Friday, January 26, 2007

Film Fan Fridays for Friday January 26, 2007!!

Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!!!

This weeks releases include a lot of writer/director works, all but one are just that! We also have our first Canadian release of the year with Ross Weber's Mount Pleasant. The remaining releases are all across the board from romantic comedy (Catch and Release) to teen comedy (Epic Movie) to horror (Blood and Chocolate) to action (Smokin' Aces).

If none of those tickle your fancy, you can peruse the Oscar nominations film, announced earlier this week. How exciting! Some of the nominations didn't come as a huge surprize (Dreamgirls, Babel, The Queen) and some, at least for me, did (Blood Diamond with 5, Apocalypto with 3). I've very happy to see that Little Miss Sunshine is up for quite a few, what an amazing film. I'm surprized I haven't seen more of the nominated films, only 7 as of the time when the nominations were announced. I wonder how many I'll make it through this year! How about you?

Have a great weekend!

Shannon

Friday January 26th, 2007 Releases

Blood and Chocolate
Dir: Katja von Garnier (Bandits, Abgeschmintk!)
Cast: Agnes Bruckner, Olivier Martinez, Hugh Dancy
USA

Catch and Release
Writer/Dir: Susannah Grant - directorial debut
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith
USA

Epic Movie
Writer/Dir(s): Aaron Seltzer (Date Movie) & Jason Friedberg - directorial debut
Cast: Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard, Kal Penn, Crispin Glover
USA

Mount Pleasant
Writer/Dir: Ross Weber (No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed)
Cast: Katie Boland, Kelly Rowan, Tygh Runyan, Benjamin Ratner, Camille Sullivan
Canada
Limited Release

Smokin' Aces
Writer/Dir: Joe Carnahan (Narc)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Alicia Keys, Jason Bateman
UK/France/USA

**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Jan 26, 2007**

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

79th Academy Awards Nominations - film list (titles & # of nominations only)

DREAMGIRLS (8)
BABEL (7)
THE QUEEN (6)
PAN'S LABYRINTH (6)
THE DEPARTED (5)
BLOOD DIAMOND (5)
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (4)
NOTES ON A SCANDAL (4)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (4)
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (4)
LITTLE CHILDREN (3)
APOCALYPTO (3)
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2)
UNITED 93 (2)
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2)
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2)
CARS (2)
CHILDREN OF MEN (2)
THE PRESTIGE (2)
HALF NELSON (1)
VENUS (1)
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (1)
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (1)
VOLVER (1)
THE GOOD SHEPHERD (1)
THE BLACK DAHLIA (1)
THE ILLUSIONIST (1)
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (1)
MARIE ANTOINETTE (1)
CLICK (1)
THE GOOD GERMAN (1)
POSEIDON (1)
SUPERMAN RETURNS (1)
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN (1)
HAPPY FEET (1)
MONSTER HOUSE (1)
DELIVER US FROM EVIL (1)
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS (1)
JESUS CAMP (1)
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY (1)
AFTER THE WEDDING (1)
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES) (1)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS (1)
WATER (1)
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT (1)
RECYCLED LIFE (1)
REHEARSING A DREAM (1)
TWO HANDS (1)
THE DANISH POET (1)
LIFTED (1)
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL (1)
MAESTRO (1)
NO TIME FOR NUTS (1)
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA) (1)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY) (1)
HELMER & SON (1)
THE SAVIOUR (1)
WEST BANK STORY (1)

Official Academy Awards site here

79th Academy Awards Nominations - film list by number of nominations

DREAMGIRLS (8)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Eddie Murphy
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Jennifer Hudson
Achievement in art direction - John Myhre (Art Direction); Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)
Achievement in costume design - Sharen Davis
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
"Listen" – DREAMGIRLS - Music by Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Lyric by Anne Preven
"Love You I Do" – DREAMGIRLS - Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
"Patience" – DREAMGIRLS - Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale
Achievement in sound mixing - Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton

BABEL (7)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Adriana Barraza
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Rinko Kikuchi
Achievement in directing- Alejandro González Iñárritu
Achievement in film editing - Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - Gustavo Santaolalla
Best motion picture of the year - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin
Original screenplay - Written by Guillermo Arriaga

THE QUEEN (6)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Helen Mirren
Achievement in costume design - Consolata Boyle
Achievement in directing - Stephen Frears
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - Alexandre Desplat
Best motion picture of the year - Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward
Original screenplay - Written by Peter Morgan

PAN'S LABYRINTH (6)
Achievement in art direction - Eugenio Caballero (Art Direction); Pilar Revuelta (Set Decoration)
Achievement in cinematography - Guillermo Navarro
Best foreign language film of the year - Mexico
Achievement in makeup - David Marti and Montse Ribe
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - Javier Navarrete
Original screenplay - Written by Guillermo del Toro

THE DEPARTED (5)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Mark Wahlberg
Achievement in directing- Martin Scorsese
Achievement in film editing - Thelma Schoonmaker
Best motion picture of the year - Nominees to be determined (as of Jan 23, 2007)
Adapted screenplay - Screenplay by William Monahan

