Posts Tagged ‘Crossover Video and Games Marathon Ontario’
Written by Tyler Davis on 09 September 2014
WEEKLY INSIDER Box Office analysts were stunned when, upon analyzing the data, it was found that theatrical revenues for the summer of 2014 had hit an eight year low. Several big franchise movies did not reach expectations, continuing a trend that sees 2014 revenues running behind the pace of 2013. [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 02 September 2014
INSIDER’s REVIEW September has arrived. The big yellow school buses will soon be rolling down the streets as the kids get set to hit the classrooms for another year of learning. Because of this, September is normally a slow month for new releases. This year, that is not the case! Several of [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 26 August 2014
WEEKLY INSIDER After pairing up for 50 First Dates and The Wedding Singer, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore have reunited in Blended- a hilarious family friendly comedy about two families who inadvertently embark on the same African vacation at the very same resort! Blended headlines a strong week [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 19 August 2014
WEEKLY INSIDER Very few superheroes have enjoyed the longevity and popularity of Spider-Man. After being bitten by a scientifically altered spider, Peter Parker went from being a normal guy to swinging from skyscrapers and saving lives- and “Spider Man” was born. All these years later, Spider [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 31 July 2014
WEEKLY WRAP-UP After last week’s release of the feel-good, heartfelt true story “Heaven is For Real”, the religious themed movies continue to roll into the marketplace. This week, we are told the story of Noah and his infamous ark. The big-budget adventure film starring Russell Crowe wowed [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 22 July 2014
WEEKLY INSIDER REVIEW In 2003, the Burpo family of small town Tennessee were faced with the horrible task of watching their 4 year old get whisked away for emergency surgery. They were told that there was a chance that he may not make it. His appendix had been ruptured for several days. [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 15 July 2014
WEEKLY REVIEW Everyone loves talking animals! Especially animated talking animals! In 2011, the minds behind Ice Age teamed up to create Rio, featuring a wide array of colorful characters including birds, monkeys and a bulldog! Fans embraced this new crew of animated creatures as they flocked to [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 25 February 2014
WEEKLY WRAP-UP The Olympics have come and gone and Canada once again had a solid showing. We swept the board in curling and hockey, and added several other medals in a number of different sports. Congratulations to all of our Canadian athletes- including Terrace Bay’s own golden girl Haley [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 13 February 2014
TYLER’S WEEKLY WRAP-UP The 2014 Winter Olympics are in full swing and Canada is off to a fast start. The Winter Olympics are an exciting time for many Canadian viewers as our country’s top athletes get to show their talents in a variety of different sports. Television and internet coverage [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 17 December 2013
TYLER TALKS Where has the year gone? Christmas and New Years are right around the corner and it’s shocking to think that 2013 is already coming to an end. It has been a year filled with big movies and games as well as new innovations in the gaming industry (ie. the new PS4 and XBOX [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 16 October 2013
MARATHON, ON – This Saturday, October 19th, Independent Video Stores across the world will band together to promote the message “We Are Still Here!”. Since 2010, when Movie Gallery and Blockbuster closed their stores in Canada, the popular media misconception has been that movies stores [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 19 August 2013
TYLER TALKS Robert De Niro and John Travolta are two of Hollywood’s most notable actors. Travolta made his big screen debut in the early 70’s while De Niro’s first film credit dates all the way back to 1965. With so much experience between them, one would think that they would have appeared [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 18 August 2013
TYLER TALKS Residents of Northwestern Ontario need not feel alone. The lack of sunlight and flat out lack of summer that we’ve experienced this year is also being experienced in other parts of our country as well. I just returned home from my vacation in Southern Manitoba and the typical [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 03 January 2013
TYLER REMEMBERS 2012 Where did the year go? It seems like just yesterday that I was writing our 2011 review and now another year is in the books. I know I’ve said this before, but we could not have gotten through another year without all of our customers. It is all of you who keep [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 30 January 2012
From the Editor of ONN: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ [Read more]