VIETNAM: FISHING AND FROLIC
Squid. They're incredibly smart creatures, like pigs, so I always feel bad whenever I eat them. (Unlike cows, which are essentially walking carrots with a gas problem.) But sadly for squid, they don't have the "Bunny Factor" and I'm a hypocrite, and we were at a...
VIETNAM: BUDDHA AND BURNINGS
So... we finally made it to Nha Trang. Nha Trang is noted for its beautiful beaches, its diving, the picturesque fishing villages surrounding it, and as the birthplace of Thich Quang Guc (English spelling inaccurate due to Vietnamese alphabet), a Buddhist monk who...
VIETNAM: THE ROAD TO NHA TRANG
Well... cast your mind back a couple of weeks -- before the Cannes and Venice excitement -- and wake up in Dalat, Vietnam's Niagara Falls without the falls. We've just been to a Buddhist monastery -- where fortunately we were able to escape our idiot guide who...
VIETNAM: LOTUS BLOSSOMS AND OTHER FLOWERS
Another lazy blog. Just photos. But hey, they're of lotus (loti?) in Vietnam, plus gorgeous red peppers and other amazingly beautiful flowers. I only have an old Cannon and haven't figured out how to work PhotoShop so try and imagine what these would look like if I...
VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA: SNEAK PEEKS
I've been over my head getting back to work after Cannes, Nice and Venice, so forgive today's lazy post. Here are random sneak peeks of upcoming places and people to get us back into the swing of the travelogue of Vietnam and Cambodia . (You can see Saigon and Dalat...
LIFE ABOVE ALL (CHANDA’S SECRETS): OFFICIAL PRODUCTION STILLS
Well, a lazy post today. Here are official production stills from LIFE ABOVE ALL, based on my novel CHANDA'S SECRETS. If you're interested in seeing the reviews or trailer, or shots from Cannes, just scroll back a few posts! 🙂 Tomorrow I promise to return to our tour...
PIX FROM CANNES!
Well I'm back from Cannes via Nice and Venice and am still on a cloud. Here's some pix of my time there, including the red carpet, the onstage bow, the standing ovation, pandemonium outside, meeting Roger Ebert, and our young star putting everything in perspective!...
LIFE, ABOVE ALL WINS CANNES’ PRIX FRANCOIS CHALAIS!
SA movie scoops coveted Cannes award Nadia Neophytou "The local movie Life Above All scooped a prestigious award at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night. "The film created a buzz at the event earlier this week when it received a 10 minute standing ovation...
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘LIFE ABOVE ALL’
Watch the trailer for LIFE ABOVE ALL on the Cannes Film Festival's official website HERE!
TEN MINUTE STANDING OVATION FOLLOWING ‘LIFE ABOVE ALL’ SCREENING AT CANNES!
LIFE ABOVE ALL, the film adaptation of my novel CHANDA'S SECRETS, has received a ten minute standing ovation and a rave from Roger Ebert! Roger Ebert's Blog: Of emotion and its absence The Daily Maverick: Applause, emotion and Life Above All From CBC News: Canadian...
