Posts Tagged ‘Ewan McGregor’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Kick-Ass’ and ‘The Ghost Writer’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Kick-Ass’ and ‘The Ghost Writer’

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 4th, 2010 • Category: DVDs

New this week on DVD and Blu-ray: Aaron Johnson stars as the self-styled superhero, Kick-Ass; infamous director Roman Polanski debuts his stylish thriller, The Ghost Writer; plus a look at the tween-friendly Diary of a Wimpy Kid.



DVD Tuesday: ‘Blind Side’ and ‘Brothers’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Blind Side’ and ‘Brothers’

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 23rd, 2010 • Category: DVDs

This week on DVD and Blu-ray: a review of Sandra Bullock‘s Oscar-winning performance in The Blind Side; Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the drama, Brothers; George Clooney plays a psychically gifted solider in the offbeat farce, Men Who Stare At Goats; plus a look at the much-praised animated film, Fantastic Mr. Fox.



DVD Tuesday: ‘Zombieland’ and ‘Amelia’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Zombieland’ and ‘Amelia’

By W. Andrew Powell • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: DVDs

New arrivals on DVD and Blu-ray for February 2 include the horror comedy Zombieland, starring Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg; the drama, Amelia, with Hilary Swank and Richard Gere; plus the romantic drama Love Happens.



DVD Tuesday: ‘Angels & Demons’ & ‘Four Christmases’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Angels & Demons’ & ‘Four Christmases’

By W. Andrew Powell • Nov 25th, 2009 • Category: DVDs

Coming out this week, Dan Brown‘s Angels & Demons has Tom Hanks solving riddles, all in the name of saving the Vatican from the Illuminati; Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn co-star in the holiday comedy, Four Christmases; plus a look at Shorts, and Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.



TIFF Gallery: ‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’ press conference

TIFF Gallery: ‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’ press conference

By W. Andrew Powell • Sep 13th, 2009 • Category: Features, Toronto International Film Festival

Although everyone kept their cool, it was easy to imagine that a few hearts were aflutter on Friday, September 11 when George Clooney and Ewan McGregor arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for their new film, The Men Who Stare at Goats.



Film Friday: ‘Angels & Demons’

Film Friday: ‘Angels & Demons’

By W. Andrew Powell • May 17th, 2009 • Category: Films

The theatres are quiet this weekend, aside from the release of one big film that has every other studio steering clear. That film is of course Warner Bros’ long-awaited adaptation of the Dan Brown novel, Angels & Demons, starring Tom Hanks once more as professor Robert Langdon.



Review: Woody Allen’s ‘Cassandra’s Dream’

Review: Woody Allen’s ‘Cassandra’s Dream’

By Christine Estima • Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Films

Woody Allen has been changing up his niche/trademark film style lately. Match Point and Vicky Christina Barcelona were departures his classics like Scenes From A Mall, Manhattan, and Annie Hall. Less quirky relationship-driven narratives and more about life-or-death situations that change your destiny forever.