Posts from ‘October, 2009’

New on video for October 6/09 | “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”

2008 | U.S. | 82 minutes Director: Sacha Gervasi Cast: Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Robb Reiner Distributed by: VH1 Films Cdn video distributor: VH1 Classics “Everything on the tour went drastically wrong. But at least there was a tour for it to go wrong on.” says Steve “Lips” Kudlow, leader of Anvil. How many people do [...]

New on video for October 6/09 | “Trick ‘r Treat”

2007 | U.S. | 82 minutes Writer/Director: Michael Dougherty Cast: Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin Distributed by: Warner Bros. Cdn video distributor: Warner Home Video For a horror flick, Trick ‘r Treat is quite handsome-looking. Not many of this genre are. The whole thing is set in a small town on Halloween night, and [...]

Successful women get no respect in this racket

The other night The Wife wanted to celebrate her birthday by going to the movies. Her pick was Julie & Julia. It seemed a safe bet. Written and directed by Nora Ephron, best known for her work on When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail, this had the promise of being [...]