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Review of Double Take, now at The Hollywood Theater (10/22/10)

Double Take (2009) Director: Johan Grimonprez With: Ron Burrage, Mark Perry Not quite a documentary, not quite a work of fiction. More like a meditation on the Cold War as seen through a fictional version of Alfred Hitchcock, his work in movies (especially The Birds) and h... Read more

You don't have to be a beekeeper to help honey bees.

Hope you had a chance to listen to the 12/12/12 Dirtbag show--it was the first annual beekeeping edition. Portland author Rosanna Mattingly was one of the guests. She talked about her new book, Honey-Maker: How the Honey Bee Worker Does What She Does. In the book she sugges... Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS !!

*****************************************************************************8 Friday June 3rd, 2011 *SKATALITES* DANTE'S PORTLAND Thursday June 9th *DANNY I & ABJA* TED'S (formerly Berbati's Pan) PORTLAND Fri,Sat... Read more

KBOO has a 1:1 Match in November & December for New and Increased Donors!

KBOO currently has a 1:1 match for all new and increasing members. If you become a member at this time, or increase your donation over last year, your donation will be matched 1:1 by a group of generous donors and foundations up to $10,000. Consider becoming a monthly sus... Read more

Review of "Whiteout" opening wide today (9/11/09)

WhiteoutDirector: Dominic SenaWith: Kate Beckinsale, Tom Skerrit, Gabriel Macht, Alex O’Loughlin, Columbus ShortI am an acquaintance of Greg Rucka, a Portland writer whom I have interviewed a few times for KBOO on his fine work as a thriller writer. He is also well-known f... Read more

Haiti: Disaster: Capitalism

A briefer audio version of this was broadcast on the Old Mole Variety Hour January 18, 2010. The Well-read Red has been reading up on Haiti. As many in the progressive press have noted, last week's earthquake was a natural disaster made much more disastrous by the politic... Read more

The Pulp Sampler, February 2nd, 10:30 pm

PULP DICTION IV – “The Pulp Sampler” February 2nd, 10:30 pm Brody Theater, 16 NW Broadway KBOO is a proud sponsor of “The Pulp Sampler”, six 10-minute plays presented by the Pulp Stage during the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works. Tickets are $15.00... Get $5.00 cash bac... Read more

Vagabond Opera

I recently had as guests on the September 28, 2007, Dog and Pony show, three members of Portland’s Vagabond Opera. If you cozy up to the post-modern, operatic, cabaret, Ukrainian mixed with Klezmer mixed with Middle Eastern…oh I give up. Listen for yourself and it will be t... Read more

Our Interview with Sara Libby

Review of "The Men Who Stare at Goats," now playing

The Men Who Stare at GoatsDirector: Grant HeslovWith: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen LangGeorge Clooney has made a career of doing films both funny and serious about social issues and politics. Goats is one of those funny ones, just not ... Read more