When I first heard about the movie Stranger Than Fiction, I thought it was going to be an outrageous comedy since the protagonist is played by Will Ferrell. It is rare for one to come across a better example of why we shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. The plot is quite simple. Our…
I’ve recently been rekindling my love for Disney movies. And with great Disney movies come beautiful and meaningful Disney songs. [youtube TkV-of_eN2w] [youtube Z_ZBBicoY_c] [youtube DGSqt2fD4Xo]
I recently got the opportunity to see the movie Case 39. This movie was quite scary, so if you’re planing on seeing it…watch out! This movie’s main character is played by Renee Zellweger, who is a social worker. She gets a call to go check out a house where the parents might be abusive. So…
I recently got the chance to watch a film called “Waking Life.” It was a very different kind of film, but I think that it’s different in a good way. This is an animated film that follows a young man trapped in a series of dreams where he converses with people or acts as a…
Spoiler alert: This review will give significant plot developments away. As the film starts, you will be able to sense strong themes of blackness and death. But just as I was immersed in a fierce fight with all of Harry’s friends disguised as him (through Polyjuice potion), the movie suddenly changed to finding the horcruxes.…
Friday the 13th was not as scary as I thought it was going to be. It had a very good plot and the movie kept you guessing about what was going to happen next. The movie involves a group of friends that go missing when they go on a camping trip. Then the brother of…
My friends asked me to watch the movie Red. I had my doubts… but I am glad I went along with them. The movie follows the Frank Moses, one of the CIA’s most impressive agents. He is now labeled RED (retired, extremely dangerous). Frank is struggling with the boring life of a retired agent, but…
I recently had the chance to see Paranormal Activity 2. If you have seen Paranormal Activity, then you know what you are in for. As for those of you who don’t understand how this series works… there aren’t any amazing cinematic scenes, all the footage is shot from a handheld camera or a stationary camera.…
Recently in Film Studies I had the privilege of watching Michael Mann’s Public Enemies. The film Stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, an American gangster in the Great Depression era. This exceptional film follows John’s life through the prison breaks and bank robberies. I’m not usually one to enjoy a gangster movie, however, this particular…
On Halloween, the movie Saw 3D was playing in the theatre and it grossed over 23.61 million in the United States. This is the 7th installment of the movie Saw and its popularity doesn’t seem to be declining. Saw 3D was said to be the end of this series, but we will never know. I…
Last weekend was the annual Arab Film Festival. Held from October 22nd-24th, it featured films to increase understanding of Arab culture. On Sunday, I went to see the film, “Just Like Us.” It was hilarious! It was based on a group of comedians, some of whom were Arab-American, who organized a comedy tour in the…
On Oct. 3, I saw a movie called Barry Munday. This movie was playing at the Eau Claire Market specially for the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF). It was a comedy and starred Patrick Wilson and Judy Greer. Since I was a little late finding a movie at CIFF, most of the good movies were…
A great big thanks is in order to Kids Up Front, who donated two General Admission tickets to YouthAreAwesome.com so we could tell you all about the Calgary Internatinal Film Festival (CIFF)! To start off, let me say CIFF is huge. Maybe not comparable to Cannes or the LA Film Fest, but there’s still so much…
Begins Friday Calgary International Film Festival More than 200 local, national and international films are featured during the 10 days of the Calgary International Film Festival. Be sure to check out the Youth by Youth Cinema Competition this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre, which includes 15 films by youth ranging in age…
A few days ago I had the opportunity of attend the screening of The Social Network. Being a fan of Facebook myself, I was quite excited. I made my way into the movie theatre with fairly high standards. As the movie progressed, I soon realized that I would not be left disappointed. There weren’t many…