November 24, 2010
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Gutsy and gripping true story 127 Hours takes the spunk out of boulder climbing. It’s a ‘what would you do?’ film that shows how one man took radical measures to save his own life. The film is well acted by James Franco and directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle.
Disney’s irresistible talking dogs are back – in an all-new holiday movie for the whole family, with The Search for Santa Paws. Debuting on Blu-ray hi def and DVD on November 23, 2010 just in time for Thanksgiving (US 11/25). The heartwarming family adventure joins the legacy of great dog-filled tales from the creators of the “Buddies†films.
The DVD/Blu-ray for The Last Airbender is in stores and it makes a great gift for the holiday season. I have to admit that being able to slowdown the action, put subtitles up in order to catch every word and rewind to the karate action does a lot more for the storyline than on the big screen. Combined with the special bonus features and the ability to play the film anytime you want, this DVD/Blu-ray has a lot going for it. The film made over $131 million at the USA movie box office.
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) — November 18, 2010 — The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLiFF) brings in the holiday spirit with the annual Can Film Festival, December 3 – 5 at Cinema Paradiso. Admission for all films, with the exception of Sunday morning Cafe Cinematheque, is free with the donation of 2 canned or boxed food item or a new unwrapped toy to benefit The Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
Going over in my mind the adventures of Harry Potter who gets thrust into wizardry in a strange school never knowing what the future will bring, I found the first six films increasingly enjoyable. During each year at the academy of dark arts, Harry and his friends fight their way out of perilous situations. With this final book the boy wonder is now an adult and is still trying to figure out his destiny, but this time Harry and his friends are on the run from ‘you know who’.
Not all documentaries get an opposing view from another doc, but Cool It delivers a message that opens the floodgates for criticism of informational films that are not quite what they seem. The subject of the movie is global warming and it’s a rebuttal to Al Gore’s seriously frightening An Inconvenient Truth. I like this film very much because it doesn’t use scare tactics, give unsupported facts, omit reasonable solutions or misconstrue data. If you want to get what Bjorn Lomborg calls the real facts and true science of global warming, I recommend Cool It.