Wind River is a crime drama about an investigation of a murdered young Native American woman starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen (reunited again after Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015 and Captain America: Civil War in 2016). Writer and director Taylor Sheridan gives the film a steady pace releasing just enough information to keep the murder mystery going while also showing the struggle some people have to go through living through a cold spring in Wyoming (some was also…
The new releases in theatres Friday September 15 include American Assassin (action thriller) and Mother! (horror mystery). Currently in theatres, the top 5 films based on box office grosses are It (horror), Home Again (romantic comedy), The Hitman’s Bodyguard (action comedy), Annabelle: Creation (horror thriller), and Wind River (crime mystery). American Assassin is an action thriller involving counterterrorism starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton. The film is rated 14A, was filmed in England and Italy, and is based on the…
Rick and Morty is an animated comedy show about a scientist and his grandson, and their adventures into the world of science-fiction. Co-creator Justin Roiland made a short film using the characters (a parody of Back to the Future) and later with Dan Harmon, turned the idea into a series, now playing its third season. Part domestic sitcom, the show excels at exploring the relationship between the two as well as having an adventure when they fly or teleport into…
Morgan Spurlock’s first documentary was Super Size Me in 2004 about testing an all McDonald’s diet for a whole month, earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary. Spurlock followed up with Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008), and The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: in 3-D! On Ice! (2010). I just watched what he directed next, a segment in Freakonomics (2010) and the feature length The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011). He has since gone on to…
Colin Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England, and normally works in the dramatic genre having gotten his first acting credit for an episode of Crown Court (1984 series), his first film Another Country (1984 with Rupert Everett), and won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The King’s Speech (2010 with Geoffrey Rush) after being nominated the year before for A Single Man (with Julianne Moore). Easily delivering the intellectual British stereotype, Firth has been able…
Michelle Williams was born in Kalispell, Montana, got her first acting credit for 2 episodes of Baywatch (1993-1994 tv drama), her first film was Lassie (1994 adventure), and since appearing in Dawson’s Creek (1998-2003 tv drama) she has earned 4 Oscar nominations. Best Actress in a Lead Role for Blue Valentine (2010 romance with Ryan Gosling) and My Week with Marilyn (2011 drama with Eddie Redmayne), and in a Supporting Role for Brokeback Mountain (2005 romance with Heath Ledger) and…
The big new release today is the horror film It, based on Stephen King’s novel from 1986. In 1990 (27 years ago) there was a tv mini-series based on the book (starring Tim Curry and John Ritter) and this version was released one month after another Stephen King property was updated, The Dark Tower (starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey). Filmed primarily in Ontario, It is about a group of kids that battle an evil in a small town that…
Crossing another film off the list of my wife’s favourite movies that I have not seen brought me to The Pirate Movie. Not to be confused with Pirates of the Caribbean (Johnny Depp) or Pirates (adult), but the 1982 comedy, musical, adventure shot in Australia. It is now considered a cult classic, full of innuendos, laughable dangers, and makes some references to other more recognizable films almost making it a full on parody. The film is about a pirate and…
Currently at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton is The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition and an IMAX theatre which is playing Pixar movies. I recently visited both with my wife as we enjoy going to the exhibits, having also seen Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and Sherlock Holmes. It begins with a quick video to introduce how to experience the often interactive displays, as well as get folks excited to see behind the scenes on some of the biggest computer…
Michael Keaton turns 66 today and I watched Night Shift, his 1982 comedy about a pair of morgue workers who turn their workplace into a brothel. Keaton was born in Corapolis, Pennsylvania, got his first acting credits for Mister Roger’s Neighborhood (1974-1975), and his first film role in Rabbit Test (1978 comedy with Billy Crystal). He was perhaps best known for playing the title characters in Beetlejuice (1988 comedy fantasy with Alec Baldwin), Batman (1989 action with Jack Nicholson), and…