Posts Tagged ‘movies’

Film Friday: ‘Takers’ and ‘The Last Exorcism’

Film Friday: ‘Takers’ and ‘The Last Exorcism’

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 27th, 2010 • Category: Films

Opening in theatres this weekend: Matt Dillon stars in the heist-thriller, Takers; a preacher has a test of faith as he faces the first real possession of his life in The Last Exorcism; and James Cameron’s epic 3D adventure Avatar returns to theatres.



DVD Tuesday: ‘Back Up Plan’ and ‘Lost Season 6′

DVD Tuesday: ‘Back Up Plan’ and ‘Lost Season 6′

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 25th, 2010 • Category: DVDs

New this week on DVD and Blu-ray: Jennifer Lopez stars in the romantic comedy, The Back-Up Plan; the sixth and final season of Lost brings the epic series to a big, heartfelt finale; and a look at the third season of the sci-fi series Lexx, starring Brian Downey, Michael McManus, Xenia Seeberg, and Nigel Bennett.



Film Friday: ‘Eat Pray Love’ and ‘The Expendables’

Film Friday: ‘Eat Pray Love’ and ‘The Expendables’

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 13th, 2010 • Category: Films

There’s a movie for just about everyone debuting this week in theatres. Julia Roberts stars in the romantic travel drama, Eat Pray Love; Sylvester Stallone and a cast of action heroes fight it out in The Expendables; and Michael Cera plays a would-be teenage hero in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.



Latest ‘Tron: Legacy’ trailer debuts following Comic-Con panel

Latest ‘Tron: Legacy’ trailer debuts following Comic-Con panel

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs

A chill-inducing new trailer for Disney’s Tron: Legacy debuted today following a session at the San Diego Comic-Con where fans had a chance to hear the film’s stars speak about the upcoming film.



Proposed ‘Salt’ sequel titles

Proposed ‘Salt’ sequel titles

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs

After tonight’s screening of Salt, which stars Angelina Jolie, I’ve been thinking a lot about sequel names. I can’t review the film until Friday, but I don’t think it’s any big surprise that the film really wants to be the first part of a franchise.



Gallery: ‘Inception’

Gallery: ‘Inception’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs

Christopher Nolan‘s Inception opens in theatres and IMAX today and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine.



Film Friday: ‘Inception’ and ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

Film Friday: ‘Inception’ and ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Films

New this week at a theatre near you: Leonardo DiCaprio walks the dreamscape in Christopher Nolan’s daring thriller, Inception; and Jay Baruchel plays the wizard in training for Jon Turteltaub‘s live-action adaptation of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.



DVD Tuesday: ‘Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Our Family Wedding’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Our Family Wedding’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: DVDs

Summer is such an uplifting time of year. Between the endless days, and all the joys of being outdoors in the fresh, warm air, it’s a wonderful season. This week I’m also recommending you get as much of that fresh air as possible since there is very little reason to sit down for either of the new home video releases.



‘Out There’ interviews the ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ trio

‘Out There’ interviews the ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ trio

By Out There with Melissa DiMarco • Jul 9th, 2010 • Category: Interviews

Out There interviews the stars of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.



Ticket packages on sale for TIFF 2010

Ticket packages on sale for TIFF 2010

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 6th, 2010 • Category: Theatre & Events, Toronto International Film Festival

The 35th Toronto International Film Festival is just a few weeks away, and as of yesterday, ticket packages are now on sale for Visa cardholders.