What is with the phrase "head shrinking" when talking about psychologists/psychiatrists? Where does that come from?

Things, non-chronologically:

( The last week or so, for the record. Essays and exams. A baffled ranty thing. Nephews. )

I don't suppose anyone out there is part of a Uni or other library/whatever that has online access to the journal Studies in French Cinema, at all?

Or to issues of Sight and Sound from the year 2000? Or wants to toddle down to Shaffer Library at Sydney Uni and copy, scan, and email an article from it for me, as the databases I can access online ( Read more... )

And this week they're doing Big Screen Buddies; "a celebration of mateship", Bert said.

And amongst the Ben Afflect & Mat Damons, Bill & Teds, Shrek & Donkies, etc, they have Jack and Ennis.

What?

Seriously, what?

They have When Harry met Sally too (which has to be an excuse to play that bloody cafe scene again. I am so sick of that frigging scene ( Read more... )

Bud Tingwell has died.

I didn't even know he was sick. This is such a shock, and so sad. He was the most wonderful man. He was kind and genuine, with a remarkable work ethic and great dignity, and he was such an important part of the industry and our culture for so long. Sixty years worth of film and TV - he's been making movies and shows almost as ( Read more... )

So, dudes, I know 20 to 1 is hardly an adequate scientific forum or anything, but. Tonight, they're doing "Hollywood's Hottest Hunks" or something, and Zac Efron is in it. So ha! Validation! And oh god he really has turned out quite nicely hasn't he. lksznvalknv ohgoodnessgrasciousme is that STUBBLE I see?

Also, BRANDO. I am very glad to see that ( Read more... )

Tonight, my sister (who is here staying with me for the week - yay! More on that later, but for now let it be known that this is partially why I've not been online much. The rest of the reason has to do with what a particularily astute and surprised Telstra man called "my Building's hodge podge, insane mess of a wiring system" that has ensured I've ( Read more... )

BY THE WAY.

I was already pretty excited about this. Despite the bad track record of game to movie adaptations in the past,  this one shows promise, and I can't help but be thrilled over anything involving one of my first games and favourite franchises (and my first fandom, even), especially seeing as though it revolves around my favourite ( Read more... )

James Van Der Beek has a really deep voice. He doesn't sound at all like Dawson did.  :(

And yes, I am half watching Medium at the moment (despite not particularily liking it) because tonight is a night for guilt free TV watching, as I have finally FINISHED MY STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ESSAY!!!  Booyah!

Now there's just the National and Transnational ( Read more... )

Oh god. They're actually doing it.

The Simpsons are doing Heavenly Creatures.

Lonely, intelligent little girl (Lisa) forms obsessive friendship with new English girl, with many lesbian overtones, and they make up a fantasy world to escape the unfairness of life and assert their own brilliance. They've even named the new girl Juliet!

Now they just have ( Read more... )

And I've done it again. Written twice as much as the word limit asks for. This is not good.

I blame Wes Anderson. It's impossible to talk about a Wes Anderson thing in only 1000 words. Didn't help that it was about Wes Anderson, with additional Seu Jorge, David Bowie, and Sigur Ros. You can't talk about Sigur Ros without explaining Sigur Ros.

Also, ( Read more... )