Posts Tagged ‘Crossover Video and Games’
Written by Tyler Davis on 29 October 2013
TYLER TALKS Nearly twelve years ago, the folks at Pixar brought to life a pair of friendly monsters who were just as scared of children as the children were of them. Mike and Sully were the goofy and fluffy monsters featured in Monsters Inc., where they ran a business generating power for their [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 22 October 2013
TYLER TALKS Scary movies are as popular as they ever have been- but rarely do they perform up to their hype at the box office. A glaring exception to this trend debuted in theatres July 19th across North America, and by the end of its run, it had shattered all industry expectations with a mind [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 16 October 2013
MARATHON, ON – This Saturday, October 19th, Independent Video Stores across the world will band together to promote the message “We Are Still Here!”. Since 2010, when Movie Gallery and Blockbuster closed their stores in Canada, the popular media misconception has been that movies stores [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 09 October 2013
TYLER’s THOUGHTS… Four years ago, we were introduced to three unlikely friends who after a night of partying in Las Vegas wake up with no recollection of what happened, or where their friend is. With over 230 million dollars in ticket sales, The Hangover became an instant cult classic. [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 01 October 2013
TYLER TALKS It’s really hard to believe that we’re already in the month of October! Almost time for the ghosts and goblins go knocking on doors in their yearly search of candy. October also usually means a full slate of great new movies- and this October is no different. With titles like The [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 24 September 2013
INSIDER NEWS In 2008 we were introduced to Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist who built an armored suit for protection after a life threatening incident. When Stark decided to use his armored suit to combat evil, a new superhero was born- Iron Man! With over 1 Billion dollars in North American Box [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 17 September 2013
TYLER TALKS Zombies! They’ve been a part of movie and television fiction for decades, but the living dead seem to have gotten a second life lately with an abundance of zombie themed programs appearing on people’s TV screens. This week, the zombies are fast and furious and only Brad Pitt [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 19 August 2013
TYLER TALKS Robert De Niro and John Travolta are two of Hollywood’s most notable actors. Travolta made his big screen debut in the early 70’s while De Niro’s first film credit dates all the way back to 1965. With so much experience between them, one would think that they would have appeared [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 01 August 2013
CROSSOVER INSIDER : TYLER TALKS Very few brands have enjoyed the longevity and staying power as G.I. Joe. In 1964, Hasbro introduced a line of plastic toys that took the world by storm. Every household with children had G.I. Joes strewn across the floor while kids played and traded figures with [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 09 July 2013
INSIDE REVIEW Twilight is arguably one of the most successful film franchises of all time. With over 3 Billion dollars of worldwide box office dollars to its credit, it’s hard to dispute that there may not be another franchise to reach those gaudy numbers in quite some time. It was no surprise [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 03 July 2013
CROSSOVER INSIDER Here’s hoping that everyone had a fantastic Canada Day! The Staff at Crossover Video and Games would like to use this opportunity to thank all of our loyal customers from across the North Shore for your continued support. We are proud to be a local, Canadian owned business! [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 25 June 2013
SOME MAY FIND CONTENT (Video/Images) OFFENSIVE ADULT CONTENT – VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED INSIDE REVIEW When you think of jobs that are stressful and important, 911 operators might go overlooked. Imagine being a 911 operator and receiving a call from a frantic young lady claiming that a man is [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 19 June 2013
TYLER TALKS Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum! That is the trademark call of the Giant in the popular fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk”. This fairytale has been told in households over the past several decades and now has a modern day movie adaptation- Jack the Giant Slayer-which releases on DVD and Blu-Ray [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 11 June 2013
INSIDER REVIEW The transition from wrestler to big screen movie star is not always a smooth one. Very few professional wrestlers have been able to successfully cross over into the world of Hollywood, but Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a rare exception. After appearing in various titles such as [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 04 June 2013
INSIDE SCOOP The month of June starts off with a bang and arguably one of our best weeks for new releases in a quite a while! Jason Bateman has his identity stolen, Bruce Willis returns as John McClane and Zombies fall in love in some of this week’s top titles. There are nine titles in [Read more]