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The Lizard King lives on

by Kevin Laforest – January 26, 2012

As gloriously played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of my favourite movies, Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, rock critic Lester Bangs had this to say about the legendary Californian psychedelic ...

I, Dragonslayer

January 19, 2012

"I am sharpening my sword So you can take me to the dragon’s lair Or you can take me to Rapunzel’s windowsill Either way it is time for a bigger ...

Funnyman: The legend of Judd Apatow

January 12, 2012

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve watched four comedies at home: the 2004 Will Ferrell vehicle Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, a long-time favourite of mine; last year’s ...

40 years of Steven Spielberg movies

December 8, 2011

Three-and-a-half years have passed since the release of the underrated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and now Steven Spielberg is back with not one but two ...

The Film Book

November 17, 2011

“A Complete Guide to the World Cinema” promises the subtitle of The Film Book, a thick tome put out by DK Publishing in October. Tall order, but I have to ...

Bloke Nation

Public-interest broadcasting

by Anne Lagacé Dowson – February 16, 2012

Don’t get me started about the CBC. I don’t like what they have done to much of English television, especially crude right-wing programs like Dragons’ Den. Let the privates do ...

Daycare for the people

February 9, 2012

Our local day care centre is the warm, beating heart of the neighbourhood. It is right in the middle of the block, trees shading its yard. Built of warm red ...

Margaret

February 2, 2012

In The Iron Lady, we were hungering for a great political film. We did not get it. Instead, Meryl Strep as Margaret Thatcher, which is almost worth the price of ...

What’s opera, doc?

January 26, 2012

I went to the opera on Saturday night. It was a completely enjoyable evening and not just because half bottles of bubbly are available at the intermission. It was the ...

The Proust Questionnaire

January 19, 2012

Bookstores are full of self-help books. There are a lot of parlour games to be played, which you can often buy at the same stores you find the self-help books. ...