Go figure. I went to see a movie this week and for the first time in more than seven year, the projector broke. Making it suck that much more, it was my last chance to see a particular Oscar nominated film on a big screen. Oh well, much as I am a disciple of the…
Another small programming note… Two weeks ago I decided to flip my comment feature here at The Matinee from the built-in Blogger function to Disqus. After a two week experiment, I found the results wanting, and thus have decided to switch ’em back. So yeah, to paraphrase my regular Saturday feature, today I do indeed…
Death is never the end…it always leaves tracks.
I’ve been hearing a common thought here and there, and thought that I’d throw in my two cents. The common thought goes like this: “If TOY STORY 3 is up for Best Picture, it shouldn’t be elligible for Best Animated Film.” I disagree. Let’s start with looking at the placement of animated films in the…
Talk to me people. Between regular episodes, special episodes, Hot Docs coverage and TIFF coverage, I’ve racked up a little more than forty Matineecasts in the fourteen months I’ve been doing them. Listening back to some of those first episodes, I can sense an improvement…but I’m always looking for ways to try new things and…
Did you find yourself pining for hatter’s take on the Oscar nominations? It’s okay…I really didn’t either. But if you’re interested, here they are! And check it out – we managed to get things in under eighty minutes this time. Listening back to some of this, it’s amazing to think about how much can change…
I first remember excitedly talking about this film around this time last year. Strangely, its theatrical release came & went without a glimpse from yours truly. It be’s that way sometimes. NOWHERE BOY is the story of a young John Lennon (Aaron Johnson). He’s a teenaged hellion who has little use for school, and is…
