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By Larry Anklewicz
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
A powerful performance by Forest Whitaker propels this film into the forefront of Academy Award nominations.
Whitaker plays Idi Amin, the mad dictator of Uganda during the 1970s with an amazingly subtitle and skillful performance. Whitaker shows Amin's sense of humour and playfulness, while at the same time giving full expression to Amin's cruelty and the lack of value he placed on human life.
By Larry Anklewicz
Saturday, October 7, 2006
The Guardian is the action packed story of the Coast Guard's rescue teams who risk life and limb to save people at sea. It doesn't matter what the conditions--raging hurricanes or blinding blizzards, the rescue teams are constantly on call and prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives in danger.
By Larry Anklewicz
Saturday, September 16, 2006
I 've just spent a few weeks watching over 40 films shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. These included a few very good films, some mediocre films and even a couple of films that I walked out of in the middle. This is not something I do very often.
I can 't give you a rundown of every film I saw. I described a few in my last column and I will go through some of the better films now.
By Larry Anklewicz
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Well, the 31st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is under way and it is time to take a look at some of the better films I've seen so far. If you haven't booked your films yet you might want to take a look at these suggestions.
By Larry Anklewicz
Friday, August 25, 2006
Festival Time Just Around the Corner
What do Jennifer Lopez, Penelope Cruz, Pierce Brosnan, Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hanks have in common? All of them are expected to attend this years edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
By Larry Anklewicz
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
If you saw the trailers for Little Miss Sunshine, you would presume that this was a silly comedy that you wouldnt be interested in seeing. You would have been Wrong! The trailers give a completely distorted impression of this film.
Little Miss Sunshine is a funny film. It is entertaining and heart warming and contains lots of little truisms.
By Larry Anklewicz
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The original Pirates of the Caribbean was a big hit, therefore plans moved forward to produce a sequel--Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest. Everyone thought that the sequel would be successful, but this new film has already exceeded all expectations. It enjoyed the biggest opening weekend in film history and it passed the $200 million mark within 8 days of its release.
By Larry Anklewicz
Thursday, July 6, 2006 Look! Up in the sky! Its a bird! Its a plane! No, its Superman Returns!
By Larry Anklewicz
Friday, June 16, 2006 Once again, Disney and Pixar have come up with the winning formula.
Cars is a magical animated film that will delight children and adults alike.
By Larry Anklewicz
Friday, June 9, 2006 Over The Hedge is another excellent film from the animators at Dream Works. This is a film that will entertain the kids and their parents and also has a certain amount of educational value.
By Larry Anklewicz
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
After hanging out at film festivals for a while, its good to get back to regular film watching and trying to catch up with all the releases Ive missed.
Today I want to tell you about two films you should catch before they disappear from the theatres--United 93 and Akeelah and the Bee.
United 93 is an exceptional film. It had me on the edge of my seat all the way from beginning to end. And what makes United 93 even more incredible is the fact that it is true. It really happened!
By Larry Anklewicz
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 Its film festival season. Sprockets festival of films for children has just ended; Hot Docs is in the middle of its run; and the Toronto Jewish Film Festival is about to begin.
By Larry Anklewicz
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Few people are aware that there were small opposition groups at work inside Germany during World War II.
By Larry Anklewicz
Sunday, March 19, 2006
The Genies went C.R.A.Z.Y. at the annual presentation held on March 13th in Toronto.
This celebration of Canadian films is put on every year by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and seeks to recognize and reward the best in Canadian film.
By Larry Anklewicz
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Surprise is the name of the game and some surprise winners at the recent Academy Awards served to shake up a rather staid and dull evening.
By Larry Anklewicz
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Neil Young fans will love this concert film that celebrates the life and career of this legendary rock and roll troubadour.
The film was shot during two concerts held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee in August of 2005.
By Larry Anklewicz
Saturday, February 11, 2006 Just another sports movie? Not quite! Glory Road is the true story about a college basketball coach, who broke tradition and changed the colour of the game forever.
By Larry Anklewicz
Sunday, January 8, 2006
The events were horrifying. And what made it even worse was the fact that the entire world was watching on television.
In September of 1972, the Olympics games were held in Munich. These were the first games to be held in Germany since the end of World War II and the Germans were determined that these would be the most peaceful, tranquil games in history.
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