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Entries for November, 2008

Box Office Review: Madagascar Escape 2 Africa [2008]

Nov. 14, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 11/07/08 1 hr. 29 min. PG Eric Darnell/DreamWorks Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer Jada Pinkett Smith Sacha Baron Cohen Bernie Mac Alec Baldwin Shotguns, hit and runs, and a psychotic grandmother shouting “Bad kitty.” No, this isn’t a Looney Tunes cartoon from yesteryear, this is […]

DVD Review: Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 6 [2008]

Reviewed by Rich Depping Warner Home Video – 413 minutes – 2008 – Unrated – 1.33:1 – Dolby Digital Mono – English SDH – Four Discs Another volume chock full of classic Warner cartoon, remastered and unedited, politically incorrect content and all. 4 discs of various era and themed Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, entries from […]

Box Office Review: W. [2008]

Nov. 8, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 10/24/08 2 hr. 10 min. PG-13 Oliver Stone/Lionsgate Josh Brolin Elizabeth Banks James Cromwell Jeffrey Wright Richard Dreyfuss Toby Jones Thandie Newton Scott Glenn Ellen Burstyn  Though the “strategery” of this film’s release date might be up for legitimate questioning, it is a mistake to dismiss […]

Box Office Review: Nights In Rodanthe [2008]

Nov. 6, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 9/26/08 1 hr. 37 min. PG-13 George C. Wolfe/Village Roadshow Pictures Richard Gere Diane Lane Scott Glenn Mae Whitman James Franco  In the motion picture biz they call this a weeper. A tear-jerker. On t.v. they call this Lifetimey. Hallmarkey. In the sciences they call this […]

Blu-ray Review: Eastern Promises [2007]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 101 mins – 2007 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Director David Cronenberg has tackled various subjects in his body of work, but Eastern Promises is unique, because though many may lump it into the mob movie genre, […]

Blu-ray Review: Daredevil [2003]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Fox Home Entertainment– 124 minutes – 2003 – Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio There are good comic book based movies, (Spiderman, Iron Man, The Dark Knight); there are bad ones (The Punisher, Superman Returns, Batman & Robin), and then there are those that are not […]