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Rick Levin

Staff writer for Eugene Weekly, Rick Levin been airing his grievances in newspapers for the better part of two decades.

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Death of a Salesman

In the political satire Norman, Richard Gere plays a small-time con with the juice to topple governments

Film 8 years ago

Whether aging is kind to an actor seems to be largely a matter of choice, and by extension, integrity. Often, great actors getting on in … Continue reading →

All the News That Fits

Looking at Eugene through the online lens of Lane County Mugshots Uncensored

News 8 years ago

I have a confession to make: I’m a junky for Lane County Mugshots Uncensored — a massive, sprawling, closed-group Facebook page revolving around the spectacle … Continue reading →

Under a Bomber’s Moon

About a team of British filmmakers during the Blitz, Their Finest is a movie for people who love the movies

Film 8 years ago

Some movies make me talk, others shut me up good. After watching Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, for example, I couldn’t talk for two hours. Total … Continue reading →

Life is a Cabaret

ACE refuses to look away in anger with its fantastic production of Kander and Ebb’s dark musical masterpiece

Theater 8 years ago

Even if Actors Cabaret of Eugene’s current production of Cabaret were a drop-dead disaster, I’d still recommend it wholeheartedly. This 1966 hit Broadway show, based … Continue reading →

Blue Transmissions

Ethereal pop band halie and the moon celebrates its CD release

Music 8 years ago

Bluntly put, halie and the moon is a band comprising five crackerjack musicians whose creativity, chops and sophistication would be breathtaking to encounter in any … Continue reading →

Monsters Far Away and Close to Home

Though missing the mark, Colossal remains an intriguing failure of a film

Film 8 years ago

A carousing alcoholic with a tendency toward blackout, Gloria (the excellent Anne Hathaway) saunters home at sunrise one morning to find that her boyfriend, Tim … Continue reading →

It’s Curtains for You

Cottage Theatre scores a big hit with Kander and Ebb’s musical murder mystery

Theater 8 years ago

There’s always something a bit queasy about the prospect of a community theater taking on a big and bouncy Broadway musical: Despite the best intentions, … Continue reading →

Eat Me

Disgusting and pretentious, Raw tells the story of a teenaged vegan driven to cannibalism

Film 8 years ago

The premise is just so damn tasty: A teenaged vegan, Justine (Garance Marillier), enters the veterinary school where her sister, Alexia (Ella Rumpf), is already … Continue reading →

UO Researchers Say Eugene Music Venues May be Unstuck in Time

Culture 8 years ago

Physicists at the University of Oregon have discovered a small rip in the space-time continuum that may have resulted in a wormhole opening just above … Continue reading →

We’ll Always Have Paris

VLT’s Dear World is a slight but enjoyable musical about a gang of misfits saving the world from corporate greed

Theater 8 years ago

VLT’s Dear World is a slight but enjoyable musical about a gang of misfits saving the world from corporate greed By Rick Levin Technically speaking, … Continue reading →

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Rick Levin

Staff writer for Eugene Weekly, Rick Levin been airing his grievances in newspapers for the better part of two decades.

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