On Video - May 2008

 

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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context.

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May 6

I'm Not There [2007] [R] - 7.5.6
Surrealistic Bob Dylan biopic, acted out by different actors representing the different elements of his personality throughout his life. With Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw. Directed by Todd Haynes. [2:15]

P.S. I Love You [2007] [PG-13] - 4.3.5
Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler star as a couple that's just gotten married, when he's diagnosed with an incurable disease. When she becomes a widow and she struggles with coping with grief and with life on her own, she also begins receiving letters left by her dead husband that help her make choices that will allow her to move on with her life. Also with Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, Kathy Bates, Harry Connick, Jr., and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Directed by Richard LaGravenese. [2:06]

Over Her Dead Body [2008] [PG-13] - 5.3.4
A man (Paul Rudd) is devastated when his fiancée (Eva Longoria Parker) is killed in a freak accident on their wedding day. Unable to let go and move on with his life, he is persuaded to seek help from a psychic (Lake Bell) who tries to communicate with his expired bride, who is now a ghost and unwilling to let go of him. The situation becomes more complicated when he begins to fall for the psychic. Also with Jason Biggs, Lindsay Sloane and Stephen Root. Directed by Jeff Lowell. [1:34]

First Sunday [2008] [PG-13] - 3.4.5
A man (Ice Cube), down on his luck and unable to find a job is desperate to raise some money to keep the mother of his son from moving away. After all of his employment opportunities dry up, he and his best friend (Tracy Morgan) scheme to rob the neighborhood church. But they end up instead unwittingly uncovering unsavory activity. Also with Katt Williams, Loretta Devine, Michael Beach, Keith David, Regina Hall, Chi McBride and C.J. Sanders. Directed by David E. Talbert. [1:36]


May 13

Untraceable [2008] [R] - 4.9.5
Diane Lane stars as an FBI CyberCrimes agent, who stumbles onto the site of a serial murderer who posts live streaming video on the Internet of the torture and murder of animals and people. Because the deaths happen faster as the number of online viewers increases, she is operating against the clock. Also with Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt and Peter Lewis. Directed by Gregory Hoblit. [1:40]

Youth Without Youth [2007] [R] - 6.6.1
Dominic Matei (Tim Roth) is an aging professor during WWII who suffers a lightning strike and a reversal of the aging process. With the help of his physician (Bruno Ganz), and the interference of Nazi experimenters, he readjusts to life and works to complete his textbook on the origin of human language. Also with Alexandra Maria Lara, André M. Hennicke, Marcel Iures, Alexandra Pirici, Adrian Pintea, Florin Piersic Jr., Zoltan Butuc, Mirela Oprisor, Adriana Titieni, Anamaria Marinca, Andrei Vasluianu, Mihai Niculescu, Mircea Albulescu and Rudy Rosenfeld. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. [2:04]

The Great Debaters [2007] [PG-13] - 4.5.4
Drama based on the true story, chronicling how Texas' Wiley College debate team broke the racial barrier in college debating in the 1930s. Denzel Washington directs and stars as the debate team coach, who manages to turn students from the small African American college into an elite debate team. Also with Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Forest Whitaker and Jermaine Williams. [2:03]

Mad Money [2008] [PG-13] - 4.3.5
An upper-middle class housewife (Diane Keaton) is shocked when she realizes that she will lose her suburban home and comfortable lifestyle when her husband (Ted Danson) is downsized. Unprepared for the world of common toil, she befriends two women (Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes) who are willing to help her pull off a seemingly perfect burglary. Also with Stephen Root, Roger Cross and Adam Rothenberg. Directed by Callie Khouri. [1:44]


May 20

National Treasure: Book of Secrets [2007] [PG] - 1.4.1
The second installment in the adventure series finds Nicolas Cage struggling to clear his family name from an accusation that his grandfather planned the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. To do so he must find pages that are missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary. Also with Diane Kruger, Ed Harris, Helen Mirren and Justin Bartha. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. [2:10]

Strange Wilderness [2008] [R] - 7.6.10
In order to save his failing nature show, the son of a famous nature show host assembles a crew of misfits to track down and film Bigfoot. With Steve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Kevin Heffernan, Ashley Scott, Justin Long, Ernest Borgnine, Joe Don Baker, Harry Hamlin, Robert Patrick and Peter Dante. Directed by Fred Wolf. [1:27]


May 27

Rambo [2008] [R] - 5.10.7
Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as the lethal but troubled Vietnam vet John Rambo. This time he accompanies a group of mercenaries to rescue Christian aid workers from a Burmese military compound. Also with Julie Benz, James Brolin, Paul Schulze and Matthew Marsden. Directed by Stallone. [1:33]



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