Dec
02
2011
“…You want to make it any country, you gotta know the language. And filmmaking is a world of its own. But it’s more of a code than a language, a verbal secret handshake. What does it really mean when someone asks, “Its on a European budget?” Here’s how to crack the code.”
[Finishing overview of Raindance Canada's Saturday Film School w Elliot Grove, and the elements of budget, casting, lighting and camera angles.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/12/3848/
Nov
18
2011
“…First off, Raindance Canada’s course is not for newbies, students or amateurs. Of course, that doesn’t stop all of them from attending. Grove’s fascinating charisma, however, doesn’t allow you to think of yourself as a newbie, student or amateur. He offered real life insight and practical advice on the art of filmmaking.”
[Overview of Raindance Canada's Saturday Film School w Elliot Grove, and how screenwriting compares to writing a book.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/11/twins-a-film-of-similarities-raindance-canada-saturday-film-school/
Oct
28
2011
“…It’s a real psyche ward, with real people popping out of and skulking around dark corners, complete with a real coffin to simulate being buried alive for visitors…My friend was wrong – you don’t have a scare limit. The anticipation and anxiety of the other houses keep building and feeding off each other.”
[Review of Powerhouse of Terror Charity Haunt - 3 Haunted Houses @ Power House Recreation Centre, Humber College, Kipling, Canada - Thursday, 13 October to Monday, 31 October 2011 (except Tue, Wed and Thurs)]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/10/real-life-is-infectious-%e2%80%93-and-scary-the-powerhouse-of-terror/
Jun
07
2011
“…“Remember to have someone take pics for us of you flashing a mob.”
Uh, I have been flash mobbing all about Toronto, not revealing my minis to the masses. Though who knows what I was unknowingly sharing with my new city as I bent over on the beach spreading my spirit fangers and slapping out my jazz hands?”
[Post about partcipating in Toronto's flash mob dance for the IIFA Awards opening ceremony - 5 June 2011.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/06/flash-mob-job-iifa-beaches-dance/
Apr
08
2011
“…It seriously wasn’t that bad. If jokes about rape and doing other awful things to women are your thing. But to be honest, there were more redeeming qualities of this almost 3 hour show, which performs on the last Thursday of every month.”
[Review of Boom Comedy skit troupe performance w/ stand-ups Helder Brum, Pat Thornton, Arthur Simeon, and K Trevor Wilson @ The Supermarket, Kensington Market, Toronto, Canada - 31 March 2011.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/04/boom-shake-the-room/
Apr
04
2011
“…It’s a cool concept. And totally worth it when streetwalkers, subways riders, and pub patrons [yes, we brought them into the brewery with us!] ask you: ‘Why are you carrying pillows? Is there a pillow event on?’”
[Review of Toronto's 6th Annual Pillow Fight Day @ Yonge and Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada - 2 April 2011.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/04/a-slight-pillow-fight/
Apr
01
2011
“…the cirque troupe captured my usual short-span “ooh-something-shiny” attention more than the fantastic music. But only because ALL of it was shiny! Shiny costumes, shiny glitter strongmen and a shiny, stupid juggle box.”
[Review of Cirque de la Symphonie & Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra @ Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Canada - 19 March 2011.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/04/work-us-at-the-circus-philharmonic/
Mar
28
2011
“…The Land of F**k embodied everything to which I am averse about contemporary dance.”
[Review of DA Hoskins w/ The Dietrich Group "The Land of F**k" dance performance @ Workman Arts Theatre, Toronto, Canada - 27 March, 2011.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/03/the-land-of-fk-me-when-will-this-be-over/
Mar
04
2011
“…The crowd spilled from the regal Town Hall down its infamous steps and exploded onto the traffic-laden George Street just to see the one and only Mr John Horatio (Gavin) Malkovich – the headliner of the Sydney Festival 2011.”
[Review of John Malkovich w/ Jim Sharman "In Conversation" interview @ Town Hall, Sydney, Australia - 17 January 2011.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/03/malkovich-mistreaters/
Feb
16
2011
“…Middle comedian, Dan Bingham, was like a deer in the headlights when confronted by a so-called “heckler”. Note the quotation marks. This heckle was so mild it was a hiccup, making Bingham more a beaver in a flashlight.”
[Review of Absolute Comedy stand-up w/ Nile Seguin, Dan Bingham, and other. - Plus star of the show: a heckler! - Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto, Canada - 12 February 2011.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/02/we%e2%80%99re-not-worthy-we%e2%80%99re-scum-we-suck/