Movies I’d like to see that are now showing, or will be soon:
- Garden State;
- Ghost in the Shell 2;
- The Motorcycle Diaries;
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow; and
- Zhou Yu’s Train
Upcoming items of note:
- In Minneapolis, Mizna will present their second annual Arab Film Festival, a four-day event showcasing feature-length films, documentaries, and short films by Arab filmmakers. Runs Thursday September 23rd through Sunday the 26th at Intermedia Arts;
- In Toronto, Kozyndan will have a solo show and colouring book launch on September 24th;
- The First Annual Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival will be held September 24th-25th and October 1st-2nd at the Egyptian Theatre and at USC;
- Brian Wilson is kicking off his stateside SMiLE tour in town on September 30th;
- October 1st sees the return of Hop-Fu, now with Superninjas! I am so not missing out this time around (the husband was able to attend the 2002 event, but I was without a little man-sitter that evening);
- Low will be playing two shows at the Triple Rock, on October 8th and 9th;
- And finally, fun for the whole family with the November 5th release of The Incredibles. I mean really, it’s directed by Brad Bird, of Iron Giant and early Simpsons fame, created by Pixar, plus an extra dash of nerdy goodness…with one of the voices done by Sarah Vowell of This American Life. Could it get any better than that?
- Also in November, Heather and Derek are launching JPG Magazine, a print photography project. They are seeking submissions by October 4th for the inaugral issue.
Things I failed to remark upon in a timely manner:
- The return of James, from hiatus. We are all relieved that you have floated back to us;
- Bat Cat! has gotten me hooked on the Edward Gorey-esque Making Fiends, like I needed any more distractions; and
- The VegGuide has hit a new milestone…reaching, and surpassing, 1000 entries. Yawl are welcome to add more;
- Doh, yesterday was Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yarr.