BLOOD DIAMOND (5)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Leonardo DiCaprio
Performance by an actor in a supporting role – Djimon Hounsou
Achievement in film editing - Steven Rosenblum
Achievement in sound editing - Lon Bender
Achievement in sound mixing - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (4)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Alan Arkin
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Abigail Breslin
Best motion picture of the year - Nominees to be determined (as of Jan 23, 2007)
Original screenplay - Written by Michael Arndt

NOTES ON A SCANDAL (4)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Judi Dench
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Cate Blanchett
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - Philip Glass
Adapted screenplay - Screenplay by Patrick Marber

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (4)
Achievement in art direction - Rick Heinrichs (Art Direction); Cheryl A. Carasik (Set Decoration) Achievement in sound editing - Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Achievement in sound mixing - Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff
Achievement in visual effects - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (4)
Achievement in directing – Clint Eastwood
Best motion picture of the year - Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz
Achievement in sound editing - Alan Robert Murray
Original screenplay - Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis

LITTLE CHILDREN (3)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Jackie Earle Haley
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Kate Winslet
Adapted screenplay - Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta

APOCALYPTO (3)
Achievement in makeup - Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Achievement in sound editing - Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
Achievement in sound mixing - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Meryl Streep
Achievement in costume design - Patricia Field

UNITED 93 (2)
Achievement in directing – Peter Greengrass
Achievement in film editing -Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2)
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) "I Need to Wake Up" - Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
Best documentary feature - Davis Guggenheim

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2)
Achievement in sound editing - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Achievement in sound mixing - John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin

CARS (2)
Best animated feature film of the year - John Lasseter
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - "Our Town" - Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

CHILDREN OF MEN (2)
Achievement in cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
Adapted screenplay - Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby

THE PRESTIGE (2)
Achievement in art direction - Nathan Crowley (Art Direction); Julie Ochipinti (Set Decoration)
Achievement in cinematography - Wally Pfister

HALF NELSON (1)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Ryan Gosling

VENUS (1)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Peter O'Toole

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (1)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Will Smith

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (1)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Forest Whitaker

VOLVER (1)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Penélope Cruz

THE GOOD SHEPHERD (1)
Achievement in art direction - Jeannine Oppewall (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins (Set Decoration)

THE BLACK DAHLIA (1)
Achievement in cinematography - Vilmos Zsigmond

THE ILLUSIONIST (1)
Achievement in cinematography - Dick Pope

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (1)
Achievement in costume design - Yee Chung Man

MARIE ANTOINETTE (1)
Achievement in costume design - Milena Canonero

CLICK (1)
Achievement in makeup - Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso

THE GOOD GERMAN (1)
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - Thomas Newman

POSEIDON (1)
Achievement in visual effects - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall

SUPERMAN RETURNS (1)
Achievement in visual effects - Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum

BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN (1)
Adapted screenplay - Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips

HAPPY FEET (1)
Best animated feature film of the year – George Miller

MONSTER HOUSE (1)
Best animated feature film of the year - Gil Kenan

DELIVER US FROM EVIL (1)
Best documentary feature - Amy Berg and Frank Donner

IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS (1)
Best documentary feature - James Longley and John Sinno

JESUS CAMP (1)
Best documentary feature - Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY (1)
Best documentary feature - Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer

AFTER THE WEDDING (1)
Best foreign language film of the year - Denmark

DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES) (1)
Best foreign language film of the year - Algeria

THE LIVES OF OTHERS (1)
Best foreign language film of the year - Germany

WATER (1)
Best foreign language film of the year – Canada

THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT (1)
Best documentary short subject - Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

RECYCLED LIFE (1)
Best documentary short subject - Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad

REHEARSING A DREAM (1)
Best documentary short subject - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon

TWO HANDS (1)
Best documentary short subject - Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr

THE DANISH POET (1)
Best animated short film - Torill Kove

LIFTED (1)
Best animated short film - Gary Rydstrom

THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL (1)
Best animated short film - Roger Allers and Don Hahn

MAESTRO (1)
Best animated short film - Geza M. Toth

NO TIME FOR NUTS (1)
Best animated short film - Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier

BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA) (1)
Best live action short film - Javier Fesser and Luis Manso

ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY) (1)
Best live action short film - Borja Cobeaga

HELMER & SON (1)
Best live action short film - Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson

THE SAVIOUR (1)
Best live action short film - Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn

WEST BANK STORY (1)
Best live action short film - Ari Sandel

Official Academy Awards site here

79th Academy Awards Nominations - detailed

Bold indicates winner, or as they say "The Oscar goes to...."

