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Reviews of "Le Combat Dans L'Ile" and "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop" now at the Hollywood (Nov. 27)

Le Combat Dans L’ile (French, 1962)Director: Alain CavalierWith: Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Henri Serre, Diane Lepvrier, Pierre AssoFrench “new-wave” film noir. Very atmospheric and moody, and a political subplot. Clement (Trintignant) is a right-winger wh... Read more

Review of "The Road," now open (Nov. 25)

The RoadDirector: John HillcoatWith: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, et al.The post-apocalypse movie is a genre within itself, and goes back years. The World, The Flesh and the Devil; The Omega Man; Mad Max, etc. Despite it... Read more

Brad Rogers from B.Rogers/Plan B

Brad Rogers owns B.Rogers/Plan B and is also an artist. The current show is Daguerreotypes co-curated by Jennifer Stoots. Listen to the interview here. Read more

"In Search of Beethoven," now at the Hollywood Theater (Nov. 20)

In Search of Beethoven (Documentary)Director: Phil GrabskyWith: Emanuel Ax, Ronald Brautigam, Sir Roger Norrington, etc.In 2006, Grabsky gave us In Search of Mozart. I was not particularly impressed, finding the documentary dry, academic and dull, exactly nothing like M... Read more

KBOO Board Seeking to Appoint Secretary

Can you type without looking at your fingers? Do you feel strongly about KBOO's survival for years to come? The KBOO Board may just be the opportunity you're looking for! KBOO is interested in recruiting an individual who could serve as Secretary to the Board of Director... Read more

Two movies I missed when they were new.

Paranormal ActivityDirector: Oren PeliWith: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark FrederichsFirst, if you are subject to motion sickness, this film has a lot of hand-held camera movement, so you should avoid it. Otherwise, it’s a nice, tight little horror film.Paranormal... Read more

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