Dvd release date: 02/26/2008
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: PG-13
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, “Beowulf.” After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing [...]
Dvd release date: 02/26/2008
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson
Director: Wes Anderson
Category: Independent
Rated: R
Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman star as three brothers who have drifted apart over the years and try to re-forge their sibling bonds on a hilarious adventure across India. “The Royal Tennenbaums” meets “Lost In Translation.”. (Publisher)
Summary of critic ratings:
Chicago Tribune: [...]
Dvd release date: 02/26/2008
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Peter Dinklage
Director: Frank Oz
Category: Comedy
Rated: R
From acclaimed director Frank Oz (“In & Out,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”) comes “a fast, furious and riotously funny farce” (Maxim) that’ll have you dying with laughter! As the mourners and guests at a British country manor struggle valiantly to “keep a stiff upper [...]
Dvd release date: 02/26/2008
Starring: Keira Knightley, Alfred Molina
Director: Francois Girard
Category: Drama
Rated: R
Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, “Silk” is a visually stunning epic spanning two continents. Herve Joncour’s (Michael Pitt) devotion to his beautiful bride (Keira Knightley) is tested by increasingly, dangerous trade missions in search of silkworms for his towns survival. [...]
0Dvd release date: 2/19/2008
Starring: Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington
Director: Ridley Scott
Category: Drama
Rated: R
Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (“Gladiator”) for an epic story as powerful as it is true, street-wise and a strict sense of honor, crime boss Frank Lucas. (Publisher)
Summary of critic ratings:
Chicago Tribune: **1/2 (out of [...]
Dvd release date: 02/19/2008
Starring: Tang Wei, Tony Leung
Director: Ang Lee
Category: Foreign
Rated: NC-17
From Ang Lee, the Academy Award winning director of “Brokeback Mountain” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” comes the critically acclaimed, sensuous espionage thriller about conspiracy, passion and betrayal. This award-winning film provocatively unravels a dangerous game of emotional intrigue and the fate of [...]
Dvd release date: 02/19/2008
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director: Noah Baumbach
Category: Independent
Rated: R
From Academy Award nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach (“The Squid And The Whale”) comes a daringly funny and bracingly honest exploration of the tender, absurd and sometimes excruciating relationship between siblings: “Played with an uncompromising fearlessness” by Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and [...]
Dvd release date: 02/19/2008
Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Tony Gilroy
Category: Thrillers
Rated: R
Attorney Michael Clayton is a “fixer,” the go-to guy when his powerful New York law firm wants a mess swept under the rug. But now he’s handed a crisis even he may not be able to fix. The firm’s top litigator in a [...]
Dvd release date: 02/19/2008
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Omar Metwally
Director: Gavin Hood
Category: Thrillers
Rated: R
Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Alan Arkin and Meryl Streep headline an all-star cast in this high-stakes high-suspense thriller where one man’s disappearance shakes a family, a government and the world. (Publisher)
Summary of critic ratings:
Chicago Tribune: ** (out of four)
New York Post: ** (out [...]
Dvd release date: 02/12/2008
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Walters
Director: Julian Jarrold
Category: Drama
Rated: PG
Anne Hathaway (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “The Princess Diaries”) gives a radiant performance as a young, love-struck Jane Austen in the witty and engaging romantic comedy “Becoming Jane” from Miramax Films. It’s the untold romance that inspired the novels of one of the [...]