Recent content by Arob

Open to Canadians (excluding Quebec) age 13+ ONTARIO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Ontario Tourist Attractions submit your best pictures of the province's most popular travel destinations and make your submission extra compelling with a 140 character caption. Sponsored by Kanetix.ca insurance &...

Memories of a Telemarketer I showed up once , twenty years ago , to an office at Bay and Bloor. My first and only telemarketing experience That's where and learned the hard way that I had been cycled through a 1/2 day training program to get this VIP telemarketing job - which means the call...

I thought it'd be Nic Cage? or Tom Cruise... but Mickey Rourke? Who da thunk it Whatever, Mick Foley (aka Mankind) loved this movie and says so in this slash film article on The Wrestler. Typical sports movie, the story starts with a washed up hero looking to rebuild his career; back in the...

Arguably the most successful Japanese Manga series of all time, the second movie, Death Note II: The Last Name, is finally playing on big screens in Canada. Death Note II: The Last Name is a live action feature film based on the Japanese manga series Death Note created by writer Tsugumi Ohba...

Five minutes into Milk there's a love scene which is hard for heterosexual men to watch, but after that you forget Sean Penn is playing Harvey Milk and the character really comes alive on screen. You root for him in political rallies, feel sorry for his tragedies, and celebrate his victories...

Thanks Elizabeth Banks is in W

I went to the Belli Lunch at the Drake yesterday and sampled some deliciously different drinks. Basil Martini was the healthiest, and in my humble opinion, the best (free) beverage available. This blended martini was the signature cocktail of The Great Gatsby and also some other famous music...

Elizabeth Banks is ripping it up right now - she is in another big movie?

This is clever, and because of the controversy surrounding the title, Kevin Smith could have his first 30 million dollar opening weekend - Oct 31st, 2008. In this story Zack and Miri are lifelong childhood ‘buddies’ who find themselves deep in debt and can’t pay their rent. To make extra cash...

Toronto's Second City at 51 Mercer Street has good comedians and a hit show right now. Barack to the Future pokes fun at pop culture, politics, relationships and culture snobs. Its homegrown comedy, written and performed by Toronto's own Marty Adams, Kerry Griffin, Darryl Hinds, Reid...

Hamlet 2 is a deliberately offensive comedy movie that allegedly challenges modern spirituality and high school funding cuts. In this unusual story, Steve Coogan is a no-talent drama teacher who mounts an epic theater production in Tucson Arizona's West Mesa High School (based on his own...

what platform? My fav stand-up arcade game: Time Pilot

Are you disappointed? I think that"s an American documentary... 2x Blindness

Somebeachsomewhere The name of the horse is 'somebeachsomewhere' and this is supposed to be Canada's best harness racing horse (Standardbred) in years. You can bet on it.

Can you name any Canadian #1 box office hits? besides David Cronenberg’s movies, just let me say how fortunate we are to have him... Porkys made $105 million in 1982. My Big Fat Greek Wedding made $240 million in 1996. Norman Jewison’s The Hurricane starring Denzel Washington made $50,668,906...