By John C. Whether we like it or not, there are some big changes on the horizon for the Canadian film scene. And not just behind the scenes changes that will only be noticed by those of us working in the industry, but ones that will inevitably affect mainstream audiences as well. AMC Entertainment was… Read More The Canadian Film Industry is Changing in a Big Way with Cineplex Buying AMC
Brave – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://disney.com/brave Release Date: June 22nd, 2012 Rated PG for some scary action and rude humour Running time: 93 minutes Mark Andrews (dir.) Brenda Chapman (dir.) Brenda Chapman (screenplay and story) Mark Andrews (screenplay) Steve Purcell (screenplay) Irene Mecchi (screenplay) Patrick Doyle (music) Kelly Macdonald as Merida (voice) Billy… Read More Movie Review: Brave
By Erin V. Before I start, please note that while I’ve strayed from major plot elements, both track names listed herein and brief mentions may be considered spoilers to some, so just a heads up. ___________________________________ In Brave, as the story takes us back and forth between locations, the score takes us back and forth… Read More Soundtrack Review: Brave
Released May 15th, 2012 Page count: 160 pages Size: 11.5” x 9.5” The Art of Brave By Jenny Lerew Foreword by Brenda Chapman Published by Chronicle Books Distributed by Raincoast (Canada) http://www.raincoast.com/ http://www.chroniclebooks.com/ ___________________________________ The Art of Brave Book Review By Erin V. If there is one thing that can’t be argued about Disney•Pixar’s newest… Read More Book Review: The Art of Brave
Released May 29th, 2012 Page count: 48 pages Size: 11” x 8.5” Disney•Pixar’s Brave – The Essential Guide Published by Dorling Kindersley Written by Barbara Bazaldua http://www.dk.com/ ____________________________________________ Brave The Essential Guide Book Review By Erin V. One of many companion pieces to the upcoming Disney•Pixar film Brave, this guide takes us through the film,… Read More Book Review: Brave – The Essential Guide
It’s hard to believe that it has been four years since we first launched One Movie, Five Views on June 20th, 2008 with a review of Get Smart. We’ve come a long way since then, but it is important to never lose sight of where we started out. The last several years have been an immense… Read More Happy Four Year Anniversary to One Movie, Five Views!
Today, Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the small masterpiece Jeff, Who Lives at Home on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Jay and Mark Duplass with excellent performances from Jason Segel and Ed Helms, this is a funny, wonderfully acted and deeply moving film that seamlessly builds to a conclusion that could only be described as… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Jeff, Who Lives at Home
By John C. With roles in the three excellent films Safety Not Guaranteed, Your Sister’s Sister and People Like Us all opening this month, Mark Duplass continues to prove himself one of the busiest and most honest actors currently working. Despite the fact that many mainstream moviegoers might not know his name, the Louisiana-born actor… Read More Mark Duplass is one of the Most Honest Actors Currently Working
Rock of Ages – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://rockofagesmovie.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: June 15th, 2012 Rated PG for mature themes, language and sexual content Running time: 123 minutes Adam Shankman (dir.) Justin Theroux (screenplay) Allan Loeb (screenplay) Chris D’Arienzo (screenplay and musical) Diego Boneta as Drew Boley Julianne Hough as Sherrie Christian Tom Cruise as… Read More Movie Review: Rock of Ages
Along with Harold and Maude, The Gold Rush is also being released on Blu-ray & DVD today as part of the Criterion Collection. Directed by and starring the great Charles Chaplin, the story of a prospector looking for his fortune in the Klondike was originally released as a silent film in 1925 and again in… Read More Criterion Release: The Gold Rush
Along with The Gold Rush, Harold and Maude is also being released on DVD & Blu-ray today as part of the Criterion Collection. Directed by Hal Ashby, Harold (Bud Cort) is a young man obsessed with death who spends his days at funerals where he meets Maude (Ruth Gordon), an elderly woman who is in… Read More Criterion Release: Harold and Maude
By John C. No matter what you think about director David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis, you have to admit that his mature collaboration with Twilight star Robert Pattinson won’t be for everyone. If you pay attention to the engaging conversations that make up the film, you will likely find yourself admiring it as much as I did. … Read More Robert Pattinson and David Cronenberg Drive Through the Mind in “Cosmopolis”
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – A Paramount Release http://www.madagascarmovie.com/ Release Date: June 8th, 2012 Rated G Running time: 93 minutes Eric Darnell (dir.) Tom McGrath (dir.) Conrad Vernon (dir.) Eric Darnell (screenplay) Noah Baumbach (screenplay) Hans Zimmer (music) Ben Stiller as Alex (voice) Chris Rock as Marty (voice) David Schwimmer as Melman (voice) Jada… Read More Movie Review: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Today, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing the science fiction film John Carter on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, the martian adventure was a critical and financial disappointment, but fans of the film will still find a few cool scenes and some entertaining moments that play well in high definition. We reviewed John… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: John Carter
Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing the classic 1953 western Hondo for the first time on Blu-ray today. The great John Wayne stars as Hondo Lane, a cavalry man who comes to protect the headstrong Angie Love (Geraldine Page) and her son, in the midst of warring Apache Indians. Her first big screen role, Geraldine Page… Read More Blu-ray Release: Hondo
By John C. The MTV Movie Awards are basically a representation of what is currently hot in popular culture. With The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 triumphing as Movie of the Year in a category that included four vastly superior films, last night’s awards presentation confirmed that the vampire love story continues to… Read More MTV Movie Awards are a Representation of What is Currently Popular
Snow White and the Huntsman – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com/ Release Date: June 1st, 2012 Rated PG for violence Running time: 127 minutes Rupert Sanders (dir.) Evan Daugherty (screenplay) John Lee Hancock (screenplay) Hossein Amini (screenplay) James Newton Howard (music) Kristen Stewart as Snow White Chris Hemsworth as The Huntsman Charlize Theron as Ravenna… Read More Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman
By John C. For my money, Wes Anderson is one of the best directors currently working. With vibrant colours, striking cinematography and beautiful slow-motion scenes, he is a director who frames every shot brilliantly, creating a perfect marriage of lighting and dialogue that is unforgettable for the viewer. Watching his films, we are observers to… Read More Wes Anderson is a Great Director of Style and Substance
Men in Black 3 – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.meninblack.com/ Release Date: May 25th, 2012 Rated PG for violence, language may offend Running time: 105 minutes Barry Sonnenfeld (dir.) Etan Cohen (screenplay) David Koepp (screenplay) Jeff Nathanson (screenplay) Michael Soccio (screenplay) Based on the comic by Lowell Cunningham Danny Elfman (music) Will Smith as Agent… Read More Movie Review: Men in Black 3
Where Do We Go Now? – A Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.mongrelmedia.com/dvd/info.cgi?id=2104 Release Date: May 25th, 2012 Rated 14A for some language, drug content and mature themes Running time: 98 minutes Nadine Labaki (dir.) Nadine Labaki (screenplay) Jihad Hojeily (screenplay) Rodney Al Haddid (screenplay) Khaled Mouzannar (music) Claude Baz Moussawbaa as Takla Layla Hakim as… Read More Movie Review: Where Do We Go Now?
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