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Most Recent Movie Reviews:
(complete lists of movie reviews for 2005, 2006, 2007)
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Movie Review of Gone Baby Gone (2007) [R] 114 minutes
WIP™ Scale: $14.00
Gone Baby Gone, starring of course Casey Affleck and then Michelle "suddenly red hot" Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, and Amy Madigan in a screenplay adapted by Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard from Dennis Lehane's best-selling novel featuring his detective couple of Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The story starts out with the mysterious disappearance of Amanda McCready (Madeline O'Brien) from her bedroom in her apartment in the Dorchester area of Boston. Her mother, Helene (Amy Ryan), claimed to police that she stepped across to a neighbor's home after Amanda had fallen asleep, and when she returned some half hour or so later, Amanda was gone. Not believing the police can actually do much, Amanda's Aunt Beatrice (Amy Madigan) and Uncle Lionel (Titus Welliver) hire a couple of local private detectives: Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan) to look into the matter and, perhaps, tap their local connections better than the police might be able to do. At first, Angie is reluctant to help, but she quickly becomes convinced that they can do no harm in helping to find Amanda....continued...or read the spoiler points...
Movie Review of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) [R] 160 minutes
WIP™ Scale: $14.25
While Jesse James's name and Brad Pitt's agreement to portray him probably got the financial reassurances necessary for the greenlighting of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (certainly it wasn't the length of the title), this film is really about Robert Ford and the portrayal worthy of immediate Academy Award® consideration is that of Robert 'Bob' Ford by Casey Affleck. Born 12 August 1975, Casey Affleck is, for the record, presently 32. And, even if the film complete principle photography two years ago, he still would have been around a decade older than his character who was, according to him, 19 nearly 20 for most of the film, making this portrayal all the more remarkable. Historically, Hollywood has been entranced when younger people get in front of a make-up artist and aged to play a role far older, but there's little these artists can do to make an actor look 10 years younger, if they could, everyone in Hollywood would be doing this as a matter of daily survival....continued...or read the spoiler points...
Movie Review of Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) [R] 119 minutes
WIP™ Scale: $13.00
Director Susanne Bier points her lens deeply into the lives of a family rocked by tragedies and the coping mechanisms of the matriarch left to deal with the aftermath. Halle Berry in the second leading role for her this year, plays the mother of two kids: Harper (Alexis Llewellyn) and Dory (Micah Berry) who face the sudden murder of their father during an evening ice cream run. They expect him to go out and come back with treats, instead, he never comes back. The police arrive with the grim news, and Audrey (Halle Berry) suddenly finds herself the victim of a tsunami of emotions. She plans the funeral quickly with the help of her supportive mother, brother, and neighbor, Howard Glassman (John Carroll Lynch). At the last minute, she remembers she's failed to invite the only other person outside the family to whom the event would be most meaningful, her husband Steven's childhood best friend, Jerry Sunborne (Benicio Del Toro). Her brother agrees to go and both deliver the news and attempt to bring him to the wake. At first, Jerry is convinced it's a prank....continued...
Movie Review of Why Did I Get Married? (2007) [PG-13] 113 minutes
WIP™ Scale: $13.75
It's been actually quite cool to watch the emergence of a bonafide superstar director from his early stages and first major motion pictures. If you're unfamiliar with writer / director / actor Tyler Perry, and a large percentage of USAers, disappointingly, are; then it's time to get educated. He's already delivered one interesting dramatic film in 2007, Daddy's Little Girls, and his Why Did I Get Married? could be the finest 'dramedy' of the year. Not only does Why Did I Get Married feature some great actors, Tyler Perry among them, but it features a charismatic return to screen by superstar singer Janet Jackson as a humble and insightful professor of psychology. The plot concerns an annual retreat orchestrated and inspired by one of Dr. Patricia's (Janet Jackson) books where by she encourages couples that are friends to get away once a year and explore why they got married and what keeps them together....continued...or read the spoiler points...
Movie Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) [PG-13] 114 minutes
WIP™ Scale: $12.75
Reports suggest that when Shekhar Kapur first set out to make Elizabeth, a film about England's first power Queen, Queen Elizabeth I, and arguably one of its most magnificent and beloved leaders of all time, he had no idea he was creating but part 1 in what is now set to be a trilogy of films about her reign. Thus, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, suddenly becomes the middle child with all stereotypical implications intact. As the bridge between two films, this story suddenly needed to be less crisp such that a third will be able to clean things up. The main problems with the film are: the plodding plot, the lack of unimaginable urgency, and a Queen embroiled in subterfuge from which she seems to be unable to escape....continued...
