Hey, does anyone remember Birdy? That movie was great. Anyway, here’s this:
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Posted inBusey!
An Examination of Oscar-Winning Actor Nicolas Cage (Part 2 of 5)
As promised, the series continues: I suspect that Nic was allowed to write his own scripts for these. Yet more to come.
Posted inMovies & TV
OMSI Film Festival Starts Today
Too big for a regular movie screen. Trouncing the puny, regular-sized movie screens across the city, OMSI’s IMAX Film Festival begins today, and it’s an assortment of 16 of the very best IMAX movies; they’ll each be playing multiple times over the course of the next few weeks at OMSI’s IMAX Theater. Titles include Sea […]
Posted inBusey!
An Examination of Oscar-Winning Actor Nicolas Cage (Part 1 of 5)
If you’ve already seen these, can it. If you haven’t yet… you’re welcome. There are four more of these Nicolas Cage Pachinko commercials; I’ll post the rest of them over the course of this week. I posted this under the “Busey” tab, because—well, it just feels right. More (oh, so much more) to come!
Posted inMusic
Make It Pop! – PDX Pop Now Fundraiser
Last night was PDX Pop Now!‘s very first fundraiser ever, and it was an unmitigated triumph in every sense, taking place within the white, all-purpose walls of the Cleaners at the Ace Hotel. Anyone who knows anything about local music knows that PDX Pop Now! is pretty much the coolest thing ever, and every one […]
Posted inMusic
No Lord or Master
Ghost’s Ronin Rock
Japanese band Ghost returns to the US after Bush leaves office.
Posted inArtsy
Mira Nair Lecture Tonight
Indian-American film director Mira Nair speaks at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall tonight as part of the Portland Arts & Lectures series. Nair directed Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding, and The Namesake, and her current projects include Shamtaram, based on the novel by Australian cuckoo-bird Gregory David Roberts and starring Johnny Depp, and Amelia, a […]
Posted inComedy
Bridgetown Comedy Festival – Friday
Some very quick thoughts about the Bridgetown Comedy Festival last night. (I apologize for not having pics, names, or any otherwise useful facts.) After a guest list snafu, I got the wristband and went down to the Hawthorne Theatre to see a couple acts, including a Seattle comedian who insisted that Seattle has better bands […]
Posted inMovies & TV
This Isn’t Spinal Tap
Anvil! Will Rock You
Anvil!: The Story of Anvil is more than a heavy metal joke.
Posted inMovies & TV
Sizing up Gigantic
Small Laughs, Big Problems
Gigantic has small laughs and big problems.
Posted inMovies & TV
Cinemapocalypse Starts Tonight!
Don’t forget, tonight’s the first night of Cinemapocalypse. You’re going, right? Read about it here. Trailer War! starts at 9:30 tonight at the Hollywood. IT IS GOING TO BE INSANE. Tomorrow night is the Hickspoitation Double Feature at the Clinton Street. Here’s what Grindhouse Film Festival’s Dan Halsted told us about tonight: The Trailer War […]