Trumbo Review
Can Trumbo rise above its award baiting, self-congratulatory Hollywood biopic trappings?
John Goodman
From Austin Powers to Trumbo: Jay Roach on How to Avoid Being Typecast as a Director
We speak with director Jay Roach about bringing Dalton Trumbo's life to screen and how he avoided getting typecast as solely a comedy director.
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CONTEST: See LOVE THE COOPERS in Select Cities Across Canada
Love the Coopers hits theatres November 13th, but Dork Shelf and eOne films want to send you and a guest to an advanced screening on November 11th in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Halifax, or Victoria!
TIFF 2015: Trumbo Review
Trumbo TIFF 2015 review
The Gambler Review
Mark Wahlberg delivers the best leading performance of his career in the exciting remake of The Gambler.
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Enter for a chance to win passes to an advance screening of The Gambler in Toronto or Montreal on Monday, December 22nd, courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Transformers: Age of Extinction Review
Michael Bay has done it again! And by "done it again," I mean "made a worse movie than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".
20 Sleeper Hits You Can Rent for Free from Bay Street Video
Our film editor was asked to contribute to a list of dozens of "sleeper hits" that can currently be rented free of charge from Bay Street Video in Toronto. Given the vague definition of the term, here is why he chose his films on the list and gives recommendations for other films to pair alongside the free rentals.
The Monuments Men Review
While it has some enjoyable moments, a complete lack of character development and an unsure storyline make George Clooney's latest directorial effort, the all star World War II period piece The Monuments Men, a bit of a ponderous disappointment.
Inside Llewyn Davis Review
Directors Joel and Ethan Coen and actor Oscar Isaac work together in the 1960s New York folk music scene set Inside Llewyn Davis to craft one of the most emotionally affecting works to date in a fictionalized tale of a talented obstinate that feels as powerful as the best non-fiction.
Monsters University Review
As far as Pixar movie standards go, Monsters University is a bit of a mess with sloppy plotting and and unclear motives as to who the movie is actually made for... and yet, it's still extremely endearing and funny getting a solid B- for its efforts overall.
Interview: Billy Crystal
Dork Shelf talks with the one and only Billy Crystal about returning to school as Mike Wazowski in Disney Pixar's Monsters University and how the themes of his recent film still pertain to his life today, what his grandkids think of the him, what scares him, how his university days differed from his younger, more diminutive altar ego, what serves as a source of friendship and strength to him, and much, much more
Interview: Dave Foley
We talk to Canadian comedy icon Dave Foley to talk about coming back to work at Pixar for Monsters University, why it’s great to have a film to show to his kids, rumours of Kids in the Hall getting back together, how KITH was a lot like the fraternity at MU, and if he ever had any roommate troubles of his own.
Canadian Exclusive: Watch a new clip from Monsters University
Check out a CANADIAN EXCLUSIVE clip from Disney Pixar's Monsters University, only here on Dork Shelf.
