Footnote – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/footnote/ DVD Release Date: July 24th, 2012 Rated PG for mature themes Running time: 106 minutes Joseph Cedar (dir.) Joseph Cedar (writer) Amit Poznansky (music) Shlomo Bar-Aba as Eliezer Shkolnik Lior Ashkenazi as Uriel Shkolnik Alma Zack as Dikla Shkolnik Micah Lewensohn as Yehuda Grossman Our reviews below: _____________________________________________… Read More DVD Review: Footnote
By John C. As a writer, perhaps one of the most jarring questions is how do you talk about something that can’t be explained? This is what I have been feeling time and again since Friday morning, when we were faced with publishing our very positive reviews of The Dark Knight Rises in the wake… Read More How Do You Talk About Something That Can’t Be Explained?
The Dark Knight Rises – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://www.thedarkknightrises.com/ Release Date: July 20th, 2012 Rated PG for violence and frightening scenes Running time: 164 minutes Christopher Nolan (dir.) Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) Christopher Nolan (screenplay and story) David S. Goyer (story) Hans Zimmer (music) Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon… Read More Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Friends with Kids – A VVS Films’ Release http://www.friendswithkids.com/# DVD Release Date: July 17th, 2012 Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 107 minutes Jennifer Westfeldt (dir.) Jennifer Westfeldt (writer) Marcelo Zarvos (music) Adam Scott as Jason Fryman Jennifer Westfeldt as Julie Keller Maya Rudolph as Leslie Chris O’Dowd as Alex Our reviews… Read More DVD Review: Friends with Kids
By John C. There is a reason why practically everyone is counting the days until The Dark Knight Rises opens this Friday. It’s the same reason why I considered Batman Begins one of the best movies of 2005 and called The Dark Knight a masterpiece of modern cinema back in 2008. Not only did director… Read More The Legend Ends: Revisiting Christopher Nolan’s Epic Batman Saga
Ice Age: Continental Drift – A 20th Century Release http://www.iceagemovie.com/ Release Date: July 13th, 2012 Rated PG for some scary scenes and animated action Running time: 87 minutes Steve Martino (dir.) Mike Thurmeier (dir.) Michael Berg (screenplay) Jason Fuchs (screenplay) John Powell (music) Ray Romano as Manny (voice) Queen Latifah as Ellie (voice) Denis Leary… Read More Movie Review: Ice Age: Continental Drift
Today, Union Pictures is releasing Donald Shebib’s iconic 1970 Canadian classic Goin’ Down the Road and the recent sequel, Down the Road Again on Blu-ray & DVD. Pete (Doug McGrath) and Joey (Paul Bradley) are two young Maritimers travelling from Nova Scotia to try and get work in Toronto, finding a city very different from their… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Goin’ Down the Road and Down the Road Again
By John C. Documentaries about pop stars that are released in the midst of their careers can sometimes feel like a mere capitalization on their popularity, but this is thankfully not the case with the excellent Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D. Those who don’t listen to her music will likely walk away with a… Read More Katy Perry Delivers a Real “Teenage Dream” with “Part of Me 3D”
The Amazing Spider-Man – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://theamazingspiderman.com/ Release Date: July 3rd, 2012 Rated PG for frightening scenes and violence Running time: 136 minutes Marc Webb (dir.) James Vanderbilt (screenplay and story) Alvin Sargent (screenplay) Steve Kloves (screenplay) Based on the Marvel comic books by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko James Horner (music) Andrew… Read More Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic The 39 Steps is being released on Blu-ray & DVD today, as part of the Criterion Collection. Based on the 1915 novel by John Buchan, the film stars Robert Donat as a Canadian who finds himself involved in a conspiracy in London that sends him on a chase through the Scottish… Read More Criterion Release: The 39 Steps
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the 1968 cult classic Barbarella for the first time on Blu-ray. The film is based on a French comic strip and stars Jane Fonda in the title role as a 41st century astronaut who uses her beauty and sex appeal to find a lost scientist on the Planet Lythion. … Read More Blu-ray Release: Barbarella
By John C. If I told you that a raunchy adult comedy about a talking teddy bear directed by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane was one of the best movies of the year, you would probably think I was crazy. But Ted is a film so consistently hilarious and filled with genuine heart that I… Read More “Ted” Delivers Big Laughs and a Lot of Heart
It’s July 1st once again and we would like to wish all of our readers a very Happy Canada Day! After premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz also opened this weekend. Beautifully filmed in Toronto, it would be the perfect film to go see for Canada Day. No matter… Read More Happy Canada Day!
People Like Us – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://PplLikeUsMovie.com/ Release Date: June 29th, 2012 Rated 14A for language, substance abuse and mature themes Running time: 115 minutes Alex Kurtzman (dir.) Alex Kurtzman (writer) Roberto Orci (writer) Jody Lambert (writer) A.R. Rahman (music) Chris Pine as Sam Elizabeth Banks as Frankie Michael Hall D’Addario as… Read More Movie Review: People Like Us
Magic Mike – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://magicmikemovie.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: June 29th, 2012 Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content, substance abuse and nudity Running time: 110 minutes Steven Soderbergh (dir.) Reid Carolin (screenplay) Channing Tatum as Magic Mike Alex Pettyfer as Adam Matthew McConaughey as Dallas Cody Horn as Brooke Olivia Munn as… Read More Movie Review: Magic Mike
Alliance Films’ released The Artist today as a Blu-ray + DVD Combo pack. The silent masterpiece will be remembered for its universal story of romance and changing times, as well as the wonderful performances by the whole cast, including the lovable dog Uggie. Deservedly nominated for ten Oscars and winning five including Best Picture, The… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Artist
A Thousand Words – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.thousandwordsmovie.com/ DVD Release Date: June 26th, 2012 Rated PG for language and mature themes Running time: 91 minutes Brian Robbins (dir.) Steve Koren (writer) John Debney (music) Eddie Murphy as Jack McCall Kerry Washington as Caroline McCall Clark Duke as Aaron Wiseberger Cliff Curtis as Dr. Sinja… Read More DVD Review: A Thousand Words
Mirror Mirror – An Alliance Films’ Release http://mirrormirrorfilm.com/ DVD Release Date: June 26th, 2012 Rated PG for mild violence Running time: 106 minutes Tarsem Singh Dhandwar (dir.) Jason Keller (screenplay) Marc Klein (screenplay) Melisa Wallack (screen story) Alan Menken (music) Julia Roberts as The Queen Lily Collins as Snow White Armie Hammer as Prince Alcott Nathan… Read More DVD Review: Mirror Mirror
By John C. Whether we like it or not, there are some big changes on the horizon for the Canadian film scene. And not just behind the scenes changes that will only be noticed by those of us working in the industry, but ones that will inevitably affect mainstream audiences as well. AMC Entertainment was… Read More The Canadian Film Industry is Changing in a Big Way with Cineplex Buying AMC
Brave – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://disney.com/brave Release Date: June 22nd, 2012 Rated PG for some scary action and rude humour Running time: 93 minutes Mark Andrews (dir.) Brenda Chapman (dir.) Brenda Chapman (screenplay and story) Mark Andrews (screenplay) Steve Purcell (screenplay) Irene Mecchi (screenplay) Patrick Doyle (music) Kelly Macdonald as Merida (voice) Billy… Read More Movie Review: Brave
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