21 (2-Disc Special Edition, 2008). Based on Ben Mezrich’s book, Bringing Down the House, the flick centers on six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Stars Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Jack Gilpin, Jack McGee, Laurence Fishburne, and Kevin Spacey. Gecko Review. […]
Well, wouldn’t you know it? Shortly after I posted my first giveaway for “College Road Trip” last week, I received FOUR MORE in the mail! So I’m hosting another giveaway for this fabulous movie, and you’ve got another chance to win it.
The DVD: College Road Trip, a fun, innocent movie in which Disney […]
I get lots of screeners every week, and try to write reviews of all of them. That doesn’t always happen, but I don’t want to give short shrift to the ones that don’t get full reviews.
So here are some recent kids’ DVDs that are darn cool and worth a trip to the DVD store. […]
Today’s installment of Jane’s Favorite Movie Tunes comes from the classic Saturday Night Fever, released in theaters Dec. 16, 1977. John Travolta starred as Tony Manero, a young guy in Brooklyn who feels like his only chance to be somebody is as king of the disco.
I actually had a partner (you know who […]
The DVD: Fool’s Gold, a fun, no-brainer starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson as two ex’s in search of treasure. Read my review and watch a trailer here. (Yeah, I know I didn’t give it a great review, but those two are fun to look at anyway.)
The Giveaway: I have TWO DVDs of […]
Penelope (2006). Due to a family curse, Penelope (Christina Ricci) is a sweet-natured heiress who sports a pig snout instead of a normal nose. Since surgery isn’t an option, her parents (Catherine O’Hara and Richard E. Grant) hide her from the world for 25 years. Penelope can only break the spell through “one who […]
The DVD: Step Up 2 The Streets, a high-energy story about a rebellious street dancer who teams up with a hot modern dancer to compete in the toughest street dance-off ever. Check out the official site.
The Giveaway: I have ONE DVD of “Step Up 2 The Streets” to give away. To enter the […]
The DVD: College Road Trip, a fun, innocent movie in which Disney sweetie Raven-Symone heads off to college, despite her overprotective dad. Read my review and watch a trailer here.
The Giveaway: I have ONE DVD of “College Road Trip” to give away. To enter the contest, simply leave a comment on this […]
Movie: College Road Trip * Official Site
On DVD: July 15, 2008
Runtime: 83 minutes
Directed by: Roger Kumble
MPAA Rating: G
Gecko Rating:
This fun flick stars Raven-Symone (That’s So Raven) as Melanie Porter, a college-bound teen who wants to study law at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Her dad, James (Martin Lawrence), is a control-freak cop […]
Still recovering from the flu (told you it was a doozy), but luckily I watched a few pretty good movies today I hadn’t seen before:
I Robot (2004). Been meaning to see this since it first came out, and it’s definitely worth a couple hours of time. Will Smith plays a detective sometime in the […]
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Written by Jane Boursaw [email] for b5media.
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