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Thursday, 17 January 2013

War Witch

Posted on 17:07 by rajrani

stand out: to be conspicuous, distinctive, or prominent.


The success of a film, or other collaborative art forms, depends upon an assortment of elements that produce magic. It is impossible to say one element is more important than another. But real balance is elusive.  What stood out when the lights went up? 

Here is the first in a series of snapshots of Oscar nominated films: Rachel Mwanza in War Witch.


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Monday, 14 January 2013

Les Misérables: A Playmobil Movie

Posted on 15:16 by rajrani


It was 1997, dangerously close to Christmas, and I stood in front of a wall of expensive looking boxes at our neighbourhood toy store.  I was stumped. Should I buy the Victorian dollhouse for my toddler, soon to be 3? It was sturdy yet gorgeous but the price tag was hefty. Smaller than the mortgage we had just secured for our real house, our first, but still a stretch. 

Nearby, a young girl, whom I guessed to be about 9, pointed to a box of dollhouse accessories. 

"Look, Mom, there's the latest set!"
"Do you like that dollhouse?" I asked. She nodded and smiled.  

Her mom was happy to share. Her nine year old adored the thing and played with it ahead of any other toy in their home.

That was it then. I could expect 6 years of play value. Not bad. There were no buttons, batteries or flashing sirens-even better.  The girl and her mom were still trying to choose which accessory to buy as I plunked the cash down on the counter.

We didn't get to the box until late Christmas Eve. Santa put it together with some help from the IKEA curse word dictionary. There were shingles to place, buds to plant and tiny spats to adorn tinier feet. I don't recall when we went to bed but we staggered down a few hours later to see Santa's stash. The dollhouse stood in the centre of the floor with a 3 inch family and servants alongside, a Downton Abbey for miniaturists. My daughter picked up one of the figures and began to name them.

It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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Saturday, 12 January 2013

Blast away the blues baby

Posted on 09:17 by rajrani
This is how I want to be when I grow up.
Happy Saturday!

For more wild culture :
Zeitgeist 2012 
Your Tuesday Groove
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Friday, 11 January 2013

Friday's Red Letter List: Sweet, madcap and ecstatic!

Posted on 12:17 by rajrani

The dark days of winter blah are upon us.  Gray mush to meet the new year. Perfect weather for dreaming about unzipped sunshine:


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Thursday, 10 January 2013

Get over yourself Oscar pundits: NOBODY GOT ROBBED!

Posted on 13:31 by rajrani


It always amuses me to ride the wave of chatter about Oscar nominations. Behind every list of supposed snubs is a flawed premise: these trophies are due to individuals for a job well done. If that were true, there would be sunshine with every snowfall and chocolate would be ruled a food group. The Oscars are not about merit. Nobody got robbed of anything except maybe political clout. They are about campaigns for merit and winners are those who ran the best campaign. 

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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Family Secrets

Posted on 20:56 by rajrani
"Who cares about our stupid family?"

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Sunday, 6 January 2013

Just how mad for Downton Abbey can you get?

Posted on 09:29 by rajrani

Is there anyone left who hasn't seen Season 3 of Downton Abbey? Illegal downloads, friends who send tapes from Britain-it appears the merry few who gather tonight at my house for my Downton Abbey party may be the only ones left to watch tonight's season opener on PBS! 

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