The Coma
August 23, 2004
books
“If we wait long enough, something strange will happen.”
I’ve only read one novel by Alex Garland and seen one film where he wrote the script. I
Blogger
August 20, 2004
web
I’ve been using Blogger to create a new Screen Arts blog and I really like it. I tried out Blogger when it first started and had a bit of the usual,
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
August 19, 2004
film
One of the fascinating things about looking at older political thrillers is to see how the political world of the film has changed. Common knowledge
Hacking and Making Stuff
August 19, 2004
books
Hacking is moving into the mainstream. O’Reilly has their successful “Hacks” series of books and people just can’t resist finding out how things
Collateral
August 17, 2004
film
Michael Mann takes a bold step into the world of HD with Collateral. More films are being shot using HD and with a filmmaker such as Mann, who makes
The Manchurian Candidate
August 16, 2004
film
Jonathan Demme has a knack for creating a feeling of uneasiness. He made the amazing The Silence of the Lambs which featured actors looking directly
Kayaking in Keji
August 6, 2004
travel
I live in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia, which is one of the most amazing, beautiful places in the world. Yesterday I went to Kejimkujik
Big Fish
August 4, 2004
film
I’ve liked every one of the films that Tim Burton has made, but for some inexplicable reason I didn’t see Big Fish in the theatre. While many
The Dreamers
August 3, 2004
film
Bernado Bertolucci loves cinema. If you don’t believe me, then see The Dreamers. It’s a light, wonderful love letter to cinema which, for many, is
Graduation
August 2, 2004
nscc & learning & work
Two years ago (less two weeks) I began a journey with the Nova Scotia Community College . I attended New Faculty Orientation which was the first of
City of God
July 28, 2004
film
There are films that are stylish and there are films that have important social messages. Most of the time those are two very different films. Then
Stanley Kubrick’s Birthday
July 26, 2004
film
Today is Stanley Kubrick’s birthday and now I’m starting a tradition of writing about Kubrick on his birthday. Kubrick is one of the most focussed
Bus 174
July 24, 2004
film
José Padilha’s 2002 documentary Bus 174 is about a bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro in 2000 is a gripping, heart-wrenching look at an incident as an
Stop Motion Animation Workshop
July 16, 2004
art
Last weekend I facilitated a stop motion animation workshop at Faucet, the media arts part of the artist-run centre Struts Gallery in Sackville, New
Six Feet Under Season 2
July 9, 2004
dvd & tv
Finally! After far too long, the second season of Six Feet Under has been released on DVD. I don’t understand how HBO releases DVDs… things like The
Once Upon a Time in the West
July 8, 2004
film
Sergio Leone knew how to use the frame. Many years ago I saw “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” on tv and I was mesmerized by it. Then I was lucky
Final Cut Pro HD
July 7, 2004
technology & apple & video & editing
I’ve been working with Final Cut Pro for a long time. It’s one of those programs that I loved right from the first time that I’ve used it. It feels
Spider-Man 2
June 30, 2004
film
In the first Spider-Man Sam Raimi had to set everything up and establish the franchise. If he did it well, there would be another film. He did a
Fahrenheit 9/11
June 28, 2004
film
Michael Moore gets a bit better with each film. Fahrenheit 9/11 continues his series of quirky political documentaries in a very timely fashion.
blog1979
June 28, 2004
people
Daniel Dugas found an old journal in a box and he’s putting parts of it up. 25 years ago he took a trip around Canada and the U.S.A. starting and
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