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
Peter O'Toole - VENUS
Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz - VOLVER
Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza - BABEL
Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL

Best animated feature film of the year
CARS - John Lasseter
HAPPY FEET – George Miller
MONSTER HOUSE - Gil Kenan

Achievement in art direction
DREAMGIRLS - John Myhre (Art Direction); Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)
THE GOOD SHEPHERD- Jeannine Oppewall (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins (Set Decoration)
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Eugenio Caballero (Art Direction); Pilar Revuelta (Set Decoration)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Rick Heinrichs (Art Direction); Cheryl A. Carasik (Set Decoration)
THE PRESTIGE - Nathan Crowley (Art Direction); Julie Ochipinti (Set Decoration)

Achievement in cinematography
THE BLACK DAHLIA - Vilmos Zsigmond
CHILDREN OF MEN - Emmanuel Lubezki
THE ILLUSIONIST - Dick Pope
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo Navarro
THE PRESTIGE - Wally Pfister

Achievement in costume design
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER - Yee Chung Man
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Patricia Field
DREAMGIRLS - Sharen Davis
MARIE ANTOINETTE - Milena Canonero
THE QUEEN- Consolata Boyle

Achievement in directing
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu
THE DEPARTED - Martin Scorsese
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA – Clint Eastwood
THE QUEEN - Stephen Frears
UNITED 93 – Peter Greengrass

Best documentary feature
DELIVER US FROM EVIL - Amy Berg and Frank Donner
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH - Davis Guggenheim
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS - James Longley and John Sinno
JESUS CAMP - Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY - Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer

Best documentary short subject
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT - Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
RECYCLED LIFE - Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
REHEARSING A DREAM - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
TWO HANDS - Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr

Achievement in film editing
BABEL - Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
BLOOD DIAMOND - Steven Rosenblum
CHILDREN OF MEN - Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
THE DEPARTED - Thelma Schoonmaker
UNITED 93 - Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson

Best foreign language film of the year
AFTER THE WEDDING - Denmark
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES) - Algeria
THE LIVES OF OTHERS - Germany
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Mexico
WATER - Canada

Achievement in makeup
APOCALYPTO - Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
CLICK - Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
PAN'S LABYRINTH - David Marti and Montse Ribe

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla
THE GOOD GERMAN - Thomas Newman
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Philip Glass
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Javier Navarrete
THE QUEEN - Alexandre Desplat

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH - Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
"Listen" – DREAMGIRLS - Music by Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Lyric by Anne Preven
"Love You I Do" – DREAMGIRLS - Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
"Our Town" – CARS - Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"Patience" – DREAMGIRLS - Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale

Best motion picture of the year
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin
THE DEPARTED - Nominees to be determined (as of Jan 23, 2007)
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA - Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Nominees to be determined (as of Jan 23, 2007)
THE QUEEN - Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward

Best animated short film
THE DANISH POET - Torill Kove
LIFTED - Gary Rydstrom
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL - Roger Allers and Don Hahn
MAESTRO - Geza M. Toth
NO TIME FOR NUTS - Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier

Best live action short film
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA) - Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY) - Borja Cobeaga
HELMER & SON - Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson
THE SAVIOUR - Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
WEST BANK STORY - Ari Sandel

Achievement in sound editing
APOCALYPTO - Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
BLOOD DIAMOND - Lon Bender
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA - Alan Robert Murray
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Christopher Boyes and George Watters II

Achievement in sound mixing
APOCALYPTO - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara
BLOOD DIAMOND - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
DREAMGIRLS - Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS - John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff

Achievement in visual effects
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
POSEIDON - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
SUPERMAN RETURNS - Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum

Adapted screenplay
BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN - Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips
CHILDREN OF MEN - Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
THE DEPARTED - Screenplay by William Monahan
LITTLE CHILDREN - Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Screenplay by Patrick Marber

Original screenplay
BABEL - Written by Guillermo Arriaga
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA - Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Written by Michael Arndt
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Written by Guillermo del Toro
THE QUEEN - Written by Peter Morgan

Official Academy Awards site here

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Snow Cake

Dir: Marc Evans (My Little Eye, Resurrection Man)
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Carrie-Ann Moss, Emily Hampshire, David Fox, James Allodi, Jayne Eastwood, Callum Keith Rennie
UK/Canada, 2006

Seen: Jan 17, 2007 at the Carlton

Reason to see: It's Canadian! It's nominated for 4 Genies (Cinematography, Actress in a Leading Role: Sigourney Weaver, Actress in a Supporting Role: Carrie-Ann Moss, Emily Hampshire)
This is week 4/52 of my third attempt for#7 on my 101 list: See 1 film a week in the theatre for a year.

This film has one of my favourite themes: Unconventional relationships. People who are different, by choice or by chance and how they function (or don't). It dances around fascinating topics such as setting boundaries, letting people in, people with different needs, the same event being experienced in different ways. This lends itself to show a wide range of moments from wondrous to awkward, touching to abrupt, confusion to clarity. Great acting, great characters and great location: Wawa, Ontario. Gotta love it.

The only thing I found a little weird is that it's a Canadian (co-pro) and neither of the principle actors are Canadian. But, on the whole I'm not going to let that get to me as all of the performances are wonderful. It's also great to see such familiar faces in different roles.

Favourite quote" "I don't like normal people, I like useful people."

