After spending the better part of the last month devouring any type of Olympic coverage that I could get my hands on whether it was online, on the radio (which was surprisingly decent) or on ...
Read more »He was almost invisible the entire game but when it mattered most Sidney Crosby showed up to score the golden goal in overtime against the Americans. The pesky Americans came from behind to tie the ...
Read more »- New front runner for worst commercial of the Olympics is the President's Choice spot where Galen Weston, the current executive chairman of Loblaw Companies Limited, tells viewers how PC products ...
Read more »6:30pm EST Sixty minutes until crunch time and I am going to say it, "I believe."Seriously though, I really do not believe that Canada can beat Russia. Before the Olympics I hoped that the ...
Read more »Vancouver games a flop?- Tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili- No snow... and it is only supposed to get warmer - The flaccid beam that would not rise at the Opening Ceremonies- An ...
Read more »I have always been a sucker for the Olympics. When Wayne Gretzky failed to win Gold at Nagano back in 1998, I was one of the stupid ones who woke up at 4:00am to see the slumping Gretzky all ...
Read more »Another week and another TTC scandal. The Amalgamated Transit Union confirmed Thursday that the driver on the 310 Blue Night bus has been suspended after he was captured on video by Reuven ...
Read more »We have all seen the photo of longtime TTC employee George Robitaille doing his best Homer Simpson donut dreaming impression, asleep in the token booth and no matter what you think of the infamous ...
Read more »Brett Favre is a great quarterback who is possibly having his best season at the age of 40 playing for the Minnesota Vikings. The game featured many Viking turnovers (including two Adrian ...
Read more »I do not disagree with the idea of getting a bunch of your closest friends and family together for a party but I am confused as to why we worry ourselves to death planning a wedding and also allow ...
Read more »"yeah, in my opinion Ebert's review of Hoop Dreams was probably his best work"
miko"i watched hoop dreams maybe 10 years ago, and still remember it better than movies i watched 10 days ago. on a side note, if you ever wonder what the value of film criticism is, siskel & ebert both watched hoop dreams while it was on the festival ..."
avp."For real, I remember being very affected by this movie. I was around 15 at the time, so I definitely could relate to Agee and Gates... Time for a re-watch I think"
Aman"Poignant analysis of one of my favourite movies of all time. Full marks!"
Kai
"I'm curious to watch Hoop Dreams again, since it's been about a decade or so since I first watched it. I wonder if my appreciation of the film will grow or diminish, particularly after reading this essay by Bell Hooks in her book Reel to Real. She ..."
Colin