The Last Station – An Sony Pictures Classics’ Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelaststation/ DVD Release Date: June 22nd, 2010 Rated 14A for nudity and sexual content Running time: 112 minutes Michael Hoffman (dir.) Michael Hoffman (writer) Jay Parini (novel) Sergei Yevtushenko (music) James McAvoy as Valentin Bulgakov Helen Mirren as Sofya Tolstaya Christopher Plummer as Leo Tolstoy Paul… Read More DVD Review: The Last Station
Remember Me – An E1 Films’ Release http://RememberMe-Movie.com/ DVD Release Date: June 22nd, 2010 Rated 14A for sexual content, and disturbing content Running time: 111 minutes Allen Coulter (dir.) Will Fetters (writer) Marcelo Zarvos (music) Robert Pattinson as Tyler Hawkins Emilie de Ravin as Ally Craig Chris Cooper as Sgt. Neil Craig Lena Olin as… Read More DVD Review: Remember Me
By John C. Since the Summer movie season began, people, mostly critics, have been commenting on the lack of originality, with most of the movies being sequels or based on pre-existing characters. And with some of these blockbusters underperforming, namely Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the end of movie-going is what they once… Read More Pixar’s “Threequel” is a Summer Success Story
Exactly 2 years ago today, One Movie, Five Views was launched on Blogger with a review of Get Smart. It feels like only yesterday. This past March 24th, we upgraded to a full website – our biggest milestone, since the initial launch. The Blogger account has still been kept open as an archive, since our… Read More Happy Two Year Anniversary to us!
Released May 21st, 2010 Page count: 176 pages Size: 9.27” x 11.44” The Art of Toy Story 3 Written by Charles Solomon Preface by John Lasseter Foreword by Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson Published by Chronicle Books Distributed by Raincoast http://www.raincoast.com/ http://www.chroniclebooks.com/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The Art of Toy Story 3 Book Review By Erin V.… Read More Book Review: The Art of Toy Story 3
Released May 4th, 2010 Page count: 48 pages Size: 9.25” x 6.25” Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3 – The Essential Guide Published By Dorling Kindersley http://www.dk.com/ ___________________________________________ Toy Story 3 The Essential Guide Book Review By Erin V. One of the shorter ‘essential guides’ at about 50 pages, (versus the ‘visual guides’ which usually are about… Read More Book Review: Toy Story 3 – The Essential Guide
Toy Story 3 – A Walt Disney Pictures’ Release http://disney.go.com/toystory/ Release Date: June 18th Rated G for some scary scenes, and cartoon/animation action Running time: 102 minutes Lee Unkrich (dir.) Michael Arndt (screenplay) John Lasseter (screenplay) Andrew Stanton (screenplay) Lee Unkrich (screenplay) Randy Newman (music) Tom Hanks as Woody (voice) Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear… Read More Movie Review: Toy Story 3
With Father’s Day just around the corner, here are some top-notch gift suggestions from the awesome selection of Blu-Rays and DVDs available from 20th Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment. The Ultimate Westerns Collection is a magnificently packaged box set, including some of the finest westerns put forth from Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, and John… Read More Father’s Day Gift Ideas from 20th Century Fox/MGM Home Entertainment
By Erin V. Last year, five remarkable scores were nominated at the Academy Awards. Avatar, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, and Up. Four of those got a CD release. One did not. Last year, Disney made the [unfortunate] decision to release the score from Up to digital download only. In all the… Read More What is ‘Up’ with digital download only releases? Pixar’s Toy Story 3 deserves better
For the first time ever, a film composer is to be honoured for environmental contribution. For work on such films as Winged Migration, Microcosmos, and most recently, Oceans, Bruno Coulais will receive the Fimucité Green Award from Al Gore’s Climate Project Foundation and the Tenerife International Film Music Festival (Fimucité) on July 9th. The Tenerife… Read More Composer Bruno Coulais to Receive Fimucité Green Award Next Month
