*spoiler alert.
Director Philip Sgriccia.
Writer Adam Glass.
The creators of Wayne’s World should grin with "Supernatural" tongue-in-cheek episode, “Party On, Garth.” Viewers cannot help but smirk at how Garth Fitzgerald (DJ Qualls), a hunter, may get a fan following of his own. After three episodes (two appearances and one non-speaking), he comes through as irrepressible.
But this light-hearted episode also looks Eastern folklore yet again. In this case, there is an alcohol spirit, known as a Shōjō, on the loose. This female Japanese spirit loves partying and enjoys drinking games. In traditional lore, they behave like merry leprechauns and they are normally friendly. Conventional tales say count yourself lucky if you ever manage to catch one of these gentle fairies. Should a human ever manage to, a wish will be granted on the condition that it will be released.
But if anyone manages to catch a Shōjō, maybe...
Director Philip Sgriccia.
Writer Adam Glass.
The creators of Wayne’s World should grin with "Supernatural" tongue-in-cheek episode, “Party On, Garth.” Viewers cannot help but smirk at how Garth Fitzgerald (DJ Qualls), a hunter, may get a fan following of his own. After three episodes (two appearances and one non-speaking), he comes through as irrepressible.
But this light-hearted episode also looks Eastern folklore yet again. In this case, there is an alcohol spirit, known as a Shōjō, on the loose. This female Japanese spirit loves partying and enjoys drinking games. In traditional lore, they behave like merry leprechauns and they are normally friendly. Conventional tales say count yourself lucky if you ever manage to catch one of these gentle fairies. Should a human ever manage to, a wish will be granted on the condition that it will be released.
But if anyone manages to catch a Shōjō, maybe...
- 4/3/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
[Our thanks to Andrew David Long for the following wrap up of the 2009 Whistler Film Festival.]
Whistler itself is a gorgeous destination, world-famous for skiing and mountain biking, and the Whistler Film Festival (Wff) largely concerns itself with discovering new, independent voices. On those points alone, it's hard to avoid thinking of Sundance, a comparison that can't really be made. Now in its ninth installment, Whistler remains a very intimate festival and is still potentially in the early stages of its development.
Opening Night is at the Whistler Conference Centre, which is licensed, so many of the screenings there are rather more festive. Though the opening speeches are on the long side, the crowd is still happy. While I'm wary of converted screening spaces, the digital projection there is mercifully very good. Back at the hotel, I stare again at the screening schedule and rue the fact that everything screens only once.
Suffice it to say, these few days in Whistler can be packed. Wff is...
Whistler itself is a gorgeous destination, world-famous for skiing and mountain biking, and the Whistler Film Festival (Wff) largely concerns itself with discovering new, independent voices. On those points alone, it's hard to avoid thinking of Sundance, a comparison that can't really be made. Now in its ninth installment, Whistler remains a very intimate festival and is still potentially in the early stages of its development.
Opening Night is at the Whistler Conference Centre, which is licensed, so many of the screenings there are rather more festive. Though the opening speeches are on the long side, the crowd is still happy. While I'm wary of converted screening spaces, the digital projection there is mercifully very good. Back at the hotel, I stare again at the screening schedule and rue the fact that everything screens only once.
Suffice it to say, these few days in Whistler can be packed. Wff is...
- 12/9/2009
- Screen Anarchy
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