So much to catch up on. Let's start with @Festivids recs. These were my faves besides the ones made for or by me:

Horror vids are killin' it this year, pun intended. Heed all the warnings:

Tag, You're It by @winterevanesce a.k.a. Kitty (Tag/Real Onigokko)

Raising Hell by @bingeling (Ready or Not)

Let Me In by @trelkez (Train to Busan) - made ( Read more... )

What's that? Tentacles and morbid humor? Count me in.

It Came from Beneath the Sea is a classic B-movie about an oceanic creature that starts encroaching on human ships/submarines/beaches/cities because radiation. It features the special effects of legend Ray Harryhausen. There are a bunch of human scientists and military types, but whatever, we ( Read more... )

Hey, did you know I like Longmire and Zahn McClarnon??? And yet only
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This year's favorite
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FeelingI need a vacation. I just want to sit in a room that is not mine for a few days and work on stories and let my mind wander without having to yank it back to take care of responsibilities. That’s what last month’s trip to my mom’s hotel in Worcester was supposed to provide, except I ended up needing to work. Now I keep going to the office and ( Read more... )

FOR THE RECORD, four of the five sources I offered for Festivids this year were NOT about vampires or outer space.

I loved What We Do in the Shadows when it came out in the U.S. and have seen it a few too many times since then. That said, I've talked with friends about how it would be tough to vid the movie well because of its specific, oddball ( Read more... )

"Mystery Festividder" gwenfrankenstein made me a vid for Gods & Monsters, an Ian McKellen/Brendan Fraser movie set in the 1950s that is about being gay in England and Hollywood, and making the first two Frankenstein films, and art, and aging, and lost love, and never really recovering from war. The vid focuses especially on the last few themes, a ( Read more... )

Reading

I finally tried Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, and I loved it. First, it fit the need for a novel and an easy read during this week of post-snow hell commutes. Second, it was more relatable and moving than anticipated. Plowed through the whole thing in two days.

Should I read Carry On next? I didn't have feelings about Simon and Baz like I ( Read more... )

Every year I'm surprised by the disconnect between the Festivids nominations list and people's requests, i.e. how many sources on the list aren't requested by anybody, suggesting that people nominate a non-trivial number of things they want to vid rather than want to receive ( Read more... )

Dear Festividder and anyone who might like to make a treat -- complete with sales pitches and pictures:

( Queen Margot )