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Murakami’s perfect reader
Writers’ body parts don’t usually get media attention. The profile of Haruki Murakami in the Globe & Mail described a man with toned biceps and quadriceps. The interview was on the occasion of a new book, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, a memoir of Murakami’s running and sitting life. Murakami, a [...]
Filed under: Books, Film, Running, Writers | 3 Comments
Tags: Georgia Straight, Haruki Murakami, New York Times, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Man who loves film too much
In his role as a television film critic, David Gilmour always struck me as a cranky opinionated guy who thought the world revolved around him. Not surprisingly, I wasn’t drawn to his memoir about a three-year period he hung out with his high-school dropout son watching films that Gilmour chose.
One evening, at one of [...]
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Tags: David Cronenberg, David Gilmour, The Film Club
Love at first blink
I’m glad a friend recommended seeing The Diving Bell and the Butterfly on the big screen rather than waiting for the DVD. I had missed the movie during its regular run, so I was also pleased that the Van East theatre brought it back for another weekend in the matinee timeslot.
I love [...]
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