Richard hosted a very special night with director John Landis at the Victoria Film Festival on February 4, 2012 at the Vic Theatre (808 Douglas St.)! Before a screening of Landis's classic comedy The Blues Brothers (the "quote along" version) the two discussed Landis's long career, including naming everyone who "killed" him when he was a stunt man (the names include Henry Fonda and Toshirō Mifune!), Mussolini, why Donald Sutherland isn't $36 million richer, working with John Belushi, why he didn't want Chevy Chase in "Animal House" and the making and myths of "The Blues Brothers." You should have been there. More info here! And here! And here!

Feb. 03 - Feb. 10

Clarification of the Week: Confused by the proliferation of sdequels, reboots and reimaginings that have been clogging up the multi-plexes in recent years. Me too. The good folks at empireonline have devised a series of symbols to help us better understand the confusing new jargon Hollywood is inventing to rename their old ideas. Interquel, anyone? See the whole thing here!

"Once again Daniel Radcliffe finds himself butting heads with the supernatural. No the Death Eaters and Lord Voldemort haven’t come back to haunt him, but a certain forlorn female ghost has. It’s not quite “Harry Potter Meets the Woman in Black,” but it’s almost as entertaining..."

To read the rest of Richard's review for "The Woman in Black" and new reviews for "Big Miracle" "W.E." and "Albert Nobbs" plus recent reviews for "The Grey"  "Man on a Ledge" "One for the Money" and "Tyrannosaur" "Red Tails" and "Coriolanus" "Contraband" "A Dangerous Method" and "The Iron Lady" click on the Review-O-Rama tab! For newish reviews of "Pariah" "The Devil Inside" "Margin Call DVD" "The Windsors: From George to Kate" "War Horse" "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" "The Darkest Hour""We Bought a Zoo" "Carnage" "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and  "The Adventures of Tintin" "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" "Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadow: "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-wrecked" "Young Adult" "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" "Iron Lady" "New Year's Eve" "The Sitter" "The Artist" and "Eye of the Storm" click on the Review-O-Rama tab!

Watch Richard's Canada AM reviews for "The Woman in Black" "Big Miracle" "W.E." and "Albert Nobbs" here!

Watch Richard's Canada AM reviews for "The Grey" "Man on a Ledge" "One for the Money" and "Tyrannosaur" here!

Watch Richard's Canada AM reviews for "Haywire" "Red Tails" and "Coriolanus" here!

Watch Richard's Canada AM reviews for "Contraband" "A Dangerous Method" and "The Iron Lady" here!

Watch Richard's Canada AM reviews for "The Devil Inside" "Margin Call DVD" and "The Windsors: From George to Kate" here!

Watch Richard's Canada AM reviews for "War Horse" "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" and "The Darkest Hour" here!

Watch Richard's Canada AM reviews for "We Bought a Zoo" "Carnage" and "The Adventures of Tintin" here!

EXCITING! Check out the Metro Weekender in Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver on Friday to read Richard's new movie column! Every Friday Richard and Yuk Yuk's founder and comedy guru Mark Breslin will discuss the weekend's biggest releases! This week they have a look at "The Woman in Black"! "Mark, I really like haunted house movies and as haunted houses go, this is a doozy. It’s remote, old and rambling. Doorknobs turn by themselves, faces appear in windows and there are stuffed monkeys and creepy Victorian children’s wind-up toys everywhere. With toys like this to play with it’s a wonder Victorian kids weren’t scared half-out-of-their-minds all the time. Did this movie creep you out?.." Read the whole thing here!

Read Richard's Metro column on what makes a hero super in the movies! "What does it really take to become a superhero? Wikipedia simply defines a superhero as “a type of stock character, dedicated to protecting the public.” What? No mention of capes or crazy gadgets? I guess because there are so many types of superheroes, Wiki decided to keep the definition vague..." Read the whole thing here!

Read Richard's Metro interview with "The Woman in Black" star Daniel Radcliffe! He discusses how to deal with rabid fans and how he is getting better as an actor everyday! “As I said to you, when I’m at home, smoking a cigarette and it’s cold and I’m in my Canada Goose jacket eating half a pizza, those are the moments you have to take a picture of yourself and play it to yourself when you are on the red carpet and go, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, you’re not all that, really.’” Read the whole thing here!

