Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the third season of the musical TV series Glee on Blu-ray & DVD. Although the first season was an even split between good and otherwise, the second was consistently strong and even had a few excellent episodes. This third season still offers some positive messages for the… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Glee: The Complete Third Season
By John C. We all loved Hope Springs. It’s the sort of adult drama that elevates the summer movie season to a more mature level, and a film that deserves the backing of critics to encourage audiences to give it a chance. But there is one question I have been asking since first seeing the… Read More Will “Hope Springs” Get Meryl Streep Her 18th Oscar Nomination?
Hope Springs – A Columbia Pictures’ Release http://www.hopesprings-movie.com/ Release Date: August 8th, 2012 Rated 14A for mature themes and sexual content Running time: 100 minutes David Frankel (dir.) Vanessa Taylor (writer) Theodore Shapiro (music) Meryl Streep as Kay Tommy Lee Jones as Arnold Steve Carell as Dr. Feld Jean Smart as Eileen, Kay’s Friend Ben… Read More Movie Review: Hope Springs
Released July 10th, 2012 Page count: 144 pages Size: 7.25” x 9.5” Cars Character Encyclopedia Disney/Pixar Published by Dorling Kindersley http://www.dk.com/ ___________________________________________ Cars Character Encyclopedia Book Review by Erin V. Here’s a profile of another fun book to pick up this summer. Released just last month from Dorling Kindersley, is the Cars Character Encyclopedia –… Read More Book Review: Cars Character Encyclopedia
Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the 1985 cult classic Clue on Blu-ray today. Based on the classic board game, the film stars Tim Curry as a mysterious butler who invites a group of wealthy socialites with memorable names to a spend an evening at an old mansion. But there’s a thunderstorm outside and the bodies… Read More Blu-ray Release: Clue
Bel Ami – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.magpictures.com/belami/ DVD Release Date: August 7th, 2012 Rated 14A for nudity, sexual content and tobacco use Running time: 102 minutes Declan Donnellan (dir.) Nick Ormerod (dir.) Rachel Bennette (screenplay) Based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant Lakshman Joseph De Saram (music) Rachel Portman (music) Robert Pattinson… Read More DVD Review: Bel Ami
By John C. Every decade since 1952, British Film Institute magazine Sight & Sound has compiled a list of what selected critics from around the world consider to be the ten best and most influential films of all time. Since 1962, Citizen Kane has always comfortably sat in the top spot. But the Orson Welles masterpiece… Read More According to Sight & Sound, “Vertigo” has Dethroned “Citizen Kane”
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.diaryofawimpykidmovie.com/ Release Date: August 3rd, 2012 Rated G Running time: 94 minutes David Bowers (dir.) Maya Forbes (screenplay) Gabe Sachs (screenplay) Wallace Wolodarsky (screenplay) Based on the books by Jeff Kinney Edward Shearmur (music) Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley Steve Zahn as… Read More Movie Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Released May 2nd, 2012 Page count: 272 pages Size: 10.5” x 12” The Art of Marvel’s The Avengers Marvel Publishing Written by Jason Surrell Book Design by Jeff Powell Introduction by Ryan Meinerding & Charlie Wen Cover art by Ryan Meinerding http://www.marvel.com/ Distributed in Canada by Hachette Book Group __________________________________________ The Art of Marvel’s The… Read More Book Review: The Art of Marvel’s The Avengers
Released April 10th, 2012 Page count: 200 pages Size: 9” x 11” The Avengers: The Ultimate Guide to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Marvel Published by Dorling Kindersley http://www.dk.com/ _________________________________________ The Avengers: The Ultimate Guide to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Book Review By Erin V. Hard to believe it’s August already, and we’ve profiled some great Summer movies… Read More Book Review: The Avengers – The Ultimate Guide to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
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