(Image via Wikipedia) Genre: Animated, Comedy; Theater release: November 20, 2009 by TriStar/Sony Pictures; Directed by: Jorge Blanco; Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes; Cast: Justin Long (Lem), Dwayne Johnson (Captain Charles T. Baker), Seann William Scott (Skiff), Jessica Biel (Neera), Gary Oldman (General Grawl), John Cleese (Professor Kipple). An alien from space lands on the [...]

Review by Dana Chaffin: It’s here!  Thou Shalt Laugh 4, the next DVD in the series.  The series that started in 2006 with the original Thou Shalt Laugh has now sold over 500,000 DVDs.  Thou Shalt Laugh 4 has some of the previous comedians and some new faces.  With all the negative TV shows and [...]

DVD Release: Oct.1, 2009 by HeuMoore Productions; David Heustis and John Moore; Runtime: 101 min. Review by Dana Chaffin         On October 1, 2009 The Widow’s Might will be released on DVD.  It has something for the whole family – comedy, adventure, drama, action, western, and musical all in one film.  It has very strong [...]

Theater release: June 05, 2009 by Universal Pictures; Directed by: Brad Silberling; Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes; Cast: Will Ferrell (Dr. Rick Marshall), Anna Friel (Holly Cantrell), Danny McBride (Will Stanton), Jorma Taccone (Chaka), John Boylan (voice of Enik), Matt Lauer (himself), Leonard Nimoy (voice of The Zarn) **Warning: This is not a family friendly [...]

Theater release: October 3, 2008 by Vivendi Entertainment, Directed by: David Zucker, Runtime: 85 minutes, Cast: Kevin Farley (Michael Malone), Robert Davi (Aziz), Leslie Nielsen (Grandpa), Kelsey Grammer (General George S. Patton), Jon Voight (George Washington), Trace Adkins (Angel of Death / Himself), Chriss Anglin (John F. Kennedy), Dennis Hopper (The Judge), James Woods (Michael’s [...]

Warner Bros. Pictures, December 2007, Directed by: Rob Reiner, 98 minutes, Cast: Jack Nicholson (Edward Cole), Morgan Freeman (Carter Chambers), Sean Hayes (Thomas), Beverly Todd (Virginia Chambers), Rob Morrow (Dr. Hollins), Rowena King (Angelica).   A car mechanic (Morgan Freeman) and a Billionaire (Jack Nicholson) end up in the same hospital room together both suffering [...]

20th Century Fox, Dec. 2006, Directed by Shawn Levy, 108 min.  Cast: Ben Stiller (Larry Daley), Dick Van Dyke (Cecil), Carla Gugino (Rebecca), Robin Williams (Theodore Roosevelt), Owen Wilson (Jedediah), Steve Coogan (Octavius), Jake Cherry (Nick), Mickey Rooney (Gus), Bill Cobbs (Reginald), Ricky Gervaise (Dr. McPhee) Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a self-made down-on-his-luck entrepreneur, [...]

:Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, From: 20th Century Fox/Film Forum, 11/9/06.  Producers: Monica Levinson, Dan Mazer, Jay Roach; Director: Larry Charles; Starring: British comedian- Sacha Baron Cohen, Kenneth Davitian. This film pretends to be a documentary starting in Kazakhstan with a pseudo journalist named Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) traveling [...]

Paramount Pictures, 2006, Directed by Jared Hess, Comedy Starring:  Jack Black, Ana de la Requera The setting is in a rural part of modern Mexico.  Jack Black plays a friar serving in an orphanage that he grew up in.  He had a childhood dream of becoming a famous wrestler, but he grows up to become [...]

PictureHouse Films 2006, Directed by Robert Altman, comedy & Music Starring:  Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Kline, Lindsey Lohan, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, and Virginia Madsen (& many more). An incredible study of characters.  The film lets us in the back door of a show which is closing after 30 years. It is based [...]