Shannon's Overall View:
I enjoyed it
I'll watch it again
I'd recommend it

2 previews/6 min: Venus, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

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Curse of the Golden Flower / Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia

Dir: Zhang Yimou (House of the Flying Daggers / Shi mian mau fu, Hero / Ying xiong)
Cast: Chow-Yun Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Qin Junjie, Liu Ye, Li Man
Hong Kong/China, 2006
Seen in Mandarin with English Subtitles

Seen: Jan 11, 2007 at the Cumberland

Reason to see: I've enjoyed the Zhang Yimou's previous work as well as Chow-Yun Fat's. Add to that it's a historical epic. This is week 3/52 of my third attempt for#7 on my 101 list: See 1 film a week in the theatre for a year.

I didn't know too much about this film I had pretty much only heard that it was 'beautiful' and oh it is... it is. The colour and design elements are so phenomenal. I swear I could get high off the colour in this film for its saturation level and beauty. I wanted to BE there. I wanted to TOUCH the walls, carpets, costumes. Absolutely amazing, I was giddy.

But, it isn't all about the colour right? Well.... not with this film, besides from that it was still really good. A very interesting story and strong characters. The performances were wonderful, in particular Gong Li, Qin Junjie and of course Chow-Yun Fat. The story unfolded beautifully, neither too quickly nor drawn out too long. I felt really pulled into the world that it created, it was so rich and so full the details were just amazing be it visual or sound or plot.

There is some violence though, and moment/idea in particular that I wished I hadn't seen. Other than that one it's akin to the martial arts/action genre. Well worth while seeing this in the theatre if you can.

Shannon's Overall View:
I enjoyed it
I'll watch it again
I'd recommend it - there is a fair bit of violence & some cruelty so I would forewarn for those sensitive

3 previews/10 min: Venus, Sharkwater, Factory Girl

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Monkey Warfare

Writer/Dir: Reginald Harkema (A Girl is a Girl)
Cast: Don McKellar, Tracy Wright, Nadia Litz
Canada, 2006

Seen: Jan 4, 2007 at the Royal

Reason to see: It's Canadian! It is part of Canada's Top Ten 2006.
This is week 2/52 of my third attempt for#7 on my 101 list: See 1 film a week in the theatre for a year.

What do you value? What is valuable? What are your values? How far are you willing to go? Will you cross the line... if is there a line? Will you stomp all over it, hide behind it, push someone over it? If crossed, can you ever turn back?

Monkey Warfare is a great Canadian film set in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. I have to admit, I love the Canadian-ness of this film. Seeing people ride crappy looking bikes while smoking and wearing worn jeans, just feels so Toronto. The characters feel real and all three actors did such an excellent job portraying them. Personally, I was particularly fond of Tracy Wright's performance as Linda. I'm not going to reveal the plot, it is worth seeing it unfold for yourself. Enjoy.

Favourite quote: "Geez, I thought all girls liked Leonard Cohen"

Shannon's Overall View:
I enjoyed it
I'll watch it again
I recommend it

Bonus short film shown:

Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara
by Don McKellar (Childstar, Last Night)

What a wonderful short film! Very textural and expressed a huge range of emotions succinctly in such a short time. A delightful treat.

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Shannon's Film Reviews

Please note the following posts may contain spoiliers.

I endeavour to write reviews that don't give away too much of the film, I am more interested in the experience of the film, what I got out of it, how others would enjoy it and the film going experience in general. That being said there may be plot/theme/spoiler type information included so if you are an anti-spoiler type by nature please only proceed with caution

300
2001: A Space Odyssey
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Abandoned, The
Abyss, The
African Queen, The
Alien
Aliens
Anastasia
Babel
Beauty Shop
Big Blue, The
Black Dahlia, The
Blood Diamond
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Bread and Tulips
Bridge on the River Kwai
Bubba Ho-Tep
Casino Royale
Changeling, The
Cheaper By The Dozen
Children of Men
Chorus, The / Les Choristes
Chungking Express / Chung Hing Sam Lam
City of Angels
Constantine
Conversations With Other Women
Core, The
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Crank
Curse of the Golden Flower / Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Day the Earth Stood Still, The
Day Watch / Dnevnoy Dozor
Dear Frankie
Decline of the American Empire, The / Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Derailed
Devil Wears Prada, The
District B13 / Banlieue B13
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Donnie Darko
Double Happiness
Dreamgirls
Drumline
Everything's Gone Green
Exorcism of Emily Rose, The
Factory Girl
Familia
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fido
Fire in the Sky
The Fog (2005)
Fountain, The
Frankenstein (1931)
Good Shepherd, The
Gracie
Grosse Pointe Blank
Halloween 2
Haunting, The (1963)
Heavenly Creatures
Host, The / Gwoemul
Hot Fuzz
Hustle & Flow
I Heart Huckabees
In America
In the Heat of the Night
Inconvenient Truth, An
Jesus Christ Superstar
John & Jane
Journals of Knud Rasmussen, The
Lake House, The
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Children
Little Miss Sunshine
M
Maltese Falcon, The
Manufactured Landscapes
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Monkey Warfare
Mystic Ball
Namesake, The
Nashville
Night Watch / Nochnoy Dozor
Night Listener, The
Notes on a Scandal
Office Space
Offside
Old Joy
Once Were Warriors
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
Outland
Personal Velocity
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poltergeist
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Proposition, The
Protector , The/ Tom yum goong
Quebec-Montreal
Ring, The
The Rocket / Maurice Richard
Roll Bounce
Runaway
The Saddest Music in the World
Saint Ralph
Saw
The Scorpion King
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Shall We Dance / Shall we dansu?
Sharkwater
Shining, The
Signs
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, The
Snow Cake
Solyaris / Солярис
Some Kind of Wonderful
Some Like it Hot
Star Wars
Step Up
Superman Returns
Sympathy for Mr. Vengence / Boksuneun naui geot
Take the Lead
Tank Girl
Thin
Three Times / Zui hao de shi guang
Un Chien Andalou
Underworld: Evolution
Unnatural & Accidental
V for Vendetta
Vie secrète des gens heureux, La / The Secret Life of Happy People
Volver
Waiting...
Waiting for Guffman
Watcher in the Woods
Water
X-Men: The Last Stand
Xanadu
Un Zoo la Nuit

