It’s Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada, which for me means lots of time spent with my family. Going back to the house I grew up in reminds me of all kinds of different aspects of growing up. For instance, the wide array of movies my parents rented me that got my love for films going.…
Good Friday
Two nights back I didn’t know what to write about. Today I have so much to say I’m on my third post in thirteen hours. Go figure. This morning I came across an article in The Toronto Star that brought both a smile and left me scratching my head. On one hand it details my…
LUST, CAUTION
Something tells me I’m gonna need to come back to this sometime.
If You Want Blood
I couldn’t help it – I had to break from my one post a day/one trailer a week rhythm for this one. As I mentioned back here, Tim Burton’s take on SWEENEY TODD is one of the fall movies I’m looking forward to the most. Well the trailer finally went online today, and it’s amazing.…
Bringing It All Back Home
Back when I was a photography student in college, I did a photographic essay contrasting the rise of the multiplex against the demise of the two screen movie house. I took those photos in November of 1998, and of the five spots I captured in Toronto I’m sad to say that none of them are…
I’ve Got a Woman
This story is one that very easily could have turned into a very silly movie. But in the hands of the talented mister Gosling, it turns into one of the sweetest movies you’ll see. Take a look at the trailer, and prepare to fall in love…
The Art of Losing
A few nights ago, Paris Hilton did a spot on David Letterman. Unfortunately for the living Barbie doll, nobody warned her about how tough Dave can be. While he has turned the volume down in recent years, Letterman has always been a comedian who can cut you down with a joke before you’ve even had…