I'm a bit of a sucker for near-future stories, particularly when they have a technology based focus which is approached as thoughtfully and intimately as Her. In a lot of ways, this could be a romantic ep of Black Mirror (a show that I straight up love). It's a beautiful story about a lonely man who falls in… Continue reading Her (2013)
Month: August 2016
A Guide to Brisbane Writers Festival
Somehow it's that time of year again. Brisbane Writers Festival is just about upon us, and it's boasting a pretty terrific program this year, with some of my favourite writers hanging about to have some pretty interesting conversations. My picks for the festival are just below! TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER A Night by the Fire. The… Continue reading A Guide to Brisbane Writers Festival
Sunday Cirle: what I’m working on this week
For background on the Sunday Circle, see this post. What am I working on this week I'm having a lot of fun revisiting my sci-fi screenplay. It's been a project I've been working on for about a year and a half and has gone through a few different iterations, so I'm enjoying having another look at… Continue reading Sunday Cirle: what I’m working on this week
Friday Finds
For years, the indiscretions of powerful men, especially when it comes to the exploitation of women’s bodies, have been facilitated by the silence and spin of those who work beside and below them. Whether implicitly endorsed, tactfully ignored, or otherwise blunted by members of the press hungry for access, their power has gone largely unchecked.… Continue reading Friday Finds
We Already Love You: what you can learn about story from Steven Universe
It's almost impossible for me to talk about Steven Universe without gushing. The show is, to put it as simply as I can, one of the best things I've watched in years, if not ever. Creator, Rebecca Sugar, has built such a compelling, layered program with dense, lyrical worldbuilding and characters you love to death, even when… Continue reading We Already Love You: what you can learn about story from Steven Universe
Sunday Circle: what I’m working on this week
For background on the Sunday Circle, see this post. What am I working on this week I'm taking a bit of a break from the BDLN at the moment to revisit my sci-fi screenplay. I've had a bit of success, and a bit more interest in it again, plus I managed to work through a plot… Continue reading Sunday Circle: what I’m working on this week
Friday Finds
Kim called 911. The police couldn’t enter the house without a warrant, but didn’t stop David from climbing through a window. Inside, he saw nothing amiss. All the lights had been turned off, and the air-conditioning was on high. There were no signs of a robbery, or any struggle. All of Gypsy’s wheelchairs were still… Continue reading Friday Finds
Movie Poster Design 1929-1945
One of the stranger side effects of doing The Oscars Project has been that it's really re-ignited my love of good poster art. It helps that a lot of movie posters from the first half of the 1900s were, to put it lightly, awesome. Nowadays, posters are pretty formulaic, and posters back in the 1920s through… Continue reading Movie Poster Design 1929-1945
De-Cluttering
My dad's a bit of a hoarder, and it's something that, as a result, I've been pretty conscious of. I regularly do spring cleans, donating things I don't use anymore to charity or those in need, and try to keep my life relatively together. The only things I really seem to hold onto are books… Continue reading De-Cluttering
Queensland Poetry Festival
I try to make a few events at Queensland Poetry Festival every year. It often has a terrific program, with a range of artists I haven't really been exposed to before, with the added benefit of being almost entirely free which makes it easy to pop in and out of sessions at your own fancy.… Continue reading Queensland Poetry Festival
Sophie Overett 