On December 6th, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Tora! Tora! Tora! as a Blu-ray book. Originally released in 1970 with a budget of $25-million, this is an epic recreation of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour collaboratively directed by Richard Fleischer with the Japanese sequences by Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda, that offers a unique… Read More Blu-ray Release: Tora! Tora! Tora!
With Christmas just around the corner many of us are done our shopping although some of us may still have a couple more gifts to pick up. Today I’m going to profile two more new releases available on Blu-Ray/DVD from WBHEG. First up is a release from this summer – Crazy, Stupid, Love. Released in… Read More More Christmas Gift Ideas from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! A speculative look at what could have happened if England were switching to Euros as their main currency,… Read More Christmas Countdown: Millions (2005)
By John C. One of my greatest memories from last May’s Hot Docs documentary film festival was meeting Jack Sanderson while standing in line waiting for a movie. Sanderson is the writer and subject of the wonderful documentary Becoming Santa, where we watch as he has his beard bleached white and dons the iconic red… Read More Talking to Jack Sanderson About “Becoming Santa”
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Based on the novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham, Christmas with the Kranks stars Tim Allen and Jamie… Read More Christmas Countdown: Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Polar Express beautifully follows a nameless boy who is doubting his belief in… Read More Christmas Countdown: The Polar Express (2004)
Released October 19th, 2011 Page count: 320 pages Size: 11” x 9” The Art of Pixar – The Complete Colorscripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation By Amid Amidi Foreword by John Lasseter Published by Chronicle Books Distributed by Raincoast Books (Canada) http://www.raincoast.com/ http://www.chroniclebooks.com/ – Gift Idea – (This review is part a… Read More Book Review: The Art of Pixar – The Complete Colorscripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! When writer-director Richard Curtis’ delightful Love Actually was released in 2003, the film about numerous people in England… Read More Christmas Countdown: Love Actually (2003)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://www.sherlockholmes2.com Release Date: December 16th, 2011 Rated PG for violence Running time: 128 minutes Guy Ritchie (dir.) Michele Mulroney (writer) Kieran Mulroney (writer) Based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Hans Zimmer (music) Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes Jude Law… Read More Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Buddy (Will Ferrell) is a human who was raised by Santa’s elves at the North Pole, in director… Read More Christmas Countdown: Elf (2003)
Released November 15th, 2011 Page count: 352 pages Size: 7 1/2” x 9 3/4” The Film Book – A Complete Guide to the World of Cinema By Ronald Bergan Published by Dorling Kindersley http://www.dk.com – Gift Idea – (This review is part a series of books/DVD’s that will be profiled as gift ideas over the… Read More Book Review: The Film Book – A Complete Guide to the World of Cinema
The nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globes were announced this morning, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Acssociation has gotten some things wrong and others very right. Surprisingly, the Best Picture categories actually offer a pretty strong line-up of films. The Descendants, The Help, Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball and War Horse are all… Read More Nominations for the 69th Annual Golden Globes
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Keeping with her New Year’s Resolution of writing a daily diary over the next year, Bridget Jones (Renée… Read More Christmas Countdown: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Today the Toronto Film Critics Association has announced the winners for their 15th annual awards honouring the year in film. Terrence Malick’s masterful The Tree of Life dominated in several of the top categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. Overall, this is an absolutely great line-up of worthy winners and honourable mentions, that offers… Read More Winners of the 2011 TFCA Awards
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Starring Tim Allen as a divorced man who is thrust into the job of Santa Claus and everything… Read More Christmas Countdown: The Santa Clause (1994)
Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing Kung Fu Panda 2 on Blu-ray & DVD today. With beautiful animation, this is an exciting, funny and sometimes very touching example of a sequel done right. We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on May 27th, our overall consensus was: “Following the excellent 2008 original, Kung Fu Panda… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Kung Fu Panda 2
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Rise of the Planet of the Apes on Blu-ray & DVD. With a great motion-capture performance by Andy Serkis, this is a piece of thrilling and surprisingly smart entertainment for audiences who want a thought-provoking story to go along with the impressive action. We reviewed the film… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
With less than two weeks to Christmas many of us are rushing around trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on our lists. Today I’m going to profile two new releases (from this year) and one classic, now all available on Blu-Ray/DVD from WBHEG. First up is the final installment in the Harry Potter… Read More Christmas Gift Ideas from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Not only is The Muppet Christmas Carol a heartwarming classic, but the 1992 film is also a surprisingly faithful… Read More Christmas Countdown: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
By John C. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa’s elves at the North Pole, Elf is is a heartwarming Christmas classic and one of my personal favourites to watch every December. It will be honoured later this week as part of our Christmas Countdown. It is… Read More Have Yourself A Very She & Him Christmas
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