Nov 4th PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES (DVD)

PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES was supposed to tell the story of one of the world's most famous newspapers and about its struggles in this ever increasing digital and Internet based world. What it does is tells the story more of one or two modern reporters for the newspaper and does not go into any detail about how the newspaper is made at all. Still an interesting Doc but not as interesting as it should be.

Nov 4th OFFSPRING (DVD)

After seeing the interesting Horror film THE WOMAN (Oct 27th) I decided to watch the movie that THE WOMAN was a loose sequel to, OFFSPRING. An interesting horror film about a wild clan of people who live in the woods of Maine. For some reason no one knows these people are here and only one person knows why they want to steal babies. Would have liked to seen more action, but for what the movie was it was pretty well made, even if a little too far fetched.

Nov 4th DEADLY FRIEND (DVD)

Another one of the 80's horror films recommended by a co-worker. DEADLY FRIEND is about a new kid in the neighbourhood, who becomes popular because of his "pet" robot. Things very quickly turn into a Hitchcockian twist. Actually a pretty good early movie from Director Wes Craven and stars the adopted brother from Little House on the Prairie.

Nov 3rd R.A. ONE (AMC Yonge and Dundas 24, #3)

A couple weeks before R.A. ONE enjoyed a premiere at the TIFF building with Shahrukh "King" Khan in attendance. He is a very famous singer/actor from India. One of the most popular today. The premiere was a big success, which lead to the movie being released to a wider audience at the AMC. Should note here that the AMC plays quite a few Indian movies, I refuse to call the industry Bollywood, cause it is more prolific then Hollywood could ever be and more original as well. The movie is my first Indian Sci-Fi movie and I really enjoyed it a lot. There were parts borrowed from Hollywood films but they have been doing that for years so I have no problem with it. Some of the ever present music numbers were very catchy and very entertaining. I may just have to watch more of King Khan's movies.

Nov 3rd BLOOD RAYNE: THE THIRD REICH (DVD)

When watching a DVD, the previews shown before the main movie sometimes look so good you decide to rent a movie that you normally would not. BLOOD RAYNE: THE THIRD REICH was one of these movies. The other Blood Rayne movies lost my interest very quickly, but the mixture of Vampires and Nazis captured it again. Unfortunately, horrible acting and a very weak story could not hold my interest very long.

Nov 3rd DRAGON CRUSADERS (DVD)

It took two tries to actually watch DRAGON CRUSADERS. The first time I was so bored I fell asleep. Tried again because of the dragons in the movie, which look really good, even though you don't see them often. The problem was the acting was so bad it took away from the story and definitely from the enjoyment.

Nov 2nd 36th PRECINCT "36 QUAI DES ORFEVRES "(DVD)

36th PRECINCT "36 QUAI DES ORFEVRES " is a French Cop drama starring Great French Actor Gerrard Depideau, which turned out to be a not so good movie. Was too slow, with very little happening and very few characters to actually care about.

Oct 29th 50/50 (Carlton Cinemas)

One would not think a comedy about cancer would be funny, thankfully 50/50 is more about relationships during troubled times then about the actual disease. I do not find Seth Rogen all that funny, in fact his constant babble, although realistic is quite annoying. The acting ability of Joseph Gordon-Levitt is not only good but seems to get better and better with every movie he is in.

Oct 28th IN TIME ( AMC Yonge and Dundas 24 )

IN TIME is Justin Timberlake's second attempt at leading man. Have not seen FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS yet. He again does a good job and shows he can act, this time in an original Sci_fi version of Bonnie and Clyde, with a little Robin Hood mixed in.The thing I enjoyed the most is the care in the writing and the fact that the most important commodity of this future "time" is very evident in the speech of the day. Not a major block buster but still a very enjoyable movie.

Oct 28th 2 Short NFB Movies (NFB App Iphone)

GASTON'S RECITAL (20 mins) A French Canadian movie about a young hockey star who also plays the fiddle and is trying to find the balance between doing the two things he loves and making his family happy. The dubbed English comes across a little weird, but the movie is fun and enjoyable.

TO BE (10 mins) An animated movie (What the NFB is famous for.) about a young woman and her encounter with a scientist, who has created what seems to be a teleportation device. With some funny situations, they bring up some very interesting questions.