When soldier John Tyree (Channing Tatum) meets an idealistic college student, Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), it's the beginning of a strong romance. Over the next seven tumultuous years and separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployment, ... more

Movie Review: Dear John Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 - Contra Costa Times - By Randy Myers
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With too many years of hazy days and boozy nights under his belt, former country-music legend Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is reduced to playing dives and bowling alleys. In town for his latest gig, Blake meets Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a sy ... more

Drama, Romance | 112 min | R | Release: 2/5/2010
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall ...
Director: Scott Cooper

On a lush planet called Pandora live the Na'vi, beings who appear primitive but actually are highly evolved. Because Pandora's environment is poisonous, human/Na'vi hybrids, called Avatars, are linked to human minds, allowing for free movement on Pand ... more

Movie Review: Avatar Firday, Dec. 18 - Contra Costa Times - By Randy Myers

On a lush planet called Pandora live the Na'vi, beings who appear primitive but actually are highly evolved. Because Pandora's environment is poisonous, human/Na'vi hybrids, called Avatars, are linked to human minds, allowing for free movement on P ... more

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 162 min | PG-13 | Release: 12/18/2009
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver ...
Director: James Cameron

Jane (Meryl Streep), a successful restaurateur, has been divorced from Jake (Alec Baldwin) for many years, though they remain friends. When an innocent meal together turns into a affair, Jane finds she is now the ``other woman'' in the now-re ... more

Romantic Comedy | 120 min | R | Release: 12/25/2009
Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin ...
Director: Nancy Meyers