At The Movies

           
By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
Vampires Suck
You knew it had to happen sooner or later. In fact, I’m surprised it took this long. The first unashamed comedic rip-off of the Twilight phenomenon hits theatres on Wednesday the 18th. It revolves around Becca, torn between a vampire and a werewolf. Except in Vampires Suck, […]

By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
Eat Pray Love
You could not escape this book four summers ago, and as the New York Times bestseller list goes, so goes Hollywood. Elizabeth Gilbert’s self-indulgent self discovery is now on the big screen, starring Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco, Billy Crudup, Viola Davis, and the scene-stealing […]

By John Ackermann
Often when a film features a cast like this one, the result is a movie that is somewhat less than the sum of all its parts (For proof look no further than the Bad Boys of SNL reunion in Adam Sandler’s criminally unfunny Grown Ups). While Dinner for Schmucks features the talents of […]

By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
The formula for a Summer Blockbuster is both its asset and its downfall. You take a bankable star, an accomplished director, throw in a bunch of car chases, explosions, and fight scenes, then wrap it up in a pretty bow and deliver it to an audience that really doesn’t want to […]

     
By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
Salt 
Too much of this kind of salt could be a good thing. Whether you agree with her penchant for collecting children, or whether you’re on Team Jen, there’s no denying that no one does action like Angie. Ms. Jolie is back as a CIA agent accused of being a […]

 By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
What kind of dreamer are you? I’m an active one, meaning I star in my own dreams rather than passively watching the characters. Not surprising to people who know me for the diva I am. I also dream in vivid colour, and I remember most if not all of them […]

        
By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (July 14)
Canadian actor Jay Baruchel plays Mickey Mouse to Nick Cage’s Sorcerer in this live-action retelling of the classic Disney cartoon. Jay plays Dave, a hapless New Yorker recruited by master magician Balthazar Blake to help stop the forces of evil. Jay stopped by the News1130 […]

 By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
So I realize I’m writing this for the dozen or so other North Americans interested in this movie. Most of whom were in the theatre with me tonight. Not dissimilar to Twihards, except in sheer volume. Oh sure, we’re a little older, not quite as excitable, and don’t swoon over […]

        
By News1130 Movie Addict Treena Wood
Despicable Me  
This one’s an animated flick for the kids, brought to you by the same folks behind the Ice Age series - which is pretty funny, if you haven’t seen it. Steve Carell is the voice of Gru, the miserable neighbourhood SOB who has secretly built an underground […]

By John Ackermann.
M. Night Shyamalan is known for taking risks with the projects he chooses.  The director first came to mainstream attention back in 1999 with his third film “The Sixth Sense” which featured Bruce Willis and also introduced Haley Joel Osment and his famous utterance ”I see dead people!” which soon became something of a catchphrase.  Then came “Unbreakable”, […]