"In The Bounty Hunter, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler work on the borders of their comfort zones. Butler is the titular character, a former cop so down on his luck he takes a gig tracking down his ex-wife (and alleged real-life girlfriend) Aniston, for a payday of $5,000..." Read the rest of Richard's Metro interview with Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler here!

Hear Richard and "The Runaways" director Floria Sigismondi discuss adapting the story of Joan Jett and Cherie Currie for the screen,working with Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Michael Shannon and interviewing legendary rock impresario Kim Fowley.
Part One here.
Part Two here.

Feb. 26 - Mar. 05

Favorite Book the Week: The Girl In Alfred Hitchock's Shower by Robert Graysmith. From amazon.com: The New York Times bestselling author who investigated the Zodiac case now uncovers a real-life mystery of murder, body doubles, and obsession. Marli Renfro was a model who played a part in one of the most iconic scenes in American movies- as Janet Leigh's nude body double in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho-only to fade into obscurity, a footnote in Hollywood history. It wasn't until 1988 that Marli Renfro made news again-raped and murdered by a serial killer with a fetish for the classic Hitchcock shocker. But as Graysmith investigated Marli's story, a nagging doubt entered his mind. What if Marli was still alive? What if another woman had been murdered in her place? And if Marli was still alive, would he ever find her? The line between art and reality is blurred in this astonishing coda to one of the most memorable screen murders of all time, and to a real- life crime that one man was determined to solve.

DVD of the Week: Alice in Wonderland (1966) Starring: Peter Sellers, John Gielgud Director: Jonathan Miller Can’t make it to the theatre to see Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland? Why not rent the trippy Peter Sellers version? The Sellers Alice, a made-for-BBC television movie, is as mad as a hatter. Director Jonathan Miller sought to boil the production down to the essentials, to dispense with the “japing and game play” of earlier versions. To that end none of the strange creatures Alice meets along the way are played by actors in animal costumes. This approach could have fallen flat, but when you have actors like John Gielgud and Peter Cook accentuating the wonderful dialogue rather than the flashy production design, it works. Add a trippy soundtrack by Ravi Shankar and some veiled drug references and you get a film that could only have been made at the height of the Swingin’ Sixties.

"“Remember Me” is teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson’s first adult role. This, despite the fact that his best known character “Twilight’s” Edward Cullen, is well over 100 years old. Here he sinks his teeth into the part of a troubled twenty-one year old with daddy issues, a dead brother and a girlfriend he began dating on a dare..." To read the rest of Richard's review for "Remember Me" and new reviews for "Green Zone" and "She's Out of My League" click on the Review-O-Rama tab. Don't like to read? Watch Richard's video reviews for "Remember Me," "Green Zone" and "She's Out of My League" by clicking on the title!

ALSO! To see Richard's photos of the recent "Alice in Wonderland" exhibit in Toronto, click here!

Watch Richard's Canada AM interview with Remember Me star Robert Pattinson here! They discuss the new film and the challenges of filming in New York City.

Watch Richard's Canada AM interview with The Ghost Writer star Pierce Brosnan here! They discuss working with Roman Polanski and the film's eerie ripped from the headlines feel.

Watch Richard's post Oscar wrap up with Marci Ien!

Watch Richard's other post Oscar wrap up with Canada AM's Seamus O'Regan and e-talk's Ben Mulroney!

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Check out the "Pushing the Envelope" feature in the March issue of Movie Entertainment Magazine to see Richard's picks for Best Explosion and Best Insane Character among others. Also contributing to the piece are Jay Stone, Jim Slotek, Liz Braun, Teri Hart, Peter Howell and John Moore.

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March 27, 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 on NewsTalk 1010. Each week he gives listeners the lowdown on all the latest releases and let’s you know which new DVD rentals are worth you dollars, and you never know who’ll drop by for a chat. Recent guests include Chris Rock, Kris Kristofferson and Emily Blunt. On this week's show Richard looks at the Amanda Seyfried thriller Chloe, the Ben Stiller slacker comedy Greenberg and ther animated movie How to Train Your Dragon. He’ll also let you know if the DVDs Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman, Sandra Bullock in her Oscar winning role in The Blind Side and two from George Clooney, The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Men Who Stare at Goats are worthy the price of a rental. ALSO! Richard's interview with Free Willy star Bindi Irwin!

Also... We welcome movie lovers in the Niagara Region today as Richard Crouse At the Movies airs on CKTB in St. Catharines! The show airs today at 5:30 pm!

March 26, 2010
Tune into CTV's Canada AM this morning at 7:40 am for Richard's regular review segment. Today he discusses the Amanda Seyfried thriller Chloe, the Ben Stiller slacker comedy Greenberg and ther animated movie How to Train Your Dragon!

