Theater release: July 01, 2010 by Paramount; Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan; Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes, Cast: Noah Ringer (Aang), Dev Patel (Prince Zuko), Nicola Peltz (Katara), Jackson Rathbone (Sokka), Shaun Toub (Iroh), Aasif Mandvi (Commander Zhao) Review This film was a major disappointment. My grandson and I looked forward to seeing this for [...]

Theater release: June 18, 2010 by Pixar Animation Studios; Directed by: Lee Unkrich; Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes; Cast: Tom Hanks (Woody), Tim Allen (Buzz), Joan Cusack (Jessie), Ned Beatty (Lotso), Don Rickles (Mr. Potato Head). The best ‘Toy Story’ of all. An actual adventure with all sorts of good lessons and fun. I took [...]

Theater release: March 26, 2010 by Dreamworks Animation/Paramount; Directed by: Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois; Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes; Cast: Jay Baruchel (Hiccup), Gerard Butler (Stoick), Craig Ferguson (Gobber), American Ferrera (Astrid), Jonah Hill (Snotlout), David Tennant (Spitelout), Christopher Mintx-Plasse (Fishlegs). One of the best animation flicks that I have seen in a long [...]

*Now on DVD: August 2009 by Cloud Ten pictures; Directed by: Zac Heath; Cast: Josh Odor, Craig Luttrell, Craig Morris, Jaclyn Friedlander, Maurice Mejia. Review by Dana Chaffin: This is a touching Christian movie that asks tough questions and confronts difficult issues.   At one time or another most of us have asked, what am I [...]

*DVD Now Available by Kelly’s Filmworks; Directed by: Jefferson Moore; Cast: Clancy (Christina Fougnie), Nick (Jefferson Moore).  Review by Dana Chaffin: Now available on DVD is the heartwarming Christian movie Clancy.  This film is a touching story of a girl overcoming horrible situations in her young life with unmovable faith.  Very entertaining and keeps you [...]

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 [...]

*Now on DVD: From Skipstone Pictures, Nov. 4  2008, Produced and Directed by Johnny Remo, Editor/Co-Producer-Lance Bachelder, Score/Composer-Matt Gates, Writers: Johnny Remo & Dan A. Donavan, Runtime: 86 min., MPAA Rating: Unrated.  Cast: John Ashton – Mike (Dad), Thom Mathews – Dan, Corin Nemec – Dan (teen years), Paul Gleason – Tony, Janice Lynde – [...]

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, [...]

Paramount Pictures, Dec. 2006, Directed by Gary Winick, 96 minutes, Cast: Dominic Scott Kay (Wilbur), Julia Roberts (Charlotte), Dakota Fanning (Fern), Steve Buscemi (Templeton), John Cleese (Samuel), Oprah Winfrey (Gussy), Cedric the Entertainer (Golly), Robert Redford (Ike), Kevin Anderson (Mr. Arable), Essie Davis (Mrs. Arable), Gary Basaraba (Homer Zuckerman). A delightful story based upon the [...]

New Line Cinema, 12/1/06, Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke, 101 Min., Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes (Mary), Oscar Isaac (Joseph), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Elizabeth), Stanley Townsend (Zechariah), Ciaran Hinds (Herod The Great). Come see this movie, it is time well spent, even during the busy Christmas season.  After all it is the story of the season and actually well [...]