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| Title | ISBN | Review Snippet |
| Shrek the Third | B000UVKGPI | Its another tough day in the kingdom of Far Far Away for our green skinned friend. Fiona's father King Harold announces on his deathbed that |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | B000VWYJ86 | Jason Bourne is not free of the CIA yet. We pick him up in Moscow where we left him in "The Bourne Supremacy". He's searching for the CIA |
| Bee Movie | B0011ZNAIC | Comedian Jerry Seinfeld stars as the voice of Barry the young bee who faces the decision of his life when it comes time to choose his place in |
| Michael Clayton | B00121QGPY | Talented British actor Tom Wilkinson plays Arthur Edens, the lead attorney on the case who goes off his anti-psychotic meds and starts a chain |
| Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | B00128VA76 | Mr. Magorium's is unlike other toy stores. This one is truly magical. Weird and wonderful things happen there every day. Kids love to come |
| Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | B0013D8LOK | This dark tale is a triumphant achievement for director Tim Burton. This adaptation of the original Steven Sondheim musical expands the scope |
| Elizabeth - The Golden Age | B000ZOXDFA | The sequel to 1998's "Elizabeth", "The Golden Age" tells the tail of the evolution of young Queen Elizabeth from a figurehead to a true leader. |
| No Country for Old Men | Make yourself as comfortable as you can, because this is a dark ride. The Coen Brother's latest epic based on Cormac McCarthy's novel is the | |
| There Will Be Blood | Based on Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil!", this is the story of an ambitious man named Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) who pulls himself up | |
| Foyle's War: Set 4 | Michael Kitchen is back as DC Foyle, for the fourth season of the story of the English countryside of Hastings in World War II. The series | |
| Torchwood - The Complete First Season | I call this series a cross between Doctor Who and MI-5. It's the story of a special operations group who search for alien invaders. Yeah, the | |
| Atonement | The astonishingly beautiful Keira Knightley stars in this story of pre-War England as Cecilia Tallis, as the daughter of a wealthy family who | |
| Bullets Over Broadway | Often called one of Woody Allen's best movies, "Bullets Over Broadway" is a star-studded tale of a writer in the days of the Speakeasies when | |
| Mad Money | "Mad Money" is a disappointing comedy starring Diane Keaton as Bridget, whose world is crashing down around her when her husband loses his high-paying | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | B000E8M0VA | A smallish hit from 2005, "The Chronicles of Narnia" is the charming story of three youngsters who are sent to live in an English country mansion |
| Enchanted | B0011U52EC | This family movie seemed to have every chance of being another saccharine Disney kids flick, but surprised everyone when it turned out to be, |
| The Bucket List | B000YAF4MA | In a romp for two old pros, Jack Nicholson plays Edward Cole, a cranky, egotistic Scrooge of a tycoon who owns several hospitals. His busy |
| Fool's Gold | B0012KJ0DK | Fool's Gold reunites Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey (How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days) in a lightweight story about a ne'er-do-well treasure |
| Juno | B000YABYLA | Juno (Ellen Page) is a precocious young high school girl living in a small town who's pregnant from a one-night tryst with a clueless classmate. |
| Deadwood - The Complete First Season | B0006FO5LO | This series about Deadwood, South Dakota in the post-Civil War era shows a lawless town that's struggling to become a real city. Lots of drifters, gamblers, |
| Lovejoy - The Complete Season 1 | B000NJXG8Q | If you only know Ian McShane from Deadwood or, perhaps, Dallas, you're in for a real treat. Lovejoy (no first name, he insists, just Lovejoy) |
| Flawless | B001662FIW | Michael Caine and Demi Moore are certainly an odd couple, but they are superbly cast in this movie about a diamond heist in London in the 1960's. |
| Jumper | B00177Y9ZC | Jumper is a fast-paced sci-fi thriller about a mild-mannered computer geek named David Rice (Hayden Christensen) who's constantly being belittled |
| John Adams | B000WGWQG8 | Paul Giamatti plays John Adams in this superb biography of one of America's most underappreciated founders. Based on the best-selling book |
| Cruel Intentions | B000OT6UZQ | Columbia Pictures Home Video recently released the Blu-Ray edition of the 1999 sex farce "Cruel Intentions" starring Sarah Michelle Geller, |
| Cruising Has No Limits | Lynn and Larry Pardey take you with them on some of thier most exciting cruises in their 29 foot sailing ship, The Taleisin. Based in New Zealand, | |
| Incredible Hulk | Desperate to find a cure for his problem, Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) has hidden himself away in Brazil, only to find himself driven back to | |
| Get Smart | Fans of TV's "Get Smart" are going to be disappointed by this movie. Steve Carell plays the bumbling spy Maxwell Smart ably enough, but he's | |
| Dr. No (James Bond) [Blu-ray] | Fox and MGM have teamed to create a library of fully-restored and digitally enhanced versions of the James Bond movies. Originally released | |
| Kit Kittredge - An American Girl | In a film that's a cross between Little Orphan Annie and Nancy Drew, and based on the "American Girl" series, young Abigail Breslin stars as | |
| The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | This new episode in the classic tale of Rocky and Bullwinkle is a combination of live action and computer animation that brings the denizens | |
| S.O.B. | I rented this movie recently because I hadn't seen it in many years and wanted to share it with some friends. Written and directed by Blake | |
| The Dark Knight [Blu-ray] | "The Dark Knight" is the second Batman movie starring Christian Bale as The Caped Crusader. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Gotham's new District | |
| Wanted [Blu-ray] | Meek geek Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) plods along in his hum-drum life as an accountant who is constantly berated by his overbearing boss and | |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Deluxe Edition) [Blu-ray] | This third in the series of Mummy movies featuring Brendon Frasier is set in China. Ages ago, an evil emperor (Jet Li) was cursed by a woman |