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The Lizard King lives on

The Lizard King lives on

As gloriously played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of my favourite movies, Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, rock critic Lester Bangs had this to say about the legendary Californian psychedelic ...Read more →

I, Dragonslayer

I, Dragonslayer

"I am sharpening my sword So you can take me to the dragon’s lair Or you can take me to Rapunzel’s windowsill Either way it is time for a bigger ...Read more →

Funnyman: The legend of Judd Apatow

Funnyman: The legend of Judd Apatow

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve watched four comedies at home: the 2004 Will Ferrell vehicle Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, a long-time favourite of mine; last year’s ...Read more →

40 years of Steven Spielberg movies

40 years of Steven Spielberg movies

Three-and-a-half years have passed since the release of the underrated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and now Steven Spielberg is back with not one but two ...Read more →

The Film Book

The Film Book

“A Complete Guide to the World Cinema” promises the subtitle of The Film Book, a thick tome put out by DK Publishing in October. Tall order, but I have to ...Read more →

Roger and me

Roger and me

The key moment in my life as a cinephile was seeing Pulp Fiction when I was 15. Quentin Tarantino’s film was different than anything I’d ever seen before, and it ...Read more →

The King of Pop lives on

The King of Pop lives on

It’s a silly thing, really, the way celebrity deaths tend to affect us more than they should, as if it were a friend or a relative who had passed away. ...Read more →

Days of Pop and wonder

Days of Pop and wonder

For a lot of folks, the highlight of the 10th edition of Pop Montreal, which ended last Sunday, must have been the big Arcade Fire blowout at Place des Festivals, ...Read more →

Ten years of Pop Montreal

Ten years of Pop Montreal

Ten years. That’s certainly a milestone in the history of a festival, especially one that was launched by a bunch of friends who have often gone out of their way ...Read more →

Of Supergods and men

Of Supergods and men

In Supergods, a recently published treatise on superheroes that brilliantly incorporates a myriad of mythological, scientific, philosophical, psychological and historical concepts to make its points, famed comic book writer Grant ...Read more →

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