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October 2005

October 12, 2005

New York Times considers the marketing of Narnia

from The New York Times: The spiritual character of "Narnia" is being reinforced with the...

October 11, 2005

John Milton’s Paradise Lost… the Movie

Milton did a better job of "justifying the ways of God to man" than these...

October 10, 2005

A Day of Sad News for Aardman, Humanity.

On the week of their triumphant big screen debut, Wallace and Gromit have lost their...

October 08, 2005

"Born into Brothels" on DVD!

If you haven't seen this film, you've missed out. Born into Brothels isn't just a...

October 07, 2005

"Lost" is truly lost

Have you been frustrated by Lost's endless parade of mysteries and loose ends? Have you...

October 07, 2005

U2 on Conan O’Brien

I stayed up until the wee hours to see a most bizarre spectacle... U2 on...

October 06, 2005

Specials: "Land of Plenty." Starbucks music, NEA in trouble? Bresson an athiest?

WIM WENDERS & SCOTT DERRICKSON'S LAND OF PLENTY Reviewed by Andrew O'Hehir at Salon. It's nice...

October 06, 2005

My Film Forum column gets discovered by Whedon-ites

Wow! Today's Film Forum just scored cheers from Joss Whedon fans at Whedonesque! Check out...

October 05, 2005

Violence’s Spirituality

Is A History of Violence a "spiritual film"? The Revealer takes a look at the...

October 05, 2005

Specials: Gromit! Whedon! LAT on Narnia! More!

Quote of the day: highlighted by Jeff Berryman at The Daily Hopper: "A spinning coin...

October 05, 2005

The Onion: Hollywood calls it quits.

This week is just FULL of good news!

October 05, 2005

NINE.

Anne and I were married nine years ago today. HAPPY ANNIVERARY, beloved!!

October 05, 2005

Tonight, We Signed the Contracts.

Tonight, at Spiro's Pizza in Shoreline, Anne and I were joined by our dear friends...

September 2005

September 16, 2005

Back from "Serenity"-land.

"I can't believe it, Nathan! They like me! They really like me!" I'm back, and...

September 12, 2005

CONTEST!! Movie Moments that really CHANGED you.

I first saw Ben-Hur when I was in high school. The wheels of those racing...

September 12, 2005

Tracking Toronto

GreenCine Daily is providing all kinds of coverage on the Toronto International Film Festival, including...

September 12, 2005

Charlie Sexton Returns. Iron & Wine collaborate with Calexico. Paul McCartney produced by Nigel Godrich.

What a day for new releases! Charlie Sexton's new album Cruel and Gentle Things gets...

September 12, 2005

Specials: Sigur Ros, Kite Runner, DiCaprio/Scorsese, Wonder Whedon

Anne and I spent the weekend in beautiful Bellingham, Washington, writing and drinking coffee and...

September 11, 2005

"Serenity" is landing at Looking Closer!

So here's the deal... On Thursday, I'll be joining other film critics in Los Angeles...

September 09, 2005

The Exorcism of Emily Rose – Reviews

Well, here come the reviews! Watch for mine, featuring an in-depth interview with Scott Derrickson,...

September 08, 2005

Josh Hurst Interviews Erin Zindle of The Ragbirds

I love The Ragbirds' Yes Nearby more every time I listen to it... and I'm...

August 2005

August 29, 2005

Specials: Dead Can Dance. B&C on Grimm Brothers and Donnie Darko. Dead Can Dance live.! Lanois touring. Rosenbaum on Grimm.

Today's specials: Peter T. Chattaway talks with writer/director Scott Derrickson about The Exorcism of Emily...

August 29, 2005

What if… ?

Hmmm. If they could make Alien Versus Predator... then maybe... Stay tuned! I've seen The...

August 29, 2005

Terry Gilliam speaks his mind.

I gotta say, I agree with Terry Gilliam, who, in spite of the mess the...

August 29, 2005

The Next Chapter

What if there as a warm, welcoming neighbohood bookstore offering a fireside reading lounge, with...

August 28, 2005

Specials: Staub. Art quotes. Capote. More news.

Today's specials: Dick Staub says "I believe..." Wow. Right on. And speaking of inspirational writing......

August 25, 2005

"Do you dare to gaze into their hollow eyes?"

Looks like the system finally beat them. Looks like they finally did say "die." About...

August 24, 2005

Christopher Guest’s next film!

Yes! The Six-Fingered Man is on the move... I could almost have guessed that Christopher...

August 23, 2005

More specials: Serenity clip. Best album of ’05? Smog video. Narnia pics.

More specials: A truly troubling clip that seems to be from Joss Whedon's Serenity. Viewer...

August 23, 2005

The New Yorker’s "Target Issue"

Apparently The New Yorker is publishing an issue that features advertisements from just one entity:...