Movie Reviews

Baby Mama

Not bad. Tina Fey can do no real wrong. Great scenes: everything with Amy Poehler and everything with the door man, actor Romany Malco.

Harold and Kumar Escape...

Too much nudity. Still funny. Obviously not as funny as the first one. Great scenes: black airport security guard...LMAO, Chinese translator..., bottomless party...and the list goes on! A must see for anyone who loves to laugh to the point where they clap!

88 Minutes

Would make for an awesome TV movie...instead, in theatres, it's a hot mess of a movie. Predictable, long and choppy. And dude from the OC was only in it for like 4 minutes. Sucks for him I guess

21

Not bad at all. Kind of predictable but had a great plot and flowed really well (aka. easy and exciting to watch). Lawrence Fishbourne is great in it.

Double Minority

Bless the government of Canada and their catchy adds. The last one I saw (and probably the first one I have noticed in a while) was about accessibility.

It was a cartoon of a man in a wheelchair with his resume in this hand at a door that says "Now Hiring" (or something like that) but there are stairs at the door, so the man can't apply.

The caption: Some Interviews are Over Before they Start.

Interesting. And I do advocate for rights for the disabled (I try not to use their toilets and I'm now okay with the parking spots they get) but there was something off about the add.

The man in the chair was Asian. I swear. I get often but I rarely see an Asian man in a wheelchair. Seen White (of course) and even Black but not Asian. So why would the government make the add with one?

Either way I felt sorry for the man. Not only was he in a wheelchair but he was a minority. That makes him a double minority...much like myself (Black, Female).

Mother's Day Brunch

You are invited to celebrate Mother's Day at an Xquisite Affair:

Mother's Day Brunch at the Old Mill Inn & Spa

Sunday May 11, 2008

Time: 1-4

Music, Poetry, Food and more

Contact Info
Email:
virtuousone7@yahoo.com
Office:
416-737-2178

Price: $45 per person, $25 for kids

Yes We Can, But Can He?

The t-shirts are everywhere, the support from celebs are not lacking and his name can now be said as easily as John Smith. But does that mean that Obama can achieve what was Jesse Jackson could not and become America first black president? It seems very possible.

Once considered the underdog in the democratic party’s presidential candidacy race, Obama is now set to be a winning. He may not have gotten the big ballets like NY or Texas, but by collected a majority of the small ones he has managed to pull himself above Hilary Clinton.

A lot of negative comments have been made regarding if he did win. Rapper 50 Cent has already said that America is not ready for a black* president. “I don't think America is ready to have a black president. I think they might kill him." For that reason 50 said he was going to vote for Hillary Clinton.

As ignorant as that comment might seem, it was probably a thought through the minds of many. After all this is the same country that assassinated politicians for trying to treat all people equal. Only 44 years since the murder of JFK, is American ready for a black president?
Many have started to think so. Even 50 has changed his views and has stated that he will vote for Obama after hearing his speech about race.

Public opinion aside, the numbers show the Obama is well on his way to at least being the democratic party’s candidate, winning votes with his Yes, We Can slogan but can he become the President of the United States. November will tell us.

*Obama is part Kenyan and white but considering the “one drop” rule, that still makes him a black.

A YccTO Legend

There are many things that a young GTA native like myself could talk about at this moment, like the Junos that just took place last night (which I didn't watch), or the fact that the Leafs are now golfing instead of playing the play-offs (I'm used to that though).

Instead of making reference to those (I just did!), I'm going to talk about the individual who I believe is responsible for my interest in media. Master T.

A true GTAer would know who I'm talking about and can even remember the name of Master T's show. For those who are lost though, T was a VJ on MuchMusic. He started in the 80's and went on to produce the station only urban based show, Xtendamix (later known as DaMix).

T left the station though in 2001 and began working in the music industry and a couple years later released a compilation CD (a reggae one that I have).

Since then though little has been heard from the dreadlocked former VJ. I googled and got nada, however I'm certain he still doing well. At least I hope so.

I had the pleasure of meeting Master T at McMaster University in 2002. He's a very well spoken character (as anyone who has seen him interview Mary J, Lauryn Hill or even Tupac would know). I was a bit over eager at the encounter too. What can I say, he was the link to a world of black and Caribbean media for a young girl in the suburbs. His show was a staple before we had BET. Do you remember Wednesdays and Saturday episodes? Of course you do. Or his yearly trip to Reggae Sunsplash? T was a great host and even better interviewer.

If anyone know where this GTA Icon is pleeeease let me know!