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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936, Stephen Roberts)
With a better director, a competent editor and a slightly stronger screenplay, The Ex-Mrs. Bradford might be more than an amusing diversion. While William Powell and Jean Arthur are great together, th… more →
The Stop Button
Actor and Alien
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wrote 4 days ago: Actor Grant Mitchell, a reliable if low-wattage character thesp in numerous Warner Brothers producti … more →
Soap Cliches
wrote 1 week ago: And now for something completely different, something that readers outside of the UK, Ireland and po … more →
Bill C-279: Senate Debate on Amending the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity)
wrote 4 weeks ago: I deeply moved by some of the things said by the Hon. Grant Mitchell in a debate to amend the Canadi … more →
Sable Island national park would allow gas drilling deep underground
wrote 1 month ago: OTTAWA — Proposed government legislation to create a new national park on Atlantic Canada’s fa … more →
A crazy little daisy, too vile to breathe
wrote 1 month ago: Most urgent news – the car fits in the garage after all, couple of inches spare all around … more →
Senator calls Kevin Page's legal action against government "constitutional vandalism"
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wrote 2 months ago: OTTAWA—An independent senator says the parliamentary budget watchdog, Kevin Page, overstepped his ma … more →
Cyber threats could overwhelm Canada within two years: CSIS
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wrote 3 months ago: OTTAWA – The head of Canada’s intelligence agency warns that the country could be overwhelmed … more →
Chris Watson on Tough Guys (Revisited)
wrote 4 months ago: So there I was, thumbing through a pile of newspapers, when it happened. Why I did it I’ll never kno … more →
Secret Bride
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wrote 5 months ago: Dullsville The Secret Bride (1934) Barbara Stanwyck is a good example of an actor who is remembered … more →
Liberal senator fears costlier pensions will drive colleagues to crime
wrote 6 months ago: “Because Senators will have to pay more into their bloated pensions, Liberal Senators worry th … more →
Kelly McParland: Liberal senator fears costlier pensions will drive colleagues to crime
wrote 6 months ago: Senator Grant Mitchell, an Alberta Liberal appointed to the Senate in 2005 by Paul Martin, says he f … more →
September 26th, 2012: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
wrote 7 months ago: Cast and Crew: Frank Capra (Director); Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein (Screenwriters); Jos … more →
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936, Stephen Roberts)
wrote 10 months ago: With a better director, a competent editor and a slightly stronger screenplay, The Ex-Mrs. Bradford … more →
Senate Liberals launch online petition over charity funding row
wrote 11 months ago: The opposition Liberals in the Senate are going online to push what has thus far been a war of words … more →
Not answer opposition questions? Dock her pay, Sen. Grant Mitchell says
wrote 1 year ago: Politicians of all stripes are criticized — and critical of each other — for not answering questions … more →
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
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wrote 1 year ago: … a review, to be followed (probably tomorrow) by some ramblings on film adaptations of books, and w … more →
Audio via @OpenSociety: Can Advocacy Efforts to Reform Migration Detention Lead to Growth of Detention Regimes?
wrote 1 year ago: On March 28 in New York, the Open Society Institute hosted a panel discussion “Holding Pattern … more →
Dancing Lady
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wrote 1 year ago: Ring a Ding Ding Dancing Lady (1933) I saw Dancing Lady for the first time probably more than a … more →
Easy to Wed (1946)
wrote 1 year ago: Directed by Edward Buzzell, To prevent a libel case against the paper, a reporter tries to compromis … more →
