puppy soup

there are a few things i’m passionate about.  one, obviously is film, then of course, music, fashion, the arts.  little known fact (probably) is that i’m also very passionate about the “underdog”.  i’m always rooting for the losing team (if the home team isn’t playing), the lesser known celebrity in a cat-fight, the canadian aboriginals, [...]

remembering ysl

i know the news is slightly dated, but i had a few requests from my viewers for an obituary video. his death feels a little eerie for me, because yves saint laurent passed away in paris the day i left the same city. i’ve decided not to make a personal video, but here’s a great [...]

free health care?

a few weeks ago, i needed to go to my family doctor because some bites i had were getting really swollen. however, i had just arrived from france, and my wallet had gotten stolen in cannes. i had reported a lost health card, and the ministry was sending me a new one in [...]

one step closer…

…to being in atom egoyan’s course!
if you guys don’t know who atom egoyan is, he is one of canada’s most respected filmmakers and is internationally renowned as an “auteur” of sorts. his latest film was in competition at cannes this year (and i was luckily able to attend the red carpet premiere!)
Well, it [...]

i partied with the prince

no…seriously. a real prince. prince albert of monaco! aka. grace kelly’s son.
so my r.a. in cannes, her boyfriend’s friend is chilling with the prince in his yacht, and contacted her about the party, so we were actually on the list! we didn’t even need to ask to get in, it was great!
so [...]

vicky cristina barcelona

if you get a chance to watch woody allen’s latest, “vicky cristina barcelona”, please do, because the city is the uncredited character in this film, as new york is to sex and the city.
two best friends from the us travel to barcelona, for vicky (rebecca hall), this is an opportunity to research for her MA [...]

sean penn presents the third wave

since this blog is more accessible to the public, i’m going to repost some of my blog notes from facebook while i was at cannes. enjoy!
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Excitedly pouncing on the chance to nab priority tickets to the much anticipated “Sean Penn Presents: The Third Wave”, I picked up my tickets, grabbed a drink and free [...]

it’s 3:30 am and i’m starting a blog.

yes, that’s right, it really is 3:30 and i’m up creating a blog. talk about off-kilter sleep cycle! to be honest, this has been a regular pattern for me for the last few weeks (the going to bed late thing, not the starting a blog at 3am thing) since i have developed a [...]