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Written by Tyler Davis on 05 July 2016
Although she may be most well known for portraying Beca in the Pitch Perfect movies, Anna Kendrick’s claim to fame came with a supporting role in the 2010 George Clooney drama “Up in the Air”. That role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Since then, Kendrick [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 29 June 2016
It sure is hard to believe that we are more than halfway through 2016. It seems like just yesterday that we celebrated the New Year. As the time continues to fly by, we take a quick sneak peek at what our customers can expect to find on our shelves in July. The most anticipated new [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 22 June 2016
Way back in 2002, movie audiences were introduced to the Portokalos family- an eclectic group of Greeks living and working in Chicago. One member of the family, a young lady named Toula, fell head over heels for a non-Greek man- a fact that her family had a hard time accepting. Toula was played by [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 14 June 2016
Gerard Butler’s acting career began back in 1997 but it wasn’t until 2006, in his role as King Leonidas in 300, that he became a household name. The familiar quote “This is Sparta” (shouted by Butler’s character in 300) has seemingly been repeated time and after time in a number of [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 07 June 2016
Over the years, animated movies have generally proven to be major box office draws as parents were eager to take the kids out of the house for a couple hours. More recently, studios have made a seemingly conscious effort to include in these movies some humor that Mom and Dad can also enjoy. As a [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 31 May 2016
June is literally right around the corner and with it comes the promise of nicer weather- and some great new movies! Between the NHL Stanley Cup Finals and the camping trips, be sure to leave yourself enough time to check out top new movies like; Zootopia, 13 Hours, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Whiskey [Read more]
Written by FedNor on 25 May 2016
SUDBURY, ON – Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) – The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for FedNor, along with Paul Lefebvre, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, Marc Serré, Member [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 24 May 2016
Rebel Wilson became a household name in 2012 when she starred as “Fat Amy” in the musical comedy “Pitch Perfect”. Since that time, the 36 year old Australian has had a number of scene stealing roles in various movies- including a reprising of her Fat Amy character in Pitch Perfect 2. This [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 17 May 2016
Few actors have the enjoyed the career longevity and success as Robert De Niro. With 109 credits to his name spanning from 1965 to 2016, De Niro has proven to be a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. In 1974, he won his first Academy Award for his supporting role in “The Godfather Part [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 13 May 2016
Back in February, a superhero took the world by storm. It wasn’t Batman or Superman. It wasn’t Spider-Man either. This wasn’t your prototypical superhero- it was the foul-mouthed, burned-faced Deadpool. With Canadian Ryan Reynolds in the starring role, Deadpool smashed records with a 135 [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 10 May 2016
Province Helps Next Generation Business Leaders Ontario is investing in the next generation of promising entrepreneurs by providing access to training and mentoring to launch their ideas into businesses and scale up their ventures. Today at the 11th annual Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery [Read more]
Written by Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities on 05 May 2016
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) / Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) 56th Northeastern Municipal Conference starts Wednesday, May 11 and runs through to Friday, May 13 in Timmins, Ontario. The conference venue is the McIntyre Community Centre, 85 McIntyre [Read more]
Written by admin on 03 May 2016
FROM THE EDITOR: Though Tyler Davis, Owner of Crossover Video and contributor of the weekly #CrossoverInsider is away this week he had wanted to ensure movie lovers in the region still had access to information about the week’s new releases and so provided the summaries below in advance. [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 26 April 2016
Kevin Hart has been a busy man over the last couple of years. Since 2014, the diminutive comedian has appeared in ten movies while also performing his stand up comedy routine across the world. In 2014, Hart starred alongside Ice Cube in “Ride Along”, a comedy portraying him as a hapless [Read more]
Written by admin on 15 April 2016
Province Increasing Port Capacity, Strengthening Local Economy Ontario is helping Thunder Bay Port Authority expand its dock-side operations and construct a new storage facility to handle more cargo. With an investment of $1 million through the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund [Read more]