Category Archives: Blog of the Black Dog

Who doesn’t love Withnail and I? And I’m sure that you’ve heard of Star Wars. Check this out. Very funny…http://www.boingboing.net/2011/05/27/star-wars-meets-with.html Tweet

I recently managed to crawl out of my hovel to take in a feature film at the local theatre (The Rio – love the Rio, my favorite movie house in town!). Thor in 3-D was the night’s offering. I must … Continue reading →

I imagine that you’ve heard about the controversy at Cannes involving famed director Lars Von Trier. Something about nazis and shit. Here’s the video clip of the press conference. The best part is watching Kirsten Dunst’s reaction to Von Trier’s … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting piece on what could have been one crazy freakin’ movie, Jordorowsky’s adaptation of Dune (that David Lynch made a mess out of)…Apparently there’s a documentary in the works about this… http://io9.com/5802016/alejandro-jodorowskys-never+made-adaptation-of-dune-is-getting-a-documentary Tweet

Here’s a trailer for a new doc that tells us what we already know – eat more plants, less meat and dairy and we’ll be all a lot healthier. I’m all for that. http://www.forksoverknives.com/ Tweet

I imagine that it came as quite a surprise for most when Videomatica announced that they were closing. I know I was quite taken aback. They have been “thee” store for DVD and video in Vancouver for almost 30 years. … Continue reading →

Great week for releases today; King’s Speech, Somewhere, Rabbit Hole plus a whole bunch of other stuff. Makes up for the super lame previous week. Get off yer butts and into the stores to load up on your entertainment! Tweet

I’ve never reviewed a eating experience before (this is more of a rant than a review) but I had such a shitty one last night I felt compelled to share. I met some lads at Bridges on Granville Island last … Continue reading →

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