Reservation Dogs
Finished Reservation Dogs last night. Season 2 makes the already great Season 1 even better: plot threads and character beats are developed to deep effect, and I’m grateful now for…
New CV now available.
Today’s lesson: if you’re going to do something yourself, rather than pay someone to do it, then do it! This blog doesn’t get the attention it should, but I had…
Other People’s Eyes, and why Kubrick’s last film is, I think, unfinished
An editor will prepare a cut in near-isolation. It would be total isolation if it wasn’t for the director (or Edit Producer, who does the director’s job in the cutting…
For the love of God, can we kill interlaced?
In my day, my young ’uns, faster frame rates than the usual 23.97, 24, 25 and 29.97 frame rates were only useful if you wanted smooth slow motion. With Peter…
Dannsa Episode 3, the music
Dannsa hits Episode the Third with a trip to Taynuilt, near Oban. Well, relatively “near”: Taynuilt isn’t near anywhere, which is sort if the point of Ballet West. In idyllic…
Dannsa Episode 2, the music
Following on from last week’s blog, here’s what I have to say for myself regarding the music choices in Dannsa, episode 2, which is on tonight at 10pm, BBC Alba.…
Dannsa Episode 1, the music
A new show TV started last Monday, 10pm on BBC Alba. It’s called Dannsa{{1}} ]Gaelic for Dancing] and you’ll all be able to get it, because BBC Alba has just…
The Afghans are not Ewoks
Just watched the political discussion show, Empire, on Aljazeera. Jolly good. I’m quite enjoying switching to the Doha-based network whenever BBC News starts wittering about cricket and there’s nothing good…
“Press ‘Play’ on that one, and ‘Record’ on that one.”
I heard someone say it today at STV. It about sums up the best of my childhood, that. From copying a rental edition of Empire Strikes Back (later paying for…
And the Oscar goes to… Meryl Streep for Margo MacDonald! [Cue applause.]
In short, she's the kind of gutsy, down-to-earth, yet highly intelligent heroine who gives Julia Roberts or Meryl Streep the chance to win Oscars. She cuts through the bull as…