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TORONTO (January 6, 2008) - No matter what community you live in, people love watching movies. Whether renting or buying the latest DVDs, or visiting the local cinema, everyone enjoys a good movie now and then, and The GATE can provide your readers with some insight into the latest new releases.
The GATE (www.thegate.ca), one of Canada's top online entertainment magazines, now offers weekly columns on the latest films or DVDs at affordable rates for newspapers, websites, and magazines. Both columns provide a brief synopsis of the latest releases, including a short commentary on critical reaction.
Included below is a sample from The GATE's "Best Films of 2007" article. For more information, and to try out a column free for one week, contact W. Andrew Powell at editor@thegate.ca.
In addition, The GATE offers a variety of affordable content for your entertainment needs. We provide top quality original photos from a number of events, like the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, as well as TV columns, interviews with actors and musicians, and preview of upcoming films, and television programs.
We laughed, we cried, we bit our nails, and in the end, 2007 was a pretty good year at the movies. Of course we saw our fair share of the usual blockbuster Hollywood explosions, but this week I'm changing gears a bit to look back at the absolute best films of 2007.
A number of films grabbed the attention of critics last year, but few topped as many lists as Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men. Adapted from author Cormac McCarthy's book, the film is a thriller that puts its cast (which includes Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Javier Bardem) to good use with stunning cinematography from Roger Deakins. Expect to hear a lot more from this film as we get closer to this year's awards season.
Claiming equal glory on the critical stage is director Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a would-be oil tycoon bent on making money at any cost. Set in a small, dusty town, nothing - not family or faith - seems to matter once the oil starts to flow. While the film itself is praise-worthy, I think the focus for the film will remain on Daniel Day-Lewis' performance.
One of my own personal favorites last year was Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney as the title legal "fixer", who finds himself involved in a case that challenges his conscience. Michael Clayton also features noteworthy performances by Tilda Swinton and especially Tom Wilkinson, but it's ultimately a movie that's made by Clooney's insightful performance.
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