The Time Travellers Wife comes on DVD today. While I would consider that film itself more of a rental, it is worth buying as a 2-pack with The Notebook, if you don’t already own it. Both films have Rachel McAdams in them, and The Notebook is probably the most well received (at least critically) of the Nicholas Spark’s… Read More DVD Release: The Time Traveler’s Wife/The Notebook 2-pack
The Time Traveller’s Wife – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.thetimetravelerswifemovie.com/dvd/index.html DVD Release Date: February 9th, 2010 Rated PG for violence, nudity, and coarse language. Running time: 108 minutes Robert Schwentke (dir.) Nick Cassavetes (dir.) Bruce Joel Rubin (screenwriter) Audrey Niffenegger (novel) Mychael Danna (music) Rachel McAdams as Clare Abshire Eric Bana… Read More DVD Review: The Time Traveler’s Wife
I Hate Valentine’s Day – An E1 Films’ Release http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/i-hate-valentines-day DVD Release Date: February 9th, 2010 Rated PG Running time: 89 minutes Nia Vardalos (dir.) Nia Vardalos (writer) Keith Power (music) Nia Vardalos as Genevieve Gernier John Corbett as Greg Gatlin Stephen Guarino as Bill Amir Arison as Bob Our reviews… Read More DVD Review: I Hate Valentine’s Day
Today at the Scotiabank Theatre, as part of The Great Digital Film Festival, they played an HD print of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The festival runs until Thursday, so if you haven’t caught a film already, you’ve still got time. Single tickets are only $5, so it’s an offer you can’t refuse. Below are our… Read More Thoughts on Close Encounters of the Third Kind at The Great Digital Film Festival in Toronto
Today at the Scotiabank Theatre, as part of The Great Digital Film Festival, they played an HD print of The Wizard of Oz. All in all, The Great Digital Film Festival is a great event, bringing back older movies for new generations. It runs until Thursday, February 11th. Below are our thoughts on the special screening of The Wizard of… Read More Thoughts on The Wizard of Oz at the Great Digital Film Festival in Toronto
There were some surprises tonight at the 37th Annual Annie Awards. First off, as I had expected a posibility to happen, Bruno Coulais’ music for Coraline beat Michael Giacchino’s Up score in the feature music category. The Music for Television award went to Guy Moon of The Fairly Odd Parents over Kevin Kiner’s score… Read More 37th Annual Annie Award Winners Announced!
Couples Retreat – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.couplesretreatmovie.com/ Release Date: October 9th, 2009 DVD Release Date: February 5th, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme, sexual content and coarse language Running time: 114 minutes Peter Billingsley (dir.) Jon Favreau (writer) Vince Vaughn (writer) Dana Fox (writer) A.R. Rahman (music) Vince Vaughn as Dave Jason Bateman as… Read More DVD Review: Couples Retreat
Dear John http://www.dearjohn-movie.com/ Release Date: February 5th, 2010 Rated PG-13 some sensuality and violence. Running time: 102 minutes Lasse Hallström (dir.) Jamie Linden (screenwriter) Based on the book Dear John by Nicholas Sparks Deborah Lurie (music) Channing Tatum as John Tyree Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Lynn Curtis Henry Thomas as Tim Wheddon Scott Porter as… Read More Movie Review: Dear John
St. John of Las Vegas – A KinoSmith Release http://saintjohnmovie.com/ Release Date: February 5th, 2009 Rated 14A for coarse language, nudity and mild sexual references Running time: 85 minutes Hue Rhodes (dir.) Hue Rhodes (writer) Dante Alighieri (based on a story, Dante’s Inferno) David Torn (music) Steve Buscemi as John Romany Malco as Virgil Sarah… Read More Movie Review: St. John of Las Vegas
From February 5th to February 11th, the Scotiabank theatre in Toronto will be hosting The Great Digital Film Festival. There will be 20 classic films presented in new digital prints. Tickets are just $5, and you can stay for a double-bill for $9. It’s a great deal. The films range from The Wizard of Oz toThe… Read More Great Digital Film Festival: February 5th-11th, 2010
By John C. It’s been an incredibly exciting and historical morning. So both The Blind Side and District 9 got nominated for Best Picture, instead of Invictus which was the one everyone was predicting. All in all, it’s a brilliant line-up. Invictus was a very good film, but you know what? I actually liked The Blind Side a… Read More Thoughts on the Oscar Nominees
Watch live streaming of the announcement here. (Starts at 5:38 PST/8:38 EST AM) In Best Picture, both District 9 and The Blind Side made it through, so the only one of “the 9” that didn’t get through was Invictus. This is a brilliant line-up! You can re-watch the streaming of the announcement here. You can… Read More Nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards
Cold Souls – An E1 Films’ Release http://coldsoulsthemovie.com/#/home Release Date: August 7th, 2009 DVD Release Date: February 2nd, 2010 Rated PG for mature themes, coarse language Running time: 101 minutes Sophie Barthes (dir.) Sophie Barhtes (writer) Dickon Hinchliffe (music) Paul Giamatti as Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun as Nina Emily Watson as Claire David Strathairn as… Read More DVD Review: Cold Souls
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Fox Searchlight’s romantic-dramady about a man with Asperger’s syndrome, on DVD and Blu-ray today. We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on August 7th, all agreeing that Hugh Dancy’s portrayal of someone with Asperger’s is very good, but there were some unneeded scenes in the film.… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Adam
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Mira Nair’s Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, on DVD and Blu-Ray. Though it didn’t get the best reviews, we all enjoyed it. We reviewed Amelia when it opened in theatres on October 23rd. Our consensus was: “Though not the Oscar contender everyone was expecting, Amelia is nice bio-pic of Amelia Earhart,… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Amelia & Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing two of their previous “Oscar” films, The Last King of Scotland (2006) and Walk the Line (2005) on Blu-Ray. This is the first time they are available in HD. Each disc includes many bonus features, including deleted scenes. Walk the Line was nominated for 5 Academy Awards, and won… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Last King of Scotland & Walk The Line
On October 6th, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the fifth season of the classic sit-com The Mary Tyler Moore Show on DVD. Today they are releasing the complete 6th season. This 3-disc set includes all 24 episodes from the second-last season, including the classic Chuckles Bites the Dust – the funeral of Chuckles the Clown. … Read More DVD Release: The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete 6th Season
Released February 2010 Page count: 200 pages Size: 9” x 6” Filmmaking for Teens, 2nd edition (Text) By Troy Lanier & Clay Nichols Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://shop.mwp.com/products/filmmaking-for-teens-pulling-off-your-shorts – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading up to the Oscar nominations on Feb. 2nd. The series… Read More Book Review: Filmmaking for Teens
Released January 2010 Page count: 248 pages Size: 10” x 7” From Word to Image, 2nd edition (Text) By Marcie Begleiter Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://shop.mwp.com/products/from-word-to-image-storyboarding-and-the-filmmaking-process – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading up to the Oscar nominations on Feb. 2nd. The series includes a profile of… Read More Book Review: From Word to Image
Released January 2010 Page count: 192 pages Size: 6” x 9” Shaking the Money Tree, 3rd edition (Text) By Morrie Warshawski Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://shop.mwp.com/products/shaking-the-money-tree-2nd-edition – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading up to the Oscar nominations on Feb. 2nd. The series includes a… Read More Book Review: Shaking the Money Tree
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