The Killer Inside
Director Mark VanBeever delves into the exquisite evil of Jekyll & Hyde
Like so much that descends to us from the rich and fertile period of the late 19th century — Freud, Nietzsche and Marx, to name … Continue reading
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Wild, Wild Movement
Mowgli is the perfect ballet for the inexperienced viewer
If you’re like me, your experience with ballet is limited to The Nutcracker. As such, I associate ballet with incredible athletics, surreal costumes and incomprehensible … Continue reading
The Future is Past
Dennis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is a tidy but unsatisfying sequel to Ridley Scott’s cult classic
Will we reach a moment in time when the real world looks more science-fictional than movies? Or does it already? Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, released … Continue reading
Meeting Bill Owens — 37 Years After Cocaine
The famous photographer drops by Eugene and catches up with a former subject
The first time I met photographer Bill Owens was in 1980 in the women’s bathroom. I was 21. We were in the building where I … Continue reading
Raffi for Grown-ups
Maybe Jimmy Buffett is just a guy living his best life. Maybe I’m just jealous. But there’s always been something about his leering, capitalist grin … Continue reading
Discord Dents and Bends
Eugene Weekly presents Gazelle(s) performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Gazelle(s) performing ‘Discord Dents and Bends’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of … Continue reading
Politically Incorrect
These days, some people complain we’ve become too politically correct, or that we’ve become afraid to say what we really mean. Murray Acton, better known … Continue reading
Do Not Resuscitate
Flatliners remake is predictably dead on arrival
This Flatliners remake is truly mystifying. What called for a new version of the 1990 Julia Roberts/Kiefer Sutherland/Kevin Bacon thriller now? (Or ever, for that … Continue reading
Women’s Works
Beautiful just part of music by women you can hear in coming weeks
Carole King vaulted to fame by co-writing a slew of sensational ’60s hits for various bands, most notably the Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” She … Continue reading
Stories from the Long Tom
David Turner discusses his book about the Oregon river
Photographer David Turner, the former executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, along with local historian Douglas Card, … Continue reading