All Entries in the "Film" Category
Transformers: Dark of the Moon rant
Mike Shames rants about Transformers … and hopes to hell that this one’s better.
X-Men First Class is in
X-Men receives a B+ for its relatable stories and strong cast.
Pirates return with no flounders
Writer Mike Shames gives Stranger Tides an A+ in a review of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean flick.
God of thunder? Thor misses and hits a finger.
Thor, God of Thunder, isn’t Oscar-worthy but it entertains nonetheless.
Scream no longer thrills in fourth installment
We don’t know what watching Scream 4 was better for: watching the Cox/Arquette marriage disintegrate or getting to see the Scream plot hash-out one final time.
Fast Five deviates from car-heist plotlines
Fifth Fast and Furious movie has the series going out with a bang.
Sophia Coppola’s new film entertains but falls short Somewhere
It has been close to five years now since Sophia Coppola’s post modern biopic, Marie Antoinette, hit the theatres.
Black Swan not just another Hollywood dance flick
The best way to describe Black swan is that it is a psychological, and at times, psychedelic, ballet thriller.
Top 5 funniest travel movies
Writer Carlie Auclair takes us on a trip down memory lane with these gut-busting travel flicks. Don’t forget to pack your sense of humour.
Top 10 dramatic travel movies
By Hayley Woodin [entertainment bureau chief] Is a great travel movie defined by its cinematography? Or is it about an adventurous plot, or even how much the film makes you want to travel to the places in the movie? Everyone will have their own criteria for what movies top their list, but here are 10 [...]
Classic cartoon character goes 3D
Hanna Barbera’s classic cartoon character Yogi bear, along with his loyal pal Boo Boo, will star in a 3D film produced by Warner Bros.
Efron to play leading man
By Hayley Woodin [entertainment bureau chief] Zac Efron will star in a new romantic drama called “The Lucky One.” The teenage heartthrob will play the role of U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault, acting alongside Blythe Danner (“Meet the Parents,” “Meet the Fockers”) and Taylor Schilling in the screenplay based on the bestselling Nicholas Sparks novel [...]
The Hobbit set to soar in digital 3-D
As a new addition to the fantasy franchise, J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel “The Hobbit” will begin its long journey to the big screen, with filming to begin early next year. The prequel to the highly popular “Lord of the Rings” trilogy will be shown in two movies, but shot back-to-back beginning February 2011.
Renée Zellweger thrills audiences in Case 39
By Mae Velasco [Current Events Bureau Chief] Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) is a social worker who takes on a young girl, Lilith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland), in the horror movie Case 39. After Lilith’s parents try to kill her, Jenkins saves the girl by putting her into the foster care system. When Lilith is not adopted, [...]
Interest in film studies piques at Kwantlen as city-wide fests pick up steam
By Kristi Alexandra [culture editor] Employees of Vancouver’s Pacific Cinematheque are used to seeing university students coming through the theatre’s doors. Especially busy with its most recent film series, the Kurosawa Centennial. Students are filing in to experience the life-work of the prolific late Japanese director, whose films one could easily deduce was a contributing [...]
