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 Wow.  It has been a long time since i've written anything here.  I thought it had been a long time since anyone had written anything here.  But i was wrong ( Read more... )

...and i'm runnin' a bit late for work, so i can't chat long ( Read more... )

Another Sunday night in Creston -- another disappointing evening at the movies.

There's one "bucket" where i think The Bucket List belongs, i tell ya. First things first, the film opens with narration from Morgan Freeman -- right there, that's a cliché on top of a cliché, isn't it? But it's not just that. Freeman, in character as one of the two ( Read more... )

Every Sunday night, while on my layover in Creston, i go across the street to the Tivoli Theatre to see whatever movie it is that they're showing that week. A lot of the time, they have a terrible movie. This week was one of those weeks. I saw National Treasure: Book Of Secrets, 124 minutes of my life that i will never get back ( Read more... )

This past week was less successful than the previous week, no thanks to my late arrival in Vancouver on Thursday morning, preventing me from seeing one of the many films i could only see there.

So, from this year's list of 44 nominated films, i've now seen 23:

Across The Universe
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
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I think i've made an honourable leap forward in the number of films i've seen since the nominations were announced last week, but i'm a bit concerned about that lengthy list of films that can't be found anywhere. I guess time will tell...

So, from this year's list of 44 nominated films, i've now seen 19:

Across The Universe
Atonement
The Bourne ( Read more... )

The Writers' strike will quite likely cause the Academy Awards show to go the way of the Golden Globes -- winners will be announced at a press conference, rather than the traditional red carpet and really big show ( Read more... )

Two great 80s tracks. Two great 80s bands. One great running time ( Read more... )

Last night, while getting ready for work, i was listening to CBC Radio One's "Writers & Company". The host, Eleanor Wachtel, was speaking with author Ian McEwan. In Eleanor's introduction, she said that she had been "reading Ian McEwan" for a long time ... but i had never heard of him ( Read more... )