Leigh
Leigh McEachran is a movie-going, TV-watching, music-listening, all-around pop culture enthusiast. She eats, sleeps and breathes the entertainment industry, which is why she decided to pair her journalism studies at Ryerson University with her passion for entertainment news in a career in entertainment journalism.
Posts by Leigh
Paper Man
Dec 5th

I found “Paper Man” in a metal bin at the back of Shopper’s Drug Mart. I hadn’t heard much of the 2009 flick, but remembered seeing stills of Ryan Reynolds in a superhero costume and horrible, bleached hair way back when. I decided to buy the DVD, on discount, at the store. It had a great cast, boasting the likes of Reynolds, Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone, Kieran Culkin and Lisa Kudrow; and, based on the DVD’s description, it had an interesting plot. Plus, it was cheap (bonus!)
The story follows Richard (Daniels), a writer who moves to a beach house to work on his next novel. His wife, Claire (Kudrow), is a doctor in the city who only visits Richard on weekends, which makes the writer quite isolated. To battle his loneliness, Richard still talks to his childhood imaginary friend, Captain Excellent (Reynolds); but eventually finds real friendship in a 17-year-old named Abby (Stone), who he hires as a weekly babysitter (despite having no children to watch.)
“Paper Man” is so excellent, I urge you to watch. It is creative, unique, surprising and boasts an amazingly talented cast. Despite the cast containing comedic talent, “Paper Man” is not really a comedy, which is probably why it wasn’t well-received with critics. It could pass as a dark comedy, but I would consider it more of a quirky drama. Regardless of genre, this indie film is a new favourite of mine.
Shameless Self-Promotion
Dec 3rd
Hi folks!
Just an update on my life. I graduated Ryerson University in June with my degree in journalism and have since been working as a freelance writer. I thought I would link to some of the recent blog posts I’ve written for Yahoo! Canada, so that you can take a looksy.
Cheers,
Leigh.

My blogging station during the Toronto International Film Festival
# This post is about how celebrities (like Kiefer Sutherland, Lisa Kudrow, Diablo Cody, and Joss Whedon, among others) are moving from film and television to the Internet. Check it out here: “Kiefer Sutherland stars in the online series ‘The Confession,’ but he’s not the first celeb to hit the web.”
# For a while, I’ve had this theory that Taylor Lautner’s mannerisms, voice, and facial expressions on chat shows are very similar to Matt Damon’s TV appearances. Visit: “Is Taylor Lautner taking interview cues from Matt Damon?”
# While watching an interview of Jann Arden on CBC’s “George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight,” I found it interesting that she talked about her brother’s poor treatment in prison. Apparently, readers did to, as it currently has 456 comments. Read “Jann Arden condemns poor treatment of her brother in prison” on “omg!”
# I was one of many who thought Ryan Gosling deserved People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” title for 2011. I air my grievances in “People’s Sexiest Man Alive: Was Ryan Gosling robbed?“
