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Review of "An Education," opening 11/6 at the Fox Tower

An Education (England)Director: Lone ScherfigWith: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Dominic Cooper, Matthew BeardEngland felt the effects of World War II long after the war ended, in rationing, social conservatism and a lack ... Read more

Review of "Selfless," opening today (11/6) at Cinema 21

Selfless (2008)Director: Jacob PanderWith: Josh Rengert, Mo Gallini, Jennifer Hong, October MooreThe Panders are Portland-based artists and film-makers, and they create graphic novels, music videos and films. The Operation was an experimental short porn film, that was r... Read more

Review of "Antichrist," now playing at Cinema 21

AntichristDirector: Lars von TrierWith: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte GainsbourgThis review is a bit late because I couldn’t set aside the time to watch the film, and because I was dreading it. The comments I got from other reviewers were not conducive, although my colleague ... Read more

Mary Josephson

Mary Josephson has a new show opening at Laura Russo. She makes Folk Art-like portraits with paint and mosaic. She is my guest on the 3rd. Listen to the interview here. Read more

King Fader: turntable chameleon

Here's an interview on me /oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2009/10/28/king-fader-turntable-chameleon/ Read more

Review of "Mary and Max," playing now at the Northwest Film Center

Mary and Max (Australia, Clay animation)Director: Adam ElliotVoices of: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bethany Whitmore, Toni Collette, Eric Bana, Barry HumphriesThis is not a movie for kids, not because of sexual situations, although there are some mild sexual references. The... Read more

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