Friday, January 19, 2007

Film Fan Fridays for Friday January 19, 2007!!

Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!!!

We have three releases this week. In some ways I love how quiet January is, makes it feel like it is actually possible to get out to everything! Well everything you want to see. One of this weeks films is a remake of a 1986 film of the same name: The Hitcher. We also have Venus which some say is a Peter O'Toole Oscar vehicle and when I heard the premise it sounded slightly creepy but factoring Roger Michell (Notting Hill) as the director and further previews it looks like it may be quite a tender film. I am going to keep this one in mind. 13 Tzameti is out in a very limited release (1 theatre only - The Royal) and sounds very interesting. I've never heard of a film from Georgia before (located in southwest Asia between Russia and Turkey... not the US State). That alone has caught my curiosity.

It was fun, as always, to see the Golden Globe this week. It could be because most of the people I was rooting for won (read: anything Dreamgirls). There were some wonderful acceptance speeches including Jennifer Hudson, Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker whom wins the wonderfully 'overwhelmed can't speak but then does' speech (for film - America Ferrara takes the tv cake). It would have been nicer if they let the winners speak for longer though!! Gee whiz.

One awards show down, and another crops up! The big cheese: Oscar nominations will be announced this Tuesday Jan 23rd, 2007 at 5:30 PST/8:30 EST. I know where I'll be!! http://www.oscar.com clicking 'Refresh' like mad!

Have a great weekend!

Shannon

Friday January 19th, 2007 Releases

13 Tzameti
Writer/Dir: Géla Babluani - directoral feature film debut
Cast: George Babluani, Aurélien Recoing, Philippe Passon, Pascal Bongard
France/Georgia
Limited Release

The Hitcher
Dir: Dave Meyers (Foolish)
Cast: Sean Bean, Zachary Knighton, Sophia Bush
USA

Venus
Dir: Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes, Persuasion)
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Limited Release

**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Jan 19, 2007**

Thursday, January 18, 2007

EW's 25 'must see' films before the Oscar's

The January 19, 2007 (p28) edition of Entertainment Weekly has made its list of must see films before Oscar night. Here they are, what are yours?

1. The Departed
2. Dreamgirls
3. Babel
4. The Queen
5. Letters From Iwo Jima
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. United 93
8. Little Children
9. Notes on a Scandal
10. Flags of Our Fathers
11. The Last King of Scotland
12. The Devil Wears Prada
13. Borat
14. Blood Diamond
15. Volver
16. The Pursuit of Happyness
17. Venus
18. Children of Men
19. Pan's Labyrinth
20. Half Nelson
21. Thank You for Smoking
22. The Painted Veil
23. Stranger than Fiction
24. Hollywoodland
25. For Your Consideration

Wow, if this is the case I'm gonna be way behind. I've only seen 3!

Friday, January 12, 2007

Film Fan Fridays for Friday January 12, 2007!!

Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!!!

I did a double take when I saw that Luc Besson directed Arthur and the Invisibles, and animated family film. This from the director of La Femme Nikita and The Professional? Should be interesting. I can't help but mention dance movie Stomp the Yard although being pitched as 'more than a dance film but a coming of age story'. Aren't all dance films coming of age stories? And about someone from the wrong side of the tracks? Dance bridges all other barriers. That one goes on the list for sure!

Two of this weeks releases are Golden Globe nominees: Miss Potter and Letters from Iwo Jima. Not much time to see them before the awards on Monday Jan 15/07, but it sure is possible! I always find The Globes fun to watch, everyone is so relaxed and the speeches feel very spontaneous.

More awards news, the Genie nominations were announced this week! The two heavy hitters are Maurice Richard / The Rocket (with 13 nominations) and Bon Cop, Bad Cop (with 10 nominations). Although both films were great I think I'm gonna be rooting for Maurice Richard / The Rocket, as it was an excellent film in so many ways. Considering both Colm Feore and Patrick Huard are nominated for Best Actor from Bon Cop, Bad Cop I really think that Roy Dupuis has a good chance at taking that home - and he deserves it for one of the best performances I've seen in a long time. I'm so thrilled that I got out to more Canadian film this year and have seen many of the titles. The Genie's will be presented Tuesday February 13, 2007.

Have a great weekend!

