Trigger – An eOne Films’ Release DVD Release Date: July 26th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language and substance abuse Running time: 78 minutes Bruce McDonald (dir.) Daniel MacIvor (screenplay) Brendan Canning (music) Molly Parker as Kat Tracy Wright as Vic Don McKellar as Brian Sarah Polley as Hillary Our reviews below: _____________________________________________ Trigger DVD Review… Read More DVD Review: Trigger
By John C. Comic books telling the stories of superheroes saving the world have been providing entertainment for many years, and this summer will be remembered for giving several of these heroic characters their rightful time to shine on the big screen. Four of this year’s big tent pole releases have been based on characters… Read More The Summer of Superheroes
Captain America: The First Avenger – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://captainamerica.marvel.com/ Release Date: July 22nd, 2011 Rated PG for frightening scenes and violence Running time: 125 minutes Joe Johnston (dir.) Christopher Markus (screenplay) Stephen McFeely (screenplay) Based on the comic books by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Alan Silvestri (music) Chris Evans as Captain America… Read More Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
Limitless – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.iamrogue.com/limitless DVD Release Date: July 19th, 2011 Rated 14A for sexual content, substance abuse, graphic violence Running time: 105 minutes Neil Burger (dir.) Leslie Dixon (screenplay) Based on the novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn Paul Leonard-Morgan (music) Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra Robert De Niro as Carl Van… Read More DVD Review: Limitless
By John C. Warner Bros. Pictures received a bona fide box office hit over the weekend with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The outstanding final film in the series beat out The Dark Knight for the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, bringing in an estimated $168 million. Coupled with a… Read More Warner Bros. Struck Gold with Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://www.harrypotter.com Release Date: July 15th, 2011 Rated PG for violence, not recommended for young children, scary scenes Running time: 130 minutes David Yates (dir.) Steve Kloves (screenplay) Based on the novel by J.K. Rowling Alexandre Desplat (music) Daniel Radcliffe as Harry… Read More Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Winnie the Pooh – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://www.disney.com/pooh/ Release Date: July 15th, 2011 Rated G Running time: 63 minutes Stephen J. Anderson (dir.) Don Hall (dir.) Stephen J. Anderson (story) Don Hall (story) Based on the characters and stories of A.A. Milne Henry Jackman (music) John Cleese as Narrator (voice) Jim Cummings as… Read More Movie Review: Winnie the Pooh
Released May 24th, 2011 Page count: 48 pages Size: 9.25” x 6.25” Winnie The Pooh – The Essential Guide Published by Dorling Kindersley Written by Beth Landis Hester http://www.dk.com/ ___________________________________________ Winnie The Pooh The Essential Guide Book Review By Erin V. “Pooh thought his movie was very good indeed. This tie-in book was a nice… Read More Book Review: Winnie The Pooh – The Essential Guide
The Tempest – An eOne Films’ Release DVD Release Date: July 12th, 2011 Rated PG Running time: 131 minutes Des McAnuff (dir.) Based on the stage play by William Shakespeare Michael Roth (music) Christopher Plummer as Prospero Trish Lindstrom as Miranda Julyana Soelistyo as Ariel Our reviews below: _____________________________________________ The Tempest DVD Review By John C.… Read More DVD Review: The Tempest
Today, eOne Home Entertainment is releasing The Lincoln Lawyer on DVD & Blu-ray. With an excellent performance from Matthew McConaughey in the leading role coupled with the mature and classic look of the film, this is a very smart and incredibly entertaining legal thriller for adults. We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Lincoln Lawyer
By John C. What started as merely an idea for a story and morphed into a franchise that is estimated to be worth over $6 billion, will come to a close this Friday with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. After first imagining the magical world in 1990, British author… Read More Harry Potter and the Conclusion of a Beloved Franchise
Horrible Bosses – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://horriblebossesmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html Release Date: July 8th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 97 minutes Seth Gordon (dir.) Michael Markowitz (story & screenplay) John Francis Daley (screenplay) Jonathan M. Goldstein (screenplay) Christopher Lennertz (music) Jason Bateman as Nick Hendricks Charlie Day as Dale Arbus… Read More Movie Review: Horrible Bosses
By Erin V. First off, I’ll make a quick mention of the songs included on here (since they appear first in the track listing). The five included play to the range of locales visited in the film. The three written for the film (tracks 2, 3, & 4) are all really good, although it is… Read More Soundtrack Review: Cars 2
Released May 2011 Page count: 160 pages Size: 11” x 9” The Art of Cars 2 By Ben Queen with Karen Paik Foreword by John Lasseter Published by Chronicle Books Distributed by Raincoast (Canada) http://www.raincoast.com/ http://www.chroniclebooks.com/ ___________________________________ The Art of Cars 2 Book Review By Erin V. It’s been almost two weeks since I posted… Read More Book Review: The Art of Cars 2
The Company Men – A VVS Films’ Release http://www.companymenmovie.com/ DVD Release Date: July 5th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 105 minutes John Wells (dir.) John Wells (writer) Aaron Zigman (music) Ben Affleck as Bobby Walker Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward Kevin Costner as Jack… Read More DVD Review: The Company Men
Today, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing director Wolfgang Peterson’s 1981 epic, Das Boot on Blu-ray. Taking place in the midst of WWII, the film follows a young German submarine crew ordered to patrol the Atlantic and take down an allied armada bringing supplies to Britain. Nominated for six Academy Awards, this is the first… Read More Blu-ray Release: Das Boot
By John C. When I wrote about 3D in the midst of last summer, my feelings were often mixed but in certain instances leaned towards the positive. Nearly a year later, my feelings remain pretty much the same. Over the last few months, I have seen films presented in the third dimension that impress as… Read More 3D at the Movies: The Future, or Just a Fad?
One Movie, Five Views would like to take this time to wish all of our Canadian readers a very happy and safe Canada Day. In honour of July 1st, here are our picks for ten of the best and most entertaining recent films celebrating Canada that we have reviewed over the last three years, in… Read More Happy Canada Day!
Barney’s Version – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/barneysversion/ DVD Release Date: June 28th, 2011 Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 134 minutes Richard J. Lewis (dir.) Michael Konyves (screenplay) Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler Pasquale Catalano (music) Paul Giamatti as Barney Panofsky Scott Speedman as Boogie Dustin Hoffman as Izzy… Read More DVD Review: Barney’s Version
By John C. No matter what you think of the film, history was made for Pixar with Cars 2. Last week, it became the first of their stellar films to receive a “Rotten” rating on the popular review-aggregating website, Rotten Tomatoes. Coming in at a depressing 33%, critics put the film in the same low league… Read More “Rotten” Reviews don’t make “Cars 2” a Pixar Failure
