For the Hugo uber-fan, Scholastic has released the Hugo Movie Companion, also penned by Brian Selznick – the author of award-winning kids book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret which of course, inspired and provided the source material for the Martin Scorcese film Hugo.  This 256-page hard-cover book has everything you’d expect: behind-the-scenes photos from the filming, interviews with the actors and the director, Martin Scorsese and key members of the production team. It’s also got snippets of original scripts and story-boards and a wonderful mini-essay on the history of automatons. A worthwhile companion for those who’ve fallen in love with the story. “Hugo Movie Companion”, $21.99, Scholastic

Hugo Movie Companion

Martin Scorsese’s award-winning film Hugo enchanted audiences this winter, telling the cryptic story of a young boy searching for a message from his dead-father, as he tries to survive and indeed find his place in the world…. his world being a complex labyrinth inside the walls of a Parisian train station! The marvellous film was recently released on DVD and Blu-Ray, but fans who haven’t done so should check into the source-material. Before it was a jaw-dropping film, Hugo was a ground-breaking kids’ novel by Brian Selznick. Selznick’s book shook up the kids’ publishing world with his attention to detail and his unique story-telling style, letting entire passages – scenes, really – roll out page-by-page in hand-drawn illustrations. A wonderful choice for school-aged readers and a must-read for fans of the film. “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” $27.50, Scholastic

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Lion King Toronto

The Tony Award winning show returns to Toronto’s Priness of Wales Theatre April 19, 2011 and is currently scheduled to run until June 12, 2011.

Tickets for The Lion King in Toronto:

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Princess of Wales Theatre, online at Mirvish.com or by calling TicketKing at either 416.872.1212 or 1.800.461.3333.

Ticket Prices: $20 – $120

Lion King Performance Schedule:

• Tuesday – Friday 7:30PM
• Saturdays 2PM & 7:30PM
• Sundays 1PM

Added performances:

• Wednesday matinees: April 20, May 18, June 1 & 8 2PM
• Sunday evenings: May 1, 8, 15, 29 & June 5 6:30PM

No performance: Tuesday May 31

If you’ve got to be the first to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and you live in Alberta, here is  Cineplex Entertainment’s list of the cinemas that will be showing the film
at midnight on Thursday, November 18th (officially 12:01 am on Friday, November 19th) .

Harry Potter screenings in Alberta

ALBERTA

Calgary

• Cineplex Odeon Crowfoot Crossing Cinemas, 91 Crowfoot Terrace NW
• Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum Cinemas, 400-2555 32nd Avenue
• Scotiabank Theatre Chinook (IMAX Location), 6455 Macleod Trail SW
• SilverCity CrossIron Mills Cinemas & XSCAPE Entertainment Centre (UltraAVX Location), 261055 CrossIron Boulevard

Edmonton

• Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton Cinemas (UltraAVX Location), 14231-137th Avenue NW
• Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas (UltraAVX Location), 1525-99th Street NW
• Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton (IMAX Location), 8882-170 Street

Grand Prairie – Cineplex Odeon Grand Prairie Cinemas, 10330-109th Street

Medicine Hat – Galaxy Cinemas Medicine Hat, 3292 Dunmore Road SE

The following Cineplex Entertainment theatres in British Columbia will screen Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 at midnight on Thursday, November 18th (officially 12:01 am on Friday, November 19th) :

Burnaby – SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas, 4700 Kingsway Avenue

Coquitlam – SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas, 170 Schoolhouse Street

Langley – Colossus Langley Cinemas (IMAX Location), 20090 91A Avenue

Mission – SilverCity Mission Cinemas, 32555 London Avenue

Richmond – SilverCity Riverport Cinemas (IMAX Location), 14211 Entertainment Way

Surrey – Cineplex Odeon Strawberry Hill Cinemas, 12161 72nd Avenue

Vancouver – Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard Street

Victoria – SilverCity Victoria Cinemas, 3130 Tillicum Road

LENNONYC opens in Toronto November 3, 2010. The documentary, presented by Hot Docs “Doc Soup” series, gives an intimate glimpse into the years during the 70s John Lennon, Yoko Ono and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City. The film features  never-before heard studio recordings from the Double Fantasy sessions,  outtakes from Lennon in concert, and home movies that have only recently been transferred to video. Ticket  info after the jump…

Lennonyc at Bloor Cinema in Toronto Nov. 3

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The Gingerdead Man (1995) Gary Busey stars as terrifying life-sized cookie. Really.

Death Bed: The Bed that Eats (1977) What more do you need to know?

The Mangler (It has a crush on you) (1995) Demonic laundry folding machine that kills.

The Lift (1983 ) Killer elevator. Kills people. Why didn’t they take the stairs?

Night of the Lepus (1972) Giant bunnies tear out people’s throats for no particular reason.

Source: Cracked.com

Near Dark (1987) Creepy white trash vampire family try to seduce young girl.

Innocent Blood (1992) Campy, vamp film from A Werewolf in London director

Nadja (1994) Dracula’s children live in Transylvania. Bloodletting ensues.

The Hunger (1983) Super sexy pic with David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve.

Martin (1977) Early George A. Romero pic about a guy who thinks he’s a vampire. Maybe he
is. Maybe he isn’t.

Source: MSNBC.com

Apparently celebrities love Christmas – and Christmas movies – too! Check out this list to see which holiday film warms the heart of your favourite celebrity. (Hint — most of them seem to like films they starred in…)

Celebrities Favourite Christmas Movies

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Wrestlers making movies is nothing new.  Most folks are well-acquainted with Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson’s successes on the big screen. And some will remember Hulk Hogan’s foray into film in the 1980s and 1990s. But the history of wrestlers on film is long and, not surprisingly, colourful.

Wrestlers in Movies like Muppets From Space

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