Larry Crowne – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.larrycrowne.com DVD Release Date: November 15th, 2011 Rated PG for some language Running time: 98 minutes Tom Hanks (dir.) Tom Hanks (writer) Nia Vardalos (writer) James Newton Howard (music) Tom Hanks as Larry Crowne Julia Roberts as Mercedes Tainot Cedric the Entertainer as Lamar Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Talia… Read More DVD Review: Larry Crowne
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing DreamWorks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury on Blu-ray & DVD. Inspired by last year’s brilliant animated film How To Train Your Dragon, the Holiday special follows Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) and the other residents of Berk as they get ready to celebrate their upcoming winter celebration and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: DreamWorks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
On October 25th, eOne Home Entertainment released A Dog Named Christmas on DVD. Todd McCray (Noel Fisher) is a young man with a developmental disability who has always dreamed of having a dog. When the local shelter offers a program for families to foster animals over Christmas, he convinces his father (Bruce Greenwood) to bring… Read More DVD Release: A Dog Named Christmas
In honour of the film’s 50th anniversary, 20th Century Fox is releasing West Side Story for the first time on Blu-ray today. Violence between two rival gangs in New York City sets the backdrop for this story of a forbidden romance between Tony (Richard Beymer) and Maria (Natalie Wood), as things lead to a heartbreaking… Read More Blu-ray Release: West Side Story
By John C. One of the things that film critics are always told is that we have the best job in the world. This might sound like a complete humblebrag, but this isn’t always true. The last few weeks have been pure chaos, with the disorienting “Oscargate” turning into a complete clustercuss of a situation and… Read More Disney’s “The Muppets” Restores Order to the Chaotic World of a Film Critic
In honour of Remembrance Day here in Canada and Veteran’s Day across the border, One Movie, Five Views would like to remind all of our readers to remember the brave men and women who served their countries during the war. This year marks the 93rd anniversary of the end of WWI and also represents 66… Read More Lest We Forget…
J. Edgar – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://jedgarmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html Release Date: November 11th, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme, language may offend Running time: 137 minutes Clint Eastwood (dir.) Dustin Lance Black (writer) Clint Eastwood (music) Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson Judi Dench as Annie Hoover Naomi Watts as… Read More Movie Review: J. Edgar
Released November 8th, 2011 Page count: 152 pages Size: 10” x 11” The Art of Puss in Boots Written by Ramin Zahed Foreword by Guillermo del Toro Published by Insight Editions http://www.insighteditions.com/ ___________________________________ The Art of Puss in Boots Book Review by Erin V. At times drawing inspiration from the character of Zorro (as… Read More Book Review: The Art of Puss in Boots
Becoming Santa – An Alliance Films’ Release http://becomingsantathemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: November 8th, 2011 Rated G Running time: 92 minutes Jeff Myers (dir.) Jack Sanderson (writer) Zack Ryan (music) Jack Sanderson as Himself Our reviews below: ____________________________________________ Becoming Santa DVD Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) Directed by Jeff Myers, Becoming Santa lovingly… Read More DVD Review: Becoming Santa
Cave of Forgotten Dreams – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.caveofforgottendreams.co.uk/ DVD Release Date: November 8th, 2011 Rated G Running time: 90 minutes Werner Herzog (dir.) Werner Herzog (writer) Based on an article titled First Impressions by Judith Thurman Ernst Reijseger (music) Werner Herzog as Himself (also Narrator) Our reviews below: ________________________________________ Cave of Forgotten Dreams… Read More DVD Review: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
By John C. Even with over $25 million at the box office and a mostly positive critical response, Tower Heist isn’t the sort of film that gets recognized when it comes to receiving Oscar nominations. Yet the incredibly entertaining action comedy will be intrinsically linked to this year’s Academy Awards, with several members of the… Read More (Three Updates) Will “Tower Heist” Talent Steal Back the Oscars?
Tower Heist – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.towerheist.net/ Release Date: November 4th, 2011 Rated PG for action violence, coarse language, not for young children Running time: 104 minutes Brett Ratner (dir.) Ted Griffin (screenplay & story) Jeff Nathanson (screenplay) Adam Cooper (story) Bill Collage (story) Christophe Beck (music) Ben Stiller as Josh Kovacs Eddie Murphy… Read More Movie Review: Tower Heist
By Erin V. Last week I had the opportunity to interview composer Alexandre Desplat who recently scored the very good political-thriller The Ides of March. The interview focuses mainly on that film, although a few questions near the end touch on his work on The Tree of Life and the final Harry Potter installment. Enjoy!… Read More Interview: Alexandre Desplat – The Ides of March
Water for Elephants – A 20th Century Fox Release DVD Release Date: November 1st, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme, violence, language may offend Running time: 121 minutes Francis Lawrence (dir.) Richard LaGravenese (screenplay) Based on the novel by Sara Gruen James Newton Howard (music) Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth… Read More DVD Review: Water for Elephants
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/snowflower DVD Release Date: November 1st, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme Running time: 104 minutes Wayne Wang (dir.) Angela Workman (screenplay) Ron Bass (screenplay) Michael K. Ray (screenplay) Based on the novel by Lisa See Rachel Portman (music) Bingbing Li as Nina… Read More DVD Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Today, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is releasing Pixar’s Cars 2 on Blu-ray & DVD. Although some considered this to be the animation studio’s first flop, this was one of the best movies of the summer and a welcome addition to their library of great films. We reviewed Cars 2 when it opened in theatres… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Cars 2
Today, Paramount is releasing Scrooged for the first time on Blu-ray. This 1988 version of the beloved Charles Dickens masterpiece A Christmas Carol stars Bill Murray as a hopelessly selfish and cynical TV executive, who learns the true meaning of Christmas over the course of one fateful and sometimes annoying December 24th. Directed by the… Read More Blu-ray Release: Scrooged
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