RIP Robin Williams

I can't believe he's gone. Such a sad, sad day.

I grew up with Robin Williams on my TV and movie screens.

He made me laugh, made me cry and made me think.

There have been many times over the years that he made me laugh when I needed it the most, for that I'll always be grateful.

Thank you sir for being you, and showing us that it's ok to be yourself.

Na-Nu Na-Nu.

Being a geek has it's benefits....

In the last nine months I've been lucky enough to meet the incredibly talented and lovely Lena Headey, Zoie Palmer, Lucy Lawless, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Lindsay Wagner and Peter Mayhew.

I met Lena and Zoie at Supanova Brisbane in November last year. Lucy, Emmanuelle, Lindsay and Peter were at Supanova Gold Coast in April this year.

They were all friendly, down to earth people.

Being a huge geek has it's benefits.

Bring on Supanova Brisbane in November....

Really, is that all you've got Hollywood?

*sigh* oh look they've made another Spider-Man movie. And look over there, another Godzilla film. Because you know, we can never have enough of those....

Imagine if they took the obscene amounts of money spent on making these movies and spent it on developing the up and coming film makers out there.

Look at people like Jeremy LaLonde. Jeremy's made two very good movies (The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard and Sex After Kids) both on small budgets.

But sadly I think the mainstream film industry will keep churning out the same old stuff over and over again. I guess they've made money in the past so they figure they are safe bets to keep reaping in the cash.

Supporting the queer

When I find out that someone is a part of the LGBTI community I throw my support behind them. Especially if they make their living in some form of creative field - writing, singing, acting and all their related professions.

But, that doesn't mean I will blindly follow along. Regardless of how talented they are, their character is a big part of it.

Basically, if they're an asshole they're on their own....

2014 Brisbane Queer Film Festival

On Thursday night I went along to the Launch Party for this years Brisbane Queer Film Festival.

From the sneak peak we had, it looks like there's going to be some awesome movies showing. They also have some events planned that look like fun.

So if you're looking for something to do from 28th March - 5th April 2014 get along to the Brisbane Queer Film Festival

Lost Girl Season 1 - 3 on DVD

I recently purchased seasons 2 and 3 of Lost Girl on DVD, region 4 for Australia.

While I'm happy to now have seasons 1 - 3 on DVD I'm not sure why there are no special features on any of them.

I'm a special features nerd and while initially it didn't bother me that there aren't any special features, the more I think about it the more annoyed I am about it.

Why am I annoyed, because I know there are special features out there on different versions (regions and formats) of the season sets.

If I want the special features why should I have to purchase a different region DVD set and go to the expense of purchasing a multi region DVD player?

In the technology age where you can download the episodes shortly after they air on TV, I would have thought that when releasing the show on DVD or Blu ray, special features would be a must have on all versions/regions.

Otherwise, what motivation is there for people who have probably already downloaded all the episodes of the show to pay money for the DVD/Blu ray sets when all they are getting is exactly what they already have for free (all be it, illegally)?