“Were the World Mine” is funny as it is moving. Tom Gustafson’s and Cory James Krueckeberg’s choice in a campy execution is acquired taste, but it contains a message relevant to all with a soul.
“Were the World Mine” is funny as it is moving. Tom Gustafson’s and Cory James Krueckeberg’s choice in a campy execution is acquired taste, but it contains a message relevant to all with a soul.
While on his Indonesian tour, American singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik held a surprise gig in the flagship store of one Jakarta’s well-known bookshops. Word of the impromptu concert went out through the bookstore’s Twitter account about an hour beforehand, and it is the first concert I’ve attended spontaneously.
Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of David Seidler’s screenplay, “The King’s Speech”, is an artwork rich in dialogue and impressive scenes. Simple, moving, and incredibly funny, it is a gem performed by some of the top echelons of today’s film industry.
I had the honour of being asked to contribute a story design post on another website. The guest post was published on Gillian Ramos’ weblog, “The Portrait of a Would-Be Artist as a Young Woman”.
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“Never Let Me Go” is a story about clones. It is also about what it is to have a soul in the midst of being told otherwise. This adaptation is a soft yet precise approach to Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, reminding those who wept while reading the book to prepare for the same bitter-sweetness in the film.