Archive for 'Movies & TV'

Nolan Scrapes Rust Off Another Franchise

Nolan Scrapes Rust Off Another Franchise

Not long ago, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures provided the press with our first look at the new Man of Steel. This re-visioning of the series comes only five years after Bryan Singer tackled his [...]

The CRTC Finally Cares: TV Ads Too Loud

The CRTC Finally Cares: TV Ads Too Loud

It’s about bloody time. The CRTC finally proclaims television commercials are “too loud” and will need to adjusted. On September 13, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that broadcasters must now control the [...]

Java Jerks

Java Jerks

“Happy Anniversary, dear.  Please try to make better coffee.” A mash-up of sexist java moments. There is no doubt perspectives in the 40s and 50s were very different than those of today, but I am still [...]

YouTube In, Blockbuster Out

YouTube In, Blockbuster Out

YouTube has launched a Canadian online movie rental initiative one day before Blockbuster Canada announced the closure of its remaining 253 stores. The rental service rolled out quietly on Wednesday, August 31, allowing Canadians access to [...]

New Name For TV Station

New Name For TV Station

What’s in a name? Well, we will soon find out if a name change will make a difference in local television.  /A\ News Windsor, will be undergoing another name change some time this fall. /A\ Channels in various Ontario [...]