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About “About A Boy”

by James McNally on May 27, 2002

Just got back from seeing About A Boy. I’d read and loved the book when it first came out, and although I was worried the filmmakers were marketing it as a “chick flick,” I really enjoyed it. The soundtrack, by Badly Drawn Boy, is also really good. I can’t get the song “Something to Talk About” out of my head.

Royal Tenenbaums Prop Auction

by James McNally on December 20, 2001

This is cool: they’re auctioning off some of the props from the other must-see film of the season, Wes Anderson’s Royal Tenenbaums. These would make nice Christmas presents!

Lord of the Rings

by James McNally on December 19, 2001

Leave it to the Globe and Mail (”Canada’s National Newspaper”) to print a cranky review of Fellowship of the Ring. Reviews elsewhere have been almost universally great. I probably won’t get to see it until at least the weekend, but if you’ve seen it, what are your thoughts?

Pixar Shorts

by James McNally on November 15, 2001

Pixar puts their shorts on(line). (via Mememachine)

Waking Life Made With Macintosh

by James McNally on November 7, 2001

Apple has published a feature on the Richard Linklater film Waking Life, which was animated using a lot of Mac computers. Go and read my review of the film, and then get thee to a cinema!