The Reader Has Five Oscar Nominations, But Does Anyone Want To Listen?

Categories: Butter Popcorn, Drama, In Theatres, Romance
by Colin MacKenzie

Rating: Butter Popcorn The Reader is the story of a young man in post-World War II Germany who has an affair with an older woman and, years later, learns a secret about her past that changes both of their lives. The movie opens during a rainstorm in 1946 Nuremberg, where 15-year-old Michael Berg (played by David Kross at this stage) is struggling to make his way home from school through the downpour. When he takes refuge in the entryway of ... Read More

Renée Zellweger Is ‘New In Town’

Categories: Comedy, In Theatres, Kernel, Romance
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Kernel Lucy Hill, an uptight materialistic women climbing her way up the corporate ladder, is sent to reconfigure a plant that her Miami company owns out in a small frigid and obscure town in Minnesota. What starts off as an easy task for her becomes a reconfiguration of her values, which sets her up to meet the man of her dreams. Making his English language feature film directorial debut,  Jonas Elmer brings together Academy Award-winner Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain) and Harry Connick Jr. ... Read More

‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ Now On DVD

Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sizzling Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn Vicky and Cristina set out to Barcelona on a summer vacation. On their first evening in the city, the two young American women are approached by a handsome "Casanova" who wants both of them to join him on a journey to Oviedo for the weekend and make love. After meeting Juan Antonio's ex-wife, the four become entangled in a web of passionate love. Mixing together Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Oscar nominee Penélope Cruz (Volver), Golden Globe ... Read More

Harvey’s ‘Last Chance’ At Love

Categories: Butter Popcorn, Comedy, Drama, In Theatres, Romance
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Butter Popcorn Harvey Shine, a jingle writer in New York, has one last chance to prove himself to his boss. Leaving for the weekend for his daughter's wedding in London, Harvey promises that he'll be back on Monday. He arrives in London to find out his daughter has decided to have her step-father give her away instead. Devastated, Harvey leaves before the wedding reception in hopes of catching a plane back to New York, however he arrives a little too late to ... Read More

Movie Review: Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Australia’ Is Beautiful And Adventurous!

Categories: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sizzling Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn In Australia, on the verge of World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat, travels to the Northern Territory. When she meets a rough-looking local, she reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save her inherited land from being overtaken. Together with a herd of cattle, they embark upon a transforming journey across some of the world's most beautiful yet unrelenting landscape, only to find themselves in the middle of the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese forces ... Read More

REVIEW: TWILIGHT Hits The Big Screen Today!

Categories: Popcorn, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Popcorn It's 5:50pm Thursday night. I've just arrived at Empire Theatres Bayer's Lake for the advance screening of The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, but tonight's main event is 4 hours and 10 mins away. This event happens to be the first public showing of Twilight, a teen romantic thriller based on the series of novels written by Stephenie Meyer which have created a pop culture phenomenon around the globe. Camping outside the theatre doors of The Boy In The Striped Pajamas ... Read More

Kiss Of The Spider Woman Special Edition DVD Now Available

Categories: Classics, Drama, Romance, Sizzling Popcorn, Thriller
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn Luis Molina, a homosexual who is being incarcerated for immoral behavior, and Valentin Arregui, a journalist and political activist, find themselves locked up together in a South American prison. Molina escapes reality by creating melodramatic films in his mind and then sharing them with Valentin. At first, Valentin is suspicious of Molina, but over time a friendship blossoms that transcends their sexual and social differences. Based on the novel by Manuel Puig, Kiss of the Spider Woman stars Academy Award-winner William ... Read More

THE NEW WORLD: Extended Cut

Categories: Adventure, Drama, Epic, Romance, Sizzling Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn In April 1607, 103 Englishmen embarked on three ships are on their way to a new world inhabited by tribal communities. As soon as they reach land, a rebellious war veteran, John Smith, is about to be hung for insubordination, but he is too skilled and popular to be executed that he is freed by Captain Christopher Newport soon after they arrive. When the English begin to struggle in their fight with the natives, John Smith adventures into the wild ... Read More

My Best Friend’s Girl

Categories: Butter Popcorn, Comedy, Romance
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Butter Popcorn Dustin and Alexis have been going out for 5 weeks. Dustin feels like it's the right time to step up their commitment to the next level, but to his surprise Alexis breaks up with him because she doesn't believe the timing is right nor has she dated many guys. Dustin hires his roommate Tank to help him out. He's paying Tank to be a complete asshole towards Alexis, hoping that she'll come running back into his arms. When Alexis begins ... Read More

The Brothers Bloom: Toronto International Film Festival Review

Categories: Action, Adventure, Butter Popcorn, Comedy, Previews, Romance
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Butter Popcorn Do you ever feel like your life's been scripted? Bloom does. His older brother Stephen has been manipulating his life since he was young, when Stephen maps out a plan to have him ask out his crush. Bloom is not the only one who is being controlled. Growing up together, the two brothers have mastered the art of deception as they con many around the world. Stephen and Bloom are now living at the top of the world as international ... Read More