Posts Tagged ‘northern ontario daily news’
Written by Tyler Davis on 13 December 2016
This summer saw a reunion of sorts in which some of DC comics most notorious super-villains were given their own major feature film. Harley Quinn, Deadshot, The Joker and crew were teamed together in the big budget smash hit “Suicide Squad”. Debuting in theatres on August 3rd, Suicide Squad [Read more]
Written by Annie Wenger-Nabigon Ph.D., RSW on 07 December 2016
Here we are again, facing the final weeks of the year, welcoming the advent of cold weather and snow after enjoying an unusually kind summer for north of Lake Superior. While I enjoy the holiday spirit, the smells of baking pumpkin pies and Christmas cookies, I find it all a bit more [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 06 December 2016
A couple of weeks back I touched on the fact that December 2016, as is the case with most Decembers, would be a big month for new releases. The first batch of December releases hit our shelves this week led by one of the biggest action stars of the past decade in a triumphant return [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 29 November 2016
It seems hard to fathom that in less than 30 days Christmas will have come and gone. In addition to the new releases each week, we’ve been quite busy filling our shelves with all of kinds of great gift ideas for everyone and anyone in the family! Focusing back now on new movies, this week [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 22 November 2016
Imagine being in your twenties, working a job that you hate and finding out that your girlfriend is unexpectedly pregnant with your first child. How will you support this child? Will things ever get better? These are just a couple of the questions facing young David Packouz in this week’s [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 15 November 2016
Last week, we touched on the progression of animated movies over the years from the Disney classics to “Sausage Party”, the raunchy animated film geared for adult audiences. This week, we turn back our attention to family friendly animated fare. Back in 2003, the world was introduced to Nemo- [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 08 November 2016
For many years, spanning decades, animated movies have been seen as kid and family friendly. Many kids grew up watching what we now perceive as Disney classics like Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians, Pinocchio, etc. More recently, titles like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and the Incredibles have all become [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 01 November 2016
MARATHON, ON – Trick or Eat 2016 was another huge success despite a very windy, rainy night. We collected approximately 3,892 non-perishable food items worth approximately $9,730.00. This was the 7th year for Trick or Eat in Marathon and to date we’ve collected 29,724 non-perishable [Read more]
Written by admin on 25 October 2016
Ardiden Ltd (ASX:ADV) is about to commence resource delineation drilling at its lithium and graphite projects in Ontario, Canada following recent successful field exploration programs. Diamond drilling will be undertaken at both the Seymour Lake Lithium Project (exercised option to acquire 100%) [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 25 October 2016
When it comes to scary movies over the past decade, James Wan has become the go to guy. The Malaysian-born Australian director has a knack for creating taut, atmospheric and downright creepy films. Some of his best work can be found in the Conjuring 1 and 2, Annabelle and Insidious 2 and 3. Wan was [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 18 October 2016
Back in 1996, the world fell under attack by alien forces with powers much stronger than ours. It was up to Will Smith and a rag tag group of soldiers to protect the Earth from these unwanted visitors. This of course is reference to the film “Independence Day”, the highest grossing movie of [Read more]
Written by Ministry Northern Development and Mines on 09 October 2016
Above: Trailer for ‘Born to be Blue’ It’s an exciting time for film production in Northern Ontario. Movies filmed in Thunder Bay, Sudbury, and throughout the North are screening at the top international film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 04 October 2016
As we turn the calendar to October, after a September filled with several great new films, movie lovers can rejoice knowing that they can expect more of the same this month. In fact, it’ll be a busy month at Crossover as we also look forward to our annual Video Store Day celebration on October [Read more]
Written by Schreiber OPP Detachment on 30 September 2016
SCHREIBER, ON –The Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located at Highway 17, Schreiber, will be closed to the public for building maintenance from October 5th to approximately November 18th, 2016. There will be construction in the public access area prohibiting use [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 27 September 2016
As the first day of fall officially greeted us on September 22nd, a fantastic summer filled with warm weather officially wrapped up. The fall season generally means cooler weather- which in turn means movie weather! With that in mind, this week is jam packed with new releases that should appeal to [Read more]