I just checked the Empire Theatres site and found that a few big Oscar-nominated movies are still in theatres. At Bedford: Babel Children of Men Dreamgirls The Departed The Queen At Park Lane: Letters from Iwo Jima At Penhorn: Children of Men Pan’s Labyrinth The Departed The Pursuit of Happyness Definitely gotta go see Babel [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Playing Oscar Catchup
25Jan07It’s going to be a lazy few weeks catching up on all the Oscar-nominated movies I’ve yet to see. I look forward to it! :) There are a few shorts out there on the net – which should make picking the winner in those categories at least somewhat possible, unlike most years. Here are some [...]
Oscar Nominations
23Jan07Today, the nominees for the 79th Academy Awards were announced. Not too many surprises, but I have a lot of films to see before the show! PS: Keep an eye out for invitations to our Oscar party, and mark the date on your calendar: Sunday, February 25th. http://www.oscars.com/nominees Click below to see the full list, [...]
New Look!
21Jan07Today I created a page for Film and Video teachers – a place to share links, resources, course materials and what not. While setting it up, I tried about 20 different Word Press themes. I kept coming back to one called Misty Look, and decided to use it for that page. I still have to [...]
New Wilco Record
20Jan07According to NME, Wilco has been working on a new record. It will be called “Sky Blue Sky” and is to be released on May 15th. For now, I’m going to have to pick up Jeff Tweedy’s new live solo DVD (Dan, what’s the price on that sucker at HMV?). There’s also a live webcast [...]
-37°C
17Jan07After an extended fall, winter hath arrived. Current weather report: Temp: -20°C Wind Chill: -37°C (!) Humidity: 84% Wind: NNW at 39 km/h, gusting to 48 km/h Conditions: light snow showers & blowing snow Yup, minus thirty-seven. Thank god for our underground parking lot. Hope no one has to walk too far in this snot-freezing [...]
