Category Archives: Film/TV

This is Halloween…

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Considering the ghoulish occassion, I thought I’d take the time to highlight a few of my favourite ‘scary’ books/films/series. Firstly, please note that I am total wuss. I can’t do horror – books, movies, TV shows – horror in any … Continue reading →

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Using Obsessions to Improve Writing

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Suzanne van Rooyen

…Or why I’ve sacrificed precious writing time to rewatch season 5 of White Collar. I have a highly addictive personality and generally finding myself slipping from one obsession to another. My current obsession, however, has lasted more than a month! … Continue reading →

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QUILTBAG Heroes and The Normal Heart

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Suzanne van Rooyen

It’s been a long time since I’ve dedicated a Wednesday to a QUILTBAG Hero. Today I’d like to talk about not just one, but several of these heroes in the context of a film I watched last week and am … Continue reading →

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Good writing, pretty aliens and another addiction…

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Aliens! Ever since I was twelve years old and fell hopelessly in love with Max from Roswell, I have been dying for another good alien show. Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Stargate Atlantis – they just weren’t the same and didn’t … Continue reading →

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Would You Like to be a Zerophiliac?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

As promised, today I’m featuring one of my favourite LGBT movies of all time as part of Pride month celebrations. It’s not a very well known film and it features a bunch of relatively unknown actors but it gets across … Continue reading →

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I is for Iron Fey

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Today’s topic courtesy of YA Highway: The Veronica Mars Kickstarter success makes us wonder, what YA book would you raise $2 million to see a movie version of? And in keeping with the A-Z Challenge, the YA book I’d like … Continue reading →

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Why Can Movies Get Away With It When Books Can’t?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

Recently, I discovered a science fiction film starring the adorably scruffy and British Jim Sturgess and lovely Kirsten Dunst. The trailer looked fantastic – suitably surreal and sci-fi-esque. I couldn’t wait to watch the movie titled Upside Down. The premise seemed original, … Continue reading →

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When Emotion Becomes Too Much

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

While we all read and watch movies/TV to be entertained, my prerequisite is emotional engagement. I want to feel something. I want to become attached to a character, to go through what they go through and feel the ups and … Continue reading →

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Looper: A Review

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Suzanne van Rooyen

  2012 was a decent year for science fiction on the silver screen. We had everything from the comic and epic Avengers to bombastic Battleship and the super cool Total Recall remake. There was also Looper, made note-worthy thanks to the … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons to Watch ‘Arrow’

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Suzanne van Rooyen

I’m a geek and proud of it. While exposed to the usual gamut of superheroes during my childhood – largely thanks to an older brother – my only knowledge of spandex-clad do-gooders was limited to Christopher Reeve doing the blue … Continue reading →

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