It was a busy end to the year with voice over work, a corporate project and some ADR for my episode in season 2 of, Beef. That should come out early in the new year. I also had a callback for a national commercial in December which would have been a nice Christmas present but, unfortunately, it was not to be.
At the beginning of November, I was in Malta for a friend’s wedding which was a perfect, short break. We explored the harbour on a luzzu – a Maltese fishing boat – and went inland to walk through Mdina, popularly known as the “Silent City” after its decline since the 16th century. The city has not expanded beyond its walls and has retained its medieval character so it was a relaxing afternoon out.
Prop 50 was passed on 4 November in California – the Election Rigging Response Act. The proposition asked the Californian voters if they would be willing to redistrict California in response to the gerrymandering that Texas had carried out in order to gain five Republican seats. Prop 50 is a temporary measure to pause California’s independent redistricting commission until 2030. Overwhelmingly, Californians agreed that when stealing seats is a blatant political move, you have to fight fire with fire.
The other main event was that, having lived in my studio for thirteen and a half years, I had to move out because the mental health of my landlord declined but I have lucked out and have moved across Studio City to the east side and am now staying in a friend’s, one bedroom condo which is delightful! My neighbours are all artists – musicians, voice-over actors, singers, so it’s a wonderful community too!
We are now well into award season and I’m surprised that certain films that I thought were more than just a little flawed are being acclaimed. It tends to be the case that some films resonate more if you have knowledge of the story or themes before you head to the cinema but, as you know, I go in blind or knowing very little prior to seeing a film and I will never rate a film if it doesn’t work going in cold. Train Dreams, had no pace or arc and I could have fallen asleep on several occasions and, in trying to balance the different genres, Sinners, was choppy and poorly executed, leaving no room to dive deeper into the historical trauma and racism to actually make me give a damn about any of the characters.
For this blog, my recommendation is the documentary, The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo, and I was lucky enough to attend a screening where, The Stringer, Nguyễn Thành Nghệ, himself was at the Q&A afterwards. It was extremely disappointing to discover that the Associated Press had covered up the real identity of the man who took, The Terror of War (Napalm Girl), photo which won the Pulitzer Prize and World Press Photo of the Year in 1973.
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