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Michael Jackson's This Is It

November 1st, 2009
Michael Jackson's This Is It is an amazing experience. This documentary takes us backstage to see Jackson prepare for his series of sold-out concerts in London’s O2 Arena. Despite ugly post mortem rumours about the King of Pop, Jackson did not look depressed, gaunt, or drug dependent. He did look fit and more notably he looked happy.Along with his genius at his craft, what comes to the fore i ...

Amreeka

November 1st, 2009
Amreeka is somewhat biographical for Nebraska born L Word director Cherien Dabis who uses a handful of unknown but superb actors with whom she shares a nationality to tell the story. Most notable is Nisreen Faour  who plays Muna Farah, a beautiful although plus sized West Bank Palestinian single mother working hard in a professional job which allows her to send her son Fadi (Melkar Muallem) t ...

5965 BOUNDARY Road, Vancouver East, British Columbia

October 25th, 2009
I just finished uploading this House for sale, 5965 BOUNDARY Road, Vancouver East, British Columbia Large Killarney lot with well cared for, liveable house. Newer roof. Some renos include painting, updates to suite, rear enclosed balcony. Across from Central park. Close to shopping, schools & transportation.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

October 25th, 2009
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant gleans its name from one segment in a twelve volume series of novels The Saga of Darren Shan written by Irish writer Darren O'Shaughnessy. In truth it’s a hybrid of several of the books which all feature Darren Shan here played by Chris Massoglia. He’s a straight A high school teen with one flaw – he’s the complete opposite of an arachnophobe and when ...

Astro Boy

October 25th, 2009
Astro Boy has remained an endearing and enduring character since his inception in 1951 as a Japanese comic book character that spawned cartoons which became the touchstone of today’s anime. Freddie Highmore is the voice of the robot boy with super hero powers caught between the worlds of humans and androids. With doe eyes and Ronald Reagan hair he’s the exact replica of the tragically killed ...

An Education

October 25th, 2009
An Education takes us back to 1961 Britain. It’s before England was the prime shaker of the 60's swinging and Jenny (Carey Mulligan making an impressive jump from TV to the big screen) is a bright high school girl of 16 from a middle class straight laced family. Her fast track to Oxford is hijacked when she hooks up with a smooth operator several years her senior. He’s David played by Peter S ...

Coco Avant Chanel

October 25th, 2009
Coco Avant Chanel. Yes we’re talking THAT Chanel, a name synonymous with luxurious chic in the world of high fashion. Gabrielle Chanel the company founder worked right up to her death in 1971 but her high end company was born of humble beginning. She was nicknamed “Coco” by her father who just before the turn of the century abandoned her to a French orphanage. Much later as a young woman she ...

A Serious Man

October 17th, 2009
A Serious Man is more brilliance from Joel & Ethan Coen the brothers who won best picture for No Country for Old Men in 2008 and like that film this will leave you with the expectation of a follow-up sequel that will not likely be forthcoming. That and implausible but life altering car crashes are about the only similarities. Where “Old Men” was gritty and violent this hysterical and insightf ...

It Might Get Loud

October 17th, 2009
It Might Get Loud is mandatory viewing for any guitar aficionado that is worth his or her salt and for everyone else it’s a fascinating background sound check of three of rock’s greatest axmen. In 2008 on a spartan sound stage with subdued lighting, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) The Edge (U2) and Jack White (White Stripes, the Raconteurs) sat on comfy sofas and occasionally jammed between discour ...

Where the Wild Things

October 17th, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are is an adaptation of Maurice Sendak's acclaimed 1963 children's story of the same name. The fact that it was filmed in 2006 and took till now to be released because of differences of opinion between the Director and Warner Bros. doesn’t bode well for the picture. Twelve year old Max Records is terrific as Max, a lonely kid with a vivid imagination. He runs off from ho ...
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