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Top Fives: Box Office Bombs (That Were Actually AWESOME)
Posted by: Tony Hinds • June 2, 2012 @ 5:54pm
In the old days, news papers used to print something called the "Crix Picks", similar to what Rotten Tomatoes does. But when the blockbuster movie was born in the 1970's, everything changed. They ditched the "Crix" and started printing the Box Office Top 10, as is the standard today.
TV Rants & Raves: Game of Thrones VS. The Wire - "The King Stay The King"
Posted by: Tony Hinds • May 27, 2012 @ 3:15pm
I've heard many people say things like "Game of Thrones is the cooler/ better/ non-lame/ whatever version of Lord of the Rings." Their slightly inarticulate implication being that Thrones is a vastly superior take on the old medieval fantasy genre. I totally agree. But really, it is so much more than that.
Underground & Overseas: Holler at Me- An Ode to 'The Heart She Holler'
Posted by: Tony Hinds • May 21, 2012 @ 3:59pm
This could be a tough sell. Many of the things that I love about The Heart She Holler will inevitably be the same things that turn off more conservative viewers from actually watching it. Its virtues will become its faults. One man's comedic treasure is another man's (probably a much older and prudish) trash.
The hour long drama has entered its golden age in the past decade, giving us some of the best TV since the medium's inception. Landmark shows like Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones take their viewers beyond anything television (and in some cases even cinema... *cough* The Wire) have ever before accomplished.
Although it's already fairly entrenched as a part of popular culture (thus technically not "underground"), and is also an HBO show (so it's not "overseas"), I still feel this is as good a place as any to post an article explaining the reasons everyone needs to begin watching Game of Thrones.
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Much like my previous piece, 'They Shoot Simpsons, Don't They?', I must also preface this manifesto by admitting that throughout my life I have spent countless hours watching Fox TV and have genuinely enjoyed some of their fine programming. God forbid I come across like a 'hater'.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • April 24, 2012 @ 11:45pm
The Winnipeg Comedy Festival has wrapped for another year. Comedians have done their sets, packed their bags, and gone back to their respective homes.
Interview: Soulful Canadian singer/songwriter Emma-Lee
Posted by: Paul Little • April 21, 2012 @ 2:29am
Emma-Lee has a voice that has to be heard to be believed. Seriously. Her voice is phenomenal. While there are plenty of artists, Canadian and otherwise, who can write well-crafted songs, there are very few who can combine that with a range and tone like Emma-Lee's.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Comic and writer Rebecca Kohler
Posted by: Paul Little • April 15, 2012 @ 3:45pm
Rebecca Kohler is incredibly funny -- which, oddly enough, is a great thing when making a living as a comic.
Winnipeg Comedy Fest Interview: Stand-up comic (and food blogger) Jen Grant
Posted by: J.D. Renaud • April 14, 2012 @ 10:41am
Jen Grant has hit the Winnipeg Comedy Festival for her first time with a vengeance.
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