Tune into CTV's Canada AM this morning at 7:40 am for Richard's regular review segment. Today he reviews the kid's spy thriller Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. AND THEN STAY TUNED! At 8:05 Richard sits in on Canada AM's legendary pop culture panel!

Also... Tonight at 7 pm Richard will host a Q&A with The Disappearance of Alice Creed star Gemma Arterton at the AMC Theatre at Yonge and Dundas in Toronto.

July 30 - August 6

What’s the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to You At a Movie Theatre? For me it was watching “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,” but for others it’s actually life threatening instead of just soul destroying. How about the guy who was shot for talking too loudly during a screening of Benjamin Button? Or the horrific “Shutter Island” meat thermometer incident? Read ranker.com’s list of The Top 10 Most Violent Movie Theatre Attacks here!

Favorite Website of the Week: Trailers from Hell, Joe Dante’s cool website that features directors introducing and commenting on their favorite film trailers. Mostly horror stuff but there is the odd vintage comedy (like The Three Stooges Meet Hercules) or drama thrown in for color. Check out the site here! Bring the Trailers from Hell experience to your home here! Here’s some info: “Trailers--you know, those fast-paced 2-to-4 minute theatrical promo shorts that have preceded the Feature Attraction since the dawn of sound? An exciting montage of all The Best Parts of a movie the exhibitors want you to NEED to see! Full of swirling letters screaming hyperbolic promises of THRILLS! ACTION! MYSTERY! ROMANCE! Packing all the highlights of a whole picture into its own mini-movie in just a few minutes! THE BEST FROM TRAILERS FROM HELL!, Volume 1 showcases the cream of the award-winning website series, concentrating on promos for horror, science fiction and fantasy films which viewers can watch both as originally intended or accompanied by pithy commentary by Trailers from Hell Gurus: Joe Dante (Gremlins), John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), Mick Garris (The Stand), Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead).”

"There was a time when a spy movie starring Roger Moore was cause for excitement. It was a guarantee of cool gadgets, some intrigue and at least one character with a name like Kitty Galore. His new film has all those things, except instead of a Stun Gas Cigarette or a storyline about a villain trying to destabilize Western Europe or character with a vaguely sexual name we get a kid friendly romp with, as the tagline says, “real spies… only furrier...” To read the rest of Richard's review for "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" and a new review for "Dinner for Schmucks" plus archived reviews for "Inception" "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" "Despicable Me" "Predators" "The Kids Are All Right" and "The Girl Who Played with Fire" click on the Review-O-Rama tab. Don't like to read? Watch video reviews for "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" "Dinner for Schmucks" "Salt" "Inception" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" "Despicable Me" "Predators" "The Kids Are All Right" and "The Girl Who Played with Fire" and archived reviews for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" "The Last Airbender"  "Grown Ups" and "Knight and Day"  "Toy Story 3" and "Jonah Hex"  "The A-Team" and "The Karate Kid" by clicking on the title!

Rue Morgue and Daniloff Productions present CONFESSIONS OF A GOTHIC MESSIAH

On Sunday, August 29 Rue Morgue and Daniloff Productions present CONFESSIONS OF A GOTHIC MESSIAH

An intimate evening with legendary filmmaker KEN RUSSELL featuring an exclusive on-stage interview and Q&A hosted by internationally recognized critic and columnist RICHARD CROUSE and supplemented with an exclusive ultra-rare screening of Russell’s banned classic film THE DEVILS completely uncut!

Sunday, August 29 @ 9 pm, Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor St. West in Toronto) $20 door/15 advance.

Advance tickets available Monday, July 19 online from Rue Morgue Shoppe of Horror  www.rue-morgue.com (or) Rue Morgue Booth at the Festival of Fear August 27-29 (or) in person at Rue Morgue House of Horror - 2926 Dundas St. West (Weekdays 10-6pm)

Advance tickets also available at various Toronto retail locations including:
Eyesore Cinema - 801 Queen St. West (2nd Floor) 416-966-1599
Hells Belles - 463 Queen St. West (at Spadina) 416-504-HELL
Sonic Boom - 512 Bloor St. West (at Bathurst) 416-5320334
Suspect Video - 605 Markham St (off Bloor) 416-588-6674

For more info please visit:
(or) http://www.fanexpocanada.com/
(or) contact RUE MORGUE Magazine at info@rue-morgue.com

MOVIES IN THE MESS HALL PRESENTS: RICHARD CROUSE W/ FLAME Tuesday August 17 6:30 PM $5 UNDERGROUND

The Drake Hotel's (1150 Queen Street West) summer movie series is back. Join us for Movies In The Mess Hall, a dinner and a movie series in the Underground. $5 admission includes a veggie Sloppy Joe, a beer, buckets of popcorn and one of our all-time favourite movies, presented by some of Toronto's fantastic writers, artists and glitterati.

