Yogi Bear – A Warner Bros. Pictures’ Release http://yogibear.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: December 17th, 2010 Rated G for cartoon animation/action Running time: 80 minutes Eric Brevig (dir.) Jeffrey Ventimilia (writer) Joshua Sternin (writer) Brad Copeland (writer) John Debney (music) Dan Aykroyd as Yogi Bear (voice) Justin Timberlake as Boo Boo (voice) Anna… Read More Movie Review: Yogi Bear
Just in time for last-minute holiday purchasing, two films are being released by Warner Home Video. Legend of the Guardians and The Town. The first is an animated adventure to be enjoyed by teens and adults (our reviews here), and the second the newest critically acclaimed film directed by Ben Affleck. About Legend of… Read More DVD/Blu-Ray Release from WHV: Legend of the Guardians & The Town
This morning, the nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globes were announced. Honouring the year in film and television, the nominees in three of the top categories included: Best Picture – Drama: Black Swan The Fighter Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network Best Picture – Musical/Comedy: Alice in Wonderland Burlesque The Kids… Read More Nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globes
Below are two new releases from Universal Home Entertainment. Both good choices for those of all ages, these films would make great gifts for Christmas and the upcoming holidays. Despicable Me: Today this Summer’s breakout animated hit, Despicable Me, is being released on DVD & Blu-ray. With an excellent voice cast, and an army of… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Despicable Me & Nanny McPhee Returns
Below are two new and very diverse releases from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Both films in their own right would make great gifts for Christmas and the upcoming holidays. The A-Team: Today, The A-Team is being released on Blu-ray & DVD. Based on the popular 1980’s TV show, this was a surprisingly intelligent and hugely… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The A-Team & Cyrus
Today the Toronto Film Critics Association has announced the winners for their 14th annual awards honouring the year in film. David Fincher’s brilliant Facebook drama The Social Network dominated several of the top categories. The awards ceremony will be held on January 12th, 2011. The winners and runners-up in three of the top categories included:… Read More Winners for the 2010 TFCA Awards
By John C. Last week, I took the time to profile different comedies that are good choices to watch around Christmas. Today I’m going to take a break from talking about the feature-length, to look back over a select few of the many classic television specials centred around the holidays that have aired over the… Read More Christmas TV Classics
The King’s Speech – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.weinsteinco.com/#/film/the_kings_speech Release Date: December 10th Rated PG for mature themes and strong language Running time: 119 minutes Tom Hooper (dir.) David Seidler (screenplay) Alexandre Desplat (music) Colin Firth as King George VI Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth… Read More Movie Review: The King’s Speech
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.narnia.com/ Release Date: December 10th Rated PG for some scary scenes Running time: 112 minutes Michael Apted (dir.) Christopher Markus (screenplay) Stephen McFeely (screenplay) Michael Petroni (screenplay) Based on the novels by C.S. Lewis David… Read More Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Today eOne Home Entertainment and CBC Home Video are releasing Queen Elizabeth in 3D on DVD. When researchers at the British Film Institute found lost footage of 1953’s Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, they were astonished to find that it was not only in colour, but also in 3D. Combined with new 3D footage of… Read More DVD Release: Queen Elizabeth in 3D
This post officially kicks off our coverage of this year’s awards season. Today the nominations for the 38th annual Annie Awards were announced. Honouring animation of all kinds, the awards ceremony will be held on February 5th, 2011. The excellent line-up for Best Animated Feature includes: Despicable Me How To Train Your Dragon Tangled… Read More Nominations for the 38th Annie Awards
By John C. The last two years I have spent the 10 days leading up to Christmas profiling different holiday-themed films. Instead of doing a formal countdown this year, I will instead spend the next few articles looking back on the many films that usually find themselves near my DVD player this time of year.… Read More Have yourself a comedic little Christmas
On December 4th at midnight, eOne Home Entertainment is releasing this summer’s hugely successful third entry into the Twilight saga on Blu-ray & DVD. They are also releasing two other discs that are simply perfect for Twihards. With a good action-oriented pace and superior production values over the first two, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Released October 2010 Page count: 156 pages Size: 11” x 10” The Art of Megamind by Richard von Busack Foreword by Will Ferrell Published by Insight Editions http://www.insighteditions.com – Gift Idea – (This is the second in a series of books profiled as gift ideas throughout the month of December. All… Read More Book Review: The Art of Megamind
Released November 2010 Page count: 160 pages Size: 11” x 9” The Art of Tangled by Jeff Kurtti Preface by John Lasseter Foreword by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard Published by Chronicle Books Distributed by Raincoast (Canada) http://www.raincoast.com/ http://www.chroniclebooks.com/ – Gift Idea – (This is the first in a series of… Read More Book Review: The Art of Tangled
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Knight and Day on DVD & Blu-ray combo pack. Starring a perfectly cast Tom Cruise and an equally matched Cameron Diaz, this is a highly entertaining mix of romance, action and comedy. We reviewed Knight and Day when it was released in theatres on June 23rd, all… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Knight and Day
Vampires Suck – A 20th Centuy Fox Release http://www.dancingwerewolves.com/ DVD Release Date: November 30th, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme, language may offend Running time: 82 minutes Extended Cut: 84 minutes Jason Friedberg (dir.) Aaron Seltzer (dir.) Jason Friedberg (screenplay) Aaron Seltzer (screenplay) Christopher Lennertz (music) Jenn Proske as Becca Crane… Read More DVD Review: Vampires Suck
On November 16th, The Night of the Hunter was released on the Criterion Collection. Legendary actor Charles Laughton starred in many films, but this little known work of expressionistic horror was the only one he directed over his long career. Starring Robert Mitchum in a memorably creepy role, 55 years later, it remains one that… Read More Criterion Release: The Night of the Hunter
By John C. In 2003, a falling boulder pinned Aron Ralston’s arm to the wall of a crevice when exploring Blue John canyon in Utah. He was literally trapped, as his autobiography’s title suggests, between a rock and a hard place. Ralston remained alone for over 5 days, before amputating his own arm to… Read More “127 Hours” and other films by Danny Boyle
One of my greatest regrets of this year has been not finding the time to individually write about the loss of so many legendary names in the entertainment world. I have been acknowledging their passing on Twitter, but sometimes this hardly seems enough. Today’s news reporting the death of legendary Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen due… Read More Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)
