Consolation Champs

Natalia is in the middle
It’s so strange to be an acquaintance to fame. Many years ago, in the early 90s, I frequented a BBS (that’s “bulletin board system” for you young folk) for “writers” (because clearly at that time I considered myself a “writer”) called The Powder Keg. Through that experience, I met a very […]

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I’ve got the first two issues of Wholphin, the McSweeney’s-affiliated DVD magazine of short films, and was wondering when the third was coming out. In checking out their site, I discovered that included on the upcoming issue will be a 15-minute excerpt from the strangest and most-wonderful film I’ve seen in a long time, Funky […]

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I finally finished uploading the last of the pictures from our trip to Slovenia last month. 663 pictures! You have to see the ones of Bled, at least.
Here’s the entire set

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Janji Joni (Joni’s Promise) (Indonesia, director Joko Anwar): Thanks to excellent film site Twitch, I scored a couple of free passes to this Indonesian film, playing at the 10th annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. It’s the story of Joni, a film reel delivery guy, and his quest to deliver all of his […]

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