PAN’S LABYRINTH
Release Date: May 15
Starring: Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Doug Jones
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Length: 112 minutes

Pan’s Labyrinth” is an eerie and beautiful fairy tale about a little girl named Ofelia who enters into a fantasy world when her pregnant mother takes her to live with her sadistic stepfather in 1944 fascist Spain. It’s an enchanting tale, beautifully realized. However, it was disappointing that the fantasy part of the story often took a backseat to the reality. It seemed like a fascinating world, but it isn’t explored as much as you’d like. The creepy Pale Man, whose eyes are in the palm of his hands, is only in one brief scene, and the only other fantasy creature in the movie is the faun Pan (there are some fairies flitting around, too). Director Guillermo del Toro does weave an intriguing story, and now I really can’t wait for del Toro’s “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.”

DVD GOODIES
A second, bonus disc includes the featurettes “The Power of Myth,” “The Faun and the Fairies,” “The Color and The Shape,” an episode of “The Charlie Rose Show” with director Guillermo Del Toro, “The Director’s Notebook,” production sketches as well as the theatrical teaser and trailer.

BECAUSE I SAID SO Diane Keaton stars as an overprotective mother who tries to set up her youngest daughter (Mandy Moore) with Mr. Right.

CATCH AND RELEASE A young woman (Jennifer Garner) movies in with her dead fiance’s two best friends (Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger).

MUSIC AND LYRICS A washed-up pop singer (Hugh Grant) hooks up with a younger woman (Drew Barrymore) to write a hit song.