Glenn Close writes about mental illness in the movies October 23, 2009
Posted by Femme Noiresque in Health care, Movie Review, TV.Tags: austar, bi-polar disorder, damages, david lynch, deadwood, depression, foxtel, glenn close, kay redfield jamison, mental illness, mulholland drive, naomi watts, rose byrne, timothy olyphant, TV, william styron
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Flicking through the channels on Austar (not my subscription nor my tv, as I am sadly too poor for such luxuries) I noticed an advert on the W channel for season 2 of Damages. I never really followed the careers of Glenn Close or Ted Danson with any interest, but them tearing up the screen in season 1 made the show one of the most fun legal crime thrillers I have seen in an age.
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Congratulations, Herta Müller! October 8, 2009
Posted by Femme Noiresque in Literature.Tags: american literature, nobel prize, herta muller, philip roth, german literature, orhan pamuk
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I honestly did not think that our Swedish friends would select a European this year.
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Novel: Not Untrue and Not Unkind by Ed O’Loughlin September 28, 2009
Posted by Femme Noiresque in Australia, Book Review, Ireland, Literature.Tags: australian literature, Book Review, man booker prize, booker prize, smh, the age, not untrue and not unkind, ed o'loughlin, irish literature, man booker prize 2009, booker prize 2009, roald dahl, going solo
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Even if I did not purchase this novel which appeared on the Booker Longlist because it was written by a guy who worked for local Fairfax papers The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne’s The Age, and if the back cover blurb and first chapter did not indicate that the main character had worked as a foreign correspondent on the Dark Continent, it would still be bleedingly obvious that this guy worked as a journalist.
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Robert Benchley and TCM – why do you do this to me? September 17, 2009
Posted by Femme Noiresque in TV.Tags: campbell scott, ginger rogers, jennifer beals, mrs parker and the vicious circle, one reel wonders, robert benchley, tcm, the major and the minor, tim roth, turner classic movies
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When I hear the opening refrain of the jingle “Come one, come all/ We’ll have a ball…”, I groan inwardly. First, the song is incredibly annoying – not as annoying as the voice that brays, “This week in Hollywood historrrreeeee!”, true, but naff none the less. Second, the One Reel Wonders shorts that TCM use as inter-film filler invariably feature Robert Benchley, least when I am watching.
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Congratulations to the Clarence Castle manager posting at Hostelworld! March 30, 2009
Posted by Femme Noiresque in Canada, Travel.Tags: accomodation, hostel, toronto
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You have single-handedly convinced me not to stay at your establishment for my 5 night stay in Toronto. I’m off to one of your rival hostels for 3 nights followed by 2 nights at the Holiday Inn on Bloor. (more…)
