A Mighty Wind and Confidence
Stop calling me anti-American. I do see domestic cinema from time to time — I mean, the best film of 2002 was made right here…
Morvern Callar
On a fairly recent two-day Scotland jaunt (one leg of a larger UK excursion) I had the pleasure of visiting Glasgow for the first time.…
Sondre Lerche
Sondre Lerche. OK, I'm first to admit that I don't know much about him or his music. By the time he arrived in Seattle this…
Open Hearts
Disclaimer: I have a slight proclivity for things Scandinavian. You may have noticed this already — I recently got a little, um, moist for (Norwegian)…
Morcheeba
Morcheeba first came to me at a lame Little Rock potluck dinner party in summer 1998. Somehow the pretentious, borderline-moron host (who hadn't exercised the…
Bend It Like Beckham
"Football" is the proper name for what most Americans call "soccer". Since I happen to be European at heart, I shall refer to football as…
Best Films of 2002
It was an excellent year at the movies. Festivals galore (SIFF, SUFF, Women in Cinema, the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Fest); ever-groovy calendar programs…
Best Films of 2003
I'm a lil' bit late with my top-10 list, so I'll spare you a long-winded prelim summation of the cinematic year. How about an introductory…
Carlotta's Late Night Wing Ding
Christmastimes of my youth were spent at my Granny Earlene's house in Locust Grove, Arkansas. A three-hour drive from my childhood hometown took us to…
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2002
A punky blue-haired music store employee gets butt nekkid in the front yard of a straight-laced admirer. A gay Brit has to "come out" to…