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Tracy Morgan Taps into His Past for 'First Sunday'new
Morgan, a standup comic and co-star of the comedy 30 Rock, was concerned that the audience wouldn't go with him when he was in dramatic scenes.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
01-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David E. Talbert, First Sunday
Actors on Cruise Controlnew
Directed by Callie Khouri at the pace of an unhurried stroll, the comforting predictability of Mad Money is a little like watching I Love Lucy in slow motion.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lekich |
01-18-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Callie Khouri, Mad Money
For the Booster-seat Movie Crowdnew
This latest effort lightens up on the religious message in favor of cutlass-wielding buccaneers who, presumably, go to their final reward as finely chopped side dishes.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lekich |
01-18-2008 |
Reviews
Black Mountain: Back to the Futurenew
Vancouver's enigmatic Black Mountain reinvents progressive rock for the Facebook generation.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lucas |
01-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Mountain, Druganaut
Frank Langella Learns Serenity Latenew
He is now in the midst of a comeback that includes a recent Tony for the play Frost/Nixon and a reinvigorated career that will see him star in four movies scheduled for release in 2008.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
01-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Consumer Electronics Show Brings Giant Screens and Pink Tasersnew
CES -- which took place January 7 to 10 -- is bursting at the seams these days, and there have been complaints from both exhibitors and attendees that the show is too big.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
01-18-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Kick-start Your Heart with Winter Sportsnew
"I mean, they are also low-impact, so you don't injure yourself as much, unless, of course, you fall off your skis," says Kenneth Madden, UBC assistant professor of geriatric medicine.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
01-18-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Doc Offers New View of Menopause Pillsnew
Dr. Jerilynn Prior has found that estrogen levels do rise during perimenopause and don't drop until after the symptoms normally associated with menopause subside. It's a drop in progesterone during perimenopause that creates the uncomfortable symptoms, she said.
The Georgia Straight |
Pieta Woolley |
01-11-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
John MacLachlan Gray's Victorian-era Thrillernew
Like his previous forays into the genre, there's a lot more going on than the pondering of pale corpses in floppy cravats.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lekich |
01-11-2008 |
Fiction
Robert Bringhurst's Simple Elegancenew
Everywhere Being is Dancing: Twenty Pieces of Thinking is an assemblage of well-considered ruminations, each one distinct but also linked by their creator’s deep erudition and plainspoken literary style.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
01-11-2008 |
Poetry
Your Wardrobe May be Ripe for a January Rejignew
The repurposing trend is hot globally and locally as eco-minded designers create one-of-a-kind pieces from found clothing.
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
01-11-2008 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Jack Nicholson's Hospital Staynew
A few weeks before Nicholson was supposed to play a dying man who makes a friend in a hospital ward, he became ill and ended up spending eight weeks in a hospital.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
The New Bill Cosby: Ice Cubenew
He may tote a gun as First Sunday's desperate daddy, but Ice Cube saves his gangsta style for the hip-hop side of his career, not his kid-friendly flicks.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David E. Talbert, First Sunday
Creator Marjane Satrapi on the Adapted 'Persepolis'new
"I always thought that was the worst idea in the world," Satrapi says with a grin. "To make comics and then to make a movie out of them I still think is not a very good idea."
The Georgia Straight |
Mark Leiren-Young |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Persepolis
The Dark Side of Croonnew
Success hasn't spoiled Michael Bublé, but it has made the singer more guarded with his answers.
The Georgia Straight |
Sarah Rowland |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
