This weekend I was lucky enough to take a tour of F & D Scene Changes as part of Doors Open Calgary, an annual event that gives the public access to places around the city they normally would not be allowed to visit. What is F & D Scene Changes you ask? They are a company that creates “projects […]
Yesterday I had the most amazing time at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2014. It’s the once a year gathering place to geek out in Central Alberta. Whether you are into anime, horror, sci-fi, action….it’s all represented at this massive show. The place was crawling with uber fans & celebrities (who were glad to take […]
Yesterday was my first visit to the incredible FanExpo in Toronto. Something I have been waiting for all summer. What is FanExpo you ask? If you’ve ever heard of Comic Con San Diego, Fan Expo is essentially the Canadian equivalent. “Fan Expo Canada™ humbly began as the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in 1995. Growing from one genre […]
It’s very rare that an advertising campaign grabs my attention, but I had to stop to take a picture of this. It’s a promotional transit wrap for the upcoming Disney-Pixar movie Brave. It’s not surprising, Disney is one of the most creative companies on the planet. This transit wrap is a fun and well executed […]
Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing an epic action flick like Transformers in all it’s HD glory on a massive screen with amazing surround sound. But at the end of the day, I still miss the simple movie going experiences I had as a kid.
Watching television tonight I saw a trailer for “Arthur Christmas,” a new movie from Sony. Here’s the description: “On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa’s youngest son looks to use his father’s high-tech operation for an urgent mission.” The first thing I thought was that this is a blatant rip-off of Disney’s Prep and […]
I’m too old to trick-or-treat, but I’m not to old to curl up in a blanket to watch some of my favourite Halloween movies. These are the three Halloween movies I must watch every year.
Despite the negative outlook I had after reading about production issues, budget overruns, and schedule push backs, I must say I really liked the 2-hour premiere of Fox’s “Terra Nova“. Let’s get the brontosaurus in the room out of the way: Yes it does allude to a few other popular movies and television shows of the past, mainly […]
In Spring 2012, Warner Brothers is opening a tour of the actual movie sets from the making of the 8 Harry Potter films