Movie Review: Black Swan
All I hoped for when I bought a ticket to this film was that it wasn’t going to turn me off the ballet ‘Swan Lake’ for the rest of my life. Fortunately, it didn’t. When I left the cinema after the...
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Music: My Lithium & Me (You Can’t Hide the Beat)
Thanks to a few friends on Twitter and Facebook, I listened to this fantastic EP at http://www.youcanthidebeat.com/ today. It’s billed as a Valentine to David Bowie, and contains cover songs of six...
View ArticleMovie: Midnight in Paris
Watching ‘Midnight in Paris’, written and directed by Woody Allen, is a bit like walking into a nostalgia shop, except the entirety of Paris is the shop. The film commences with a series of location...
View ArticleMovie: The Woman in the Fifth
The Woman in the Fifth stars Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset) and Kristin Scott Thomas (Ne le dis à personne, The English Patient). Tom is a writer and university lecturer in Paris to see his estranged wife...
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Movie: Faust (1926)
This afternoon I went to watch the silent film classic “Faust” in the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (the Anglican cathedral here in Calgary) accompanied by a live piano score. I’ve been a film buff...
View ArticleMovie: Shame
I knew it would be cold. Dreary, even. The trailer showed as much: Brandon sitting on the subway, eyeing a woman across the aisle, his face expressionless. The dark New York streets, the plain and dull...
View ArticleReview: The Apology, ATP playRites festival
Stars David Beazely (Byron), David Patrick Flanning (Percy), Jamie Konchak (Mary), Ava Jane Markus (Claire), Graham Percy (Tom). Directed by Kate Newby. Written by Darrah Teitel. Well. (*fans self*)...
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Book Review: The Bleiberg Project, by David Khara
Self-pitying golden boy trader Jay Novacek is having a bad week when he finds himself thrown into a race to save the world from a horrific conspiracy straight out of the darkest hours of history. Could...
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Review: After Fall, Winter
As I began watching this film, After Fall, Winter, I had little to no sympathy for the main character, Michael. He’s practically bankrupt, owing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he’s depressed,...
View ArticleReview: Blue is the Warmest Colour (La vie d’Adèle)
I have been lax in reviewing this film; I saw it in September, but only now have I had time to put my thoughts into a post. The nudge came from a spate of articles about how New York’s IFC centre said...
View ArticleReview for THE CHRISTMAS GAME
Thanks to My Book Addiction & More Reviews: Palmer is a very good writer. If you haven’t read the series you’ll enjoy this story without the background. If you enjoy THE CHRISTMAS GAME, you will...
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Book review & giveaway: Paris Ever After, by K.S.R. Burns
K.S.R. Burns on Tour May 1-14 with Paris Ever After (women’s fiction) Release date: May 1st, 2018 at Velvet Morning Press ASIN: B079H32ND3 260 pages Author’s website Goodreads SYNOPSIS Can Amy’s...
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