Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

The Hearn Modern?

The Hearn Modern?

January 3, 2011 | By

Editor’s Blog on the abandoned Hearn Generation Station, and links to striking photo-essays…

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Dizzying Post-Boxing Day Blather

Dizzying Post-Boxing Day Blather

December 28, 2010 | By

Part of the holidays includes food, drink, some quiet time, annoying time with crowds, and, er, getting sick now and then, so it’s perhaps expected that whatever knocked me down last Wednesday came back this holiday weekend. Instead of delicious chocolates and cake, it’s been Advil and lying horizontal to quell headaches & dizziness…

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Christmas Jeers

Christmas Jeers

December 23, 2010 | By

Editor’s Blog on the plight of Jafar Panahi, and a DVD review of the 2009 documentary Kimjongilia (Mongrel / Lorber) of life under a big fist…

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Blake Edwards R.I.P.

Blake Edwards R.I.P.

December 20, 2010 | By

Writer / director / producer Blake Edwards passed away December 19 at the age of 88, leaving behind wife Julie Andrews, two children, and an extraordinary body of work…

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This is MY Christmas Movie

This is MY Christmas Movie

December 16, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

There are two ways to appraise the act of writing a piece on a film you saw a long, long time ago, one that predates the birth of the average, present day film student: a nostalgia piece, which can delve into cranky-old-fart syndrome; or just elaborating on why a particular movie you saw during its original engagement is still a damn fine film…

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