Baby you can drive my car, and if you did, you would discover something fab. My 2007 Saab comes with a bonus feature — a “big screen” (for the time) entertainment centre. Even better, it came pre-loaded with all these “XM” satellite radio options, cutting age audio for my 9-3 Aero’s Bose speakers. Nearly two
If the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs were a real NHL team they might not win a ton, but they’d likely be Top-5 in NHL merch sales. I was astounded by the army of Shoresy fans streaming into Scotiabank Arena in Toronto Friday night. They were there to witness a charity tilt between Jared Keeso and the
If you’ve been holding off until now, it is time to hop on the bus. As in Pluribus. The AppleTV series premiered a few weeks ago with new episodes each Friday — except for this week. Episode Five began streaming Wednesday as an early US Thanksgiving present. The series, executive produced by Vince Gilligan and
Are Canadians up for watching The American Revolution? Ken Burns latest docuseries, is a six-part, 12-hour, deep dive into a long, bloody birth of a nation. Co-directed by frequent collaborator Sarah Botstein (The Vietnam War; Jazz), it sticks to the immersive style of storytelling Burns has mastered over decades of documentary filmmaking. With no actual
After that deep, thrilling, if ultimately heartbreaking playoff run by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sportsnet, including a seven game run in the World Series, TSN needed a big win of their own. They got at least one game’s worth Sunday as English Canadian viewers once again got into the Grey Cup. When you add
If you want to see two very different documentaries about comedians in their sixties, watch Marc Maron’s Are We Good? right after watching Eddie Murphy in Being Eddie. Maron is the one not living in a 100-room mansion. He’s in a modest house, doing his own laundry, baking a pie, changing a tire, heading out
We called him “President for Life” of the Television Critics Association, but Eric Kohanik was always really its greatest ambassador, the glue that held the whole thing together. The TCA’s semi-annual press tours, prized by TV critics and editors across North America for unequalled access to executives and talent, would not have lasted as long
We called him “President for Life” of the Television Critics Association, but Eric Kohanik was always really its greatest ambassador, the glue that held the whole thing together. The TCA’s semi-annual press tours, prized by TV critics and editors across North America for unequalled access to executives and talent, would not have lasted as long
Jimmy Kimmel has hosted some incredibly emotional hours of his late night series in 23 seasons, but none so devestatingly personal as the one he delivered last night. Kimmel was mourning the loss of his lifelong friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. The saxophonist and leader of Cleto and the Cletones passed
I took this photograph of June Lockhart in 2001 — nearly a quarter century ago. The actress and several of her colleagues from the sci-fi series Lost in Space (1965-68) gathered at a Television Critics Association press tour that summer at what was then the Ritz Carlton Hunnington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. If you were
Johnny Carson was born on this days a century ago. One hundred years ago?! You are correct, sir. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning entertainer died in 2005 at age 79. In 30 years as host of The Tonight Show, Carson presided over over 4500 episodes, interviewing over 25,000 guests. From 1962 to 1992 he was
“Annie Hall” for me was one of those films that was a game changer. It was a love story about how romantic relationships seldom last. The message was driven home with an old joke about a guy who thinks he’s a chicken and his friend won’t turn him in because he needs the eggs. That
“Memories,” the tune from “The Way We Were,” probably came back to many fans of Robert Redford on news of his passing. An Oscar winner as a director (1980’s “Ordinary People”), Redford passed away in his sleep September 16 at his home in Provo, Utah. He was 89. Redford, of course, is best remembered for
