See what I mean about the k.d. lang thing?

My pal Scott Weinberg wrote something for Cinematical the other day where he was talking about Chris Sivertson, the director of the recent Lindsay Lohan fiasco “I Know Who Killed Me.” In the course of this, he mentioned that Sivertson’s last film, “The Lost,” premiered at South By Southwest last year, and I realized: I totally saw that movie! And I totally hated it!

I had glanced at Sivertson’s IMDB page while writing my review of “I Know Who Killed Me,” but “The Lost” is a rather nondescript title, and it didn’t register that I had seen it. It wasn’t until Scott mentioned the SXSW connection that my brain caught up.

And then I realized that I once corresponded with Sivertson! And he was kind of cool!

In my 2006 SXSW Film Festival Diary (Day 5), I said this about “The Lost”:

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One organization I’ve frequently enjoyed mocking in “Snide Remarks” is PETA, and one such column is this week’s “Snide Remarks” Classic. It’s called “Pet Peeves” and it’s from May 25, 2003.

Funny news stories about animals, and PETA. That’s a fine combination, folks.

(For the record, this was the fourth time I had written a column about PETA. The other three were here, here, and here. Enjoy!)