Tonight, film fanatic Richard Crouse screens cult-classic SLADE IN FLAME.

SLADE IN FLAME is a 1970s rock and roll film starring the real-life Brit band 'Slade' as the fictional group 'Flame.' Watching it you'll witness the peaks and pitfalls of Flame's rise to success. BBC called it the Citizen Cane of its genre, and its soundtrack has been included as one of the 50 greatest soundtracks in movie history!

Read a blog from Nashville bashed blogger John Clore about LA's legendary Riot Hyatt that quotes Richard's book Big Bang Baby! "…The hotel has a rich rock and roll history. In the 1960s Doors singer Jim Morrison lived at The Riot House, causing a traffic jam one afternoon when he hung out a window by his fingertips. He wasn’t evicted for his behaviour – he was simply moved to the other side of the hotel to a room facing away from the street. In the 1970s it was Led Zeppelin’s home away from home..." Read the whole thing here!

Read Richard's Metro Weekender column on creepy cinematic sisters! "If sisters are blossoms in the garden of life as one poet said, then Jane Hudson must be a poison ivy plant. Played to great creepy effect by Bette Davis — wearing an inch of thick pasty make-up —Jane was ranked No. 44 on the AFI’s 50 Best Villains list. As she descends into madness, she keeps her sister Blanche (Joan Crawford) captive..." Read the whole thing here!

Read Richard's Sorcerer's Apprentice column from the Metro Weekender! "We can all conjure up an image of what Merlin the Magician looks like. He appears in dozens of movies, everything from the Disney cartoon Sword and the Sorcerer to Monty Python and the Holy Grail..." Read the whole thing here!

Read Richard's "supervillain checklist" Metro column! "Sometimes they are diabolical. Occasionally dastardly. They are, of course, supervillains, the evil geniuses who give Superman, Batman and other caped crusaders a reason to get up in the morning..." Read the whole thing here!

Read Richard's zoomermag.com article on John Waters and his new book Role Models! "John Waters listens to Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett’s Monster Mash every day. He claims dancing to the song keeps him happy. 'It’s even more fun to do with Kleenex boxes on your feet,' he says. 'Howard Hughes used to do that. I was fascinated by that. I thought, ‘Why did he do that?’ until I put them on one day. Do the Monster Mash in Kleenex boxes and you will not need Prozac or any kind of drug. It will put you in a good mood even if you have chemical depression...'”

Also... Check out Richard's article on movie phone apps from Metro! "The whole process of locating, watching and enjoying films has been streamlined by a series of movie apps that range in price from free to $2.99..." Read it!

COMING SOON! Thursday, July 29, 2010 Richard will host a Q&A with The Disappearance of Alice Creed star Gemma Arterton. More details to come!

COMING SOON! Tuesday August 17, 2010: Tonight Richard will host a special screening in the Drake Hotel Underground (1150 Queen Street West). Drake's summer movie series is back. Join us for Movies In The Mess Hall, a dinner and a movie series in the Underground. $5 admission includes a veggie Sloppy Joe, a beer, buckets of popcorn and one of our all-time favourite movies, presented by some of Toronto's fantastic writers, artists and glitterati. Richard's film pick for the series is Slade in Flame starring the glam rock band Slade!

COMING SOON!: Friday August 26, 2010 Richard will host two panels at The Festival of Fear! First up! Durham County Season 2 Q&A/Panel with stars Michelle Forbes & Greyston Holt along with the creators, and secondly, an I Spit on Your Grave remake panel! More details to come! 

COMING SOON! Sunday August 28, 2010: Tonight Richard will host a VERY special Q&A during the Fan Expo's Festival of Fear with Tommy director Ken Russell. Location to be announced soon!

Read Richard's cover story on Amanda Peet in the July issue of Movie Entertainment magazine! "When Amanda Peet was just three years old she made her on-stage debut, by rushing the stage from the audience during a play. “I was a big show off,” she says. Even so, the native New Yorker had a hard time convincing her family she was destined for a career in Hollywood. With no performers in her family tree the 36 year-old actress says she was considered “a little bit of a freak show” by the rest of her family..." On news stands now! Also check out his mini profile of Mike Myers in the Canada Day Mirth of a Nation feature in the same issue!

