THE WINTER OF MIXED DRINKS

NEW IN THEATRES...

* The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, a documentary showing a certain portion of history through a different lens.

* The Rum Diary, Bruce Robinson returns to moviemaking for a somewhat disappointing Hunter S. Thompson movie with Johnny Depp.

UPDATED TO CRITERION CONFESSIONS...

* The Four Feathers, classic adventure from the Kordas. (Also at DVD Talk.)

Also, a second look at these movies on Blu-Ray:
* Dazed & Confused
* Kuroneko

THIS WEEK IN DVD/BD REVIEWS...

* Cape Fear, Scorsese's potent remake with Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte.

* Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, a black action comedy. The true Santa Claus returns!

* Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless, the three-part TV show is one-half concert, one-half promo documentary.

Current Soundtrack: Project Runway finale

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YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE MY DREAMS COME TRUE

Dan Christensen has put together two collages of random images from the first third of our Oni Press graphic novel. We've been working on this together for a while now, and while official news is still a ways off, we're too enthusiastic to hold it all in.



Check Dan's blog for the rest of the tease. We're both super stoked with how this is turning out, and I think it's really going to surprise people when they start seeing it sometime next year. If you're wondering what to expect, just go listen to some Bobby Vinton and you'll start to get an idea!

Current Soundtrack: The Kinks and My Life Story in the "Common People are People" room on Turntable FM

HEY, DON'T FALTER

NEW IN THEATRES...

* Take Shelter, the movie where Michael Shannon goes crazy and the world seemingly follows his lead.


UPDATED TO CRITERION CONFESSIONS...

* Harakiri, Masaki Kobayashi's stunning 1962 film starring Tatsuya Nakadai as a samurai with a dark plan.

* Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom, Pasolini's notorious ode to human cruelty and degradation. (Also at DVD Talk.)

THIS WEEK IN DVD/BD REVIEWS...

* Bad Teacher: Unrated Edition, a superb cast can't prevent this from being one of the least funny movies you'll see this (or any) year.

* Buster Keaton - Short Films Collection: 1920-1923, 19 comedy gems on three discs.

* His Way, a breezy documentary about music promoter/movie producer Jerry Weintraub.

* Great Italian Directors Collection, a boxed set of three films, including the first by Antonioni, a mid-60s Monicelli, and the anthology film Boccaccio '70.

Current Soundtrack: The Joy Formidable, The Big More




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BIRDS FLEW BACKWARDS

NEW IN THEATRES...

* The Big Year, it's called birding, not birdwatching, and it's awful either way. Wilson, Black, Martin--the new comedy nightmare team.

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* I Am Waiting, Koreyoshi Kurahara's debut film leads the Nikkatsu Noir boxed set.

THIS WEEK IN DVD/BD REVIEWS...

* Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, the story about the influential rap group is also the best music documentary in a long, long time.

* Rescue Me: The Sixth Season and the Last Season, the fire fighter bromance ends.

Current Soundtrack: Björk, Biophilia




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TEMPUS FUGUE-IT

I always enjoy being interviewed by Tim O'Shea, and this latest round of questions for his "Talking Comics with Tim" column is no exception.

We chat all about Spell Checkers vol. 2 and look ahead to volume 3 and what else I have going on.

Give it a read right here.



By the way, if you read the book and liked it, please consider posting a quick review on Amazon. Ratings help sell more books. If you don't have the comic yet, some dude is selling a "used" copy on Amazon for $115. What the hell?!

Current Soundtrack: The Chet Baker concert DVD Candy

MARCH OF THE SWIVELHEADS

NEW IN THEATRES...

* The Ides of March, a political drama from he-that-can-do-no-wrong, George Clooney. Starring Ryan Gosling.

* Restless, Gus Van Sant's latest attempt to go back to high school. Insert words "emo" and "twee" now.

Portlanders may also want to check out the local premiere of the documentary Guilty Except for Insanity at Cinema 21 this weekend. Get times here.

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* Carlos, the epic cinematic biography of Carlos the Jackal, from irascible auteur Olivier Assayas.

* The Complete Jean Vigo: L'Atalante, the lone full-length masterpiece by the influential French director.

THIS WEEK IN DVD/BD REVIEWS...

* Bored to Death: The Complete Second Season, the continuing adventures of Jason Schwarztman as the pulpy, humorous avatar of author Jonathan Ames.

* Dumbo: The 70th Anniversary Edition, the stellar new upgrade for the little elephant that could.

* I'm a Cyborg, But Thats OK, an inconsistent oddity from Park Chan-wook.

* Tomorrow is Forever, a post-war snooze with Orson Welles and Claudette Colbert doing their best to be mellow in all the drama.

* True Adolescents, a surprising indie comedy starring Mark Duplass as the cliche 30s rocker on his last legs.

Current Soundtrack: Dean Martin, "Sway;" Xavier Cugat, "The Lady in Red;" Enoch Light, "Autumn in New York;" Duffy, Endlessly



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