Oscar History: October 23 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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The DVD Report #64
Two years ago the hi-definition format wars began between the Sony-backed Blu-ray and the Toshiba-backed HD-DVD. The war has ended and Sony won. The question now is will Blu-ray become as popular as standard definition DVD or remain a niche market the way the laser disc was for upscale buyers who wanted something better than…
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Review: The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rating Director Christopher Nolan Screenplay Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer Length 152 min. Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review Looking back three years…
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Film Preview: Felon (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C- Review: A pretty substandard poster using a harsh white background with the film’s three stars in two scenes from the film separated by a large, blocky title. There is nothing here that impresses. Trailer…
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Film Preview: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C+ Review: The poster’s designers have a significant problem. At first glance (and even second and third), this design looks like the kids are just laying on the ground in faux air-jumping poses. It’s distracting…
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Film Preview: Man on Wire (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: B Review: Simple, yet evocative. This poster quietly captures the essence of the film’s subject without resorting to an over-abundance of critical plaudits and visual stimulus. Trailer Rating: B- Review: The idea is certainly envigorating,…
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Film Preview: Ping Pong Playa (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C; B Review: The attempt of the poster’s designers to create a visual dichotomy between drama and humor doesn’t work as well as they’d hope. The poster is a bit too dark and the stills…
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Film Preview: Fly Me to the Moon (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C- Review: Entirely unoriginal unimpressive. For being an animated 3D feature, the concept looks entirely flat. Trailer Rating: D Review: What an awful premise with awful animation. The film looks like a reject from the…
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Film Preview: Cthulhu (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: B Review: Simple and evoactive cominbing a sense of mystery, a sense of dread and a sense of purpose. At least the poster is a success. Trailer Rating: C Review: While I must say that…
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Film Preview: Flash of Genius (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer Rating: B Review: This is the kind of film that requires…
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Film Preview: Morning Light (2008)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer Rating: B- Review: Roy E. Disney appears to be trying to…
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Review: Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy Rating Director Guillermo Del Toro Screenplay Guillermo Del Toro, Peter Briggs Length 122 min. Starring Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, Karel Roden, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, Brian Steele, Ladislav Beran, Bridget Hodson MPAA Rating PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and frightening images. Buy/Rent Movie Poster Source Material Review Before Pan’s Labyrinth…
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Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Rating Director Guillermo Del Toro Screenplay Guillermo Del Toro, Mike Mignola Length 120 min. Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hurt MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and some language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material…
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The DVD Report #63
An indifferent public kept one of this year’s few good films so far from becoming the success it deserved. Kimberly Peirce’s meticulously researched Stop-Loss instead became the latest in a series of films about the Iraq War to suffer defeat at the box office. The policy of stop-loss was created by the United States Congress…
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Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Rating Director Andrew Adamson Screenplay Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely (Novel: C.S. Lewis) Length 144 min. Starring Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Sergio Castellitto, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Vincent Grass, Pierfrancesco Favino MPAA Rating PG for epic battle action and violence. Buy/Rent Movie…
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Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Rating Director Steven Spielberg Screenplay David Koepp, George Lucas, Jeff Nathanson Length 124 min. Starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, Igor Jijikine, Alan Dale MPAA Rating PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster…
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