Category Archives: Movies

A Facebook Note: Movies Worth Seeing

Posted on March 13,2009 by Toren

Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 200 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x’s next to the films you’ve seen, add them up, change the … Continue reading →

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Battle For Terra

Posted on March 4,2009 by Toren

I would like to see a movie where Earth has been destroyed and humankind is forced to invade another planet… …but I don’t think this is the one.

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This Was My Favourite Movie for 10 Years

Posted on February 27,2009 by Toren

Cinema Salon: Brett Butt presents MILLER’S CROSSING [CSMIL] Cinema Salon USA, 1990, 115 min Directed By: Joel Cohen Cast: Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, Steve Buscemi A moody mixture of the Coen brothers’ drama, suspense and … Continue reading →

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Dude, Sleestak Were So 2007

Posted on February 6,2009 by Toren

If you weren’t cool enough to listen to The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets’ “Sleestak and Yeti” you can at least experience the remake of Land of the Lost coming up this year.

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Cartoon Trailer de Jour

Posted on February 6,2009 by Toren
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Movies I Never Saw On The Big Screen…

Posted on January 15,2009 by Toren

But now I can! Who’s up for some awesome films in comfy chairs downtown at the VanCity Theatre next week? The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Wednesday, Jan 21 at 7:00 pm Forbidden Planet Thursday, Jan 22 at 7:00 pm Alien … Continue reading →

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The Spirit

Posted on December 31,2008 by Toren

The Spirit is playing at The Rio but I haven’t torn myself out of my home pants this holiday season as of yet with the exception of a Very Geisel Breakfast. Looks like a lot of fans of 300 and … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight – Not Reviewed

Posted on July 21,2008 by Toren

It’s going to be hard to top this new version of The Joker. Even though he’s my least favourite Batman villain (after possibly The Riddler) this is the most lethal and interesting I’ve seen him in or out of the … Continue reading →

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Yes, the “Wilhelm” Did Make An Appearance

Posted on May 22,2008 by Toren

Very short, sort of spoiler free review of Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Jumped the shark a few times, but not really that much more than previous films, especially Temple of Doom. Kate Blanchette’s British accent … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Film

Posted on May 12,2008 by Toren

I’m worried. I knew about The Spirit before I started studying how to make sequential art (AKA comic books), but the crime-fighter’s creator, Will Eisner, is well-known in the industry as setting the standard for that kind of storytelling. I … Continue reading →

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