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Posted on September 11, 2006 at 11:51 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language. |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language, including ethnic slurs |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Nudity and very explicit sexual references and gay and straight sexual situations including pornography, prostitution, implied incest |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking, characters abuse alcohol and drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Very intense and graphic violence |
| Diversity Issues: |
Ethnic slurs |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000K2UVZM |
Director Brian de Palma is all about the look and the mood and paying tribute to the classic old movies he loves. He loves them so much he crawls inside them. He imitates them like an art student sitting in front of an old master at a museum, matching every brushstroke. If his characters capture …
Continue reading “The Black Dahlia”
Posted on September 11, 2006 at 11:20 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Preschool |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated G |
| Profanity: |
Mild schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Peril, but no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters, understated portrayal of segregation |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 1, 1970 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
January 1, 1970 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000MNOX9E |
The indomitable spirit of Christopher Reeve shines through this little story of a boy who will not give up his quest to retrieve the baseball bat belonging to the greatest player ever, Babe Ruth. Ten-year-old Yankee Irving (that’s his name) loves baseball, but when he stands at the plate, the kids in the outfield jeer, …
Continue reading “Everyone’s Hero”
Posted on September 7, 2006 at 11:55 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Contains nudity and disturbing sexual situations, with allusions to sexual slavery and prostitution |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Contains several deaths by combat and gunshot. Many of the gunshot deaths are startling and unexpected |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong characters of diverse backgrounds, both good and bad guys, though only men are physically strong |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000I0RNWU |
Martial arts actor Tony Jaa’s follow-up to his breakout performance, 2003’s Ong-bak, could be called Kill Bill with a conscience. The violence is so pervasive that viewers can’t help but become increasingly desensitized, and there’s a clear attention to style that results in some brilliant scenes dripping with flair and fashion. But where directors like …
Continue reading “The Protector”
Posted on September 4, 2006 at 12:00 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language, some violence and sexual content. |
| Profanity: |
Some very strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and explicit situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Graphic violence, question of suicide or murder, character gets beat up badly |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000KWZ7JC |
Is there a more heartbreakingly unsolveable mystery than a suicide? The only person who really knows what happened is gone. Even if we find out the how, we who are left behind will always wonder why. Those who are still here have made a decision to live. Whether or not we have ever explicitly considered …
Continue reading “Hollywoodland”
Posted on September 1, 2006 at 2:54 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues. |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Prescription drugs |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Very scary images and abrupt and startling moments of terror. Sudden, high-speed crashes, dead bodies and mutilation |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse communities, paganism |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B000FUF6QS |
Fans of the original The Wicker Man appreciate the film for many reasons: Its dichotomy of paganism and Christianity, its skillful use of Celtic folk music, its eerie and overbearing ambience. Although some might find it slow, disturbing, and at times absurd, it is redeemed by a general sense that the actors and filmmakers felt …
Continue reading “The Wicker Man”
