Hotel Transylvania – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.hotelt-movie.net/ Release Date: September 28th, 2012 Rated PG for some scary scenes and crude humour Running time: 91 minutes Genndy Tartakovsky (dir.) Peter Baynham (screenplay) Robert Smigel (screenplay) Mark Mothersbaugh (music) Adam Sandler as Dracula (voice) Andy Samberg as Jonathan (voice) Selena Gomez as Mavis (voice) Kevin James… Read More Movie Review: Hotel Transylvania
Pitch Perfect – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.pitchperfectmovie.com/ Release Date: September 28th, 2012 Rated PG for language and crude content Running time: 112 minutes Jason Moore (dir.) Kay Cannon (screenplay) Based on the book by Mickey Rapkin Christophe Beck (music) Mark Kilian (music) Anna Kendrick as Beca Brittany Snow as Chloe Anna Camp as Aubrey… Read More Movie Review: Pitch Perfect
David Fincher’s 1997 film The Game is being released on Blu-ray & DVD today, as part of the Criterion Collection. Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a businessman who has everything, until his brother (Sean Penn) signs him up for a game that will change his life, although not necessarily for the better. Nicholas gets pulled… Read More Criterion Release: The Game
Damsels in Distress – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/damselsindistress/ DVD Release Date: September 25th, 2012 Rated PG for sexual content, language and mature themes Running time: 99 minutes Whit Stillman (dir.) Whit Stillman (writer) Mark Suozzo (music) Greta Gerwig as Violet Carrie MacLemore as Heather Megalyn Echikunwoke as Rose Analeigh Tipton as Lily Our… Read More DVD Review: Damsels in Distress
By John C. The complaint of predictability is often heard throughout Oscar season. By this time last year, it was already pretty clear that eventual Best Picture winner The Artist was the clear favourite going into the season, and had been since it premiered at Cannes. A few weeks ago, this year’s Oscar race did… Read More Early Predictions for the Upcoming Oscar Season
Trouble with the Curve – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://troublewiththecurve.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: September 21st, 2012 Rated PG for mature themes and language Running time: 111 minutes Robert Lorenz (dir.) Randy Brown (writer) Marco Beltrami (music) Clint Eastwood as Gus Amy Adams as Mickey Justin Timberlake as Johnny John Goodman as Pete Klein Matthew Lillard… Read More Movie Review: Trouble with the Curve
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Blu-ray & DVD. Beautifully capturing the vibrant life of India and filled with excellent performances from a renowned cast, this is a wonderful little film that reminds us to embrace life. After opening in limited release on May 4th, we reviewed… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the nicely done concert film and documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me on Blu-ray & DVD. Following the record breaking pop singer over her year long California Dreams tour, we see everything from her strict upbringing to her divorce from bad boy comedian Russell Brand. The performances are rousing and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Katy Perry: Part of Me
By John C. It’s hard to believe that the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival has already come to a close. The festival started back on September 6th with Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper, which now feels like only a distant memory to kick off the eleven days of events. I saw… Read More TIFF 2012: Final Thoughts, including “Silver Linings Playbook” for People’s Choice
By John C. It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, but the last weekend of the eleven day fest is here and I’m back to share my thoughts on five more films from the last few days. When the festival started, I published capsule… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Cloud Atlas”
Finding Nemo 3D – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://www.disney.com/findingnemo/ Release Date: September 14th, 2012 Rated G Running time: 100 minutes Andrew Stanton (dir.) Lee Unkrich (co-dir.) Andrew Stanton (screenplay and original story) Bob Peterson (screenplay) David Reynolds (screenplay) Thomas Newman (music) Albert Brooks as Marlin (voice) Ellen DeGeneres as Dory (voice) Alexander Gould as… Read More Movie Review: Finding Nemo 3D
By John C. I’m back again with my third set of five capsule reviews for the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, and it’s an undeniably unique line up of films that I’ve had the privilege of seeing over the past few days. The festival has been going pretty smoothly so far, and I look… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “To the Wonder”
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the classic 1997 epic Titanic for the first time on Blu-ray, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the film. Winning eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture, the film tells the story of Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio), two people who fall in love over the course of a passionate… Read More Blu-ray Release: Titanic
By John C. The past few days of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival have already brought their fair share of unforgettable cinematic experiences and selected disappointments. To give you an idea of just how busy I have been, all I will say is that portions of this article were written on my Blackberry.… Read More TIFF 2012: The Movies and Experiences That Already Have People Talking
By John C. The first weekend of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival has just come to a close, and I’ve been spending my time standing in lines and sitting in the dark. It’s been a good few days, with the fun movies and bona fide awards contenders that I’ve seen far outweighing a… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “The Sessions”
By John C. The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival kicked off last night with the world premiere of Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper. The festival will be going strong until September 16th and an incredibly diverse selection of films will be screened, ranging from much anticipated awards season contenders to small… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Picture Day”
By John C. The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival starts tonight with the world premiere of Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper. The thriller stars Joesph Gordon-Levitt as a hit man for the mob who kills people who have been sent back through time, only to find that his latest target is… Read More TIFF 2012: The Festival Starts Tonight with “Looper”
By John C. The summer has come to a close and the season is destined to be remembered for Carly Rae Jepsen’s catchy pop song “Call Me Maybe” playing on the radio and a bunch of films both big and small that all found their place at the movie theatre. Just like I noted before… Read More Highlights of the Summer Movie Season
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