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Monthly Archives: October 2008
South of Heaven

When making a film, it is important to consider your audience – after all, you need most of them to like your project to ensure another. Roy (Adam Nee) returns home after serving in the Navy to find an empty … Read more

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I Sell the Dead

Death has long been a subject of comedy because it’s a useful tool in dealing with one of man’s oldest fears. Arthur (Dominic Monaghan) is sitting in his cell awaiting his execution. A priest (Ron Perlman) arrives to help him … Read more

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Home Movie

Monsters that lurk in the dark, hiding in closets and under the bed are scary, but child psychopaths are far more frightening. David (Adrian Pasdar) and Clare (Cady McClain) just moved to the isolation of the country with their son … Read more

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Tokyo Gore Police

If you have nay questions regarding the plot of Tokyo Gore Police, refer back to the title. A plague of “Engineers” is spreading across Tokyo. When Engineers are wounded, a genetic mutation morphs the injury into a deadly weapon. Ruka … Read more

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Mutant Chronicles

Aliens, mutants, swords, guns – Mutant Chronicles provides all you could ask for in a sci-fi fantasy picture. For decades, a seal has kept the world safe from a horde of violent, mutated killers. War between two of the four … Read more

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Netherbeast Incorporated

Netherbeast Incorporated puts a new spin on the vampire genre and answers the call for quality horror comedy. Berm-Tech Industries deals in telecommunications, having started out manufacturing telephones a century earlier. This of course sounds ordinary enough, until you learn … Read more

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4bia (Phobia)

Horror anthologies are great because it’s like getting four separate movies in one package. Last year, two of the directors (Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom) won the Toronto After Dark audience choice award for the eerie feature Alone. This year, … Read more

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Red

Although revenge is a dish best served cold, the result is not always the satisfying outcome for which one hopes. Avery Ludlow (Brian Cox) took the day off work to enjoy a peaceful day of fishing with his best friend, … Read more

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New on DVD: A Threesome with Kevin Smith

“A Threesome with Kevin Smith” sounds lewd in the context of his new theatrical release but it’s not – for the most part. Clerks was Smith’s feature directorial debut. He produced it on the cheap but his witty, realistic script … Read more

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Trailer Park of Terror

The undead have rarely been as articulate or vicious as they are in Trailer Park of Terror. Norma (Nichole Hiltz) is the trailer park queen but she hates the title. When her only chance at escape ends in tragedy, she … Read more

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Posted on August 22, 2010

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

Posted on August 22, 2010

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

Posted on August 14, 2010

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