I’ve been a reader of indieWIRE for quite a while, and I was happy when they chose my blog as one of their “Blogs We Love.” I’ve even hoped to write for them for some time, and in the near future, they’re giving me that chance. Meanwhile, indieWIRE also hosts a monthly event at the Apple Store in SoHo, and for this month they’ve decided to bring together a bunch of film bloggers. My participation not withstanding, they’ve actually selected and plan to bring together a really great group of bloggers: Karina Longworth (Cinematical), Scott Macaulay (Filmmaker Magazine Blog), Alison Willmore (IFC News), Andrew Grant (Like Anna Karina’s Sweater), S.T. VanAirsdale (The Reeler) and Michael Koresky (Reverseblog: The Reverse Shot blog). The event will be moderated by indieWIRE Editor in Chief (and blogger) Eugene Hernandez.
Yeah, I know. I was as surprised as you are that I was included in this group, especially since when they asked me, I was barely writing on this blog — maybe once a week and usually just to announce the Gothamist post — and what I was writing tended to focus more on, “WHY THE FUCK CAN’T I FIND AN APARTMENT” than the relative merits of … well, just about anything in film or TV. But I’m happy they did ask me, and I look forward to being really the only person on the panel who talks much about television and spends a little time (although it really is rarely my intent) talking about personal stuff too. I think they found a nice cross-section of bloggers to represent the spectrum of what’s out there.
So yeah … if you want to see a bunch of pasty shut-ins (well, at least a few of us qualify that way) who do little else than watch tons of movies and write about them mostly for the love of it, swing by the Apple Store in SoHo tomorrow from 7:30-9 PM. Just please leave the rotten fruit at home. Apple likes to keep a clean environment you know.
Of course, if there’s a transit strike tomorrow, chances are this entire post will become moot! I’m not sure what I’m rooting for anymore.
Out of Focus 