February 13, 2007

Short shorts, 2/13.

SOMA: Film Nick Schager profiles Julianne Nicholson for the cover story of the new "Film Issue" of SOMA Magazine.

Girish:

There is a rich and rousing conversation with Adrian Martin in the new issue of the Italian journal Cinemascope. Conducted by the Spanish film magazine Miradas de Cine, the interview is wide-ranging and thought-provoking in a myriad ways. I thought I'd excerpt a few parts, but I would highly recommend reading the whole thing. It thoughtfully (and inspiringly!) takes up many of the topics we've been dialoguing about in the film blogosphere recently, most notably in Andy Horbal's Film Criticism Blog-A-Thon.

William Speruzzi calls for a Peckinpah Blog-a-Thon on February 21; and Matthew Clayfield proposes a Simpsons Blog-a-Thon for June 4 through 8.

Books:

Half-Cocked Mike at Bad Lit: "Half-Cocked is the definitive early 90s indie rock film. Which is great because it doesn't seem like anybody else ever bothered to make one." More from Darcie Stevens in the Austin Chronicle.

David Lowery on Robert Bresson.

Michael Guillén interviews Kumakiri Kazuyoshi.

Brian programs a perfect Friday night at Reel Distraction.

Peter Bradshaw sparks a string of comments on Quentin Tarantino at the Guardian.

Violet Glaze traces connections between Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone at PopMatters.

Peter S Scholtes, City Pages, Katrina docs.

Grbavica: Ella Taylor in the Voice and Michael Joshua Rowin at indieWIRE.



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Posted by dwhudson at February 13, 2007 2:53 PM