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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Straight 8: showing your mistakes in public
It’s done for another year. Three days of screenings. Three days of triumph, of disappointment, of joy and pain, of ecstasy and despair. There’s nothing else like Straight 8, and that’s probably a good thing. I’ve done four films under … Continue reading
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Scare Tactics
Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist appears to be stoking one hell (sorry) of a row. It was the subject of controversy at it’s Cannes screening, and now has a reputation to defend as a hardcore slice of nastiness. If Von Trier … Continue reading
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Blood & Roses – And Now The Screaming Starts
Excellent news from X&HTeam-mate Simon Aitken – his horror feature Blood + Roses is finally finished! It’s been a long, hard road, with a lot of pitfalls, mis-steps and out-and-out crashes along the way, but the completion of this film … Continue reading
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NEW FICTION – The Split
A little something on the nature of celebrity, and identity. “It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all.” Albert Camus. “Table for one, please.” The maitre d’ looks up from … Continue reading
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A quick one from Warren Ellis
This is the text of a speech Warren Ellis gave earlier in the month on the subject of comics. And it absolutely nails the reasons that I love this medium more than any other. It’s purity, it’s honesty, it’s speed … Continue reading
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A chance to see a bit of Time Out
…well, half a second or so of it. The Straight 8 boys have released a teaser for the screenings at the end of the month, featuring a shot from every film that is being shown. There are 63 films being … Continue reading
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The Monster Of Torchwood
Due to work and social commitments getting in the way, it was this afternoon before I could sit and watch the final episode of Children Of Earth. It has been a weekend without Twitter, and with due care and attention … Continue reading
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+++STOP PRESS+++STRAIGHT 8 NEWS+++
Your attention please. The word is finally out. Time Out will be screening at the Curzon Mayfair on Monday 27 July at 9:15 in the pm. In a wonderful twist of synchronicity, X&HTeam-mates Fiona Brownlie and Andy Bradley will be … Continue reading
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Because we’re in a gardeny mood at the moment.
Enjoy please, this lovely little piece from GeorgyGirl on the WFMU blog, which hooks into what I’ve been talking about with regards to why people garden quite nicely. (in case you’re wondering, Sam and Dave are the names of her … Continue reading
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Newsblurt
Things have happened and there is therefore news. The fine folk at the Cambridge International Super 8 Festival have added Code Grey to their Best of the Fest touring roster. This has seen a selection of their most popular films … Continue reading
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