On August 3rd, 2012, comedian Tig Notaro got on stage at the Largo nightclub in Los Angeles, announcing that she had cancer to a stunned audience of regular patrons and close friends. What transpired was considered by many to be a breakthrough, as Notaro channeled her pain into a now legendary stand-up set, which brought her widespread fame… Continue reading The silver lining of sadness in TIG (Hot Docs Review)
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Vampires are funny again in Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)
The writing-directing duo of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have done what many believed to be impossible, through bringing humour back to the vampire comedy with What We Do In The Shadows – a horror-mockumentary profiling four centuries-old creatures who live in suburban Wellington, New Zealand. Taking on the guise of a production made by “The New Zealand Documentary… Continue reading Vampires are funny again in Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)