This is "memorializing"? It was just two years ago that I learned a completely new-to-me use of the word “memorialize” when I heard James Comey (followed by news anchors, pundits, and especially legal analysts )describe having “memorialized” all his conversations with then-president, Donald Trump. As I say in my sidebar, “Context is everything,” and atContinue reading “Memorializing My Media”
Category Archives: Movies Diary
Thirty-six Days of HoliFilms (a/k/a #36DaysOfHoliFilms): A Primer
A couple years ago in late November, I decided to start a #MovieDiary with my Instagram feed. My (not original) idea was to capture the first onscreen image as well as the title card, combine them into a single mini-collage, and add a “brief” reaction in the comment. I didn’t get very far. This attemptContinue reading “Thirty-six Days of HoliFilms (a/k/a #36DaysOfHoliFilms): A Primer”
Happy New Year! The “Evolving Traditions” Edition
On Aug. 12, 2012, I got married. That alone marks 2012 as a fantastic, fabulous, phenomenal, momentous year in The Life of Aaron. But otherwise, 2012 disappointed the hell out of me. It certainly was not as bad as 2009, and in certain ways, it improved upon both 2010 and 2011. Still, as I revisitedContinue reading “Happy New Year! The “Evolving Traditions” Edition”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 7 – A DAY LATE, REPORTING FORM NEW YORK
The last 48 hours are a bit of a blur. A full day of movies on Wednesday that ended in total exhaustion, followed by the intent of one final screening Thursday morning that just didn’t happen because I was too damn tired. I wish I had actually planned to stay at least one or evenContinue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 7 – A DAY LATE, REPORTING FORM NEW YORK”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 6 – EXHAUSTION MOST DEFINITELY SETTING IN
I have most definitely not “done” the Toronto Film Festival as well as I could, or should, have. I definitely should have prepared more in advance, because then I wouldn’t have spent so much time simply trying to figure out what I would and wouldn’t be able to make. I’ve managed to see a hellContinue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 6 – EXHAUSTION MOST DEFINITELY SETTING IN”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 5 – A DAY CAN’T BE MUCH MORE FULL
I went to six films today, but I only sat through five. One was simply too unbearable, and combine that with the sweltering heat of that particular screening room, there was no way I could stick it out for more than 30 minutes, even though I had no other particular place to go. All-in-all, though,Continue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAY 5 – A DAY CAN’T BE MUCH MORE FULL”
TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAYS 1-4, WOW AM I WEARY
Something unexpected has taken-up all the time I meant to write while here in Toronto: simply figuring out what the hell I’m going to get to see while here. With the New York Film Festival press screenings starting next week, I’m staying away from all of those big titles, trying to use my time onContinue reading “TORONTO IN FOCUS: DAYS 1-4, WOW AM I WEARY”
2006 IN REVIEW PART I: OUT WITH THE OLD, BEGINNING ANEW, AND ALMOST BECOMING ATTAINABLE
Happy New Year, everyone. My first resolution for 2007 is not to write more in this space, but rather to never again (after this very second) mention either why I haven’t been posting or explain how/why I’m about to recommence in earnest. I mean, who cares, right? You certainly don’t. And why create false expectationsContinue reading “2006 IN REVIEW PART I: OUT WITH THE OLD, BEGINNING ANEW, AND ALMOST BECOMING ATTAINABLE”
FINALLY PUTTING A CAP ON SEPTEMBER
September was a busy month, and October hasn’t been much slower, which is the reason why we’re already roughly half-way through and I still haven’t published my September movie diary. In fact, I’m quite impressed with myself as it looks like my “unattainable goal” of averaging a film a day is potentially well on itsContinue reading “FINALLY PUTTING A CAP ON SEPTEMBER”
I’M CATCHING UP, SLOWLY-BUT-SURELY
Really, I am. The key to catching-up, I find, is keeping up. So I’m trying to actually write about and review films when the damn things come out. That’s why you’ve seen some more straight-forward posts (while maintaining my incredibly casual/unprofessional/whatever voice) as I talk about all these films that publicists have been kind enoughContinue reading “I’M CATCHING UP, SLOWLY-BUT-SURELY”
Out of Focus 