Last week, Wes Anderson’s animated classic Fantastic Mr. Fox was released on Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, the 2009 film tells the story of the clever and suavely dressed Mr. Fox (George Clooney), who is facing a bit of an existential crisis while trying to outwit… Read More Criterion Release: Fantastic Mr. Fox
By John Corrado *** (out of 4) A few days before The Wind Rises premiered at TIFF, legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki announced that the film would be his last achievement as a director before retiring, which is unfortunate for a variety of reasons. This is a good film from a great filmmaker, an animated biopic with… Read More Review: The Wind Rises
Today, Disney Home Entertainment is releasing their 1967 classic The Jungle Book for the first time on Blu-ray, as part of the Diamond Edition series. Adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s classic story, the film follows Mowgli (Bruce Reitherman), a boy raised by animals who is taken under the wing of the loveable bear Baloo (Phil Harris).… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Jungle Book
The Lego Movie – A Warner Bros. Release http://www.thelegomovie.com Release Date: February 7th, 2014 Rated G for mild action and rude humour Running time: 100 minutes Phil Lord (director) Chris Miller (director) Phil Lord (screenplay) Chris Miller (screenplay) Mark Mothersbaugh (music) Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowoski (voice) Elizabeth Banks as Wyldstyle (voice) Will Arnett as… Read More Five Views: The Lego Movie
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 – A Sony Release http://www.sonypictures.com/cloudywithachanceofmeatballs2 Blu-ray Release Date: January 28th, 2014 Rated G for mild rude humour Running time: 95 minutes Cody Cameron (dir.) Kris Pearn (dir.) Erica Rivinoja (screenplay) Mark Mothersbaugh (music) Bill Hader as Flint Lockwood (voice) Anna Faris as Sam Sparks (voice) James Caan as Tim… Read More Blu-ray Review: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
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