Released September 25th, 2012 Page count: 208 pages Size: 7.25” x 9.25” Pixar Character Encyclopedia Disney/Pixar Published by Dorling Kindersley http://www.dk.com/ – Gift Idea – Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring books and other items marked with the red and green gift idea tag. This is the second in this year’s series.… Read More Book Review: Pixar Character Encyclopedia
Released September 25th, 2012 Page count: 128 pages Size: 9” x 11” Disney Fairies Encyclopedia Published by Dorling Kindersley http://www.dk.com/ – Gift Idea – Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring books and other items marked with the red and green gift idea tag. This is the first in this year’s series. _________________________________________… Read More Book Review: Disney Fairies Encyclopedia
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing Steven Spielberg’s excellent 2002 film Catch Me If You Can for the first time on Blu-ray, just in time for Christmas. The film is based on the true story of Frank Abignale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), an 18-year-old con man who made money by successfully passing himself off as a… Read More Blu-ray Release: Catch Me If You Can
Along with Finding Nemo, Disney Home Entertainment is rereleasing the previously available Blu-ray combo pack of Pixar’s 2009 masterpiece Up, now including a copy of the film in 3D. The story of an elderly man named Carl Fredricksen (Edward Asner) who floats his house away to South America only to find that wilderness explorer Russell… Read More Blu-ray Release: Up in 3D
Along with Up, Disney Home Entertainment is releasing director Andrew Stanton’s Pixar classic Finding Nemo on Blu-ray & DVD today, including a copy of the beloved 2003 film in 3D. Filled with charming characters and excellent voice work from a top notch cast, this is a tenderly told and beautifully animated modern classic that looks great in… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Finding Nemo
Today, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing the charming family film The Odd Life of Timothy Green on Blu-ray & DVD, just in time for the holiday season. With solid performances and a heartwarming script by director Peter Hedges, this is a touching and admirably unique little film that comes recommended to those of all… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing this summer’s excellent marital drama Hope Springs on Blu-ray & DVD today. With masterful performances from Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell as well as a believable script by Vanessa Taylor, this is a refreshingly mature drama that deserves to be remembered at the end of the year. … Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Hope Springs
Sparkle – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/sparkle/ DVD Release Date: November 30th, 2012 Rated PG for violence and mature themes Running time: 116 minutes Salim Akil (dir.) Mara Brock Akil (screenplay) Joel Schumacher (story) Howard Rosenman (story) Salaam Remi (music) Jordin Sparks as Sparkle Carmen Ejogo as Sister Tika Sumpter as Dolores Whitney Houston as… Read More DVD Review: Sparkle
By John C. Two weeks ago, I used my Monday column to write an article about how success at the box office could lead to Oscars for Silver Linings Playbook. I’ve been a champion of the film since first I first saw it back in September at TIFF, and on Friday we finally published our… Read More How Box Office Performance is Affected by Marketing
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
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