This month marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, and the celebrations are everywhere. The Toronto International Film Festival is having a 007 exhibition; numerous books have been published, including new editions of the Ian Fleming originals. And the latest in the series “Skyfall” opens in the US today after already having […]

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Just when you thought that George Lucas couldn’t get any richer, it was announced that Lucas sold Lucasfilm Ltd., Industrial Light and Magic, and the rest of the Lucas film empire to Disney for $4.05 billion, $2 billion reportedly in cash. The first announcement from “The House of Mouse” was that Star Wars – Episode […]

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Several short stories: • First, I don’t understand cheating and losing. I mean, if you are going to all the effort of breaking the rules, your rules breaking should be successful. So, I don’t understand the San Diego Chargers. Apparently, the NFL is investigating whether the San Diego Chargers used a banned sticky substance during […]

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• It was a very disappointing season for Chicago baseball, and it’s good that it’s over. My White Sox choked in the stretch, allowing the highly touted Tigers to catch up and then run away from the Pale Hose. On the North Side, the Cubs posted their first 100+ loss season since 1966. • It’s […]

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With the 2012 election getting closer and closer, a whole bunch of famous people are coming forth with their opinions, which is their right, but some people’s endorsements come with a definite grain of salt. Creed lead singer Scott Stapp stopped by “Fox & Friends” (of course) to announce that he will not be voting […]

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For the twelfth year, I was able to get away and attend the Toronto International Film Festival (“TIFF”), and after 14 films in 5 days, I can say that it was a very good year at the Festival unlike last year, which was rather lackluster. The weather was good (only one day of rain and […]

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Long time readers know that if it’s early September, it’s time for my annual Toronto International Film Festival trip, which is where I’ve been. Fourteen films in 6 days left me tired, bleary-eyed, but I did see some fine films (the annual summary is coming). In the mean time, there have been a few things […]

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