Movie titles matter. They can suggest action, adventure, laughs, deep emotions, horror, all thanks to a few judiciously-chosen words strung together and placed upon a poster for all the world to see (and these days, thanks to the interwebs, their release is a major event, on par with trailers Continue Reading
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Florence Foster Jenkins: Dreams can come true … or can they?
SNAPSHOT Directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen), Florence Foster Jenkins tells the inspirational true story of the eponymous New York heiress who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The film celebrates the human spirit, the power of music and the passion of amateurs everywhere. The Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The deeply touching Mutual Rescue – Eric and Peety
SNAPSHOT Six years ago, Eric weighed 340 pounds and was diagnosed with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and Type II Diabetes. His doctor told him he had 5 years to live. Then he met Peety—and everything changed. … Mutual Rescue™ is an initiative that aims to change the way Continue Reading
Happy Easter from the adorably cute hatchlings of Angry Birds
SNAPSHOT In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry. The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Your most-loved pop culture characters unmasked!
If you’re like me, you’ve likely spent a great deal of time with your favourite pop culture characters, their presence enriching everything from lazy childhood Saturday mornings spent spread out on the couch watching cartoons to nostalgic adult nights spent wondering where your youth went … wait, is that Continue Reading
Never Stop Never Stopping: Popstar is an undeniably dope parody
SNAPSHOT Popstar “goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all. (synopsis via Paste Magazine) Mockumentaries can be a real joy. Continue Reading
Movie review: Zootopia
Some years ago, when Disney’s once-lustrous animation star had dimmed considerably, its glory days of Sleeping Beauty, Fantasia and Bambi well behind it, and uber-creative upstart Pixar nipping at its heels, you could have been forgiven for wondering if it would ever reclaim its place as one of the Continue Reading
Bookstores and libraries are wonderful places! Here’s the cinematic proof
In common with many people, bookstores and libraries are my happy places. I can wander through the shelves and stacks of bookstores particularly for hours on end, enthralled by one book after another, having to fight the urge (mostly successfully) to buy everything I see. It’s a glorious escape Continue Reading
We have been chosen! Sausage Party’s hilarious animated look at food fatalism
SNAPSHOT Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store. The film features the vocal talents of Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Imaginative flat lay movie posters of classic films
If only all movie posters were this gloriously imaginative. Manchester, England-based artist John Bolton has created the most wonderful posters of classic films like Amelie, The Royal Tennenbaums and Breakfast at Tiffany’s using objects he has faithfully made himself that evoke the spirit and style of these movies. The Continue Reading