Lonely Forest

So, here I am again, having neglected my blog for months and months. To tell you the truth it would probably be a couple more months before I blogged again if it wasn't for Lance commenting that I hadn't posted in a while. I'm mostly just honoured that someone still checks, even though I don't post very often. But here again, I will vow to post more frequently, and not let this blog melt away into mediocrity.

Today I might even have some interesting content instead of my regular banter of not knowing what to say; and then some various self beratement.

Today is about the band The Lonely Forest.

I first heard them in Seattle at Bumbershoot, an awesome music festival that I suggest you all go down and see, at the EMP Skychurch, which is a kick ass venue. Of all the acts at this festival, which included: The Newpornographers, Spoon, Badly Drawn Boy, Rouge Wave, Keane West, AFI, Great Big Sea, Fiest, so on and so forth... These guys were probably my favourite. The show was just so much fun... I think I may have even jumped a little, it's kind of a big deal. Just a little.. I'm not like some freaking pentecostal or something.

I recommend you all go to their Myspace page listen to their music. It's really better than me just describing it to you in writing. Although my words are like sun-spun gossamer from the mind of a poetic genius..... but I still think it would be better if you just listened to the music.... They just self released another album called "We sing the body electric" which I'm not too familiar with yet. But I have and love, and listen to religiously their first EP and first Album, titled The Lonely Forest and Nuclear Winter respectively.

Hopefully you like it. and if your ever in northern washington, try and catch one of their shows.
I know I'm going to.

Peace

Jackass

So Oscar season is upon us. Yawn...

get the corner gas tie in? Oscar... jackass..... oscar, from corner gas.... he says jackass a lot.... no? no? whatever....

so...Andrew, the film guy, not excited about the Oscars. that's wierd.....

yeah...I'm not a huge fan of the Oscars, it all seems so arbitrary and and political. For instance, I think The assasination of Jesse james should be in the running for best picture, but it only shows up in best supporting actor and cinematography. the latter of which it will win. Roger Deakins is a freakin' machine. I am awed by his greatness.

And excuse me, this might be an obtuse question, but where is Rambo on this list? I mean, that movie was freakin awesome... and not even a mention... not even in best actor... what's this world coming to. again, you might be sensing some sarcaism, but I really do like stallone. I think he is given a rough time unfairly, unlike his action star counterpart, the govenator.

at least Transfomers got some nomination nods.

Michael Clayton.. that film is overrated. just so you know. I will be dissapointed if it wins anything.

Juno was good. I think it'll do well. Maybe it has been a little to hyped up at this point. It's not THAT good. it was good. that is all.

There will be blood. I like it. I think Daniel Day Lewis will win one for this role. he was a gooder in this film.

Best supporting actor is actually the tighest race I think. all killer actors in that catagory anyhow.
I wish casey affleck could win, but it'll probably go to javier bardem, for his kick ass portrayal of a creepy hitman in texas.

Once has to win best song. It has too! It is an awesome song. great stuff. Not that the enchanted songs aren't great.

I was watching a little bit of E talk today *gag* and it just irritated me so much. It's all, "oh, shes wearing this" and "he is dating her" and scandle because they got seated in the 3rd tow instead of the 4th.... and so on and so forth... just stupid... I hate that.. the whole thing.

Why do people care. I mean, I like that these people make good movies, and I take an interest in their careers and future work. But I could care less who is dating who or whatever... maybe that's just me. And I wish brittany spears would just die already.. I don't give a sh*t.... not at all...

So... I don't care too much, but my vote for best picture.... will be.... No Country for old men??? or there will be blood.... juno maybe??? those are the ones. and Daniel day will win best actor.

this has been a rambling discourse on the oscars and entertainment in general.

I haven't written in a while, hence the ramblyness... and I am aware that's not a word.


So, till next time,

continue being rocking awesome.
(did you notice how lacluster my capitalising has been) I did, I just don't care... I just don't care...

Lame

So, these past few weeks have been fairly lame, like the title suggests. It seems like everyone is so busy that they just never want to hang out. I always have time to hang out. even when I really don't; I just love hanging out and being sociable. Me? Sociable? Yeah, that's right. I am.... Well... maybe not sociable... but I like hanging out... So yeah, for the most part it's been me and Alex... just hanging out... which is okay, but you know, it gets old. So this is my passive aggressive plea.

Stop being lame.


life has been okay otherwise. I got a raise, and work is still kind of fun. So yeah, that's good.

What else....

I'm watching the superbowl right now... I don't really care about that... but there's no one to hang out with.....

Hah. I love to complain. It's cathardic.

I have a beard.

who sucks at blogging? This guy.

