Question: What makes a Friday more awesome than usual?
Answer: When it’s the Friday leading into a long weekend!

That said it’s been cool and rainy here all week, so it might just be a long weekend spent inside watching dvd’s – here’s hoping for sunshine!

If you haven’t chimed in already, weigh in on the feedback question for the next Matineecast: In honour of the birthday show, I’m curious to know your favorite film from the year you were born.

Something must have been in the air yesterday, since most of the links you’ll find below were posted within the last 24 hours. Go figure – so many people bringing the good, and me sitting there in the wee hours of Thursday morning staring at a blinking cursor. Oh well, it comes and goes I guess.

To my Canadian Brethren, happy May 2-4. To my American Comrades, Happy Friday. And to all a good night.

For your reading fulfillment, I give you…

With the blockbuster of the week already scratched off the list, I might be hitting the indie circuit for this weekend’s watch. CERTIFIED COPY is one I’ve been meaning to get to for a while, and it looks like John quite liked it.

Just in case you didn’t get enough of Anna on The Matineecast, she’s written up a post for a creep-tastic film that I love – EL ORFANATO.

One more Elmo post from a great girl who’s a tad stressed these days. Look closely in the video she’s posted and you might even catch a glimpse of yours truly. Note to the author – You’re an awesome blogger and a great friend, don’t be afraid to follow your gut or your heart…we’ll all follow right behind you wherever you decide to take us.

There are so many bloggers that spur me to try harder, and The Kid in The Front Row is towards the very tippy-top. I wish I could write things as charming and lovely as this.

So I heard somewhere that a small website launched this week.

Encore’s birthday is coming up (join the club, mate!), and he’s decided to celebrate the occasions with a series of posts about filmgoing memories. Pretty good idea if you ask me! Take a look here and keep clicking over for another seventeen days.

Enjoy!