[it's okay with me]

The weather in Transilvania is gorgeous today and I’ve every urge to wander up into the mountains for a picnic or something else equally idyllic, but work is running hot — there’s simply too much on the table yet to be dealt with.  Even a single hour this morning with Ian McEwan (yes, still reading Amsterdam) felt like cheating while papers remain to be graded and reports are waiting to be written.

Still, I wanted to take a moment to announce a new film & criticism blog by friend and film scholar, Dustin L. Collins, called it’s okay with me.  (That’s his mug up top.) Dustin’s perspective and scope is fresh: in the short lifespan of his new blog he’s already dealt with a modern classic, one momentous character, a new “best of,” and, yesterday, some truly seminal film animation.  I highly recommend surfing over, reading what he’s already posted, and subscribing to the newsfeed, as this will clearly develop further and grow.

Here’s to new critics and theorists joining the conversation: it’s good; it’s necessary.

[E-Migration]

Sorry for the pun in the title.

I’m making the transition over from blogger where the first iteration of this blog was set up. Of course, at this exact moment, WordPress and Blogger aren’t talking to each other* (they get so competitive sometimes — it usually resolves itself after a few days when they each take some time alone to cool off), so I can’t easily click my way through an import of the old content. I’m not too bothered, though; I’ll probably weed out the unnecessary posts when I do succeed, or maybe I’ll just start from scratch here. Regardless, I’m up and running, even if the tweaking will be going on for a while.

*Update! They’ve made friends again! Import is happening.