McSweeney's New Fiction at Bumbershoot
This panel was of great interest to me since getting fiction published through McSweeney’s would be a dream come true, so even just hearing this…
Free sneak preview of Bumbershoot 1 Reel Film Fest tonight
The 1 Reel Film Festival is showing a free sneak preview of Bumbershoot shorts tonight at SIFF Cinema. Just click here to RSVP, then show…
Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Monday
12-1pm: Films4Families: My fave of this bunch is the sweet documentary Something To Hold Onto, about kids and their toy companions. They’re all adorable, but…
The Year of Magical Thinking at the Intiman Theater
Joan Didion is not the most empathetic of writers. In her studies of the 1960s and 70s, Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album, she…
Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Sunday
12-1pm: Films4Families: This Youngershoot package includes the must-see cleverly animated short, Western Spaghetti. 1-2pm: Fly Films SIFF 2009: With 4 days to shoot and 5…
Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Saturday
I’ve said before that I feel like short films don’t get the love they deserve – and that’s especially true in a big music-filled festival…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: a love letter to print journalism, a creepy cult, and Spinal Tap unplugged
State of Play: I know what you’re going to say – this has to be cheesy, right? Well, kind of. This is a love letter…
Sneak preview of Where the Wild Things Are at the Cinerama
Assuming you're anticipating the release of Where the Wild Things Are as much as I am, I think you'll appreciate this: Northwest Film Forum and…
Our Noise: The Story Of Merge Records to be released September 22nd
Warning: This is an ecstatic early plug for the upcoming fan-dream book, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big…
Three Imaginary Films to see: Tarantino violence, Paul Giamatti brilliance, and a Travolta impersonator
Inglorious Basterds: I’m a total Tarantino devotee, so of course I’ve been waiting for this thing FOREVER and am super-excited it’s finally here. I’m a…