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Good Cats, showing tonight at NWFC

Good CatsDir: Ying LiangThe first in the NW Film Center's "Lens on China" series, Good Cats takes its title from Deng Xiaopeng's famous free-market cheer, "It doesn't matter if it is a black cat or a white cat. As long as it can catch mice, it's a good cat." The repurcussio... Read more

Reframing debate: bumper sticker zingers

Sept 24 Press**WatchThe reactionaries in this country have long had a habit of creating simple sound bites to cover up complex issues. These minimal memes are easy to remember and much easier than thinking issues out, so naturally they work for the business of herding peop... Read more

Free novel -length satire "JEEZUS!"

Jeezus! It's the story of two women and their macaw friend, trying to make sense of what at first appears to be the Christian Apocalypse. As it turns out, however, space bunnies are involved. It's a parody of the famous Left Behind series that the fundamentalists have mad... Read more

Bliss, now showing at the Hollywood Theatre

Dir: Abdullah OguzIf you're in the right mood, this film has many charms, most of which take the form of gorgeous Mediterranean naturescapes. But just how often are you in the mood for a Turkish melodrama that begins with a bungled "honor killing" and ends with a couple hug... Read more

A Tribute to KBOO Engineer & Programmer Jim Braun

I knew Jim Braun at KBOO for twenty years, over which time I occasionally asked him to engineer a show for me. He was always willing, and always modest and self-effacing. I only got to know Jim personally in the year before he died, and I came to feel that he had taken... Read more

Reviews of "Jennifer's Body," "The Informant," and "The Baader-Meinhoff Complex."

Jennifer’s BodyDirector: Karyn KusamaWith: Amanda Seyfried, Megan Fox, Johnny Simmons, J.K. SimmonsMegan Fox (Jennifer) tells us she wants to be taken seriously. So far, she has been scantily-clad eye candy in the Transformer movies. So, she hitched her wagon to screenwri... Read more

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