Summertime = Blockbusters

So there's not much in the way of Canadian fare playing at the theatres right now (at least in Calgary). I've been meaning to watch Snow Cake for a future review, but I had other films to get out of my system first (i.e. showing my girlfriend how the Blade trilogy is silly fun--and no, I don't lose my film cred for that. I'm not a complete snob.). I like what I saw in the trailer for Snow Cake, especially a scene where Alan Rickman says, "I'm going to Winnipeg." Like Mr. Rickman would ever make a winter trek to the 'Peg in a car!

It's not film-related, but I'm particularly excited that the third and final season of Slings and Arrows arrives on DVD on July 3. This wonderful comedy series deals with the ecstasies and miseries of running a nationally-renown theatre festival and features many excellent Canadian film actors like Paul Gross, Colm Feore, Mark McKinney, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Polley and the always-great Don McKellar as an eccentric theatre director. Perhaps I shall expand the scope of this blog to include worthy Canadian televison fare, hmm...