The internet is full of stuff. Kitten videos, for instance and memes. And things not including kitten videos (?). And reams of advice for writers sometimes also including kitten videos. Frankly, I'm tired of being advised by sometimes well-meaning, but ultimately advertising driven content churners presenting lists of ways to make my blog sound like Buzzfeed. … Continue reading The 13 and a third times advice amazingly recommended writing like Buzzfeed!
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The problem with previews
There are many things coming up I want to see and read. The problem is that the previews and news about them are so far in advance I may miss them later when I have forgotten my current excitement. Damn the invention of the NOW GENERATION. It's great I can see previews for films set … Continue reading The problem with previews
Add a lil colour with a Tincture
Looking for something to read? Of course you are. Try issue 10 of Tincture Journal. Not least because it contains a story by me, but because it'll add colour to your day and take you places you've never been. Poetry, fiction and creative-non fiction: get on it people.
Your Premises are Wrong Mr Pegg
This is a response to the i09 article that looks at Simon Pegg's recent comments about science fiction and movies. Here's what he said: Before Star Wars, the films that were box-office hits were The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Bonnie And Clyde and The French Connection – gritty, amoral art movies. Then suddenly the onus switched … Continue reading Your Premises are Wrong Mr Pegg
Post review musings on Ultron, Mad Max and The Fall
On the last sunny day before Melbourne's erratic winter settles in, I thought I'd pull together a few stray thoughts I've had after recent viewings. It might be a bit spoilery. Avengers: Age of Ultron felt like a welcome visit from wise-cracking friends with very busy international schedules, a bit of bling, and brittle but brave facades. … Continue reading Post review musings on Ultron, Mad Max and The Fall
Review: Mad Max – Furious and Furiouser
I didn't expect George Miller's Mad: Fury Road to be all things to all people. But we're through the Looking Glass people and it just might be, if you don't mind explosions, vehicle chases and violence along with everything else. If Avengers: Age of Ultron was occasionally visually annoying, in its fast moving CGI-ness, Mad Max was overwhelming … Continue reading Review: Mad Max – Furious and Furiouser
All’s good with Osgood?
Doctor Who this year will see the return of Osgood, the scarf wearing sciencey-fan UNIT member. Of course she was killed last season, so of course she is returning. Are we tired of death not meaning really dead and gone or is yet another death retcon a good thing? Plot wise there are ways around this: … Continue reading All’s good with Osgood?
Review: Upon discovering The Fall (2006)
Falling in love again Big screen cinema is for spectacle. For Avenging super heroes and three-dimensional stuff being thrown at you by two-dimensional characters. It's fun and makes a lot of money and is all ok by me. Then there are films that are crafted in dedication to a singular vision, using every cinema reference. … Continue reading Review: Upon discovering The Fall (2006)
Avengers: Never ending cast of thousands
I've been thinking about Avengers: Age of Ultron since I saw it a week and a bit ago. I'm not a huge fan of heroes creating their own problems to solve, vis a vie Ultron. But I get it is less complicated for the heroes to go around pulverising robots than killing people. We can … Continue reading Avengers: Never ending cast of thousands
Betting the farm
In farming, there are certain paddocks you leave fallow. It is said crop rotation means no one area is ever completely exhausted of nutrients. I'm thinking of this space as one which I've left fallow while I recover. It's not like I haven't been busy though. There has been art and writing and work and … Continue reading Betting the farm
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