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April 10th, 2008

DVD Giveaway: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” hits store shelves next Tuesday, April 15, 2008. It’s a grim, gritty film-noir masterpiece by 83-year-old director Sidney Lumet. It tells the story of two brothers, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke, who decide to solve their money problems by robbing their parents’ jewelry store. Only […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 312 comments

April 10th, 2008

Review & Trailer: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Movie: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead * Buy It on Amazon
On DVD:
April 15, 2008

Runtime: 117 minutes
In Theaters:
Oct. 26, 2007

MPAA Rating: Rated R for a scene of strong graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, drug use and language.
Gecko Rating:

This movie didn’t see a lot of theater time when it was released, but […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

April 9th, 2008

Review & Trailer: The Kite Runner

Movie: The Kite Runner * Buy It
On DVD:
March 25, 2008

Runtime: 128 minutes
In Theaters:
Dec. 14, 2007

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language
Gecko Rating:

I saw this movie at the opening of the renovated State Theatre in Traverse City, Michigan, last fall. […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

April 9th, 2008

Review & Trailer: "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep"

Movie: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep * Buy it on Amazon
On DVD:
April 8, 2008

Runtime: 111 minutes
In Theaters:
Dec. 25, 2007

MPAA Rating: PG for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking
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Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel) is a young lad living in Scotland during World War II. He and his family, […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

April 9th, 2008

DVD Giveaway: There Will Be Blood

“There Will Be Blood” is new on DVD this week. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it’s the intense story about Daniel Plainview (Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis), an oil guy who’s looking for prospects in California at the turn of the 20th century. He’s challenged by a young preacher, Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), who has his […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 389 comments

April 8th, 2008

Review & Trailer: There Will Be Blood, 2-Disc Collector’s Edition

Movie: There Will Be Blood / Amazon
In Theaters:
Jan. 11, 2008

Runtime: 158 minutes
On DVD
April 8, 2008

MPAA Rating: R for some violence
Gecko Rating:

Based on the Upton Sinclair novel, “Oil!,” There Will Be Blood takes place at the turn of the 20th century and revolves around an oil man named Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, who […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 4 comments

April 5th, 2008

Review: Nim’s Island

Movie: Nim’s Island
In Theaters:
April 4, 2008

Trailer: Click here
Runtime:
96 minutes

MPAA Rating: PG for mild adventure action and brief language.
Gecko Rating:

You know how it is when you’re looking forward to a movie, and it ends up being ok, but you were expecting so much more?
That’s Nim’s Island. It boasts some real star […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

April 4th, 2008

New in Theaters: April 4, 2008

Here’s a look at what’s new in theaters today:

LeatherheadsGeorge Clooney, Renee Zellweger, and John Krasinski star in this movie about football’s early beginnings.
Guest Review by David Kindervater (Every Morning Quarterback)
Gecko Preview & Trailer * Official Site

Nim’s Island
Abigail Breslin is a lonely little girl who needs to find her missing father and gets help […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

April 1st, 2008

"Alvin & The Chipmunks" Review & Trailer

Movie: “Alvin & the Chipmunks
On DVD:
April 1, 2008

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor
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DVD Extras: Chip-Chip-Hooray! Chipmunk History; Hitting the Harmony: The Chipmunk Music; Inside Look: Horton Hears a Who; Trailers: The Seeker - The Dark is Rising, Nim’s Island, Ace of Hearts, and more.
Review: I had to dig around […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 3 comments

March 31st, 2008

Superhero Movie: Review & Trailer

Movie: Superhero Movie
In Theaters:
March 28, 2008

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references, and language.
Gecko Rating:

If you’re a teenaged boy — or have one in the house — Superhero Movie might enter your life at some point. It’s one of those goofy, boy-humor movies with plenty of […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 1 comment