Bitdepth is Four
May 10, 2006
web
Looking at the date I realize that I’ve had this blog up and running for four years now. It’s the beginning of year five and I looked back over some
Brick
May 1, 2006
film
Brendan: I won’t waste your time: you don’t know me.
Laura: I know everyone, and I have all the time in the world.
Film noir is an inferred
Changing Seasons
April 29, 2006
weather
It’s a beautiful day and I’m starting to get in a more contemplative mood. At work it’s now the Spring term, which means that the graduating
More Bad Metaphors
April 22, 2006
podcasting
John and I have been busy with things, but we have managed to create two more Bad Metaphor podcasts and you’re more than welcome to listen to them.
I Like to Watch
March 22, 2006
film
I’ve been watching a lot of films lately, which is a lot of fun. Much of that is due to subscribing to a DVD-by-mail service called Zip.ca. You add
Bad Metaphor 3
February 19, 2006
podcasting
I’ve uploaded the third Bad Metaphor podcast by John and myself today. It’s about publicity this time and John and I talk about being famous as well
My iPod With Video
January 29, 2006
podcasting
I’ve had my new 30 GB iPod with video for about a month and a half now and I’m a bit surprised at how different it is from the iPod Shuffle that I
Bad Metaphor
January 14, 2006
podcasting
I’m very happy to announce the launch of the Bad Metaphor podcast. I’ve been playing with all of the parts of it for a while and it’s time to
Favourite Films of 2005
January 1, 2006
film
If you write about films, you have to make lists and this is the time of year that you make those lists. 2005 was a pretty good year for films and
Mermaid Avenue
December 11, 2005
music
Ain’t nobody that can sing like me
Way over yonder in the minor key
One of my favourite singer / songwriters is Billy Bragg who is not afraid to
Breakfast on Pluto
December 3, 2005
festivals & film
What matters is the journey.
Cillian Murphy is wonderful as Patrick “Kitten” Braden in Neil Jordan’s latest film, Breakfast on Pluto. It’s based
It’s All Gone Pete Tong
November 30, 2005
film
The music mockumentary is a difficult form due to some outstanding films that established the genre. It’s All Gone Pete Tong starts off as an
Podcasting
November 27, 2005
podcasting
It’s odd, but I realize now that I haven’t written very much about podcasting here. It’s been over a year since I started regularly listening to
Niceland
October 17, 2005
festivals & film
What is the purpose of life?
Niceland is a quirkly little film that takes us on a search for meaning. It’s a simple story constructed out of
The Dying Gaul
October 11, 2005
festivals & film
Take the million, write something else.
I don’t know what it is, but it seems that if Patricia Clarkson is in a film, there is a strong
Presence and Absence
October 9, 2005
web
I haven’t been here for a long time. My plan was to write a lot during the Atlantic Film Festival, but I didn’t. I wrote more in my Moleskine than
Read My Lips (Sur Mes Levres)
August 30, 2005
film
A thriller often is an interesting exercise. How are things arranged and how do they play out? A thriller can be constructed out of many well-worn
Ghost Dog
August 27, 2005
film
I don’t know how to describe the film other than to say that Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a film that Jim Jarmusch in 1999. Like many of the
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
August 25, 2005
film
The 1970s were a turbulent time in the U.S. and a lot of interesting films came out of that time. Niels Mueller firmly sets The Assassination of
Touch of Evil
August 24, 2005
film
Just because he speaks a little guilty, that don’t make him innocent, you know.
Touch of Evil is a fascinating film in many ways. It was the
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