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October 2011

October 28, 2011

Leonard Cohen’s secret

There is a new Leonard Cohen album coming in January. But even if there wasn't,...

October 25, 2011

It’s good to see that Tolkien is still hard at work.

What's that? Tolkien has come up with some new illustrations for The Hobbit? Well, not...

October 25, 2011

How to please the young readers in your life: How to Save a Life

How to Save a Life, the new novel by my favorite YA novelist, Sara Zarr,...

October 21, 2011

Courageous (2011) – A Filmwell Film Forum review

I've had quite a few emails asking me for my opinion of the new film...

October 18, 2011

A Christmas gift idea

Christmas is coming. Pick up any of my five books to give as Christmas gifts,...

October 17, 2011

Fingertips: Anonymous; Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson; The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox; Woody Allen and Ethan Coen; Tom Waits; U2; Sara Zarr

Are you excited about Anonymous, the movie that's going to shock the world by revealing...

October 03, 2011

David Dark “Provokes” at Laity Lodge

This weekend, I had the privilege of teaching a fiction workshop at Laity Lodge. I...

October 03, 2011

Reverie – The New Joe Henry Album

NPR First Listen is streaming one of my favorite 2011 records. And... My review of...

October 03, 2011

Andy Gullahorn and Jill Phillips: Look Them Up

I'm really digging Andy Gullahorn's thoughtful, amusing, often surprising way with lyrics. I met him...

September 2011

September 16, 2011

Is this a review of Drive or Tangled?

Here you go: Two reviews for the price of one. Drive... and Tangled. A crook,...

September 14, 2011

How to get a signed volume from The Auralia Thread for free…

Buy a book from The Auralia Thread from your local bookstore, and I'll send you...

September 08, 2011

Please won’t you be my neighbor?

Just try and read this essay about Mr. Rogers without crying. Just you try it....

September 06, 2011

Fingertips: Downton Abbey; 9/11 film critics; Coen Brothers; Wuthering Heights; Will Beetlejuice return?; Free live music; U2… and more.

I don't watch much television, but I'm making Downton Abbey, Season Two a priority as...

September 06, 2011

“Confessions of a Cage Fighter”

I've been intrigued by the conversation swirling around this provocative article that was published at...

September 03, 2011

Spiritual, Not Religious?

It occurred to me this morning, when I heard somebody answer a question with words...

August 2011

August 27, 2011

Sean Penn, The Tree of Life, and the difference between prose and poetry.

The L.A. Times, In Contention, Hollywood Elsewhere... everybody's getting worked up because Sean Penn apparently...

August 26, 2011

“Enough with the shaky-cam already!”

What's a handheld-camera movie where the shaky-cam technique was a good idea? What's a movie...

August 17, 2011

Attention, writers! Here’s an invitation for you.

This just in from Laity Lodge... Dear friends, The 2nd Annual Writers’ Retreat at Laity...

August 12, 2011

A Good Week for Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips' Long Play experiment was one of the most rewarding experiences of 2010 for...

August 12, 2011

Fingertips: Wendell Berry; Submarine and Buck; U2 documentary; Feist; Ollabelle; Favorite Film of 2010 now on Blu-Ray; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Cinderella; and more.

Here are several fingertips, poking at you until you poke at the links I've discovered... ...

August 12, 2011

“Surviving the Open Heart” and interviews with Anne

You never know what you'll find in the process of open heart surgery. My wife...

August 12, 2011

The Seattle cinema scene still has a heartbeat

I heart The Seattle International Film Festival. Why? Seattle's cinema scene has suffered lately, with...

July 2011

July 25, 2011

127 Hours (2010)

[This review by Jeffrey Overstreet was originally published at Seattle Pacific University's Response.] - Imagine...

July 25, 2011

The King’s Speech (2010)

[This review by Jeffrey Overstreet appeared in abridged versions at Image and at Seattle Pacific...

July 22, 2011

Auralia goes camping! Then, she goes to the Hollywood Bowl!

Where have you discovered The Auralia Thread lately? How about Live at the Hollywood Bowl?...

July 20, 2011

True Grit (2010)

Pieces of this review were originally published in Image and Response. - The Coen Brothers’...

July 20, 2011

Toy Story 3 (2010)

This review was originally published in an abridged version at Good Letters, the blog for...

July 11, 2011

Touchstone on Auralia’s Colors

Despite my best efforts to remain unnoticed, it seems another reader has somehow found his...

July 07, 2011

And now for something completely familiar…

Ever suffer from sequelitis? How about the reboot rash? This morning at Image, I reflect...

July 04, 2011

Freedom on the Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July! Let's begin with a few words from Wendell Berry... In our...