In spite of opening in only 18 theatres and having to compete against Hollywood blockbusters like Iron Man and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Fugitive Pieces managed to do respectable box office business in Canada during its opening week.

The North American Free Trade Agreement was implemented in 1994. What is your opinion of the effect of the agreement on our country?

Grand Theft Auto IV is not just a gleaming cube of excellence. By selling 3.6 million copies and raking in US$310 million in its first day of release, GTA IV claimed both the Guinness World Records for highest grossing video game in 24 hours and the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours.

Fans who have missed Dominic Da Vinci since Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall vanished from the small screen will be excited to know he's returning to the airwaves once again.

When I was growing up, video games were simple. You had two buttons to mash, and levels were simple but difficult. You sat on your couch for hours stuffing your face full of Cheetos. My friends and I used to call Nintendo “Nofriendo”, since most of the games were designed for one player. I always dreamed of games that were more interactive and friend-friendly.

You may have read Ken Eisner's lead movie feature about how writer/director Kari Skogland took on the challenge of adapting The Stone Angel to the big screen.

Okay, he won’t be really fighting. But Mike Tyson will be coming back into a virtual boxing ring in 2009.

Most people think Hollywood is the leading movie producing industry in the world, but Bollywood is actually number one.

Breasts. Men oggle them. Babies feed from them. But they are an integral part of women's lives.

Playback magazine and Media In Canada have reported that CTV's primetime soap opera Whistler has been cancelled.

On March 31, 2008, the Missing Women Task Force updated their missing women poster, which now has 59 photos and names of women on it.

If movies were like sports, instead of Oscars we would have Most Valuable Player awards. So the early leader for the 2009 MVP award would be Robert Downey Jr., since Iron Man, which opened last weekend, appears to be that cinematic rarity: a critical and financial success.

“Honey, come in here! You gotta see what I did!”

Lego. Indiana. Jones. Three words that can give a fan-boy goose bumps faster than Halle Berry in one of her skin-tight, leather-clad roles.

The Straight's Carlito Pablo recently wrote about the local documentary Bevel Up, which had a two-night run at Vancity Theatre.