[ 18 August 2008; ] FITC is on the move with an imaginative new event for the broadcast and film community. PAUSE: Ideas in Motion debuts November 11 - 12, 2008 at the...

Four years ago I read and reviewed Keith Johnstone's book Impro, in which he explains how pervasive dominance and submission behaviours are in human interactions. He...

There's a new kid on the block with last week's launch of SnagFilms, which offers free instant streaming and viral sharing of hundreds of documentary films. From the...

Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog story by Rupert Howe Maybe you all know this already, but YouTube has recently added some new features to the site, under...

BoingBoing Gadgets has a nice informal chat with concept artist and designer, Syd Mead, whose work on Blade Runner may be the most convincing and enduring sci-fi art...

Stills from Digital Club’s film, Mare Street E8, which the duo created using their Creative Futures bursary For almost 20 years, Creative Review has been...

I was invited to an “80s Movies” themed fancy dress party last month. After a quick brainstorming session at work, I decided to go as Dr. Emmett Brown from...

Attaining relevance takes great effort, but blogging is seldom regarded as hard work. Hence the washout. I recently realized—while writing an article for a...

In 1939, Bob Kane created “The Bat-Man” for issue #27 of Detective Comics, and as they say, the rest is history. This past weekend the highly anticipated film...

I was intrigued by this comment captured by Wired writer David Germain: "We knew it would be big, but we never expected to dominate the marketplace like we...

Krow Communications Fiat Grande Punto ad, directed by Partizan’s Michael Gracey Eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed the similarities between the above ad for...

I must admit that I was intrigued by the Super 8 projector that Japanese manufacturer Gakken released back in March. My only problem was that you would need to get your...

Too many of these this week. Here's to you Mr. Korman. Thanks for the laughs. Sidenote: There's a "thing" in theatre about "breaking...

Photo from birdstar.org, one of the amazing shots from the Bond brothers of SW Ontario.Disparity, Poverty and Environmental Health: I'm reading Hervé Kempf's...

Here’s a chart of a selection of recent movie releases. Queries for each movie are basically the name of the movie (plus variations). For example, (batman OR...

The best thing about DVDs is they're a great way to kill a couple of hours with if you've got nothing else to do, provided their entertaining! Entertaining does not...

Bowen Island by Richard SmithI'm going to be on Bowen Island, near Vancouver BC, September 28 through October 1, for an Art of Hosting event. The program teaches several...

In May 2005 I wrote this post that, after it was picked up months later on Digg and other popularity lists of web articles, turned out to be my most-visited article...

Locally-owned independent retailers contribute a vast amount to cities. Equally, it's almost impossible to see how national or multinational chains genuinely contribute...

[ 30 August 2008; ] Reel Venus Film Festival is a three-day event, which was created and launched in 2003 to showcase an eclectic body of current alternative and...