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Posted on January 25, 2007 at 11:33 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, some sexuality and substance abuse. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief nudity, some sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, drug dealer |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense and graphic peril and violence, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong female character |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000OCY7TY |
There was enthusiastic applause in the theater when the name of author Annette Curtis Klause appeared in the opening credits. The book, about a teenage girl in Maryland whose werewolf issues serve as a metaphor for the sometimes-disturbing forces in adolescence, has a devoted following. But by the time the movie ended, there were only …
Continue reading “Blood and Chocolate”
Posted on January 23, 2007 at 11:37 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use. |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Nudity, sexual references (some crude) and situations, including prostitutes, orgies, cross-dressing |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extreme, graphic, and intense peril and violence, many characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B002VEJKQI |
This is a flashy, nasty, hyper-violent story about a lot of people who are very, very interested in a snitch, magician and five time entertainer-of-the-year Buddy “Aces” Israel (Jeremy Piven). He’s about to turn state’s evidence against his long-time cronies in the mob. The FBI is particularly interested in mob boss Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin), …
Continue reading “Smokin’ Aces”
Posted on January 22, 2007 at 12:21 pm
For the first time, screenwriter Susannah Grant not only writes but directs with this messy romantic weepie about a woman whose fiance is killed just before the wedding. Grant is known for writing movies with strong female characters, from Disney’s Pocahontas to Julia Roberts’ starring title roles in Charlotte’s Web and Erin Brocovich. But she …
Continue reading “Catch and Release”
Posted on January 19, 2007 at 12:35 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong bloody violence, terror and language. |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Couple kissing in shower, non-explicit |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense and graphic violence, brutal killings, disturbing images, torture |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
0783114893 |
John Ryder returns in this remake of the 1986 horror film, and this time he has his eyes (and knives, and guns, and fleet of constantly-changing automobiles-turned-weapons) on not the young man driving but the young woman in the passenger’s seat. Those who have seen the original will know the drill: Ryder (originally played by …
Continue reading “The Hitcher”
Posted on January 17, 2007 at 8:13 am