Other Recent Reviews:
Michael Clayton (2007) [R] 119 minutes WIP™ Scale: $13.25
We Own the Night (2007) [R] 117 minutes WIP™ Scale: $11.75
Into the Wild (2007) [R] 140 minutes WIP™ Scale: $13.75
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) [R] 115 minutes WIP™ Scale: $6.00
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007) [PG] 94 minutes WIP™ Scale: $11.50
Across the Universe (2007) [PG-13] 131 minutes WIP™ Scale: $14.50
Eastern Promises (2007) [R] 100 minutes WIP™ Scale: $13.00
In the Valley of Elah (2007) [R] 124 minutes WIP™ Scale: $14.25
Feast of Love (2007) [R] 110 minutes WIP™ Scale: $11.50
The Kingdom (2007) [R] 110 minutes WIP™ Scale: $13.00
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) [PG-13] 106 minutes WIP™ Scale: $14.50
The Game Plan (2007) [PG] 110 minutes WIP™ Scale: $13.00
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) [R] 95 minutes WIP™ Scale: $8.75
Sydney White (2007) [PG-13] 90 minutes WIP™ Scale: $12.75
Good Luck Chuck (2007) [R] 96 minutes WIP™ Scale: $13.50
Mr. Woodcock (2007) [PG-13] 87 minutes WIP™ Scale: $6.75
Dragon Wars: D-War (2007) [PG-13] 90 minutes WIP™ Scale: $11.00
The Brave One (2007) [R] 119 minutes WIP™ Scale: $13.00
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) [R] 80 minutes WIP™ Scale: $14.50
The Hunting Party (2007) [R] 103 minutes WIP™ Scale: $12.75
The King of Kong (2007) [PG-13] 79 minutes WIP™ Scale: $11.50
The Self-Medicated (2007) [R] 107 minutes WIP™ Scale: $9.00
Current Movies IN THE NEWS
Good Luck Chuck• Sydney White • The King of Kong • Resident Evil: Extinction
Movie Premiere Movie Star Photo Pages
complete list
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford • 30 Days of Night • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead • We Own the Night • Rendition • Reservation Road • Kingdom, The • Lust, Caution • Lars and the Real Girl • Why Did I Get Married? • Gone Baby Gone • Things We Lost in the Fire • Margot at the Wedding • The Heartbreak Kid • Across the Universe • The Darjeeling Limited • In the Valley of Elah • Michael Clayton • Into the Wild • The Jane Austen Book Club • Feast of Love
Brand New Movie Posters Just In:
Archive List
New as of 19-Oct-07
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Recent Movie Star Birthday Tributes:
(see all birthdays: last month • this month • next month • all months)
| 21-Oct | 20-Oct | 19-Oct |
| Carrie Fisher | Viggo Mortensen | John Lithgow |
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| 18-Oct | 17-Oct | 16-Oct |
| Zac Efron | Margot Kidder | Tim Robbins |
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| 15-Oct | ||
| Dominic West | ||
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Movies Now on DVD and Download:
(see the rest of this week's top releases)
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Transformers (2007) [PG-13] 144 minutes -- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $14.00
Review-lite: You've never seen anything like Michael Bay's Transformers as they are the next evolution in mesmerizing CGI film effects and destined to win awards in all of the technical film awards. The film tracks the life of teenager, Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBeouf) as he uncovers a plot to destroy the world by transforming evil robots called Decepticons®. Only the loyal Autobots® led by Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) can save the planet. While the acting and writing for the dialogue left much to be desired, nothing can compare to the visual and auditory sensations this film packs into a powerful, adrenalin pounding action thriller. Not since Independence Day has there been such a great Fourth of July weekend film, and not since Star Wars have the grounds of technical achievement been elevated to a whole new era. (click for full details and complete review) • (click to purchase Evan Almighty)
Also This Week:
The Hoax • The Invisible • Planet Terror • A Mighty Heart • The Reaping
Just Announced for Pre-Order:
Once • Stardust • War
Previously Announced Available for Pre-Order:
Angel-A • Captivity • Fido • Hairspray • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix • Hoax, The • Hostel: Part II • I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry • Invisible, The • License to Wed • Live Free or Die Hard • Meet the Robinsons • Mighty Heart, A • Mr. Brooks • Ocean's Thirteen • Once • Paris Je T'aime • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End • Planet Terror • Ratatouille • Reaping, The • Rush Hour 3 • Shrek the Third • Sicko • Simpsons Movie, The • Spider-Man 3 • Stardust • Superbad • Talk to Me • Transformers • Underdog • Waitress • War
Download a surprise rental movie for 99c or less (M-Th)!
New films same day as DVD-$14.99
(DVD releases by week back to 12 June 2007)
Movies Coming Soon:
(complete calendar including links to official sites, trailers, and reviews updated through December 2008*)
Friday, 19 October
30 Days of Night • The Comebacks • Gone Baby Gone • The Nightmare Before Christmas (re-release) • Rendition • Reservation Road • Things We Lost in the Fire
in limited release only: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains • Weirdsville • Wristcutters: A Love Story
Friday, 26 October
Dan in Real Life • Music Within • Rails & Ties • Saw IV • Slipstream • Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris • Run, Fatboy, Run
in limited release only: Rails & Ties • Dark Blue Almost Black • The Signal
*note: Studios constantly change release dates for films. Please be advised that the information on the coming soon page is updated often, but may not be exact.
Top 10 Hottest-Selling Movie Posters:
(source: our friends at
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 |
| The Golden Compass | Bee Movie | Saw IV | Indiana Jones 4 |
| #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 |
| Across the Universe | 30 Days of Night | Beowolf | American Gangster |
| #9 | #10 | ||
| Enchanted | Michael Clayton |
Movie Poster Extravaganzas:
(complete listing of all the movie poster extravaganzas that have been posted at movieEVERYday.com plus a calendar of ones coming soon)
Resident Evil fans can rejoice in celebrating the film franchise status for their beloved video game turned movies starring Milla Jovovich. Here, as is tradition, the franchise is honored with its own movie poster extravaganza.
movieEVERYday.com Record:
on 18 September 2007 a record 15 people were visiting mEd.com at the same time!
(Win a movie poster from our collection: send us a screenshot and the date and time, if you happen to see this record broken, and you will be entered into a drawing to win a movie poster from our collection. Drawing to be held on 31 Dec 2007)
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