Shannon

Friday January 12th, 2007 Releases

Alpha Dog
Writer/Dir: Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook John Q)
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis
USA

Arthur and the Invisibles / Arthur et les Minimoys
Writer/Dir: Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element, The Big Blue)
Cast/Voices: Freddie Highmore, Robert De Niro, Madonna, David Bowie
France

Letters from Iwo Jima
Dir: Clint Eastwood (Flags of our Fathers, Mystic River, Pale Rider)
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase
USA
Limited Release

Miss Potter
Dir: Chris Noonan (Babe, Stepping Out)
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson
UK/USA
Limited Release

Primeval
Dir: Michael Katleman - directorial film debut
Cast: Dominic Purcell, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones
USA

Stomp the Yard
Dir: Sylvain White (Quiet)
Cast: Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Darrin Henson, Brian J. White
USA

**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Jan 12, 2007**

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Genie Awards 2007

Genie ceremony was Tuesday February 13, 2007. Winners are in bold.
For more information on the Genie's look here.

Best Motion Picture
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Guide de la Petite Vengeance / The Little Book of Revenge
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali

Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Eve and the Fire Horse
La Rage de l'ange / Angel's Rage
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Tideland

Achievement in Costume Design
Eve and the Fire Horse
Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Tideland

Achievement in Cinematography
Beowulf & Grendel
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Snow Cake
Tideland

Achievement in Direction
Bon Cop, Bad Cop - Érik Canuel
Guide de la Petite Vengeance / The Little Book of Revenge - Jean-François Pouliot
La Vie secrète des gens heureux / The Secret Life of Happy People - Stéphane Lapointe
Maurice Richard / The Rocket - Charles Binamé
Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali - Robert Favreau

Achievement in Editing
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Cheech
Congorama
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Tideland

Achievement in Music - Original Score
Beowulf & Grendel
Cheech
La Vie secrète des gens heureux / The Secret Life of Happy People
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Sans elle / Without Her

Achievement in Music - Original Song
Bon Cop, Bad Cop - "Tattoo" - Eric Lapointe, Stéphane Dufour, Jamil
Eighteen - "In a Heartbeat" - Bramwell Tovey, Richard Bell
La belle bête / The Beautiful Beast - "Trace-Moi" - Patrick Watson, Caroline Dhavernas
La Rage de l'ange / Angel's Rage - "L'Astronaute" - Dan Bigras
Unnatural & Accidental - "Have Hope" - Jennifer Kreisberg

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Colm Feore - Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Patrick Huard - Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Olivier Gourmet - Congorama
Roy Dupuis - Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Luc Picard - Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Chan Chit Man Lester - Eve and the Fire Horse
Michel Muller - Guide de la Petite Vengeance / The Little Book of Revenge
Stephen McHattie - Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Hugh Dillon - Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Robert Joy - Whole New Thing

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Ginette Reno - Le secret de ma mère
Julie Le Breton - Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Sigourney Weaver - Snow Cake
Jodelle Ferland - Tideland
Fatou N'Diaye - Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Vivian Wu - Eve and the Fire Horse
Marie Gignac - La Vie secrète des gens heureux / The Secret Life of Happy People
Caroline Dhavernas - Niagara Motel
Carrie Anne Moss - Snow Cake
Emily Hampshire - Snow Cake

Achievement in Overall Sound
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Eve and the Fire Horse
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Tideland
Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali

Achievement in Sound Editing
Beowulf & Grendel
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Cheech
Maurice Richard / The Rocket
Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali

Original Screenplay
Congorama
Guide de la Petite Vengeance / The Little Book of Revenge
La Vie secrète des gens heureux / The Secret Life of Happy People
Le secret de ma mère
Maurice Richard / The Rocket

Adapted Screenplay
Cheech
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
Un dimanche à Kigali / A Sunday in Kigali

Best Documentary
La planète blanche / The White Planet
Manufactured Landscapes

Best Live Action Short Drama
Big Girl
Hiro
Jack et Jacques
Le rouge au sol / Red
Snapshots for Henry

Best Animated Short
Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse / Tragic Story with Happy Ending
The Danish Poet

Claude Jutra Award - Tie
Julie Kwan - Eve and the Fire Horse
Stephane Lapointe - La Vie secrète des gens heureux / The Secret Life of Happy People

Golden Reel Award
Bon Cop, Bad Cop

Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in Make up Design
Nick Dudman - Beowulf & Grendel

Golden Globe - film only

The Golden Globes ceremony was Monday Jan 15, 2007 at 8pm EST
This list includes only film related awards.
For full list and more info on the Golden Globes, look here.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Babel *
Bobby
The Departed
Little Children
The Queen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Penélope Cruz – Volver
Judi Dench – Notes On A Scandal
Maggie Gyllenhaal – sherrybaby
Helen Mirren – The Queen *
Kate Winslet – Little Children

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed
Peter O'Toole – Venus
Will Smith – The Pursuit Of Happyness
Forest Whitaker – The Last King Of Scotland *

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls *
Little Miss Sunshine
Thank You For Smoking

