The New(ish) Journalism
"What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth."
- Roland Barthes.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. On Telly.
on Jul 1, 2008 in musical interlude Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds I was planning a nice quiet night in Friday. Such sensible/boring actions have been made all the more inviting by the knowledge that Friday night is Nick Cave night on BBC Four. Festivities shall commence at 9.30pm. The main portion of the night will...
The Arrested Development Movie. It's On. Probably.
on Jun 30, 2008 in movies Arrested Development was one of the most impressive American comedies of the past few decades. Its cancellation after three seasons was quite silly. An aberration only possible within the asinine doldrums of Fox, or so the conventional indie rhetoric...
A Galway Film Fleadh Trailer Compendium
on Jun 29, 2008 in movies Galway Film Fleadh The Galway Film Fleadh is almost upon us once again - running from the 8th to the 13th July, to be exact - and audiences appear to be in for a delectable cross section of the cinema this year. Allow me to present you with a few choice trailers.First...
A Fitting Epitaph To A Particularly Wasted Weekend Via The Tube Of You.
on Jun 28, 2008 in lazy blogging weirdness A monkey artfully riding a sheepdog at a rodeo:The rather Woodian trailer for Roger Corman's interpretation of The Fantastic Four:That's all from me folks. Blissful oblivion beckons from beneath the duvet.
"I'm so post-modern..."
on Jun 23, 2008 in musical interlude The Bedroom Philosopher. A Melbourne based folk comedian who is so post-modern that he writes reviews for funerals and heckles at weddings from inside a suitcase. The ironic cad:My thanks to Tess for the heads up.
Gonzo. The Trailer.
on Jun 23, 2008 in Hunter S Thompson movies Gonzo: The Life & Work Of Dr. Hunter S Thompson... Directed by Alex Gibney - the man behind the superb Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room - this documentary looks like it shall be quite the trip. The twisted dynamic between the writer and his H...