300
Action / Adventure / Drama

Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, and Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Zack Snyder
Released by: Warner Bros.
Year released: 2007
Running time: 1 hr 31 m
MTRCB rating: R-13
Official web site: 300

Synopsis: In 480 B.C., King Xerxes of Persia sends over 100,000 men to conquer Greece. He gives King Leonidas of the city of Sparta 10 days to surrender, but Leonidas rallies an army of the best 300 Spartan warriors to fight to the death. What follows is the unforgettable Battle of Thermopylae where the greatly outnumbered Greeks make their last stand, inspiring all of Greece to band together and resist the invaders, paving the way for democracy.

Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, and Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Zack Snyder
Released by: Warner Bros.
Year released: 2007
Running time: 1 hr 31 m
MTRCB rating: R-13
Official web site: 300

Synopsis: In 480 B.C., King Xerxes of Persia sends over 100,000 men to conquer Greece. He gives King Leonidas of the city of Sparta 10 days to surrender, but Leonidas rallies an army of the best 300 Spartan warriors to fight to the death. What follows is the unforgettable Battle of Thermopylae where the greatly outnumbered Greeks make their last stand, inspiring all of Greece to band together and resist the invaders, paving the way for democracy.

The Pursuit of Happyness
Drama

Cast: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, and Zuhair Haddad
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Released by: Columbia Pictures
Year released: 2006
Running time: 1 hr 57 m
MTRCB rating: GP

Synopsis: Chris Gardner is almost at the end of his rope: he has marketable skills and superior abilities, but employment remains elusive. To top this off, his wife had just walked out on him and he’s left with a five-year-old son who means the world to him. They find themselves homeless after an eviction from their apartment in San Francisco. But Gardner keeps struggling, and finally lands a job–but only as an intern. He accepts it anyway, happy to be doing something, anything, even with marginal pay or none at all. This gives him hope that days of living in shelters would soon end, and he could ensure a bright future for him and his son.

The Good Shepherd (2006)
Drama / Thriller

Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Crudup, and Michael Gambon
Director: Robert De Niro
Released by: Solar Entertainment
Year released: 2006
Running time: 2 hrs 47 m

Synopsis: Edward Wilson is a brilliant man who was a member of the Skull and Bones Society at Yale, where future world leaders converge. His scruples land him at the Office of Strategic Services, the CIA’s precursor, and actually helps found the Central Intelligence Agency. But his idealism gradually gives way to suspicion, borne by Cold War paranoia. While he becomes a veteran agent, his lack of trust on everyone grows and grows, even as he is willing to put everything on the line–even his family life–for an all-consuming job.

The Hitcher (2007)
Action / Horror / Thriller

Cast: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough, Kyle Davis, Travis Schuldt, and Danny Bolero
Director: Dave Meyers
Released by: Rogue Pictures
Year released: 2007
Running time: 1 hr 23 m
MTRCB rating: R-13

Synopsis: Spring break has just offered couple Grace Andrews and Jim Halsey a break from college. With a 70s Oldsmobile, they hit the road and soon encounters a hitchhiker named John Ryder, also known as The Hitcher. They agree to take him along, but no sooner have they hit the gas pedal than the pleasure trip turns to a horror ride. The horror mounts when Ryder implicates them in a murder case that puts policemen on their tail. The open road has never felt like a bigger jail cell until this.

Notes On A Scandal
Drama

Cast: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Tom Georgeson, Michael Maloney, Joanna Scanlan, Shaun Parkes, Emma Kennedy, and Syreeta Kumar
Director: Richard Eyre
Released by: 20th Century Fox
Year released: 2006
Running time: 1 hr 32 m
MTRCB rating: R-13

Synopsis: Barbara Covett is a longtime teacher at St. George’s, which Sheba Hart soon joins as an art teacher. Barbara immediately loathes the younger woman, but soon the two strike a curious friendship. Before long, Barbara develops an unhealthy fixation on Sheba and begins to see her family as her competition for Sheba’s attention. Things escalate when she walks in on Sheba having an affair with a much younger schoolboy. Barbara promises not to tell, but when Sheba distances herself after sensing the veteran teacher might have sexual interest in her, Barbara precipitates a scandal that neither imagined the consequences of.

Dead People 2
Horror / Suspense / Thriller

Cast: Devon Gummersall, Derek Richardson, Tina Illman, Scott Whyte, Arielle Kebbel, Michael Ironside, Eric Mabius, and Marcia Strassman
Director: Dave Payne
Year released: 2005
Running time: 1 hr 30 m
MTRCB rating: PG-13