Archive for category: Cinema

‘Helvetica’ accessibility manifesto    (2007.08.14)

Reasons why Helvetica should have something other than cheap-ass captioning and description

‘This movie sucks,’ say the fonts    (2007.07.22)

A movie whose poster uses red Flyer Extra Bold or equivalent is a warning sign

‘You cannot touch me now’    (2007.06.03)

‘I am one of the stately homos of England’

A balls-out takedown of Dougie Coupland    (2007.05.03)

Exactly what it says. Souvenir of Canada my arse

Not quite so regal    (2007.04.28)

‘You give Ann my best. If you can’

Hel·fornicating·vetica    (2007.04.22)

Yes, I have seen ‘Helvetica.’ Who wants to touch me?

Hairdon’t    (2006.09.21)

Why does the remake of Hairspray, set in the 1960s, use giant Arial type on a building at its location shoot in Toronto?

‘2001’    (2006.07.03)

The final screening – for now – at the Royal Cinema, 2001

Oy, curmudgeon    (2004.12.06)

‘I, Curmudgeon’ even more dispiriting on second viewing. Plus: What did Toby Young say?