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Posted on November 20, 2006 at 3:06 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensuality. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense and graphic violence, many characters killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B00005JPD0 |
A heart-pounding thriller with a time-travel twist, “Deja Vu” will not leave you thinking you’ve seen it all before. Denzel Washington plays Doug Carlin, an ATF agent called in to investigate a bombing. Someone, perhaps a terrorist, has blown up a ferry boat filled with families. Carlin is smart, knowledgeable, dedicated, and persistent. He knows …
Continue reading “Deja Vu”
Posted on November 14, 2006 at 3:47 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and non-explicit situations, brief nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Intense peril and violence including torture and assassination |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B001DSNF8C |
They got a lot right with this new rebooted Bond, but — let me get this straight — when Bond and the Bad Guy have their big confrontation, it’s…a poker game? First things first. Daniel Craig is a great Bond, with Steve McQueen-style cool and jungle cat grace. He runs like an Olympic athlete and …
Continue reading “Casino Royale”
Posted on November 12, 2006 at 4:40 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grades |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor. |
| Profanity: |
Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief potty humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Characters in peril, scary, toothy monster-looking seal |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000MV9026 |
It’s official. The cutest thing on the planet is penguins singing “Boogie Wonderland.” Especially if one of them is tap-dancing. This movie is a straight shot of sunshine. I defy anyone to watch it without smiling. Just as important, I defy anyone to watch it without thinking. This is a PG computer-animated film that raises …
Continue reading “Happy Feet”
Posted on November 12, 2006 at 3:57 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use. |
| Profanity: |
Extremely strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and crude humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Characters drink, smoke, and use drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Comic peril and violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000MCH5RM |
If you’re going to make an unapologetic slob/druggy/rock and roll comedy it has to be snark-free, without a hint of irony. Self-deprecation is welcome, but winking at the audience spoils the effect. And this movie winks at its winking, a sort of infinite regression of snark. That’s how the undeniably funny Kyle Gass and Jack …
Continue reading “Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny”
Posted on November 10, 2006 at 11:53 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for mild thematic elements, language and some violence. |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Tension and peril, sick child |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000MQCUJG |
Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote in The Little Prince, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” That is the theme of this gentle story about a little girl whose two invisible friends are more real to her than the desolate landscape and desperate hopes …
Continue reading “Opal Dream”
