Mar 8, 2013 | 8:48Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2013/03/08 - Oz the Great and Powerful AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2013/03/08 - Oz the Great and Powerful Mar 8, 2013 | 8:48Hollywood Director Sam Raimi has made everything from the Evil Dead films to Spider Man.
Now he's taking on what some consider cinematic gold.
"Oz the Great and Powerful" tells the story of how the wizard ended up in the Emerald city.
It's another big budget with millions on the line, but will it do justice to the original?
Stepping out from behind the critic's curtain is CBC's Eli Glasner.
Mar 23, 2012 | 7:16Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/03/23 - The Hunger Games AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/03/23 - The Hunger Games Mar 23, 2012 | 7:16First there was Harry. Harry Potter, that is.
And then Harry was followed by Edward of the sparkling vampires.
Now the latest teen craze is arriving on the big screen.
"The Hunger Games" is a new movie based on the best-selling books about a group of teens forced to compete in televised death matches.
Here to tell us if the games live up to the hype is our own cinematic survivor CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Oct 5, 2012 | 8:35Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/05 - Looper and Hotel Transyslvania AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/05 - Looper and Hotel Transyslvania Oct 5, 2012 | 8:35There are good movies and bad movies and then, there are the guilty pleasures.
You know the ones, those sinful pieces of cinema that you just can't resist.
This week our film reviewer is back with two possible candidates.
There's Liam Neeson knocking heads (again) in Taken 2.
There's also Pitch Perfect, a college comedy with a tune in it's heart.
Here to separate the sinful from the stupid....CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner
Oct 5, 2012 | 8:35Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/05 - Taken 2 and Pitch Perfect AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/05 - Taken 2 and Pitch Perfect Oct 5, 2012 | 8:35There are good movies and bad movies and then, there are the guilty pleasures.
You know the ones, those sinful pieces of cinema that you just can't resist.
This week our film reviewer is back with two possible candidates.
There's Liam Neeson knocking heads (again) in Taken 2.
There's also Pitch Perfect, a college comedy with a tune in it's heart.
Here to separate the sinful from the stupid....CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner
Oct 12, 2012 | 8:00Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/12 - Argo and Stories We Tell AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/12 - Argo and Stories We Tell Oct 12, 2012 | 8:00There's a heady mix of fact and fiction at the movies this week.
It starts with the opening of Argo, the Ben Affleck directed film about the fake Hollywood movie that led to the escape of Americans from Iran.
Plus Canada's own actor-turned-director Sarah Polley is turning the camera on herself in the new documentary, Stories We Tell.
Here get to the bottom of it all, is CB's film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
Oct 19, 2012 | 8:01Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/19 - The Paperboy AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/19 - The Paperboy Oct 19, 2012 | 8:01When "The Paperboy" premiered at the Cannes film festival, early reviews were downright scathing.
The film is the follow up from Lee Daniels who stunned the world with the Oscar-nominated movie, Precious.
Now he's back, with bigger stars and some squeamish scenes...and just a warning, we're going to discuss some of those unpleasant moments.
To find out whether it's worth sitting through here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Oct 26, 2012 | 8:13Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/26 - Cloud Atlas AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/10/26 - Cloud Atlas Oct 26, 2012 | 8:13Back in 1999 the Wachowski brothers made The Matrix and changed the way we looked at action films.
The Matrix trilogy earned over 1 and a half billion dollars.
But when the duo set out to find funding for the epic adventure CLOUD ATLAS ... Hollywood passed.
Why? Well it might have something to do with a series of story that stretches from slave trading days to the end of time.
Here with more is CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Nov 2, 2012 | 8:33Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/02 - Flight and Wreck-It Ralph AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/02 - Flight and Wreck-It Ralph Nov 2, 2012 | 8:33Back to the Future.
Romancing the Stone.
Forrest Gump.
Director Robert Zemekis has been behind some major movies.
Now he's back with Denzel Washington in the movie FLIGHT about a miraculous maneuver and a troubled pilot.
With more on that and Disney's new video game movie, here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Nov 9, 2012 | 7:58Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/09 - Skyfall AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/09 - Skyfall Nov 9, 2012 | 7:58In 1962 James Bond first burst onto the scene battling the sinister Dr. No.
Now, a stunning 50 years later Bond is back in SKYFALL.
The film franchise has had its share of hits ... and misses.
But there's a lot of buzz around this incarnation.
Here to tell us if it lives up to the hype, is CBC's film reviewer Glasner, Eli Glasner.
Nov 16, 2012 | 7:32Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/16 - Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Lincoln AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/16 - Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Lincoln Nov 16, 2012 | 7:32There once was a girl named Bella and pale boy named Edward.
And their love became the basis for book-turned-blockbuster that drove teens around the world wild.
This weekend the Twilight vampire series takes a bow with the final installment: Breaking Dawn Part 2.
Here with more, as well as a look at director Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, is CBC's Eli Glasner
Nov 21, 2012 | 9:49Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/21 - Silver Lining Playbook and Life of Pi AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/21 - Silver Lining Playbook and Life of Pi Nov 21, 2012 | 9:49American Thanksgiving comes with feast for film fans.
Opening today in theatres, two movies based on books that would present a challenge for any filmmaker.
The Silver Linings Playbook is a film about about mental illness ... a romance starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper.
And, then there's Life of Pi, the big screen story about a boy and a tiger in a boat.
To see which floats and what sinks here CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Nov 30, 2012 | 8:23Eli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/30 - Anna Karenina AudioEli Glasner on Film from CBC Radio 2012/11/30 - Anna Karenina Nov 30, 2012 | 8:23If you're in the mood for epic adaptation you might want to plan a trip to the movie theatre this weekend.
Anna Karenina stars Jude Law and Keira Knightley in a bold new version of the book by Oscar-winning director Joe Wright.
With more here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
