Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing The Adventures of Tintin on Blu-ray & DVD today. Directed by Steven Spielberg, this is a brilliantly inventive and incredibly entertaining animated film with breathtaking action sequences and an Oscar-nominated score by John Williams. We reviewed The Adventures of Tintin when it was in theatres on December 23rd, our overall… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Adventures of Tintin
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing Jason Reitman’s Young Adult on Blu-ray & DVD. With an excellent screenplay by Diablo Cody and brilliant performances from Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt, this is a fascinating and emotionally involving study of characters who got older but never truly grew up. We reviewed Young Adult when it was… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Young Adult
Today, Alliance Films’ is releasing My Week With Marilyn as a Blu-ray + DVD Combo pack. Nominated for two deserving Academy Awards (Best Actress Michele Williams and Best Supporting Actor Kenneth Branagh), the film is well worth a watch now that you can get yourself a copy. When we reviewed the film when it opened… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: My Week With Marilyn
By John C. Exactly six months ago, we were in the midst of the Toronto International Film Festival, and in exactly that much time we will be in the midst of screening this year’s crop of small gems and awards contenders. With the wonderful dramedy Jeff, Who Lives at Home opening this Friday after being one… Read More The Films of TIFF: Where Are They Now?
John Carter – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://JohnCarterArrives.com Release Date: March 9th, 2012 Rated PG for violence Running time: 132 minutes Andrew Stanton (dir.) Andrew Stanton (screenplay) Mark Andrews (screenplay) Michael Chabon (screenplay) Based on the book A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs Michael Giacchino (music) Taylor Kitsch as John Carter Lynn… Read More Movie Review: John Carter
The winners of the 32nd Annual Genie Awards were announced this afternoon at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Honouring the best of 2011 in Canadian film, Best Picture was awarded to the excellent Monsieur Lazhar, which swept the awards with six wins including Best Director for… Read More Winners of the 32nd Annual Genie Awards
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing To Cach a Thief for the first time on Blu-ray. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with beautiful and Oscar-winning cinematography of the French Riviera, the film stars Cary Grant as a retired jewel thief known as “The Cat” who has a passionate affair with a vacationing heiress, Frances Stevens (Grace… Read More Blu-ray Release: To Catch a Thief
Footloose – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.footloosemovie.com/en_us/ DVD Release Date: March 6th, 2012 Rated PG for violence, drug content, language may offend Running time: 113 minutes Craig Brewer (dir.) Dean Pitchford (story & screenplay) Craig Brewer (screenplay) Deborah Lurie (music) Kenny Wormald as Ren MacCormack Julianne Hough as Ariel Moore Dennis Quaid as Rev. Shaw… Read More DVD Review: Footloose
Like Crazy – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.likecrazy.com/ DVD Release Date: March 6th, 2012 Rated PG for sexual content and coarse language Running time: 90 minutes Drake Doremus (dir.) Drake Doremus (writer) Ben York Jones (writer) Dustin O’Halloran (music) Anton Yelchin as Jacob Felicity Jones as Anna Jennifer Lawrence as Sam Charlie Bewley as Simon… Read More DVD Review: Like Crazy
Jack and Jill – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/jackandjill/ DVD Release Date: March 6th, 2012 Rated PG for crude content and violence Running time: 91 minutes Dennis Dugan (dir.) Steve Koren (screenplay) Adam Sandler (screenplay) Ben Zook (story) Rupert Gregson-Williams (music) Adam Sandler as Jack Sadelstein/Jill Sadelstein Al Pacino as Himself Katie Holmes as Erin… Read More DVD Review: Jack and Jill
By John C. Even as we reach the end of Monsieur Lazhar, we never know why an elementary teacher would hang herself in the classroom of a Montreal school “with her blue scarf from the big pipe on a Wednesday night,” as a student matter of factly explains. There are so many things that can’t be… Read More The Quiet Power of “Monsieur Lazhar”
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.theloraxmovie.com Release Date: March 2nd, 2012 Rated G Running time: 86 minutes Chris Renaud (dir.) Kyle Balda (co-dir.) Ken Daurio (screenplay) Cinco Paul (screenplay) Based on the book by Dr. Seuss John Powell (music) Danny DeVito as The Lorax (voice) Ed Helms as The Once-ler (voice)… Read More Movie Review: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Project X – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://www.projectxthemovie.com Release Date: March 2nd, 2012 Rated 18A for coarse language, sexual content, crude content, substance abuse and nudity Running time: 88 minutes Nima Nourizadeh (dir.) Michael Bacall (screenplay & story) Matt Drake (screenplay) Thomas Mann as Thomas Kub Oliver Cooper as Costa Jonathan Daniel Brown as… Read More Movie Review: Project X
Today is February 29th, and we would like to wish all of our readers a very happy Leap Day. To celebrate, it’s the perfect night to revisit the 2010 romantic-comedy, Leap Year. With a story that seems to be loosely inspired by the great It Happened One Night and playing off the Irish tradition that… Read More Happy Leap Day!
Paramount Home Entertainment is proudly releasing Martin Scorsese’s Hugo on DVD & Blu-ray today. Winner of five Academy Awards, this is a visually breathtaking and spectacularly produced love letter to classic cinema that reminds us why we love movies. One of the best of last year, this film won’t soon be forgotten. We reviewed Hugo… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Hugo
On February 21st, the groundbreaking 1959 classic Anatomy of a Murder was released on Blu-ray & DVD as part of the Criterion Collection. Directed by Otto Preminger, the film stars the great James Stewart as a Michigan lawyer who takes on the difficult case of defending an army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) who is accused of… Read More Criterion Release: Anatomy of a Murder
By John C. How much can you really say about a telecast that was hosted by Billy Crystal for the ninth time and saw the triumph of a wonderful black and white silent film? Silence was golden and entertainment prevailed at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, with a fun and relaxed feel injected into much… Read More Silence is Golden at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Hosted by Billy Crystal for the ninth time, the 84th Annual Academy Awards aired live tonight at 8:30 PM EST. Honouring the best movies of 2011, the telecast was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with numerous celebrities in attendance to present and accept the 24 awards. The Artist took home five awards… Read More Winners of the 84th Annual Academy Awards
By Erin V. With the 84th Academy Awards being announced tonight, I wanted to give my brief thoughts on the two categories I’m always watching. Best Original Song and Best Original Score. Enjoy! ___________________________________________ The nominees for Best Original Score are: The Adventures of Tintin – John Williams The Artist – Ludovic Bource Hugo… Read More The 84th Academy Awards: A Look at the Song & Score Nominees
Wanderlust – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.wanderlustmovie.net/ Release Date: February 24th, 2012 Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content, substance abuse and nudity Running time: 98 minutes David Wain (dir.) David Wain (writer) Ken Marino (writer) Craig Wedren (music) Paul Rudd as George Jennifer Aniston as Linda Justin Theroux as Seth Alan Alda as Carvin… Read More Movie Review: Wanderlust
