Opera Folk
Singer-songwriter Phoebe Blume offers an eerily breathtaking setting — much like this winter itself — in her dark and moody oeuvre. “I don’t have a … Continue reading
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The Star Wars Machine Rolls On
Although spectacular to look at, Rogue One fails to take on a life of its own
There’s never been a Star Wars movie as simply beautiful to look at as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Whatever his other flaws as … Continue reading
Ghosts of Christmas Quaint
A local holiday tradition brings Welsh author Dylan Thomas to Eugene
Eugene actor David Stuart Bull was born and raised in England, just over the border from Wales. And for 30 years, Bull has brought a … Continue reading
Arts Hound
Sniffing out what you shouldn’t miss in the arts this week
As the clock ticks down to the inauguration, and the president-elect continues to play fast and loose with Chinese diplomacy, it’s an apt time to … Continue reading
Musicians Fight Back
Eugene musicians organize to prevent sexual assault in the music scene
Last summer, Portland (and former Eugene) musician Joel Majid admitted on social media he was a sexual predator. The shocking confession garnered national attention, shining … Continue reading
Invest in the Arts
Ninety-three years ago, cheeky cubist Pablo Picasso reflected on his career choice, on a life spent scratching away at reality. “We all know that art … Continue reading
Stumbling Toward Grace
Kenneth Lonergan’s masterful new film, Manchester by the Sea, grapples with the wages of grief
There came a moment early in Kenneth Lonergan’s new film when I knew I was in trouble, emotionally speaking: Led by the doctor into a … Continue reading
Back Beat
Music news & notes from down in the Willamette valley
The road to becoming Sonic Bent is long and winding. The self-described “progressive jam with a splash of cry-in-your-beer Americana” band — featuring Jeff Alberts … Continue reading
Waterworld
Composer Justin Ralls premieres Water is Life at the Wildish, plus more holiday favorites
If someone makes a movie about the Standing Rock Lakota fighting back against Big Oil, that filmmaker might find the soundtrack at 7:30 pm Friday, … Continue reading
Paper Cuts
A novelist takes revenge in director Tom Ford’s pretty but vacant new film Nocturnal Animals
Tom Ford’s second feature, , is a movie within a movie, and while both are lushly attractive, full of precise light and deep reds, neither … Continue reading