Romantic Cynicism: Emma Stone

Brave Little Toaster Dept: Um. I still have a problem with the whole Cars premise ... not because I resist the idea of anthropomorphizing inanimate objects. I thought The Brave Little Toaster was amazing. But these slick Pixar films that turn our love affair with internal combustion into high drama with supposedly human charms just leave skid marks across my brain. In this outing, we watch as Mater - the tow truck stuck in low gear - becomes involved in an international plot involving spies and a new type of fuel. A bizarre investigation of our central passion for cars, these films take a magnifying glass to our auto-centric culture and make our romance with cars look just a little creepy. Special features include all-new Pixar short Air Mater, behind the scenes, Hawaiian Vacation short, digital copy and more, according to Vancouver Sun. It's cute and just a little formulaic, but when you have great actors moving through a predictable landscape, you can sink into each character and go for the ride. Moreover, what gives this all-star romantic comedy real teeth is the underlying message that real love takes a big, uncompromising and courageous heart. You can't manipulate or cajole the real thing out of a person. If it's the real deal, you know it, and you go all the way. A clever and sincere antidote to romantic cynicism and the concept of being cool in the clutches of Eros, this movie finds sweetness where other recent efforts have found only fermenting sentiment. Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei and Emma Stone make for a fun - and often moving - trip through the modern meat market. Special features include Steve and Ryan walk into a bar, The Player Meets his Match, deleted scenes and more and cARS 2 FFHOO CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE FFFOO (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.