Joyce (Veronica Hamel) is showing a new Public Defender, Sharon Fein (Gela Nash) the ropes around the precinct, and J.D. (Kiel Martin) has his eye on her, but she seems to have her eye on Washington (Taurean Blacque). She’s So Fein was written by Marjorie David and was first broadcast on 6 January, 1987. While…
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The Untouchables (1987) – 4K Review
For a lot of people, Carrie, Scarface, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, or even Phantom of the Paradise was their introduction to Brian De Palma. For me, it was The Untouchables in 1987. And for the first time, I started to take notice of the language of film. I was a teen, wholly fascinated by…
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) – James Foley
The star-power in this film! Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris… love it! David Mamet adapts his award winning play to the big screen, and though I’ve never seen the stage version, I imagine the punch of it is very similar, as the dialogue are crisp and sharp as we dive…
The Untouchables (1987) – Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma directs from a David Mamet script which helped win Sean Connery an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The Untouchables starring Kevin Costner and Robert De Niro is the next stop in What Else to Watch following my screening of Battleship Potemkin in The Movie Book from DK Canada. This was my first…
Toronto Theatre – So Much to See!
One of the things I love about living in Toronto is that there is always so much to do, there is always something on the go. Sue and I are huge fans of going to the movies, the zoo, very shortly the Aquarium, even taking in the odd sporting event. Of course there are…
Race – David Mamet – A Canadian Stage Production
When I first found out that Jason Priestley was going to be returning to the stage in a David Mamet play, I was intrigued. When I found out that Canadian Stage was bringing it to Toronto, I was excited. But after I saw the NOW Talks presentation with Priestley wherein the play was discussed…
NOW Talks with Jason Priestley
Thanks to my good friend and co-worker, Beth Beard, I was able to join her in this event, held at the lovely Jane Mallet Theatre in the St Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto. We got there well in advance, ensuring ourselves some amazing seats, and settled in to watch NOW’s Associate Entertainment…
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…
The Mind Reels 