Silver Linings Playbook – An Alliance Films’ Release http://silverliningsplaybookmovie.com/ Release Date: November 21st, 2012 Rated 14A for coarse language and mature themes Running time: 121 minutes David O. Russell (dir.) David O. Russell (screenplay) Based on the novel The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick Danny Elfman (music) Bradley Cooper as Pat Jennifer Lawrence as… Read More Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the excellent threequel Men in Black 3 on Blu-ray & DVD today, just in time for the weekend and gift giving season. With good special effects, a briskly paced running time and an honestly moving twist in the last act, this was one of the best surprises of the… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Men in Black 3
Congratulations to Summer P. who is the winner of our contest! ____________________________________________________ We are pleased to announce that we have copies of the Frankenweenie Unleashed CD and Wreck-It Ralph soundtrack to giveaway (courtesy of Universal Music Canada). Winner will receive both CDs. Both CDs are from two excellent animated films this year, and each… Read More Winner announced! (Win copies of Frankenweenie Unleashed CD and the Wreck-It Ralph Soundtrack!)
By Erin V. A compilation score and song soundtrack, the CD for Wreck-It Ralph opens with the Owl City song written for the film ‘When Can I See You Again.’ This song plays over the end credits, really fits the film, and is fun to listen to on its own as well. Next up is… Read More Soundtrack Review: Wreck-It Ralph
ParaNorman – An Alliance Films’ Release http://paranorman.com/ DVD Release Date: November 27th, 2012 Rated PG for frightening scenes Running time: 93 minutes Chris Butler (dir.) Sam Fell (dir.) Chris Butler (writer) Jon Brion (music) Kodi Smit-McPhee as Norman Babcock (voice) Tucker Albrizzi as Neil (voice) Anna Kendrick as Courtney Babcock (voice) John Goodman as Mr.… Read More DVD Review: ParaNorman
By John C. Since it was published in 2001, Canadian author Yann Martel’s acclaimed and also confounding novel Life of Pi has captivated readers throughout the world, and those who deemed it unfilmable were proven wrong last Wednesday when director Ang Lee’s visually stunning adaptation opened in theatres. After a delightful opening credits sequence that… Read More “Life of Pi” is a Visually Stunning Film That Will Leave You Talking
By Erin V. The song that opens the soundtrack, Still Dream, sung by Renée Fleming is not necessarily the sound you’d expect to play over the end credits before seeing the film, but it actually worked, and the lyrics are perfect for the film’s story. I’ve come to actually really love them. The melody as… Read More Soundtrack Review: Rise of the Guardians
Rise of the Guardians – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.riseoftheguardians.com/ Release Date: November 21st, 2012 Rated G for some scary scenes Running time: 97 minutes Peter Ramsey (dir.) David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay) Based on the book The Guardians of Childhood by William Joyce Alexandre Desplat (music) Chris Pine as Jack Frost… Read More Movie Review: Rise of the Guardians
Today is Thanksgiving across the border, and everyone at One Movie, Five Views would like to wish all of our American readers a very Happy Thanksgiving! With the beautifully animated Rise of the Guardians (reviews tomorrow) and the great Silver Linings Playbook (loved at TIFF, full reviews next Friday) now open, we can all be… Read More Happy Thanksgiving!
Last month, Warner Home Entertainment released Dial M for Murder onto 3D Blu-ray. While the disc of Hitchcock’s brilliant film has a 2D version of the film as well, it is worth checking it out in 3D. Interestingly enough, Dial M for Murder was shot in 3D for a dual projector system back in 1954,… Read More Blu-ray 3D Release: Dial M For Murder 3D
The Watch – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.facebook.com/thewatchmovie DVD Release Date: November 20th, 2012 Rated 18A for graphic violence and sexual content Running time: 102 minutes Akiva Schaffer (dir.) Jared Stern (writer) Seth Rogen (writer) Evan Goldberg (writer) Christophe Beck (music) Ben Stiller as Evan Vince Vaughn as Bob Jonah Hill as Franklin Richard… Read More DVD Review: The Watch
By John C. As the first weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival came to a close back in September, it was already clear that Silver Linings Playbook would emerge as one of the biggest success stories of the early awards season. Fast forward a few months after it picked up the coveted People’s Choice… Read More How Success at the Box Office Could Lead to Oscars for “Silver Linings Playbook”
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – An eOne Release http://www.breakingdawn-themovie.com Release Date: November 16th, 2012 Rated PG for violence and some scary scenes Running time: 115 minutes Bill Condon (dir.) Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay) Based on the book by Stephenie Meyer Carter Burwell (music) Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan Robert Pattinson as Edward… Read More Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Along with Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2, today Walt Disney Home Entertainment is also releasing this summer’s excellent animated film Brave on Blu-ray & DVD. With beautiful animation, a heartfelt story and appealing characters, this thirteenth feature film from the geniuses at Pixar is another strong entry into their library of classics. We reviewed… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Brave
Along with Brave, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is also releasing Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2 on Blu-ray & DVD today. The set features most of the shorts that the studio produced between 2007 and 2012, including Your Friend the Rat, Presto, BURN•E, Partly Cloudy, Dug’s Special Mission, George & A.J., Day & Night, Hawaiian… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2
By John C. At the beginning of Flight, Whip Whittaker (Denzel Washington) wakes up drunk in a hotel suite, with Katerina Marquez (Nadine Velazquez) naked beside him. He is the pilot for Southjet Airlines and she is a flight attendant. Whip does a line of cocaine to shock his system out of the alcoholic haze,… Read More Denzel Washington Makes “Flight” Soar
Skyfall – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.skyfall-movie.com/site/ Release Date: November 16th, 2012 Rated PG for violence and language Running time: 143 minutes Sam Mendes (dir.) Neal Purvis (writer) Robert Wade (writer) John Logan (writer) Thomas Newman (music) Daniel Craig as James Bond Judi Dench as M Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva Ralph Fiennes as Gareth… Read More Movie Review: Skyfall
Lincoln – A DreamWorks Pictures’ Release http://thelincolnmovie.com/ Release Date: November 9th, 2012 (limited) November 16th, 2012 (wide) Rated PG for language and an intense scene of war violence Running time: 150 minutes Steven Spielberg (dir.) Tony Kushner (screenplay) Based in part on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin John Williams (music) Daniel… Read More Movie Review: Lincoln
Today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing this summer’s excellent superhero reboot The Amazing Spider-Man on DVD & Blu-ray, just in time for the weekend. With excellent performances from Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, this is an exciting and emotionally resonant start to a very promising new franchise. We were all big fans of The… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Amazing Spider-Man
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the mesmerizing 1950 classic Sunset Boulevard for the first time on Blu-ray. Directed by Billy Wilder and winning three Oscars including one for Franz Waxman’s beautiful score, the film tells the story of Joe Gillis (William Holden) a broke screenwriter who is hired by Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), a… Read More Blu-ray Release: Sunset Boulevard
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