An Afternoon with Joss Whedon

I felt like a bit of a fraud attending Joss Whedon‘s one-and-only “show” at the Sydney Opera House a few Sundays ago. After all, while I was in awe of the man’s undeniable talent and achievements (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr Horrible, and in 2012, The Avengers), I don’t consider myself a hardcore fan. To
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Movie Review: Compliance (2012)

This movie has moved up my review list because I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. Compliance is the kind of movie that’s so crazy and so against all common sense that you have to keep reminding yourself that it’s based on a true story. It is inspired by the infamous
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Tips to keep your Fantasy World realistic

I don’t want to go into a whole spiel about keeping fantasy worlds realistic because I’m no expert myself. I used to wonder why fantasy worlds need to be realistic in the first place. After all, it is fantasy. Why can’t writers do whatever they want? Well, perhaps realistic is not the right word –
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The Phenomenal ‘Impression West Lake’

My final Hangzhou post is a cracker. It was our last night there and we got tickets to see Impression West Lake, an outdoor extravaganza everybody told us we must see if we were even within a hundred miles of Hangzhou. It’s hard to put the show into words. Brought to life by Zhang Yimou, director
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