Friday, 11 July 2008

DVDs released this week

Here are some of today's DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews, go to www.seattletimes.com/movies).



3.5 stars "Persepolis" (PG-13), a coming-of-age tale that begins during the Islamic Revolution, with the voices of Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. The film, directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, was nominated for a best-animated-feature Oscar.



2.5 stars"Charlie Bartlett" (R), Jon Poll's teen comedy starring Anton Yelchin as the self-appointed psychiatrist of his new high school.



2.5 stars "Definitely, Maybe" (PG-13), a which-one-is-your-mother romantic comedy with Ryan Reynolds and Abigail Breslin. Directed by Adam Brooks.



2.5 stars "Honeydripper" (PG-13), John Sayles' "let's put on a show" musical, starring Danny Glover.



2.5 stars "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (PG), Mark Waters' fantasy adventure about a trio of siblings (Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore, in a dual role) who discover a dusty volume that turns out to be a portal to the supernatural creatures lurking in and around their new home.



1.5 stars "10,000 B.C." (PG-13), a prehistoric epic starring Steven Strait and some woolly mammoths. Directed by Roland Emmerich.



TV on DVD



"Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs"



"Early Edition: The First Season"



"Dogfights: The Complete Season Two"








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