A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife’s death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce

Married Life congratulates its audience on a sophisticated, humorous complicity in the obvious immorality of Harry’s murder plans ..
– entertainment weekly –

Stuck somewhere between a dark comedy and a thriller, director Ira Sachs’ Married Life doesn’t really work as either, leaving its strong cast adrift
– hollywood.com –

“Married Life” turns out to be as indefinable as the condition it’s named for, not to mention as variable. What starts as a dark comedy that plays like a film noir, or a film noir that plays as a dark comedy, detours into a melodramatic comedy of manners and ends up confused
– calendardrive.com –

“Married Life,” a period comedy of manners merged with a suspenseful psychological thriller, aspires to be a hybrid of the sort that Alfred Hitchcock polished to perfection in the age of sexual subtext and subterfuge
– new york times –

Married Life aims to be the sort of comedy of manners rarely produced these days, and on this count it acquits itself admirably. It is a cleverly scripted film featuring fine actors doing solid work — nothing more, nothing less
– filmcritic –

Married Life is an uncommonly adult film that surprises and confounds expectations. While it plays with mystery, comedy, and intrigue, its ultimate concern is: “What is married life?”
– empire movies –

Married Life is one of those little movies that really only exists on the radar because big names were in it
– CanMag –

Does the intriguing combination of actors make for a satisfying film?
– metromix –

Married Life Movie Data Information

Starring :
Chris Cooper (Previous movies : Jarhead, Breach, The Kingdom)
Patricia Clarkson (Previous movies : The Green Mile, Far from Heaven and Good Night and Good Luck, Pieces of April - nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress)
Pierce Brosnan (Previous movies : James Bond’s Series)
Rachel McAdams (Previous movies : The Notebook, Wedding Crashers)
Film Director :
Ira Sachs (Previous Movie : Forty Shades of Blue)
Film Cinematography :
Peter Deming (Previous movies : Austin Powers, Scream)
Theatrical Release Date : 7 March 2008
Run Time : 90 min.
Movie Genre : Drama, Romance
Movie Rating : PG-13
Distributed by : Sony Pictures Classics

Married Life Movie Trailer

Yes, 10,000 B.C. will open huge this weekend. Emmerich has a taste for cheesy entertainment. I adored Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. So, lured by Warner Bros.’ potent marketing campaign, I demanded to see this movie
– thompson on hollywood –

10,000 BC should get serious consideration for one of the worst movies of the year and might even be a contender for a prestigious Razzie Award
– empire movies –

Mr. Emmerich has made something of a specialty in staging — with maximal bombast and minimal coherence — end-of-the-world scenarios
– the new york times –

This movie has a subplot about a father-son relationship that adds nothing to the film but a sense of emotional cheesiness
– canada.com –

It’s unfortunate that the filmmakers didn’t truly create an innovative look into prehistoric life - in fact, it’s pretty unimaginative
– edgeboston –

There are moments of genuine mourning, honest laughter and courage that work nicely because of good performances by Strait and Curtis
– filmschoolreject.com –

As a night out for teens and young adults, writer-director Roland Emmerich’s “10,000 B.C.” has its merits as both an action-fantasy film and a coming-of-age story that advocates thinking beyond the id. Plus, it boasts some serious eye candy
– recordonline –

The film’s heart is in its throwback innocence, its determinedly old-fashioned story of a young love that will not die and a young man who is a hero in the making but doesn’t know it
– calendarlive.com –

“10,000 B.C” looks pretty good, and the computer-animated beasts are OK (the killer chickens are even better than that), but there’s not an interesting character to be seen, and the dialogue by Emmerich and Harald Kloser is like the awful stuff they used to make Indians speak in old Westerns
–kansascity.com –

