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Rated PG for some mild peril.Directed by Brian Levant (Are We There Yet?, Snow Dogs)Starring Kate Melton, Nick Palatas, Robbie Amell, and Hayley KiyokoScooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins is a cute family film…nothing more, nothing less. What brings best friends together? For Daphne, Velma, Fred, Shaggy and Shaggy's spunky pup Scooby-Doo, it's a mystery! The feature-length live-action Scooby-Doo: The...
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drug-related scene.Directed by Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)Starring Bruce Willis, Rosamund Pike, James Cromwell and Ving RhamesBruce Willis is still the big time Hollywood action star!In the not too distant future, people are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own...
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Rated R for pervasive language, including crude and sexual references.Directed by John Hamburg (Along Came Polly)Starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg and Lou FerrignoI’m not loving this movie, Man. Peter Klaven's (Paul Rudd) world revolves around his job as a real estate agent and Zooey (Rashida Jones), his soon-to-be fiancée. After he pops the question, she...
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference.Directed by Mark Waters (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Just Like Heaven, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday)Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, and Michael DouglasLet me be the first to say, “Mr. Dickens, I am truly sorry.” Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) is a photographer who has a bad boy reputation of...
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Fame (1/12/10)

Rated PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and language.Directed by Kevin Tancharoen Starring Kay Panabaker, Walter Perez, Naturi Naughton, Asher Book, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Paul McGill, Paul Iacono, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Bebe Neuwirth, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Debbie AllenYou know how Andy Warhol said everyone gets fifteen minutes of...
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Rated R for language, disturbing images, some sexuality and drug use.Directed by Christine JeffsStarring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin and Steve ZahnTodd’s Word: Sunshine Cleaning isn’t as happy or clean as the title might suggest. Jonathan’s Word: Yes, this film isn’t really a pick-me-up. Even though the film was creative and had a good message… it treaded through...
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Earth (9/1/2009)

Rated GDirected by Alastair Fothergill and Mark LinfieldStarring James Earl JonesEarth is brilliant and beautiful.This 99-minute epic tour of our home planet spans every scene from the crystal-clear shot of the Earth hovering in space to the heart-felt shot of a mother polar bear and her cubs waking from hibernation.Earth takes us on a journey all over the globe...
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