Drama
Dear John (2010)
Release Date:Friday February 5, 2010 Genre: Drama Running Time: 109 min. Director: Lasse Hallström Studio: Alliance Films Producer(s):Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Ryan Kavanaugh Screenplay: Jamie Linden Cast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Scott Porter, Henry Thomas I am reluctant to write about this film because I was really... »
TAKE A CHANCE: The Crew (2009)
Release Date:September 15, 2009 Running Time: 123 min. Genre:Action/Drama/Crime Director: Adrian Vitoria Cast: Stephen Graham, Scot Williams, Rory McCann. Kenny Doughty, Rosie Fellner Take a chance is what I say. I’m not one to live dangerously out there in the world full of people and tangible consequence…but….at the video... »
Poor Boy’s Game (2007)
Release Date: Friday December 7, 2007 Tuesday February 19, 2008 (DVD/video) Genre:Drama Running Time: 103 min. Director: Clement Virgo Cast: Danny Glover, Rossif Sutherland, Flex Alexander, Greg Bryk, Laura Regan, Tonya Lee Williams, Stephen McHattie AnnieG’s Review of Poor Boy’s Game While some directors... »
Precious: Based On The Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
R Release Date: Friday November 20, 2009 Genre: Drama Running Time: 109 min. Director: Lee Daniels Studio: Maple Pictures Producer(s): Gary Magness, Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness Screenplay: Damien Paul Cast: Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Mo’Nique , Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd Film is an art form requisite of movement. Reliant on pans... »
The Indie Weekly with Juan Riedinger
The only good part about being swamped with "real world" work is that when you get back to doing the things you love you have a pleasant surprise. When I listened back to my interview with Juan Riedinger to do the transcription I was all smiles. After I met Juan and the interview... »
Tetro (2009)
Release Date: Friday August 14, 2009 Genre: Drama Running Time:127 min. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdú, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Carmen Maura, Rodrigo De la Serna, Leticia Bredice Francis Ford Coppola’slatest film Tetro is an "opera... »
District 9 (2009)
Release Date: Friday August 14, 2009 Genre: Sci-fi Running Time: 113 min. Director: Neill Blomkamp Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young, Vanessa Haywood, Kenneth Nkosi, Devlin Brown This is a film I’m glad I didn’t wait too... »
The Indie Weekly with Allan Ungar
Director: Allan Ungar Starring: Stephen Lilly, Krista Marchand, George Tchortov I met Allan Ungar at The Mississauga Independent Film Festival this summer and got around to seeing his film Annulment as well. It’s a non-linear action/drama short shot on digital. (say that one five times really fast) It’s a tall order for an aspiring indie filmmaker... »
The Rocket Man (2007)
Laurence Cohen is young Canadian film director with a unique ability to engage the audience emotionally while taking them on a splendid journey through his imagination. I was lucky enough to embark on such a journey at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival where his film The Rocket Man... »
My Sisters Keeper (2009)
Release Date: Friday June 26, 2009 Genre: Drama Running Time: 109 min. Director: Nick Cassavetes Cast: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Sofia Vassilieva, Heather Wahlquist, Joan Cusack, Thomas Dekker It seems all Nick Cassavetes does is make me cry. I go to see his... »