital…in a deserted [...]

Evan Almighty

Dvd release date: 10/09/2007
Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman
Director: Tom Shadyac
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG
Funnyman Steve Carell is at his hilarious best when his simple wish to change the world turns into a baffling request from God (Morgan Freeman) and turns his seemingly perfect life upside down. With the help of his family and a comical cast [...]

Reign Over Me

Dvd release date: 10/09/2007
Starring: Don Cheadle, Adam Sandler
Director: Mike Binder
Category: Drama
Rated: R
Two former college roommates Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) and Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) run into each other years later and rekindle their friendship. Charlie, who recently lost his wife and children, has retreated from his life, while Alan is overwhelmed by his family [...]

Surf's Up

Dvd release date: 10/09/2007
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf
Director: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Category: Children & Family
Rated: PG
“Surf’s Up” is an animated feature that goes behind the scenes of the high-octane world of competitive penguin surfing. The film profiles Cody Maverick, an up-and-coming surfer as he enters his first pro competition. Inspired by his hero, a [...]