By John C. The complaint of predictability is often heard throughout Oscar season. By this time last year, it was already pretty clear that eventual Best Picture winner The Artist was the clear favourite going into the season, and had been since it premiered at Cannes. A few weeks ago, this year’s Oscar race did… Read More Early Predictions for the Upcoming Oscar Season
Trouble with the Curve – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://troublewiththecurve.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: September 21st, 2012 Rated PG for mature themes and language Running time: 111 minutes Robert Lorenz (dir.) Randy Brown (writer) Marco Beltrami (music) Clint Eastwood as Gus Amy Adams as Mickey Justin Timberlake as Johnny John Goodman as Pete Klein Matthew Lillard… Read More Movie Review: Trouble with the Curve
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Blu-ray & DVD. Beautifully capturing the vibrant life of India and filled with excellent performances from a renowned cast, this is a wonderful little film that reminds us to embrace life. After opening in limited release on May 4th, we reviewed… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the nicely done concert film and documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me on Blu-ray & DVD. Following the record breaking pop singer over her year long California Dreams tour, we see everything from her strict upbringing to her divorce from bad boy comedian Russell Brand. The performances are rousing and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Katy Perry: Part of Me
By John C. It’s hard to believe that the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival has already come to a close. The festival started back on September 6th with Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper, which now feels like only a distant memory to kick off the eleven days of events. I saw… Read More TIFF 2012: Final Thoughts, including “Silver Linings Playbook” for People’s Choice
By John C. It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, but the last weekend of the eleven day fest is here and I’m back to share my thoughts on five more films from the last few days. When the festival started, I published capsule… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Cloud Atlas”
Finding Nemo 3D – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://www.disney.com/findingnemo/ Release Date: September 14th, 2012 Rated G Running time: 100 minutes Andrew Stanton (dir.) Lee Unkrich (co-dir.) Andrew Stanton (screenplay and original story) Bob Peterson (screenplay) David Reynolds (screenplay) Thomas Newman (music) Albert Brooks as Marlin (voice) Ellen DeGeneres as Dory (voice) Alexander Gould as… Read More Movie Review: Finding Nemo 3D
By John C. I’m back again with my third set of five capsule reviews for the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, and it’s an undeniably unique line up of films that I’ve had the privilege of seeing over the past few days. The festival has been going pretty smoothly so far, and I look… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “To the Wonder”
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the classic 1997 epic Titanic for the first time on Blu-ray, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the film. Winning eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture, the film tells the story of Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio), two people who fall in love over the course of a passionate… Read More Blu-ray Release: Titanic
By John C. The past few days of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival have already brought their fair share of unforgettable cinematic experiences and selected disappointments. To give you an idea of just how busy I have been, all I will say is that portions of this article were written on my Blackberry.… Read More TIFF 2012: The Movies and Experiences That Already Have People Talking
By John C. The first weekend of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival has just come to a close, and I’ve been spending my time standing in lines and sitting in the dark. It’s been a good few days, with the fun movies and bona fide awards contenders that I’ve seen far outweighing a… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “The Sessions”
By John C. The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival kicked off last night with the world premiere of Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper. The festival will be going strong until September 16th and an incredibly diverse selection of films will be screened, ranging from much anticipated awards season contenders to small… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Picture Day”
By John C. The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival starts tonight with the world premiere of Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper. The thriller stars Joesph Gordon-Levitt as a hit man for the mob who kills people who have been sent back through time, only to find that his latest target is… Read More TIFF 2012: The Festival Starts Tonight with “Looper”
By John C. The summer has come to a close and the season is destined to be remembered for Carly Rae Jepsen’s catchy pop song “Call Me Maybe” playing on the radio and a bunch of films both big and small that all found their place at the movie theatre. Just like I noted before… Read More Highlights of the Summer Movie Season
Robot & Frank – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://robotandfrank-film.com/ Release Date: August 24th, 2012 Rated PG for language and mature themes Running time: 89 minutes Jake Schreier (dir.) Christopher D. Ford (writer) Francis and the Lights (music) Frank Langella as Frank Peter Sarsgaard as Robot (voice) James Marsden as Hunter Liv Tyler as Madison Susan… Read More Movie Review: Robot & Frank
Think Like a Man – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/thinklikeaman/ DVD Release Date: August 28th, 2012 Rated PG for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 122 minutes Tim Story (dir.) Keith Merryman (screenplay) David A. Newman (screenplay) Based on the book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey Christopher Lennertz… Read More DVD Review: Think Like a Man
Bernie – An Alliance Films’ Release http://bernie-the-movie.com/ DVD Release Date: August 21st, 2012 Rated PG for language and disturbing content Running time: 99 minutes Richard Linklater (dir.) Skip Hollandsworth (screenplay) Richard Linklater (screenplay) Graham Reynolds (music) Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck Jack Black as Bernie Tiede Shirley MacLaine as Marjorie Nugent Richard Robichaux as Lloyd… Read More DVD Review: Bernie
Today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the recent animated film The Pirates! Band of Misfits on DVD & Blu-ray. The latest claymation feature from Aardman, this silly high seas adventure boasts their trademark style of beautifully detailed animation and quirky British humour, providing amusement for those of all ages. We reviewed The Pirates! Band… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Along with The Aristocats, Disney Home Entertainment also released The Tigger Movie for the the first time on Blu-ray last week. First released in 2000, the film follows Tigger as he travels through the Hundred Acre Wood to try and find the rest of his family tree. When the bouncy tiger feels all alone, Winnie… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Tigger Movie
Last week, Disney Home Entertainment released the animated classic The Aristocats for the the first time on Blu-ray. Taking place in 1910 and starring an adorable bunch of animated felines, this is a charming little film that plays to an excellent soundtrack of jazz songs by the Sherman Brothers, including such catchy tunes as “Thomas… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Aristocats
