Todd Solondz’ latest film is considered by many to be a sequel to 1998′s Happiness. But personally, it is a little too different, much shorter, and somehow even has a lighter tone than Happiness. Or have we all gotten so used to bleak/black humour, and pathos in film, that this latest entry just doesn’t move [...]
I first saw Agora at TIFF in Toronto almost a year ago, and remember walking out thinking: “this film will not find a distributor easily (if at all), and that’s a real shame”. You see, it’s a ‘swords and sandals’ epic story, loosely based on the events in Alexandria, Egypt in 4th century. It shows [...]
While World Cup soccer is winding down, summer television is coming at ya, with more favourites back on the small screen. Psych, Mad Men, Closer, Jersey Shore, Eureka, Warehouse 13, and so many more. Here’s what’s coming, and when. Enjoy your great summer indoors, and get a healthy tan from that old tv set!
Here we go, summer is here. Long weekend, and off we go with lighter fare, summer shows, some returning faves, some new things to try. Royal Pains with Mark Feuerstein and Paulo Costanzo, Louie with Louie C.K., Hung with Thomas Jane, Burn Notice with Bruce Campbell, Entourage with Jeremy Piven and much more. Penn and [...]
“For a brief moment there, there really seemed to be an independent film movement. Then it was over.” That’s how Dennis Hopper has described the unexpected and massive popularity of his 1969 movie Easy Rider. The little fill really did come out of nowhere and established Hopper, Peter Fonda, and a very young Jack Nicholson [...]
British Yahoo website is reporting that Lost finale next week will be simulcast in multiple countries “to curb illegal downloading”. See full article here. Other countries are also listed in the simulcast – Canada, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Israel and Turkey. Side note to all geography fans, Canada is a little tiny country just north of [...]
Congratulations to Roger Ebert being chosen as person of the year by the Webby Awards. The Webbies, which celebrate Internet achievement, have singled Ebert and his blog for “raising the bar for online journalism” (read more here). This is fantastic news, and we’re so proud that the winner isn’t one of those typical web-savvy, 20-something, [...]
You’d think that May has become a wasteland month of new television. Better to watch your favourite shows wrap up for the season, than start on anything new. Think again. This month quite a few new shows are coming to TV, and some of your old faves are back too. It’s a smaller than usual [...]
Cute title, eh? Hoping to get some hate-comments going. A few days ago YouTube has started removing the countless parodies of Hitler losing his shit from the movie Downfall (Bruno Ganz’s great performance in many scenes was used as a parody of just about anything from the latest Lady Gaga costume, to Tiger Woods’ extra-marital [...]
Jim Norton Coming to Florida. Thursday-Saturday, April 22-24, 2010 MARCO ISLAND, FL Off the Hook Comedy Club – 599 Collier Blvd. Thursday Showtime: 9:30pm Friday Showtimes: 9pm and 10:45pm Saturday Showtimes: 9pm and 10:45pm Ages: 18+ Tickets: On sale February 2 at http://www.offthehookcomedy.com.
