Breathe a sigh of relief, TOY STORY 3 is going to be great

The 3rd and presumably final chapter in the Toy Story trilogy isn’t set to hit our theatres till June, however those who were lucky enough to attend the Showest Film Festival in Las Vegas don’t have to wait any longer. Director Lee Unkrich was at the festival to screen a still-in-development version of...

MEGAMIND teaser suggests Dreamworks never learn

Dreamworks have released a teaser for their upcoming film Megamind.   Unfortunately, it does nothing to help their image as a second rate animation studio.  Sure, it looks nice, but it’s full of clichéd pop culture references and that horrible LA/Hollywood/Hip  sense of humour.  You know the kind...

Is there a chance ROBERT ZEMECKIS will return to live action filmmaking?

Remember back in the good old days when Robert Zemeckis was a director whose work you looked forward to?  The guy could seemingly do no wrong after creating the Back To The Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Contact and Cast Away.  Zemeckis was one of the few Hollywood directors who...

WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY promises to shed light on unsung Disney heroes.

If you asked a group of people in their twenties what films come to mind when you hear the word “Disney”, you’d most likely get responses along the line of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. These films have managed to stand the test of time with all of...

UP secures both Best Animated Film and Best Picture nominations and it totally deserves it.

[Writer's note:  This review was originally written when Up was in theatrical release and my thoughts on it haven’t changed since then.  I’m thrilled to see it nominated for both best animated feature and best picture at the Academy awards.  When reading over this, I found it funny that I compared it...

A personal reflection on M.NIGHT SHYAMALAN

Remember the first time you watched The Sixth Sense? Perhaps you were lucky enough to not know the ending upon your first viewing – making the twist all the more powerful. I remember hearing about the film long before I saw it, there was always someone at school talking about how they went with their...

The new TOY STORY 3 trailer is loaded with nostalgia and looks amazing

I was lucky enough to be near a cinema last weekend that was screening the Toy Story Double Feature (none of the theatres near my apartment are showing it for some reason).  It was great to see a couple of my favourite films up on the big screen again. It was an extremely nostalgic experience.  My head...

THE LAST AIRBENDER TV spot suggests a return to form for M.Night Shyamalan

It’s that time of year folks.  A time when a bunch of guys can get together, drink a shitload of beer, eat a shitload of pretzels and shout at their plasma televisions.  That’s right, we’ve just lived to see the passing of another American Super Bowl. Luckily for movie buffs — and for...

Limitations can help filmmakers and GEORGE LUCAS is insane

Is it possible for someone to suddenly change?  I mean, I know that as we age we mature and gain life experience.  We learn from our mistakes and become better people by overcoming life’s adversities.  It’s like dating really, you go through a few (or a lot of) failed relationships until you’re...