This Week in DVD: 2/5/13
This week at the video store we check out Flight, Here Comes the Boom, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Alex Cross, Les Infideles, The Inbetweeners Movie, and L'affaire Dumont.
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Interview: Simon Ennis
We talk to Lunarcy! director Simon Ennis about his love of the non-fiction to the intricacies of claiming space real estate, and the jerkiness of moon landing conspiracy theorists prior to the release of his documentary about people obsessed with everyone's second favourite glowing ball in the night sky.
The New Old: Sleeping Dogs, Men, & Kids
This week, our archival title DVD and Blu-ray column returns with looks at Walt Disney's Peter Pan, Woody Allen's Sleeper, Stephen King's Cujo, and the John Ford/John Wayne romantic drama The Quiet Man.
Bullet to the Head Review
A satisfying bit of action movie junk food more evocative of 90s action films than those from the 80s, Bullet to the Head is more notable as a return to form for action director Walter Hill than as another stepping stone along Sylvester Stallone's comeback trail.
A Royal Affair Review
It's easy to see why A Royal Affair is up for a Best Foreign Film Academy Award. With three incredibly strong and well defined leads, this story not only engages us in a dark an relatively unknown chapter of a country’s history but into a complicatedly lush and vibrant love story.
Cockneys Vs. Zombies Review
Cockneys vs Zombies is a delightful treat for young, old and even the possibly undead zombie-genre lovers who will no doubt left drooling from this splatter-filled film of blood, guts and brains.
A Silk Letter Review
Despite having a solid emotional centre and an interesting story surrounding its existence, the featurette A Silk Letter feels more in love with itself than with its characters.
Kickstarter of the Week: Secret Trial 5
This week's Kickstarter of the Week takes a look at the documentary The Secret Trial 5 and why they could use your help!
Warm Bodies Review
Clever and extremely well directed by Jonathan Levine, the romantic zombie comedy Warm Bodies takes a plethora of different genre elements, puts them to good use, and never once hides its desires to be nothing more than pure entertainment.
West of Memphis Review
While a great introduction to the plight of the West Memphis Three and the miscarriage of justice the surrounded their murder trial, West of Memphis doesn't do much that the Paradise Lost films didn't already cover (and better), and it's kind of self serving how producer Peter Jackson portrays himself. But thankfully it's an overall decent documentary and introduction to the story.
Sound City Review
Foo Fighters frontman and Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl directs his first feature, Sound City, the story of a famous Van Nuys, California recording studio with a phenomenal track record. While Grohl's a great storyteller, however, the film just can't sustain it's lengthy running time.
Interview: Paul Saltzman
We talk to Canadian filmmaking veteran and Prom Night in Mississippi director Paul Saltzman about his latest documentary, The Last White Knight where he interviews a KKK member who assaulted him in the 1960s five times over the course of five years with unexpected results.
Cineplex’s Great Digital Film Festival
We take a look at this year's fourth annual Great Digital Film Festival from Cineplex, which kicks off in 19 theatres across Canada this Friday and how it's bringing classic Hollywood hits to the megaplex.
Daughters of the Dust
In honour of the start of the TIFF Bell Lightbox's L.A. Rebellion black cinema retrospective this week, Brandon Bastaldo takes a look back at one of the most groundbreaking films ever made by a black woman, Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust
Ten From TIFF’s Spotlight on Japan
We take a look at ten films worth checking out during TIFF's winter long spotlight on Japanese cinema throughout the years.
