1. I know that the Cubs have signed highly prized free agent Jason Heyward (and away from the hated Cardinals) and made the playoffs last year, but suddenly, lots of people are calling the Cubs, yes the team that hasn’t won a World Series in 107 years and hasn’t appeared in a World Series in […]

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Already, Rolling Stone, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune, Jim DeRogadis have posted their top music released in 2015. The Grammys released their nominations this week also, so it’s time to round out my favorites. I may be old fashioned, but I still buy music, usually on CD although I still download it onto my […]

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Overall, all of the reviews of the latest James Bond film Spectre have been marginally positive. One thing everyone can agree upon is that it is not as good as its immediate predecessor – Skyfall. The third Daniel Craig film grossed the most money in its first U.S. weekend than any Bond film in history […]

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MAJOR SPOILER WARNING – Spectre is being discussed, so don’t read this until you have seen it (or if you have interest in what I write but no interest in seeing the film, which is a little strange, but hey…) As I have said, I like Spectre a great deal. The action was good; the […]

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This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival; for me, it is my 14th Festival. The Indignant Wife started going when she was in university and got me hooked when we got together. So, I have only missed two festivals in 16 years. This year, I saw slightly fewer movies than […]

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Legend When I was choosing films to watch at this year’s festival, this movie leapt out at me the most for the subject matter and the star. If you hadn’t guessed, I am an Anglophile – James Bond, The British Invasion, Monty Python, Doctor Who, are all my favorites, and having grown up in the […]

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Finally, the rain ended and bright, sunny Fall weather stayed with me for the rest of the festival. For the first time in many years, I had a five picture day. As it turned out, the morning was comprised of all Canadian music movies… Born To Be Blue I have long known the story of […]

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