Watch Richard's Q&A from the Canadian premier of "The Woman in Black" with star Daniel Radcliffe! They discuss the effect the movie has on audiences, why he chose this as his first post-Potter project and take questions from the audience! Watch the whole thing here!

Read Richard's Metro interview with W.E. star Andrea Riseborough! "Actress Andrea Riseborough has no time to be intimidated by co-workers, even when they are world-famous icons. “Making a movie is no small feat,” she says, “and there is so little time and you can enter into something being paralyzed by fear or you can just experience it...” Read the whole thing here!

Very New! Really Fun! This Week On Movies, (the number one video podcast on movies on iTunes), hosted by Canadian film critic Richard Crouse is now available exclusively on iTunes. Episode number four--the romantic comedy show--is up and running right now! Check it out here!

An irreverent weekly video podcast highlighting and reviewing the latest movie releases available on the iTunes store, This Week on Movies offers  a lively mix of reviews, facts and clips. Crouse shares his perspective on a wide variety of film content, from 'must-see' classics to current blockbusters.
 
Executive produced and written by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann of Sphinx Productions, and with series producer Robin Crumley overseeing, This Week On Movies is founded on Richard Crouse's history and expertise as a featured film critic for notable shows such as CTV's Canada AM and Rogers Television's Reel to Real.
 
"It's like having someone you know and trust recommend a movie for you, to see to help you make the right choice for you." said Mann.
 
In addition to Crouse's reviews, Brooklyn, NY based filmmaker Kendra Elliot will offer an offbeat installment of "Celebrity Picks".
 
The This Week on Movies video podcast is available in Canada for free on the iTunes Store here!

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Saturday February 11, 2011
Richard and his panel of pop culture experts have a look at the hottest stories from the world of entertainment from 4:30 to 5 pm today on NewsTalk 1010 in Toronto (check local listings for air time in your area!)

February 10, 2011
Tune into CTV's Canada AM this morning at 7:45 am to find out why ShirleyB4U tweeted "I enjoy fridays @CTVCanadaAM starts my weekend especially @RichardCrouse he is like a good cup of cappuccino TGIF." Then see Richard talk about the handsomest movie of the week, the Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington flick "Safe House," the weepiest film of the year "The Vow," and the "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"!

Also... In St. Catharines and the Golden Horseshoe tune into CKTB this morning at 8:20 am to hear Richard talk about the handsomest movie of the week, the Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington flick "Safe House," the weepiest film of the year "The Vow," and the "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"!

Also... In Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver pick up a copy of the Metro newspaper to read Richard and Mark Breslin's weekly column, Reel Guys!
         
Also… Tonight at 6:30 pm tune into CTV's News Channel for more movie chat with Richard and host Marcia McMillan. Tonight they talk about the handsomest movie of the week, the Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington flick "Safe House," the weepiest film of the year "The Vow," and the "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"!

Also... In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 7:40 am to hear Richard talk about the handsomest movie of the week, the Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington flick "Safe House," the weepiest film of the year "The Vow," and the "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"!

February 9, 2011
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!

Also... Richard sits in on the pop culture roundtable on Moore in the Morning this morning at 8:45 am on NewsTalk 1010 in Toronto!

February 8, 2011
In Toronto,Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver pick up a copy of the Metro newspaper to read Richard's weekly column, In Focus, NOW ON WEDNESDAYS.

February 7, 2011
Be sure to check out This Week on Movies, Richard's exclusive video podcast on iTunes! A new episode today featuring everything new and cool on iTunes!

Also... Tune into Canada AM this morning at 8:45 am to hear Richard comment on the Oscar nominations as they are announced LIVE from Los Angeles!

Also... In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:15 am to hear Richard talk about all the latest pop culture news with host John Moore!

Also... Richard sits in on the pop culture roundtable on Moore in the Morning this morning at 8:45 am on NewsTalk 1010 in Toronto!

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

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!