Premiering tomorrow on the CBC is Robert C. Cooper’s powerful miniseries, Unspeakable, which chronicles the rise of AIDs and Hepatitis C in Canada during the 80s, and the terrible tragedy that followed it. Sue and I were privileged enough to get to char with series creator Robert C. Cooper who is sharing his very personal…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996) – The Muse, and For the Cause
Station log: stardate unknown Rene Echevarria writes the script for this episode form a story by Echevarria and Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It originally aired on 29 April, 1996. Honestly, I knew this one was gonna be a little bad. I think Lwaxanna Troi (Barrett Roddenberry) has overstayed her welcome as a character. This time she…
CBC’s Cavendish Cast Chat
The new comedy series with a eerie twist, Cavendish, debuts on CBC tomorrow night, and Sue and I were lucky enough to chat with series creators and stars, Mark Little and Adam Bush. Hilarity ensues, and we get a glimpse at the creativity and sense of fun that went into the creation of the series…
CBC’s Kim Convenience Cast Chat
The delightful, and iconic Canadian show, Kim’s Convenience returns tomorrow night for the premiere of its third season, and Sue and I were delighted to have some time to chat with Jean Yoon, Andrew Phung, Simu Liu and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. The chat starts after I finish telling a story about my girlfriend’s son (he…
The Mosquito Coast (1986) – Peter Weir
Featuring a unique performance by Harrison Ford, this adaption of Paul Theroux’s novel is the next title on the What Else to Watch list in DK Canada’s The Movie Book following its recommendation of Aguirre, Wrath of God. Featuring an all-star cast alongside Ford, including River Phoenix, Helen Mirren, Martha Plimpton, Peter Weir directs Ford…
CBC’s Coroner Cast Chat
Coroner premieres tomorrow on CBC, and Sue and I had a chance to chat with the cast of the new series, Serinda Swan and Roger Cross…
The African Queen (1951) – John Huston
The thing I am truly loving about DK Canada’s The Movie Book is that as I work my way through the titles and recommendations, I get to revisit films that I may have seen before, but never had a chance to cover for the blog. And that gives me a great opportunity to catch up…
V – The Final Battle (1984) – Part Two
The battle raged on, as V – The Final Battle, Part Two continued expanding on the original miniseries and telling the stories of Earth’s Resistance against the Visitors. Part Two aired on 7 May, 1984. One night after Part One. It was written by Brian Taggert and Diane Frolov from a story by Lillian Weezer…
Let the Right One In (2008) – Tomas Alfredson
DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies has not disappointed yet, though I admit some of the movies highlighted in the book so far have been less than stellar, I still had a great time watching them. Since starting this book, written by director John Landis, I’ve got to revisit my favorite vampire movies ever, been…
Star Trek: Voyager (1996) -Deadlock, and Innocence
Captain’s log: stardate 49548.7 Brannon Braga pens this episode that first aired on 18 March, 1996. The Voyager is trying to avoid Vidiian territory, but a spatial anomaly begins causing some problems when the ship is assaulted by proton bursts which are disrupting EPS conduits and the ship’s structure is coming undone. Things get even…
The Mind Reels 