Tonight I sat down with my oldest daughter to watch Charlie St. Cloud. I'm going to be honest here when I tell you this. There were exactly two reasons why I wanted to see Charlie St. Cloud. The first was for Amanda Crew. Amanda Crew is not only Canadian and lovely to look at, but she was super … [Read more...]
The Goonies: Where Are They Now
So, I was inspired to write this post because there's a slight Goonies obsession in our house right now, not unlike the obsession that existed in my house when I was 8. We watch The Goonies several times a week at our house, and when we are not watching the regular movie, we are watching the special … [Read more...]
On-Screen Kisses
Some are romantic. Some are funny. Some are uncomfortable. Some are spontaneous. Some are forced. Some are passionate. Some are hot. Some are not. Some are in the rain. Some are on the beach. On-screen kisses are certainly plentiful. Here are some of my favorites: 1. Westley and Buttercup … [Read more...]
Twenty Minutes with Bruce McDonald and Vanessa Morgan
On Saturday, October 9th, Teletoon will present the premiere of its first original live-action feature, My Babysitter's a Vampire. I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with the wonderful cowboy-hatted director, Bruce McDonald and the lovely Vanessa Morgan, who plays the … [Read more...]
Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in Fair Game. A Review.
On July 6th, 2003, The New York Times published an article written by Joseph Wilson called "What I Didn't Find in Africa" which, essentially, said that the Bush administration manipulated some intelligence related to some possible yellowcake in Africa that was a supposed part of an Iraqi nuclear … [Read more...]
World Premiere of What’s Wrong With Virginia? at the TIFF10
What's Wrong with Virginia? on the surface at least, is a black comedy from writer/director Dustin Lance Black. It's the story of mental illness. It's the story of the little dark secrets that no one talks about. It's the story of forbidden love. It's the story of, well, the Mormon underwear. But, … [Read more...]
World Premiere of Repeaters at the TIFF10
On Monday night, I had the pleasure of heading down to the Varsity Theatre to see the World Premiere of Carl Bessai's new film, Repeaters. Going in, the only thing I knew about the movie was that it was, not dissimilar to Groundhog Day before it, about people who repeat the same day over and … [Read more...]
Dude Looks Like a Lady…
So, it's no secret that my favorite actor is Sean Penn and my favorite actress is Frances McDormand. I love them both in pretty much every single thing they do. I mean, they've stolen my heart for many years. And now, you guys, they are doing a movie together. Oh my heavenly days, THEY ARE … [Read more...]
Twenty Emails with Christopher Bolton
Back in the early days when I was just a budding entertainment news writer over here, some DVDs were sent my way for review. After being pleasantly surprised by season one of the best show I had never heard of, I wrote my review of Rent-A-Goalie. What came after was not only a (surprising!) thank … [Read more...]
Top Ten Reasons Why YOU MUST SEE AVATAR RIGHT NOW
10. It's awesome 9. It's awesome 8. It's awesome... Okay, but seriously: this movie is awesome, and if you're like I was (until Saturday afternoon) and you haven't gotten around to seeing it yet, then what are you waiting for? GO OUT AND SEE AVATAR. NOW. SERIOUSLY! It's just that good. It's … [Read more...]