Film: July 2011 Archives
Thursday July 28, 2011
Summer film column: 'fess up your guilty pleasures...
The hot, sunny weather always seems to bring out the most mindless of movies -- this is prime Blockbuster, high-action low-think time. So you might be forgiven for pulling out a few guilty favourites right about now.
Actually, our summer film columnists think you should ALWAYS be forgiven for pulling out a guilty favourite. Here are Di and Tim, making their case for why the very bad is sometimes very good for you.
Categories: Columnists, Film
Friday July 22, 2011
Summer film column: why this is the golden age
Di and Tim, our summer film columnists, have a rather provocative idea: that right now, right this very second, we are living in a golden age of film. Skeptical? Take a listen to their arguments.
Categories: Columnists, Film
Friday July 15, 2011
Some handy cottage-survival film kits
Picture this: It's pouring rain, the wi-fi is down, it's two in the afternoon and you're at your cottage with half a dozen members of your extended family -- cousins, nephews, aunts, in-laws -- whatever is the most frightening for you.
What the heck do you do?
Well, we've got 2 new summer film columnists who've got an answer. And that answer, is of course, movies. Di Golding and Tim McEown work at Elgin Street Video, and they've come bearing several cottage survival kits...
Categories: Columnists, Film
- March 2012
- Thu., 1 – Robert goes to 'Gone'
- February 2012
- Thu., 23 – Robert's Oscar predictions
- Thu., 16 – Robert reviews Monsieur Lazhar
- Thu., 2 – Robert reviews the Divide
- January 2012
- Thu., 26 – Robert reviews Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Thu., 19 – Robert reviews the Iron Lady
- Thu., 12 – Robert reviews War Horse
- Thu., 5 – Robert reviews The Artist
- December 2011
- Fri., 23 – Not-so-typical holiday flick picks
- Thu., 15 – Robert reviews Tintin
- Fri., 9 – Robert reviews the Descendants
- Fri., 2 – Robert reviews My Week with Marilyn
- November 2011
- Thu., 3 – Robert reviews Rum Diary
- October 2011
- Thu., 27 – Robert reviews Johnny English: Reborn
- Fri., 14 – Robert reviews Ides of March
- Fri., 7 – Robert reviews 50/50
- September 2011
- Fri., 30 – Robert reviews Straw Dogs
- Thu., 22 – Robert reviews Moneyball
- Thu., 8 – Robert reviews Shark Night 3D
- August 2011
- Fri., 19 – Summer Film Column: the hapless loser
- Fri., 5 – Summer film column: Crazy, Stupid, Love
- July 2011
- Fri., 15 – Some handy cottage-survival film kits
- June 2011
- Fri., 17 – Robert reviews Super 8 and Midnight in Paris
- Fri., 10 – Robert reviews X-Men: First Class
- Thu., 2 – Robert reviews Earthling
- May 2011
- Fri., 27 – Robert reviews Pirate #4
- Fri., 20 – Robert reviews Priest
- Thu., 12 – Robert reviews Thor
- Thu., 5 – Robert reviews Hoodwinked Too
- April 2011
- Thu., 28 – Robert Reviews Water for Elephants
- Fri., 15 – Robert reviews Hanna
- Fri., 8 – Robert gets Funky
- March 2011
- Mon., 21 – Robert Reviews Rango
- Fri., 4 – Robert Fontaine reviews Unknown
- February 2011
- Fri., 25 – Robert Fontaine's Oscar picks and pans
- Fri., 11 – Robert Fontaine reviews Biutiful
- January 2011
- Fri., 28 – Robert Reviews Plastic Planet
- Fri., 21 – Robert Fontaine reviews Barney's Version
- Fri., 7 – Robert Fontaine Reviews True Grit
- December 2010
- Thu., 16 – Robert Fontaine - Holiday Gift Ideas
- November 2010
- Fri., 26 – Robert Reviews Fair Game
- Thu., 18 – Robert Fontaine - Morning Glory
- Thu., 11 – Robert Fontaine - Megamind
- Fri., 5 – Robert's Howl
- October 2010
- Fri., 29 – Robert on Lennon, with a spooky bonus
- Tue., 12 – You Will Meet A Tall, Dark Stranger
- Wed., 6 – Film Review - Wall Street
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