"The Departed" is the first movie in a long time I've actually wanted to see in theatres. In fact, if I can score babysitting, I'm totally there. Martin Scorsese, the director of "The Departed", has somehow never won an Oscar, despite being nominated seven times. "Goodfellas", which ranks #2 on
A perfect Friday night as a thirteen year old was discovering "Porky's" being aired on CityTV. City never censored the flick which meant plenty of Cancon T&A. For almost 25 years, "Porky's" has been the most popular Canadian film in Canadian box office history. It made $11.2
A Good Year: 7 out of 10. I spent yesterday evening attending the opening gala of the new Sir Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe film, "A Good Year". The world premiere was held at Roy Thomson Hall as part of the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival and I was lucky
The TIFF vs. Cannes: which is the premiere film festival in the galaxy? According to Wikipedia, the Toronto International Film Festival has the bigger attendance figures and Roger Ebert himself says "Toronto is more useful and more important". If we're not #1 we're a close #2 and we're definitely the
Have you ever heard of "Tiger Town"? It's likely you haven't. "Tiger Town" was a made for tv Disney movie from 1983 that somehow made it's way to VHS and into my home. The mark this movie left on me is one that remains to this day. For a kid
"Grosse Pointe Blank" was released in 1997. It was a very cool John Cusack vehicle that had him attending his ten-year high school reunion party and had us revisiting some great 80s tunes. "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" was also released in 1997. It too had a couple of
Chicks love chick flicks. This is a fact. If there's a guy and a girl and a romantic story of love's triumpth over adversity, my wife and her girlfriends are so there. I'm not a chick, so it's no surprise I don't get the allure. Sure, there are some good
You can't go anywhere or do anything without stumbling across a Superman reference this week. "Superman Returns" is in theatres and it's received fairly good reviews. When I think of Superman, a number of pretty good tunes immediately spring to mind. As I think about it, Superman is a popular
Because it plays at the beginning of the "Toy Story 2" DVD my kids love, I've seen the trailer for the new Pixar movie "Cars" about a hundred times over the past twelve months. I was always happy to hear the song that played over top the trailer, Tom Cochrane's
There was a time when I would look forward to the summer blockbusters. There might be a new Raiders of the Lost Ark or a highly touted big-budget gem like "Jurassic Park". There was actual anticipation for these flicks. Those days are long gone. I rarely look forward to a
At lunch I'm going to get my photo taken. Whether I'm getting my photo taken for my drivers license, TTC student card or U of T student card, I always have the urge to throw the camera my Corey Haim face. Allow me to explain... In License to Drive, Corey
A new DVD found its way into our home this weekend. It's called "Strawberry Shortcake Dress Up Days" and it's 44 minutes of Strawberry Shortcake action. There's also dress up and dance games and a berry special places tour. I'd say it's aimed at the 1-4 year old demographic, which
I've seen a lot of bad movies in my life, but I've also been lucky enough to see a lot of great ones. I've always maintained a list of my ten favourite flicks of all-time, which is a surprisingly difficult challenge. For short periods of time I might be completely
For the second Christmas season in a row, I spent some time with "Bad Santa". Sure, I watched "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" with the kids, but "Bad Santa" was for Daddy. It, in my humble opinion, is a modern Christmas classic that deserves to be
I just read the AFI Movies of the Year Official Selections. I've seen one movie on their list. In my defense, I'm notoriously late getting to movies because I see so few in theaters and many of these are awfully fresh. A number of the movies below are on my
"Pulp Fiction" is my favourite movie of all time. It's a multi-layered gem of a flick with great dialogue, a fantastic editing style and one memorable scene after another. One of my favourite scenes is when Jules and Vincent pay a visit to Marvin, Roger and Brett. Jules and Vincent
Prior to seeing "The Karate Kid" for the first time in the mid-80s, I already liked Pat Morita. I knew him as Arnold on "Happy Days", a show I watched regularly as a kid. When I first saw "The Karate Kid", I stopped seeing Arnold when I saw Pat Morita.
I really enjoyed the inherent charm of this movie. It's well paced, completely interesting and anchored by yet another exceptional performance from Johnny Depp. Who could ask for anything more?
A few years ago, I bought some Kellogg's cereal that had a DVD inside. The DVD was "Air Bud" and I put it away so that one day I could watch it with James. That day was this weekend as we all sat down to watch this Canadian movie about
I watched a fantastic documentary last night. It's called "Hardwood" and it's "a personal journey by director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis, who explores how his father's decisions affected his life and those of his extended family". It packs a major emotional punch in a
AFI counted down what they deem to be the top 100 quotes in American movie history. Here is their top 10. 1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," "Gone With the Wind," 1939. 2. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse," "The Godfather," 1972. 3.
Quentin Tarantino once said the sign of a good movie was that it made you want to go home, eat some pie and talk about it. Without a doubt, my favourite movies have been those rare flicks that have never left me. These gems become a part of me, altering
As disappointed as I was in episodes 1 and 2, I really, really want to see episode 3 of the Star Wars franchise. The reviews I've read for "Revenge of the Sith" are overwhelmingly positive and everyone I've talked to whose seen it raves about it. They're telling me it's
"Revenge of the Sith" will be released in theatres later this month. It's episode three and the final installment of the sextet. I've had this thought process before, but having read the first paragraph of Kevin Smith's review of "Revenge of the Sith", I'm thinking I may have to see
Well over a month ago, I borrowed some DVDs from a friend. One of these DVDs was "The Bourne Identity" and Taryn and I finally got around to watching it early yesterday afternoon. It was good. We were thoroughly enjoying the story when at the one hour and thirty minute
