One of my favourite new shows is Key & Peele. Two comedians from Mad TV (I think? I’m not sure where I heard that before) who have a sketch style comedy show aiken to Dave Chappelle. Here are two sketches… my question is, is their comedy too racial? Or...
With just under a month until Christmas – really?!?! – people are flocking to stores in order to get the best deals for their family and friends. I haven’t started yet, but I did have to walk through a mall early Friday morning to get my passport renewed. I...
As soon as I get up in the morning I check out the local news on TV for a traffic update, then I check my Facebook and Twitter feeds, then I check the national news, and then finally entertainment news. This morning I saw something I thought to be...
Thanks to our families, friends, readers from near and far. It is the Detroit Street Press’ FIRST birthday. It was one year ago today DSP contributor Beth Morrisy made her first entry (and the first real entry of the website). As of today, here are some interesting facts about...
Apparently you shouldn’t believe everything to see. Last month, L’Oreal – the parent company of Lancôme and Maybelline – was forced to pull two of its magazine ads, as per the ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK (full story in The Guardian UK). An advertisement...
Win Butler & Spike Jonze are releasing a shot movie based on the music by Arcade Fire’s massively successful album “the Suburbs” this upcoming Tuesday August 2, 2011. I don’t know a lot about the movie other than Jonze directed it, Win wrote part of it, it was filmed...
The Space Shuttle Program will come to its official end with the landing of Atlantis on July 21. In 2010, US President Barack Obama cancelled the Constellation Program (another moon visit), so after many years and nearly $200 billion in funding, manned NASA space explorations have been halted into...
I’m not completely gaga over the Royals, but I appreciate their history and the traditions that still exist – if even minutely. And of course, I will admit, I get caught up in the celebrity of it all from time to time. This time, it was in Ottawa for...
Beginners (2010) 15 105 min – Comedy | Drama – 9 June 2011 (Germany) Critics: 50 reviews Metascore: 81/100 (based on 28 reviews from Metacritic.com) Director:Mike Mills Writer:Mike Mills Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Lauren This article is by Giovanni Navarria, not Brydon Eady Meet Hal (Christopher...
Terrence Malick is a reclusive director that shies away from Hollywood limelight (like Vampires from the Sun). On average, he has made a movie every eight years. His first two works, Badlands (1973) and Days of Heaven (1978) are now considered classic. The latter starred a young Richard Gere...
