Guy Maddin is one of the more unique filmmakers in Canada and I finally got to see his well acclaimed 2007 film. My film is a pseudo-documentary about Maddin’s recollections …
Classic Thoughts
So, on Thursday night I checked out a screening of David Cronenberg‘s film Videodrome at TIFF Cinemateque, which was the final screening of the “Toronto on Film” programme. Cronenberg was …
After seeing Funny People this week, I thought I would go back and re-visit Judd Apatow‘s debut as a director. Before this film, I was very iffy about R-rated comedies. …
After missing it’s release two week ago, today I will be seeing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as it opens in IMAX. As a result, I thought that I …
Swingers was one of the first major films for Vince Vaughn and John Favreau and it is actually partly based on Favreau’s early experience in Los Angeles. The film centers …
There is quite a vampire revival going on with the successes of Twilight and the HBO series True Blood. This revival (and the season premiere of True Blood) resulted in …
This week’s Classic Thoughts is a little later, since I just finished watching the movie, which I just purchased on DVD, a few minutes ago. This film is considered one …
With this weekend’s release of The Hangover, I thought it would be worth it to take a look back at what is arguably director Todd Phillips most popular film. The …
Here it is. After eight years, I still consider this to be my favourite all-time film. I credit this film for helping to develop my interesting in analyzing film, which …
With the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine this weekend, I thought I would go back and take a look at the original film. X-Men is credited for sparking the current …
With Crank: High Voltage opening this weekend, I thought that I would go back and take a look at the orignal. Crank is an over-the-top action film that isn’t meant …
Naked Lunch is a film by David Cronenberg adapted from the William S. Burroughs novel. I definitely say that it is one of the weirdest films Cronenberg has made. The …
With the pseudo-remake Race to Witch Mountain opening this weekend, I thought I would reminisce about the original, which I saw years ago and I can only really remember the …
While the recently released Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li went for a more realistic approach that separated itself from of original film, the 1994 Street Fighter film with Jean-Claude …
Before taking the break for the Oscars, I saw the new Friday the 13th film and beforehand I took a look at Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. …
With the new Friday the 13th remake/reboot scheduled to open on Friday, I was wanting to catch up with the older films. I was hoping to catch them OnDemand (especially …
With Coraline coming out, I thought I would take a look at Henry Selick’s most popular film. Credit for the film is usually given to Tim Burton, who produced the …
With yesterday’s DVD release of RocknRolla, I thought I would take a look back at Guy Ritchie’s previous high-profile film. Like RocknRolla, Snatch follows various criminals in London, all of …
One of my gifts during the holidays was The Bourne Trilogy box set. The only one of the three films I saw in theatres, was The Bourne Ultimatum, though I …
After seeing on TV for the first time, I couldn’t go to bed this Christmas Eve without saying a few words about It’s a Wonderful Life. The film is now …
It would be fitting that I would end my holiday classic thoughts with an adaptation of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. There have been many adaptations of the story, including …
Bill Murray was at the top of his prime during the 1980s and early 1990s, and this modern take on A Christmas Carol ranks as one of my favourite Bill …
If there’s a holiday film that I enjoy watching year in and year out, it is this one. This was the third film of the Vacation series staring Chevy Chase. …
With its release on Blu-Ray this week, I thought that Home Alone would be the first of the Holiday Films that I will be looking at this month. This film, …
The third film is released today, so I thought I would take a look back at the first film. Before this film came out, Jason Statham was probably only known …
Sorry for the lateness of this week’s Classic Thoughts. While James Bond is still on everyone’s mind, I thought I would take a look at what is probably my favourite …
With Quantum of Solace coming out this weekend, I thought that I would take a look back at the last James Bond film. When the role of James Bond switched …
Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gun powder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot. In the United Kingdom, …
So, here is the the final of my horror-themed Classic Thoughts and, like yesterday, it is an adaptation of a Stephen King novel (probably the most famous of which). I …
This week, for the final week of my horror-themed Classic Thoughts columns, I will be looking at two classic Stephen King adaptations with me doing Carrie today and The Shining …
In this special Saturday Classic Thoughts column, we will look back at this influential horror film, which was released 30 years ago today. If you remember, I ended up being …
In the latest of the horror-themed Classic Thoughts columns, comes the film that helped reignite horror’s mainstream popularity during the mid-90s. Scream works as both a satire of the cliches …
Today sees the release of RocknRolla, which is being produced by the, formerally horror-exclusive, Dark Castle Entertainment. As such, I thought I would make my second Classic Thoughts column, in …
For the month of October, my classic thoughts column is going to be devoted to horror films. With the release of, the Simon Pegg starring, How to Lose Friends and …
First of all, I’m sorry about missing yesterday’s DVD Picks column. I was away from the computer for most of the day and never got a chance to post it. …
Since a new directors cut of this film was released this week, I thought I would take a look back at the Coen Brothers’ first film. I saw this film …
It has been nearly exactly one month since the second X-Files film came out. I commented in my thoughts how I was anxious to rewatch the first film, but I …
I recently revisited this film, which I enjoyed when in came out back in 2001. Based on a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, this film deals with two girls (played …
This 1992 comedy is the latest of my bargain bin acquisitions. In the film Joe Pesci, fresh off his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Goodfellas, plays a newly bared New …
I’ve already done classic thought specials for the Indiana Jones and Batman series, so why not celebrate this week’s release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by looking …
With this week’s release of The Dark Knight, I will follow the the lead of my Indiana Jones classic thoughts and take a look back at all the previous Batman …
Friday sees the release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, which is Guillermo del Toro‘s first film since the huge success he found with this film, which was nominated for …