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Review of "Forbidden Lies," this weekend (9/11-12) and next at The Hollywood Theater

Forbidden Lies (Documentary, Australia 2007)Director: Anna BroinowskiA few years ago, I interviewed James Frey when he was touring for the paperback of “A Million Little Pieces.”  I knew the guy was wrong, but it wasn’t my job to challenge him, although I wish I had, bec... Read more

Review of "Whiteout" opening wide today (9/11/09)

WhiteoutDirector: Dominic SenaWith: Kate Beckinsale, Tom Skerrit, Gabriel Macht, Alex O’Loughlin, Columbus ShortI am an acquaintance of Greg Rucka, a Portland writer whom I have interviewed a few times for KBOO on his fine work as a thriller writer.  He is also well-know... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a book review of THE BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED BY R. CRUMB

 Here is a link to my review of the new R. Crumb comic book, his adaptation of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. The review appears here in the Vancouver Voice. Or, if you want to read a review with italics and illustrations, it is also to be found at my blog.  Read more

Review of Big Fan, opening Sept. 11 at Cinema 21

Big FanDirector: Robert SiegelWith: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael RappaportThe best thing about this movie, among a lot of good things, is that a viewer can project her/his own prejudices on to the main characters.  No matter what you think ab... Read more

Forbidden Lies - opens today

Forbidden LiesDirected by Anna BroinowskiShows: Sept 11-13 at the Hollywood Theatre I nearly gave up on this movie after ten minutes. I'm glad I didn't. What seemed at first to be a horribly cheesy suck-up to a mediocre writer turned out, in fact, to be a very clever fak... Read more

Remembering Jim Braun

We are saddened by the sudden loss of long-time friend and volunteer Jim Braun, 79, who passed away August 24, after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage from a bad fall. Jim was a native of Portland and was dedicated to community radio. He was not on the air very often but ... Read more
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