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening – Running With Scissors
Toni Collette – Little Miss Sunshine
Beyoncé Knowles – Dreamgirls
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada *
Renée Zellweger – Miss Potter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Sacha Cohen – Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan *
Johnny Depp – Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Aaron Eckhart – Thank You For Smoking
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots
Will Ferrell – Stranger Than Fiction

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Adriana Barraza – Babel
Cate Blanchett – Notes On A Scandal
Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls *
Rinko Kikuchi – Babel

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Ben Affleck – Hollywoodland
Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls *
Jack Nicholson – The Departed
Brad Pitt – Babel
Mark Wahlberg – The Departed

Best Animated Feature Film
Cars *
Happy Feet
Monster House

Best Foreign Languge Film
Apocalypto (United States)
Letters From Iwo Jima (Japan, United States) *
The Lives Of Others (Germany)
Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico)
Volver (Spain)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Clint Eastwood – Flags Of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood – Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears – The Queen
Alejandro Iñárritu – Babel
Martin Scorsese – The Departed *

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Babel
The Departed
Little Children
Notes On A Scandal
The Queen *

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
The Painted Veil *
The Fountain
Babel
Nomad
The Da Vinci Code

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"A Father's Way" – The Pursuit Of Happyness
Music By: Seal and Christopher Bruce
Lyrics By: Seal

"Listen" – Dreamgirls
Music & Lyrics By: Henry Krieger, Anne Preven, Scott Cutler and Beyoncé Knowles

"Never Gonna Break My Faith" – Bobby
Music & Lyrics By: Eliot Kennedy, Andrea Remanda and Bryan Adams

"The Song Of The Heart" – Happy Feet *
Music & Lyrics By: Prince Rogers Nelson

"Try Not To Remember" – Home Of The Brave
Music & Lyrics By: Sheryl Crow

* denotes winner

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Film Fan Fridays for Friday January 5th, 2007!!

Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!!!

Happy New Year Everyone! One thing you can count on with the first week of releases is it is always nice and quiet. After all the holiday blockbusters and holding-out-for-as-long-as-they-can Oscar hopefuls, the beginning of the new year of releases are a lot calmer. Only 3 releases this week, and no Canadian (boohoo!) but they are varied so hopefully we will all find something out there that is interesting.

Have a great weekend!

Shannon

Friday January 5th, 2007 Releases

Freedom Writers
Writer/Dir: Richard LaGravenese (Living Out Loud)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Kristin Herrera
Germany/USA

Happily N'Ever After
Dir: Paul J. Bolger - directorial debut
Voices: Sigourney Weaver, Freddie Prince Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, George Carlin
USA/Germany

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Dir: Tom Tykwer (Heaven, The Princess and the Warrior, Run Lola Run)
Cast: Alan Rickman, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Whishaw, Richard Felix
Germany/France/Spain
Limited Release

**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Jan 5, 2007**

Friday, January 05, 2007

Film Fan Fridays 2007

January 5th, 2007
January 12th, 2007
January 19th, 2007
January 26th, 2007
February 2nd, 2007
February 9th, 2007
February 16th, 2007
February 23rd, 2007
March 2, 2007
March 9, 2007
March 16, 2007
March 23, 2007
March 30, 2007
April 6, 2007
April 13, 2007
April 20, 2007
April 27, 2007
May 4, 2007
May 11, 2007
May 18, 2007
May 25, 2007
June 1, 2007
June 8, 2007
June 15, 2007
June 22, 2007
June 29, 2007
July 6, 2007
July 13, 2007
July 20, 2007
July 27, 2007
August 3, 2007
August 10, 2007
August 17, 2007
August 24, 2007
August 31, 2007
September 7, 2007
September 14, 2007
September 21, 2007
September 28, 2007
October 5, 2007
October 12 & 19, 2007
October 26, 2007
November 2, 2007
November 9, 2007
November 16, 2007
November 23, 2007
November 30, 2007
December 7, 2007
December 14, 2007
December 21, 2007
December 28, 2007

