Today the Toronto Film Critics Association has announced the winners for their 15th annual awards honouring the year in film. Terrence Malick’s masterful The Tree of Life dominated in several of the top categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. Overall, this is an absolutely great line-up of worthy winners and honourable mentions, that offers… Read More Winners of the 2011 TFCA Awards
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Starring Tim Allen as a divorced man who is thrust into the job of Santa Claus and everything… Read More Christmas Countdown: The Santa Clause (1994)
Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing Kung Fu Panda 2 on Blu-ray & DVD today. With beautiful animation, this is an exciting, funny and sometimes very touching example of a sequel done right. We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on May 27th, our overall consensus was: “Following the excellent 2008 original, Kung Fu Panda… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Kung Fu Panda 2
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Rise of the Planet of the Apes on Blu-ray & DVD. With a great motion-capture performance by Andy Serkis, this is a piece of thrilling and surprisingly smart entertainment for audiences who want a thought-provoking story to go along with the impressive action. We reviewed the film… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
With less than two weeks to Christmas many of us are rushing around trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on our lists. Today I’m going to profile two new releases (from this year) and one classic, now all available on Blu-Ray/DVD from WBHEG. First up is the final installment in the Harry Potter… Read More Christmas Gift Ideas from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Not only is The Muppet Christmas Carol a heartwarming classic, but the 1992 film is also a surprisingly faithful… Read More Christmas Countdown: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
By John C. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa’s elves at the North Pole, Elf is is a heartwarming Christmas classic and one of my personal favourites to watch every December. It will be honoured later this week as part of our Christmas Countdown. It is… Read More Have Yourself A Very She & Him Christmas
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Rowan Atkinson’s performance as the socially awkward Mr. Bean has delighted many over the years, with a popular… Read More Christmas Countdown: Merry Christmas Mr. Bean (1992)
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Watching Christmas Vacation, it’s clear that the screenplay was written by the great John Hughes. This is a… Read More Christmas Countdown: Christmas Vacation (1989)
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Cue the chorus of “you’ll shoot your eye out,” because today’s countdown pick is A Christmas Story. The… Read More Christmas Countdown: A Christmas Story (1983)
New Year’s Eve – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://www.newyearseve-movie.com Release Date: December 9th, 2011 Rated PG for some language Running time: 117 minutes Garry Marshall (dir.) Katherine Fugate (writer) John Debney (music) Michelle Pfeiffer as Ingrid Zac Efron as Paul Josh Duhamel as Sam Robert De Niro as Stan Harris Halle Berry as Nurse Aimee… Read More Movie Review: New Year’s Eve
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! There have been many stories over the years of snowmen coming to life on Christmas Eve, but perhaps… Read More Christmas Countdown: The Snowman (1982)
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! The beloved books of Dr. Seuss have gotten many animated adaptations over the years, but the most famous… Read More Christmas Countdown: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Everyone has their own personal preference of what to watch over the holidays, but one that pretty much… Read More Christmas Countdown: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Today, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing DreamWorks Pictures’ The Help on Blu-ray & DVD. Carried beautifully by an excellent cast of actresses that includes standout work from Viola Davis and Jessica Chastain, this is one of the best and most moving films of the year. We reviewed The Help when it opened on August… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Help
On November 26th, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas on Blu-ray & DVD. The short TV special follows Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the gang as they travel to the North Pole in an attempt to save Christmas. This is an amusing companion piece to the three enjoyable feature… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Mr. Popper’s Penguins – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.popperspenguins.com/penguinwintergames/ DVD Release Date: December 6th, 2011 Rated G for some mild crude humour Running time: 94 minutes Mark Waters (dir.) Sean Anders (screenplay) John Morris (screenplay) Jared Stern (screenplay) Based on the novel by Richard and Florence Atwater Rolfe Kent (music) Jim Carrey as Mr.… Read More DVD Review: Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass have had their name behind numerous stop-motion TV specials. But perhaps the most… Read More Christmas Countdown: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
By John C. The last few weeks have brought us several movies that remind us why we fell in love with movies in the first place. Great ones always have the potential to do that and we’ve gotten several of those, but I’m specifically talking about the recent films that take place in the world… Read More Recent Movies Have Reminded Us Why We Love Movies
Every day from December 1st to 24th, we will be counting down to Christmas by profiling holiday classics both old and new. Arranged in chronological order, these are some of our favourites to watch every year. Enjoy! Irving Berlin’s 1954 classic White Christmas is the sort of entertaining holiday musical that lends itself well to… Read More Christmas Countdown: White Christmas (1954)
