When Oscar time comes around, movie fans get excited about the nominated films, and I’m no exception. In the past several years, I’ve done a little viewing blitz around this time, trying to catch up with some of the major nominees, but lately I’ve been a bit disappointed. Last year, I really wasn’t interested in…
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Akeelah and the Bee & Bubble – Capsule movie reviews
It’s been a while since I’ve been to the movie theatre, but I’ve still been watching movies. I recently caught up with a couple of movies that were released a short while ago to great reviews. They’re both on DVD, and I highly recommend them. Akeelah and the Bee It’s amazing how spelling bees have…
Pan’s Labyrinth – Movie Review
Have you heard literature geeks talking about how the original fairy tales (i.e. Anderson’s, Grimm’s etc.) were actually very dark? How the queen in Snow White was forced to dance to her own death in iron shoes? We’re living in a post-Disney age when most of these stories have been sanitized for our viewing pleasure….
Wicked – Theatre Review
Ever since I caught a couple of numbers from Wicked on the 2004 Tony Awards, I’ve been looking forward to seeing the show live in person. I missed it when it came to Toronto the first time, but I was able to catch the touring company on its return to town this fall. It definitely…
Fall TV 2006 – week three
It’s a fitting “finale” to the month or so of premieres which we’ve been enjoying that my three favourite shows should make their returns within the same week. It’s been a busy few weeks, so I haven’t really given myself the breathing space to get all excited with anticipation. Lost, Veronica Mars and Battlestar Galactica…
Fall TV 2006 – week two
My DVR runneth over. Between the returning shows, new shows that started last week, and new shows that started this week, I have had a huge backlog of episodes to watch. Week one I watched no less than 11 premieres. Let’s start with the two that came on after I posted my last update: Brothers…
Fall TV 2006 – week one
Jam-packed week! Let’s get right to the shows: Last year, a bunch of new lawyer shows debuted that just didn’t survive. This year, we try again. I already mentioned Justice in my last post. Shark stars James Woods as a top-notch defense attorney switching to head up a team of prosecutors specializing in high-profile cases….
Picking the Pix at the Toronto International Film Festival 2006
Each year it becomes more of a challenge to pick movies to see at the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s not that there aren’t really good movies at the fest, it’s just that I don’t really see very many, so I have to use a set of criteria to choose what to see. I don’t…
Are you watching these shows?
This year I thought I’d combine my “what I watched on my summer vacation” post with some talk about shows that you might not be familiar with that I think are great. I might have a bit of trouble describing what really makes them good, but all the following shows are worth checking out. The…
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