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December 2009

December 16, 2009

Five Auralia’s Colors Confessions: “Summoner and Stranger”

The adventure continues... Once in a while, chapters require several rewrites. But once in a...

December 16, 2009

Browser: The “Remember me?” edition. Best Directors of the Decade. Lonely writers.

Okay, it's official: My life has become too busy for me to be a responsible...

December 10, 2009

Five Auralia’s Colors Confessions: “The Ale Boy”

He's small, he's quiet, and he lives with a painful mystery. Here are my Top...

October 2009

October 20, 2009

Maybe the saddest Seattle news headline I’ve ever seen

Elliott Bay Books Looking to Move? Elliott Bay Book Co. is considering moving from its...

June 2009

June 09, 2009

Day-making Email about “Auralia’s Colors” and The Kindlings Muse

Two years ago at this time, I was frantic to wrap up revisions on Auralia's...

April 2009

April 29, 2009

Casting Call: Two Satans, Two Adams, Two Eves…

If everything goes according to plan for director Scott Derrickson, he'll direct a feature film...

April 27, 2009

Browser: Sam Phillips, David Bazan, Robert Shiller, economic bubbles, Bono on Easter, and Jim Jarmusch

I'm so busy editing the next strand of The Auralia Thread, Raven's Ladder, and composing...

April 25, 2009

Kindling Discussion About Recent Films: “Knowing,” “Coraline,” “Sunshine Cleaning,” and More

The latest Kindlings Muse podcast is up, featuring Dick Staub, Greg Wright, Jennie Spohr, and...

April 25, 2009

To Watch or Not To Watch – A Cultural Conflict Among Christians in the Netherlands: Part 1

In the territory of art and culture, there is a lot of turmoil among Christians...

April 24, 2009

Through the Eyes of Angels, Cowboys, and Christians: A tribute to Wim Wenders, and an appreciation of his films.

This interview was originally published at Looking Closer in 2006. An abridged version of this...

April 22, 2009

Today at Filmwell: Mike Hertenstein Climbs “Treeless Mountain”

I'm back from The Netherlands, and I hope to cook up a good long journal...

April 13, 2009

No Thank You

Thank you for alerting me to your breaking-news scoop on a celebrity and his troubles....

April 13, 2009

The Strange Horizons Interview

Thanks to John Ottinger for the interview about Auralia's Colors and Cyndere's Midnight that appears...

April 11, 2009

“Jesus is Mine”

I have a recording of my friend Nathan Partain singing a hymn called "Jesus is...

April 11, 2009

Best Movie Made in the Netherlands?

As I pack my bags for the Netherlands, I'm curious: What's your favorite Made-in-the-Netherlands movie?...

April 10, 2009

What is the Most Extraordinary Opening Minute of a Movie?

Read about two opening minutes that impressed me last year, and tell us about your...

April 10, 2009

Running at windmills

Got any advice for first-time visitors to the Netherlands? With joy and gratitude, Anne and...

April 10, 2009

“Talk About the Passions”

Discovered at David Hudson's IFC blog: Joshua Land at Moving Image Source writes about The...

April 08, 2009

Who’s the most typecast of them all?

We know that Godfather Al "Scarface" Pacino is in talks to play the power-mad King...

April 04, 2009

“Summer Hours”: Juliette Binoche Returns.

Is there any better big screen actress working today than Juliette Binoche? I'd like to...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

When Lightning Struck…

Ever been struck by lightning while watching a movie? That is to say, can you...

March 30, 2009

Introducing… Filmwell.org.

Hi, Michael Leary and I are happy to announce the release of Filmwell (www.filmwell.org), a...

March 29, 2009

Hello, “Goodbye”

A.O. Scott's review of Ramin Bahrani's third feature Goodbye Solo has reached out from my...

March 27, 2009

“Wise Blood” is Coming to Criterion

This may be the only thrilling opportunity I have to tag a post with both...

March 26, 2009

Browser: U2 speaks. Filmmakers & Critics Pick Favorites. Buddy Miller.

Here's one of the best U2 interviews I've seen, filmed in Fez. It's not a...

March 24, 2009

The Return of Majid Majidi

For a short while, Majid Majidi was my favorite Iranian filmmaker. But then again, for a...

March 24, 2009

Subtitles Matter.

I have a favorite t-shirt. It's from the Flickerings film festival. It's bright red, and...

March 23, 2009

“Knowing” Remarks from Ebert and… Well… Others

Roger Ebert bothered many film critics and moviegoers when he turned in a four-star review...

March 19, 2009

Pixar’s “Up” at Cannes; Pete Docter Talks Faith and Filmmaking

I'm happy to see Pixar's new film opening on the kind of platform that the...

March 18, 2009

From the Writer of “X-Men 2″… “Dante’s Inferno”

Yes, it's true: In November, Universal Pictures won a bidding war to develop a big...