There have already been thousands of words written about how difficult The Revenant was to make, whether from the point of view of the actors or the filmmakers. Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly almost drowned, froze and starved during filming and Tom Hardy apparently choked director Alejandro G. Iñárritu over the harsh set conditions. Multiple crew members […]
Jared Rasic
Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
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Lost in the Woods
The Forest is Less Horror and more Bore-er
Horror movies are a bit of a conundrum when it comes to what makes one successful (as a piece of cinema, not financially) and what would relegate one to the dusty bins of failed grotesquerie. So many of those little things that add up to making a great horror movie can be mixed and matched […]
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The Corrupt, The Honest and The Heroic
The Devil Makes Three is here
The Devil Makes Three is an interesting contradiction in sound and style. The band’s punk roots and upbringing, combined with an old school ragtime sound, saturated in a roughneck bluegrass ambiance, gives DM3 a sonic soundscape very different from bands with their toes in similar waters. Pete Bernhard (guitar, vocals) Lucia Turino (upright bass, vocals) […]
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Source Suggests 1/13-1/20
Tribal Seeds Tribal Seeds is a roots, rock, reggae group out of San Diego that are here in Central Oregon to mellow us all out. Now that pot is mostly legal, expect the massive billowing clouds to be thick with giggles and high-fives. 7pm. Sunday, Jan. 17. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave. $20. Tony […]
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5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche
A weird and wonderful night of theater
The title, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche should instantly let you know whether you’re a part of the target audience or not. If that title instantly makes you go, “Okay, that sounds like my cup of tea,” then read no more and just go to the play. If it makes you think, “Ehhh, that sounds […]
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No Beer Pong At This House Party
House Concerts in the Glen return with Beth Wood
House concerts, while still definitely a thing, have transformed over the years. They tend to be slapped together at the last second with subpar sound and an audience that is more interested in getting digits than actually listening to the artist. House Concerts in the Glen is after something different altogether. It is about a […]
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Source Suggests 1/6-1/13
Haunted Summer Soft psych with ethereal lead vocals should warm you up on these cold nights. Their sound spins around you like a gossamer web of sonic vibrations pinning your ears to their original and unbelievable melodies. See these guys and understand what true originality sounds like. 8pm. Sunday, Jan. 10. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 […]
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Hold On To Your Pasties
Holly Dai brings classic burlesque to Bend
America is weird. On television and in films, it seems entirely more acceptable to show violence and murder than it is to show a naked body or consenting adults making love. Network stations will edit Kate Winslet’s side boob in Titanic, but on CSI you can see a decomposing body in a bathtub be removed […]
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Tarantino Rides Again
The Hateful Eight shines in glorious 70mm
Quentin Tarantino isn’t for everyone, obviously. Nor should he be, but his detractors are so furious in their disdain that it makes one wonder when he had the time to poop in their shoes. Everyone has their own reasons, but some of the more prevalent ones tend to be that his scripts are too wordy, […]
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The Women Behind The Men
Coaches’ Wives; a new look into an old subject
The saying, “Behind every great man is a great woman,” is a cliché for a reason. While in 2015 the paradigm of the man working while the little lady stays home and raises the kids is outdated and insulting, it is still a choice some women today make. Specifically, the wives of men with careers […]