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Monthly Archives: May 2008
American comedian Harvey Korman has died at the age of 81, according to a statement released by his family on May 29. Four months ago, Korman suffered a rupture in an aortic aneurysm located in his abdomen and died from … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: carol burnett, lives lost, mel brooks
Maxime Bernier, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, resigned after it was revealed that he left classified materials at an insecure location. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Bernier’s resignation in Ottawa on Monday, May 26. Bernier was once in a relationship … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: canadian politics, maxime bernier, stephen harper, tva
Sydney Pollack, Academy-Award winning American film director, producer and actor died on Monday, May 26 at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 73. The cause of death was announced as stomach cancer. He was born on … Read more
Posted in News-and-Notes
Tags: lives lost
Nothing about this story is supernatural and it really could happen to you because it happened to them. James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) and Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) went to the Hoyt summerhouse after a wedding. It was supposed to be … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Bryan Bertino, Gemma Ward, Hoyt, Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis, Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman
POW! THWAP! CRASH! BOOM! Flash Point has so many hits, you’ll hardly be able to keep up – and they are as close to real as you’ll get in the film world. Detective Jun Ma (Donnie Yen) has been involved … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Collin Chou, Donnie Yen, Flash Point, Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Yip, Yu Xing
This is not a film with many peaks and falls; rather, it is a series of small hills over which the characters roll. In addition, it is not overtly political; rather, it makes a statement by simply taking a genuine … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Grace is Gone, James C. Strouse, John Cusack
Our generation has seen epic films, but none like this. As the title suggests, the film documents a historically based, non-fiction account of the fall of the Roman Empire, beginning with a father-son betrayal and culminating in a battle in … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Alec Guinness, Anthony Mann, Christopher Plummer, Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd
Westerns have been filmed in Canada numerous times but rarely has one actually been set in the country – All Hat takes place in rural Ontario. Ray (Luke Kirby) just got out of prison. His plan is to get a … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Keith Carradine, Lisa Ray, Luke Kirby, Noam Jenkins, Rachael Leigh Cook
The general concept of the film is familiar (see Nightmare on Elm Street) but this variation of the ‘death by dream’ scenario is somewhat more confusing. Having first screened this film at last year’s Toronto After Dark festival, I hoped … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Shinya Tsukamoto, TAF
Todd Haynes’ third bio-pic, I’m Not There, is a unique piece of cinema as it has seven different actors play the iconic rock ‘n’ roll chameleon, Bob Dylan. Yes, Dylan has lead quite the life and each actor successfully captures … Read more
Posted in Music, Reviews
Tags: Bob Dylan, I'm Not There
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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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