Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

Bye-bye, Shirley & Irvin

November 29, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Bye-bye, Shirley & Irvin

Editor’s Blog on the recent demise of actor Leslie Nielsen, and director Irvin Kirshner…

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Introducing… KQEK.com Mobile

November 18, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Introducing… KQEK.com Mobile

Announcing the debut of KQEK’s new Zippy Mobile Edition, because millions demanded it!

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Blu-ray and DVD News

November 12, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Blu-ray and DVD News

KINO’s Metropolis Blu-ray is repositioned for a Nov. 23 release in Canada, and notable new release announcements…

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Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Part I

November 11, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Part I

Editor’s Blog and review of the newly restored Metropolis, which premiered with a new score by Gabriel Thibaudeau, and is now playing exclusively at the TIFF Bell Lightbox…

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Suburban Tales II: Poltergeist (1982)

November 9, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Suburban Tales II: Poltergeist (1982)

Review- no, more like an essay on Warner Home Video’s new Blu-ray of Poltergeist (1982), plus an anecdotal Editor’s Blog on the film’s impact, and that beloved Sony Trinitron, often dubbed ‘the Poltergeist TV’…

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Psycho returns to the Big Screen (with BIG SOUND)

October 28, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Psycho returns to the Big Screen (with BIG SOUND)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho returns to the big screen in a newly ‘restored’ version at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, plus links to further conversations with composers on Bernard Herrmann’s brilliant score…

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SOLD! One Aston Martin DB5

October 28, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
SOLD! One Aston Martin DB5

Well, you all missed your chance at owning James Bond’s 1963 Aston Martin DB5…

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The world mourns, escape from whackers, and Hogtown gets a new face

October 26, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
The world mourns, escape from whackers, and Hogtown gets a new face

Editorial blather on Paul the Octopus (RIP), “star whackers,” and our new Mayor Elect…

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Abandoned Matinees IV: The Allenby Cinema (Toronto)

October 19, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Abandoned Matinees IV: The Allenby Cinema (Toronto)

Torontoist just published a short piece on the Allenby Cinema (formerly the Roxy), recently transformed from a shuttered rep cinema by Greenwood and Danforth to a convenience store adjoining a gas station. The cinema’s marquee has been ‘preserved’ due to its historical significance, and Tim Horton’s is said to move into the street front section, […]

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More 3D Comin’ at Ya!

September 29, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
More 3D Comin’ at Ya!

3D news briefs on Star Wars (oh. George), Canadian hockey in 3D, and sightings & stock of ColorCode 3D glasses at Canada Post…

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