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Video/DVD
New releases
A look at what's coming to the video shelves.
By Times Staff
Published August 17, 2006
Hoot DIRECTOR: Wil Shriner CAST: Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Cody Linley, Luke Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Clark Gregg, Robert Wagner SYNOPSIS: Florida teenagers attempt to save a colony of endangered burrowing owls by halting the construction of a pancake restaurant. WHAT WE SAID: The St. Petersburg Times gave the movie a B-. RATING: PG; brief crude language, mild bullying RUNNING TIME: 94 min. RV DIRECTOR: Barry Sonnenfeld CAST: Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Cheryl Hines and Joanna "JoJo" Levesque SYNOPSIS: Workaholic father (Williams) schedules a business meeting around a Rocky Mountain family road trip. WHAT WE SAID: The Times gave the movie a C-. RATING: PG; crude humor, innuendo and language RUNNING TIME: 98 min. Scary Movie 4 DIRECTOR: David Zucker CAST: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Leslie Nielsen, Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, Dr. Phil, Bill Pullman, Chris Elliot, Molly Shannon, Michael Madsen, Chingy, Lil' John SYNOPSIS: Another attempt to spoof the horror movie genre. WHAT WE SAID: The Times did not review this movie. RATING: PG-13; crude and sexual humor throughout, some comic violence and language RUNNING TIME: 90 min. L'Enfant DIRECTORS: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne CAST: Jeremie Renier, Deborah Francois, Jeremie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet SYNOPSIS: A young man, living off petty crime and his girlfriend's unemployment, sells their child on the black market, then sets out to try to undo his callous deed. WHAT WE SAID: The Times did not review this movie. RATING: R; brief strong language RUNNING TIME: 100 min. Don't Tell DIRECTOR: Cristina Comencini CAST: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Alessio Boni, Stefania Rocca, Angela Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Battiston, Luigi Lo Cascio SYNOPSIS: A pregnant woman, beset by nightmares, sorts though secrets in her past. Nominated for a foreign language film Academy Award. In Italian. WHAT WE SAID: The Times did not review this film. RATING: R; sexual content, nudity, language and a brief violent image RUNNING TIME: 120 min.
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