In honour of the film’s 50th anniversary, 20th Century Fox is releasing West Side Story for the first time on Blu-ray today. Violence between two rival gangs in New York City sets the backdrop for this story of a forbidden romance between Tony (Richard Beymer) and Maria (Natalie Wood), as things lead to a heartbreaking… Read More Blu-ray Release: West Side Story
By John C. One of the things that film critics are always told is that we have the best job in the world. This might sound like a complete humblebrag, but this isn’t always true. The last few weeks have been pure chaos, with the disorienting “Oscargate” turning into a complete clustercuss of a situation and… Read More Disney’s “The Muppets” Restores Order to the Chaotic World of a Film Critic
In honour of Remembrance Day here in Canada and Veteran’s Day across the border, One Movie, Five Views would like to remind all of our readers to remember the brave men and women who served their countries during the war. This year marks the 93rd anniversary of the end of WWI and also represents 66… Read More Lest We Forget…
J. Edgar – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://jedgarmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html Release Date: November 11th, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme, language may offend Running time: 137 minutes Clint Eastwood (dir.) Dustin Lance Black (writer) Clint Eastwood (music) Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson Judi Dench as Annie Hoover Naomi Watts as… Read More Movie Review: J. Edgar
Released November 8th, 2011 Page count: 152 pages Size: 10” x 11” The Art of Puss in Boots Written by Ramin Zahed Foreword by Guillermo del Toro Published by Insight Editions http://www.insighteditions.com/ ___________________________________ The Art of Puss in Boots Book Review by Erin V. At times drawing inspiration from the character of Zorro (as… Read More Book Review: The Art of Puss in Boots
Becoming Santa – An Alliance Films’ Release http://becomingsantathemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: November 8th, 2011 Rated G Running time: 92 minutes Jeff Myers (dir.) Jack Sanderson (writer) Zack Ryan (music) Jack Sanderson as Himself Our reviews below: ____________________________________________ Becoming Santa DVD Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) Directed by Jeff Myers, Becoming Santa lovingly… Read More DVD Review: Becoming Santa
Cave of Forgotten Dreams – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.caveofforgottendreams.co.uk/ DVD Release Date: November 8th, 2011 Rated G Running time: 90 minutes Werner Herzog (dir.) Werner Herzog (writer) Based on an article titled First Impressions by Judith Thurman Ernst Reijseger (music) Werner Herzog as Himself (also Narrator) Our reviews below: ________________________________________ Cave of Forgotten Dreams… Read More DVD Review: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
By John C. Even with over $25 million at the box office and a mostly positive critical response, Tower Heist isn’t the sort of film that gets recognized when it comes to receiving Oscar nominations. Yet the incredibly entertaining action comedy will be intrinsically linked to this year’s Academy Awards, with several members of the… Read More (Three Updates) Will “Tower Heist” Talent Steal Back the Oscars?
Tower Heist – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.towerheist.net/ Release Date: November 4th, 2011 Rated PG for action violence, coarse language, not for young children Running time: 104 minutes Brett Ratner (dir.) Ted Griffin (screenplay & story) Jeff Nathanson (screenplay) Adam Cooper (story) Bill Collage (story) Christophe Beck (music) Ben Stiller as Josh Kovacs Eddie Murphy… Read More Movie Review: Tower Heist
By Erin V. Last week I had the opportunity to interview composer Alexandre Desplat who recently scored the very good political-thriller The Ides of March. The interview focuses mainly on that film, although a few questions near the end touch on his work on The Tree of Life and the final Harry Potter installment. Enjoy!… Read More Interview: Alexandre Desplat – The Ides of March
Water for Elephants – A 20th Century Fox Release DVD Release Date: November 1st, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme, violence, language may offend Running time: 121 minutes Francis Lawrence (dir.) Richard LaGravenese (screenplay) Based on the novel by Sara Gruen James Newton Howard (music) Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth… Read More DVD Review: Water for Elephants
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/snowflower DVD Release Date: November 1st, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme Running time: 104 minutes Wayne Wang (dir.) Angela Workman (screenplay) Ron Bass (screenplay) Michael K. Ray (screenplay) Based on the novel by Lisa See Rachel Portman (music) Bingbing Li as Nina… Read More DVD Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Today, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is releasing Pixar’s Cars 2 on Blu-ray & DVD. Although some considered this to be the animation studio’s first flop, this was one of the best movies of the summer and a welcome addition to their library of great films. We reviewed Cars 2 when it opened in theatres… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Cars 2
Today, Paramount is releasing Scrooged for the first time on Blu-ray. This 1988 version of the beloved Charles Dickens masterpiece A Christmas Carol stars Bill Murray as a hopelessly selfish and cynical TV executive, who learns the true meaning of Christmas over the course of one fateful and sometimes annoying December 24th. Directed by the… Read More Blu-ray Release: Scrooged
Today is October 31st, which is traditionally the day when you are encouraged to dress up, eat candy and watch your favourite scary movies. In other words, One Movie, Five Views would like to wish all of our readers a safe and very happy Halloween! Whether you honour the occasion by watching Ghostbusters or some of… Read More Happy Halloween!
By John C. Every year for Halloween, entertainment writers always talk about their favourite scary movies. This year I decided to do things a little differently and use the opportunity to discuss a selection of the work from a specific director. The director in question is Tim Burton. Not his entire filmography, just a handful… Read More From “Beetlejuice” to “Corpse Bride,” it Wouldn’t be Halloween Without Tim Burton
Puss in Boots – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.pussinbootsthemovie.com/ Release Date: October 28th, 2011 Rated G for some action and mild rude humour Running time: 90 minutes Chris Miller (dir.) Tom Wheeler (screenplay) David H. Steinberg (writer) Jon Zack (writer) Henry Jackman (music) Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots (voice) Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws (voice)… Read More Movie Review: Puss in Boots
Today, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases Winnie the Pooh on Blu-ray & DVD. With beautiful animation that brings the beloved characters to life and wonderful music by the charming actress and singer Zooey Deschanel, this is one of the most purely delightful movies of the year. We reviewed Winnie the Pooh when it opened in… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Winnie the Pooh
On September 27th, Paramount Home Entertainment released DreamWorks Animation’s Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutants Pumpkins From Outer Space and Scared Shrekless as a DVD double pack. Having aired on TV, these short films are both worth a look in honour of Halloween. Inspired by the popular 2009 film, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutants Pumpkins From Outer Spaces sees… Read More DVD Release: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space & Scared Shrekless
By John C. Every year around this time, one classic film seems to emerge into the public spotlight as the perfect title to watch for October 31st. Even though it isn’t celebrating any sort of anniversary, this year that film is Ivan Reitman’s seminal 1984 classic, Ghostbusters. Next Monday, it will be back in selected… Read More Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters!
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