Paris in space
News flash, kids: Paris Hilton is a space cadet. The real kind. That goes into space.
When the first ragingly commercial shuttle craft, the Virgin (HA!) Enterprise, takes off next year, our very own Witless Wonder will be on it. True, she may be $200,000 US poorer for the experience. And true, [...]
Psst, kid, wanna buy some eyeliner?
Recently I met a mom who’s had enough. I was in a mall washroom when I noticed the media-awareness.ca sticker on the tote bag of the woman next to me at the counter. I asked her about it, and got a quick lesson in what it’s like to raise children in a media environment that’s [...]
Naomi Klein’s shocking truth
Have you had your electroshock therapy today? Remember, one dose alone does not guarantee long term positive effects; it’s best taken as a course of regular treatments.
Perhaps you thought electroshock therapy was a thing of the past, persisting only in Hollywood films about the bad old days when the insane were locked up and [...]
Spiderman ignores our writer
Regarding Zeff Davies’ post below: While Spiderman 3’s box-office dropped 60% in its second weekend, it still grossed $145.5 million worldwide. Search parties have been dispatched to look for Mr. Davies.- Ed.
Spiderman $382 million
By Zeff Davies
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard so many instant disses of a movie as I heard on Monday about Spiderman 3. My 15-year-old son: “awful.” An actor friend: “appalling.” A guest on CBC Radio, who digressed from being interviewed to pronounce, “That is one bad movie.” The host of a hip [...]
Let the multiplexes die
Film distribution in Canada is in trouble, at least if you believe the Globe. Seems Canada is one of the top pirating countries in the world. Hollywood execs are threatening to delay — or even halt — distribution of their films here.
So there’s a chance that future hits like The Hills Have Eyes 2 [...]
