This is a film that I had seen snippets of through my entire life. In fact I remember, as a child, sitting in Mother’s Pizza, a now defunct pizza chain, at least in the incarnation that I grew up loving, the decor was all 20s and 30s and they would show clips from Laurel &…
Author: TD Rideout
Sandra DaCosta
Last weekend I got to set sail with the cast of Pete Winning & The Pirates thanks to my friend Sandra DaCosta, who I was finally able to sit down with and have a quick podcast chat with her. That’s the good news, the bad news is, it was kind of windy out there…
Pete Winning & The Pirates Set Visit
I like a sleep in on Sundays, but when my friend, the wonderfully talented Sandra DaCosta invited me to buckle my swash and set out to sea with a band of cut throat mutant pirates, roguish heroes with cigars and lasers and a bevy of beauties, how could I say no? I mean, I’ve been waiting…
Fan Expo 2012
Here it is August 2012! And it’s almost Fan Expo time, my favorite time of year! The Mind Reels, just shy of it’s 1 year birthday, coming up in October (can you believe it?!) has been invited to attend this year’s Fan Expo and cover it as Media. Sue and I are delighted. I’ve gone…
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Things got explosive, thunderous, and extremely over-the-top at the Scotiabank Theater last night for a red carpet premiere of The Expendables 2, featuring two of the cast, Randy Couture and Terry Crews (who is currently appearing on the brilliant show The Newsroom in case you still aren’t watching it). If you saw and loved the first…
The Newsroom S01 E08 – The Blackout Part 1: Tragedy Porn
It’s May 2011 this time on Aaron Sorkin’s brilliant HBO drama The Newsroom, and while other new programs are covering the trial of Casey Anthony, Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) and his team are taking the high road, and not pandering with what they consider info-tainment. And you know what, they are right to. The entire…
Paris Asleep (1925)
Rene Clair brings us a wonderfully little film, that I would never have heard of if it were not for the 101 Sci-Fi Movies. A silent film that is set against the backdrop of 1920s Paris the visuals of the famed City of Lights are delightful, and a lot of the film is shot in…
Dressed To Kill (1980)
Brian DePalma returns to the 101 Horror Movies list, but I have to say, this one isn’t so much of a horror as it is an erotic thriller. Emphasis on erotic. In the opening scene, Angie Dickinson, as Kate Miller, completely changed the world’s perception of her as the straitlaced character she played in Police Woman…
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
So I took in the latest in the Bourne series yesterday, The Bourne Legacy, with Jeremy Renner taking the lead as a new character to be introduced into the expanded film universe originally created by Robert Ludlum, and brought to life on the big screen with Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. Renner plays Aaron Cross, another…
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
Yup, back to Paradise Massachusetts (still lovely Nova Scotia) again. Robert B Parker’s Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) is back for more in the 7th telefilm based on the book series. This installment picks up three weeks after No Remorse. The town council has granted Stone early retirement, and because of the way they handled the…