2007 Releases

300
2:37
1408
10 Canoes
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
11th Hour, The
13 Tzameti
2 Days in Paris
28 Weeks Later...
3:10 to Yuma
30 Days of Night
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days / 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile
After the Wedding / Efter brylluppet
Air Guitar Nation
Alpha Dog
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Amazing Grace
American Gangster
American Venus *
Amu
Angel-A
Arctic Tale
Are We Done Yet?
Arthur and the Invisibles / Arthur et les Minimoys
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford , The
Astronaut Farmer, The
Atonement
August Rush
Aura, The / El Aura
Avenue Montaigne / Orchestra Seats
Awake
Away From Her *
Balls of Fury
Because I Said So
Becoming Jane
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Beowulf
Black Book / Zwartboek
Black Snake Moan
Blade Runner: The Final Cut **originally released 1982
Blades of Glory
Blood and Chocolate
Bodybuilder and I, The *
Bolly Double / The Lookalike
Boss of it All, The / Direktøren for det hele
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Brand Upon the Brain! *
Bratz
Breach
Breakfast with Scot *
Breaking and Entering
Bride of Silence / Hat mua roi bao lau
Bridge to Terabithia
Brothers Solomon, The
Bubble, The
Bug
Caimano, Il / The Caiman
Cantante, El
Captivity
Catch and Release
Cemetery Club, The / Moadon beit hakvarot
Citizen Duane *
Civic Duty *
Close to Home / Karov La Bayit
Comebacks, The
Condemned, The
Congorama *
Control
Crossing *
Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash, A
Daddy Day Camp
Daddy's Little Girls
Dan in Real Life
Darfur Now
Darjeeling Limited, The
Day Watch / Dnevnoy Dozor
Days of Glory / Indigènes
Dead Silence
Death at a Funeral
Death Sentence
Delta Farce
Disturbia
Eagle vs. Shark
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Enchanted
Epic Movie
Evan Almightly
Evening
Everything's Gone Green *
Ex, The
Factory Girl
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fay Grim
Feel the Noise
Fido *
Firehouse Dog
First Snow
Flying Scotsman, The
Fracture
Fred Claus
Freedom Writers
French Guy, The *
Georgia Rule
Ghost Rider
God Grew Tired of Us
Golden Compass, The
Golden Door / Nuovomodo
Gone Baby Gone
Good Luck Chuck
Gracie
Greg & Gentillon *
Grindhouse
Gypsy Caravan
Hairspray
Halloween
Hannibal Rising
Happily N'Ever After
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Hatchet
Heartbreak Kid, The
Hills Have Eyes 2 , The
Hitcher, The
Hitman
Hoax , The
Host, The / Gwoemul
Hostel Part II, Eli Roths'
Hot Fuzz
Hot Rod
How to Cook Your Life
I Am Legend
I Know Who Killed Me
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
I Think I Love My Wife
I'm Not There
In the Land of Women
In the Shadow of the Moon
In the Valley of Elah
Inland Empire
Interview
Introducing the Dwights / Clubland
Invasion, The
Invisible, The
Italian, The / Italianetz
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains
Jindabyne
Joshua
Journey to Armenia / Le Voyage en Arménie
Juno
Kickin' it Old Skool
King of California
King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The
Kite Runner, The
Klimt
Knocked Up
Lady Chatterley
Lars and the Real Girl
Last Legion, The
Last Mimzy, The
Last Sin Eater , The
Let's All Hate Toronto *
Letters from Iwo Jima
Licence to Wed
Lions for Lambs
Live Free or Die Hard
Lives of Others, The / Das Leben der Anderen
Lookout, The
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love is Work *
Lucky You
Lust, Caution / Se, jie
Mama's Boy
Manufacturing Dissent *
Margot at the Wedding
Marsh, The *
Martian Child
Meet the Robinsons
Messengers, The
Michael Clayton
Mighty Heart, A
Miss Potter
Missing Victor Pellerin *
Mist, The
Moliere
Mount Pleasant *
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Music and Lyrics
Music Within
My Best Friend / Mon Meilleur Ami
My Kid Could Paint That
Namesake , The
Nancy Drew
Nanny Diaries, The
Next
No Country for Old Men
No Reservations
Norbit
Number 23, The
Ocean's Thirteen
Offside
Once
P2
Page Turner, The / La Tourneuse de Pages
Paprika / Papurika
Paris, Je T'aime
Partition *
Pathfinder
Perfect Stranger
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Poor Boy's Game*
Premonition
Pride
Primeval
Provoked
Radiant City *
Rails & Ties
Ratatouille
Reaping, The
Red Road
Redacted *
Reign Over Me
Rendition
Reno 911!: Miami
Rescue Dawn
Reservation Road
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resurrecting the Champ
Rise: Blood Hunter
Rocket Science
Romanzo Criminale
Rush Hour 3
Saawariya
Saw IV
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Seeker: The Dark is Rising, The
Seven Swords / Chat gim
Severance
Sharkwater *
Shoot 'Em Up
Shooter
Shrek the Third
Sicko
Simpsons Movie, The
Skinwalkers
Sleeping Dogs *
Sleuth
Smokin' Aces
Spiderman 3
Stardust
Starter for 10
Stomp the Yard
Stone's Throw, A *
Sunflower / Xiang ri kui
Superbad
Sur la Trace d'Igor Rizzi / On the Trail of Igor Rizzi *
Surf's Up
Surviving My Mother *
Sweet Mud / Adama Meshuga'at
Sydney White
Talk To Me
Terror's Advocate / L'avocat de la terreur
That Beautiful Somewhere *
Things We Lost in the Fire, The
This is England
TMNT
Tracey Fragments, The *
Transformers
Ultimate Gift, The
Underdog
Vacancy
Valet, The / La Boublure
Venus
Vie en Rose, La / La Môme
Vitus
Waitress
Walk All Over Me *
War
We Own the Night
Weirdsville *
White Masai, The / Weisse Massai, Die
Who Loves the Sun *
Why Did I Get Married
Wild Hogs
Wind that Shakes the Barley, The
Year of the Dog
You Kill Me
Young Triffie *
Your Mommy Kills Animals
Zodiac


*incidates film as Canadian or Canadian co-pro

Please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as of December 7, 2007