We are all immigrants. We all have roots elsewhere. Even if you think you’ve lived in the same little town for generations, keep digging and eventually you’ll find that somewhere, at some point in the past, your ancestors have come here, and decided to stay. They immigrated. Therefore you too are immigrants. Don’t argue with [...]
David Cronenberg has fascinated me since I discovered Dead Ringers in the early 90s. See, I was convinced at the time that there were two guys playing Mantle brothers. I realize that part of the credit should go to Jeremy Irons, but it also takes a special director to present two different people, with two [...]
Deepa Mehta has been working on this movie for almost seven years. There were troubles on the set, Indian religious organizations threatened to close the set and pull funding. So the production stopped and moved to Sri Lanka in order to finish this project. Usually when one hears about “problems on the set”, the assumption [...]
So when do all these new shows start? This is it – the new season is here. Sure, FOX has launched Prison Break and OC earlier than every other network – almost two weeks ago. But they only did it because they could. Actually, they’re going to do this again on Sunday, September 11th – [...]
Here’s a movie you won’t easily find in theaters. You probably won’t see it released on DVD either, unless you specifically search for it online. Yet it’s a great, simple film that will inspire you to aim higher, and live a little larger. This flick has been going from festival to festival, and unless a [...]
Battlestar Galactica is back with season two this week. Start your weekend early, and get glued to TV screen every Friday at 10pm on Sci-Fi (Space in Canada). NBC will be rerunning some of the season 1 highlights, and new episodes as well. If you’re not familiar with the show, here’s a brief story: Battlestar [...]
FX network is bringing back one of its best shows of 2004. Dennis Leary has been trying to get a regular TV gig for quite some time. This time, I think he’s here to stay. A brutally honest, in-your-face drama about NYC firefighters in a post-9/11 world, where being a public hero is a weight [...]
CBS might be the big winner this past season, but I can’t believe they didn’t renew Jason Alexander’s “Listen Up”. With “Everybody Loves Raymond” gone, its best sitcom is “Two and a Half Men”, and that’s not saying much. Surprisingly “Yes, Dear” got renewed … again, so it’s obvious to everyone the network is not [...]
Fox network has announced its Fall schedule (sorry for posting it here so late – you must have noticed an updated site and faster performance). The day-to-day lineup is pretty much the same, and the network’s tricks are also unchanged: 24, American Idol and Trading Spouses are coming back in the new year (midseason). Which [...]
The network that was once known for pulling its weaker shows too early, before they develop legs and audience, is finally sticking with most of its current lineup. Not only that, ABC is also bringing in plenty of new shows – which is a sign of confidence. Or, perhaps it’s just stubbornness. First of all, [...]
