"Californication" has become a show I love to hate. I watched every episode of the first season and I cringed about a dozen times per ep. I started to look forward to this show just so I could yell smart-ass remarks at the screen and tell David Duchovny's character how
The kids and I just watched Beetlejuice. It brought back a ton on memories for me as I remember seeing it at the Runnymede Theatre back in 1988 and absolutely loving it. It's still a lot of fun and ideal for the season. My favourite scene might be the dinner
Humble Howard Glassman and I were just chatting, and he spilt a few more beans about his role in Repo! The Genetic Opera!. Repo! The Genetic Opera! is currently filming here in Toronto and is some sort of a funky horror/musical hybrid. The plot outline on the IMDB page
Canadians have become the international scapegoats for movie piracy. As a result, anti-piracy campaigns and efforts are highly intense. I don't attend many premiere screenings of films, but last night we attended the Toronto premiere for Underdog. First they wave their wand over your body searching for recording devices. If
Watching Clerks II last night got me thinking about Clerks. The reason I loved that movie was because of awesome exchanges between Dante and Randal like this one regarding Jedi Politics.
On May 9, 1980, an independent slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller was released to the masses. The rest is hockey mask history.
I remember seeing "Teen Wolf" at the old Humber Odeon theatre. I loved it, and when they aired "Teen Wolf" during a free preview of First Choice we recorded it to VHS and played it ad nauseum. If you need inspiration, you can always turn to "Rocky" or "The Natural"
Humble Howard says "Bon Cop Bad Cop" is the best Canadian movie he's ever seen. He openly admits that he hasn't seem a lot of Canadian films, but who amongst us has? I can only think of a handful of Canadian movies that I've truly loved. The first couple of
This is fun. How many of these 100 movies can you name? When you're ready to cheat, here are the answers. My favourite is #36.
Taryn and I have had many interesting discussions lately about Alec Baldwin and the voice mail he left for his daughter. This isn't new news, and unless you're living under a rock you've heard the message, but here it is if you've yet to hear Baldwin's rant. We recently watched
Here are the top grossing films based on comic books: Spider-Man - $403,706,375Spider-Man 2 - $373,585,825Batman - $251,188,924X-Men: The Last Stand - $234,362,462X2: X-Men United - $214,949,694Batman Begins - $205,343,774Superman Returns - $200,081,192Batman Forever - $184,
Bob Clark and his son were killed by a drunk driver yesterday. In my lifetime I've seen three of his films, and they represent the three Bob Clark's I know. The first Bob Clark movie I ever saw was "A Christmas Story", which he made in 1983. In 2003 I
Spike Lee's 25th Hour has this five minute scene where Ed Norton's character delivers a monologue to the mirror. I wrote about this scene before. It's five minutes of total and complete anger, a sort of bizzaro world love letter to New York City. It's most definitely NSFW as it's
I start watching a number of movies I never finish. If the movie is boring or just plain awful, I'll bail. You never read my reviews of these movies because I don't review the flicks I don't finish. Deepa Mehta's "Water" has been nominated for best foreign-language film. It's the
They announced the nominees for the 79th annual Academy Awards this morning. Here's the complete list. Up for best picture are the following flicks. BabelThe DepartedLetters From Iwo JimaLittle Miss SunshineThe QueenCanadian Ryan Gosling is up for best actor for his role in "Half Nelson". From "Breaker High" to Oscar
I watched most of the Golden Globes last night. What struck me throughout the night was how all the winners were in movies and television shows I had never seen. Scorsese won for his direction of "The Departed", a movie I actually saw. Other than that, the only winner I
Reading the Globe this morning, I stumbled across a little bit about Zyzzyx Road. I'm still having difficulty believing what I've read. Zyzzyx Road is a $2-million vigilante thriller starring Katherine Heigl and Tom Sizemore that grossed a grand total of $30 at the box office in 2006. It ran
When Peter Boyle passed away earlier this week, many mourned the passing of Raymond's dad on "Everybody Loves Raymond". The fact is, not everybody loved Raymond. I never found it funny. Many others mourned the passing of the monster in "Young Frankenstein". The scene in which Boyle sings "Puttin' On
"Breakfast With Scot" is a movie starring Tom Cavanaugh and currently filming in the GTA. Did I mention Tom Cavanaugh is playing an ex-Toronto Maple Leaf who just happens to be gay? The NHL and Maple Leafs have blessed the project which means Cavanaugh will be wearing an official Leafs
As things worsen in Buffalo, I'm having trouble believing we can win again in The Queen City. I want to believe we can contend this season. I want to believe that if things fall into place perfectly, if our goal tending holds up and we're healthy, if the stars align
The opening scene of "American Beauty" sets things up perfectly. Lester Burnham is spanking the proverbial monkey during his morning shower and preparing us for his imminent death. My name is Lester Burnham. This is my street. This is my neighborhood. This is my life. I am 42 years old.
I love Office Space. Somebody created a trailer for the flick recut as if it was a horror movie. Now this is thriller. Well done...
1994 gave us some unbelievable movies. "Pulp Fiction", "Forrest Gump" and "The Shawshank Redemption" to name a few. "The Shawshank Redemption" was unbelievably good with monologues like this one from Red. Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'. That's goddamn right. For the second time in my life, I am
I love that scene in "Hoosiers" when Gene Hackman's character is trying to motivate his team before the Indiana state finals. Forget about the crowds, the size of the school, their fancy uniforms, and remember what got you here. Focus on the fundamentals that we've gone over time and time
I love that scene in "Trainspotting" when Ewan McGregor's character delivers that killer monologue about choosing life. Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family, Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and
