Some of these releases are quite a bit out of date, but are still worth mentioning… Some of these are great titles for the fall, with Thanksgiving coming up this weekend and Halloween at the end of the month, while others are classics that would make great gifts either now or later on in the… Read More Now Available from Warner Home Video

Reel Injun – A Mongrel Media Release http://www.reelinjunthemovie.com/site/ DVD Release Date: September 28th, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme and violence Running time: 88 minutes Neil Diamond (dir.) Catherine Bainbridge (screenplay) Jeremiah Hayes (screenplay) Adam Beach Clint Eastwood Jim Jarmusch Jesse Wente Our reviews below: _______________________________________________ Reel Injun DVD Review By John C. *** (out… Read More DVD Review: Reel Injun

On September 21st, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the complete first season of the hit musical TV show Glee on Blu-ray & DVD.  Now in its second season, the edgy and entertaining show has served as a groundbreaking revival of musicals in the face of pop culture.  The complete first season is a must-have… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Glee – Season 1

On September 14th, Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless was released to the prestigious Criterion Collection.  Originally released in 1960, the dialogue-driven picture with quick cuts and striking cinematography was a groundbreaking film that started the French New Wave and blasted director Godard onto the filmmaking scene.  The film also features a star-making performance from Jean-Paul Belmondo.… Read More Criterion Release: Breathless

Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the complete first season of the hit TV sitcom Modern Family on Blu-ray & DVD.  The show, now in its second season, follows three very diverse families in mockumentary style, making for lighthearted and agreeably amusing television entertainment.  With the characters and topics addressed, the show has a… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Modern Family – Season 1

Robin Hood – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://robinhoodthemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: September 21st, 2010 Rated 14A for violence Running time: 156 minutes (director’s cut) Ridley Scott (dir.) Brian Helgeland (screenplay) Marc Streitenfeld (music) Russell Crowe as Robin Longstride Cate Blanchett as Marion Loxley Max von Sydow as Sir Walter Loxley William Hurt as William Marshal… Read More DVD Review: Robin Hood

The Secret in Their Eyes, the surprise winner of last year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, is being released today on Blu-ray & DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  This Spanish language murder mystery from Argentina is a richly layered and haunting film that will keep you engaged in finding out its secrets.  This… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Secret in Their Eyes

Bull Durham: On August 31st, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the hilarious baseball comedy Bull Durham on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.  The story of making love and playing ball was originally released in 1988 and was very deservedly Oscar nominated for Best Original Screenplay.  The dialogue snaps along at a quick pace and is just as… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Blood Simple & Bull Durham

Letters to Juliet – An eOne Films’ Release http://LettersToJuliet-Movie.com/ DVD Release Date: September 14th, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme Running time: 105 minutes   Gary Winick (dir.)   Jose Rivera (writer) Tim Sullivan (writer)   Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Christopher Egan as Charlie Gael García Bernal as Victor Vanessa Redgrave as Claire   Our… Read More DVD Review: Letters to Juliet

Micmacs – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/micmacs/ DVD Release Date: September 7th, 2010 Rated 14A for sexual content and violence Running time: 105 minutes Jean-Pierre Jeunet (dir.) Jean-Pierre Jeunet (scenario) Guillaume Laurant (scenario & dialogue) Raphaël Beau (music) Dany Boon as Bazil André Dussollier as Nicolas Thibault de Fenouillet Nicolas Marié as François Marconi Jean-Pierre… Read More DVD Review: Micmacs

Looking for Eric – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/looking-for-eric DVD Release Date: September 14th, 2010 Rated 14A for coarse language and substance abuse Running time: 117 minutes Ken Loach (dir.) Paul Laverty (screenplay) Steve Evets as Eric Bishop Eric Cantona as Eric Stephanie Bishop as Lily Gerard Kearns as Ryan Our reviews below: _______________________________________________ Looking… Read More DVD Review: Looking for Eric

Just Wright has a sincerity and sweetness to it that makes it stand out from other romantic-comedies.  Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the film on DVD & Blu-ray, and this is one worth seeing.  The acting is all good, and Queen Latifah has a likable quality to her that keeps us watching.… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Just Wright

Today, Sony Home Entertainment is releasing Monster House on 3D Blu-ray.  This is a great animated film for older kids and adults, that’s actually intense when it needs to be.  I paid a fair bit for the original DVD when it first came out in 2006, and have watched it every Halloween since – this… Read More Blu-ray Release: Monster House in 3D

Year of the Carnivore – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.yearofthecarnivore.com/ DVD Release Date: September 7th, 2010 Rated 18A for sexual content and coarse language Running time: 88 minutes Sook-Yin Lee (dir.) Sook-Yin Lee (writer) Sook-Yin Lee (music) Cristin Milioti as Sammy Smalls Mark Rendall as Eugene Zaslavsky Ali Liebert as Sylvia Eugene Lipinski as Lloyd… Read More DVD Review: Year of the Carnivore

  Today, eOne Films is releasing a collection of episodes from the popular Animal Planet TV show Meerkat Manor on DVD.  With outside threats, rivalries and domestic disputes threatening to tear apart the Manor, things are not going smoothly for the adorable meerkats of the Kalahari Desert.   Family Ties includes 10 episodes of the… Read More DVD Release: Meerkat Manor: Family Ties

Babies – An Alliance Films Release http://www.focusfeatures.com/babies http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/babies DVD Release Date: August 31st, 2010 Rated G Running time: 79 minutes   Thomas Balmes (dir.)   Bruno Coulais (music)   Babies (as themselves) Bayar – from Mongolia Hattie – from San Franciso Mari – from Tokyo Ponjiao – from Namibia   Bonus Features Include: • The… Read More DVD Review: Babies

Today, eOne is releasing Daniel Barber’s Harry Brown on DVD, after being released in theatres on May 21st.  This gritty, ultra-violent revenge thriller stars the always excellent Michael Caine in a hard-hitting performance as a widower living in a violent neighbourhood in Britain.  When his best friend is murdered by a gang of thugs, he… Read More DVD Release: Harry Brown

Last week, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the complete thirteenth season of The Simpsons on Blu-ray & DVD.  The 3-disc Blu-ray set includes all 22 episodes, including the annual Halloween special.  This iconic cartoon has been a big part of pop culture for over 20 years, and this set is a must-have for Simpsons fans. The… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Simpsons – Season 13

Temple Grandin – A Warner Home Video Release http://www.hbocanada.com/details/?id=50658 DVD Release Date: August 24th, 2010 Canadian Home Video Rating – 14A; TV – PG Running time: 109 minutes Mick Jackson (dir.) Christopher Monger (teleplay) Merritt Johnson (teleplay) (as William Merritt Johnson) Temple Grandin (book “Emergence”) Margaret Scarciano (book “Emergence”) Temple Grandin (book “Thinking in Pictures”)… Read More DVD Review: Temple Grandin

$5 a Day – An eOne Films’ Release DVD Release Date: August 24th, 2010 Rated PG not recommended for young children Running time: 98 minutes Nigel Cole (dir.) Neal H. Dobrofsky (writer) Tippi Dobrofsky (writer) Alex Wurman (music) Christopher Walken as Nat Parker Alessandro Nivola as Ritchie Flynn Parker Sharon Stone as Dolores Jones Amanda… Read More DVD Review: $5 a Day