I'm sorry to anyone who has looked at the blog in a while; I have been remiss in my blogging duties. But I do have an excuse. I haven't had a computer for the last few weeks, so it's been rather hard for me to get on the internet. so yeah... I'll have a new computer in a week or so, and then I'll blog like nobodies business, for as most of you know, I work and then I have nothing else to fill my time... Not like those university types who have homework and whatnot. So yeah... it won't always be like this.

Andrew will blog again!

peace.

boredom in a written manifestation

It's late. I'm bored.

I have moved back to Saskatoon since I last wrote on my blog, which was a while ago now. I guess I have graduated since then as well. Look at me go.

this is probably the best post ever. envy the greatness of the post!

I'll probably have another time that I'm bored pretty soon... and it's not like anyone will read this till I post again anyways... or ever....

Narf

Things Galores and Mores

Okay, It's late at night and I'm still awake... well, I guess it's early morning... anywho... The point is I'm still up. I have to finish my titles for my show, and I haven't even started. So it's going to be a while. Worse yet, I have to take part in a 48 hour film festival this weekend.. It's going to be a grumpy week or so for me. Oh well... that's the fun of it all I guess. Only one month left and then I have to find a real job. Scary.

So who have I seen that's famous recently... well there was Pinball Clemons, coach of the Argonauts, shopping at the local London Drugs. That was cool. Then there was David Hewlett. Now, not many of you will know who that is, and thats okay. He's an actor on Stargate Atlantis. He recently came to our school to promote his new comedy "a dog's breakfast". It was an idependant he put together with his wife and some of his stargate co-workers. Some of it was pretty funny. I thought the whole experience was pretty awesome, but maybe that's just because he has been on stargate.

In big indie film news, for those of you that haven't looked at my facebook, I have recived the an okay from Asthmatic Kitty records to use a Sufjan Stevens song in my film!!! I couldn't believe it when I read the email. Now, it's not set in stone yet, as there is some paperwork to fill out, but it's looking good. I love it when no multi billion dollar corperations are involved.

So yeah, this is still the famousness and film topics that I always post.. but hey, that's my life... and I don't really want to ramble like this on my new blog, since it's so nice and neat right now....

So much for whatnot. Back to throwing stones...
Andrew

Call me Director

Well, It's been a crazy week, but we are done shooting my first short film. After all this time, I finally have a film with a written and directed by credit. I'm not going to lie, it's awesome. The locations, the actors changing changing my written story into actual pictures, images.... Now I just have all work of post production. you know, color timing, editing, ADR... all that fun stuff.

But as of now I am done shooting films at VFS. It seems like only yesterday I started here.... and now it's almost over. I am going to be a part of a 48 hour film festival with some friends here at the school I guess, I'll probably just do sound or something. But yeah, other than that things are starting to come to a close.

I've just decided to create a new blog specifically for my film rantings. It's called MoviePictureBox. You know, the famous people I've seen and whatnot. That way I can just delve into my feelings and whatnot on this blog. Don't you want to hear about my feelings? I know you do.

Um yeah... so... Ring ring ring.. banana phone. do do de lod alod dol....

Oh Raffi..

Famousness revisited again - The series

Today was like any other day. Well, not exactly, we had the day off after just finishing our shooting of the short film Mortecai. A film on which I was the Director of Photography. So anyhow, that was fun and it felt good to have the day off, just hanging out and whatnot.

So tonight we went to see the movie Sunshine. It was good, not fantastical, but it was good. But that isn't the point of my post. It was who was sitting just in front of us. Some guy! yeah. We were just sitting, waiting for the film to start and making fun of yellow hue of the lame projector. The man sitting in front of us agreed. We started talking about things we hate at theaters, one time he was at a movie and all the speakers weren't on, and nobody went to say anything.. that kind of conversation. So how is random theater guy famousness revisited again? well I'll tell you. I thought the guy looked familiar.. and it was totally Corbin Bersen! Who? how can you ask who!?! He's only the actor with one of the largest snow globe collections ever! It was nice to talk to him without knowing it, probably for him too. Because us, being film students, would have been all " You're totally an actor" "That's totally awesome" and other nonsensical jibber jabber.

So we were cool, and now I'm being a lame nerd about talking to an actor. Well, I think it's cool to see an actor just down at the local movie theater. It's just the jet set life that I live.

Till the next time I see someone famous, I bid you adue,

-Andrew

The continuing saga of the roast

The midnight roast continued late into the night. The clock slowly moved forward moving closer towards morning with each tick and tock. All things told, it took till about 4:30 for the roast to be finished. It was quite ridiculous. So I didn't eat any of it last night, as I was dead tired, but, I did eat some today. It was awesome! I love roast and horseradish. So very tasty. So after all that adventure, all is well.

Till the next adventure...

Midnight Pot Roast

It's 20 after 10, and I have just started cooking a roast. Call me crazy, call me irresponsible. I just really wanted a roast okay? I went out and bought some horseradish specially. I'm so excited.

Check back for more info.