Coulrophobia is defined as being the fear of clowns. The happy-go-lucky circus fixtures are meant to bring joy to the lives of people young and old. Instead, for many, it is a fear that they just can’t shake. Legendary author Stephen King exploited this fear with his 1986 novel “IT”- about [Read more]
Here’s hoping that everyone had a safe, happy and enjoyable holiday season. As the tree now sits at the end of the driveway, and the calendar flips to 2018, it’s time to turn the focus back to movies. January promises to be a good month for new releases with a few highly anticipated titles set [Read more]
Very few movies come along that cause enough hype and anticipation to lead to customers asking for them months before they hit our shelves. This week’s headline new release is one such title. Serving as a soldier during World War 2 was a harrowing and no doubt terrifying ordeal. But imagine being [Read more]
Back in 2014, moviegoers were introduced to a team of sharp-dressing and highly skilled secret agents operating discreetly out of a tailor shop in London, England. Starring Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson and newcomer Taron Egerton, “Kingsman The Secret Service” became an instant hit grossing [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – At the regular meeting of the Superior-Greenstone District School Board held at the Marathon Board office on December 4, 2017, the trustees accepted with deepest regret the resignation of David Tamblyn, Director of Education. Mr. Tamblyn’s resignation, effective June 30, 2018 is [Read more]
Who could have imagined that a group of little yellow gibberish speaking creatures would be so popular. When Despicable Me was released in 2010, featuring the voice of Steve Carell as the lead villain Gru, it was the aforementioned little yellow creatures that stole the spotlight- the Minions. In [Read more]
As we prepare to celebrate our 7 Year Anniversary, I would like to take this opportunity to tank all of our loyal customers from across the North Shore for your continued support. Over the years, we have grown from a few hundred movies to a few thousand. We started with just movies [Read more]
Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey and Seth Rogen- these are just a few on an increasingly long list of talented Canadian actors and actresses who are making their mark in Hollywood. But none perhaps have been more prominently in the spotlight over the last couple years than Ryan Reynolds. [Read more]
James Bond is perhaps one of the best known and most familiar Hollywood spy/special agent. Jason Bourne, John Wick and Austin Powers (in a comedic setting) are a few other familiar names in this genre. This week, Charlize Theron shows off her special agent prowess in the aptly titles “Atomic [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On Sunday October 29, 2017 members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two males after hearing gun shots near the scene of an MVC involving a cattle truck on Saturday October 28, 2017 west of Marathon on Highway 17, just west of the Little Pic River Bridge. [Read more]
Over the past couple of months, we’ve talked about several popular movie franchises and how they’ve managed to maintain popularity spanning decades. Last week marked the re-launch of one such franchise- Spider Man. This week is no exception. The original Planet of the Apes released way back in [Read more]
October has already marked the release of several major new titles including the likes of Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Baby Driver, The House and The Cult of Chucky. The rest of the month gets better with highly anticipated titles such as Annabelle 2, The Emojii Movie, War for the Planet of the [Read more]
It seems as though, in recent times, the movie landscape has been dominated by sequels, prequels and remakes. Fans become attached to certain franchises and, as a result, Hollywood responds with a barrage of sequels, reboots, etc. So with that in mind, it is often welcomed news when an original [Read more]
Johnny Depp is well known in Hollywood for his various “off the wall” character portrayals. From Edward Scissorhands to Ichabod Crane to Sweeney Todd, Depp has shown time and time again that he is always willing to take on less than conventional roles. But no role perhaps has defined his career [Read more]
For kids growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, it would not be uncommon to find several “Transformers” toys sitting in the toy box. Created by a Japanese company called Takara, Transformers burst onto the scene in North America in 1984 when Hasbro purchased the rights. The toys were immensely [Read more]
