Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – A Warner Bros. Release http://www.extremelyloudmovie.com Release Date: December 25th, 2011 (at AMC Yonge & Dundas) January 20th, 2012 (wide) Rated PG for strong thematic elements and some disturbing scenes Running time: 129 minutes Stephen Daldry (dir.) Eric Roth (screenplay) Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer Alexandre Desplat (music)… Read More Movie Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
War Horse – A DreamWorks Pictures’ Release http://www.warhorsemovie.com/ Release Date: December 25th, 2011 Rated PG for violence Running time: 146 minutes Steven Spielberg (dir.) Lee Hall (screenplay) Richard Curtis (screenplay) Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo John Williams (music) Jeremy Irvine as Albert Narracott Peter Mullan as Ted Narracott Emily Watson as Rose Narracott Niels… Read More Movie Review: War Horse
The Adventures of Tintin – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.us.movie.tintin.com/ Release Date: December 21st, 2011 Rated PG for violence and some scary scenes Running time: 107 minutes Steven Spielberg (dir.) Steven Moffat (screenplay) Edgar Wright (screenplay) Joe Cornish (screenplay) Based on the comic book series by Hergé John Williams (music) Jamie Bell as Tintin Andy Serkis… Read More Movie Review: The Adventures of Tintin
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://www.sherlockholmes2.com Release Date: December 16th, 2011 Rated PG for violence Running time: 128 minutes Guy Ritchie (dir.) Michele Mulroney (writer) Kieran Mulroney (writer) Based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Hans Zimmer (music) Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes Jude Law… Read More Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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
My Week with Marilyn – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.myweekwithmarilynmovie.com Release Date: November 25th Rated 14A for coarse language, drug content and some sexual content Running time: 99 minutes Simon Curtis (dir.) Adrian Hodges (screenplay) Based on the books by Colin Clark Conrad Pope (music) Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark Julia… Read More Movie Review: My Week with Marilyn
Hugo – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.HugoMovie.com Release Date: November 23rd Rated PG for some scary scenes Running time: 127 minutes Martin Scorsese (dir.) John Logan (screenplay) Based on the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Howard Shore (music) Ben Kingsley as Georges Méliès Sacha Baron Cohen as Station inspector Asa Butterfield as… Read More Movie Review: Hugo
The Descendants – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thedescendants Release Date: November 18th (Limited) November 25th, 2011 (Wide) Rated 14A for coarse languge and mature themes Running time: 115 minutes Alexander Payne (dir.) Alexander Payne (screenplay) Nat Faxon (screenplay) Jim Rash (screenplay) Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings George Clooney as Matt King Shailene Woodley… Read More Movie Review: The Descendants
Arthur Christmas – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.arthurchristmas.com/ Release Date: November 23rd, 2011 Rated G for animated action Running time: 98 minutes Sarah Smith (dir.) Peter Baynham (writer) Sarah Smith (writer) Harry Gregson-Williams (music) James McAvoy as Arthur (voice) Hugh Laurie as Steve (voice) Bill Nighy as Grandsanta (voice) Jim Broadbent as Santa (voice) Imelda Staunton… Read More Movie Review: Arthur Christmas
The Muppets – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://disney.com/muppets Release Date: November 23rd, 2011 Rated G for some mild crude humour and peril Running time: 102 minutes James Bobin (dir.) Jason Segel (screenplay) Nicholas Stoller (screenplay) Jim Henson (characters) Christophe Beck (music) Jason Segel as Gary Amy Adams as Mary Chris Cooper as Tex Richman Rashida… Read More Movie Review: The Muppets
Happy Feet Two – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://happyfeettwo.warnerbros.com/index.html Release Date: November 18th, 2011 Rated PG for mild rude humour and some scary scenes Running time: 103 minutes George Miller (dir.) George Miller (writer) Warren Coleman (writer) Gary Eck (writer) Paul Livingston (writer) John Powell (music) Elijah Wood as Mumble (voice) Alecia “P!nk” Moore as… Read More Movie Review: Happy Feet Two
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.breakingdawn-themovie.com/ Release Date: November 18th, 2011 Rated PG for mature themes and sexual content Running time: 117 minutes Bill Condon (dir.) Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay) Based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer Carter Burwell (music) Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black… Read More Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
J. Edgar – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://jedgarmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html Release Date: November 11th, 2011 Rated PG for mature theme, language may offend Running time: 137 minutes Clint Eastwood (dir.) Dustin Lance Black (writer) Clint Eastwood (music) Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson Judi Dench as Annie Hoover Naomi Watts as… Read More Movie Review: J. Edgar
Tower Heist – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.towerheist.net/ Release Date: November 4th, 2011 Rated PG for action violence, coarse language, not for young children Running time: 104 minutes Brett Ratner (dir.) Ted Griffin (screenplay & story) Jeff Nathanson (screenplay) Adam Cooper (story) Bill Collage (story) Christophe Beck (music) Ben Stiller as Josh Kovacs Eddie Murphy… Read More Movie Review: Tower Heist
Puss in Boots – A Paramount Pictures’ Release http://www.pussinbootsthemovie.com/ Release Date: October 28th, 2011 Rated G for some action and mild rude humour Running time: 90 minutes Chris Miller (dir.) Tom Wheeler (screenplay) David H. Steinberg (writer) Jon Zack (writer) Henry Jackman (music) Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots (voice) Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws (voice)… Read More Movie Review: Puss in Boots
The Big Year – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.thebigyearmovie.com/ Release Date: October 14th, 2011 Rated PG for some mild language Running time: 100 minutes David Frankel (dir.) Howard Franklin (screenplay) Based on the book by Mark Obmascik Theodore Shapiro (music) Jack Black as Brad Harris Steve Martin as Stu Preissler Owen Wilson as Kenny Bostick… Read More Movie Review: The Big Year
By John C. Serving as the director, producer, co-writer and supporting actor, George Clooney does quadruple duty on The Ides of March. Based on the stage play Farragut North by Beau Willimon, the highly political film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and opened in theatres this past Friday. Taking place over the final week… Read More George Clooney Wants Your Vote for “The Ides of March”
Real Steel – A DreamWorks Pictures’ Release http://steelgetsreal.com/ Release Date: October 7th, 2011 Rated PG for violence, language, not recommended for young children Running time: 127 minutes Shawn Levy (dir.) John Gatins (screenplay) Dan Gilroy (story) Jeremy Leven (story) Based on the short story Steel by Richard Matheson Danny Elfman (music) Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton… Read More Movie Review: Real Steel
50/50 – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.50-50themovie.com/ Release Date: September 30th, 2011 Rated 14A for mature theme, coarse language and substance abuse Running time: 99 minutes Jonathan Levine (dir.) Will Reiser (writer) Michael Giacchino (music) Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Adam Seth Rogen as Kyle Anna Kendrick as Katherine Bryce Dallas Howard as Rachael Anjelica Huston as Diane… Read More Movie Review: 50/50
By John C. After a successful run at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Bennet Miller’s ‘based on a true story’ drama Moneyball opened over the weekend. As this is a movie about numbers it only seems appropriate to note that the film came in second at the box office, with estimated totals of $20.6 million.… Read More Brad Pitt Hits a Home Run with “Moneyball”
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