Meet the Browns - Filmzee Friday Film Previews

Film: Meet the Browns.
Release: Wide
Category: Comedy, Drama
Opening: Mar 21, 2008.
Director: Tyler Perry
Writer: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Tamela J. Mann.
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 100 min
Notes: I like Angela Bassett but I’m not a Tyler Perry/ Madea fan. This movie does seem like a much more […]

Shutter - Filmzee Friday Film Previews

Film: Shutter
Release: Wide
Category: Horror, Mystery, Thriller.
Opening: Mar 21, 2008.
Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Writer: Luke Dawson
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Rachel Taylor, James Kyson Lee.
Rating: n/a
Runtime: 85 m
Notes: I once made a personal vow never to see a movie that had one of the cast from Dawson’s Creek - […]

The Grand - Filmzee Friday Film Previews

Film: The Grand
Release: Limited
Category: Comedy
Opening: Mar 21, 2008.
Director: Zak Penn
Writer: Zak Penn, Matt Bierman.
Cast: Shannon Elizabeth, David Cross, Richard Kind, Mike Epps, Dennis Farina, Woody Harrelson, Werner Herzog, Chris Parnell, and many more celebs you’ll probably recognize.
Rating:
Runtime:
Notes: The Grand is said to be an “improvisational” […]

The Hammer - Filmzee Friday Film Previews

Film: The Hammer
Release: Limited
Category: Comedy
Opening: Mar 21, 2008
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Writer: Kevin Hench, based on a story by Adam Carolla.
Cast: Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Heather Juergensen.
Rating: R
Runtime: 88 min
Notes: Adam Carolla stars as a now 40-year old boxer who’s been in a rut. But things […]

La misma luna/ Under the Same Moon - Filmzee Friday Film Previews

Film: Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)
Release: Limited
Category: Drama
Opening: Mar 21, 2008.
Director: Patricia Riggen
Writer: Ligiah Villalobos
Cast: Eugenio Derbez, Kate del Castillo, Adrian Alonso, America Ferrera.
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 106 min
Notes: Supposedly a heartstring-tugging movie - which received a standing ovation at the 2007 Sundance Festival […]

Les Chansons d’amour - Filmzee Friday Film Previews

Film: Les Chansons d’amour/ Love Songs
Release: Limited
Category: Musical
Opening: Mar 21, 2008.
Director: Christophe Honoré
Writer: Christophe Honoré
Cast: Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Clotilde Heme.
Rating: 18A (Canada)
Runtime: 100 min
Notes: This French-language film was released in Europe in May 2007 but is just coming around to North America now. […]

Movie Box Office Top 10 - Mon Mar 17, 2008

Three new theatrical movie releases made it into the top 10 of the box office this past weekend, with two in the top 3. It’s no surprise that the newest incarnation of a beloved Dr. Seuss story, Horton Hears a Who!, made it to number one, though neither Richard Roeper (Ebert & Roeper) nor his […]

Movies Opening This Weekend - Fri Mar 14, 2008

These are the movies that are opening this weekend, Fri Mar 14, 2008, in North America. Limited-release films are marked “[limited]”. Click on a movie name to get more information about that movie. Click on a poster to see a larger version. Movies are listed alphabetically by title.

Doomsday. Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig.
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Filmzee Friday Film Previews - Doomsday

Film: Doomsday.
Release: Wide
Category: Action/ Drama/ Sci-Fi/ Thriller.
Opening: Mar 14, 2008
Director: Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers).
Writer(s): Neil Marshall.
Cast: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Malcolm McDowell.
Rating: R
Run time: 105 min.
Notes: This has cool factor written all over it: a […]

Filmzee Friday Film Previews - Funny Games U.S.

Film: Funny Games U.S.
Release: Wide
Category: Horror, Thriller.
Opening: Mar 14, 2008
Director: Michael Haneke (Caché, Funny Games).
Writer(s): Michael Haneke.
Cast: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt.
Rating: R
Run time: 107 min
Notes: […]