Barney’s Version – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/barneysversion/ DVD Release Date: June 28th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 134 minutes Richard J. Lewis (dir.) Michael Konyves (screenplay) Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler Pasquale Catalano (music) Paul Giamatti as Barney Panofsky Scott Speedman as Boogie Dustin Hoffman as Izzy… Read More DVD Review: Barney’s Version
By John C. No matter what you think of the film, history was made for Pixar with Cars 2. Last week, it became the first of their stellar films to receive a “Rotten” rating on the popular review-aggregating website, Rotten Tomatoes. Coming in at a depressing 33%, critics put the film in the same low league… Read More “Rotten” Reviews don’t make “Cars 2” a Pixar Failure
Cars 2 – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://www.disney.com/cars/ Release Date: June 24th, 2011 Rated G for sequences of action and peril Running time: 106 minutes John Lasseter (dir.) Brad Lewis (co-dir.) Ben Queen (screenplay) John Lasseter (story) Brad Lewis (story) Dan Fogelman (story) Michael Giacchino (music) Larry the Cable Guy as Mater (voice) Owen… Read More Movie Review: Cars 2
Released May 24th, 2011 Page count: 48 pages Size: 8.25” x 5.25” Cars 2 – The Essential Guide Published by Dorling Kindersley Written by Steve Bynghall http://www.dk.com/ ___________________________________________ Cars 2 The Essential Guide Book Review By Erin V. With the new Cars 2 keeping in true Pixar form of creating films that provide humour, heart,… Read More Book Review: Cars 2 – The Essential Guide
Cedar Rapids – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/cedarrapids/ DVD Release Date: June 21st, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language, substance abuse and crude content Running time: 87 minutes Miguel Arteta (dir.) Phil Johnston (writer) Christophe Beck (music) Ed Helms as Tim Lippe John C. Reilly as Dean Ziegler Anne Heche as Joan Ostrowski-Fox Isiah… Read More DVD Review: Cedar Rapids
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules on Blu-ray & DVD. A big step up over last year’s original Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules will delight kids with its middle school humour and also provides some agreeably amusing moments for adults. We reviewed the film… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Exactly 3 years ago today, One Movie, Five Views was launched at precisely 6:11 PM with a review of Get Smart. It feels like only yesterday. Over the past few years, we have been fortunate to offer frequent reviews and opinion pieces on many great and not so great movies, as well as provide coverage… Read More Happy Three Year Anniversary to One Movie, Five Views!
By John C. Having opened in limited release on June 10th and expanding to the beautiful TIFF Bell Lightbox this past Friday, The Tree of Life is acclaimed director Terrence Malick’s fifth film in nearly forty years. In many ways, it is his most visionary. Watching it is a visually breathtaking and spiritual experience, that manages… Read More Finding Meaning in “The Tree of Life”
Green Lantern – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://greenlanternmovie.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: June 17th, 2011 Rated PG for violence, not recommended for young children Running time: 105 minutes Martin Campbell (dir.) Greg Berlanti (screenplay) Michael Green (screenplay) Marc Guggenheim (screenplay) Michael Goldenberg (screenplay) James Newton Howard (music) Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern Blake Lively… Read More Movie Review: Green Lantern
The Other Woman – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-other-woman DVD Release Date: June 14th, 2011 Rated 14A for mature theme, language may offend Running time: 102 minutes Don Roos (dir.) Don Roos (screenplay) Based on the novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman Brian Tyler (music) Natalie Portman as Emilia Greenleaf Lisa Kudrow… Read More DVD Review: The Other Woman
Battle: Los Angeles – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/battlela/ DVD Release Date: June 14th, 2011 Rated 14A for violence, language may offend Running time: 116 minutes Jonathan Liebesman (dir.) Christopher Bertolini (writer) Brian Tyler (music) Aaron Eckhart as Sgt. Michael Nantz Ramon Rodriguez as 2nd Lt. William Martinez Will Rothhaar as Cpl. Lee Imlay Michelle… Read More DVD Review: Battle: Los Angeles
By John C. There is a scene in the excellent Super 8, where young director Charles (Riley Griffiths) begs his best friend Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney) to let him blow up his model train to provide the special effects for a low-budget zombie film that he is making on an old 8 millimeter video camera.… Read More Steven Spielberg, “Super 8” and the Art of the Summer Blockbuster
Super 8 – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.super8-movie.com/ Release Date: June 10th, 2011 Rated PG for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use Running time: 112 minutes J.J. Abrams (dir.) J.J. Abrams (writer) Michael Giacchino (music) Joel Courtney as Joe Lamb Kyle Chandler as Jackson Lamb Elle Fanning as Alice Dainard… Read More Movie Review: Super 8
Released May 2011 Page count: 248 pages Size: 6” x 9” The Script-Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider’s Look at Getting Your Script Sold and Produced Kathie Fong Yoneda Published By Michael Wiese Publications http://www.mwp.com/ ________________________________________________ The Script-Selling Game Book Review By Erin V. A few years back when I started researching how to write for… Read More Book Review: The Script-Selling Game, 2nd ed.
Released April 2011 Page count: 168 pages Size: 6” x 9” My Story Can Beat Up Your Story: Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay From Opening Hook to Knockout Punch Jeffrey Alan Schechter Published By Michael Wiese Publications http://www.mwp.com/ ________________________________________________ My Story Can Beat Up Your Story! Book Review By Erin V. Anyone can… Read More Book Review: My Story Can Beat Up Your Story
Coming to Blu-Ray for the first time from Warner Home Video, is the complete set of Superman films with superb quality video and sound (DTS-HD 5.1 master audio). Packaged nicely in a boxed set, this would make a great Father’s Day present. The deluxe 8-disc set includes Superman the Movie, Superman the Movie: Expanded Edition,… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Superman Motion Picture Anthology (1978-2006)
Just Go With It – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/justgowithit/ DVD Release Date: June 7th, 2011 Rated PG for language may offend Running time: 116 minutes Dennis Dugan (dir.) Allan Loeb (screenplay) Timothy Dowling (screenplay) Rupert Gregson-Williams (music) Adam Sandler as Danny Maccabee Jennifer Aniston as Katherine Nick Swardsen as Eddie Brooklyn Decker as Palmer… Read More DVD Review: Just Go With It
Sanctum – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.sanctummovie.com/ DVD Release Date: June 7th, 2011 Rated 14A for disturbing content, violence and coarse language Running time: 108 minutes Alister Grierson (dir.) John Garvin (screenplay) Andrew Wight (screenplay & story) David Hirschfelder (music) Richard Roxburgh as Frank Ioan Gruffudd as Carl Rhys Wakefield as Josh Alice Parkinson as… Read More DVD Review: Sanctum
By John C. Please note: Aside from basic plot points in Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” that we already discussed in our reviews of the film, there are no actual spoilers in this article for movies new or old. Enjoy! Woody Allen’s wonderful Midnight in Paris opened over the weekend, and it’s only the second movie… Read More Movie Spoilers: How Much Should be Revealed?
Midnight in Paris – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/midnightinparis/ Release Date: June 3rd, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme Running time: 94 minutes Woody Allen (dir.) Woody Allen (writer) Cole Porter (music) Owen Wilson as Gil Rachel McAdams as Inez Kurt Fuller as John Mimi Kennedy as Helen Michael Sheen as Paul Marion Cotillard as… Read More Movie Review: Midnight in Paris
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