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It’s official. Holly Dazed won first prize in AFCOOP’s Super 8 Holiday Party and Screening at the Seahorse tonight! More importantly, it was magically in focus. There was tough competition from filmmakers Megan Wennberg (“Tis The Season”), Cam Erais (“A … Continue reading →

Production wrapped on the no-budget, 3 minute short Super 8 film Holly Dazed. As co-producer, camera-person, light supplier and part of the creative team, I would like to thank the rest of the cast (Sam, Scott, Amanda and Markus) and … Continue reading →

Atlantic News Perspective #156 (Nov 1, 2005) Immoral theatrical performances, tomato fights and churches for sale. By: Iain K. MacLeod

“The odds of hitting the Lotto 6/49 jackpot by plunking down a toonie and picking all six numbers are one in 13.98 million. To put that in perspective, math gurus say those odds are roughly equal to your chance of … Continue reading →

Atlantic News Perspective #155 (Oct 24, 2005) Enormous eggbeater, family feuds and the drinking olympics. By: Iain K. MacLeod

Why Do-It-Yourself Photo Printing Doesn’t Add Up | NY Times

60 Minute’s Andy Rooney and Robert Smigel’s TV Fun House.

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

A weeklong journal from a writer and director. By Judd Apatow

Awesome Town

From Fat Possum Records: R. L. Burnside November 21, 1926 – September 1, 2005 We at Fat Possum are sad to announce that R.L. Burnside died today at his hospital room in Memphis. Blues artist R.L. Burnside, who redefined the … Continue reading →

Directors Label Volumes 4-7 f/ Anton Corbijn, Jonathan Glazer, Mark Romanek & Stephane Sednaoui released on September 13th

Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en? from the North American Hallowe’en Prevention, Inc. (NAHPI) (courtesy of The A.V. Club)

Atlantic News Perspective #154 (Aug 15, 2005) The “Racino” opens in Charlottetown, students build a house using phonebooks and the Canso Causeway turns 50. By: Iain K. MacLeod

Atlantic News Perspective #153 (Aug 8, 2005) Beer Bandit on stage, a horse named Drop Off dies and breaking accordion records. By: Iain K. MacLeod

“After the film debuted on January 24, 2005 at Sundance it was picked up by Warner Independent Pictures for distribution. The Warner Independent website had shown that the limited Fall release (I didn’t say ‘full release’) was scheduled for October … Continue reading →

Atlantic News Perspective #152 (August 2, 2005) Emergency bikes, voting my mail and Chapel Island goes national. By: Iain K. MacLeod

“In terms of who I channel, my natural inclination was Stone Phillips, who has the greatest neck in journalism…and then I also used Geraldo Rivera, because he’s got this great sense of mission. He just thinks he’s gonna change the … Continue reading →

“I’m so pleased to be coming to Halifax. I should be in Bermuda. But who cares? I’m home,” said Nancy Shakleton (CBC Nova Scotia)

Atlantic News Perspective #151 (July 25, 2005) Playing chicken with chickens, knifed in church and lending a harp. By: Iain K. MacLeod

Atlantic News Perspective #150 (July 18, 2005) Salmon cams, backyard wrestling and the gay market. By: Iain K. MacLeod

“If you are a lonely sort, as internet folks occasionally are, you will be relieved to know that, as always, there is someone on the internet a hundred times worse off than you are.” – Drew on the Insane Clown … Continue reading →

“Some choice is better than none, but more choices don’t make things better,” – Carl Honoré (Time to switch off and slow down | BBC News)

GTD: A New Cult for the Info Age | Wired A Guide To Getting Things Done | Wired The Sources: David, Merlin and Marc.