“I once took pictures of a man who ate his own legs, and you would be the black sheep of that family.” The Scoop: R 1997, directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick and Kelly Preston Tagline: A Comedy about Lost Love and Last Laughs Summary Capsule: Guy loses girl, vows revenge [...]

“The way a person dresses is nobody’s business but his or her own.” The Scoop: 1985 PG, directed by Hugh Wilson and starring Tom Berenger, G.W. Bailey, and Andy Griffith. Tagline: Rex O’Herlihan. The singing cowboy. To a lawless land he brought truth, justice, fancy riding and some wonderful outfits. Summary Capsule: Let’s let the [...]

“Oh, HOORAY!” The Scoop: 1978 PG, directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring Christopher Guard, Anthony Daniels, and John Hurt Tagline: From J.R.R. Tolkien’s Magical The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Summary Capsule: Hobbits, wizards, elves, dwarves and humans re-enact The Breakfast Club in Middle-Earth

“Best embrace the suck.” The Scoop: 2011 PG-13 , Directed by Daniel Barnz and starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens and Mary Kate Olsen. Tagline: Love is never ugly. Summary Capsule: Popular, good-looking kid gets cursed with ugliness, and nothing else interesting happens for two hours.

When we were kids, we got scared by some of the silliest things in movies.  Well, maybe YOU were, but I was so stoic that only truly terrifying images would fuel my nightmares for years to come.  Here are six of them that I can remember from my youth: 1. Woman-eating computer from Superman III [...]

“Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?” The Scoop: 2003 PG-13, directed by Peter Jackson and starring Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, and Billy Boyd Tagline: There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice. Summary Capsule: Hobbits sneak, Gollums gloat, Men resist, Evil advances, [...]

“The wolf is someone in this village.” The Scoop: 2011 PG-13, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Shiloh Fernandez, and Max Irons. Tagline: Believe the legend. Beware the wolf. Summary Capsule: A young woman is caught in a love triangle between a brooding town loner and the son of a wealthy blacksmith. She also finds herself mysteriously [...]

“We Dwarves are natural sprinters, very deadly over shorter distances.” The Scoop: 2002 PG-13 directed by Peter Jackson and starring Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Sir Ian McKellen, and John Rhys-Davies Tagline: The fellowship is broken. The power of darkness grows… Summary Capsule: The battle for Middle Earth heats up as men and assorted non-men-things rise [...]

“No force on earth or heaven could get me on that island.” The Scoop: 2001 PG-13, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy and Téa Leoni Tagline: This Time It’s Not Just A Walk In The Park! Summary Capsule: Been there, done that… what, three times now?

“I’ve seen suffering in the darkness, yet I have seen beauty thrive in the most fragile of places. I have seen the book; the book that turned darkness into light.” The Scoop: 2009 NR, directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey and starring Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Brenden Gleeson and Mick Lally. Tagline: No tagline. [...]