The Back-up Plan – An Alliance Films Release http://www.theback-upplan.com/ DVD Release Date: August 24th, 2010 Rated PG – language may offend, mature theme. Running time: 104 minutes Alan Poul (dir.) Kate Angelo (screenplay) Stephen Trask (music) Jennifer Lopez as Zoe Alex O’Loughlin as Stan Michaela Watkins as Mona Eric Christian Olsen as Clive Bonus Features… Read More DVD Review: The Back-up Plan

Death at a Funeral – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://DeathAtAFuneral-movie.com/ DVD Release Date: August 10th, 2010 Rated 14A for coarse language, nudity, and substance abuse Running time: 92 minutes Neil LaBute (dir.) Dean Craig (writer) Christophe Beck (music) Martin Lawrence as Ryan James Marsden as Oscar Tracy Morgan as Norman Chris Rock as Aaron Peter… Read More DVD Review: Death at a Funeral

  On August 3rd, I talked about Sony’s DVD releases of last year’s Best Foreign Language Film nominees The White Ribbon and A Prophet.  Today, Mongrel Media is releasing fellow nominee Ajami on the home market.   Isreal’s selection for the Oscar’s 2009, Ajami is told through five different chapters all taking place in the… Read More DVD Release: Ajami & Women Without Men

On July 27th, the 1948 classic The Red Shoes was released to The Criterion Collection.  Directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, this story of a star ballerina torn between two loves, is one of the most stunning Technicolor films of the 1940’s.  This award-winning 2009 digital restoration is bright and crisp – and it… Read More Criterion Release: The Red Shoes

Yesterday, Alliance Films’ released eleven ‘The Festival Collection’ boxed sets, I’ll be giving notice of three of them here.   One set includes Guillermo de Toro’s Pan’s Labrynth, Fernando Meirelles’ Blindness, and Christopher Nolan’s Memento.  This collection is rated 18A.  (Image currently unavailable)   The next set includes Roberto Benigni’s Life Is Beautiful, Scott Hicks’… Read More DVD Release: Alliance Films Festival Collections

Cemetery Junction – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.cemeteryjunction.co.uk/ DVD Release Date: August 17th, 2010 Rated 14A for coarse language, and crude content. Running time: 95 minutes Ricky Gervais (dir.) Stephen Merchant (dir.) Ricky Gervais (writer) Stephen Merchant (writer) Tim Atack (music) Tom Hughes as Bruce Pearson Ricky Gervais as Mr. Taylor Christian Cooke as Freddie… Read More DVD Review: Cemetery Junction

Me and Orson Welles – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: August 17th, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme, and coarse language Running time: 113 minutes Richard Linklater (dir.) Holly Gent Palmo (screenplay) Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay) Based on the book by Robert Kaplow Michael J. McEvoy (music) Zac Efron as Richard Samuels… Read More DVD Review: Me and Orson Welles

The Good, The Bad, The Weird – An eOne Films’ Release DVD Release Date: August 17th, 2010 Rated 14A for violence and language may offend. Running time: 130 minutes Ji-woon Kim (dir.) Ji-woon Kim (writer) Min-suk Kim (writer) Dalparan (music) Yeong-gyu Jang (music) Kang-ho Song as Yoon Tae-goo / The Weird Byung-hun Lee as Park… Read More DVD Review: The Good, The Bad, The Weird

Gunless – An Alliance Films Release http://gunless.ca/ DVD Release Date: August 17th, 2010 Rated PG for violence. Running time: 89 minutes William Phillips (dir.) William Phillips (screenplay) Paul Gross as Sean ‘The Montana Kid’ Rafferty Sienna Guillory as Jane Taylor Dustin Milligan as Corporal Jonathan Kent Tyler Mane as Jack Smith Callum Keith Rennie as… Read More DVD Review: Gunless

The kids environmental comedy Furry Vengeance is available on DVD and Blu-ray today from eOne Home Entertainment.  Although the humour – for adults – is admittedly mostly of the silly/borderline stupid variety, this is sure to be a source of immense entertainment for kids.  It’s got a great environmental message as well, so that’s another… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Furry Vengeance

Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Date Night on DVD & Blu-ray.  The hilarious duo of Steve Carell and Tina Fey star as a married couple going out for “date night” only to end up – through a case of mistaken identity – having to take down the mob.  Both in scenes of action and comedy,… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Date Night

My Name is Khan – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/mynameiskhan/ DVD Release Date: August 10th, 2010 Rated PG language may offend, not recommended for young children Running time: 161 minutes Karan Johar (dir.) Shibani Bathija (story and screenplay) Shibani Bathija (dialogue) Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue) Shankar Mahadevan (music) Loy Mendonsa (music) Ehsaan Noorani (music) Shahrukh… Read More DVD Review: My Name is Khan

The Joneses – A TVA Films’ Release DVD Release Date: August 10th, 2010 Rated PG coarse language, sexual content, and substance abuse Running time: 96 minutes Derrick Borte (dir.) Derrick Borte (writer) Shibani Bathija (story) Nick Urata (music) David Duchovny as Steve Jones Demi Moore as Kate Jones Amber Heard as Jenn Jones Ben Hollingsworth… Read More DVD Review: The Joneses

The Ghost Writer – An E1 Films’ Release http://www.TheGhostWriter-Movie.com/ DVD Release Date: August 3rd, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme, language may offend, and violence Running time: 128 minutes Roman Polanski (dir.) Robert Harris (adaptation) Roman Polanski (screenplay) Based on the book The Ghost by Robert Harris Alexandre Desplat (music) Ewan McGregor as The Ghost… Read More DVD Review: The Ghost Writer

Diary of a Wimpy Kid – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.diaryofawimpykidmovie.com/ DVD Release Date: August 3rd, 2010 Rated PG language may offend Running time: 92 minutes   Thor Freudenthal (dir.)   Jackie Filgo (screenplay) Jeff Filgo (screenplay) Gabe Sachs (screenplay) Jeff Judah (screenplay)   Based on the books by Jeff Kinney   Theodore Shapiro… Read More DVD Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

To Save a Life – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.tosavealifemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: August 3rd, 2010 Rated 14A for language may offend, and substance abuse Running time: 120 minutes Brian Baugh (dir.) Jim Britts (writer) Christopher Lennertz (music) Timothy Wynn (music) Randy Wayne as Jake Taylor Deja Kreutzberg as Amy Briggs Joshua Weigel as Chris… Read More DVD Review: To Save a Life

On June 29th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) on Blu-ray and DVD.  Today, August 3rd, they are releasing A Prophet (Un prophète), also on both formats.  Released theatrically in Canada earlier this year from Mongrel Media, both films are well worth seeing. From Germany and France, respectively, both films… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The White Ribbon & A Prophet

With Inception released earlier this month, Warner Home Video released one of Christopher Nolan’s previous films, Insomnia, on Blu-Ray.   The special features on the Blu-Ray include: • Additional Scenes • Commentaries: – Director Christopher Nolan (Commentary in Order of Shooting Sequence) – Hilary Swank, Production Designer Nathan Crowley, Editor Dody Dorn, Cinematographer Wally Pfister… Read More Blu-ray Release: Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia

Just in time for the release by WB of Cats & Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, WHV releases the original Cats & Dogs on Blu-Ray.   The Blu-Ray disc inlcudes the following special features: • Commentary by Director Lawrence Guterman, Producer Chris DeFaria and Production Designer James Bissell • 5 Furry-ously Fun Featurettes:… Read More Blu-ray Release: Cats & Dogs

The Losers – A Warner Home Video Release http://www.the-losers.com/dvd/ DVD Release Date: July 20th, 2010 Rated 14A for violence, language may offend, not recommend for young children. Running time: 97 minutes   Sylvain White (dir.)   Peter Berg (writer) James Vanderbilt (writer) Andy Diggle (characters)   John Ottman (music)   Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Clay… Read More DVD Review: The Losers