Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love. – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://crazystupidlove.warnerbros.com/index.html Release Date: July 29th, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme, language may offend Running time: 118 minutes Glenn Ficarra (dir.) John Requa (dir.) Dan Fogelman (writer) Christophe Beck (music) Nick Urata (music) Steve Carell as Cal Ryan Gosling as Jacob Julianne Moore as Emily Emma… Read More Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love.

TIFF 2011: 54 films announced, including the opening night selection

By John C. This morning, the first press conference of the upcoming 36th Toronto International Film Festival was held down the street from TIFF Bell Lightbox at the Hyatt Regency hotel.  An impressive total of 10 galas and 43 special presentations were announced, as well as the opening night selection for the festival.   The rest of… Read More TIFF 2011: 54 films announced, including the opening night selection

DVD Review: Source Code

Source Code – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.enterthesourcecode.com/ DVD Release Date: July 26th, 2011 Rated PG for violence, coarse language, not recommend for young children Running time: 93 minutes Duncan Jones (dir.) Ben Ripley (screenplay) Chris Bacon (music) Jake Gyllenhaal as Colter Stevens Michelle Monaghan as Christina Warren Vera Farmiga as Colleen Goodwin Jeffrey Wright as… Read More DVD Review: Source Code

DVD Review: Trigger

Trigger – An eOne Films’ Release DVD Release Date: July 26th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language and substance abuse Running time: 78 minutes Bruce McDonald (dir.) Daniel MacIvor (screenplay) Brendan Canning (music) Molly Parker as Kat Tracy Wright as Vic Don McKellar as Brian Sarah Polley as Hillary Our reviews below: _____________________________________________ Trigger DVD Review… Read More DVD Review: Trigger

Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://captainamerica.marvel.com/ Release Date: July 22nd, 2011 Rated PG for frightening scenes and violence Running time: 125 minutes Joe Johnston (dir.) Christopher Markus (screenplay) Stephen McFeely (screenplay) Based on the comic books by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Alan Silvestri (music) Chris Evans as Captain America… Read More Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

DVD Review: Limitless

Limitless – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.iamrogue.com/limitless DVD Release Date: July 19th, 2011 Rated 14A for sexual content, substance abuse, graphic violence Running time: 105 minutes Neil Burger (dir.) Leslie Dixon (screenplay) Based on the novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn Paul Leonard-Morgan (music) Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra Robert De Niro as Carl Van… Read More DVD Review: Limitless

Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://www.harrypotter.com Release Date: July 15th, 2011 Rated PG for violence, not recommended for young children, scary scenes Running time: 130 minutes David Yates (dir.) Steve Kloves (screenplay) Based on the novel by J.K. Rowling Alexandre Desplat (music) Daniel Radcliffe as Harry… Read More Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Book Review: Winnie The Pooh – The Essential Guide

Released May 24th, 2011 Page count: 48 pages Size: 9.25” x 6.25” Winnie The Pooh – The Essential Guide Published by Dorling Kindersley Written by Beth Landis Hester http://www.dk.com/ ___________________________________________ Winnie The Pooh The Essential Guide Book Review By Erin V. “Pooh thought his movie was very good indeed.  This tie-in book was a nice… Read More Book Review: Winnie The Pooh – The Essential Guide

DVD Review: The Tempest

The Tempest – An eOne Films’ Release DVD Release Date: July 12th, 2011 Rated PG Running time: 131 minutes Des McAnuff (dir.) Based on the stage play by William Shakespeare Michael Roth (music) Christopher Plummer as Prospero Trish Lindstrom as Miranda Julyana Soelistyo as Ariel Our reviews below: _____________________________________________ The Tempest DVD Review By John C.… Read More DVD Review: The Tempest

Movie Review: Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://horriblebossesmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html Release Date: July 8th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 97 minutes Seth Gordon (dir.) Michael Markowitz (story & screenplay) John Francis Daley (screenplay) Jonathan M. Goldstein (screenplay) Christopher Lennertz (music) Jason Bateman as Nick Hendricks Charlie Day as Dale Arbus… Read More Movie Review: Horrible Bosses

Book Review: The Art of Cars 2

Released May 2011 Page count: 160 pages Size: 11” x 9” The Art of Cars 2 By Ben Queen with Karen Paik Foreword by John Lasseter Published by Chronicle Books Distributed by Raincoast (Canada) http://www.raincoast.com/ http://www.chroniclebooks.com/ ___________________________________ The Art of Cars 2 Book Review By Erin V. It’s been almost two weeks since I posted… Read More Book Review: The Art of Cars 2