Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Release Date: May 28, 2010 Rating: PG-13 for Violence & Action (Disney Film) Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley Directed by: Mike Newell Based on the video game Prince of Persia from UBISOFT Most video game movies to put it bluntly, just plain suck and I have seen my fair share of them. [...]
Read MoreReview: Clash of the Titans
Remake of 1981 Clash of the Titans Release Date: April 2, 2010 Rating: PG-13- Action violence and disturbing imagery Starring: Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Mads Mikkelsen, Jason Flemyng and Alexa Davalos Directed by: Louis Leterrier Official Warner Bros. Website – Slight Spoilers – First and foremost I want to put it [...]
Read MoreRental/TV: Alice on Syfy
Release Date/Air Date: December 2009 On the Syfy Channel Mini-Series Starring: Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Philip Winchester, Kathy Bates, Harry Dean Stanton, Tim Curry and Matt Frewer Rated: TV-PG (Okay for kids and adults) Barely Based on the novel by Lewis Carroll I unfortunately didn’t get to see this mini-series on Syfy when it [...]
Read MoreRental: Dragon Hunters
AKA (Chasseurs de dragons) French Title Release Date: DVD US – June 2009 Rating: G – Fantasy action, a few scary images and a tiny bit of langauge Starring: Voices of Forest Whitaker, Patrick Timsit and Marie Drion Directed by: Guillaume Ivernel and Arthur Qwak (Writer also) Official Website Here (English) (Also a French TV [...]
Read MoreRental: Where the Wild Things Are
Release Date: March 2010 on DVD Rating: PG – Adult themes, language and action sequences Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener with voices of Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara, Paul Dano and James Gandolfini Based on the kids book by Maurice Sendak Directed by Spike Jonze Official Website from Warner Bros. Of all the beloved children’s stories [...]
Read MoreReview: Alice in Wonderland
Release Date: March 5, 2010 Rating: PG – should have been PG-13 – Violence, disturbing images and smoking Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen and Alan Rickman Director: Tim Burton Official Website – Disney Loosely Based on the novels by Lewis Carroll Screenplay by: Linda Woolverton I, [...]
Read MoreReview: Percy Jackson & the Oympians: The Lightening Thief
Release Date: February 12, 2010 Rating: PG – Scary creatures, some violence and suggestive references Starring: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Kevin McKidd & Catherine Keener Based on the novel by: Rick Riordan (series) Director: Chris Columbus Wow, I just don’t know where to being [...]
Read More10 Childrens Movies Not Suitable For Children
Nothing says Kid-friendly like corpses, zombies, cod-pieces, death and murder right? Well whatever you may be thinking there are some filmmakers out there that disagree and just love putting traumatizing characters /scenes in movies meant for your 5 year old. Leaving the theater with a screaming toddler always makes for at least an interesting cinema [...]
Read MoreReview: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Release Date: January 8, 2010 (Limited) Rating: PG-13 mild language, smoking, sexuality and some violence Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield and Verne Troyer Writer/Director: Terry Gilliam (and co-writer Charles McKeown) Official Website: Here Terry Gilliam is the type of director that has such a distinct style that from the first few [...]
Read MoreGood Reads: The Book of Lost Things – Novel
Author: John Connolly Visit the Official Website Genre: Dramatic Fantasy Fiction Buy it at Amazon.com I just recently finished this delightful and thought-provoking novel by one of my favorite authors, John Connolly. Few writers can really delve into the world and mind of a child with such insightful care. I had honestly been in one [...]
Read MoreFilmmaker Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki (imdb profile) Japanese Animation & Storytelling master, Oscar Winner and one of my personal heroes. Job Description: Director, Writer, Producer, Animator, Editor and creator of Studio Ghibli Production Company Body of work: Films like Spirited Away (2001), Howls Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo 2008, Princess Mononoke (1997), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and many others. [...]
Read MoreReview: HP 6
Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince Starring: Like you don’t know the cast by now Based on novel by J.K. Rowling Rated: PG (should have been PG-13) Okay so I didn’t read the books and I can’t say that I am a HUGE fan or anything of the Harry Potter saga but I will [...]
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