As I sat in a coffee shop yesterday listening to people in my neighbourhood express their thoughts on SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, I realized that at this point in the film’s life the bar has been set a tich too high. Of all the Oscar nominees for Best Picture, this was by far the one that benefitted…
The Space Between
You might have noticed this space slow down a little bit over the last few days. I hope you’ll forgive me for taking a moment to take a breath and reload. You see I found myself thinking about what I want this space to be all about recently. For starters there was Roger Ebert’s post…
Made of Steel
I decided to dress up for halloween this year… …Yeah. I know. I’m a geek.
Letdown
As we near the end of October, I can’t help but feel like Linus waiting in vain in that pumpkin patch. I’ve long ago mentioned that since it begins with The Toronto International Film Festival, and signals a shift to heavier movies, I enjoy the autumn most for film-going. But here we are halfway home,…
My Favorite Mistake
If I were pair to blog, today i’d be calling one in as a mental health day. It’s been a hectic weekend…I’m trying to sort out my film festival priorities…and at the moment I’m a tad uninspired for something to write about. So sorry boss…I can’t make it in today. Instead of a few hunderd…
Power to the People
As much as I weary of continuing to talk about THE DARK KNIGHT, I’m beginning to believe it will be inevitable not to mention it at least once a week until September can arrive and provide me with other distractions. So I’m sure by now many of you have heard about the fact that iMDB…
That Summer
If there’s fireworks bursting overhead, it must be July (Happy Independence Day to all my American friends btw). And while it may feel a tad unoriginal, I thought I’d take a moment to look back on the summer at the movies so far. I think I can sum it up in one word – “meh”…