“Mixed Nuts” [6/10] was on after Scrooged, so I tried watching it. I also finished watching “Taken for a Ride” [9/10] which is a documentary explaining how GM destroyed public transportation systems.
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Pointless Gossip
What good is a blog if you don’t talk about what you’ve done? Last night I attended a bachelor party. First we went to Laser Quest and shot up a bunch of kids in good fun. I finished second for the night, and the groom fifth overall (fourth in the
Continue readingThe Skwib: Literary horror stories
But only if the author is very, very lucky. Alltop would like to be turned into a View-a-matic slideshow.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Movie Time
I watched “Tower Heist” [7/10] which was done in the vein of the Occupy Wall Street and Bernie Madoff scandals. I liked it. Meanwhile a real life OWS situation is underway in the Queen City, and I spent the rest of the evening there talking…
Continue readingeaves.ca: What Re-Releases of Star Wars can Teach Us About Art and Product Management
The other day I noticed this tweet fly by in the twittersphere Was this a complaint? In light of the fact the internet was rife with complaints about changes to the movies in the Blue Ray release of the original trilogy, I suspect so. While I do harbor Lucas a small amount […]
Continue readingthe woodshed: Best newspaper movies of all time
A discussion around the copy desk today- what are the best newspaper/media movies?A short list in no particular order:1. All the President’s Men. Woodstien and Bernward eat Nixon’s lunch. A movie (and book) that inspired a thousand journalism careers. …
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Harry Potter in Syndey
Just after looking at the Sydney tar ponds, April and I watched another sort of dark magic: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ [8/10]. I even had to stand in a lineup in the theatre for a few minutes. The crowd seemed to like it, and it was okay, but made for fans […]
Dead Wild Roses: The Ledge – Movies I want to see.
Hmmm… a mainstream movie that has an atheist hero? What next? A politician that does not have to believe in fairy tales to be elected? Filed under: Media Tagged: Atheism, Movies, The Ledge
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Battlefield Earth
Vancouver is Canada’s latest battlefield. I don’t think Regina’s population would easily riot, not even over the Riders. We’ve come to accept losing the Grey Cup pretty well, and when we won, the party didn’t get out of hand. Sure, the Regina Riot is famous, but that was a bunch of out-of-towners pent up and […]
Runesmith's Canadian Content: Top 10 Movies You Might Not Have Heard Of *
*(but should definitely see) As some of you may have heard, I recently had the honour of being appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer for Halton with Elections Canada. It’s a tremendous opportunity for me, but unfortunately it also means that, in the interest of non-partisanship, my career as a
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: Top 10 Movies You Might Not Have Heard Of *
*(but should definitely see)As some of you may have heard, I recently had the honour of being appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer for Halton with Elections Canada. It’s a tremendous opportunity for me, but unfortunately it also means that, in …
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: Top 10 Movies You Might Not Have Heard Of *
*(but should definitely see) As some of you may have heard, I recently had the honour of being appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer for Halton with Elections Canada. It’s a tremendous opportunity for me, but unfortunately it also means that, in the interest of non-partisanship, my career as a
Continue readingA single man
"you know the only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile….it’s been those few times when I’ve been able to truly connect with another human being"
Recently, the Lively one emphatically insisted I watch the film, ‘a single man’. She knows me better than I thought. I loved this film, every single inch of it.
Now if only a lesbian love story could possess…
Continue readingThe 160 International Queersexual Film Festival
I turned 31 this week. For the occasion I planned a film festival.
The 160 International Queersexual film festival to be exact.
although there were two screening rooms, only one ended up being used.
the schedule was as follows:
7 pm – Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement (2009)
8:15 pm – Small Town Gay Bar (2007)
10 – Die Reise nach Kafiristan (Journey to Kiafiristan)…
Runesmith's Canadian Content: My Canada 150 Presentation: "The Creative and Competitive Economy"
What follows is an expanded version of what was supposed to be a five minute presentation at the Canada 150: Halton conference – and a MUCH expanded version of the 2 1/2 minutes I actually got to speak.____________________________Canadian Culture in th…
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