You’ll hate this movie. See something else
– cinemablend –

‘10,000 B.C.’ is wild, woolly - and pretty dumb
– presstelegram –

10,000 B.C. Movie Data Information

Film Director :
Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow)
Starring :
Steven Strait (Undiscovered, Sky High, The Covenant)
Camilla Belle (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Patriot, Practical Magic, When a Stranger Calls, The Trap)
Cliff Curtis (Collateral Damage, Die hard 4 - Live Free or Die Hard)
Music :
Harald Kloser (AVP: Alien vs. Predator, The Day After Tomorrow
Theatrical Release Date :
March 7, 2008 (USA), March 14, 2008 (UK)
Run Time :
109 min
Movie Genre :
drama, adventure
Movie Rating :
PG-13
Released By :
Warner Bros

see also 10,000 B.C MovieTrailer

Director Roger Kumble and the cast bring an infectious energy to the movie’s wilder sequences
– globe and mail –

College Road Trip is at its best when it drops any pretense of plot for sheer goof
– entertainment weekly –

.. Director Roger Kumble relies on slapstick scenes that are neither essential nor especially clever
– sfgate –

College Road Trip is the kind of movie that its audiences will use once for blowing off steam and then toss aside as if it were shrink-wrap
– newsday –

I hated this movie. Not only is it a platform for the grotesquely unfunny Martin Lawrence to do his bug-eyed shtick yet again, it’s also an infuriatingly lazy picture
– film.com –

College Road Movie Data Information

Film Director :
Roger Kumble (Cruel Intentions 1, 2)
Starring :
Raven-Symoné (Dr. Dolittle 1, 2)
Martin Lawrence (Big Momma’s House 1, 2)
Brenda Song(Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior)
Theatrical Release Date :
March 7, 2008 (USA)
Run Time :
83 min
Movie Genre :
Comedy
Movie Rating :
G
Released By :
Walt Disney Pictures

see also College Road Trip Movie Trailer

This film is formulaic in all the wrong ways
– times online —

.. it’s still debatable how accurate the film’s version of events are. What we do get though is a highly entertaining crime thriller where cliches and stereotypes are expertly used to deliver a cracking couple of hours
– channel4 –

The Bank Job is a fun and entertaining time at the movies. Jason Statham is his usual charming self, the pace of the movie is terrific, it’s funny, at times exciting and generally pretty damn satisfying. It’s no “Snatch”, but that’s ok. Overall I give The Bank Job a 7 out of 10.
– the movie blog –

It’s an intriguing concept, but The Bank Job doesn’t really deliver the thrills
– bbc.co.uk –

Enjoyable, nicely acted and well written heist thriller that successfully weaves together a number of threads and speculates on a fascinating true story
– viewlondon.co.uk –

The Bank Job Movie Data Information

Starring :
Jason Statham (Previous movies : The Transporter 1, 2, The Italian Job)
Saffron Burrows(Previous movies : Deep Blue Sea, Troy)
Stephen Campbell Moore
Film Director : Jon Poll (Previous movies : Mutiny of the Bounty, No Way Out, Cocktail, Dante’s Peak, Thirteen Days, Species)
Theatrical Release Date : 29 February 2008
Run Time : 111.5 min
Movie Genre : Thriller
Cinematography : Michael Coulter
Music Film by : J. Peter Robinson
Movie Rating : PG-13
Distributed by : Lions Gate Entertainment

Charlie Bartlett Movie Trailer

Film Director :
Roger Kumble (Cruel Intentions 1, 2)
Starring :
Raven-Symoné (Dr. Dolittle 1, 2)
Martin Lawrence (Big Momma’s House 1, 2)
Brenda Song(Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior)
Theatrical Release Date :
March 7, 2008 (USA)
Run Time :
83 min
Movie Genre :
Comedy
Movie Rating :
G
Released By :
Walt Disney Pictures

College Road Trip Movie Trailer

Film Director :
Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow)
Starring :
Steven Strait (Undiscovered, Sky High, The Covenant)
Camilla Belle (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Patriot, Practical Magic, When a Stranger Calls, The Trap)
Cliff Curtis (Collateral Damage, Die hard 4 - Live Free or Die Hard)
Music :
Harald Kloser (AVP: Alien vs. Predator, The Day After Tomorrow
Theatrical Release Date :
March 7, 2008 (USA), March 14, 2008 (UK)
Run Time :
109 min
Movie Genre :
drama, adventure
Movie Rating :
PG-13
Released By :
Warner Bros

