blips of blips wishing me happy new year
Loud large guy on the streetcar chose the seat next to me soon told me he had been drinking but reassured me he gets mellow when he drinks. Said “it’s […]
Killer Outros
At the end of Silence of The Lambs, after the serial killer is killed after the story is finished there is a final scene, Anthony Hopkins on the run, surprises […]
is but a joke
Got to the class a little early and found one of the guys practising Make You Feel My Love, he’s maybe 22 yrs. old. Don’t know any of these people […]
a better film experience
The best time ever to be asked what I thought is when what they did blew me away. I tell that sort of person my answer without being asked the question, […]
unaligned chakras
The chummy filmmaker asked myself and the sound designer for our opinions on a newly cut 3 minute scene. We saw the same thing missing and it confused the quality […]
before they made a sound
Yesterday favourite food combinations at street fair, mango with chilli. Noticed 8 policemen and thought the usual critical thoughts about bullet proof vests. Approached the oldest looking one and asked […]
guilty feelings
Friend overseas wrote to say she streamed my cd 3 times. According to her I probably earned a dollar in revenue. She is appreciative not stealing music, prefers streaming, wants […]
the yellers
People sometimes don’t speak English well and certain people think the way to respond to that is to speak English back louder! Even more distressing when the fluent English speaker […]
feel for them
New year, new crop of students. We go around the room, among my questions – what’s your favourite music. They are slowly freaking out when the teacher’s response reveals […]
Errol Morris
Another time I attended a TIFF premiere, that time for Fog Of War by Errol Morris. So exciting to be up close and personal with a director of such accomplishment […]