Today is October 31st and everyone at One Movie, Five Views would like to wish all of our readers a very Happy Halloween! We hope you all have a great time eating candy, dressing up and most importantly celebrating with your favourite movies! The celebrations got started earlier this month with the excellent Halloween fun… Read More Happy Halloween!
Today, Disney is releasing the wonderful Pixar prequel Monsters University on Blu-ray & DVD, just in time for Halloween. This is an incredibly entertaining college movie that allows us to spend more time with these loveable characters, while offering a very touching message about self acceptance. We all reviewed and highly recommended Monsters University when… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Monsters University
By John Corrado As we approach Halloween, many people have been counting the days by revisiting classics of the horror genre, and James Wan’s artfully crafted and terrifically terrifying The Conjuring already deserves a place alongside them. The film opened in theatres back on July 19th, grossing over $300 million at the worldwide box office,… Read More James Wan’s “The Conjuring” is a Modern Horror Classic
Before Midnight – A Sony Classics Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/beforemidnight/ DVD Release Date: October 22nd, 2013 Rated 14A for coarse language and nudity Running time: 109 minutes Richard Linklater (dir.) Richard Linklater (writer) Julie Delpy (writer) Ethan Hawke (writer) Graham Reynolds (music) Ethan Hawke as Jesse Wallace Julie Delpy as Céline Wallace Our reviews below: ____________________________________________ Before Midnight… Read More DVD Review: Before Midnight
The Internship – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.theinternshipmovie.com DVD Release Date: October 22nd, 2013 Rated PG for language and sexual content Running time: 119 minutes Shawn Levy (dir.) Vince Vaughn (story and screenplay) Jared Stern (screenplay) Christophe Beck (music) Vince Vaughn as Billy McMahon Owen Wilson as Nick Campbell Rose Byrne as Dana Aasif Mandvi… Read More DVD Review: The Internship
By John Corrado After blowing up the charts with her excellent first albums One of the Boys and the Grammy-nominated Teenage Dream, and becoming the subject of the surprisingly honest documentary Part of Me, Katy Perry is releasing her third studio album tomorrow, titled Prism. Although on the whole not quite as strong as her previous… Read More Thoughts on Katy Perry and “Prism”
The Fifth Estate – A Touchstone Pictures Release https://www.facebook.com/TheFifthEstateMovie Release Date: October 18th, 2013 Rated 14A for coarse language and a scene of graphic violence Running time: 128 minutes Bill Condon (dir.) Josh Singer (screenplay) Based on the books Inside WikiLeaks by Daniel Berg, and WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy by David Leigh… Read More Movie Review: The Fifth Estate
The third and final film in the ‘Hangover’ trilogy, is now available (released Oct. 8th) on DVD/Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Bros. The first film was an instant classic, although the second film was a real let down in my book. But this third instalment somehow works. It is darker, edgier, and plays more seriously, and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Hangover Part III
Two weeks ago on October 1st, 20th Century Fox released The Croods on Blu-ray & DVD. With good animation, charming characters and a surprising amount of heart in the last act, the film is sure to entertain modern families wanting to hang out with a relatable prehistoric brood. I really liked this one. We all… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Croods
Back on October 1st, 20th Century Fox released New Girl: The Complete Second Season on DVD. The quirky Jess (Zooey Deschanel) has now settled into her life with three offbeat roommates, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Winston (Lamorne Morris). But things heat up in the loft as the relationship between Nick and Jess… Read More DVD Release: New Girl: The Complete Second Season
By John Corrado When some films reach the anniversary of when they were first released, they’re met with celebration and recognized with new editions. But as the 2003 dramedy Pieces of April quietly reaches the milestone number of ten years, the fanfare isn’t as loud as this small gem rightfully deserves. Taking place on American… Read More Released Ten Years Ago, “Pieces of April” is a Thanksgiving Classic
It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, and we would like to take the opportunity to offer our sincere thanks to everyone who has helped make One Movie, Five Views so successful throughout the past five years. From our readers to everyone we are working with, your help has always been appreciated. There is lots to… Read More Happy Thanksgiving!
Captain Phillips – A Sony Pictures Release http://www.captainphillipsmovie.com/site/ Release Date: October 11th, 2013 Rated 14A for violence and disturbing content Running time: 134 minutes Paul Greengrass (dir.) Billy Ray (screenplay) Based on the book A Captain’s Duty by Richard Phillips Henry Jackman (music) Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips Barkhad Abdi as Muse Barkhad Abdirahman… Read More Movie Review: Captain Phillips
This evening, the incredible NY Export: Opus Jazz is playing for one night only at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto. After premiering to much acclaim at South by Southwest back in 2010, this is a rare and very worthwhile opportunity to experience this mesmerizing film on the big screen, programmed through the hard… Read More The Mesmerizing “NY Export: Opus Jazz” Plays Tonight at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
Today, Sony Pictures is releasing director M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth on DVD & Blu-ray. When Cypher (Will Smith) and his son Kitai (Jaden Smith) crash land on an abandoned and devastated future Earth, it’s up to the young teenager to venture away from his injured father and signal for help. But everything on the… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: After Earth
Today, 20th Century Fox is releasing the 1951 musical comedy On the Riviera for the first time on Blu-ray. Jack Martin (Danny Kaye) is a celebrated impersonator who finds himself hired to pose as the famous aviator Henri Duran (also Danny Kaye) at a party, leading up to comical encounters with two different women, including… Read More Blu-ray Release: On the Riviera
By John Corrado After delivering a stunning musical comeback with The 20/20 Experience in March, Justin Timberlake has followed up that bestselling album with 2 of 2, a striking collection of songs that build upon the first set while bringing darker themes to the forefront. The reviews this time have been mixed, but I heard the… Read More Justin Timberlake Continues to Dominate with “The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2”
Gravity – A Warner Bros. Release http://gravitymovie.warnerbros.com Release Date: October 4th, 2013 Rated PG for intense sequences, mature themes and language Running time: 91 minutes Alfonso Cuarón (dir.) Alfonso Cuarón (writer) Jonás Cuarón (writer) Steven Price (music) Sandra Bullock as Ryan Stone George Clooney as Matt Kowalski Ed Harris as Mission Control (voice) Phaldut Sharma… Read More Movie Review: Gravity
Today, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing the animated 1989 classic The Little Mermaid for the first time on Blu-ray, as part of their Diamond Edition series. When the mermaid Ariel (Jodi Benson) saves the life of the human Eric (Christopher Daniel Barnes), she trades her voice with the evil Ursula (Pat Carroll) to be… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Little Mermaid
Today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the hit summer comedy This is the End on DVD & Blu-ray. After Seth Rogen drags his friend Jay Baruchel to a party at James Franco’s house, the ground is shook by an earthquake and all sorts of crazy things start to happen, with people being raptured and rampant… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: This is the End
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