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Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a review of LORNA'S SILENCE

Here is a link to my Vancouver Voice review of the Dardenne Brothers' new film Lora's Silence, opening at the Hollywood on Friday, September 11th, 2009 Read more

let's race for the revolution, instead

[audio here] The Komen Foundation's recent decision to pull its funding from Planned Parenthood was not an aberration, and not unrelated to the recent conflict over the need for health insurance plans to cover contraception. Both, of course, constitute attacks on women'... Read more

Films opening today (11/19/10) or soon

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Director: David Yates With: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, etc. Two of my favorite recent book series, Harry Potter and the Dragon Tattoo books, have been accused of padding out the story with irrelevancies, repet... Read more

Remix? Rap? It all goes back to Jamaica!

King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, 1941-89) was a Jamaican audio engineer. He got his start by running a sound system that blasted out the latest rock steady hits at rough-and-tumble street dances in late 60s Kingston. After he took on a second job as disc cutter at Treas... Read more

Gentrification and the Right to the City

The well-read red has been reading about gentrification, as well as seeing plenty of it. Despite what we often hear in mainstream media, gentrification is not simply a cultural change in a neighborhood, and not simply a matter of individual choices. Rather, it invo... Read more

Bike In Movie

KBOO is a sponsor for Hawthorne Hostel's Bike In Movie Event Date and Time: 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd Saturday, August 20, 2011 6:00pm to 10:00pm Every year since 2004 the HI- Oregon Council’s Portland Hawthorne Hostel hosts a unique celebration of the wonders of bicycles with... Read more

Review of "A Christmas Carol," in area theaters 11/6

A Christmas Carol (Computer Animation)Director: Robert ZemeckisVoices of: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, etc.First, let me save you some money. You do not have to see this movie in IMAX or 3-D. I saw it in regular old 2-D, and its... Read more

New Jazz Releases, June 13, 2012

Ruth Aguilar An Invitation self prod Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Ladies Linus Ravi Coltrane Spirit Fiction Blue Note Manuel Galban Blue Cha Cha Concord Picante... 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

Thirst: a documentary on water privatization battles

The documentary Thirst, directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman, is available though the Multnomah County Library. It’s a fitting topic for a day devoted to remembering Martin Luther King, Jr, since King’s work recognized the power of grassroots political action and,... Read more