For the first time in many years, I've seen all the films nominated for a Best Picture Oscar before the award is handed out. Here's my personal ranking. Feel free to agree or disagree in the comments. WhiplashBoyhoodThe Theory of EverythingBirdmanThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameSelmaAmerican Sniper
I didn't know I Am What I Play existed until David Marsden told me about it in episode 106. It's a documentary about rock radio DJ's featuring Meg Griffin, Charles Laquidara, Pat O'Day and our very own David Marsden, best known as the driving force behind CFNY in the 1980s.
When the Leafs game went to shit tonight, I started watching ¡Three Amigos! on YouTube. I had no idea it was stylized that way until tonight. I hadn't seen ¡Three Amigos! since the '80s. As I recall, there was a free preview weekend of First Choice / Superchannel and we recorded
With over a week off, I had some time to watch a bunch of movies with the kids. I finally saw Guardians of the Galaxy, a summer blockbuster I heard was pretty good. Guardians of the Galaxy was alright, but I was disappointed. The story was awfully shallow, and the
The Golden Globe Award nominations were announced today, and it seems I'm a bit behind on my movie watching. Here are the nominations for Best Motion Picture, Drama. Of these, I've only seen Boyhood, which I loved. BoyhoodFoxcatcherThe Imitation GameSelmaThe Theory of EverythingHere are the nominations for Best Motion Picture,
Yesterday afternoon, I watched In Bruges for the first time. In Bruges stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes and was originally released way back in 2008. That's six years ago. Somehow, this six year old movie fell completely below my radar, despite the fact it's precisely the type
Pulp Fiction is my favourite movie of all time. Forever I've had this poster hanging in my bedroom. Over the last few years, my son and I would talk about Pulp Fiction. He's wanted me to watch it with him for a couple of years now but I waited. My
The Canadian Conspiracy was a 1985 mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employment in the entertainment industry. It featured John Candy, Lorne Greene, Monty Hall, Doug Henning, Margot Kidder, Eugene Levy, Rich Little, Howie Mandel, Lorne Michaels, Anne Murray, Leslie Nielsen, Morley Safer, William Shatner, Martin
Mordecai Richler's 1963 novel The Incomparable Atuk is the basis for a screenplay named Atuk that has never been made into a movie. Many Hollywood film studios since the early 80s have wanted to make Atuk, but for a variety of reasons this has never happened. There's an urban legend
Below are my Oscar predictions for 2014. Feel free to disagree in the comments. For only the second time ever, I've actually seen all the movies nominated for best picture. And last time I did that, there were only five nominations. Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave Best Director: Steve
Every year as Christmas approaches, I hear about people watching Love Actually. It seems to have become an annual holiday classic, like A Christmas Story and It's A Wonderful Life. Last night, I watched Love Actually for the very first time. It was cute and funny and had a wonderful
In a story that plays out entirely on a teenager's computer screen, Noah follows its eponymous protagonist as his relationship takes a rapid turn for the worse in this fascinating study of behaviour (and romance) in the digital age.
Many actors got an early break in a Woody Allen movie; it’s a rite of passage for a young actor, and everyone from Sylvester Stallone to Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Larry David to Henry Cavill turned up in Allen films early in their careers. Here are some of the best
There's only one thing that will turn the Jays around in 2014. His name is Mr. Go...
I just learned that I have never seen half of the ten highest-grossing films of all-time. Here are the top ten and whether I've seen it or not. Avatar - seen itTitanic - seen itThe Avengers - seen itHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - have not seen
I recently revisited the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy. Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises were all great. It might be my favourite trilogy not starring Mark Hamill. I remember the Batman buzz during the summer of '89. Tim Burton's Batman didn't disappoint this 15-year old, and
Because Argie asked for it, here's an update to an entry I wrote over seven years ago. Here are my 10 favourite movies of all-time: Pulp FictionGoodfellasThe Godfather: Part 2Django UnchainedThe Shawshank RedemptionThe Godfather: Part 1Reservoir DogsKill Bill - Volumes 1&2Fight ClubBig FishWhat does your top ten look
I hadn't been the movies in a while, but yesterday I caught a matinee of Django Unchained. It was awesome. For my money, there's no better director than Quentin Tarantino. He's been consistently great and Django Unchained ranks right up there with his best. I normally like my movies to
The kids and I just watched The Waterboy. It's as bad as I remember it, but they thoroughly enjoyed it. The Waterboy came out in 1998 and was the first in a long string of unfunny Adam Sandler movies. Some will argue that Adam Sandler movies have never been funny,
Open matte is a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector (known as a soft matte) for the widescreen theatrical release and then scanning the film without a matte (at Academy ratio) for a full screen home video release.
A movie adaptation of The Fantastic Four was completed in 1994 but was never intended to be released. It was produced solely for legal purposes, to retain the film rights for Fantastic Four. What I love about this story is that the director, actors, and other participants thought they were
No, I haven't seen The Avengers yet, but I am looking forward to Django Unchained this winter. Is The Avengers worth seeing?
I love Quentin Tarantino movies. The last time I attempted to list my favourite movies of all-time, six long years ago, he was all over it. Want to make Tarantino movies even better? Consider this Reddit comment. Inglourious Basterds spoiler below.It's well known that all of Tarantino's films take
My kid is writing about the origin of hip-hop for school. We had a good chat about hip-hop being a culture as opposed to a type of music or dance. It's a collective encompassing rap, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti. This discussion had me diving into old Public Enemy albums, and
