The comedic slapstick romp recommendations from Great Movies – 100 Years of Film for Le Vacances de Mounsieur Hulot continue with this enjoyable look at aviation in the grand old year of 1910. An opening sequence with a journey through time features the comedic legend Red Skelton, and from there we join Richard Mays…
Tag: Race
Death Race 2000 (1975) – Paul Bartel
The 101 Action Movies brings a Roger Corman produced classic for viewing, which pits David Carradine against a new comer named Sylvester Stallone. In a world where Mr. President (Sandy McCallum) has been in power for a while, after a devastating war with the French, in order to prove their virility, and their love…
Hot Docs: Valentine Road – Marta Cunningham
This is another one of those cases where I wish I was a better writer, because nothing I can come up with could possibly cover the gamut of emotions and questions and reactions to this amazing documentary. It’s something I feel everyone should see, and talk about, and then see again. I started my…
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…
The Mind Reels 