Over the last few days there has been a bit of a fervour online about Spike Lee having the gall to remake OLDBOY (for the record – never any harm in trying). Lost in the fracas however, was another – and for my money, more interesting – bit of news out of the Lee camp.…
Today we finish the first week of July, and like many I find myself reflective on what the summer has brought so far. Back around Christmas, I read an article in GQ bemoaning the death of the original blockbuster. It pointed out – quite rightly as it would seem – that experiences like we got…
I must apologize for the tardiness in putting up this post – the blog has primarily been running on auto-pilot for a while to cover my travels. But with NXNE and The King of Pain all finished, I have the chance to take a second and profess a word or two of thanks. You may…
This blog would never be what it is were it not for The LAMB and all of the talented people that make it up. Once a year, many of The LAMB’s get together and decide to honour their contributors with awards called The Lammy’s. This weekend, the nominations were announced, and to say I was…
So here’s me, musing to lady hatter that I can’t think of anything to write about (a mere 24 hours after pointing out to someone how hard posts like this can be to come up with), when two recent tidbits come together to form a serendipitous idea. The first was that conversation with Steve about…
I was in a shitty mood last night…a rather shitty mood if I’m being honest. Luckily, I’m fortunate enough to have a good friend working down the street from me who has enough brain power to say “Let’s go for a burger”. As I got to talking to the wise and patient cinematic sensei, I…
I’ve joked a lot about this over the last few weeks, but I thought i’d actually put out a true plea… Stick with me through my Hot Docs coverage. Like many other bloggers I take a look at what my audience is from time to time, and last year during Hot Docs i noticed my…
