Myths of the Near-Past

The Lab: Home

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:13:08 -0800

This looks like a very interesting place. ‘The science of fun and fine dining is artfully executed daily at L.A.’s newest gastropub. … The Lab is the perfect place to test your theories on food,…

Towards a Film List

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:37:08 -0800

While at the Frye Art Museum’s Critics Wrap 2009 this evening, several things occurred to me. One was that Robert Horton has an alien but wonderful sense of style: brown velvet jacket, diagonally lined shirt, bronze paisley tie, polka dot socks. Another was dissatisfaction with the similarity of all the lists. Mostly that got me thinking about the age of the panelists (estimated average: 52) and how a panel of younger filmgoers/critics might differ.

Kathleen Murphy made the point that you often have to be in the right mood for a certain film and there are several this year for which I suspect I wasn’t, 35 Shots of Rum and Liverpool come to mind.

Here’s a tentative list for this year (with several left to see and arbitrary exclusions for certain festival-only titles), but it feels like kind of an irrelevant reduction because I saw so many great movies this year.

The Beaches of Agnes

Beeswax

Coraline

Hunger

Inglorious Basterds

Import/Export

The Road

Revanche

Summer Hours

Treeless Mountain

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Milestones

Body Heat

My Night at Maud’s

Bugs Bunny shorts @ The Grand Illusion

My Effortless Brilliance

La Libertad

Flame & Citron Gives Great Face - Film - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:11:00 -0800

Flame & Citron Gives Great Face - Film - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:

Why can’t all short reviews be this strong?

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:02:17 -0800

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Elliott Bay Book Company Is Moving to Capitol Hill | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:24:24 -0800

Elliott Bay Book Company Is Moving to Capitol Hill | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:

1521 10th Ave, six blocks from me

Thoughts About Elliott Bay Book Company | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:24:23 -0800

Thoughts About Elliott Bay Book Company | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:

‘Elliott Bay needs to be in a community where people actually live, near bars where writers write and cafes where readers read. With Pilot Books and Twice Sold Tales and Spine and Crown books nearby,…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:08:16 -0800

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Zone Styx Travelcard: Beards per minute

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:32:53 -0800

Zone Styx Travelcard: Beards per minute:

In reaction to Simon Reynolds’ piece on beards by the likes of Fleet Foxes, a host of electronic musicians with facial hair, and it’s quite a hall of fame.

Tom Ford’s Directorial Debut Is Silencing His Critics - NYTimes.com

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:21:07 -0800

Tom Ford’s Directorial Debut Is Silencing His Critics - NYTimes.com:

Re. ‘A Single Man’

November 2009

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:08:54 -0800

November 2009:

November 2009
Beeswax (Andrew Bujalski) NW Film Forum ***
Antichrist (Lars von Trier) Egyptian *
The Box (Richard Kelly) Pacific Place **
35 Shots of Rum (Claire Denis) NW Film Forum ***
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