The Hunger Games is a good, solid film. I’ll spare you another rehashing of the plot, as I’ve done so in an earlier post, and people know how I feel about comparing it to Battle Royale – that’s a simple, superficial comparison a best, especially seen in the context of all three books. For fans…
Category: Did You See That?!? (Tv & Film)
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
I settled in for another documentary last night, having tracked down one I’d wanted to see since I first heard about it. A documentary dealing with the Toynbee tiles. These tiles began appearing on roadways all along the east coast of the United States, and even so far as South America. The tiles themselves are…
Touch – Preview Episode
For the third week in a row, eleven-year-old Jake Bohm runs away from school and climbs a cell tower, tripping its alarm at precisely 3:18pm each time. Called to collect his son once again is single dad and widow, Martin Bohm. Getting the emotionally-challenged Jake down from the tower is no easy task –…
Eyes of the Mothman
I want to believe. I find myself fascinated by the ideas of life on other planets, cryptozoology, hauntings, other states of being. I’m not saying I believe in the name, I say I want to believe. I try to keep an open mind when I approach these subjects. What can I say? I like…
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
So now we’ve entered the world of camp with the 101 Horror Movies, and if you’re going to watch anyone gleefully chew the scenery wouldn’t you want it to be Vincent Price? Price stars as the titular Phibes, and from the opening scene, you know this isn’t going to be your ordinary horror film, but…
Valerie And Her Week of Wonders (1970)
We’ve come across the first movie that left me thinking “huh.” I can say I didn’t hate it, and visually it’s gorgeous to look at, but it’s just a little… well… huh. This Czechoslovakian film is haunting, and disturbing. The story follows young Valerie who very early in the film, has her very first menstruation….
Quantum Leap
“Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished… He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey…
Cabin In The Woods
Sue and I got to take in a sneak peek of Drew Goddard’s new film Cabin In The Woods last night, with the director in attendance for a post-show Q&A. And the film entertained! It takes the genre we know so well, and gives it a whole new life… The tagline on the poster to…
The Lost Girl Pre Show Taping
So Sue and I got some great news today! We were selected to join the small audience chosen to attend to the taping of the Lost Girl Finale Pre-Show! We actually had a huge geek out at work, much to everyone’s amusement. We got a quiet little email from Showcase notifying us we had…
Game of Thrones Exhibit at the Lightbox
Yup, sometimes being here in Toronto is pretty cool. It also helps to have some awesome friends who offered me a free ticket to take in the Game of Thrones Exhibit being put on at the Lightbox, the home of the Toronto International Film Festival. I have to say that I like the Lightbox, and I keep…