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 Amanda Seyfried thriller Chloe, the Ben Stiller slacker comedy Greenberg and ther animated movie How to Train Your Dragon.     

Also... In Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver pick up a copy of he 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 Amanda Seyfried thriller Chloe, the Ben Stiller slacker comedy Greenberg and ther animated movie How to Train Your Dragon!

Also... In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:45 am to hear Richard talk about the Amanda Seyfried thriller Chloe, the Ben Stiller slacker comedy Greenberg and ther animated movie How to Train Your Dragon with host John Moore.

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! Watch Richard's reviews on the 97.3 Boom fm website! Click here to see the most recent reviews!

March 23, 2010
In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:45 am to hear Richard talk about the new DVDs Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman, Sandra Bullock in her Oscar winning role in The Blind Side and two from George Clooney, The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Men Who Stare at Goats with host John Moore.

March 20, 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 on NewsTalk 1010. Each week he gives listeners the lowdown on all the latest releases and let’s you know which new DVD rentals are worth you dollars, and you never know who’ll drop by for a chat. Recent guests include Chris Rock, Kris Kristofferson and Emily Blunt. On this week's show Richard looks at Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler rom com The Bounty Hunter, the Jude Law sci fi flick Repo Men, the Kristen Stewart rock ‘n’ roll bio The Runaways and Cooking with Stella. He’ll also let you know if the DVDs The Princess and the Frog, Ninja Assassin, The Fourth Kind, Bandslam and Did You Hear About the Morgans? are worthy the price of a rental. ALSO! Richard's interview with Cooking with Stella star Don McKellar!

Also... We welcome movie lovers in the Niagara Region today as Richard Crouse At the Movies airs on CKTB in St. Catharines! The show airs today at 5:30 pm!

March 19, 2010
Tune into CTV's Canada AM this morning at 7:40 am for Richard's regular review segment. Today he discusses Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler rom com The Bounty Hunter, the Jude Law sci fi flick Repo Men, the Kristen Stewart rock ‘n’ roll bio The Runaways and Cooking with Stella!

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 Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler rom com The Bounty Hunter, the Jude Law sci fi flick Repo Men, the Kristen Stewart rock ‘n’ roll bio The Runaways and Cooking with Stella.     

Also... In Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver pick up a copy of he 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 Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler rom com The Bounty Hunter, the Jude Law sci fi flick Repo Men, the Kristen Stewart rock ‘n’ roll bio The Runaways and Cooking with Stella!

Also... In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:45 am to hear Richard talk about the Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler rom com The Bounty Hunter, the Jude Law sci fi flick Repo Men, the Kristen Stewart rock ‘n’ roll bio The Runaways and Cooking with Stella with host John Moore.

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! Watch Richard's reviews on the 97.3 Boom fm website!

March 16, 2010
In Toronto tune into NewsTalk 1010 this morning at 8:45 am to hear Richard talk about the new DVDs The Princess and the Frog, Ninja Assassin, The Fourth Kind, Bandslam and Did You Hear About the Morgans? with host John Moore.

Film critic Richard Crouse watches the bad movies so you don't have to! COMING UP ON MARCH 20! 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 on NewsTalk 1010. Each week he gives listeners the lowdown on all the latest releases and let’s you know which new DVD rentals are worth you dollars, and you never know who’ll drop by for a chat. Recent guests include Chris Rock, Kris Kristofferson and Emily Blunt. On this week's show Richard looks at Jennifer Aniston-Gerard Butler rom com The Bounty Hunter, the Jude Law sci fi flick Repo Men, the Kristen Stewart rock ‘n’ roll bio The Runaways and Cooking with Stella. He’ll also let you know if the DVDs The Princess and the Frog, Ninja Assassin, The Fourth Kind, Bandslam and Did You Hear About the Morgans? are worthy the price of a rental. ALSO! Richard's interview with Cooking with Stella star Don McKellar!

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!

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Watch Richard's reviews on the 97.3 Boom fm website! Click here to see the most recent reviews! Make room for Boom!

Richard with music and film legend Kris Kristofferson at the Victoria Film Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, Jan - Feb. 2010. See more photos and read Richard's blog here!

Read about Richard's interview with Kristofferson here in an article from The Times Colonist!

Read about Richard at the festival here in another article from The Times Colonist!

Read a festival wrap up piece by Michael D. Reid here.

Listen to excerpts from the interview here! And here!

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)

Introducing director Terry Gilliam at the American Express advance gala screening of The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus at the Carlu in Toronto, December 11, 2009.

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!