Filmzee Movie Box Office Top 10 - Mon Apr 28, 2008

Here is Filmzee’s box office top 10 list for the past weekend (Fri Apr 25, 2008). Titles in bold offer a link with more detail on the movie. (The audio podcast below provides a bit more insight about the top two new releases. It will also be added later this week to the SplashCast media […]

Movies Opening This Weekend - Fri Apr 25, 2008

These are the movies that are opening this weekend across North America, for Fri Apr 25, 2008.

Baby Mama. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler.

Deal [limited]. Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison, Shannon Elizabeth, Charles Durning,
Jennifer Tilly, and numerous professional poker players including
Isabelle Mercier, Chris Moneymaker, and Joe Hachem. By the way, Maria Mason is not related to […]

Movie Box Office Top 10 - Mon Apr 21, 2008

Here is Filmzee’s top 10 list for this past weekend’s box office receipts. I’ve taken over these duties from Jon and Astin Roth, and I’ve added a short audio podcast version. (You can start the player directly below to hear this episode. Also, all episodes of the podcast will appear in the SplashCast Player at […]

Movies Opening This Weekend - Fri Apr 18, 2008

These are the movies that are opening this weekend, on Fri Apr 18, 2008. Limited-release films are indicated with “[limited]”. Click on a bolded movie title to get a page with more details, including poster and video clip/ trailer. Also, click on a poster to see a larger version.
There are some really interesting movies opening […]

88 Minutes - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: 88 Minutes.
Release: Wide.
Category: Crime, Drama, Thriller.
Opening: Fri Apr 18, 2008.
Director: Jon Avnet.
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson.
Cast: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Benjamin McKenzie.
Rating: R
Runtime: 108 min.
Notes: Al Pacino is one of my all-time favorite actors. No matter what movie he’s in, even if it’s not a solid script, he gives it his all. That alone guarantees, […]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Release: Wide.
Category: Comedy, Romance.
Opening: Fri Apr 18, 2008.
Director: Nicholas Stoller.
Writer: Jason Segel.
Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, William Baldwin, Jason Bateman.
Rating: R
Runtime: 112 min.
Notes: The trailers for this one have been playing nonstop on TV and in theatres, but it really looks like a load […]

The Forbidden Kingdom - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: The Forbidden Kingdom.
Release: Wide.
Category: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy.
Opening: Fri Apr 18, 2008.
Director: Rob Minkoff.
Writer: John Fusco.
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li. Bingbing Li.
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 113 min.
Notes: Martial arts fans are very likely salivating, eager to see this movie. Not only has Jet Li thankfully not honored his promise to stop doing these types of movies, […]

Pathology - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Pathology.
Release: Wide.
Category: Crime, Horror, Thriller.
Opening: Fri Apr 18, 2008.
Director: Marc Schoelermann.
Writer: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor. (Both wrote and directed the Jason Statham/ Amy Smart guy movie vehicle Crank.)
Cast: Alyssa Milano, Milo Ventimiglia, Keir O’Donnell.
Rating: R
Runtime: 93 min.
Notes: I’ve had a long-time crush on Alyssa Milano, but I know very little about this horror/ […]

The Life Before Her Eyes - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: The Life Before Her Eyes.
Release: Limited.
Category: Drama, Thriller.
Opening: Fri Apr 18, 2008.
Director: Vadim Perelman.
Writer: Emil Stern, based on the novel by Laura Kasischke.
Cast: Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood.
Rating: R
Runtime: 90 min.
Notes: This movie centers on Uma Thurman’s character, Diana, showing in her life two different time periods: present, and fifteen years earlier, before she […]

Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden.
Release: Limited.
Category: Documentary.
Opening: Fri Apr 18, 2008.
Director: Morgan Spurlock.
Writer: Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick.
Cast: Morgan Spurlock.
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 93 min.
Notes: Morgan Spurlock is probably best known for writing, directing and producing the documentary Super Size Me, about obesity and fast food. ‘Osama’ is a light documentary about the war […]