Posts Tagged ‘video’

Dancing at the movies: the music video

Dancing at the movies: the music video

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: GATEKeeper's Blog

If you’re a movie lover, you’ve got to watch the fan video of the week: a montage of memorable dance scenes from close to 40 different movies, all set to Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose”.



Video Hits: “Crossfire” by Brandon Flowers

Video Hits: “Crossfire” by Brandon Flowers

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 10th, 2010 • Category: Music & CDs

Trying to pick this week’s music video for Video Hits seemed a bit daunting. I’ve only been doing this one week so far, and I just didn’t know how to follow up Fefe Dobson’s “Ghost”. Should I go for something simpler? Something older?



Big cats + catnip = this cute video

Big cats + catnip = this cute video

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 4th, 2010 • Category: GATEKeeper's Blog

Cute is normally not my thing (or at least I don’t post a lot of cute), but for once I thought I had to pass on a video that definitely belongs under the “Cute Overload” category.



Bungie and Microsoft debut fresh ‘Halo: Reach’ campaign trailer

Bungie and Microsoft debut fresh ‘Halo: Reach’ campaign trailer

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 2nd, 2010 • Category: Games & Electronics

Bungie and Microsoft released a brand new gameplay trailer for their latest Xbox 360 franchise title, Halo: Reach, which is headed for store shelves on September 14 in North America.



Video Hits: “Ghost” by Fefe Dobson

Video Hits: “Ghost” by Fefe Dobson

By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 2nd, 2010 • Category: Music & CDs

This morning I got to thinking how much I love music videos — like, a lot — and while there quite a few that suck (hello Ke$ha), there are so many worth watching again and again.



Zero Punctuation: E3 and motion controls

Zero Punctuation: E3 and motion controls

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 8th, 2010 • Category: Gaming & Electronics

E3 has come and gone, but for hardcore gamers it’s time to analyze the announcements and decide what we really think of the coming months and all the promised goodies that the developers revealed.



Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada Day

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: GATEKeeper's Blog

Happy Canada Day, everyone!

In honour of our annual celebration of this great country, and all things Canadian, I hope you’ll eat some poutine, watch a Jim Carrey movie, snack on a Nanaimo bar, drink a glass of Sleeman’s beer, and smile, eh?



Isaiah Mustafa returns for Old Spice’s ‘Questions’

Isaiah Mustafa returns for Old Spice’s ‘Questions’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jun 30th, 2010 • Category: Television

Mr. “I’m on a horse” is back for an advertising sequel in the latest Old Spice commercial that the company is calling “Questions”.



Jake Gyllenhaal talks muscles, sand on ‘The Hour’

Jake Gyllenhaal talks muscles, sand on ‘The Hour’

By W. Andrew Powell • May 25th, 2010 • Category: Movies & DVDs, Television

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal joined The Hour‘s George Stroumboulopoulos today to chat about his new film, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.



Lost Untangled: “What They Died For”

Lost Untangled: “What They Died For”

By W. Andrew Powell • May 19th, 2010 • Category: Television

This is a bad, bad week, my friends. If you know me at all, or if you’re a fan too, you’ll understand. After all, it’s the final week for the obsession that is Lost.