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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Will Ferrell is back and this time he is trying to conquer the world of 1970s professional sports with another over-the-top character. Unfortunately, Semi-Pro is not as clever as most of Ferrell’s past endeavours. Between 1967 and 1976, the renegade … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Andre Benjamin, john c. reilly, walk hard, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson
The Other Boleyn Girl somehow manages to keep the sexiness out of one of the juiciest scandals in history. While the story of Ann Boleyn is widely known, this narrative focuses more on the rivalry she developed with her sister … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Natalie Portman, Philippa Gregory, Scarlett Johansson
Vantage Point is a 90-minute puzzle and each person’s point of view represents a piece towards its solution. But like any good mystery, you have to see it to the end to know the whole story. An international summit on … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Ayelet Zurer, Dennis Quaid, Edgar Ramirez, Eduardo Noriega, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt
When the reel started to roll, I thought I had walked into the wrong movie. Be Kind Rewind begins with a short history of jazz in Harlem, leading up to the story of local legend Fats Waller. Finally, when you … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Danny Glover, Jack Black, Michel Gondry, Mos Def, Sweded
The battle between Sony’s Blu-ray and Toshiba’s HD DVD high-definition disc formats has ended after HD DVD manufacturer Toshiba has announced it will no longer produce HD DVD players. In a press conference yesterday, Toshiba president Atsutoshi Nishida confirmed that … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: blu-ray, HD-DVD
The Hayden Christensen sci-fi actioner Jumper was the top film in Canada this weekend, taking in over $2 million. Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: hayden christensen, ryan reynolds, weekend box office
Gloomy UK trip-hop trio Portishead are back after a 10-year hiatus with their third studio release, the appropriately titled Third. Third will be released via Island Records on April 29, 2008 in North America, and a day earlier worldwide. Portishead … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: portishead
George Lucas has announced that there will be one last Star Wars movie to end the saga, but it won’t have any actors visible. Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated film is scheduled to be released into theaters on … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: george lucas, star wars
Activision, publisher of the popular Guitar Hero series of video games which simulate the playing of rock music, has unveiled the next title in the franchise: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game, which will focus entirely on the top-selling American rock … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: aerosmith
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Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean will appeal a recent decision by Haiti’s electoral council rejecting his run in the country’s Nov. 28 presidential election. The former Fugees member’s candidacy was rejected beacause has hadn’t resided in the country for the past … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 9-15, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 2-8, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more |
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