Today: H 0 /L -7 (Guelph Mercury) Just two new movies open on the big screens in Canada this week, Bolt and Twilight. The Princess Cinemas in Waterloo open Ashes of Time Redux and brings back Heaven on Earth and Happy-Go-Lucky. The Bookshelf in Guelph brings back Death at a Funeral and Happy-Go-Lucky. us.rd.yahoo.com
Rory MacLean reviews: Marco Polo Didn't Go There (Guardian Unlimited) Rory MacLean reviews Rolf Pott's hilarious tales of the 'disappointment and wander-loss' of post-modern travel us.rd.yahoo.com
Today: H 0 /L -7 (Guelph Mercury) Happy-Go-Lucky: Poppy (Pauline, actually) is a 30-something single woman, happily teaching primary school in London. When Poppy's (Sally Hawkins) bike is stolen, she decides to take driving lessons. us.rd.yahoo.com
Tokyo's Rokku laughs it up again at film festival (The Japan Times) The objectives of the First Old Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival, which runs Nov. 21 to 24 in the Tokyo districts of Asakusa and Ueno, sound ambitious. Noting on the festival's English-language Web site that "there are innumerable film festivals held throughout the world," the executive committee says that theirs means to be "a bridge between comedy-film fans in Japan and other ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Danny Goes to India (East Bay Express) And now here's your Slumdog Millionaire jackpot question. It's in three parts: 1) Does the hero get the girl? 2) Does he answer the twenty-million-rupee question correctly? and 3) Is it really a crime to be poor in India? That last part is kind of tricky. Take your time. Think it over. us.rd.yahoo.com
Black and middle class: now there’s a threat (Times Online) Not long ago I was introduced to a middle-aged lady at her home on a housing estate somewhere north of Newcastle. I’d gone with a friend who was from the area and was keen to catch up on local news. What’s so-and-so up to, he asked. us.rd.yahoo.com
Hour picks the docs at RIDM (Hour.ca) The fest's opener No London Today is an incisive and intimate look at the lives of illegals whose dream is to sneak into London from Calais without getting arrested by police. us.rd.yahoo.com
ZACK & MIRI'S XXXCELLENT ADVENTURE (New York Post) KEVIN Smith has always had a firm grasp on the "dirty" part of "dirty joke." Now he's got the joke part down too, and "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" is the funniest movie of Smith's I've seen. It's "When Harry Did Sally." Think you know Stoner... us.rd.yahoo.com
'Deep Throat' director dead at 80 (Moldova.org) Adult film director Gerard Damiano Sr., best-known for the 1972 porn classic Deep Throat, has died in Florida at the age of 80.Damiano's son, Gerard Jr., told The New York Times Damiano died Saturday in Fort Myers of complications from a stroke he suffered last month.Gerard Damiano Sr., a former X-ray technician and hairdresser, wrote and directed Deep Throat, a controversial X-rated adult movie ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Hells Angels Speak on Loss of SF Leader (New America Media) The murder of San Francisco Hells Angel president Mark "Papa" Guardado in September brought out the biggest biker procession the Bay Area has ever seen. us.rd.yahoo.com
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