This week I have been Reading
The 2011 Tour de France race guide.
Watching
An Idiot Abroad
Listening to
The xx
Discovering
(Or rediscovering) Hamlet - Nicki Greenberg's beautiful new version, thanks to the fabulous Snarkattack, who invited me along to see Nicki talk about the creative process behind the book.
Eating
- An enormous serve of bangers'n'mash and a nourishing pint of Kilkenny at the Town Hall one dismal Tuesday evening.
- A "Chachi" - chianina meatball sandwich - another brioche donut and some amazing chocolate tart at Beatrix, which Essjay has reviewed.
- A lazy Sunday lunch at The Crimean. The Polish hunter's stew (bigos) was just the thing to revive me after a chilly bike ride.
- Generous piles of fried food with oodles of chillies and sichuan peppercorns at Sichuan House
- Succulent suckling pig at Liberteene.
- An array of bright, zesty flavours at Chin Chin, where the only problem was having to choose only some of the items from what looks to be a menu that is all hits, no filler.
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By injera, on July 15th, 2008% One of the reasons I enjoy the film festival so much is the experience of seeing films “fresh”. It’s rare to see a film these days without having had expectations shaped by advertising campaigns and the opinions of critics (both respected and reviled). The festival programme notes are brief. Each film is given a space of about five by ten centimetres for the film title, the country of origin, a small still from the film and a brief, written description. Each year, there are films I have heard about from other sources, however I like making my choice based on this brief guide.
So I’m, well, miffed that so many selections in this year’s festival have been around for so long – and are so mainstream – that they are already available to buy through Amazon.
By injera, on July 11th, 2008% The Melbourne International Film Festival starts on 21 July and the festival guide was published today. Back in the days when I was temping, I’d buy a festival pass, take three weeks off work, and see as many films as I could get to. I didn’t pore over the guide – I chose films like I choose Melbourne Cup tips. Names, colours, pedigree. Getting between venues in those days required planning; the festival used The Astor in St Kilda, as well as city cinemas, so sometimes logistics dictated choice. I saw some wonderful films, some tedious films, some puzzling films and some quirky films. I saw films that I’ve since tried to hunt down in archives or online and films that I forgot almost instantly.
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