Thanks all!

First, thanks to the folks from Sketch22 who asked me to lend a hand today. It's always fun to shoot something other than commercials. I think it was our most ambitious Sketch22 short to date. A small part of an entertaining whole.

Also thanks to the many volunteers and passersby of all ages who gave up part of their gorgeous Saturday morning to perform a series of manoevers, each more complicated than the last. Bravo!

The result of your efforts can be seen starting July 6th at the Arts Guild!

Congratulations all.

Great Movies You've (Probably) Never Seen: The In-Laws.

This was a movie that was introduced to me line-by-line by Travis Pratt, a force of nature who lived on PEI during the 1980's.

"Serpentine, Shel, Serpentine!"
"There's no need to shoot at me, I'm only a dentist."

Produced in 1979, The In-laws was directed by canadian Arthur Hiller and written by Andrew Bergman but the heart of the film are the performances by its two leads: Adam Arkin and Peter Falk. To single out one over another would be a mistake. It's the two actors as a team that makes the film transcendent. Falk's son is marrying Arkin's daughter. Arkin is a nervous dentist, Falk is a unstable-seeming import-exporter... or maybe not... Arkin discovers that Falk is behind the robbery of the US Treasury and winds up "becoming inadvertently involved in a plot to defraud the US government out of millions of dollars."

It's hilarious and holds up surprising well. Rent or buy the DVD you won't regret it... Don't make the mistake of getting the 2000 remake with Micheal Douglas.

Dave's Yes/No Movie Review: X-Men: The Last Stand

No.

Dave's Yes/No Movie Review: Brick

Yes.

CTV Announces My Show as Part of 2006-2007 Season

That's right. My show.

CTV announced today that Robson Arms is going to be in the 2006-2007 season. Which is great. But looking at the fall line-up it looks like it'll be more 2007 than 2006. Hey CTV, that's fine, give Aaron Sorkin's new show Sunday night. Sure he's created two of the finest shows on television... but will he love you like I will?

I think, not CTV... I think not.

(and CTV? by "like I will" I'm talking about the drug-free "all night long" kind of love.)

Why don't you take me to... Gore-tex™ Town.

Thinking about packing my bags. What have I learned from previous trips? One pair of shoes, one pair of pants, one pair of shorts and as many socks, t-shirts and underpants as I can fit into one bag.

Travelling to Vancouver can be intimidating sometimes. People look and dress differently on the west coast. Mostly they look healthy and wear Gore-tex™... unless they're crack addicts. The crack addicts are thinner, and their Gore-tex™ a little filthier.