It’s New Zealand Music Month. Because there’s a whole month to fill with events, a lot of unremarkable stuff is included – C4 plays a music video by a New Zealand artist, or a local band plays at the Kings Arms and, whoo-hoo, it’s a New Zealand music celebration! Except that ordinary sort of stuff [...]
Oh, woe is me, etc. “Fruits of Passion” did not make it to the Auckland finals of the 48 Hour film competition. I have spent the last five hours listening to Bauhaus and writing poetry to help me to come to terms with this loss. Ah, yes, stinging rejection has been a bit of a [...]
I went along to the Civic to see the heat in which “Fruits of Passion” was screen. Keen readers who have been following my 48 Hour film competition adventures will realise with glee this this meant seeing myself up on the giant Civic screen saying, “Arrr! Shit me balls!” in a pirate voice. “Fruits of [...]
One of my favourite things is my Puffin paperback edition of Mary Rodgers “Freaky Friday”. The first few pages have fallen out, so I’m not sure what year it was published in, but the front and back cover have stills from the 1976 Disney film starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris, so it’s likely to [...]
I had to work today, but that’s ok cos working on a Saturday never quite feels the same as a regular weekday. I have come to the conclusion that the cancellation (voluntary ending?) of “Everyone Loves Raymond” is a blessed thing indeed. After work I ambled along Hobson Street to the Maritime Museum where the [...]
The film was completed and handed in on time, thanks to the efforts of the talent of the great auteur Ryan James and his editors. It is titled Fruits of Passion, which is a completely brilliant title. I just saw it for the first time tonight and I laughed and indeed giggled many times. It’s [...]
I worked for about 15 hours yesterday. I would have much rather been on the couch feeling snotty and miserable, but I wasn’t and I think I had much more fun than I would have if I’d stay on the couch. The day involved travelling around Auckland filming various bit of the as-yet-untitled film. I [...]
The 48 Hour Film competition is back again. This would explain why I’m up way too early on a Saturday morning after having got not enough sleep to quite be alert yet, but enough to have dreamed of my IMDB page. I’m on board this year as a writer and indeed last night from about [...]
I showed up to the bus stop at 6.30 this morning and there was a lady there frantically trying to hitch a ride with any vehicle that went past, including a police car. A couple of taxis drove past and she attempted to hail them, but they drove on by. Then a cab pulled up [...]