I hanker for the days of just doing it: here’s the environment, here’re the characters – See them walk! Action reveals character! Environment reveals theme! The days of just firing up the laptop, typing in FADE IN:, and seeing what happens next are long gone. Time is finite. Enthusiasm will carry one only so far. [...]
Yep. The Rialto Channel have kindly agreed to show To’ona’i. I’m chuffed. Happy new year.
Comics A nice mix of mainstream, European and indy this year. Asterios Polyp – David Mazzuchelli Britten & Brulightly – Hannah Berry Chance in Hell – Gilbert Hernandez Doing Time – Hanawa Kazuichi Fun Home – Alison Bechdel Hellcity: The Whole Damned Thing – Macon Blair and Joe Flood [...]
These are straight from the viewing diary. Those that I remember with a smile get some link-love. Features 13 Assassins Animal Kingdom Another Year Born into Brothels Buck Chugyeogja Contagion Frozen River Get Low Leaves of Grass Please Give El secreto de sus [...]
The latest Mission: Impossible instalment is around the corner and I’m kinda interested, kinda excited, though not because I’m a fan of either the franchise or Tom Cruise hisself – it’s for the directors who’ve gamely signed on (and the first one doesn’t count because Nobody knew)*: – M:I-2 by a post-Killer, pre-Paycheck John [...]
This is so cool. (Fedora-tip: Lew by way of Dim-Post.)
– is barbecuing chicken shish kebabs whilst the Fortress Mamea ground attack squadron look on.
The chickens provide fodder for tall tales in Fortress Mamea. Yesterday, the Goddess returned home late and asked, “Did anyone feed the chickens?” The Children Teens ignored her aural query, preferring their online and cellular communications. I allowed the pause to lengthen until I finally said, “They were picketing with signs demanding No GST on [...]
There’s more where that came from.
It’s a good rule of thumb in life to take things in one’s stride with little ditties like: – it’s gonna be okay; – take a deep breath; – five years from now, we’ll laugh uproariously about this moment. The key word above is moment. At this very moment, I’m questioning every goddamned thing about [...]
