On September 14th, Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless was released to the prestigious Criterion Collection. Originally released in 1960, the dialogue-driven picture with quick cuts and striking cinematography was a groundbreaking film that started the French New Wave and blasted director Godard onto the filmmaking scene. The film also features a star-making performance from Jean-Paul Belmondo.… Read More Criterion Release: Breathless
By John C. When reviewing the masterful Never Let Me Go I was cautious not to spoil any of the plot. It tells a story ripe for discussion, but this discussion should not be had before knowing the story. The film premiered at TIFF and opened in limited release to decidedly mixed reviews this past Friday. If… Read More Never Let Me Go: deeper thoughts on a heartbreaking story
Never Let Me Go – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/neverletmego/ Release Date: September 24th Rated 14A for sexual content and disturbing content Running time: 103 minutes Mark Romanek (dir.) Alex Garland (screenplay) Based on the novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishaguro Rachel Portman (music) Carey Mulligan as Kathy Andrew Garfield as Tommy Keira… Read More Movie Review: Never Let Me Go
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.wallstreetmoneyneversleeps.com/ Release Date: September 24th Rated PG for mature theme, language may offend Running time: 132 minutes Oliver Stone (dir.) Allan Loeb (writer) Stephen Schiff (writer) Craig Armstrong (music) Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko Shia LaBeouf as Jake Moore Josh… Read More Movie Review: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Legend of the Guardians – A Warner Bros. Release http://legendoftheguardians.warnerbros.com/ Release Date: September 24th, 2010 Rated PG for violence, some scary scenes. Running time: 100 minutes Nanette Burstein (dir.) John Orloff (screenplay) Emil Stern (screenplay) Kathryn Lasky (novels “Guardians of Ga’Hoole) David Hirschfelder (music) Jim Sturgess as Soren Helen Mirren as… Read More Movie Review: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
You Again – A Touchstone Pictures’ Release http://www.youagain-themovie.com/ Release Date: September 24th Rated PG for brief mild language and rude behaviour Running time: 105 minutes Andy Fickman (dir.) Moe Jelline (writer) Nathan Wang (music) Kristen Bell as Marni Jamie Lee Curtis as Gail Sigourney Weaver as Aunt Ramona Odette Yustman as… Read More Movie Review: You Again
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the complete first season of the hit TV sitcom Modern Family on Blu-ray & DVD. The show, now in its second season, follows three very diverse families in mockumentary style, making for lighthearted and agreeably amusing television entertainment. With the characters and topics addressed, the show has a… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Modern Family – Season 1
Robin Hood – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://robinhoodthemovie.com/ DVD Release Date: September 21st, 2010 Rated 14A for violence Running time: 156 minutes (director’s cut) Ridley Scott (dir.) Brian Helgeland (screenplay) Marc Streitenfeld (music) Russell Crowe as Robin Longstride Cate Blanchett as Marion Loxley Max von Sydow as Sir Walter Loxley William Hurt as William Marshal… Read More DVD Review: Robin Hood
The Secret in Their Eyes, the surprise winner of last year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, is being released today on Blu-ray & DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This Spanish language murder mystery from Argentina is a richly layered and haunting film that will keep you engaged in finding out its secrets. This… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: The Secret in Their Eyes
Bull Durham: On August 31st, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the hilarious baseball comedy Bull Durham on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. The story of making love and playing ball was originally released in 1988 and was very deservedly Oscar nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The dialogue snaps along at a quick pace and is just as… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Blood Simple & Bull Durham
By John C. What started with a hockey musical, ended with the people calling the brilliant portrait of a king’s stutter the best movie they’d seen over the past 11 days. Once again, this weekend brought the end of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, but with the outstanding list of films, we couldn’t have… Read More The King’s Speech for People’s Choice and the Bell Lightbox are just some of the standouts of a perfect festival
Easy A – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.letsnotandsaywedid.com/ Release Date: September 17th Rated 14A for sexual content, language may offend Running time: 93 minutes Will Gluck (dir.) Bert V. Royal (screenplay) Brad Segal (music) Emma Stone as Olive Amanda Bynes as Marianne Dan Byrd as Brandon Thomas Haden Church as Mr. Griffith Patricia Clarkson as… Read More Movie Review: Easy A
Letters to Juliet – An eOne Films’ Release http://LettersToJuliet-Movie.com/ DVD Release Date: September 14th, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme Running time: 105 minutes Gary Winick (dir.) Jose Rivera (writer) Tim Sullivan (writer) Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Christopher Egan as Charlie Gael García Bernal as Victor Vanessa Redgrave as Claire Our… Read More DVD Review: Letters to Juliet
Micmacs – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/micmacs/ DVD Release Date: September 7th, 2010 Rated 14A for sexual content and violence Running time: 105 minutes Jean-Pierre Jeunet (dir.) Jean-Pierre Jeunet (scenario) Guillaume Laurant (scenario & dialogue) Raphaël Beau (music) Dany Boon as Bazil André Dussollier as Nicolas Thibault de Fenouillet Nicolas Marié as François Marconi Jean-Pierre… Read More DVD Review: Micmacs
Looking for Eric – An eOne Films’ Release http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/looking-for-eric DVD Release Date: September 14th, 2010 Rated 14A for coarse language and substance abuse Running time: 117 minutes Ken Loach (dir.) Paul Laverty (screenplay) Steve Evets as Eric Bishop Eric Cantona as Eric Stephanie Bishop as Lily Gerard Kearns as Ryan Our reviews below: _______________________________________________ Looking… Read More DVD Review: Looking for Eric
Just Wright has a sincerity and sweetness to it that makes it stand out from other romantic-comedies. Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the film on DVD & Blu-ray, and this is one worth seeing. The acting is all good, and Queen Latifah has a likable quality to her that keeps us watching.… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Just Wright
Today, Sony Home Entertainment is releasing Monster House on 3D Blu-ray. This is a great animated film for older kids and adults, that’s actually intense when it needs to be. I paid a fair bit for the original DVD when it first came out in 2006, and have watched it every Halloween since – this… Read More Blu-ray Release: Monster House in 3D
By John C. When you think of the Toronto International Film Festival, besides movies, one of the things you’re going to think of is all the parties. And TIFF parties are often associated with upscale clubs populated by celebrities and shots of SKYY vodka. But perhaps the biggest party of this year’s festival was one… Read More A fun block party and thoughts on the Bell Lightbox
We’re a little late in the game getting to this, but these pieces of Pixar news are too good to pass up. Pixar’s latest masterpiece, and one of the best movies of the year, Toy Story 3 is coming to DVD & Blu-ray on November 2nd. The film will be available to buy in several… Read More A few interesting pieces of recent Pixar news…
By John C. For the first time in quite some time a Friday has come without a new review. But with the only big release being Resident Evil: Afterlife, there wasn’t actually much of note opening. Although that hardly matters to Torontonians as there are numerous great films playing over the next week at TIFF. We’ll… Read More Fall Preview 2010