The Book of Eli – A Warner Home Video Release http://thebookofeli.warnerbros.com/dvd/ DVD Release Date: June 15th, 2010 Rated 14A for coarse language and brutal violence. Running time: 118 minutes Albert Hughes (dir.) Allen Hughes (dir.) Gary Whitta (screenplay) Atticus Ross (music) Leopold Ross (music) Claudia Sarne (music) Denzel Washington as Eli Gary Oldman as Carnegie… Read More DVD Review: The Book of Eli
Youth in Revolt – An Alliance Films Release http://www.youthinrevolt-themovie.com/ DVD Release Date: June 15th, 2010 Rated 14A for sexual content, coarse language, and substance abuse. Running time: 90 minutes Miguel Arteta (dir.) Gustin Nash (screenplay) C.D. Payne (novel “Youth in Revolt: the Adventures of Nick Twisp”) John Swihart (music) Michael Cera… Read More DVD Review: Youth in Revolt
By John C. People’s initial feelings for the film Cyrus, opening June 25th from Fox Searchlight, will likely be mixed, feeling that the film walks a fine line between funny and creepy. And that is true. These are the feelings I had throughout the first part of the film. But there is a certain sweetness to… Read More Cyrus – A Q&A With The Duplass Brothers
The Karate Kid – A Sony Pictures’ Release http://www.karatekid-themovie.com/ Release Date: June 11th Rated PG for violence Running time: 139 minutes Harald Zwart (dir.) Christopher Murphey (screenplay) Robert Mark Kamen (story) James Horner (music) Jaden Smith as Dre Parker Jackie Chan as Mr. Han Taraji P. Henson as Sherry Parker Wenwen Han as Meiying Rongguang… Read More Movie Review: The Karate Kid
The A-Team – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.ateam-movie.com/ Release Date: June 11th Rated PG for violence, and language may offend Running time: 117 minutes John Carnahan (dir.) Joe Carnahan (writer) Brian Bloom (writer) Skip Woods (writer) Frank Lupo (TV series) Stephen J. Cannell (TV series) Alan Silvestri (music) Liam… Read More Movie Review: The A-Team
Released June 1st, 2010 Page count: 350 pages Size: 7” x 10” Producer to Producer By Maureen A. Ryan Published By Michael Wiese Publications http://www.mwp.com/ http://www.producertoproducer.com/ ______________________________________________ Producer to Producer Book Review By Erin V. The best place to start, is at the beginning… But where is the beginning when you’re new to producing a… Read More Book Review: Producer to Producer
From the makers of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes Life – now available (since June 1st) as a Blu-Ray 4-disc box set. Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, this is an 11-part mini-series, that if you’ve enjoyed the others in the BBC Earth line, you’ll want to add to your collection.… Read More Blu-ray Release: BBC/Discovery Channel series ‘Life’
By John C. As many of you know, the Ashton Kutcher/Kathrine Heigl vehicle Killers opened this past Friday. The Canadian distributor, Maple Pictures, followed the lead of the American distributor, Lionsgate, and did not screen the film for press in advance of release. I found out about this 3-weeks ago, before the official announcement was… Read More “Killers” Wasn’t Screened, So Critics Couldn’t Kill It
Marmaduke – A 20th Century Fox Release http://www.themarmadukemovie.com/ Release Date: June 4th Rated G Running time: 87 minutes Tom Dey (dir.) Tim Rasmussen (writer) Vince Di Meglio (writer) Brad Anderson (comic) Phil Leeming (comic) Christopher Lennertz (music) Owen Wilson as Marmaduke (voice) Emma Stone as Mazie (voice) George Lopez as… Read More Movie Review: Marmaduke
Released May 2010 Page count: 477 pages Size: 6” x 9” Film + Video Budgets, 5th Ed. By Deke Simon Published By Michael Wiese Publications http://www.mwp.com/ __________________________________________________ Film + Video Budgets, 5th Ed. Book Review By Erin V. Especially for those just starting out, the information here is invaluable. One of the most overwhelming aspects… Read More Book Review: Film + Video Budgets, 5th Ed.