10,000 BC Movie Trailer

This was a surprisingly enjoyable film for me. An extra 20 minutes would have actually strengthened the feel of the story and made for a more atmospheric experience. I never think a film should go longer, but here - it may have been appropriate. Natalie and Scarlett did a great job working together and I hope we get to see them do so again. Out of 10, I would give this film a 6.
– the movie blog –

Shot in high-definition video with a murky brown palette (perhaps to suggest tea-stained porcelain and teeth), the film is both underwritten and overedited
– new york times –

The Other Boleyn Girl is crisply enjoyable, its cynicism polished to a high sheen, yet there’s also something rigid and slightly locked-in about it
– entertainment weekly –

Playing less fast and loose with history than Philippa Gregory’s novel, “The Other Boleyn Girl” is a sexy, good-looking political bodice-ripper with an almost flawless cast at the top of its game
– variety.com –

Though it features some extravagant and entertaining moments, The Other Boleyn Girl feels more like a soap opera than historical drama
– rotten tomatoes –

The movie also presents us how the women were treated in that era: mere pawns used for social and financial advancement
– efluxmedia –

Ultimately it’s a clumsy film with performances ranging all over the place and a story that while well constructed, just isn’t that compelling. It’s a blithely mediocre. The dresses are pretty and colorful, the palace intrigue is well constructed, and it’s nice to see one of these corset dramas try something besides unrequited love as a topic. If that’s enough for you, then maybe you’ll enjoy The Other Boleyn Girl, but with this cast I expected better and the movie should have been able to deliver something more epic. It’s trapped between being a tense political procedural and a sensual sex drama and in the end it doesn’t have the guts to be either.
– cinemablend –

Whatever the truth behind the fiction is, you would likely be better served reading the biographies written about Anne Boleyn than getting mixed up with this film
– blogcritics.com –

The Other Boleyn Girl fails to give you anything other than what you’ve come to expect from the modern costume drama
– cinematical.com –

In an attempt to preserve its PG-13 rating and, presumably, its preteen-girl audience, the movie muffles its own raciest moments. For a movie whose story hinges almost entirely on sex, The Other Boleyn Girl is disappointingly demure.
– slate.com –

The Other Boleyn Girl will not be a future Oscar contender, nor will many moviegoers speak of it again after a few weeks. Despite a uniformly strong cast who hand in fine performances, Director Justin Chadwick shows he has a lot of improvements to make if he wants to become a respected filmmaker. If you enjoy period romances, just wait for DVD if you absolutely must see this
– 411mania.com –

it is well directed, bolstered by gorgeous art direction and costuming, a fast-paced story with a sensational performance by Portman
– m & c –

The film looks terrific, all Vermeer-style light/dark interplay and sleek design. And Portman is fantastic as the tempestuous Anne
– avclub –

The Other Boleyn Girl Movie Data Information

Starring : Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess
Film Director : Justin Chadwick
Film Cinematography : Kieran McGuigan
Theatrical Release Date : 29 February 2008 (US)
Run Time : 115 min.
Movie Genre : Drama
Movie Rating : PG-13

The Other Boleyn Girl Movie Trailer

Directed by Mark Palansky from a screenplay by Leslie Caveny, Penelope is a hopeless jumble of visual and linguistic styles
– new york times –

Director Mark Palansky wishes he was Tim Burton. So will you, because even with producer Reese Witherspoon showing up in a cameo, Penelope is dead on arrival
– rolling stone –

Though Penelope has a charming cast and an appealing message, it ultimately suffers from faulty narrative and sloppy direction.
– rotten tomatoes —

.. the agreeability of their scenes together combined with their infrequency makes the movie feel like a buddy comedy that Witherspoon didn’t have time to finish herself
– film critic –

