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DVD Picks – August 17, 2010 – Hamlet on Blu-Ray, Suck
It’s a bit of an off week in terms of DVD releases, so I am only going to make two picks this week. My main pick, which I have been really looking forward to, is the blu-ray version of Kenneth Branagh‘s epic unabridged adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This quickly became one of my favourite…

Classic Thoughts: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
If there’s a holiday film that I enjoy watching year in and year out, it is this one. This was the third film of the Vacation series staring Chevy Chase. The film deals with with Chase’s Clark Griswold trying to organize the perfect family Christmas. As usually the case with these types of films, everything…

External KISS Rocks Vegas
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A Brief Rant on HMV DVD Gouging
The retailer I typically buy most of my DVDs at is HMV, which is the main music/video chain in Canada. I always typically find that the pricing at HMV is usually fair (or at least close to the suggested retail price). However, as I walked into HMV today pick up a copy of Hugo (my favourite…

Classic Thoughts: Batman Films
With this week’s release of The Dark Knight, I will follow the the lead of my Indiana Jones classic thoughts and take a look back at all the previous Batman films (with the exception of the 1969 movie based on the TV show, which I haven’t seen). BatmanIt all began with Tim Burton’s original adaptation…

Running Down Canada’s Top Ten 2014
Last night saw the announcement of the line-up of TIFF’s annual celebration of the best in Canadian cinema. The Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival will run from January 2 to 11 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. This year features quite an interesting selection, many of which I’m only finding out for the first time. Here…

DVD Picks – August 17, 2010 – Hamlet on Blu-Ray, Suck
It’s a bit of an off week in terms of DVD releases, so I am only going to make two picks this week. My main pick, which I have been really looking forward to, is the blu-ray version of Kenneth Branagh‘s epic unabridged adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This quickly became one of my favourite…

Classic Thoughts: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
If there’s a holiday film that I enjoy watching year in and year out, it is this one. This was the third film of the Vacation series staring Chevy Chase. The film deals with with Chase’s Clark Griswold trying to organize the perfect family Christmas. As usually the case with these types of films, everything…

External KISS Rocks Vegas
In November 2014, KISS invaded Las Vegas for a nine-show run at the Hard Rock Hotel. Adapting their over-the-top stadium rock show for a smaller casino venue, the band hits the stage and plays all of their hits from a more than forty year career. Read full review at Toronto Film Scene Sean Patrick Kelly…

A Brief Rant on HMV DVD Gouging
The retailer I typically buy most of my DVDs at is HMV, which is the main music/video chain in Canada. I always typically find that the pricing at HMV is usually fair (or at least close to the suggested retail price). However, as I walked into HMV today pick up a copy of Hugo (my favourite…

Classic Thoughts: Batman Films
With this week’s release of The Dark Knight, I will follow the the lead of my Indiana Jones classic thoughts and take a look back at all the previous Batman films (with the exception of the 1969 movie based on the TV show, which I haven’t seen). BatmanIt all began with Tim Burton’s original adaptation…

Running Down Canada’s Top Ten 2014
Last night saw the announcement of the line-up of TIFF’s annual celebration of the best in Canadian cinema. The Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival will run from January 2 to 11 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. This year features quite an interesting selection, many of which I’m only finding out for the first time. Here…

DVD Picks – August 17, 2010 – Hamlet on Blu-Ray, Suck
It’s a bit of an off week in terms of DVD releases, so I am only going to make two picks this week. My main pick, which I have been really looking forward to, is the blu-ray version of Kenneth Branagh‘s epic unabridged adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This quickly became one of my favourite…