Primeval
Horror / Thriller
Cast: Dominic Purcell, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones, Jurgen Prochnow, Gideon Emery, and Gabriel Malema
Director: Michael Katleman
Released by: Columbia Pictures
Year released: 2007
Running time: 1 hr 33 m
MTRCB rating: R-13

Synopsis: A mysterious serial killer has claimed more than 300 victims in a remote part of the world. So that’s where a curious crew of production people head, led by producer Tim Freeman and cameraman Steven Johnson. As they search for their subject, it does not occur to them until later that their subject may also be targeting them. But as they continue their search upriver, it becomes clear the stakes have gotten more dangerous. Will they risk their lives for a story?

Letters From Iwo Jima
Action / Drama

Cast: Ken Watanabe, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takumi Bando, Yuki Matsuzaki, Nae Yuuki, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Tsuyoshi Ihara
Director: Clint Eastwood
Released by: Warner Bros.
Year released: 2006
Running time: 2 hrs 20 m

Synopsis: General Tadimichi Kuribayashi has the unenviable job of commanding the Japanese against American forces, who are on the other side of the island of Iwo Jima. The general wants to do away with the traditional way of holding their fort and issuing commands to the soldiers, but his subordinates wants to stick with it. Thus, there is a growing resentment among his men. Meanwhile, a soldier in the bottom rung who used to be a baker, Saigo, is struggling to put up with the rigid standards of the Japanese army. But the two men know that a big battle is on the horizon, and when the invasion begins, it is up to them to find courage and honor amidst the impending horror.

You Got Me
Comedy / Romance

Cast: Toni Gonzaga, Sam Milby, and Zanjoe Marudo
Director: Cathy Garcia-Molina
Released by: Star Cinema Productions
Year released: 2007
Running time: 1 hr 45 m
MTRCB rating: GP

Synopsis: Lt. Amor “Moe” Santander is a tough chick who’s used to going after crooks. But there’s also one thing she’s running away from ever since her mother died: falling in love. Lt. Kevin Robles is daunted by most things, but most especially coming clean with the girl he’s been loving from afar for a time now. Meanwhile, Caloy is a pirated DVD vendor whom Moe captures, along with his heart. Things get complicated when Caloy enlists Kevin’s help to win Moe, just when Moe and Kevin’s friendship gets deeper. Who does Moe really love? Will she even surrender to her feelings in the first place? Suddenly her life as one of the best performers in the service suffers.

It’s A Boy Girl Thing
Comedy / Romance

Cast: Samaire Armstrong, Kevin Zegers, Emily Hampshire, Brooke D’Orsay, Libby Adams, and Sharon Osbourne
Director: Nick Hurran
Released by: Viva Entertainment Inc.
Year released: 2006
Running time: 1 hr 35 m
MTRCB rating: PG-13

Synopsis: Nell and Woody are next-door neighbors who have never gotten along. Imagine their horror when they wake up one morning to find that they are in the other’s body after an argument before a Mayan statue. Unable to resolve things, both resort to ruin each other’s lives and reputations in their high school. This will have unexpected consequences as they couldn’t be more different, she being a Yale-bound nerd and he, a jock going on a football scholarship to a school beyond the Ivy league. Before they could switch back, however, life will never be the same again.

Flushed Away
Animation / Comedy / Family

Cast: The Voice of Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Shane Richie, Susan Duerden, and Jean Reno
Director: David Bowers and Sam Fell
Released by: Paramount Pictures
Year released: 2006
Running time: 1 hr 30 m
MTRCB rating: GP

Synopsis: Roddy St. James has everything going for him–he lives a life of privilege as a pet mouse in London. But the good days won’t last forever, and the beginning of the end comes when the sewer rat Sid turns up with hopes of becoming a prime pet himself. When Roddy tries to get rid of Sid, the plan backfires and it’s he who ends up underground, which to his surprise is a world unto itself. There, he meets the streetwise Rita whose mission eventually intertwines with his: to get back to the lap of luxury, which is home for him. But first, they must elude the mobster Toad and his equally dreadful cousin, Le Frog.