By John C. There have been many small movies that have been big highlights of the year, and one of the best of these films was Wes Anderson’s wonderful Moonrise Kingdom. After a successful run in limited release back in June, the film is coming to Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow, where it deserves to find… Read More Wes Anderson Perfectly Captures a Feeling with “Moonrise Kingdom”
Argo – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://argothemovie.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: October 12th, 2012 Rated 14A for coarse language and disturbing content Running time: 120 minutes Ben Affleck (dir.) Chris Terrio (screenplay) Based on an article by Joshuah Bearman Alexandre Desplat (music) Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez Bryan Cranston as Jack O’Donnell Alan Arkin as Lester… Read More Movie Review: Argo
Last Tuesday, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the complete first season of the hilarious show New Girl on DVD. Zooey Deschanel stars as the loveable Jess, a teacher who moves in with three single guys after a bad breakup. First there’s the womanizing Schmidt (Max Greenfield), the smooth Winston (Lamorne Morris) and Nick (Jake Johnson),… Read More DVD Release: New Girl: The Complete First Season
By John C. Written as a series of deeply personal letters to an anonymous friend, Stephen Chbosky’s controversial and critically acclaimed coming of age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a book that means a lot to me. It has gained a dedicated following since it was first published in 1999, and is… Read More An Open Letter to Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada and we would like to take the time to say a big thank you to all of our readers and the many people who have helped to make One Movie, Five Views such a big success over the past several years. Without you it wouldn’t have been possible and you… Read More Happy Thanksgiving!
Frankenweenie – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://disney.com/frankenweenie/ Release Date: October 5th, 2012 Rated PG for frightening scenes Running time: 87 minutes Tim Burton (dir.) John August (screenplay) Tim Burton (story) Leonard Ripps (story) Based on the 1984 short film directed by Tim Burton Danny Elfman (music) Charlie Tahan as Victor Frankenstien (voice) Catherine O’Hara… Read More Movie Review: Frankenweenie
Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing their 1950 classic Cinderella for the first time on Blu-ray today, as part of the ongoing Diamond Edition series. We all know the story of Cinderella, who gets help from her animal friends and a kind Fairy Godmother to make her dreams of attending the Royal Ball come true. … Read More Blu-ray Release: Cinderella
Today, Disney Home Entertainment is releasing People Like Us on Blu-ray & DVD, on behalf of DreamWorks. With excellent performances from Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks and newcomer Michael Hall D’Addario, this is a heartfelt and beautifully written film about family connections. We reviewed People Like Us when it opened in theatres on June 29th and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: People Like Us
By John C. The opening night film of the recent Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper opened in theatres on Friday. Because I unfortunately didn’t get the chance to actually see the film during TIFF, it took me until now to realize just how much of an offbeat choice… Read More Along with Time Travel, “Looper” Delivers Twists That Don’t Always Work
Hotel Transylvania – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.hotelt-movie.net/ Release Date: September 28th, 2012 Rated PG for some scary scenes and crude humour Running time: 91 minutes Genndy Tartakovsky (dir.) Peter Baynham (screenplay) Robert Smigel (screenplay) Mark Mothersbaugh (music) Adam Sandler as Dracula (voice) Andy Samberg as Jonathan (voice) Selena Gomez as Mavis (voice) Kevin James… Read More Movie Review: Hotel Transylvania
Pitch Perfect – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.pitchperfectmovie.com/ Release Date: September 28th, 2012 Rated PG for language and crude content Running time: 112 minutes Jason Moore (dir.) Kay Cannon (screenplay) Based on the book by Mickey Rapkin Christophe Beck (music) Mark Kilian (music) Anna Kendrick as Beca Brittany Snow as Chloe Anna Camp as Aubrey… Read More Movie Review: Pitch Perfect
David Fincher’s 1997 film The Game is being released on Blu-ray & DVD today, as part of the Criterion Collection. Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a businessman who has everything, until his brother (Sean Penn) signs him up for a game that will change his life, although not necessarily for the better. Nicholas gets pulled… Read More Criterion Release: The Game
Damsels in Distress – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/damselsindistress/ DVD Release Date: September 25th, 2012 Rated PG for sexual content, language and mature themes Running time: 99 minutes Whit Stillman (dir.) Whit Stillman (writer) Mark Suozzo (music) Greta Gerwig as Violet Carrie MacLemore as Heather Megalyn Echikunwoke as Rose Analeigh Tipton as Lily Our… Read More DVD Review: Damsels in Distress
By John C. The complaint of predictability is often heard throughout Oscar season. By this time last year, it was already pretty clear that eventual Best Picture winner The Artist was the clear favourite going into the season, and had been since it premiered at Cannes. A few weeks ago, this year’s Oscar race did… Read More Early Predictions for the Upcoming Oscar Season
Trouble with the Curve – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://troublewiththecurve.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: September 21st, 2012 Rated PG for mature themes and language Running time: 111 minutes Robert Lorenz (dir.) Randy Brown (writer) Marco Beltrami (music) Clint Eastwood as Gus Amy Adams as Mickey Justin Timberlake as Johnny John Goodman as Pete Klein Matthew Lillard… Read More Movie Review: Trouble with the Curve
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Blu-ray & DVD. Beautifully capturing the vibrant life of India and filled with excellent performances from a renowned cast, this is a wonderful little film that reminds us to embrace life. After opening in limited release on May 4th, we reviewed… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the nicely done concert film and documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me on Blu-ray & DVD. Following the record breaking pop singer over her year long California Dreams tour, we see everything from her strict upbringing to her divorce from bad boy comedian Russell Brand. The performances are rousing and… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Katy Perry: Part of Me
By John C. It’s hard to believe that the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival has already come to a close. The festival started back on September 6th with Rian Johnson’s much anticipated science fiction epic Looper, which now feels like only a distant memory to kick off the eleven days of events. I saw… Read More TIFF 2012: Final Thoughts, including “Silver Linings Playbook” for People’s Choice
By John C. It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, but the last weekend of the eleven day fest is here and I’m back to share my thoughts on five more films from the last few days. When the festival started, I published capsule… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Cloud Atlas”
Finding Nemo 3D – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://www.disney.com/findingnemo/ Release Date: September 14th, 2012 Rated G Running time: 100 minutes Andrew Stanton (dir.) Lee Unkrich (co-dir.) Andrew Stanton (screenplay and original story) Bob Peterson (screenplay) David Reynolds (screenplay) Thomas Newman (music) Albert Brooks as Marlin (voice) Ellen DeGeneres as Dory (voice) Alexander Gould as… Read More Movie Review: Finding Nemo 3D
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