by Andrew Pitchford | Nov 29, 2022 | Observations
Don’t be surprised, but our sense of independence could lead to the ‘death knell’ on society as you know it. We retreat to separate bedrooms for separate binge sessions of streaming TV services. Our joy can be found in the quiet of our solitude...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jun 25, 2022 | Media
Any movie review of “Elvis” will need to be based on putting aside all of what you thought you knew of “The King”. Is the legend in your mind based on truth or media highlights? Elvis through the creative eyes of Baz Luhrman and the proxy of...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jun 17, 2022 | Media
In this Lightyear movie review we first consider the origin story in reverse. 27 years ago in a small New Zealand country town, I took my three-year-old daughter to see Toy Story, the most amazing movie to break the cinematic mould thanks to the arrival of Pixar. With...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jun 13, 2022 | Media
Clawing its way back into our cinematic lives is the latest release and final episode in the trilogy, aptly called Jurassic World Dominion. It’s hard to believe we are around 29 years from when Steven Spielberg brought the Michael Crichton novel to life in 1993...
by Andrew Pitchford | Dec 5, 2021 | Featured Articles, Observations
One of the strongest fruit of life is the rare air of grace. It’s a fruit that is pollinated in its giving. The full pollination happens between one who has received grace and the one who could wilt or die under adversity. Although grace can be slow to move from...
by Andrew Pitchford | Nov 16, 2021 | Featured Articles, Personal
I’m always encouraged, and to be honest still surprised, how a ‘tidy up’ produces so much more positive outcomes than just finding a lost sock. There is of course the satisfaction of looking around the room and saying; “Yes, that’s...
by Andrew Pitchford | Sep 12, 2020 | Featured Articles, Observations
Update: September 2020 and what goes around comes around! Over the last few weeks I have been migrating blogs and hosting to a new location. In the process I have cleared out some blogs in preparation for a new season of writing.Today I found this draft blog from...
by Andrew Pitchford | Sep 2, 2020 | Personal
This has been my yearly lie to my family. Thought I might get ahead of the game this Father’s Day. With a wonderful family, it’s not unusual a week out from Father’s Day to hear the words, “What do you want for Father’s Day”. Pretty...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jan 8, 2020 | Business Voice
It began with good intentions 8th of January, can you believe a week of 2020 has passed already, and still, yes still, I am planning the plan. To be fair it’s not that bad. Dust has been flying both in the real world and digitally. I’ve had some Marie...
by Andrew Pitchford | Dec 20, 2019 | Embrace the Reset
2019 marked the end at Excite Media of an institution that has been around in society for over a 100 years. For many years the six-day workweek was the norm with Sundays for attending church being the only respite from a life of hard work grind. Back in 1908 a cotton...