Spring is in the Air and the Smell of Film Weaves it's Magic Web

Okay, sorry, I haven't blogged in a whle. Been busy with spring cleaning, treatments, created an afghan for my bed (ed. a bed covering, right? Not a dog. Because you are not the Creator; capital "C")

Editor, as usual, is my pal Lunchmeat Harold.

So what's new in the local film and TV business? Whirlygig has wrapped production; a film by Chaz Thorne; something about a middle-age guy who has to come home and live in his parents basement (ed. kinda like you, except for the parents thing. And the basement. And probably hygiene.)

Also, The Corridor has been completed; script by Josh MacDonald and directed by Evan Kelly, whom I was told did a bang-up professional job. Seriously, I wasn't there but someone really said that. (ed. Someone just got their med's cheered up.)

And Hobo With A Shotgun is still shooting (ed. I wonder what that's about?) with Blade Runner guy Rutger Hauer! That is way cool. And not Mr. Hauer's first time in the provinces; he was here years ago to shoot an episode of Lexx. I think there was blood and sex involved in that particular episode.

So that's a lot of movies for this place; impressive in the fact that they're not Hollywood films cashing in. They're really Nova Scotia films (ed. I'm tearing up. Don't look at me! Move on.)

But one local film, alas, has not spread any local cheer. Apparently, Eternal Kiss had it's premiere last week and the reviews were less than glowing. Well, actually one review (ed. but that's 100% of the reviews you've received.)

"I am very surprised to see that you have not posted about Paul Kimball's 'Eternal Kiss' screening? The lack of competence behind the creation of that film (made with provincial money) made a lot of people very very angry. And if you indeed are fighting the fact that "no one talks openly about it", it being our industry, I am very surprised you haven't mentioned the backlash. It has been a buzzword for most of our industry this past week."

See my previous posting for the full comment.

Anger? Backlash? Geesh, all I saw were congratulations on the film on Facebook. As I'm unable to leave my apartment I was unable to attend the screening (ed. plus you weren't invited.), so I can't give an actual opinion on the film until it appears on my illeagal TMN feed some late night. Apparently it's about vampires, which is a very hot topic.

Anyone else see it? Have opinions? A review? (ed. Bueller? Bueller?)