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Moon

Posted by Anne on July 17th, 2009

Can’t wait to see Moon, starring the son of “Ziggy Stardust” himself. Straight SciFi in the footsteps of classics like 2001 – A Space Odyssey (1968), Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982) and Solaris (1972, 2002) Great reviews by James Rocchi here and Irtiqa here.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/moon/

The switch

Posted by Anne on July 10th, 2009

Hey, cool: What’s this? What does it do? What can you do with it? How does it work? What are its mechanical or physical properties?

Created by Vancouver Film School student Zack Mathew through the VFS Digital Character Animation program. For a short interview with Zack, visit The man behind the switch Recommended by ebd35 on [...]

One trick pony

Posted by Anne on February 24th, 2009

We were thinking of a few people we love as we watched “The Wrestler” tonight. Bruce Springsteen wrote the touching title song for Mickey Rourke. The Oscar? Who cares, said Mickey. “You can’t eat it, you can’t fuck it, and it won’t get me into heaven.”

Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the [...]

Pink Panther

Posted by Anne on January 13th, 2009

I didn’t realize that The Pink Panther had returned soooo many times. I prefer Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau (I like his dry style), but Steve Martin had an immortal scene with his language coach. A new film is due in February 2009.
Trailer 1962

Steve Martin would like to buy a ‘amburger

Do you feel lucky?

Posted by Anne on October 17th, 2008

Paul Newman RIP

Posted by Anne on September 28th, 2008

Grace. Intelligence. Sex appeal. Edge. Humor. Utter physical beauty. He had it. Paul Newman died on Sept. 27 at his home in Westport, Conn., at 83. New York Times tribute page,  New York Times audio slide show
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) – Maggie and Brick

More of Newman’s classic scenes and the making of [...]

My name is Lisa

Posted by Anne on September 21st, 2008

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. “My Name is Lisa” is a prize-winning short film about Alzheimer’s Disease, which causes gradual memory loss and is still without a cure. The filmmakers say 250,000 children, age 8-18 are caregiving for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. It’s very hard on kids, though my nieces and nephews will probably [...]