Spoken Arts

Yeshiva Boy - A Short Story By David Fuks

Airs at: Sun, 01/17/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Portland Jewish Hour

In this original story, a young Jewish boy learns the true power of prayer. Originally aired on the Portland Yiddish Hour January 17, 2010 Read more

Transgender Awareness Month and Day of Remembrance

Airs at: Tue, 11/17/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gender Blender

Every year dozens of individuals are brutally murdered because they are transgender or simply perceived as gender variant. Rather than decreasing, the number of these deaths has increased in the last few years, possibly as a backlash against gay-marriage legislation. In or... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – review of ZOMBIELAND

Here is a link to my review of the delightful Zombieland at Kevin Smith's QuickStopEntertainment. Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – review of NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD

Here's a link to my review Not Quite Hollywood, the terrific documentary about Australian genre films, now currently playing at the Hollywood Theatre. Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – reviews of WHITEOUT and JENNIFER'S BODY

Here is a link to my review of two recent thrillers, the comic book adaptation Whiteout and the new Diabolo Cody film, Jennifer's Body. Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a movie review of ANTICHRIST

Here is a link to my review of Lars von Trier's new, controversial film, Antichrist, which opens at the Cinema 21 on October 30th, and which, depending on which version is show, may not be advertised in the Oregonian. The review appears at Kevin Smith's website, QuickStopE... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a book review of EVIL AT HEART by Portland writer Chelsea Cain

Here is my review of Portland writer Chelsea Cain's latest thriller Evil at Heart. Her books have been sold to the movies, so we hope to see their adaptation to the screen some day. The review is at the Vancouver Voice, but also at my blog, where it enjoys italics, links, ... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a book review of THE BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED BY R. CRUMB

Here is a link to my review of the new R. Crumb comic book, his adaptation of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. The review appears here in the Vancouver Voice. Or, if you want to read a review with italics and illustrations, it is also to be found at my blog. Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a review of LORNA'S SILENCE

Here is a link to my Vancouver Voice review of the Dardenne Brothers' new film Lora's Silence, opening at the Hollywood on Friday, September 11th, 2009 Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a review of Dead Snow

Here is a link to my review of the new thriller Dead Snow, at QuickStopEntertainment, in which I grapple with the notion of evil in horror films. Read more