Dvd release date: 06/24/2008
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve
Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Category: Independent
Rated: PG-13
Based on the original graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. A story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine-year-old Marjane that we see a people’s hopes dashed as fundamentalists [...]
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), [...]
Dvd release date: 03/25/2008
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon
Director: Goran Dukic (II)
Category: Independent
Rated: R
Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride. Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar [...]
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: 02/19/2008
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 Golden [...]