The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are on tonight. It’s been a great Oscar-season, and it is hard to believe it’s almost over. The telecast starts at 8:00 PM EST, on CTV and ABC, the actual awards ceremony starts at 8:30. We will be having live updates during the telecast, so keep it tuned to One… Read More Live Coverage of The 82nd Annual Academy Awards!
Below are two of our writers predictions for what will win at the Oscars on March 7th. Come back tomorrow night for live coverage of the telecast. Last year I correctly predicted 17 of the 24 categories at the 81st Academy Awards. Below are my predictions for what will win tomorrow night at the 82nd… Read More Predictions for the 82nd Academy Awards
By John C. There were many great movies released last year. 2 Months ago, I published my list of the top 11 worst movies I saw in 2009, and it came to my attention that I still haven’t formally published what I thought the best movies of last year were. I saw many great ones,… Read More The Best Movies I Saw in 2009
Released January 26th, 2010 Page count: 72 pages Size: 9.25” x 6.25” Disney’s Alice In Wonderland – The Visual Guide Written By Jo Casey & Laura Gilbert Published By Dorling Kindersley http://www.dk.com/ __________________________________________ Alice In Wonderland Visual Guide Book Review By Erin V. As they do so often for family oriented movies, Dorling Kindersley has… Read More Book Review: Alice in Wonderland – The Visual Guide
Alice in Wonderland – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/aliceinwonderland/ Release Date: March 5th Rated PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and a smoking caterpillar Running time: 108 minutes Tim Burton (dir.) Linda Voolverton (writer) Lewis Carroll (books) Danny Elfman (music) Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter Mia Wasikowska as Alice Helena Bonham… Read More Movie Review: Alice in Wonderland
Up in the Air was released in theatres on December 4th, and is coming to DVD on March 9th. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ Up in the Air Review By John C. **** (out of 4) On the surface, audiences might see this film is an… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Up In The Air (10 of 10)
Up was released in theatres on May 29th, and is came to DVD on November 10th. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. __________________________________________________________ Up Review By John C. **** (out of 4) One of the main themes in Up is, sometimes you have to let go of your… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Up (9 of 10)
Well, Oscar weekend is once again upon us, and this past Tuesday, just in time, Alliance Films released two double feature DVD’s of Oscar nominated films. ___________________________________ The first set includes No Country For Old Men (2007), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). No Country For Old Men was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, and… Read More Revisit some Oscar nominated films…
Originally titled Guardians of Ga’Hoole, and based on the books by Kathryn Lasky, Legend of the Guardians is an upcoming CGI film from Watchmen and 300 director Zack Snyder. Yahoo! now has the first trailer. It looks really good, and the animation is beautiful – I can’t wait to see it in 3D. It opens… Read More Trailer Watch: Legend of the Guardians
A Serious Man was released in theatres on October 16th, and came to DVD on February 9th. You can read our full DVD reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ A Serious Man Review By John C. **** (out of 4) A Serious Man is brilliantly comedic, and darkly brilliant. Both overtly religious… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee A Serious Man (8 of 10)
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire was released in theatres on November 20th, and is coming to DVD on March 9th. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ Precious Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) The amazing performances and powerful storyline, keep the film… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (7 of 10)
Yesterday, Warner Home Video released the wonderful film Where The Wild Things Are as a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack. This is a great film that is definitely worth buying. It would make a great gift for older kids especially. We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on October 16th. Our consensus was: “Where… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Where The Wild Things Are
The Music Man Blu-ray Re-release Last month on February 2nd, Warner Home Video re-released Meredith Willson’s 1961 film The Music Man on BluRay, making this classic now available to you in hi-def. A great film for all ages, this is one worth owning. TCM Greatest Films Collection: The Marx Brothers This collection of for… Read More Two re-releases from Warner Home Video
Inglourious Basterds was released in thetres on August 21st, and came to DVD on December 15th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ Inglourious Basterds Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) Quentin Tarantino once said, “When people ask me whether I went to film school I answer no, I went… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Inglourious Basterds (6 of 10)
The Hurt Locker was released in theatres on July 10th, and came to DVD on January 12th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ The Hurt Locker Review By John C. **** (out of 4) The Hurt Locker is one of the front runners for Best Picture, and it’s hard to believe… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee The Hurt Locker (5 of 10)
An Education was released in theatres on October 23rd, and is coming to DVD on March 30th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ An Education Review By John C. **** (out of 4) An Education is quite simply a wonderful film. Peter Sarsgaard plays an older man who seduces a teenage… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee An Education (4 of 10)
District 9 was released in theatres on August 14th, and came to DVD on December 29th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ District 9 Review By John C. **** (out of 4) District 9 is made in the gritty, realistic style of a documentary, and serves as a harsh metaphor for… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee District 9 (3 of 10)
The Blind Side was released in theatres on November 18th, and is coming to DVD on March 23rd. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ The Blind Side Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) What worked for me about this film is that it never felt… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee The Blind Side (2 of 10)
Each day this week, we will be having capsule reviews of 2 of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture. They will be featured in the official, alpabetical order. Avatar was released in theatres on December 18th, and is slated to come to DVD in May. We have not previously published reviews of this… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Avatar (1 of 10)
By Erin V. Michael Giacchino, who won the IFMCA’s first ever Best Score of the Year for The Incredibles back in 2004, wins 4 of his 9 nominations. These are Film Score of the Year for Up, Film Composer of the Year, Best Score for Sci-Fi (Star Trek), and Best Score for Animation (Up).… Read More IFMCA 2009 Winners Announced
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