Incendies – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/incendies/ DVD Release Date: September 13th, 2011 Rated 14A for violence and disturbing content Running time: 130 minutes Denis Villeneuve (dir.) Denis Villeneuve (writer) Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne (script consultant) Based on a play by Wadji Mouawad Grégoire Hetzel (music) Lubna Azabal as Nawal Marwan Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Jeanne Marwan Maxim… Read More DVD Review: Incendies
By John C. Unlike Sundance or Cannes, the Toronto International Film Festival does not have a juried award. But for 33 of the last 36 years that the Festival of Festivals has taken over the city with movies and parties, the best of fest has been chosen by the people who attend the screenings. Starting… Read More TIFF 2011: What Will the People Choose?
Warrior – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.warriorfilm.com/index2.html Release Date: September 9th, 2011 Rated 14A for distrubing content and graphic violence Running time: 139 minutes Gavin O’Connor (dir.) Gavin O’Connor (screenplay & story) Anthony Tambakis (screenplay) Cliff Dorfman (screenplay & story) Mark Isham (music) Joel Edgerton as Brendan Conlon Tom Hardy as Tommy Conlon Nick Nolte… Read More Movie Review: Warrior
X-Men: First Class – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.x-menfirstclassmovie.com/ DVD Release Date: September 9th, 2011 Rated PG for violence, language may offend, not recommended for young children Running time: 131 minutes Matthew Vaughn (dir.) Ashley Edward Miller (screenplay) Zack Stentz (screenplay) Jane Goldman (screenplay) Matthew Vaughn (screenplay) Henry Jackman (music) James McAvoy as Charles… Read More DVD Review: X-Men: First Class
By John C. The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival starts tonight, with the world premiere of Davis Guggenheim’s documentary on U2, From the Sky Down. Showing us why the great Irish rock band has continued giving us music worth listening to over the past thirty years, this is the first time that a documentary… Read More TIFF 2011: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Take This Waltz”
By Erin V. Right from the first track – that plays practically before anything really even happens on-screen – Ramin Djawadi sets the tone perfectly for the film before we blast into the second track. Presenting the theme of Fright Night, his use of dissonance, strings, harpsichord, and organ throughout plays off of the traditional… Read More Soundtrack Review: Fright Night
Hanna – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.hannathemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: September 6th, 2011 Rated PG for violence Running time: 111 minutes Joe Wright (dir.) Seth Lochhead (screenplay and story) David Farr (screenplay) The Chemical Brothers (music) Saoirse Ronan as Hanna Eric Bana as Erik Cate Blanchett as Marissa Olivia Williams as Rachel Our reviews below:… Read More DVD Review: Hanna
By John C. From last year’s Oscar-winning The Fighter to next month’s Real Steel where Hugh Jackman plays a washed up boxer who turns to the underground world of teaching robots how to fight, movies about boxing or mixed martial arts have been making a bit of a resurgence as of late. So in honour… Read More Fighting at the Movies
For the first time in quite some time, a Friday has come and gone without a new review. But seeing as it’s the first weekend of September, it seems the studios are merely using it as an opportunity to clear out the handful of films that couldn’t compete with the all of the summer blockbusters.… Read More No New Reviews Today…
By Erin V. Last month, I reviewed Rupert Wyatt’s new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which I really liked. Watching the original 1968 film again before this ‘prequel’ of sorts, was interesting. Although the original film is very dated and cheesy at times, the one thing that still stands out today, is… Read More Soundtrack Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Today, Walt Disney Pictures’ Home Entertainment is releasing Prom on Blu-ray & DVD. With a likeable cast of teenaged characters and an innocent view of high school prom night, the film provides suitably charming entertainment for younger audiences. We reviewed Prom when it opened in theatres on April 29th, our overall consensus was: “Although Disney’s… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Prom
By John C. The summer of 2011 has come to a close. In many ways, the movies seen over the past few months represented a series of mixed emotions. Both in terms of box office and critical reactions, there were a number of failures, many of which critics will inevitably dwell upon to entirely dismiss… Read More Summer is Remembered for Superheros, Sequels and Several Great Movies
Our Idiot Brother – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.ouridiotbrother.com/ Release Date: August 26th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content, nudity and drug content Running time: 90 minutes Jesse Peretz (dir.) David Schisgall (writer) Evgenia Peretz (writer) Eric D. Johnson (music) Nathan Larson (music) Paul Rudd as Ned Emily Mortimer as Liz Elizabeth Banks… Read More Movie Review: Our Idiot Brother
By John C. Fan Expo Canada is now on at the South building of Toronto’s Metro Convention Centre, from today (August 25th) until Sunday (August 28th). There are many awesome things to see and free swag at the various exhibits, especially those put on by the distributors to advertise their upcoming films. But those going… Read More Fan Expo 2011: Coverage of “Real Steel”
Win Win – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/winwin/ DVD Release Date: August 23rd, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language Running time: 106 minutes Thomas McCarthy (dir.) Thomas McCarthy (screenplay) Joe Tiboni (story) Lyle Workman (music) Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty Amy Ryan as Jackie Flaherty Bobby Cannavale as Terry Delfino Alex Shaffer as Kyle… Read More DVD Review: Win Win
The Beaver – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.thebeaver-movie.com/ DVD Release Date: August 23rd, 2011 Rated PG for disturbing content, mature theme, not recommended for young children Running time: 91 minutes Jodie Foster (dir.) Kyle Killen (writer) Marcelo Zarvos (music) Mel Gibson Walter Black Jodie Foster as Meredith Black Anton Yelchin as Porter Black Jennifer Lawrence… Read More DVD Review: The Beaver
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/pomwonderfulpresents DVD Release Date: August 23rd, 2011 Rated PG for language may offend, not recommended for young children Running time: 87 minutes Morgan Spurlock (dir.) Morgan Spurlock (writer) Jeremy Chilnick (writer) Jon Spurney (music) Morgan Spurlock as Himself Our reviews below: ___________________________________________… Read More DVD Review: POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
By John C. Over the past several years, Paul Rudd has made a name for himself as a memorable addition to the cast of numerous ensemble comedies. You’ve likely seen one of his films and he’s becoming more well-known all the time, quickly emerging as one of my favourite modern comedic actors. But so far… Read More Paul Rudd is a Comedic Actor who has Audiences Saying “I Love You, Man”
Fright Night – A Touchstone Pictures’ Release http://www.welcometofrightnight.com/ Release Date: August 19th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language, frightening scenes and graphic violence Running time: 106 minutes Craig Gillespie (dir.) Marti Noxon (screenplay) Tom Holland (story) Based on the 1985 film directed by Tom Holland Ramin Djawadi (music) Anton Yelchin as Charley Brewster Colin Farrell… Read More Movie Review: Fright Night
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie – An eOne FIlms’ Release DVD Release Date: August 16th, 2011 Rated PG for mature themes Running time: 93 minutes Sturla Gunnarsson (dir.) David Suzuki as Himself Our reviews below: ____________________________________________ Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie DVD Review By John C. *** (out of 4) In… Read More DVD Review: Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
