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-Book of Eli (R)

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Theater release: January 15, 2010 by Warner Bros. Pictures; Directed by: The Hughes Brothers; Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes; Cast: Denzel Washington (Eli), Gary Oldman (Carnegie), Mila Kunis (Solara), Ray Stevenson (Redridge), Jennifer Beals (Claudia), Michael Gambon (George).
A post-apocalyptic tale that immediately reminds one of the old Mad Max flicks, the violence in particular. [...]

-2012 (PG-13)

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

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Genre: Action, Thriller; Theater release:November 13, 2009 by Columbia; Directed by: Roland Emmerich; Runtime: 2 hours 38 minutes; Cast: John Cusack (Jackson Curtis), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Adrian Helmsley), Amanda Peet (Kate Curtis), Oliver Platt (Carl Anheuser), Thandie Newton (Laura Wilson), Danny Glover (President Thomas Wilson)
The ultimate disaster flick. Nearly all of humanity [...]

-Star Trek (PG-13)

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Theater release: May 07, 2009 by Paramount Pictures; Directed by: J.J. Abrams; Runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes; Cast: Chris Pine (James T. Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Leonard Nimoy (Spock Prime), Karl Urban (Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy), Zoe Saldana (Nyota Uhura), Simon Pegg (Montgomery Scott), John Cho (Hikaru Sulu), Anton Yelchin (Pavel Chekov)
An incredible ‘reboot’ [...]

-10,000 B.C. (PG-13)

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

*Now on DVD-   Warner Brothers,  March 7, 2008, Directed by: Roland Emmerich, 109 minutes, Cast: Steven Strait (D’Leh), Camilla Belle (Evolet), Cliff Curtis (Tic’Tic), Mo Zinal (Ka’Ren), Joel Virgel (Nakudu), Mona Hammond (Old Mother), Marco Khan (One-Eye), Omar Sharif (Narrator).

The movie features animals which are extinct, and a variety of human cultures which never [...]

-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13)

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Paramount Pictures, May 21, 2008, Directed by: Steven Spielberg, 122 minutes, Cast: Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones), Cate Blanchett (Irina Spalko), Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood), Ray Winstone (George “Mac” McHale), John Hurt (Professor Oxley), Jim Broadbent (Dean Charles Stanforth), Shia LaBeouf (Mutt), Igor Jijikine (Col. Dovchenko).
  The good part: Jones is back with flair even in [...]

-Rambo (R)

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Lionsgate, January 25, 2008, Directed by Sylvester Stallone, 88 minutes, Cast: Sylvester Stallone (John Rambo), Julie Benz (Sarah), Paul Schulze (Michael Burnett), Matthew Marsden (Schoolboy), Graham McTavish (Lewis), Tim Kang (En-Joo), Rey Gallegos (Diaz), Jake LaBotz (Reese), Maung Maung Khin (Tint), Ken Howard (Pastor Arthur Marsh).
The film opens with the ageless Vietnam vet [...]

-National Treasure: Book of Secrets (PG)

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Walt Disney Pictures, December 2007, Directed by Jon Turteltaub, 125 minutes, Cast: Nicolas Cage (Benjamin Gates), Diane Kruger (Abigail Chase), Justin Bartha (Riley Poole), Jon Voight (Patrick Gates), Helen Mirren (Emily Appleton), Ed Harris (Mitch Wilkinson), Harvey Keitel (Peter Sadusky), Bruce Greenwood (The President).

A totally fun action romp like the first [...]

-Spider-Man 3 (PG-13)

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Columbia Pictures, May 2007, Directed by Sam Raimi, Cast: Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man/Peter Parker), Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson), James Franco (New Goblin/Harry Osborn), Thomas Haden Church (Sandman/Flint Marko), Topher Grace (Venom/Eddie Brock), Bryce Dallas Howard (Gwen Stacy), Rosemary Harris (May Parker), J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson)

The third installment of the [...]

-300 (R)

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Warner Bros., March 9, 2007. Directed by: Zack Snyder, 117 minutes. Cast: Gerard Butler (King Leonidas), Lena Headey (Queen Gorgo), David Wenham (Dilios), Dominic West (Theron), Vincent Regan (Captain), Michael Fassbender (Stelios), Tom Wisdom (Astinos), Andrew Pleavin (Daxos), Andrew Tiernan (Ephialtes), Rodrigo Santoro (Xerxes)

The R rating should be taken seriously. There is incredible violence [...]

-Apocalypto (R)

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Touchstone Pictures, Dec. 8, 2006, 138 min., Directed by Mel Gibson,
Cast:  Rudy Youngblood (Jaguar Paw), Israel Contrares (Smoke Frog), Raoul Trujillo (Zero Wolf), Morris Birdyellowhead (Flint Sky), Dalia Hernandez (Seven), Carlos Emilio Baez (Turtles Run), Jonathan Brewer (Blunted), Ricardo Diaz Mendoza (Cut Rock)
The movie opens with a chase scene in the jungle.  A group of [...]