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February 2008

February 28, 2008

Tonight: Auralia’s Colors in Mill Creek

TONIGHT (February 28) AT 7:00 p.m., I'll be reading from Auralia's Colors at the Mill...

February 27, 2008

Save “Where the Wild Things Are”

Ain't It Cool has just posted the impassioned plea of a moviegoer who has seen...

February 27, 2008

The Other Journal on “Auralia’s Colors”

J. Paul Friedenmaker talked with me about Auralia's Colors, and it all ended up posted...

February 26, 2008

The Faith and Film Critics: Preparing the Best of 2007 Awards

Thanks to Ron Reed for making it public! This year's nominees for the best films of...

February 26, 2008

Why the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Oscar is a Joke

¬† Thanks to the Oscars, a few moviegoers will rush out to see The Counterfeiters, feeling...

February 26, 2008

Culture.ish discovers “Auralia’s Colors”

Thanks to reviewer Jason Panella for his thoughtful look at Auralia's Colors at Culture.ish.

February 26, 2008

What Was It You Wanted?

¬† Jean Bethke Elshtain, in Books and Culture, contemplates Todd Haynes' film about Bob Dylan...

February 25, 2008

Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” to star Williams, Ruffalo, and… yes… DiCaprio

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting on Hollywood. So all is right with the world. And...

February 25, 2008

The Browser, Post-Oscar edition 2/25: Best Day Ever!, Critics picks, and Raymond Chandler

Thank you for making this the best day ever at Looking Closer. My blog stats...

February 25, 2008

Larry Norman is Dead. Long Live Larry Norman.

"The father of Christian rock" -- Larry Norman -- is dead. And as you might expect,...

February 24, 2008

The Oscars, and How to Pick a Real Winner…

Who will take home those golden chunks of cheese tonight? Well, if you're looking to...

February 23, 2008

Spellbinding Syndromes

I'm dizzy with joy. I've just had one of those rare experiences at the movies....

February 22, 2008

My Oscar predictions, Christian Oscars(?), and Left Behind

If "Falling Slowly" from Once doesn't win, it's just another confirmation that the Academy voters don't...

February 22, 2008

Tired of Debates and Campaigns? Imagine “If a Song Could Be President”

Listen to this Election Year's theme song: Go to Over the Rhine's MySpace page and...

February 21, 2008

T-Bone Burnett’s “Tooth of Crime” Album – Due May 13 (Finally!)

I can't believe my eyes. USA Today reports T-Bone Burnett's Tooth of Crime, the album...

February 21, 2008

The Void Within Daniel Plainview

Steven Shaviro, who applauds Daniel Day-Lewis's performances as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood, poses...

February 21, 2008

The Browser: Dobson and the election. Another Top Ten List. O’Connor.

Whitman on this election year's Dobson¬†factor Some writers make me nod off. Andy Whitman makes...

February 20, 2008

The Browser 2/20: Iron and Wine

John Wilson, editor of Books and Culture, attended an Iron and Wine concert. And in...

February 19, 2008

Which Band Should Reunite?

Sixpence None the Richer was, for a long time, my #1 pick for Band That...

February 19, 2008

Readers Respond to the CT Movies Critics Choice

It's business as usual as readers respond to the 2007 Critics Choice list at CT...

February 19, 2008

Must All Good Things Come to an End? Exhibit 54325697a: No Depression

For No Depression, style was substance. Alas, time has run out for the last great...

February 19, 2008

The Browser 2/19: Engagement Sandra Bullock-style. Anne Lamott. Kindlings Muse.

Best Engagement Story Ever? My friend Tara Mansbridge and I had an extensive IM chat...

February 18, 2008

“Bridge to Terabithia” and “The Spiderwick Chronicles”

Since Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films, fantasy has become (predictably) a disappointing...

February 15, 2008

Colbert Explains Hell

Did you see Stephen Colbert's rather memorable interview with Dr. Philip Zombardo? When the misguided...

February 14, 2008

Mill Creek, WA: Here Comes Auralia

When I was a kid, my idea of a great Friday night on the town...

February 14, 2008

The Browser 2/14: Derrickson on U23D. Patrice Leconte. Hobbit. Pics.

Scott Derrickson on U23D Filmmaker Scott Derrickson found some time in the middle of his...

February 14, 2008

You’ll Believe a Moviegoer Can Fly.

Once in a great while, I have a dream in which I can fly like...

February 13, 2008

Congrats to Colleen Lindsay!

Several months ago, I received some encouraging words regarding Auralia's Colors from fantasy-lit enthusiast Colleen...

February 12, 2008

A Mike Leigh Joint

Just spotted another must-see title for my 2008 moviegoing calendar. Mike Leigh's Secrets and Lies...

February 12, 2008

Most Underrated Franchise Entry?

Okay, after thinking that I was the only one on earth to hold this opinion,...