ALIAS: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON
(TV-14)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Jennifer Garner as SYDNEY BRISTOW
Ron Rifkin as ARVIN SLOANE
Victor Garber as JACK BRISTOW
Michael Vartan as MICHAEL VAUGHN
Carl Lumbly as MARCUS DIXON
Kevin Weisman as MARSHALL FLINKMAN
Mia Maestro as NADIA SANTOS
Greg Grunberg as ERIC WEISS
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Created by: J.J. Abrams
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THE ADVENTURES OF SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL
(PG)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
MOVIE (from a child’s perspective): ***** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Taylor Lautner as SHARKBOY
Taylor Dooley as LAVAGIRL
Cayden Boyd as MAX
David Arquette as DAD
Kristen Davis as MOM
George Lopez as MR. ELECTRIC
Studio: Dimension
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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WRITTEN IN BLOOD
(R)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
STARRING
Michael T. Weiss as MATTHEW RANSOM
Peter Coyote as JOHN TRAVELLER
Maureen Flannigan as JUDE TRAVELLER
Steve Rankin as LUKE WILLIAMS
Dan Gauthier as MARK PEARSALL
Gwen McGee as CAPTAIN STREETER
Nancy Valen as MARY RANSOM
Studio: Dimension
Directed by: John Terlesky
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A LOT LIKE LOVE
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Ashton Kutcher as OLIVER MARTIN
Amanda Peet as EMILY FRIEHL
Kathryn Hahn as MICHELLE
Kal Penn as JEETER
Ali Larter as GINA
Gabriel Mann as PETER
Studio: Touchstone
Directed by: Nigel Cole
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AFTER IMAGE
(R)
MOVIE: 1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
John Mellencamp as JOE MACCORMACK
Terrylene as LORA
Michael Zelniker as RYE
Louise Fletcher as AUNT CORA
Billy Burke as SAMMY
Michael Twaine as DETECTIVE CONWAY
Studio: Miramax
Directed by: Robert Manganelli
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WOOLY BOYS
(PG)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
STARRING
Peter Fonda as STONEY
Kris Kristofferson as SHUCK
Joseph Mazzello as CHARLES
Keith Carradine as SHERIFF DAWSON
Robin Dearden as KATE HARPER
Studio: Lion’s Gate
Directed by: Leszek Burzynski
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3 STEPS TO HEAVEN
(R)
MOVIE: *1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
STARRING
Katrin Cartlidge as SUZANNE
Frances Barber as ANDREA WALLIS
James Fleet as HARRY ROBERTS
Con O’Neill as ANGEL FARNHAM
David Cardy as HOOD
Paul-Mark Elliot as JOHN BOWLES
Stuart Lang as SEAN
Studio: Miramax
Directed by: Rebecca Dobbs
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ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Sanaa Lathan as ALEXA WOODS
Raoul Bova as SEBASTIAN DE ROSA
Lance Henriksen as CHARLES BISHOP WEYLAND
Ewen Bremner as GRAEME MILLER
Colin Salmon as MAXWELL STAFFORD
Tommy Flanagan as MARK VERHEIDEN
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
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THE ALADDIN TRILOGY
“Aladdin: The Return of Jafar”
(G)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Scott Weinger as ALADDIN
Dan Castellaneta as GENIE
Linda Larkin as PRINCESS JASMINE
Jonathan Freeman as JAFAR
Frank Welker as ABU
Gilbert Gottfried as IAGO
Directed by: Toby Shelton, Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove
“Aladdin and the King of Thieves”
(not rated)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Scott Weinger as ALADDIN
Robin Williams as GENIE
Linda Larkin as PRINCESS JASMINE
John Rhys-Davies as CASSIM
Gilbert Gottfried as IAGO
Directed by: Tad Stones
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YOUNG BLACK STALLION
(G)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Richard Romanus as BEN ISHAK
Biana G. Tamimi as NEETA
Patrick Elyas as ADEN
Gerard Rudolf as RHAMON
Ali Al Ameri as MONSOOR
Andries Rossouw as KADIR
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Directed by: Simon Wincer
with Quentin Tarantino
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3: THE DALE EARNHARDT STORY
(TV-14)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Barry Pepper as DALE EARNHARDT
J.K. Simmons as RALPH EARNHARDT
Elisabeth Mitchell as TERESA EARNHARDT
Sean Bridgers as NEIL BONNETT
Studio: ESPN
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
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ALADDIN
(G)
MOVIE: ***** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ****1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Scott Weinger as ALADDIN
Robin Williams as GENIE
Linda Larkin as PRINCESS JASMINE
Jonathan Freeman as JAFAR
Frank Welker as ABU
Gilbert Gottfried as IAGO
Studio: Disney
Directed by: Ron Clements and John Musker
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THE ALAMO
(PG-13)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Dennis Quaid as SAM HOUSTON
Billy Bob Thornton as DAVY CROCKETT
Jason Patric as JAMES BOWIE
Patrick Wilson as WILLIAM TRAVIS
Emilio Echeverria as ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA
Jordi Molla as JUAN SEQUIN
Studio: Touchstone
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
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ALIAS: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
(TV-14)
MOVIE: ***** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ***** (out of 5)
STARRING
Jennifer Garner as SYDNEY BRISTOW
Michael Vartan as MICHAEL VAUGHN
Melissa George as LAUREN REED
Ron Rifkin as ARVIN SLOANE
Victor Garber as JACK BRISTOW
Carl Lumbly as MARCUS DIXON
Kevin Weisman as MARSHALL FLINKMAN
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
(G)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Kathryn Beaumont as ALICE
Sterling Holloway as THE CHESHIRE CAT
Bill Thompson as THE WHITE RABBIT
Ed Wynn as THE MAD HATTER
Jerry Colonna as THE MARCH HARE
Richard Haydn as THE CATERPILLAR
Studio: Disney
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
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