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Stardust

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Dvd release date: 12/18/2007

Starring: Ben Barnes, Claire Danes
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: PG-13

Escape into the enchanted world of chivalry and romance in “Stardust,” an epic tale starring Claire Danes with Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. In hopes of wooing a beautiful girl (Sienna Miller), Tristan (Charlie Cox) promises to bring her a falling star. But he’s in for the adventure of his life when he discovers the star is actually a celestial beauty named Yvaine (Danes) When an old witch Lamia (Pfeiffer) attempts to steal Yvaine’s youth, Tristan must protect her at all costs, in this magical family adventure that will make you fall in love over and over again. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

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

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The Bourne Ultimatum

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Dvd release date: 12/11/2007

Starring: Matt Damon, Joan Allen
Director: Paul Greengrass, Peter MacDonald
Category: Thrillers
Rated: PG-13

Matt Damon returns as highly trained assassin Jason Bourne, who is on the hunt for the agents who stole his memory and true identity. With a new generation of skilled CIA operatives tracking his every move, Bourne is in a non-stop race around the globe as he finally learns the truth behind his mysterious past. Loaded with incredible fight and chase sequences, it’s the exhilarating movie with “mind-blowing action” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) that you can’t afford to miss! (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

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

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Dvd release date: 12/11/2007

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
Director: David Yates
Category: Children & Family
Rated: PG-13

Lord Voldemort has returned, but few want to believe it. In fact, the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth – including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. When Professor Umbridge refuses to train her students in practical defensive magic, a select group of students decides to learn on their own. With Harry Potter as their leader, these students (who call themselves “Dumbledore’s Army”) meet secretly in a hidden room at Hogwarts to hone their wizarding skills in preparation for battle with the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters…New adventure – more dangerous, more thrilling than ever – is yours in this enthralling film version of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits. Prepare for battle! (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: *** (out of four)

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The Nanny Diaries

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Dvd release date: 12/04/2007

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13

Based on the best-selling novel, “The Nanny Diaries” is “the freshest, funniest, most purely enjoyable movie of the season” (Milan Paurich, CBS-TV). Scarlett Johansson (“Lost In Translation”) is Annie, a young college grad from working-class Jersey who becomes a nanny for Manhattan socialite and mother-from-hell “Mrs. X” (Laura Linney). As Annie balances her boss’s demands with her attraction to “Harvard Hottie” (Chris Evans, “Fantastic Four”), she learns all about life, love and surviving in the urban jungle. Featuring Alicia Keys, “The Nanny Diaries” is “the intelligent comedy you’ve been waiting for” (Roger Friedman, Foxnews.com). (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: *1/2 (out of four)

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Dvd release date: 12/04/2007

Starring: Keith Richards, Johnny Depp
Director: Gore Verbinski
Category: Action & Adventure
Rated: PG-13

Just when he’s needed most, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), that witty and wily charmer of a pirate, is trapped on a sea of sand in Davy Jones’ Locker. In an increasingly shaky alliance, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) and Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) begin a desperate quest to find and rescue him. Captain Jack’s the last of the nine Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court who must come together united in one last stand to preserve the freedom-loving pirates’ way of life. From exotic Singapore to World’s End and beyond, from Shipwreck Island to a titanic battle, this adventure’s filled with over-the-edge action, irreverent humor and seafaring myth and magic. Everything has led to this twisting, turning, wild swashbuckling ride in this final chapter of the “Pirates Of The Caribbean” trilogy. (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: ** (out of four)

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