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VIFF 2012: No Job for a Woman & A Liar’s Autobiography

I’ve been remiss posting on the blog. Partly because I’ve been busy and uninspired, but also because I’ve also been writing for my university’s student newspaper, The Peak. The Vancouver International Film Festival celebrated their 31st annual event from September 27-October 12, 2012. I saw two film screenings (although I wish I could have seen many more) and reviewed both for the paper. Here they are (including links to the paper’s website). No Job for a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report WWII Published October 15, 2012 in The Peak, SFU’s Student Newspaper Women in the media sphere are Continue Reading »

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This is Halloween, everyone scream

Happy Halloween everybody! This is my favourite holiday… so I go all out. This year I dyed my hair red to complete my Sally costume. My BF even suggested he go as Jack—no coercion required! To make Sally’s dress, I watched the movie several times, pausing, sketching, and taking screenshots. Then I started sewing it piece-by-piece and attempting to fit it to my body. It turned out quite well. For Jack’s suit, we got a black jacket, white tshirt, and black pants. Then I drew pinstripes on the jacket with a fabric marker, and painted pinstripes on the pants with Continue Reading »

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Happy Hunger Games

I just got home from a midnight screening of The Hunger Games and it was really well done. When the cast list was first announced, I was a little worried about Katniss and Peeta because they didn’t look the same as I imagine. But it was so good. I was not sure if it’s good or bad or neutral that they had well-known stars in it — sometimes difficult to suspend belief. BUT they stayed really true to the books (unless you nitpick) so they get a gold star in my books! Now, go see it! Or, if you haven’t Continue Reading »

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