Archive for October, 2006

Oct 29 2006

V for Vendetta (2006)

Published by Jay under Action,Movies,Recommended,Sci-Fi

Starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving Directed by James McTeigue Rated R for violence and some language Unusual and intruiguing.  Science fiction and political statement.  It shows a vision of the future with the government in total control of the media and, in turn, the minds of the people.  There’s just one mysterious masked man [...]

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Oct 13 2006

Secret Window (2004)

Published by Jay under Movies,Suspense

Starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro Directed by David Koepp Rated PG-13 mostly for violence/terror I was really looking forward to this one.  I had heard that it was good from others, the reviews and description on the jacket were good, and I definitely like the thriller/mystery genre.  I wasn’t really disappointed until the ending.  [...]

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Oct 08 2006

Howl’s Moving Castle (2005)

Published by Jay under Animated,Movies

Starring the voices of Emily Mortimer, Christian Bale, and Billy Crystal Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Rated PG You know, I’d really like to consider myself artsy enough to like this type of film.  It’s Japanese anime, and I tried it before with Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.  I thought both of those films were interesting.  [...]

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Oct 02 2006

High School Musical (2006)

Published by Jay under Family,Movies,Musical,Recommended

Starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens Directed (and Choreographed) by Kenny Ortega Rated G When I saw that this was The Disney Channel’s most-watched movie and that the soundtrack has been at the top of the charts for weeks, I knew I needed to see it to see what all the fuss was about.  [...]

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