Today, Disney and Pixar are releasing last year’s TV special Toy Story of Terror! on Blu-ray. When the toys get stranded at a spooky roadside motel where Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles) mysteriously goes missing, Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and Rex (Wallace Shawn) are forced to confront their fears and… Read More Blu-ray Release: Toy Story of Terror!
Sony Pictures is releasing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on Blu-ray today, a fairly entertaining blockbuster that nicely follows the first instalment and does a decent job of setting things up for the next chapter of the franchise. We reviewed The Amazing Spider-Man 2 back when the film opened atop the box office earlier this summer,… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
After premiering at TIFF last year, Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Only Lovers Left Alive on Blu-ray today. Directed by Jim Jarmusch, the film follows depressed musician Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and his wife Eve (Tilda Swinton), a pair of lonely vampires drifting through the nightlife of Detroit. The wryly mannered stylings of the film are… Read More Blu-ray Release: Only Lovers Left Alive
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) It’s interesting that a story about memories evokes such clear ones within myself. When I think about The Giver, Lois Lowry’s classic 1993 novel which has been a staple of young adult literature for about two decades now, I remember being 11 years old and getting up early… Read More Review: The Giver
By John Corrado After premiering at TIFF last year, and coming back to the city for Inside Out, The Dog is opening at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema this weekend and will be playing until August 21st. Showtimes and tickets are right here. After holding up a bank to try and fund his partner’s sex… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: The Dog
Today, Elevation Pictures is releasing the Sundance hit Locke on Blu-ray. The film takes place in real time and almost entirely inside a car, as Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) drives across London, answering calls from his family and coworkers at the construction site where he works, slowly having the course of his life and others… Read More Blu-ray Release: Locke
Today, Disney is releasing Muppets Most Wanted on Blu-ray. This time around, the Muppets take their show on the road across Europe, naively hiring Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) as their manager. Things take a turn for the worse when Kermit is replaced by Constantine, who is using their shows as a coverup for elaborate jewel… Read More Blu-ray Release: Muppets Most Wanted
Today, Bears is being released on Blu-ray. The latest wildlife adventure from Disneynature, the film follows a year in the life of Sky and her two adorable cubs, as they come of age against the stunningly captured backdrop of the Alaskan Peninsula. We reviewed Bears when the film opened in theatres this past April, and our overall… Read More Blu-ray Release: Disneynature’s Bears
Along with Bears and Muppets Most Wanted, Disney is also releasing half a dozen of their classics for the first time on Blu-ray today, the first two as a combo pack and the other four on their own. I had fun working my way through this stack of new releases over the weekend, and I… Read More Blu-ray Release: Six Disney Classics
By John Corrado Deeply sad doesn’t even begin to describe the news that Robin Williams has lost his fight with severe depression at 63 years of age. The world has truly lost one of their best today, and the actor will be missed both by everyone who got to know him through his performances, and… Read More Remembering Robin Williams (1951-2014)
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Based on the bestseller by Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey is a total feel good film, and I liked that. Those who buy a ticket are going to leave feeling happy, just like after an evening spent at a fine restaurant, and the fact that the film… Read More Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) “This is like one of those ’80s movies,” Sarah (Aubrey Plaza) says partway through About Alex, a modern attempt to copy the magic of Lawrence Kasdan’s definitive classic The Big Chill. The movie opens today in limited release and video on demand, courtesy of levelFILM. But despite some… Read More Review: About Alex
By John Corrado Premiering at Hot Docs and emerging as one of the best films at the festival, An Honest Liar is opening at the Bloor Cinema today. James Randi will be around for a Q&A after tonight’s screening, and the film will be playing numerous times until August 21st, tickets and showtimes are right… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: An Honest Liar
Today, Sony is releasing Community: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD. This season has failed lawyer Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) returning to Greendale College and becoming a teacher, reuniting his close study group of outsiders Britta (Gillian Jacobs), Abed (Danny Pudi), Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown), Annie (Alison Brie) and Troy (Donald Glover). Although this was… Read More DVD Release: Community: The Complete Fifth Season
Today, Touchstone Pictures is releasing Need for Speed on Blu-ray. After a street race between Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) and his wealthy rival Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper) ends in tragedy, Tobey is framed and left to take the fall. Released from prison with revenge on his mind, Tobey is determined to compete against Dino at… Read More Blu-ray Release: Need for Speed
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) I wasn’t expecting Guardians of the Galaxy to open that way that it does. We focus on a young Peter Quill (Wyatt Oleff) listening to his beloved Awesome Mix cassette tape while visiting his dying mother (Laura Haddock) in the hospital, before running out of the building in… Read More Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
Originally released April 1st, 2009 Page count: 158 pages Size: 8.7” x 6” GreenScreen Made Easy: Keying and Compositing Techniques for Indie Filmmakers by Jeremy Hanke and Michele Yamazaki Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://www.mwp.com/ _______________________________________________________ GreenScreen Made Easy: Keying and Compositing for Indie Filmmakers Book Review By Erin V. The green screen or chromakeying… Read More Book Review: GreenScreen Made Easy – Keying and Compositing Techniques for Indie Filmmakers
Originally released July 1st, 1999 Page count: 158 pages Size: 8.2” x 6” Directing Actors by Judith Weston Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://www.mwp.com/ ____________________________________________________ Directing Actors Book Review By Erin V. Summer is the perfect time to catch up on reading and learn a thing or two in the process. So this week I… Read More Book Review: Directing Actors
After premiering at TIFF last year and just finishing a successful run in theatres, Mongrel Media is releasing Under the Skin on all home entertainment platforms today, including iTunes. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, the film follows an alien seductress (Scarlett Johansson) who stalks men on the streets of Scotland, picking them up in her white… Read More Digital Release: Under the Skin
Today, Paramount is releasing Darren Aronofsky’s Noah on Blu-ray. Adapted from the Book of Genesis, this version has Noah (Russell Crowe) foretold the world will be destroyed through dreams of death and rising water. Noah is chosen by the Creator to build an ark that will house two of each animal and protect his wife… Read More Blu-ray Release: Noah
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