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Films of Finding Your Voice (without finding a dude)

Once again, a faculty member here at MHGS, soon to be renamed The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, asked me to come up with a list of film recommendations for a class. For this list, the goal was finding films that show a young woman coming into her own voice/coming-of-age. Sounds easy at first [...]

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Sounds of Synestheisa: The Gentle Season

Spring is here more or less. At least enough for introspection to turn its eyes out to the garden and wait for the tulips to bloom and for love to grow. It’s the season for music of pastel blushes and soft blues tinged with green and yellow tips. While all my seasonal playlists have some [...]

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For Unto Us A Hobbit Is Given

It’s an amazing day to be alive. It’s as if Father Christmas made it possible to relive all your favorite Christmases past, only you’d be reliving them in the present and receiving all new gifts. It’s as if, when walking out your front door this morning you discovered, instead of being in your cul de [...]

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“What Yankee Candle Means to Me” Episode 4

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Narrative Mixology

I’ve fallen a bit behind in my cocktail recipe posts. Something I’ve been super excited about is that at the end of last season I launched Intiman’s first Signature Cocktail Menu, offering a selection of crafted cocktails in addition to the two Show Specialty drinks we do for every production. The genesis of the Signature [...]

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Film Prescriptions

A friend and I are doing a trade where he’s giving me a list (CD) of music I should know and I’m giving him a list of films he should know. To keep it simple, I started just with films I own. It’s not comprehensive, and it’s got some he’s probably already seen, but as [...]

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You Didn’t Ask For It, But Here It Is: Bulletin Board of the Board Video Blog

It’s all about the Yank Can, people. I ain’t kidding. And it’s LOOOOOOOONG. Enjoy.

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There and Back Again: An Annual Journey

For the third year in a row, I joined a faithful fellowship of travelers for a New Year’s Day Lord of the Rings Marathon. I love starting the year with this epic film journey. Sets a good precedent for the months to come. This year, two of our fellowship came equipped with swords. Yes, swords. [...]

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The List 2010

The List Guide I keep a list of every film I watch during the year. “[ ]” means it was viewed in the theater, and new (midway) this year, “__” means it’s a non-current Television series I completed. For more on how I choose my top/worst films of the year, I refer you to past [...]

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My Top Ten Favorite Films Of All Time

For years, I’ve used the phrase “it’s in my top 10 films of all time” to defend or add credibility to a film that was getting overlooked or dismissed by somebody. Of course I’d only say it if it really was in my top ten, but a few weeks ago I got caught off guard [...]

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