Posted by theashcan in Interrobang, Television on 09. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
Jef and Simon met in a school environment much like that of Greendale. That’s just one of the many reasons they love Community. They’ll be chatting about season three every week, and you should join them, because you’re streets ahead. Jef: Season’s greetings! Simon: Happy Holidays! I was kind of hoping they’d top last year. [...]
Jef and Simon met in a school environment much like that of Greendale. That’s just one of the many reasons they love Community. They’ll be chatting about season three every week, and you should join them, because you’re streets ahead. Jef: Hey yo Simon: yo game on Jef: So… That episode was pretty eh Simon: [...]
Jef and Simon met in a school environment much like that of Greendale. That’s just one of the many reasons they love Community. They’ll be chatting about season three every week, and you should join them, because you’re streets ahead. Jef: Man. Simon: that was an amazing episode naturally to make us sadder Jef: It [...]
As you may have heard, there’s a heated war going on between the GTA’s downtowners and suburbanites. Or maybe there’s not. Who can say? You can – we’d like to invite you to a very, very informal talk session about the 416, the 905, and what race and ethnicity have got to do with it. [...]
Lots of things happened at this year’s Toronto Fan Expo that will be forgotten quickly. “Djurdjegate” will become nothing but another arcane reference for comic fans, and nobody will remember that one time Hayden Panettiere got lost at the airport, not even her. But there is that one thing forever at Fan Expo: the woeful [...]
Posted by Simon in Ethnic Aisle, Life on 16. Dec, 2011 | No Comments
Santa has never given me a gift. Unlike many of my friends growing up, there was no magical component to my Christmas. There was no altruistic value to the Christmas spirit, no creepy omniscient Alpha-Elf who broke into my house with a sack of toys. We had a tree, yes. We had gifts, we had [...]
Posted by Simon in Film, Reeling on 20. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
“Take This Waltz” is a beautiful film. Channelling the smouldering (and stalkerish) sexuality of Wong Kar-Wai’s “In The Mood For Love” while also slightly cramping its vibrant visual style, director Sarah Polley is in her element when contextualizing life — long sighs, lingering glances and carnal tension spill off the screen with prodigious visual ease. [...]
Posted by theashcan in Interrobang, Television on 11. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
Jef and Simon met in a school environment much like that of Greendale. That’s just one of the many reasons they love Community. They’ll be chatting about season three every week, and you should join them, because you’re streets ahead. jef: Annie moved in. Simon: yo, we’re totally calling these episodes even I’m impressed with [...]
Posted by Jef in Film, Interviews on 11. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
Stephane Gauger is a Vietnamese-American filmmaker based in L.A. whose latest work, Saigon Electric, premieres in Canada tonight as part of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival. A hip-hop dance film based in Vietnam, Saigon Electric tells the story of a traditional ribbon dancer from the countryside named Mai who moves to the city to audition at a [...]
Posted by Jef in Fight Scenery, Film on 04. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
If you’re an avid movie watcher who’s also dealt with depression, I’m sure you have a list in your head of movies, good or not, that “nailed it,” that perfectly captured your particular experience with despair. Maybe Holly Golightly’s “mean reds” speech in Breakfast at Tiffany’s marked your personal line between feeling down and feeling out. [...]
