Dissing the Oscars – An Education
Lone Scherfig's An Education is the 9th of the Best Picture nominees I consider as I gear up for the Academy Awards this Sunday March 7th. Like a
Archive for the Half-filtered Category
Dissing the Oscars – Up
At last I look at the 10th and final film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar by the esteemed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Up, an ani
Dissing the Oscars – Inglorious Basterds & A Serious Man
Three more days until the Oscars and four more Best Pictures nominees to get through in my "Dissing the Oscars" series. If I'm going to look at them
Dissing the Oscars – The Hurt Locker
The worst review I could find of Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker comes from Variety. Nevertheless, it is better than the best review of The Blind
Dissing the Oscars – The Blind Side
The Blind Side is the fifth Best Picture nominee I consider in my quest for the worst movie review of an Oscar contender. I have to confess that I m
A Singer Must Die – Art of Time with Steven Page
If you're a Steven Page fan or a Barenaked Ladies nut, I have something special for you. But first, read about the release of Page's first solo album
Dissing the Oscars – Avatar & District 9
In my continuing quest for negative reviews of 2010 Best Picture Academy Award nominees, I turn now to the science fiction nominees. First up is Jam
Dissing the Oscars – Up In The Air
This is the second in a series that looks at reviewers who diss the Best Picture Oscar contenders. While Jason Reitman's Up In The Air, starring Geo
Dissing the Oscars – Precious
With the approach of the Academy Awards ceremony on March 7th, I've decided to take a look at films nominated in the Best Picture category. Watching
Vancouver McDonald’s Olympics 2010
On Friday February 12th, 2010, the Vancouver Winter Olympics officially began. While half the sentient universe was watching the opening ceremonies
Mindfulness Redux
For a year now, I have been practising Mindfulness meditation, revisiting something I had first encountered (and blogged about) more than five years a
Crazy Love Roll
A while ago, Vanessa Wells invited me to lead a poetry workshop with her grade 11/12 English class. My mission, should I choose to accept, was simpl
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