No one wants to say goodbye, but Walt White's reign on cable TV definitely ended with a bang. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan and his posse of writers gave fans almost everything we could have asked for. Eli Glasner takes a last look and bids farewell to one of TV's favourite anti-heroes.
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Bidding farewell to Breaking Bad
Categories: Featured, Television
Tags: Breaking Bad, series finale, Walter White
Boycott Barilla, Dump Stoli: the value of hashtag-driven boycotts
Categories: Celebrities, Social Media
Tags: antigay laws, Boycott Barilla, Cher, Dan Savage, Mia Farrow, Russia, Sochi, Stolichnaya
If you were among those who recently rejected Stolichnaya in favour of a non-Russian brand of vodka to help draw international attention to Russia's anti-gay legislation, you might want to think twice. Hashtag-driven boycotts are not always the most effective way to make a point.
Music marathons: artistic endurance tests for the fleet-fingered
Categories: Live Performance, Music
Music isn't usually associated with endurance, unless you live next door to someone learning to play the violin. But Canadian pianist and composer Frank Horvat is the latest to embark on a music marathon, a growing practice requiring both talent and endurance.
Last night's Emmy telecast had its share of predictable winners (Modern Family, Breaking Bad) and losers (Jon Hamm, Kerry Washington) but there were some surprises in the oddly lumpy and long awards show. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights.FILM REVIEW: Enough Said
Categories: Movies
The sophisticated rom-com Enough Said, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini, finds two actors at the top of their game, says Eli Glasner.
Each year, the Toronto International Film Festival begins front-loaded with powerful prestige titles and, after a summer of bubblegum blockbusters, it can be quite the shock to dive into new worlds of addiction, pain, wonder and more. After the 11-day frenzy, however, a group of films inevitably rise above the rest, says Eli Glasner. Here are his picks for the toast of TIFF 2013.
Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball: what do you make of it?
Categories: Music
Tags: celebrities, Miley Cyrus, music, Wrecking Ball
We asked a panel of music industry experts and analysts what they thought of Miley Cyrus's latest (and raciest) music video: Wrecking Ball, which racked up more than 59 million views on YouTube in just a few days.
The Fox, an absurd spoof of summer blockbuster music videos by Norwegian duo Ylvis, has gathered more than 17 million hits after a week on YouTube.
Syrian director Mohamad Malas shows us the reality of war and the irrepressible nature of the human spirit, no matter how grim the circumstances.
Grammy Award-winning Canadian band Arcade Fire unveiled their new song in unusual fashion (well, unusual for anyone other than Arcade Fire) on Monday with an interactive video.
Actor Patrick Stewart and his girlfriend, jazz singer Sunny Ozell, got married over the weekend in a private ceremony officiated by Ian McKellen.About the Blog
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September (14)
- Boycott Barilla, Dump Stoli: the value of hashtag-driven boycotts
- Bidding farewell to Breaking Bad
- Music marathons: artistic endurance tests for the fleet-fingered
- Justin Bieber on Between Two Ferns
- Emmys 2013: the winners and losers
- FILM REVIEW: Enough Said
- Cory Monteith's Emmy tribute: is it deserved?
- TIFF 2013 favourites from Eli Glasner
- Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball: what do you make of it?
- Ylvis asks, 'What does the fox say?' in surprise viral video hit
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August (10)
- James Spader to play Ultron in Avengers sequel
- Céline Dion teases new single online
- TIFF films with the biggest buzz
- Kristin Chenoweth fan steals the show in impromptu duet
- Video game heroines reinterpreted by fashion illustrator
- Papers, Please is a nerve-racking game about a desk job
- Darren Young becomes WWE's first openly gay wrestler
- Canadians rock Oslo's Øya Fest
- FILM REVIEW: Blue Jasmine
- First look: David O. Russell's American Hustle trailer
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July (12)
- Al Pacino, as himself, for One Night Only
- FILM REVIEW: The Wolverine
- FILM REVIEW: Fruitvale Station
- ROM Game Jam to breathe new digital life into ancient cultures
- FILM REVIEW: Byzantium
- FILM REVIEW: The Hunt
- FILM REVIEW: Grown Ups 2
- FILM REVIEW: Pacific Rim
- FILM REVIEW: 20 Feet From Stardom
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June (19)
- FILM REVIEW: The Heat
- FILM REVIEW: World War Z
- An essential summertime song list
- FILM REVIEW: Frances Ha
- Beyond Tony Soprano: Remembering James Gandolfini
- Summer reading: top book choices from CBC Arts
- Jedward on the MMVA red carpet
- Film, TV tourism spikes with Game of Thrones, The Hobbit
- NXNE: a primer to the best of the Canadian music festival
- FILM REVIEW: Man of Steel
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May (18)
- FILM REVIEW: After Earth
- FILM REVIEW: Now You See Me
- Strombo chats up Craig Ferguson
- Khaled Hosseini's latest inspires digital Echo experience
- FILM REVIEWS: Fast and Furious 6, Epic and Picture Day
- FILM REVIEW: The Hangover Part 3
- Blake Shelton, Toby Keith boost benefits for Oklahoma
- Pushing Chinese stars beyond gimmicky roles
- Horror tale Haunting Melissa targets app audiences
- FILM REVIEW: Star Trek Into Darkness
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April (17)
- The return of Harmony Korine
- Michael Bublé gives surprise gig in NY subway
- Hot Docs: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, High Five: An Adoption Saga
- Snoop Lion's Reincarnated wins over a skeptic
- At Coachella with Divine Fits' Dan Boeckner
- Can hip hop be a sustainable career for Canadian rappers?
- FILM REVIEW: Oblivion
- FILM REVIEW: My Awkward Sexual Adventure
- Buzz-worthy trailer for Man of Steel
- Hunger Games fans get a taste of Catching Fire
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March (16)
- FILM REVIEW: Emperor
- FILM REVIEW: G.I. Joe: Retaliation
- Canadian bands provide the warmth as CMW ends
- Jim Carrey skewers gun lobby with Cold Dead Hand
- Canadian Music Week: The unpretentious, the unenchanting and the unforgettable
- FILM REVIEW: The Croods
- Jay Leno's job on the line as late night TV wars resume
- Sam Roberts, Sarah Slean in NY Sandy fundraiser
- Justin Timberlake returns too late, the thrill is gone
- Selena Gomez's misstep on the Bieber file
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February (9)
- Canada's Stella Sisters sing a birthday tribute to the Man in Black
- Oscar swag the ultimate consolation prize
- Oscar predictions: the shoo-ins and the should-have-beens
- Authors bare all for PEN Canada
- Anoushka Shankar and the One Billion Rising campaign
- Beyoncé's Life Is But a Dream a curated peek behind the curtain
- Drake gets wild in the street over Grammy win
- 25 billion songs downloaded on iTunes, and counting
- CBC Music's Searchlight seeks best new artist
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January (16)
- 6 bone-crushing football films
- FILM REVIEW: Warm Bodies
- Justin Timberlake's musical comeback
- Argo moves to the fore in Oscar best picture race
- FILM REVIEW: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
- FILM REVIEW: Knife Fight
- FILM REVIEW: Parker
- Kroll Show parodies Degrassi with "Wheels, Ontario"
- FILM REVIEW: The Last Stand
- FILM REVIEW: Gangster Squad
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