(Indeed, what about a series of essays that pairs great novels with a playlist of kindred songs?)... Which brings us to the question at the very heart of the song. It occurs to me that almost all great songs, all songs that get you to play them compulsively over and over again, do so because they've got you seeking something you never find, some haunting enigma that won't quite disclose itself.
Long disdainful of the diva, critic Carl Wilson travelled to Vegas to check out her show, which ends a four-year run tonight at Caesars Palace. As his new book explains, what came next surprised him
Brief remembrance of a favourite Canadian film critic who recently died. Other good Canadian film critics to look out for: Geoff Pevere, Alison Gillmor (Winnipeg Free Press), Rick Groen (Globe and Mail), Jay Scott (deceased, active in 1980's).
The movie traces Sparaga's travels from Halifax to Vancouver as he tries to get ordinary Canadians to see his first feature film, a quirky superhero comedy called Sidekick, and to garner media attention – with zero marketing dollars. Festival director/screenwriter Bern Euler said Sparaga's film and its message are exceedingly apt for inclusion in the five-day event. "It's near impossible to find a Canadian movie on the big screen in this country. That was one of the reasons I started (the festival)," Euler said.
For as long as Stephen Harper is Prime Minister of Canada, I vow to send him every two weeks, mailed on a Monday, a book that has been known to expand stillness.