Archive for April, 2008

Cloverfield

Dvd release date: 04/22/2008
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller
Director: Matt Reeves
Category: Action & Adventure
Rated: PG-13
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt [...]

The Savages

Dvd release date: 04/22/2008
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Category: Drama
Rated: R
Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman and Academy Award nominee Laura Linney deliver unforgettable performances in this hilarious coming-of-middle age story from Oscar nominated writer/director Tamara Jenkins. Until recently, all John and Wendy Savage (Hoffman, Linney) had in common were a lousy childhood [...]

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Dvd release date: 04/15/2008
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney
Director: Sidney Lumet
Category: Drama
Rated: R
Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet (”The Verdict,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Serpico”) scores big with this absorbing suspense thriller. Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman is Andy, an overextended payroll executive who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke), into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob [...]

Juno

Dvd release date: 04/15/2008
Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera
Director: Jason Reitman
Category: Independent
Rated: PG-13
Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a cool, confident teenager who takes a nine-month detour into adulthood when she’s faced with an unplanned pregnancy and sets out to find the perfect parents for her baby. With the help of her charmingly unassuming boyfriend (Michael Cera), [...]

Lars and the Real Girl

Dvd release date: 04/15/2008
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer
Director: Craig Gillespie
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13
Sometimes you find love where you’d least expect it. Just ask Lars (Academy Award Nominee Ryan Gosling), a sweet but quirky guy who thinks he’s found the girl of his dreams in a life-sized doll named Bianca. Lars is completely content with his artificial [...]