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Movie #57: City by the Sea
City by the Sea (2002) is underrated. It's an American cop movie, right up until it becomes a movie about families and relationships--about regrets and making things right. -
Movie #56: The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) was a movie I really wanted to like. But I could only like parts of it. Loved the premise. Loved the messages about friendship and opening up. But awkward humour isn't my thing. Still, a good movie. -
Movie #55: Infamous
Infamous (2006) was . . . wow. Anyone who loves literature and the crazy lives of writers should absolutely watch this movie. The cast and the acting was superb--and who wasn't in this movie? Sandra Bullock and Daniel Craig (as an American) gave shockingly great dramatic performances ( Read more... ) -
Movie #54: The Bridge
The Bridge (2006 ( Read more... ) -
Movie #53: The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009). Beautiful movie. Eric Bana naked. Rachel McAdams and Bana and the entire cast (even the kid) were likeable and real and the whole thing was very moving. I get the sense that the book had more and was more. I should read it. -
Movie #52: Moon
Moon (2009). It was a good movie. And a good SF movie. Great worldbuilding; a very believable vision of future Earth. Likeable character . . . almost singular. :) Small cast movie. Great message. -
Apparently being gay brings the death penalty in Winner-peg
Winnipeg bathhouse fire was arson: police
Owner angry blaze was deliberate
Arson was the cause of a fire at a Winnipeg bathhouse that killed two men, police said Tuesday.
Steven Yablonski, 23, of Winnipeg and a Saskatchewan man, Robert Clark, 62, died in the Oct. 11 blaze at Aquarius Bath House on Notre Dame Avenue.
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How much news doesn't get reported?
From CBC poster Wessex:
How interesting is all the fuss on this website and on CBC radio this morning about this game-playing bus driver in light of a recent Translink-pedestrian fatality a little over a week ago.
A woman was mowed down by a turning bus while she crossed the street at Denman and Davie in front of Starbuck's, in broad daylight - it ( Read more... ) -
Movie #51: The Rookie
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed The Rookie. It's one of those movies made for people, mostly Americans but Canadians will get it, who have had all their dreams smashed by the cruel hand of fate. Which is pretty much the entire human race. So it has broad appeal, despite being a baseball movie.
Jim Morris is a real guy, and this movie is based on his ( Read more... ) -
Movie #50: Star Trek
Please tell me if I've posted this already. It's hard to believe I haven't.
Yeah, I'm behind in my movie posts. Yes, I did see it on opening night. And yes, there is a strong possibility I pulled my polyester Star Trek: Deep Space Nine uniform out of the closet.
Star Trek was a wonderful movie. And what can I say about it that hasn't been said?
It ( Read more... )