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August 15, 2010
We welcome movie lovers in Niagara Region today as Richard Crouse At the Movies airs on CKTB in St. Catharines! The show airs today at 7 am and 1 pm!

August14, 2010
Film critic Richard Crouse watches the bad movies so you don't have to! Listen to Richard Crouse At the Movies every Saturday at noon and 6:30 pm on NewsTalk 1010. Each week he gives listeners the lowdown on all the  latest releases and lets you know which new DVD rentals are worth your dollars, and you never know who’ll drop by for a chat. Recent guests include Michael Caine, James Cameron,Chris Rock, John Waters and Emily Blunt. On this week's show Richard has a look at the British thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed starring Gemma Arterton, Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts, The Expendables, starring every 80s action star and Scott Pilgrim vs The World which stars Toronto and Toronto born actor Michael Cera! He’ll also let you know if the DVDs Date Night and Death at a Funeral are worth the price of a rental.

August 13, 2010
Tune into CTV's Canada AM this morning at 7:40 am for Richard's regular review segment. Today he reviews the British thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed starring Gemma Arterton, Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts, The Expendables, starring every 80s action star and Scott Pilgrim vs The World which stars Toronto and Toronto born actor Michael Cera.

Also… In St. Catharines and the Golden Horseshoe tune into CKTB this morning at 8:20 am to hear Richard talk about the latest releases in theatres! Today he discusses the British thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed starring Gemma Arterton, Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts, The Expendables, starring every 80s action star and Scott Pilgrim vs The World which stars Toronto and Toronto born actor Michael Cera.

Also... In Toronto,Halifax, Ottawa,Calgary,Edmonton and Vancouver pick up a copy of the Metro newspaper to read Richard's weekly column, In Focus, in the Metro Weekender. To read Richard's archived articles click here! Or here.
         
Also… Tonight at 9 pm tune into CTV's News Channel for more movie chat with Richard and host Marcia McMillian. Tonight they talk about the British thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed starring Gemma Arterton, Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts, The Expendables, starring every 80s action star and Scott Pilgrim vs The World which stars Toronto and Toronto born actor Michael Cera.

Also... In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 7:40 am to hear Richard talk about the kid's spy thriller Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.

Also...Make room for Boom! In Toronto Richard appears on the new Boom 97.3 with Humble Howard and Colleen Rusholme every Friday morning discussing the latest releases!

August 12, 2010
In Montreal tune into CJAD this morning at 8:50 am to hear Richard talk about all the latest movies and pop culture news with host Andrew Carter!

August 10, 2010
In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:15 am to hear Richard talk about the new DVDs Date Night and Death at a Funeral along with all the latest pop culture news with host John Moore.

August 8, 2010
We welcome movie lovers in Niagara Region today as Richard Crouse At the Movies airs on CKTB in St. Catharines! The show airs today at 7 am and 1 pm!

August 7, 2010
Film critic Richard Crouse watches the bad movies so you don't have to! Listen to Richard Crouse At the Movies every Saturday at noon and 6:30 pm on NewsTalk 1010. Each week he gives listeners the lowdown on all the  latest releases and lets you know which new DVD rentals are worth your dollars, and you never know who’ll drop by for a chat. Recent guests include Michael Caine, James Cameron,Chris Rock, John Waters and Emily Blunt. On this week's show Richard has a look at the new Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys and the Playboy documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel! He’ll also let you know if the DVDs Kick-Ass and The Ghost Writer are worth the price of a rental.

August 6, 2010
Tune into CTV's Canada AM this morning at 7:40 am for Richard's regular review segment. Today he reviews the new Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys and the Playboy documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.

Also… In St. Catharines and the Golden Horseshoe tune into CKTB this morning at 8:20 am to hear Richard talk about the latest releases in theatres! Today he discusses the new Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys and the Playboy documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.

Also... In Toronto,Halifax, Ottawa,Calgary,Edmonton and Vancouver pick up a copy of the Metro newspaper to read Richard's weekly column, In Focus, in the Metro Weekender. To read Richard's archived articles click here! Or here.
         
Also… Tonight at 9 pm tune into CTV's News Channel for more movie chat with Richard and host Marcia McMillian. Tonight they talk about the new Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys and the Playboy documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.

Also... In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 7:40 am to hear Richard talk about the new Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys and the Playboy documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.

Also...Make room for Boom! In Toronto Richard appears on the new Boom 97.3 with Humble Howard and Colleen Rusholme every Friday morning discussing the latest releases!

August 5, 2010
In Montreal tune into CJAD this morning at 8:50 am to hear Richard talk about all the latest movies and pop culture news with host Andrew Carter!

