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 […]

Movie Box Office Top 10 - Mon Apr 14, 2008

Of the three wide-release movies that opened this past weekend, all of them made the top 10 in box office receipts. Not too suprisingly, Prom Night and Street Kings were in the top 5. But I would have thought Smart People would have fared much better than #7 spot.

[-] Prom Night. Brittany Snow.
[-] Street Kings. […]

Movies Opening This Weekend - Fri Apr 11, 2008

These movies are opening this weekend, Fri Apr 11, 2008. Bolded movie titles are clickable, and you’ll see a related preview page with a large poster and a video clip.
My pick for this week is Smart People. It looks like a thoughtful, entertaining film, and we’ll have a review to follow. Another possible box office […]

Street Kings - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Street Kings.
Release: Wide.
Category: Crime, Drama, Thriller.
Opening: Fri Apr 11, 2008
Director: David Ayer.
Writer: James Ellroy, Kurt Wimmer, and Jamie Moss, based on a story by James Ellroy.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Jay Mohr, Cedric the Entertainer, Common, The Game.
Rating: R
Runtime: 109 min.
Notes: It’s really hard to tell whether this one is worth […]