Penelope’s a very sweet, magical film. Not in any way your typical romantic comedy, this nifty fantasy tale of a woman facing extraordinary circumstances and coming into her own is really quite engaging
– about.com –

The large amount of cameos in Penelope almost make this film worth watching, although some of them are just obscure enough that they might not fall into the category of a cameo
– slice of scifi –

Penelope is likable; it has a story and most importantly, a moral. It will entertain you, on one condition: do not expect from it more than it is – a fairytale with brilliant actors
– efluxmedia.com –

There’s so much visual and narrative clutter to “Penelope” that it doesn’t take long for the film to buckle, limping the rest of the way with displays of overtly-precious cinematography and lackluster acting, inching to a payoff lacking any sincerity. “Penelope” isn’t magical or timeless, it’s insulting.
– collider.com –

Penelope Movie Data Information

Starring : Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O’Hara, Richard E. Grant, Reese Witherspoon
Film Director : Mark Palansky
Theatrical Release Date : 29 February 2008 (US)
Run Time : 93 min.
Movie Genre : Comedy, Fantasy Film
Movie Rating : PG

Penelope Movie Trailer

Semi-Pro will surely be a sensational movie on DVD for the boys’ nights out and it could also be a commercial success in theaters as the movie will attract the basketball fans. But next time, Ferrell could maybe change his “tune” as we know all his gags already.
– efluxmedia.com –

Semi-Pro runs a scant 90 minutes, and still has trouble with dead spots
– filmcritic.com –

The problem with Semi-Pro is that it keeps forgetting it’s a parody of sports movies; the final scenes are supposed to be uplifting (sort of) but they’re not fooling anyone. The film’s much better when it just lets the guys gas and sass each other
– boston globe –

What at least distinguishes Semi-Pro from its predecessors (not only those starring Ferrell, but also such lesser lights as “Dodgeball” and “Balls of Fury”) is that it’s a slightly darker movie–one made for grown-ups, hence the R rating
– village voice –

ultimately, we don’t purchase tickets to Will Ferrell movies for their sweeping romantic storylines, but because he makes us laugh. And Semi-Pro offers plenty of reasons to do so
– premiere.com –

Instead, we get “Mother, Jugs & Speed” on that marquee and wall-to-wall Average White Band and Ohio Players on the soundtrack. That doesn’t make “Semi-Pro” a great movie, but, to quote those sages the Brothers Johnson, it does get the funk out ya face for 86 minutes
– boston.com –

Semi-Pro Movie Data Information

Starring : Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Andy Richter, Andrew Daly, Will Arnett, David Koechner, Rob Corddry, Matt Walsh
Film Director : Kent Alterman
Theatrical Release Date : 29 February 2008
Run Time : 90 min.
Movie Genre : Comedy
Movie Rating : R

Semi Pro Movie Trailer

Impressively carried by non actor Alejandro Polanco, the film — screening at the AFI Fest as well as at this year’s Festival de Cannes and Toronto International Film Festival — should serve to further Bahrani’s reputation as a director with a promising future ahead of him
– the hollywood reporter –

Chop Shop is another film about making a hard living in New York City, and with more time to film and stunning performances by his very young actors, Bahrani has made an even more powerful film.
– rogerebert.com –

Chop Shop announces the arrival of a director radically out of step with the dominant conventions of American movie making, one who blends a social-realist vision and a passion for cinematic poetry
– salon.com –

Bahrani’s unsentimental film is perhaps most interesting as a look at a colorful, little-known world that has recently been targeted for urban renewal.
– new york post –

Chop Shop Movie Data Information

Starring : Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Ahmad Razvi, Carlos Zapata, Rob Sowulski
Film Director : Ramin Bahrani (Previous movie : Man Push Cart, 2005)
Theatrical Release Date : February 27, 2008
Run Time : 84 min.
Movie Genre : Drama
Movie Rating : NR (Not Rated)

Chop Shop Movie Trailer

• Overall Rating: 4.0