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November 2008

November 17, 2008

The Queen (2006)

Stephen Frears' new film The Queen begins just before that catastrophic car crash, seemingly provoked...

November 13, 2008

My Third Conversation with Charlie Kaufman

I first met Charlie Kaufman when he visited Seattle to promote Adaptation. I met him...

November 12, 2008

Win an Auralia Thread poster!

So... I spilled the beans and mentioned that I have some glorious new posters for...

November 04, 2008

I am so grateful…

... that I live in a democratic country; and that my HOPE is placed in...

November 04, 2008

UPDATE: Change that I can blog in.

UPDATE: Have a look! Look closer! Looking Closer 2.0 is coming. Let's face it... LookingCloser.org...

November 04, 2008

Song of the Day

Choose your version... it doesn't matter. And then... DO YOUR PART TODAY. Post the song...

November 02, 2008

Today’s favorite: Kidnapped!

I'm working on a scene that involves a character who has wandered off from his...

October 2008

October 31, 2008

Cyndere on the SciFi Channel!

Check out SciFi Wire, the news service for the SciFi Channel today, and scroll down...

October 30, 2008

Join Me and Together We Will… Enjoy Poetry

The Backwaters Press presents... Jody A. Zorgdrager's new book: Of Consequence. Marianne Boruch: Through the dark...

October 30, 2008

Browser, 10/30

Image journal's Gregory Wolfe considers Robert Clark's new book Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in...

October 30, 2008

Roger Ebert Remembers “The Last Temptation of Christ”

Congratulations to my friend Steven D. Greydanus. His review of The Passion of the Christ...

October 29, 2008

The Flavor of Cyndere’s Midnight

When I wrote Cyndere's Midnight, I never even considered the possibility of a recipe book...

October 29, 2008

Today’s Favorite: Bullies

I've just seen Ben X, which is to movies about kids and bullies what The...

October 29, 2008

Browser, 10/29

When you say that The Bible is true, do you mean... literally?¬†I'm thrilled to see...

October 28, 2008

Richard Dawkins Wants Your Kids to Stop Reading Harry Potter?

If you want to save your children, take away their fantasy books! They may cry,...

October 28, 2008

Set list from last night’s thrilling Sam Phillips concert at the Triple Door

Anne and I enjoyed a tasty (and beautiful) lunch at Lola yesterday, and the company...

October 27, 2008

Tonight. Downtown Seattle. The Triple Door. Sam Phillips.

I'll be there. Will you? It's drummer Jay Bellerose's birthday. Do you need another reason...

October 25, 2008

Cyndere’s Midnight: Reviews and Letters, Part 2

I'm still waiting to hear young Ezra Ribera's response to Cyndere's Midnight. I may be...

October 24, 2008

Fantasy for Young Children: What Comes After Narnia?

I received this letter this morning from a pastor: I suspect you are far too...

October 23, 2008

Those Who Have Ears to Hear… Let Them Watch

[This is an "Extended Edition" of the article originally published at Christianity Today. - Those Who...

October 23, 2008

Film Forum: Call + Response

Something's happening on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. Students are inspired about doing what...

October 23, 2008

Browser, 10/23

I'm a big fan of Todd Field, who directed In the Bedroom and Little Children....

October 22, 2008

Browser, 10/22: “Mad Men,” Over the Rhine, and Literal Music Videos

At Image, Santiago Ramos on Mad Men. - All About Jazz on Over the Rhine's...

October 21, 2008

Double feature: “The Wedding and the High Wire Act” and “Watch… and Listen”

At Image, a balancing act. At Christianity Today, a look at three films about music.

October 19, 2008

Film Forum: Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche, New York”

Reviews for Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York are piling up at GreenCine Daily. I'll post...

October 19, 2008

A Thrilling New Account of Italy’s Great Flood.

In The Washington Post, Michael Dirda discusses Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City...

October 18, 2008

Browser, 10/17

Here's Andy Whitman on my favorite album of 2008 so far. Also... Bono and Edge...

October 18, 2008

Image: Ricky Gervais, a Bad Word, the Pacific Ocean, and More.

A few highlights from the last week of Good Letters, the Image blog... A.G. Harmon...

October 18, 2008

Today’s favorite: The expository revelation speech

This "today's favorite" challenge is a tough one. It's one of my pet peeves at...

October 17, 2008

The Curator’s Annie Frisbie on “Cyndere’s Midnight”

It's been a bumpy day. I just sat down at my computer with very little...