Tag: rednow
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The Book of Eli
I saw The Book of Eli while in Denver last week and posted some thoughts over at rednoW. “What does he know?” This is, throughout the ravaged landscape of The Book of Eli, the unavoidable question we ask of the title character. Denzel Washington plays Eli, a wanderer both desperate and serene, who trudges slowly…
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Into The Dark: 60 Films in 2010
My friends at rednoW have put together an interesting film-viewing project for 2010 and you’re invited to participate. For the upcoming year, we are inviting you to delve “into the dark” with us – a project inspired by rednoW’s de facto sage Craig Detweiler – and his latest book Into the Dark. In short, we are inviting…
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happy saturday: hyde park records
Where do you go to buy your music? OK, that question assumes a few things. A) You buy rather than steal (or whatever the appropriate euphemism is) your music. B) You remain interested enough in new music to purchase the occasional album. C) You’re old-school enough to buy a non-digitally downloaded album now and then,…
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helvetica
It has been way too long since I’ve posted anything over at rednoW. Eliot is a ridiculous amount of fun but he’s definitely gobbled up some of the time I would have spent seeing films and listening to music. However, over the past few days I’ve seen three films: Do The Right Thing, Helvetica, and…
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happy saturday: lisa hannigan
I mentioned last week that one of my favorite musicians of 2009 thus far is from Ireland. Her name is Lisa Hannigan and she’s put out a terrific record called Sea Sew. You can read my review over at rednoW. Here’s a nice live version of “Sea Song.” Enjoy.
David W. Swanson 