Comedian and actress Ellen DeGeneres was best known for her groundbreaking sitcom “Ellen” (ABC, 1994-98) and her lively daytime talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (syndicated, 2003- ), which earned multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Talk Show and Best Talk Show Host. DeGeneres started her career as a stand-up comedian, eventually parlaying her deadpan, [...]

Best Buy Canada for the treatment of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc as equals

Earlier this week, the HD DVD camp received bad news on two main fronts. USA Online rental company Netflix announced it would reduce support for HD DVD, while big box retailer Best Buy said that Blu-ray Disc drive to its [...]

With a resume that boasted an assortment of villains and ne’er-do-wells, actor Tim Roth often had to avoid being typecast in order to play roles that demonstrated his extraordinary talents. Equally at home in both comedy and drama, Roth made an immediate impression as an unrepentant skinhead – complete with swastika tattoo on his forehead [...]

Debuting as an adorable, all-American-looking pop singer with a powerful vocal range and squeaky clean image, Jessica Simpson initially stood in the shadows of her equally young, equally blonde pop predecessors Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in her early career. Routinely compared to the two divas—sometimes unfairly—Simpson has struggled to be nothing more than herself. [...]

At the peak of her career, Vanessa Hudgens was the envy of virtually every teenage girl across the world. The singer and actress starred in “High School Musical” (2006) and “High School Musical 2” (2007) alongside heartthrob and Tiger Beat poster boy Zac Efron. “HSM” instantly became the little movie that could, with Hudgens and [...]

The high-definition video and graphics processor nearing its Windows Mobile Smartphone near you

It was not long ago that the cell phone incredible promotes LED screen resolutions of 100 pixels resolution. After switching to LCDs, the most mobile phones today carried resolutions 100000 pixels, as well as full color. With the convergence of handheld and [...]

With his keen observational eye and ear, Canadian actor and writer Mike Myers created some of the most memorable comedic characters in TV and film history. From the time of his American breakout on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ) in the early 1990s, Myers’ success lay in his fully-realized, heavily detailed characterizations and his [...]

Physically imposing but gentle in temperament, Irish born actor Liam Neeson has been called to play some of film’s most interesting and paradoxical heroes. From real life legends like Oskar Schindler and Michael Collins to classic literature’s Jean Valjean and even the modern day antihero Darkman, Neeson’s masterful characterizations of flawed men capable of extraordinary [...]

Michael Bay says, “I told you so” to all the faithful HD DVD

Michael Bay’s high definition preference is no secret. It seems that the director finds striking action every opportunity to know that he is a firm believer in Blu-ray Disc.
This week, Netflix and Best Buy both expressed their intentions in favour of [...]

Equally dazzling on both big and small screens, actress Carla Gugino was a true beauty with a talent that transcended any medium. A petite, brunette actress of Italian, Irish, and English descent, Gugino amassed an impressive list of credits over a relatively short period of time. In addition to co-starring in several high-profile features, Gugino [...]