August 3, 2010
In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:15 am to hear Richard talk about the new DVDs Kick-Ass and The Ghost Writer along with all the latest pop culture news with host John Moore.

August 1, 2010
We welcome movie lovers in Niagara Region today as Richard Crouse At the Movies airs on CKTB in St. Catharines! The show airs today at 7 am and 1 pm!

July 31, 2010
Film critic Richard Crouse watches the bad movies so you don't have to! Listen to Richard Crouse At the Movies every Saturday at noon and 6:30 pm on NewsTalk 1010. Each week he gives listeners the lowdown on all the  latest releases and lets you know which new DVD rentals are worth your dollars, and you never know who’ll drop by for a chat. Recent guests include Michael Caine, James Cameron,Chris Rock, John Waters and Emily Blunt. On this week's show Richard has a look at the kid's spy thriller Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd! He’ll also let you know if the DVDs Clash of the Titans with Sam Worthington and Jude Law in Repo Men are worth the price of a rental. AND! Canadian born Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore director Brad Peyton stops by for a chat!

Also... Richard sits in with Ben Mercer this morning on NewsTalk 1010 to discuss the weekend's releases and pop culture news!

July 30, 2010
Tune into CTV's Canada AM this morning at 7:40 am for Richard's regular review segment. Today he reviews the kid's spy thriller Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. AND THEN STAY TUNED! At 8:05 Richard sits in on Canada AM's legendary pop culture panel!

Also… In St. Catharines and the Golden Horseshoe tune into CKTB this morning at 8:20 am to hear Richard talk about the latest releases in theatres! Today he discusses the kid's spy thriller Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.

Also... In Toronto,Halifax, Ottawa,Calgary,Edmonton and Vancouver pick up a copy of the Metro newspaper to read Richard's weekly column, In Focus, in the Metro Weekender. To read Richard's archived articles click here! Or here.
         
Also… Tonight at 9 pm tune into CTV's News Channel for more movie chat with Richard and host Marcia McMillian. Tonight they talk about the kid's spy thriller Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.

Also... In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 7:40 am to hear Richard talk about the kid's spy thriller Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Dinner for Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.

Also...Make room for Boom! In Toronto Richard appears on the new Boom 97.3 with Humble Howard and Colleen Rusholme every Friday morning discussing the latest releases!

Also... Tonight at 7 pm Richard will host a Q&A with The Disappearance of Alice Creed star Gemma Arterton at the AMC Theatre at Yonge and Dundas in Toronto.

July 29, 2010
In Montreal tune into CJAD this morning at 8:50 am to hear Richard talk about all the latest movies and pop culture news with host Andrew Carter!

July 27, 2010
In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:15 am to hear Richard talk about the new DVDs Clash of the Titans with Sam Worthington and Jude Law in Repo Men along with all the latest pop culture news with host John Moore.

Film critic Richard Crouse watches the bad movies so you don't have to! COMING UP ON AUGUST 7! Film critic Richard Crouse watches the bad movies so you don't have to! Listen to Richard Crouse At the Movies every Saturday at noon and 6:30 pm on NewsTalk 1010. Each week he gives listeners the lowdown on all the  latest releases and lets you know which new DVD rentals are worth your dollars, and you never know who’ll drop by for a chat. Recent guests include Michael Caine, James Cameron,Chris Rock, John Waters and Emily Blunt. On this week's show Richard has a look at the new Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys and the Playboy documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel! He’ll also let you know if the DVDs Kick-Ass and The Ghost Writer are worth the price of a rental.

Check out new episodes of a webseries Richard co-hosts called Independent Scene! Click here for more info!

Tune into Richard on CTV's News Channel every Friday night at 9:15!

Here's the video of the This Is Not A Reading Series for Tots Winnie-the-Pooh's Homecoming Party from our friends at BookShorts. Check out Richard reading from the new Winnie-the-Pooh book!

Chatting with director Terry Gilliam at the American Express advance gala screening of The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus at the Carlu in Toronto, December 11, 2009. (Photo courtesy of Richard Budman at shot7.com)

During Fan Expo this year in Toronto Richard hosted Q&As with Dave Thomas (SCTV, Bob & Doug) and the cast of the new horror comedy Stan Helsing--including Leslie Nielson. To see photos from the events and the Expo click here. (Pictured: Stan Helsing director Bo Zenga, Richard and Leslie Nielson)

Richard in the Yoda Garden of George Lucas's Big Rock Ranch in Marin County, California. Click on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars page in the Photo Gallery section for more photos from Richard's trip to Big Rock Ranch!