Bunny and the Bull (2009) – a low-budget gem from TIFF09

This quiet little gem of a movie came out of nowhere last year at Toronto Film Fest, and we really hoped it would pick up. Sadly, almost a year later, it’s gone through a handful of European film fests, and disappeared. Too bad. Bunny and the Bull really deserves to be watched, in small groups [...]

[ More ] August 20th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Life During Wartime (2009) – sequel to Happiness?

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 [...]

[ More ] July 19th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Agora (2009)

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 [...]

[ More ] July 16th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Dennis Hopper RIP; thanks for Easy Rider, man

“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 [...]

[ More ] May 29th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, Television |

Lost finale will be simulcast overseas

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 [...]

[ More ] May 20th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Bring Hitler back … to YouTube

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 [...]

[ More ] April 24th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Carla Gugino on Californication

Yay! Carla Gugino is back on regular TV (Californication). Her stint a few years back as Karen Sisco didn’t last long (only 9 episodes, not all aired), and the guest spots in Entourage a couple of seasons ago were fantastic, but also short (10 episodes). It’s good to see her back, and this show can [...]

[ More ] April 15th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Jennifer Morrison back on House this Monday (FOX)

Jennifer Morrison (who played Dr. Cameron on House) is coming back next week. This is the big episode that Hugh Laurie was supposed to direct, and her guest-spot isn’t the only thing that I’m looking forward to. Apparently, the episode deals with a lockdown in the hospital (probably a virus attack, or a power outage), [...]

[ More ] April 9th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Greatest 9,331 movies of all times

For the past 9 years (yes, it’s nine, not a typo), Brad Bourland, 58, of Austin, Texas has been rating/reviewing movies. He’s got 9,331 so far, and wants his site readers/visitors to help him complete it to a nice, round 10k. Obsession, hobby, or just another slick marketing ploy? Visit his site, read up on [...]

[ More ] April 7th, 2010 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Sydney Pollack RIP

Sydney Pollack has died or cancer. What a terrible loss – the director of Tootsie, The Way We Were, The Firm, Out of Africa, and so many other films – the kind of movies you never watch just once – he’s no longer with us. He was also a gifted actor, appearing in many memorable [...]

[ More ] May 27th, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |


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