Isle of Dogs Review
Isle of Dogs continues Wes Anderson's harmonious marriage of formalism and silliness.
Wes Anderson
CONTEST: See Hitchcock/ Truffaut in Toronto
Enter to win run of engagement passes to see the documentary Hitchcock/ Truffaut, opening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Friday Dec. 4.
Saoirse Ronan Interview
Saoirse Ronan (Hanna, The Grand Budapest Hotel) talks to Dork Shelf about how her latest film Brooklyn echoes her own life experiences living between Ireland and New York City.
TFCA Announces 2014 Award Winners
Led by Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress winner Boyhood, the Toronto Film Critics Association has announced their award winners for the best of film in 2014.
The June Home Entertainment Round-Up
Time once again for our writers to look to their latest Blu-Ray, DVD, and VOD purchases with looks at new releases The Lego Movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alan Partridge, Small Time, The Cold Lands, Tapped Out, and A Wife Alone, and re-releases for The Life Aquatic, Judex, Hearts and Minds, The Revengers, and Countess Dracula.
The Grand Budapest Hotel Review
Simultaneously his most gorgeous to look at and most pointedly melancholy film to date, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel might not be the whimsical auteur’s best film, but certainly one of his funniest and possibly the most valid one stop shop for anyone wanting to talk about his special brand of quirks and neuroses.
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL in TORONTO, CALGARY, or VANCOUVER!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening of Wes Anderson's latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, in Toronto (on March 13th), Vancouver (on March 12th), or Calgary (TBD, week of March 17th), courtesy of Dork Shelf and Fox Searchlight.
This Week in DVD: 10/16/12
This week we look at the heavily anticipated DVD and Blu-ray releases of Moonrise Kingdom and Prometheus, which lead off a crowded week where we also look at the Adam Sandler comedy That's My Boy, and four partially Canadian productions: the complete series of The Firm, Red Lights, Surviving Progress, and Crooked Arrows
The New Old: The Jaws of Our Youth
This week, some films to appeal to our younger memories, as Phil Brown looks at the Blu-ray debuts of Jaws and The Royal Tenenbaums and Andrew Parker dives into new blu's for Grosse Pointe Blank and Halloween 4 & 5
Moonrise Kingdom Review
Director Wes Anderson delivers one of his best felt films to date with the funny, sweet, and deeply personal feeling Moonrise Kingdom.
Jesus Henry Christ Review
If movies were judged purely on their level of forced quirkiness, then Jesus Henry Christ would be in the running for the best of the year. Thankfully, we don’t live in that world and this movie will be quickly forgotten.
CONTEST: See MOONRISE KINGDOM in TORONTO!
Win one of fifteen double passes to see Moonrise Kingdom in Toronto on Thursday, May 24th at 7:00pm from Dork Shelf and Entertainment One!
Summer Movie Preview: June Part Two
Wrapping up our look at the cinematic offerings for the month of June, we take a look at some real heavy hitters with Brave, Moonrise Kingdom, Prometheus, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Snow White and the Huntsman, Rock of Ages, and Piranha 3DD, which will undoubtedly win the box office crown for the month.
Foxy Wild Things
Seeing as I’ve been in their presence for several years now, it’s still a surprise to me when I meet people who are not familiar with the phenomenon that is the hipster. Existing mainly within major metropolitan areas, they’re usually artsy, skinny jean wearing, indie-rock listening, vintage hunting, irony loving youths who, like so many generational ‘fringe’ […]
