Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the mesmerizing 1950 classic Sunset Boulevard for the first time on Blu-ray. Directed by Billy Wilder and winning three Oscars including one for Franz Waxman’s beautiful score, the film tells the story of Joe Gillis (William Holden) a broke screenwriter who is hired by Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), a… Read More Blu-ray Release: Sunset Boulevard
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is finally releasing the 1987 classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles on Blu-ray. Telling the story of uptight businessman Neal Page (Steve Martin) as he tries desperately to get home for Thanksgiving, only to end up on a life changing road trip with the genuinely well meaning Del Griffith (John Candy), the… Read More Blu-ray Release: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Along with the Prep & Landing: The Totally Tinsel Collection, today Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing a new edition of The Muppet Christmas Carol on Blu-ray & DVD. Filled with excellent songs by Paul Williams as well as a brilliant performance from Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge and equally great work from the entire Muppet cast,… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Muppet Christmas Carol
Along with the The Muppet Christmas Carol, today Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing Prep & Landing: The Totally Tinsel Collection on Blu-ray & DVD. Following Lanny (Dave Foley) and Wayne (Derek Richardson), two elves who are in charge of preparing houses for Santa’s visit on Christmas Eve, the set includes the excellent 2009 TV… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Prep & Landing: The Totally Tinsel Collection
After nearly a year, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is finally releasing the animated film Arthur Christmas on DVD & Blu-ray. Beautifully animated at Aardman and filled with wonderful humour as well as a big heart, this is a modern Christmas classic that absolutely deserves a spot in your permanent collection. We reviewed and loved Arthur… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Arthur Christmas
Along with It’s a Spongebob Christmas!, Paramount Home Entertainment is also releasing Kung Fu Panda Holiday on Blu-ray & DVD today. The short film has Po (Jack Black) being called upon by Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) to host the annual Winter Feast, forcing the loveable panda to decide between spending the holidays with his colleagues… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Kung Fu Panda Holiday and DreamWorks Holiday Classics
Along with Kung Fu Panda Holiday and DreamWorks Holiday Classics, today Paramount Home Entertainment is also releasing the brand new TV special It’s a Spongebob Christmas! on DVD & Blu-ray. Animated in a stop motion style that lovingly pays homage to the old holiday classics from Rankin/Bass and written with the same humour and charm of… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: It’s a Spongebob Christmas!
By John C. Many thought that David Mitchell’s 2004 novel Cloud Atlas would be unfilmable, but directors Andy and Lana Wachowski along with Tom Tykwer have proven them wrong with this epic adaptation that opened in theatres on October 26th and will be talked about for a long time. With a top notch cast that… Read More “Cloud Atlas” is a Bold and Ambitious Piece of Filmmaking
Wreck-it Ralph – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://disney.go.com/wreck-it-ralph/ Release Date: November 2nd, 2012 Rated PG for some crude humour and mild action Running time: 95 minutes Rich Moore (dir.) Jennifer Lee (screenplay) Phil Johnston (screenplay) Henry Jackman (music) John C. Reilly as Ralph (voice) Sarah Silverman as Vanellope (voice) Jack McBrayer as Felix (voice)… Read More Movie Review: Wreck-It Ralph
It’s October 31st once again and we would like to take a moment to wish all of our readers a very Happy Halloween! No matter how you celebrate, we hope you all have a great time dressing up, eating candy and watching your favourite scary movies. May we suggest wearing your very own Madagascar 3… Read More Happy Halloween!
By Erin V. The score CD starts with a version of the classic ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ Disney logo, with a Frankenweenie twist. For those who’ve seen the film, they will recognize that this was played over the Frankenweenie style logo they used for the film. The music Danny Elfman has composed for… Read More Score/Soundtrack Review: Frankenweenie & Frankenweenie Unleashed
By John C. This afternoon, Bob Iger announced that Disney has acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, and is planning a new Star Wars trilogy that will start with the long rumoured Episode 7 in 2015. The news immediately blew up on the internet, with many people skeptical of the announcement. As a longtime Star Wars… Read More Breaking News: Disney Acquires Lucasfilm and “Star Wars”
Ruby Sparks – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/rubysparks/ DVD Release Date: October 30th, 2012 Rated 14A for violence and coarse language Running time: 104 minutes Jonathan Dayton (dir.) Valerie Faris (dir.) Zoe Kazan (writer) Nick Urata (music) Paul Dano as Calvin Weir-Fields Zoe Kazan as Ruby Sparks Chris Messina as Harry Elliott Gould as Dr.… Read More DVD Review: Ruby Sparks
Last Tuesday, Warner Home Entertainment released Magic Mike on Blu-ray & DVD. When we reviewed the film in theatres on June 29th, our consensus was: “Far less flashy than the trailers suggest, Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike is sometimes overly experimental in terms of camera work, but is carried by good acting from Channing Tatum, Alex… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Magic Mike
On October 9th, Warner Home Entertainment released Rock of Ages on Blu-ray & DVD. Featuring one of Tom Cruise’s best performances as the rock star Stacee Jaxx, this is one that those who enjoy music movies are going to want to watch – if just for the pure fun and light enjoyment of it. When… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Rock of Ages
On October 2nd, Warner Home Entertainment released Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows on Blu-ray & DVD. We’ve decided to profile it now just in time for Halloween tomorrow – it’s one that teens and adults can have fun with especially at this time of year. When we reviewed the film in theatres on May 11th, our consensus… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Dark Shadows
By John C. There are certain films that get watched every year around Halloween, and one of the finest examples of a ghost story done right is the 1999 psychological thriller The Sixth Sense. Although it isn’t celebrating any sort of significant milestone, besides this year marking the somehow appropriate thirteenth anniversary, it’s the sort… Read More “The Sixth Sense” is a Halloween Classic
The Sessions – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.thesessionsmovie.com/ Release Date: October 26th, 2012 Rated 14A for mature themes, sexual content and graphic nudity Running time: 95 minutes Ben Lewin (dir.) Ben Lewin (screenplay) Marco Beltrami (music) John Hawkes as Mark O’Brien Helen Hunt as Cheryl Cohen-Greene William H. Macy as Father Brendan Moon Bloodgood as… Read More Movie Review: The Sessions
Director John Schlesinger’s 1971 film Sunday Bloody Sunday is being released on Blu-ray & DVD today, as part of the Criterion Collection. The story of a middle aged doctor (Peter Finch) and a younger divorcée (Glenda Jackson) who are both sleeping with the same young artist (Murray Head), the film was the famous director’s follow… Read More Criterion Release: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the aptly titled Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and adapted from a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, the film depicts Abraham Lincoln’s (Benjamin Walker) days as a vampire hunter alongside his immortal mentor (Dominic Cooper), before and during his reign as… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
