Category Archives: Reviews

HOT DOCS 2012 – Tchoupitoulas Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

HOT DOCS 2012 (Toronto) Tchoupitoulas Directed by Bill Ross and Turner Ross Tickets are still available for April 30, 4pm and May 5, 10pm: CLICK HERE Editor’s note: This is Paolo’s introductory post on Entertainment Maven and I just wanted to take a moment to say how happy we are to have him with us.Continue reading “HOT DOCS 2012 – Tchoupitoulas Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

HOT DOCS 2012 – Glow: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Review (Kirk Haviland)

HOT DOCS 2012 Glow: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Written by Bradford Thomason Directed by Brett Whitcomb Tickets are still available for May 5th, 6:30pm: CLICK HERE The mid to late eighties was one of the biggest boom periods in the history of professional wrestling. WWE (WWF back then) had a multimediaContinue reading “HOT DOCS 2012 – Glow: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Safe Review (Kirk Haviland)

Safe (2012) Starring Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount and Chris Sarandon. Written and Directed by Boaz Yakin.   Jason Statham has been carving out a decent resume of action films for years now. His chiseled looks, thick English accent and hand-to-hand combat skills have made him a star. SafeContinue reading “Safe Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Hot Docs 2012 Preview – Documentary Film Festival in Toronto, April 26 – May 6 (Kirk Haviland)

Hello All, Toronto is yet again about to plunge head first into 11 days of Documentary bliss with the 19th edition of the world renowned Hot Docs film festival starting Thursday April 26th. Staged at various venues across the city, this year the main hub of the fest will be at the newly re-branded BloorContinue reading “Hot Docs 2012 Preview – Documentary Film Festival in Toronto, April 26 – May 6 (Kirk Haviland)”

Nightwatch\Nattevagten Review (Matt Hodgson)

Nightwatch\Nattevagen (1994) Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Anderson, and Ulf Pilgaard Screenplay by Ole Bornedal Directed by Ole Bornedal I think of myself as a horror movie connoisseur and as a result I’m kind of embarrassed to say that I had not seen Nightwatch until a few nights ago. This film isContinue reading “Nightwatch\Nattevagten Review (Matt Hodgson)”