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New this Week: ‘Bridesmaids,’ ‘Priest’ and ‘Aliens (Bd)’

  • 11 May 2011
  • Scorecard Review

Hitting movie theaters this weekend: Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne Priest – Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q Movie of the Week Priest The Stars: Paul Bettany, Cam ...

The Illusionist (Blu-ray)

  • 07 May 2011
  • NextMovie

Starring: Jean-Claude Donda, Edith Rankin Director: Sylvain Chomet The Scoop: French animator Chomet, who wowed with "The Triplets of Belleville" in 2003, is back with this character piece. Set in ...

DVD Releases: 'The Illusionist'

  • 14 February 2011
  • CineVue

Originally written by the late French actor/director Jaques Tati in 1956 in an attempt to reconcile with his daughter, The Illusionist (2010) had lain dormant for almost fifty years before eventually ...

Review: The Illusionist

  • 11 February 2011
  • Slackerwood

Sad and beautiful, that's The Illusionist in a nutshell. This animated movie is not geared toward small children -- it's from the same filmmaker who brought us The Triplets of Belleville, Sylvain ...

The Illusionist Movie Review

  • 10 February 2011
  • ShockYa

The Illusionist Movie Review Title: The Illusionist (2011) Director: Sylvain Chomet Starring: Jean-Claude Donda (voice), Eilidh Rankin (voice) Oscar nominee, “The Illusionist,” is a delightfully somber 80 minutes. It may be the ...

The Illusionist

  • 14 January 2011
  • Scorecard Review

Quickcard Review The Illusionist Directed by: Sylvain Chomet Cast: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins Rating: PG Release Date: January 14, 2011 (Chicago) Plot: A ...

The Illusionist Movie Review

  • 24 December 2010
  • ShockYa

The Illusionist Movie Review Title: The Illusionist Directed By: Sylvain Chomet Voice Cast: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin It’s nice to find a filmmaker with good intentions, but there’s just so far the intent alone can get ...

New clips in from Sony Pictures Classics' 'The Illusionist.' Gallery updated.

  • 03 September 2010
  • Upcoming-Movies.com

See 6 new clips from Sony Pictures Classics' animated foreign film "The Illusionist" (a.k.a. "L'illusionniste"). Sylvain Chomet directs as well as writing the adaptation, from the original screenplay ...

Line-Up for 2010 Toronto International Film Festival Announced; Films Include Never Let Me Go, The Conspirator, and Black Swan

  • 27 July 2010
  • Collider.com

Every year, the Toronto International Film Festival showcases some of the year’s most exciting and must-see movies, and 2010 isn’t going to be any different. Fifty films showing at this year’s ...

TIFF10 Galas and Special Presentations

  • 27 July 2010
  • Screen Anarchy

Here comes the 35th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, and the line-up thus far of Galas and Special Presentations (that is code for High Profile Films) is looking quite stellar. In ...

Toronto International Film Festival Announces Over 50 Premieres

  • 27 July 2010
  • The Film Stage

The Toronto International Film Festival will be celebrating its 35th year this September and it has announced today the first batch of big premieres. Some highlights include Darren Aronofsky‘s Black ...

Review: The Illusionist

  • 16 June 2010
  • Pure Movies

This is the Pure Movies review of L'illusionniste from day one at Edinburgh Film Festival. The film is directed by Sylvain Chomet, written by Jacques Tati and stars Jean-Claude Donda. Sylvain Chomet, ...