Sue and I were delighted to get a few minutes with one of the stars of History Channel’s fascinating, and compelling historical drama, Vikings, Clive Standen. This show seemed to come out of nowhere, one moment no one was talking about it, and the next, everyone is. As we mention in our interview, it is…
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Hevn [Revenge] (2015) – Kjersti Steinsbo
Beginning its Canadian theatrical run at the Lightbox, the Norway-Canadian co-production of Steinsbo’s directorial debut makes an impression. Featuring multi-layered characters set against the gorgeous backdrop of western Norway, Hevn is a revenge thriller that is tautly paced, strongly directed, and features some very nice performances from all the players. The film follows Andrea…
Magnum, p.i. (1983) – Basket Case and Birdman of Budapest
Thursdays are always good, as it lets me dig into a couple more of one my favorite series… This week Thomas (Tom Selleck) has an interesting time of it. Up first is Basket Case, written Julie Friedgen, that had an original air date of 3 February, 1983. This one starts off light enough, Thomas…
1982 (2012) – Jian Ghomeshi
My mom gave me this book two Christmases ago when it first came out, and I just got to it now. It seems rather fitting, because whether Jian knew it or not, he was my first celebrity interview, I conducted it while I was interning at FLY.FM in Kingston, and was a huge Moxy…
Fan Expo Canada – A Look Back
As summer threatens to wind to a close (actually, did it ever really start?), and kids start shopping for back to school crap, my mind turns to what I fondly refer to as Nerd Christmas. Fan Expo Canada is on our doorstep again at last! This year marks my 10th year in attendance…
Show People (1928) – King Vidor
The Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book brings me the last tie in recommendation for The General with this fun and joyous, a occasionally satirical look at Hollywood silent film. Peggy Pepper (Marion Davies) has arrived in Hollywood from Georgia, escorted by her father Colonel Pepper (Dell Henderson) with dreams of being…
Polaris 26 – July 6-8, 2012
Great news!!! The Mind Reels has been granted media accreditation for Polaris 26! Polaris is Canada’s longest running media fan-run event, and is one that we have both partaken in almost regularly over the past several years. Polaris has changed a lot in recent years, as well – it’s seen changes in everything from its…
The Job – Didier Cros, France
In a world where unemployment rates climb as the global economy falls, a person’s sense of self-worth can begin to come more about whether they have a job, or not, rather than what that job may actually entail. Being gainfully employed is less about being happy in life, and more about the ability to…
Podcast of Dreams
“If you build it…” It’s no secret that Tim and I consider ourselves to be almost unbelievably lucky in the interviews we’re been able to do for our podcast in the months it’s been since we started this whole journey to adventure. What started out as just us, sitting down as friends and chatting about…
What Did I Watch This Week? Vol. 1
Welcome to the weekend! And what a week it’s been, between work, reading, chasing down interviews and blogging how did I find time to watch all the things I talk about below… I really don’t know. I kept a running list of all the things I watched this weekend, and well, it’s a lot! But…
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