Just in time for the weekend, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots on Blu-ray & DVD. Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, this is an easily entertaining film that is worth seeing for the title cat and is at its strongest when focusing strictly on the felines. We reviewed… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Puss in Boots
Today, at noon EST, the International Film Music Critics Association announced their 8th annual awards for excellence in musical scoring. John Williams, who led the pack of nominations with a total of seven, wins five awards, including Film Score of the Year, and Film Composer of the Year. But the remarkable thing is that the… Read More 8th Annual IFMCA Award Winners Announced Today!
In honour of the 20th anniversary, Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award winning western Unforgiven – Best Picture, Director (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman), and Editing (Joel Cox) – is being released to Blu-ray for the first time. Unforgiven offers a moral look at the actions of it’s characters – each believing that they are doing… Read More Blu-ray Release: Unforgiven (1992)
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing writer-director Sean Durkin’s disturbing psychological thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene on Blu-ray & DVD. At the start of the film, Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) flees a dangerous cult where she is known as Marcy May. Going to stay with her sister (Sarah Paulson), she continues to be haunted… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Martha Marcy May Marlene
By John C. At this point in time, what more can we say about the forthcoming Oscars that hasn’t already been said? The simple truth is, there isn’t all that much commentary to add with the Academy Awards just under a week away and most predicting a clean sweep from the wonderful silent film, The Artist. … Read More Turning the Last Page on This Year’s Awards Season, Before the Oscars on Sunday
The Secret World of Arrietty – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://disney.com/arrietty Release Date: February 17th, 2012 Rated G Running time: 94 minutes Hiromasa Yonebayashi (dir.) Hayao Miyazaki (screenplay) Keiko Niwa (screenplay) Loosely based on the novel The Borrowers by Mary Norton Cécile Corbel (music) Dale Sison (music) Bridgit Mendler as Arrietty (voice) David Henrie… Read More Movie Review: The Secret World of Arrietty
February 14th is here once again and One Movie, Five Views would like to take the time to wish all of our readers a very Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you go out or stay in, we hope you all have a great time celebrating with loved ones and romantic movies.
Today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Take Shelter on Blu-ray & DVD. The life Curtis (Michael Shannon) shares with his wife (Jessica Chastain) and their young deaf daughter is shattered when he begins having nightmares of an apocalyptic storm. Channelling his crippling anxiety into the obsessive building of an underground shelter, he struggles with the… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Take Shelter
Exactly 40 years ago today, Dr. Seuss’ book The Lorax was released as a 25-minute 2D-animated TV special. Up there as one of the most brilliant of the Dr. Seuss stories/specials, the short film has a whole lot more under the surface than you may expect. This classic is being released on Blu-ray just in… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Lorax (1972)
By John C. With the Academy Awards just under two weeks away, there is surprisingly little commentary or opinion to add at this point in the race. As many of the top categories appear easy to predict, all that we can really do is wait it out until we see who takes home the gold… Read More The Five Directors who will be Competing at the Oscars
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – A Warner Bros. Release http://www.themysteriousisland.com/ Release Date: February 10th, 2012 Rated PG for some scary scenes Running time: 96 minutes Brad Peyton (dir.) Brian Gunn (screenplay & story) Mark Gunn (screenplay & story) Richard Outten (story) Loosely based on the novel by Jules Verne Andrew Lockington (music) Dwayne Johnson as… Read More Movie Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
At noon EST today, the International Film Music Critics Association (of which I am a member) announced its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2011. Leading the pack this year is veteran composer John Williams with 7 noms, including three each for War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin, as well as… Read More IFMCA Awards Nominations Announced Today
Today, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is releasing Lady and the Tramp for the first time on Blu-ray, as part of the Diamond Edition series. The story of a “footloose and collar free” tramp with a big heart who falls for a lovingly pampered pet dog, this is the perfect blend of charming romance, adventurous… Read More Blu-ray Release: Lady and the Tramp
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the 1970 melodrama Love Story for the first time on Blu-ray. Nominated for seven Academy Awards and becoming one of the biggest box office phenomenons of the ‘70’s, the romantic drama follows Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O’Neal), a rich university student who falls helplessly in love with Jennifer Cavilleri (Ali… Read More Blu-ray Release: Love Story
By John C. When you look at the box office numbers for the nine Best Picture nominees, The Help made the most money by a large margin, and The Artist is second only to The Tree of Life as the least profitable of the films. Compare this to last year when Best Picture winner The King’s… Read More For “The Artist,” Silence is Golden
The highest honour in the world of both film and television animation, the winners of the 39th annual Annie Awards were announced last night in Los Angeles. Gore Verbinski’s animated Oscar frontrunner Rango was the big winner, taking home five awards including Best Picture and Best Writing. Best Director went to Jennifer Yuh Nelson for Kung… Read More Winners of the 39th Annual Annie Awards
Chronicle – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.facebook.com/Chronicle Release Date: February 3rd, 2012 Rated 14A for violence, disturbing content and language Running time: 84 minutes Josh Trank (dir.) Max Landis (screenplay & story) Josh Trank (story) Dane DeHaan as Andrew Detmer Alex Russell as Matt Garetty Michael B. Jordan as Steve Montgomery Michael Kelly as Richard… Read More Movie Review: Chronicle
Released February 1st, 2012 Page count: 214 pages Size: 6” x 9” Letters to Young Filmmakers: Creativity & Getting Your Films Made by Howard Suber Published By Michael Wiese Publications http://www.mwp.com/ ________________________________________________ Letters to Young Filmmakers: Creativity & Getting Your Films Made Review By Erin V. How do we look at creativity? At the industry… Read More Book Review: Letters to Young Filmmakers
Released January 1st, 2012 Page count: 210 pages Size: 11” x 7.5” The Storyboard Artist: A Guide to Freelancing in Film, TV, and Advertising by Giuseppe Cristiano Published By Michael Wiese Publications http://www.mwp.com/ ___________________________________ The Storyboard Artist Review By Erin V. Along with writing, I’ve always had an interest in art and drawing as well. … Read More Book Review: The Storyboard Artist
Last Tuesday, eOne Home Entertainment released the great 50/50 on Blu-ray & DVD. A raunchy comedy about cancer that profoundly moves us with scenes of heartbreaking drama, this is a film that masterfully handles every emotion and ranks as one of the very best of last year. We reviewed 50/50 when it opened in theatres on September… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: 50/50
