Celebrate the 75th anniversary of “Sunset Boulevard” with us and check out my filmed introduction to the classic Hollywood film noir on the big screen!
“75 years later the movie holds up, not just because of intense performances or beautifully crafted filmmaking, but because the issues it addressed in 1950 are still hot button topics today. I couldn’t help but see echoes pf “Sunset Boulevard” in “The Substance.” Of course, Billy Wilder could never have imagined the extremes of “The Substance’s” visuals, but both films, made decades apart, are timely Hollywood horror stories about what happens when the white-hot spotlight of show biz dims.”
HERE‘s a preview. To see the whole thing, check your local Cineplex listings for times and a theatre near you!
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Mad Max: Fury Road” with us and check out my filmed introduction to the classic action movie on the big screen!
“It is a chase movie where characters chase immortality, a new life in a better place, love and one another across a vivid landscape. Gone are the grey tones of dystopian movies like ‘The Road.’ In its place is a dusty but vibrant backdrop that frames the non-stop action. Miller keeps the pedal to the metal but he keeps the action earthbound. The laws of physics are respected by the director’s use of practical effects. So, for instance, when a car blows up it doesn’t rocket into space, instead it explodes spectacularly but organically…” HERE‘s a preview. To see the whole thing, check your local Cineplex listings for times and a theatre near you!
I’m excited to provide filmed introductions for Cineplex’s new series, “Room to Dream: A David Lynch Retrospective.”
The Cionepolex Classic Film Series will be screening 7 of the masterful director’s films, including “Blue Velvet,” “Eraserhead,” “Lost Highway” and “Wild at Heart.”
See it in select theatres starting April 4. Click HERE for showtimes.
From Cineplex: This January, Cineplex will celebrate the cinematic genius of acclaimed director David Fincher, offering moviegoers a rare chance to revisit his films on the big screen as part of the Classic Films series at Cineplex. From the tension-filled psychological thrillers The Game (1997) and Panic Room(2002) to innovative narratives in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008) and The Social Network(2010), Fincher’s unparalleled body of work has cemented his place as one of the most influential directors in modern cinema.
Audiences can rediscover the brilliance of Fincher’s filmography throughout the month of January with eight of his films screening nationwide, including a special 30th anniversary IMAX presentation of the gut-wrenching mystery, Se7en (1995) starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman available in select theatres.
Each screening will be preceeded by an introduction by film critic Richard Crouse.
Tickets to Se7en in IMAX are now on sale. Tickets to all regular screenings go on sale Friday, December 13. Tickets are available on Cineplex.com, the Cineplex App and in-theatre.
If you attend the Cineplex “Classic Film Series” screenings of “Se7en” this weekend (Friday January 3 – Sunday January 5) get there early and check out my pretaped introduction on the career of David Fincher!
I’ll be doing an on-screen introduction for the 30th anniversary of “Clerks” at Cineplex’s Classic Film Series this May.
“Years after Kevin Smith used his four years of experience working as a clerk in New Jersey convenience stores as the basis for his first film, he told me, ‘I didn’t make ‘Clerks’ wondering what the critics would think. I made it because I wanted to see it. I wanted to see what it would look like.'”
“Smith says he was inspired by Richard Linklater’s “Slackers” to make movies, so much so, he enrolled at the Vancouver Film School. After just four months he decided to quit, thinking that making his own film was a better use of money…” Buy tickets HERE!
I’ll be doing the on-screen introductions for “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Rear Window” at Cineplex’s Classic Film Series this October and November!
Find out which famous film director was so traumatised by “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” he became a vegetarian for four years after seeing the film and my favorite line in “Rear Window.”
50 years ago, five youths on a weekend getaway in the Texas countryside fell prey to a butcher in a mask made of human skin and his cannibalistic family, and horror cinema would never be the same. Violent, confrontational, and shockingly realistic, director Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre terrified audiences in a way never thought possible when it was unleashed on a politically and socially tumultuous America in 1974.
Rear Window (1954)
Select Screenings from Nov. 8 – 14
Tickets on sale soon
The story of a recuperating news photographer who believes he has witnessed a murder. Confined to a wheelchair after an accident, he spends his time watching the occupants of neighbouring apartments through a telephoto lens and binoculars and becomes convinced that a murder has taken place.
More info from Cineplex.com:
From creepy classics to new nightmares, Cineplex has genre fans covered with a spooktacular Halloween lineup. Kicking off with the 50th anniversary of Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacreand the late, great Shelley Duvall’s final film, The Forest Hills, Cineplex will also screen the 40th anniversary of Wes Craven’s timeless slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street, the 20th anniversary of the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, the 10th anniversary of the supernatural horrorIt Follows, before wrapping up Halloweekend with the 65th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s gripping North by Northwest.
Continuing to honour the master of suspense, Cineplex will present additional Hitchcock classics with the 70th anniversaries of Dial M for Murder and Rear Windowon the big screen throughout Noirvember, as well as the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles’ memorable performance in The Third Man.
From Cineplex: In celebration of Keanu Reeves’ milestone 60th birthday this September, Cineplex will honour the legendary actor with special screenings of his most timeless films. From his roles as the reluctant hero Neo to the lovable and clueless Ted to the vengeful and intense John Wick, Reeves is one the most beloved Hollywood stars to come out of Canada. Cineplex invites audiences to celebrate his remarkable career by screening six indisputable classics at ‘Keanu-Fest’. Cineplex will commemorate the 35th anniversary of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, the 25th anniversary of The Matrix, and the 10th anniversary of John Wickby bringing these essential films back to the big screen for a limited time. There will also be VIP one-night-only screenings of his unforgettable supporting roles in Parenthood,Something’s Gotta Give, a fun screening of Point Break with RiffTrax, providing comedic live commentary on this 90’s classic, and a Saturday matinee of his hilarious appearance in the family favourite The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run.
Screening from August 30 throughout September in select theatres nationwide, the special screenings are part of Cineplex’s year-round programming.
Celebrate Keanu’s birthday month and the 25th anniversary of “The Matrix” with a special introduction from Richard Crouse during select showings from Sept. 6 – 19, 2024. Check cineplex.com for more details.
Richard joins Ryan Doyle and Jay Michaels of the NewsTalk 1010 afternoon show to talk about the history of the Screwdriver cocktail. Not just for brunch, it actually dates back to Turkey in the 1940s. We have a look at the Netflix zombie-palooza “Army of the Dead,” and ask out loud the question that everyone is thinking: Why can movie theatres be safely opened in Quebec, but not Ontario.
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of “Sunset Boulevard” with us and check out my filmed introduction to the classic Hollywood film noir on the big screen!
