Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, and everyone else from
Directed by: Bill Condon Starring: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O
Directed by: Oliver Stone Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto. Rated: R for violence and some sexuality/nudity Parental Notes: With plenty of violence and two near-rapes, his is not a movie for youngsters or preteens, although mature teens may like its interesting portrait of the conqueror.
Directed by: Beeban Kidron Starring: Renee Zellwegger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant Rated: R for language and some sexual content. Parental Notes: There’s some here to offend, but not much. It’s mostly language and a bit of naughty but not graphic sexuality.
Directed by: Brett Ratner Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle Rated: PG-13 for sexuality, violence and language. Parental Notes: There’s some sensuality here, but nothing terribly explicit. This is probably a harmless film for preteens but not really aimed at those younger than about 12.
Directed by: Jon Turtletaub Starring: Nicholas Cage, Harvey Keitel, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Justin Bartha Rated: PG for action violence and some scary images. Parental Notes: This film is fairly innocuous for preteens, with little innuendo and fairly bloodless violence.
originally written for The Milpitas Post Directed by: Brad Bird Starring the voices of: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson Rated: PG for action violence. Parental Notes: This movie has plenty of things to entertain adults but nothing to make it inappropriate for all but the youngest kids. Some of the action scenes may be a bit too intense for little children, but kids eight and up will almost certainly love it.
Originally written for The Milpitas Post Directed by: Alexander Payne Starring: Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh Rated: R for language, some strong sexual content and nudity. Parental Notes: “Sideways” has some brief but fairly graphic sex in it and youngsters probably won’t enjoy the film anyway. Teenagers may enjoy it if they like character studies and intelligent humor.
Originally written for The Milpitas Post Directed by: Mike Mitchell Starring: Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara, Christina Applegate Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, language and a brief Parental Notes: There are some mature themes and swearing here but nothing preteens can’t handle. Young kinds probably won’t understand the humor, but teenagers with a cynical streak will probably enjoy it.
Originally written for The Milpitas Post