...a cast of killer comrades in The Expendables, which opens Friday.In the film -- another hat trick for the writer, director and star -- Stallone leads a gang of impossibly muscular mercenaries who get caught up in a plot to overthrow the murderous...

...Alan Ball and others on five shows. SCRUBS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (DISNEY, $49.99): Zach Braff - writer, director and star of Garden State - leads a cast of doctors, residents and nurses in this oddball medical sitcom. The three-disc...

...Garden State" is, from an unexpected source: Zach Braff, star of the sitcom "Scrubs," who's the film's writer, director and star. Who would have thought that Braff, best known as the bumbling Dr. J.D. Dorian on the NBC comedy, would...

...Steve Oedekerk (who wrote scripts for Patch Adams and both Eddie Murphy Nutty Professor films) serving as the writer, director and star. Aiken Mall, Augusta Exchange, Masters and Evans. LIFE AS A HOUSE (** 1/2 , R) Kevin Kline discovers...

...deleted scenes, commentary and other extras. TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION ($29.98, LIONSGATE): Writer, director and star Mr. Perry brings his latest stage hit to the screen, which co-stars Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Cicely...

...of distribution. "Sometimes, you come in and it's not as much fun." The romance "Garden State," from writer, director and star Zach Braff, opened strongly in limited release with $185,000 at just nine theaters. The movie expands into...

...wonderful surprise from an unexpected source: Zach Braff, star of the sitcom "Scrubs," who's the film's writer, director and star. Who would have thought that Braff, best known for playing the bumbling Dr. J.D. Dorian on the NBC comedy...

...Naked Gun." It may not always choose the right parts, but at least it tries. Stephen Chow, the film's co-writer, director and star, plays Sing - a vagrant who learned the ways of shaolin with his five brothers and inspires a down-on-his-luck...

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...Augusta Village. KUNG POW: ENTER THE FIST (PG-13) Martial-arts spoof with Steve Oedekerk serving as the writer, director and star. Augusta Village. MONSTER'S BALL (****, R) Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton find solace for their...