Ayun Halliday, Author at Book and Film Globe

Thursday, July 9, 2020

After Happily Ever After

April 15, 2020April 18, 2020 Ayun Halliday 2 Comments After Happily Ever After, Coronavirus, COVID-19, fairy tales, Kaso Jogi

Fairy tales can’t come true, they can’t happen to you

FILM MUSIC Theater

Wintertime, and the Livin’ is Easy

February 13, 2020February 19, 2020 Ayun Halliday 2 Comments Fathom Events, Porgy and Bess

At a “problematic” screening of Porgy and Bess

The Turning Mackenzie Davis Finn Wolfhard

FILM

‘The Turning’ Screws Its Audience

January 24, 2020 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Brooklynn Prince, Deborah Kerr, Finn Wolfhard, Floria Sigismondi, Little Women, Mackenzie Davis, The Florida Project, The Innocents, The Turning

A Very Bad Updating of a Classic Story

COMICS

Making Comics With Lynda Barry’s ‘Making Comics’

January 16, 2020 Ayun Halliday 1 Comment Lynda Barry, Making Comics

Our Comic-Maker Tries it Out

FICTION

‘The Captain and the Glory’

December 23, 2019December 18, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Dave Eggers, The Captain And The Glory

Dave Eggers’ Comic Trump Parable Hits its Mark, but Not Too Hard

COMICS

Train of Fools

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Commute, Erin Williams, Hannah Gadsby

‘Commute’, a Graphic Memoir About Female Shame

COMICS CREATORS

The Queen of the Apes Goes To New York Comic Con

October 14, 2019October 13, 2019 Ayun Halliday 1 Comment New York ComicCon

Ayun Halliday Seeks out Smaller Potatoes at the Javits Center

FICTION

Blessed Be ‘The Testaments’

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Elizabeth Moss, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments

Margaret Atwood’s Long-Awaited Handmaid’s Tale Sequel is a Balm in Gilead

TELEVISION

And Now Our Watch Has Ended

May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Bran Stark, Drogon, Game Of Thrones, Gay Of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Jon Snow, Red Wedding, Robb Stark, Robin Arryn, Varys

A Farewell to Thrones, Comic-Style, From a True Fan

FICTION

‘Everything Is Just Fine’

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Brett Paesel, Everything Is Just Fine, Mommies Who Drink, Transparent

Try to Have Some Sympathy for the Parents of Beverly Hills Youth Soccer

COMICS CREATORS TELEVISION

Previously…on Game of Thrones

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Arya Stark, Bran Stark, Clegane Bowl, Danaerys Targaryen, Game Of Thrones, Jon Snow, Mother Of Dragons, Tyrion Lannister, Varys, White Walkers

Winter is Finally Here! An Original Fan Comic by Ayun Halliday.

CREATORS Netflix Remembrance Writers

‘Russian Doll’ Real-Estate Envy

February 13, 2019February 14, 2019 Ayun Halliday 1 Comment Alan Cumming, Ayun Halliday, East Village, Greg Kotis, Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll, What About Me?

Memories of the East Village, Without the Fancy Fixtures

FILM

The Waifs of Beirut

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Capernaum, Nadine Labaki

In ‘Capernaum,’ Kids Surviving on Society’s Fringe

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix

The Awesome DIY Spirit Of ‘Shirkers’

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Ayun Halliday 1 Comment Sandi Tan, Shirkers, Singapore

90s Singapore Film Girls Doin’ It For Themselves

FILM

‘The Kindergarten Teacher’ Makes Me Very Uncomfortable

October 13, 2018 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Gael García Bernal, Kindergarten Teacher, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Netflix

A Creepy Maggie Gyllenhaal Is A Parent’s Second-Worst Nightmare

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