Director Jonathan Demme’s NEIL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD begins like a regular documentary with the cameras capturing the comments of legendary singer/songwriter Neil Young and those around him.  But the audience soon realizes that some of the comments do not make sense.  It seems so cool that Demme has not edited these lines of illogical musings as it would otherwise destroy the authenticity of the world around Neil Young.

Directed by Robert Vince, famous for chimp child flicks like MVP (Most Valuable Primate) and Air Bud, Spymate, made in 2003 and finally released in 2006 says it pretty much for its delayed release.  A pretty tame movie, even for the kids, who have the more attractive Star Wars and Spy Kids Hollywood blockbusters to content with.  Spymate is still pretty watchable, for all its silliness and simplicity.

EIGHT BELOW tells the tale of survival of eight huskies abandoned during the midst of a storm in the frozen untouched wilderness of Antarctica.  The phrase inspired by a true story flashes across the screen as the credits roll, but those in the know are aware that the film is based on the 1983 Japanese blockbuster Nankyoku Monogatari which tells of marooned dogs and the human companions that saved them.  But before the action begins, the viewer is treated to cutesy penguins jumping into the icy water and leopard seals playing in the snow.  As Eight Below is a Disney Studio product, complaining about unrealistic and over-tamed filmmaking is beyond use.  So, Frank Marshall’s (Alive and Congo) family tale succeeds then as harmless live action adventure to the tune to Jungle Cat or Homeward Bound.

Eugene Jarecki’s (THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER) documentary begins appropriately with Dwight Eisenhower’s White House farewell presidential speech warning the Americans of its existing military industrial complex.  Using interviews from insiders that include Senator John McCain to Eisenhower’s own son and daughter to author Gore Vidal, WHY WE FIGHT informs of the notorious but often secretive dealings that pay for the war machine.

A 2006 comedy prequel to the 1964 Peter Sellers original film, where the bumbling detective must attempt to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and discover who is responsible for stealing the fabulous Pink Panther diamond. The 2006 version includes Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, Kevin Kline and Beyoncé Knowles.