Sex and the City - Movie Review by RNW

Sex and The City Movie ReviewAs with my Indiana Jones review, I cannot claim to be a member of this iconic following. While I’ve atleast seen episodes of SATC in passing, I am not up to speed on all of the ongoings of the characters from the series.I took in this movie with some girlfriends whose husbands refused to take them (presumably Reel Ninja could be a party to those husbands :) and just prior to the previews beginning I turned to the girls and asked if anyone knew how the series ended, just in case there was some necessary tidbit that would tie the series to the movie. Nothing too unexpected, even in my sporadic viewing.

I must share with you that I once overheard Sarah Jessica Parker’s face described as looking like a foot. That thought always makes me laugh. I was more interested in the delectable Chris Noth (Mr. Big), of the Law and Order series fame. Mr. Big did not disappoint… nor did any of the other core characters, all true to form.

There were quite a few chuckles and a sprinkle of boisterous laughter moments in the movie, but truly driven to the ladies in the crowd. I can’t imagine Reel Ninja busting a gut to the humour as I doubt he could relate.

If you’re a series fan, definitely spend the money and see it with some girlfriends… DO NOT drag your male partner, buddy, brother or otherwise… unless you’re planning on making it up to them immediately following the credits! :)

I give this movie 6.5 ‘Manolo’s’ out of 10.

June 10, 2008 | Filed Under Movie reviews, TV Series | 4 Comments 
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Prime-Time Streaming In Canada

Prime-Time Streaming In CanadaListen Up Canadians, your frustrated pleas have been answered. No more will you be denied access to streaming video online from your favourite US tele-dramas! Well atleast for the time being you will have access to those offered by ABC, including LOST, Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy.

Broadcasting giant, ABC, has finally signed a deal with CTV to allow access to streaming ABC shows through the CTV website. This long awaited initiative was bolstered by the sign on of advertising sponsors, Duracell and Volkswagen.

April 28, 2008 | Filed Under TV Series | Leave a Comment 
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Its Oprah’s turn!!

Oprah Winfrey Invites Tom Cruise againOprah Winfrey is inviting Tom Cruise back for an interview and this time, it is to celebrate his 25 years in the business. The first part of the interview will be shot in her studio and the second part will be shot in Tom Cruise’s Telluride home. If some of you remember, Tom Cruise behaved a little immaturely by jumping on Oprah’s sofas during the show and confessing his love for Katie Holmes and then dragging the obviously embarrassed Ms. Holmes to the stage.

I bet Oprah is going to wear her dirtiest shoes for the interview so she can jump on HIS sofa. What do you think?

April 25, 2008 | Filed Under TV Series | 2 Comments 
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Corner Gas Closing

Closed Sign Neon

Brent Butt announced this morning on Canada AM that they will begin taping the final season of Corner Gas this summer. He made note that there would be no fancy final episode, just the standard 22 minutes of hilarity.

When asked about the possibility of a Corner Gas The Movie, Butt did not shoot the idea down and commented that it had be tossed around already and he was definitely in if it were a go.

April 11, 2008 | Filed Under TV Series | 4 Comments 
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Prison Break Loses It’s Head

Sarah Wayne CalliesI’m not sure that I can find the appropriate words to describe my thoughts surrounding Prison Break’s intention to bring back the character Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) in the forth season, now that the issues with her contract have been resolved.

If you are a Prison Break fan, which we stopped being in season 2, you may recall that Sara was decapitated in season 3. Both Lincoln and LJ confirmed that Sara was dead, and Lincoln is shown glancing at her severed head in the box.

The producers are claiming that it wasn’t Sara’s head afterall, and that Lincoln just glanced in the box, in the dark, and couldn’t really make a positive ID.

My thoughts are that this show has lost all credibility, and can now consider itself as bad as the soaps, where characters make miraculous recoveries from certain death, and many times return from the grave as often as they wed one another. Why does Hollywood treat us so disrespectfully? Surely we are intelligent enough to see through this pathetic attempt to regain this shows lost ratings!

April 8, 2008 | Filed Under TV Series | 2 Comments 
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Corner Gas

Corner Gas TV ShowThings can get pretty peaceful in a sleepy Prairie town. But that’s they way they prefer it in Dog River.

We really love this show and it has been one of the funniest we have seen in a while. “Corner Gas” follows the life of Brent LeRoy (Brent Butt), a small gas station owner and the adjoining coffee shop owner Lacey Burrows played by Gabrielle Miller, his best friend Hank Yarbo (Fred Ewanuick), police officers Davis Quinton (Lorne Cardinal) and Karen Pelly (Tara Spencer-Nairn) and retail assistant Wanda (Nancy Robertson).

Corner Gas co-stars fellow Saskatchewan natives and Gemini winners Eric Peterson (”Trudeau”) and Janet Wright (”The Perfect Storm”), play Brent’s parents.

Corner Gas an award-winning Canadian sitcon which premiered in 2004. Deriving its name from the roadside gas station located in the fictional town of ‘Dog River’, the series is filmed in Rouleau, Saskatchewan.

In the following weeks, We will be showcasing some of the stars of Corner Gas. If you have not seen the show and would like more about this really funny show, visit Corner Gas Online!

April 7, 2008 | Filed Under TV Series | Leave a Comment 
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Survivorman - Reality Show Saves Man

Reality t.v. is finally showing some benefit to society.

A Manitoba (Canada) man, Christopher Traverse, recently found himself, lost, disorientated and hungry in the far north of the Canadian province, following a fishing trip in an unfamiliar area.

Traverse relied on skills he gleaned from the television show Survivorman, hosted by Les Stoud, to shield himself from the elements and maintain hydration during his five day odessey in the wild.

Now if we can just find a way to put the skillsets portrayed on Big Brother to use, we will be able to deem the show a true success!

April 4, 2008 | Filed Under TV Series | Leave a Comment 
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LOST - With Nothing To Watch

Lost TV Series

 

Is it me? Did I imagine the LOST creators telling us that as a result of there not being a Fall ‘07 season, there would be an uninterrupted Winter/Spring ‘08 season with 18 episodes. Yeah, yeah… there was a writers strike. So what?! I can’t tell you how long the Fall was without LOST every week, and now when Thursday rolls around, it’s just another day.Television has gotten incredibly boring in the past year, lack luster and more of the same old, same old. Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle… give me a break. I can’t even bring myself to turn those shows on, they just reek of cheese - Whisteria Lane Goes To The Office. Don’t get me wrong, Desperate Housewives had a strong first season, and drew in a large following of 30-40 somethings - but it started going downhill in the second season when they obviously ran out of original content.

April 24th… that’s the return of new episodes. Till then I guess we’ll be saving on our electric bill by keeping the t.v. in hiatus mode… just when I thought we were through with the crap from the Fall.

April 4, 2008 | Filed Under TV Series | 4 Comments 
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