Two of my kids are autistic, so for the past three years we have been taking one or both of them to a special preschool for autistic children in a beautifully scenic neighbourhood called Crescent Beach. Yesterday, however, that era came to an end. One of my kids still has a year of preschool to go, but the preschool itself is moving to a new location… so, after three years of making the half-hour trek there and back three times... Read more
Just a quick note to let you all know that this blog will be moving to Patheos.com in the very near future. Stay tuned! Read more
Three years ago, I went on something of a James Cameron binge. First I saw all of the Terminator movies, including the two that he directed, in anticipation of the then-new Terminator Salvation. Then I made a point of watching all of his other films prior to the release of Avatar — all, that is, except Titanic (1997). I’m not sure entirely why I skipped that particular film, which I hadn’t seen since its original theatrical release. But I finally... Read more
The release of American Reunion this weekend prompted me to look up a few of my articles on the earlier American Pie films (1999-2003). My favorite of these articles, by far, is actually not about this franchise, per se, but about another film directed by the brothers who made the first film in this series — and the reason I like this article is because I got to interview Eugene Levy, who plays Jim’s Dad in the American Pie movies... Read more
As per my 2011 Journal, videos and DVDs are in italics. Films I saw for the first time have an asterisk (*) next to them. Not counting extras and promo items. Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec Jan 1 — Margaret [2011] *Jan 2 — Born Free [1966]Jan 4 — Copie conforme [aka Certified Copy] *Jan 6 — Daydream Nation *Jan 7 —... Read more
As per my 2010 Journal, videos and DVDs are in italics. Films I saw for the first time have an asterisk (*) next to them. Not counting extras and promo items. Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec Jan 1 — Amazon Falls *Jan 1 — Trigger [2010] *Jan 1 — Winds of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers and the Spirits of the Forest *Jan... Read more
The first Narnia film was a massive hit five years ago; but the second film, Prince Caspian, made only half as much money at the box office when it opened three summers ago, and now it looks like The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will make only about half of that. In truth, it’s not doing much better than The Golden Compass did at this time of year three years ago. That’s a shame, because Dawn Treader is a pretty... Read more
Here are the figures for the past weekend, arranged from those that owe the highest percentage of their take to the Canadian box office to those that owe the lowest. The King’s Speech — CDN $1,330,000 — N.AM $8,343,435 — 15.9%The Tourist — CDN $4,430,000 — N.AM $40,878,000 — 10.8%Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I — CDN $27,220,000 — N.AM $272,972,000 — 9.9%Yogi Bear — CDN $3,160,000 — N.AM $35,820,000 — 8.8%The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of... Read more
Here are the figures for the past weekend, arranged from those that owe the highest percentage of their take to the Canadian box office to those that owe the lowest. Due Date — CDN $9,520,000 — N.AM $94,919,650 — 10.0%Burlesque — CDN $3,250,000 — N.AM $32,540,780 — 10.0%Faster — CDN $2,050,000 — N.AM $21,336,961 — 9.6%Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I — CDN $24,620,000 — N.AM $257,672,721 — 9.6%The Tourist — CDN $1,540,000 — N.AM $16,472,458 — 9.3%Megamind... Read more
Here are the figures for the past weekend, arranged from those that owe the highest percentage of their take to the Canadian box office to those that owe the lowest. The Social Network — CDN $10,740,000 — N.AM $89,244,464 — 12.0%Fair Game — CDN $446,914 — N.AM $3,724,546 — 12.0%Due Date — CDN $7,380,000 — N.AM $72,431,594 — 10.2%RED — CDN $8,510,000 — N.AM $83,589,965 — 10.2%Morning Glory — CDN $1,950,000 — N.AM $19,823,136 — 9.8%Megamind — CDN $9,930,000 —... Read more
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