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Stumptown Comics Festival preview

Airs at: Wed, 04/08/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Words and Pictures
Dark Horse Comics president Mike Richardson returns to Words & Pictures to preview the 2009 Stumptown Comics Festival, running April 18-19 at the Lloyd Doubletree Hotel.  The festival is preceded by a benefit dinner on April 17 for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.  Mayor ... Read more

Passin' Arts' "A Sunbeam" and ART's "Distracted"

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Actors Shelley B. Johnson and Andrea White of Passin' Art Theatre about their production of "A Sunbeam by John Henry Redwood. And in the second half, Allan Nause, artistic director of Artists Repertory Theatre discusses "Distracted" by Lisa Loome... Read more

Fabulous Bear at TOJT AND Image Theorist W.J.T. Mitchell

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Tears of Joy theatre presents "Fabulous Bear” with Performers Kris Woolen, Jonathan Owicki and Hannah Long.  Check out the puppet show on the Facebook Page!  And in the second half, Frank Reynolds talks with Image Theorist W.J.T. Mitchell who’s givin... Read more

"Goodnight Moon" at NWCT and People Speak Out about Arts

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Sarah Jane Hardy, director for  Northwest Children's Theatre's production of "Goodnight, Moon" a new musical based on the classic children's bedtime poem.  Also featured are actors Lea Zawada and Aiden Jung who sing a duet from the musical. And in th... Read more

Local Producers Discuss Literary Journal: "Ink-Filled Page"

Airs at: Wed, 03/18/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
Host Marianne Barisonek interviews local producers Ali McCart, Kristin Thiel, Joseph Riippi, and Scott Parker, of "Ink-Filled Page," a quarterly journal of fiction, nonfiction and artwork from Indigo Editing & Publications.  Read more

IFCC budget cuts and Bodyvox Foot Opera Files

Airs at: Tue, 03/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Stage and Studio
Host/Producer Dmae Roberts talks with Adrienne Flagg, creative director, and Kimberly Howard, managing director, of the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center about the proposed withdrawal of funding by Portland Parks and Rec after 26 years.  Find out how a potential loss of ... Read more

Busy Week

It was a busy week for sure.  Not only did I host the Bread and Roses show, featuring Della Rae of DonorsResource.org and Janna Mock-Lopez of Goodness Magazine, which was such a treat to pull together, but I also came back the next day to create Saturday's, An Evening of Af... Read more

Don Hertzfeldt on Words & Pictures

Airs at: Wed, 03/11/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
Hosts S.W. Conser and Bill Dodge sit down with Don Hertzfeldt, award-winning filmmaker and co-founder (along with Mike Judge) of the touring festival The Animation Show. A young animator who embraces the pre-digital tools and techniques of the previous century, Don plunges ... Read more

Movie Talk: DVD Review, Two by Michael Powell

We've discussed Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger many times on Movie Talk so it is a delight to announce that two of Powells' most difficult-to-see films have finally made their way onto DVD. The Michael Powell Double Feature gathers together Powell's last financiall... Read more

Movie Talk: Interesting Links, Vancouver Voice on the Oscars

We here at Movie Talk are all trying to contribute more regularly to this blog, but life and work and other things get in the way. As a place holder, here is a link to my Oscar coverage over at the Vancouver Voice , which I offer in lieu of a post-Oscar show review that I ... Read more