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Consumerism makes me feel dirty

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 14th, 2010 • Category: Rants

Stepping aside from my usual entertainment posts, I got on the topic of the environment over on Tumblr and I wanted to post a little more about it here on my blog.



A peek at CHUM Fanfest 2010

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 13th, 2010 • Category: Festivals & Events, Photography

Before I run out to check out the Indie Awards for this year’s Canadian Music Week, I wanted to drop a couple of photos from last night’s CHUM Fanfest at the Masonic Temple.



DVD Tuesday: ‘Up In The Air’ and ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: DVDs

This week on DVD and Blu-ray I review Jason Reitman’s Oscar-nominated Up In The Air; Michael Moore’s quasi-documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story; the animated adventure, Planet 51; plus a look at Oscar-winner, Precious.



Canadian Music Fest 2010 kicks off in Toronto

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Festivals & Events

This is a pretty big year for The GATE; 2010 represents our tenth year writing about entertainment, and maybe most importantly, music.



First full ‘Tron Legacy’ trailer debuts online

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs

The first full trailer for Disney’s Tron Legacy debuted this weekend ahead of Alice in Wonderland in IMAX 3-D, and now online fans can enjoy the same happiness as the trailer makes its way to the web.



Video: Classified’s “Oh Canada”

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Music & CDs

Hey, Canada, you actually need to check this out. I’m not normally a fan of Classified, but you really need to watch his video for “Oh Canada” from his album Self Explanatory.



Gallery: Academy Awards 2010 Red Carpet

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Festivals & Events, Movies & DVDs

Hollywood welcomed some of its favorite A-listers, directors, producers, and assorted filmmakers for the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday, March 7.



My predictions for the 2010 Academy Awards

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 6th, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards hits the air tomorrow night, so I thought, why not post my predictions? Better late than never, right?



Sarcasm: The Documentary with Michael Moore

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 6th, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs

Right now I’m finally watching Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story. I like his movies for what they are, but it is hard to call one of them a “documentary”. Compared to a film like Food, Inc. Moore’s films aren’t exactly “balanced”.



Riddle me this, ‘Alice’ fans

By W. Andrew Powell • Mar 6th, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs

For those of you who’ve seen Tim Burton’s remake of Alice In Wonderland, I’m wondering if anyone else thought they knew the answer to the riddle: “Why is a raven like a writing desk?”