The Legion of Decency

Before the Olympics, I put up a post taking the CBC to task for taking such a low-key approach to the non-sports issues related to 2008...

Well, that great gift the Greeks gave the world, the Olympics, are over and it's time to get back outside and enjoy the rest of the summ...

Those of us who work in film and TV know that the cheapest special effect you can use is a nude scene or a sex scene. No need for CGI, stunt...

The film usually credited with launching the current Porn industry is "Deep Throat", produced in 1972 for less than $23,000 and gr...

Recently, Will Dixon wrote a perceptive piece on the show that most exemplifies recent Canadian television, "Train 48". In his po...

I'm almost done with my latest hopscotching of North America. Phew! Ten days, both coasts, Nashville to set up a new pilot and visits to...

The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics arrived today toting enough moral ambiguity to fill a full season of "The Sopranos" with ethica...

It's impossible to create any dramatic work without becoming completely absorbed in the world you're imagining. The bulk of the writ...

There's a report in today's Ottawa Citizen that 60% of the CRTC's staff are considering quitting their jobs. On top of that, on...

If I have one bone to pick with Show Business, it's that so many of us get pre-occupied with it. We tend to forget that there's a fa...

In this age of satellite radio and iPods, it's possible to completely control your personal soundtrack. Through these technologies and o...

Over the course of my life, I've been a member of three political parties. Growing up in Saskatchewan, my first allegiance was to the ND...

This weekend will no doubt be remembered in showbiz annals for the debut of "The Dark Knight" currently smashing pretty much every...