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Month: February, 2009

Valentine’s Day with The Planet Smashers

26 February, 2009 (02:52) | Entertainment, Music, Reviews | By: House

When February 14th rolled around this year, I found myself tragically on my own, as my wonderful girlfriend had gone back to her studies in Germany.  I did find one bright spot in the evening however — The Planet Smashers, my favourite ska band, were playing a show in Toronto.  (You can check out some [...]

Thoughts on Coraline

25 February, 2009 (02:21) | Animation, Movies, Reviews, Sci-Fi and Fantasy | By: House

I’ve seen Henry Selick’s stop-motion-animated Coraline twice now, once in a regular showing, and once in 3D.  (The fact that I went to see it twice should, perhaps, be considered an early indicator that I liked the movie.)
Selick is the little-known director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, which is usually solely attributed to Tim Burton.  [...]

An Evening With Kevin Smith

23 February, 2009 (12:26) | Entertainment, Humour, Reviews, Theatre | By: House

No, no, not the DVD, the reality.  On Friday, 07 February 2009, I had the good fortune of seeing Kevin Smith live doing his now-famous Q&A sessions at the first of two sold-out shows at the Roy Thomson Hall here in Toronto.  I am happy to report that the pricey tickets were well worth the [...]