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Review: Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Posted by: Rory  •  January 15, 2009 @ 5:32pm

Better get your popcorn ready, because Mall Cop is hitting theatres. This new Happy Madison production stars lovable big man Kevin James (Paul Blart), who also did some of the co-writing for this movie. Without giving too much away, Paul Blart is a mall cop who fails his police training time and time again, just to be back in the position he loves: guarding the mall.

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Vancouver Bookstore Goes to the Dogs

Posted by: Mark McLeod  •  January 15, 2009 @ 3:49pm

A bookstore in Burnaby, B.C. went to the dogs this past Friday, January 9th, when canines Sofie, Belle and Maggie (along with their owners Barbara Swanston, Bev Mattson and Shelley Fletcher) came out to participate in a special book reading in support of the upcoming family film Hotel for Dogs.

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Review: Revolutionary Road

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  January 8, 2009 @ 11:10pm

English director, Sam Mendes is at it again in his latest indictment of American life and values, Revolutionary Road. This film, like Oscar Best Picture Winner, American Beauty, takes us to the suburbs, only this time, instead of modern times, the setting is a drearily realized 1950s.

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Review: Bedtime Stories

Posted by: Luke Schick  •  December 25, 2008 @ 3:22pm

Bedtime Stories, directed by Adam Shankman and starring Adam Sandler, is the timeless tale of a jerk uncle with a big heart that simultaneously tries to win the affection of his niece and nephew while furthering his career in the hotel biz by telling them fantastic bedtime stories that are somehow magically coming true. That run-on sentence is the premise of Mr.

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Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Posted by: Sarah Kim  •  December 24, 2008 @ 2:28am

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based around a love story, a true love story about compassion, companionship and loyalty. There is no room for regrets. Things happen and you deal with them as they come.

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Golden Globe Nominations: Film

Posted by: Paul Little  •  December 12, 2008 @ 4:16am

The season is upon us... joy to the world! No, I'm not talking about the holiday season -- I'm talking about Hollywood awards season. The Emmys and Grammys always get things started in the fall, early every new year are the 2 big film awards: The Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.

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DVD/Blu-ray New Releases: November 11

Posted by: Cameron McLeod  •  November 10, 2008 @ 9:26pm

DVD Releases

Top Releases

  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3 Disc Special Edition)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Smaller Releases

  • This Christmas
  • Quo Vadis
  • The Boys in the Band
  • Thomas Kinkade's Christmas C

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    Review: Role Models

    Posted by: Diana Kim  •  November 6, 2008 @ 11:11pm

    When you think of role models, you don't think of Wheeler (Seann William Scott), a partying, live life to the fullest type of guy or Danny (Paul Rudd), a guy who feels as if he's wasted the last 10 years of his life and hates everything. But maybe that's what makes them good role models: they're not the typical, cookie-cutter mold role models.

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    DVD/Blu-ray New Releases: November 4

    Posted by: Cameron McLeod  •  November 5, 2008 @ 9:45am

    DVD Releases

    Top Releases

    • Kung Fu Panda
    • Futurama: Bender's Game
    • Get Smart

    Smaller Releases

    • Barbie in a Christmas Carol
    • Shrek the Halls
    • The Complete Master Works 2 (Tenacious D)

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    DVD/Blu-ray New Releases: October 28

    Posted by: Cameron McLeod  •  October 27, 2008 @ 10:59pm

    DVD Releases

    Top Releases

    • Journey to the Center of the Earth (Limited Edition 2-D and 3-D with Glasses)
    • Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
    • Tinker Bell

    Special Edition Releases