I attended a screening of a new Canadian film entitled "The Baby Formula" this afternoon at the Drake Hotel.  It was part of their First Weekend Club film series.  The Drake has this sweet set up where you get a free drink from the bar, watch a cool new film

Tonight I get to see Pixar's Up before most of you.  Nah nah nah nah nah. Here's the promo blurb I got from Disney Canada. From Disney•Pixar comes UP, a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when

It's May 2009.  Right now.  That calendar thingy in the corner of my laptop says it's May 8, 2009. A year ago, I was anticipating the release of The Dark Knight.  Here's my entry in which I get all excited about it.  The buzz was off the hizzle, I was

My unholy alliance is finally paying off.  Up to now, it's benefited my kids, but not me.  I've had media preview screenings of Bolt, Bedtime Stories and Hannah Montana: The Movie.  Not quite movies in my wheelhouse, but my daughter got to see Bolt and Hannah Montana while James got

"The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun."  We learnt this quote from the Book of Ecclesiastes back in high school when we were studying William Shakespeare

At the end of 2005, I ranked my 10 favourite songs of the calendar year.  At the top of that list was "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire. Here's what I wrote about the tune back then: 1. Arcade Fire's Wake Up I'm not sure this song qualifies for this list,

Back in January, I shared the trailer for One Week.  I have a pretty interesting history with the film Saint Ralph, the film Michael McGowan directed prior to this one.  Here's how that went... August 2005 - I learn there's a cover of Hallelujah by Gord Downie.  That's one of

This Saturday I'm planning to catch all five movies nominated for Best Picture at Sunday's Academy Awards.  It's AMC's Best Picture Showcase and it kicks off with Milk at 10:30 Saturday morning.  I'll be at the Yonge & Dundas AMC here in Toronto. You can order tickets now at

You've probably seen this already, but it's The Trilogy Meter by a cat named Dan Meth. I think it's spot-on, especially The Godfather one.

The AMC Yonge & Dundas 24 Theatre is having a great promotion where for one price movie goers are able to see all 5 Best Picture nominees in one day. That day is Saturday, Feb. 21 and they're sending Toronto Mike, who has only seen one of the pictures nominated

I love Quentin Tarantino movies, and I think there's a local law that states you have to love Scarberian Mike Myers.  I mean, the guy named his dogs Gilmour and Borchevsky and managed to get a club named Gasworks into a major motion picture. I like Quentin Tarantino and I

Loved ones, it's time for our annual Oscar Pool.  Is this our 80th in a row or 81st?  I've lost count. To participate, complete this form before midnight on February 20th.  Who will predict the most rich and famous recipients of this overindulgent award? Let the pomp and circumstance begin!

Jackie Chan is in negotiations to star in the remake of 1984 hit movie The Karate Kid, according to reports. The martial arts star would take on the role of mentor Mr Miyagi. I wrote about my love of The Karate Kid and the late Pat Morita as Kesuke Miyagi

Thanks to the peeps at Disney, I got to take my son tonight to a media preview of the new Adam Sandler movie, Bedtime Stories.  It was better than Bolt and pretty perfect for my six-year old, but I'm not supposed to review it until it's released on Christmas Day.

Need a little inspiration?  Take a couple of minutes to take this in.  Now excuse me, I have to go out and kick some ass.

I got an email from Ed today.  Here's what he wrote. Hi Mike: My name is Ed and my e-mail address is *****@cogeco.caThe reason I am sending this e-mail is that for years I have been trying to track down a movie which I used to watch growing up.

I'm very careful as to which movies I see in theatres.  I try and see movies I'm pretty certain I'm going to enjoy, not only because I don't want to waste the money, but because nothing irks me more than wasting two hours of my life watching a piece of

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada invited me to an advanced screening of Bolt this morning, but they had one request.  They asked that I not review the movie until it opens on November 21. As a result, this is not a review of Bolt, merely some notes about the

We're almost done with October and I just realized I totally forgot to see The Dark Knight.  How the hell does that happen? I purposely avoided it during its first few weeks of release, because I didn't want to deal with the crowds, but I never meant to miss it

"They spent their own dough to get here, and they came here to see us! All right, let's show 'em what we got, guys! Get out there on the ice and let 'em know you're there. Get that fuckin' stick in their side. Let 'em know you're there! Get that

Roger Ebert has a great entry on his blog today regarding his departure from the "Ebert and Roeper" program.  He was a part of the show for 33 years and while it was he and Gene Siskel, it was the only movie review show I'd bother watching.  "Siskel and Ebert"

I just read a great CRACKED.com article entitled 7 Movies Based on a True Story (That Are Complete Bullshit).  It's a good read, but be warned.  It may shatter your entire belief system. A number of the films in their group of seven are amongst my favourites of all-time.

I haven't thought much about Johnny 5 lately.  I was 12 years old when I first saw "Short Circuit" and I loved it.  The Stonecutters were right to make Steve Guttenberg a star. The best part of "Short Circuit" was Johnny 5.  Johnny 5 was number 5 of a group

The gang at GelaSkins are sending Toronto Mike to BOMB IT!, the explosive new International graffiti documentary.  GelaSkins, who make and sell removable vinyl skins for protecting and customizing portable devices, is putting on the Toronto premiere of Bomb It on Friday, July 11th at 7:00pm at the Bloor