T he time is upon us once again for the Pacific Northwest’s premier film festival, BendFilm. I have to say, with no hyperbole, that the lineup for this year’s festival has several movies that any film festival on the planet would be lucky to have—downright coups for our little festival that could. With this year’s […]
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31 Days of Halloween: October 1- Creep (2014)
Hey! I’m watching a horror movie a day for the month of October. I’m gonna try and only watch ones I haven’t seen, but sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day. They will at least be ones I think more people should watch that aren’t high on the list of most non-horror movie […]
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A Local Film Lover Tells You WHY BendFilm
Jodie Barram, director of fundraising for The Tower Theatre
“F ilm has the ability to impact my mood, reflect my interests, challenge me, expand my horizons and experience ideas and places I might not otherwise get to. It’s as diverse as I am! “I love that with film I can learn through documentaries, be absorbed into science fiction, feel the ups and downs of […]
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For King and Country
The Golden Circle Goes Big and Goes Home
T he first “Kingsman” movie looked terrible. I would have guaranteed that it was going to be a brain dead and facile recreation of the tropes that made the James Bond franchise a success. In truth, it was an action packed and hilarious spy thriller that actually ended up being better than Bond’s newest adventure, […]
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Hell is Other People
mother! is Aronofsky’s masterpiece
I f I didn’t need to come home and write this review, I would have walked out of “mother!” and purchased another ticket for it instantly. Hell, for the next few weeks I want to buy a ticket to “mother!” before sneaking into whatever else I have to review. I won’t because that’s not cool, […]
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The Spy Who Shoved Me
American Assassin has a “special” set of skills
T here was a period in my life in which I was going through a bad breakup, so the only books I read had to have at least five sequels or I wouldn’t waste my time. I figured I could dive deep into some fictional character’s world without having to think about my own sad, […]
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Gabriel James Edwards, Filmmaker and Composer Speaks About BendFilm
In the run-up to BendFilm, a word from a local film lover
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE STORY Gabriel James Edwards, Filmmaker and Composer, Ghost Village Films “I was a senior in high school when I first encountered James Stewart’s Elwood P. Dowd in the movie “Harvey.” This was a formative film. I was fascinated by Elwood’s complete delight in life and people, a pure and nonchalant embrace […]
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We All Float
IT comes for the children
T he first time I read Stephen King’s “IT” I was 12 years old, which is basically the same age as the seven members of the self-proclaimed Losers Club. As a chunky nerd more comfortable reading a Stephen King book than running around on the playground, I connected to Ben Hanscom, the obese bookworm at […]
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Why BendFilm? As the fest nears, a word from a local film lover.
Michelle Haynes Alvarado; Owner and Director at Wahoo Films
“E arly in my career, I thought I knew everything. I was fortunate enough to work for National Geographic, land a production job at one of the best aquariums in the country, and even snagged Best of Show at the EPIC film festival. I felt ready to make my own feature documentary. Age 24, I […]
