Dear John http://www.dearjohn-movie.com/ Release Date: February 5th, 2010 Rated PG-13 some sensuality and violence. Running time: 102 minutes Lasse Hallström (dir.) Jamie Linden (screenwriter) Based on the book Dear John by Nicholas Sparks Deborah Lurie (music) Channing Tatum as John Tyree Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Lynn Curtis Henry Thomas as Tim Wheddon Scott Porter as… Read More Movie Review: Dear John
St. John of Las Vegas – A KinoSmith Release http://saintjohnmovie.com/ Release Date: February 5th, 2009 Rated 14A for coarse language, nudity and mild sexual references Running time: 85 minutes Hue Rhodes (dir.) Hue Rhodes (writer) Dante Alighieri (based on a story, Dante’s Inferno) David Torn (music) Steve Buscemi as John Romany Malco as Virgil Sarah… Read More Movie Review: St. John of Las Vegas
From February 5th to February 11th, the Scotiabank theatre in Toronto will be hosting The Great Digital Film Festival. There will be 20 classic films presented in new digital prints. Tickets are just $5, and you can stay for a double-bill for $9. It’s a great deal. The films range from The Wizard of Oz toThe… Read More Great Digital Film Festival: February 5th-11th, 2010
By John C. It’s been an incredibly exciting and historical morning. So both The Blind Side and District 9 got nominated for Best Picture, instead of Invictus which was the one everyone was predicting. All in all, it’s a brilliant line-up. Invictus was a very good film, but you know what? I actually liked The Blind Side a… Read More Thoughts on the Oscar Nominees
Watch live streaming of the announcement here. (Starts at 5:38 PST/8:38 EST AM) In Best Picture, both District 9 and The Blind Side made it through, so the only one of “the 9” that didn’t get through was Invictus. This is a brilliant line-up! You can re-watch the streaming of the announcement here. You can… Read More Nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards
Cold Souls – An E1 Films’ Release http://coldsoulsthemovie.com/#/home Release Date: August 7th, 2009 DVD Release Date: February 2nd, 2010 Rated PG for mature themes, coarse language Running time: 101 minutes Sophie Barthes (dir.) Sophie Barhtes (writer) Dickon Hinchliffe (music) Paul Giamatti as Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun as Nina Emily Watson as Claire David Strathairn as… Read More DVD Review: Cold Souls
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Fox Searchlight’s romantic-dramady about a man with Asperger’s syndrome, on DVD and Blu-ray today. We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on August 7th, all agreeing that Hugh Dancy’s portrayal of someone with Asperger’s is very good, but there were some unneeded scenes in the film.… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Adam
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Mira Nair’s Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, on DVD and Blu-Ray. Though it didn’t get the best reviews, we all enjoyed it. We reviewed Amelia when it opened in theatres on October 23rd. Our consensus was: “Though not the Oscar contender everyone was expecting, Amelia is nice bio-pic of Amelia Earhart,… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Amelia & Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing two of their previous “Oscar” films, The Last King of Scotland (2006) and Walk the Line (2005) on Blu-Ray. This is the first time they are available in HD. Each disc includes many bonus features, including deleted scenes. Walk the Line was nominated for 5 Academy Awards, and won… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Last King of Scotland & Walk The Line
On October 6th, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the fifth season of the classic sit-com The Mary Tyler Moore Show on DVD. Today they are releasing the complete 6th season. This 3-disc set includes all 24 episodes from the second-last season, including the classic Chuckles Bites the Dust – the funeral of Chuckles the Clown. … Read More DVD Release: The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete 6th Season
Released February 2010 Page count: 200 pages Size: 9” x 6” Filmmaking for Teens, 2nd edition (Text) By Troy Lanier & Clay Nichols Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://shop.mwp.com/products/filmmaking-for-teens-pulling-off-your-shorts – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading up to the Oscar nominations on Feb. 2nd. The series… Read More Book Review: Filmmaking for Teens
Released January 2010 Page count: 248 pages Size: 10” x 7” From Word to Image, 2nd edition (Text) By Marcie Begleiter Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://shop.mwp.com/products/from-word-to-image-storyboarding-and-the-filmmaking-process – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading up to the Oscar nominations on Feb. 2nd. The series includes a profile of… Read More Book Review: From Word to Image
Released January 2010 Page count: 192 pages Size: 6” x 9” Shaking the Money Tree, 3rd edition (Text) By Morrie Warshawski Published By Michael Wiese Productions http://shop.mwp.com/products/shaking-the-money-tree-2nd-edition – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading up to the Oscar nominations on Feb. 2nd. The series includes a… Read More Book Review: Shaking the Money Tree
By John C. While half the world will be watching come Tuesday morning to see if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, the other half will be watching as the nominee’s for the 82nd Academy Awards are announced. The moments leading up to the announcement for the nominees, are almost more nerve-wracking than watching… Read More Best Picture Nominations Predictions
With the Grammy’s tonight, many people are thinking about music. But the Grammy’s are for all kinds of music – not just film. For those with an interest in film music in particular, you might be interested in this: The IFMCA (International Film Music Critics Association) announced their nominees on Friday. You can read… Read More IFMCA Announces its Nominees
Since there are so many award categories, many of the Grammy Award winners were announced online earlier today in the pre-televised portion – the broadcasted awards are running right now on CBS. Read below if you would like to know what the film winners are now! (Winners are in bold) For: Field 20 – Film/TV/Visual Media:… Read More Announcement – Grammy Award Winners for Film
Released December 2009 Page count: 160 pages Size: 9” x 12” The Art of The Princess and the Frog (Text) By Jeff Kurtti Preface By John Lasseter Foreword By Directors John Musker and Ron Clements Published By Raincoast Books http://www.raincoast.com – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading up… Read More Book Review: The Art of The Princess and the Frog
Released November 2009 Page count: 108 pages Size: 12” x 10” The Art of Avatar: James Cameron’s Epic Adventure (Text) By Lisa Fitzpatrick Preface By Peter Jackson Foreword By Jon Landau Epilogue By James Cameron Published By Abrams Books http://www.abramsbooks.com – This review is in a series running this week and next, leading… Read More Book Review: The Art of Avatar: James Cameron’s Epic Adventure
When in Rome – A Touchstone Pictures Release http://touchstone.movies.go.com/wheninrome/ Release Date: January 29th, 2009 Rated PG language may offend Running time: 85 minutes Mark Steven Johnson (dir.) David Diamond (writer) David Weissman (novel) Christopher Young (music) Kristen Bell as Beth Josh Duhamel as Nick Anjelica Huston as Celeste Will Arnett as Antonio Jon Heder as… Read More Movie Review: When in Rome
Adam Elliot’s claymation film for adults about Asperger’s syndrome and friendship, Mary and Max, is now available on DVD. You can read our reviews here. We have one copy to give away to a lucky reader. Good luck! To enter, simply email your full name and an email address where you can be contacted to contests@onemoviefiveviews.com, with “Win a… Read More Contest: Win a Copy of Mary and Max on DVD
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