Hey! So tomorrow, 1 August 2016, is the one year anniversary of a pretty nifty online movement called FemTube. It's a community of online content creators coming together to discuss the challenges and changes in online video. They do a lot of cool stuff, including monthly hosted chats on Twitter, playlists, and a blog, so if … Continue reading How I Make My Videos #YouTubeGirls
Category: Film & TV
Can’t Hardly Wait: Cinderella and her Singing Mice
Just as I was going about my day yesterday, something awesome happened. Scrolling through my Facebook feed I saw that finally, finally, there's a full trailer for Disney's upcoming live-action Cinderella, and it looks to be every bit as magical as I was imagining. Disney started teasing this project over a year ago, releasing images of that single … Continue reading Can’t Hardly Wait: Cinderella and her Singing Mice
On Sitcoms, Sexism, and Fractured Ankles
Well. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? You may have noticed that, apart from video posts, I haven’t been posting to this blog as much as usual. Long story short, it turns out that moving continents took a lot more energy than I’d thought it would. Add to that an almost-complete house renovation, internet cut-outs … Continue reading On Sitcoms, Sexism, and Fractured Ankles
June Favourites
Surely June 2014 will go down as the month of absolutely insufferable heat! It was averaging out at 30°C a day in New York, which for me - coming from London where the highest we get is around 23°C - was close to torture! Add to that my lack of an A/C unit and you … Continue reading June Favourites
Entering the Unhappy (Silicon) Valley
The stars of Silicon Valley. (L-R: Kumail Najiani, Martin Starr, Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller.) Still via HBO. Right after Game of Thrones’ fourth season premiere, HBO snuck in a new much-hyped show, Silicon Valley, presumably hoping to catch some of the preceding massive GoT audience. The show, created by Office Space writer-director Mike … Continue reading Entering the Unhappy (Silicon) Valley
You May Have Missed the Best Wedding Show Ever
Julian Roman and Mandie Bettencourt wed on My Big Fat Geek Wedding. Still via Syfy. This is not a drill, in all likelihood you missed one of the best wedding-based reality TV shows ever. If you, like me, have grown tired of the sneering perspective of Bridezillas and Say Yes To The Dress - where … Continue reading You May Have Missed the Best Wedding Show Ever
Can’t Hardly Wait: The End of the Tour
In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m a pretty big Jason Segel fan, so when I found out that he had been cast in a new film opposite Jesse Eisenberg I was excited. And then when I discovered that in that film Segel would be playing the late legendary writer David Foster Wallace in the bio-pic, … Continue reading Can’t Hardly Wait: The End of the Tour
We Need A (S)hero!
Aside from the fashion and the selfies, last night the 86th Annual Academy Awards had another theme: heroes. The idea of the Oscars having a single “theme” is awkward enough to begin with - you’d think that it being the biggest night in Hollywood would pretty much cover the USP for the evening. But nonetheless, … Continue reading We Need A (S)hero!
Can’t Hardly Wait: Mutants and Westerosi
Films and TV shows are getting better than ever at teaser campaigns, and I’m a sucker for them. Think Sherlock’s two year wait before the promotions team drove a hearse around London, with the phrase “SHERLOCK 01 01 14,” its UK premiere date, spelt out in flowers. Or, the series of stunts by the Anchorman … Continue reading Can’t Hardly Wait: Mutants and Westerosi