http://www.jayflix.com Jay's Quick Takes on Movies and DVDs Wed, 02 May 2012 11:21:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 jayflixhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/iZ9HGfLJ8Zw/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/05/02/senna/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 11:14:58 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1395 Documentary Directed by Asif Kapadia Rated PG-13 for some strong language and disturbing images 1 hour 46 minutes Ayrton Senna of Brazil was perhaps the greatest Formula One driver of all time.  He dominated in the late 80s and early &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/05/02/senna/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CGjA2z_2v3esedtFUFFrga4eddc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CGjA2z_2v3esedtFUFFrga4eddc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CGjA2z_2v3esedtFUFFrga4eddc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CGjA2z_2v3esedtFUFFrga4eddc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/iZ9HGfLJ8Zw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/05/02/senna/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/05/02/senna/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/4iODHmfHWXY/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/30/puss-in-boots/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:18:36 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1392 Featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Selma Hayek, and Zach Galifianakis Directed by Chris Miller Rated PG for some adventure action and mild rude humor 1 hour 30 minutes I was a bit skeptical initially about another movie in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/30/puss-in-boots/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hkd8-stysY8gvAynKAdYuXjOnOo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hkd8-stysY8gvAynKAdYuXjOnOo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hkd8-stysY8gvAynKAdYuXjOnOo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hkd8-stysY8gvAynKAdYuXjOnOo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/4iODHmfHWXY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/30/puss-in-boots/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/30/puss-in-boots/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/UC9nNfN1jrQ/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/22/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:12:06 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1365 Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, and Tom Hardy Directed by Tomas Alfredson Rated R for violence, some sexuality/nudity, and language 2 hours 7 minutes This Cold War spy mystery features nuanced acting, meticulous set design, impressive cinematography, and a terrific &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/22/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ByfNpUDYgR_hKy3K6XxvdiQZaO8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ByfNpUDYgR_hKy3K6XxvdiQZaO8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ByfNpUDYgR_hKy3K6XxvdiQZaO8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ByfNpUDYgR_hKy3K6XxvdiQZaO8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/UC9nNfN1jrQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/22/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/22/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/73k-OEb3Qsw/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/more-libraries-top-20-of-2011/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:32:06 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1328 The MORE library system of NW Wisconsin recently published their 20 most checked-out DVDs of 2011. Here they are: Avatar Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs The Blind Side Up Toy Story 3 Despicable Me Diary of a Wimpy Kid &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/more-libraries-top-20-of-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arBYaRpeevgJOe5sgxuyVnC-hXI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arBYaRpeevgJOe5sgxuyVnC-hXI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arBYaRpeevgJOe5sgxuyVnC-hXI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arBYaRpeevgJOe5sgxuyVnC-hXI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/73k-OEb3Qsw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/more-libraries-top-20-of-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/more-libraries-top-20-of-2011/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/tdtIzTnUZ88/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/the-proposal/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:11:45 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1323 Starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgin, Craig T. Nelson, and Betty White Directed by Anne Fletcher Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language 1 hour 48 minutes 2009 was quite a year for Sandra Bullock: she won the &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/the-proposal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eOjzd1lps0rkv35SVQ-Jdg270w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eOjzd1lps0rkv35SVQ-Jdg270w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eOjzd1lps0rkv35SVQ-Jdg270w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eOjzd1lps0rkv35SVQ-Jdg270w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/tdtIzTnUZ88" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/the-proposal/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/21/the-proposal/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/JeYxGK-GcfU/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/18/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:17:56 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1318 Starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, and Steve Zahn Directed by Thor Freudenthal Rated PG for some rude humor and language 1 hour 32 minutes Based on the popular children&#8217;s book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/18/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2rJSDjWITs0yLKHW6RxelsBqzg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2rJSDjWITs0yLKHW6RxelsBqzg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2rJSDjWITs0yLKHW6RxelsBqzg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2rJSDjWITs0yLKHW6RxelsBqzg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/JeYxGK-GcfU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/18/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/18/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/HWhzppek2yY/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/the-lion-king/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:52:47 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1306 Animated Featuring the voices of Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Nathan Lane, Robert Guillaume, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rowan Atkinson Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff Rated G 1 hour 28 minutes I finally had &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/the-lion-king/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U0WrL1UILK4rjL_hEAT0xC75wxU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U0WrL1UILK4rjL_hEAT0xC75wxU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U0WrL1UILK4rjL_hEAT0xC75wxU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U0WrL1UILK4rjL_hEAT0xC75wxU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/HWhzppek2yY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/the-lion-king/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/the-lion-king/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/hdqOMuB6tNM/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/african-cats/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:33:56 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1300 Documentary Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson Directed by Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill Rated G 1 hour 29 minutes As you might expect, this Disneynature movie is about lions and cheetahs and their lives on the African savanna. It focuses &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/african-cats/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xkQxNqb1GthBrEFr6Y-kmMdTqj8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xkQxNqb1GthBrEFr6Y-kmMdTqj8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xkQxNqb1GthBrEFr6Y-kmMdTqj8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xkQxNqb1GthBrEFr6Y-kmMdTqj8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/hdqOMuB6tNM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/african-cats/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/10/african-cats/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/OOhhmmFkow0/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/07/kung-fu-panda-2/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:16:43 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1296 Animated Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, and James Hong Directed by Jennifer Yuh Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action and mild violence 1 &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/07/kung-fu-panda-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qbb7J5qgjWlb2_1kUUxRX_RZYV4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qbb7J5qgjWlb2_1kUUxRX_RZYV4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qbb7J5qgjWlb2_1kUUxRX_RZYV4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qbb7J5qgjWlb2_1kUUxRX_RZYV4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/OOhhmmFkow0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/07/kung-fu-panda-2/feed/ 0 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/07/kung-fu-panda-2/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayflix/~3/TRaMjD30oek/ http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/02/national-treasure/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:09:33 +0000 Jay http://www.jayflix.com/?p=1288 Starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, and Jon Voight Directed by Jon Turteltaub Rated PG for action violence and some scary images 2 hours 11 minutes A historian/archeologist looking around for clues to find an ancient treasure &#8230; <a href="http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/02/national-treasure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5OnRwibJg7LDm1IYNbAmQXX7h9I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5OnRwibJg7LDm1IYNbAmQXX7h9I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5OnRwibJg7LDm1IYNbAmQXX7h9I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5OnRwibJg7LDm1IYNbAmQXX7h9I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jayflix/~4/TRaMjD30oek" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/02/national-treasure/feed/ 1 http://www.jayflix.com/2012/04/02/national-treasure/