WORDS
The old blog VINYL IS HEAVY was retired in 2011 in favor of a less formal tumblr. Now, a viewing log offline. Below, a selected CV.
A chapbook called "Ghost Comb." is here.
LESSONS
An appearance on The Gauntlet and discuss Bringing Out The Dead and Belly
An appearance on Peter Labuza's podcast, The Cinephiliacs.
In memoriam of my favorite teacher ever, Felipe R. Gutterriez
NOTEBOOK [byline]
Nothing's Safe: An Interview with John Maringouin, director of Ghostbox Cowboy
An essay on my difficulties with experimental films, their frequent rejection of language, and the 2015 Crossroads film festival.
On Jimmy P, Cheyene Autumn, Birdman, and The Larry Sanders Show for The 7th Annual Writer's Poll: Fantasy Double Bills
Inside-Out, on Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin
Out of Balance, an essay about The Lone Ranger and Gore Verbinski
Bounding 'Round Town, an essay about Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's Frances Ha
The After-Image, an essay about the recent films by Nathaniel Dorsky, seeing, and images in general
2011 Fantasy Double Bill, The City Below and World on a Wire
A Cluster of Ideas on Contagion, a conversation with Danny Kasman
Cannes Questionnaires, a series of video interviews from Cannes 2011
My contribution to the 2010 Poll of fantasy Double Bills. I wrote about Bell, Book & Candle and Wild Grass
La Varda, a paean to Agnès Varda
Nothing's Perfect: Where the Wild Things Are and Fantastic Mr. Fox
Peeking around corners: writing A Letter to Uncle Boonmee with Joe
Images of the Decade, a project with Danny Kasman, in two parts: one for images and one for their captions.
The Notebook's 2nd Annual Writers Poll: Fantasy Double Features of 2009; mine is in Part I.
Frontiers of Extinction: A Conversation about Michael Mann's Public Enemies, with Daniel Kasman and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky.
A glance at Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach
The Notebook's First Annual Writers' Poll: Ryland Walker Knight (Wrangle yourself and laugh)
CARGO
on David O'Russell and The Fighter
N+1 [byline]
The Pile Up Of Days, about my first trip to Cannes in 2011
THIS RECORDING
Sodey Pop « In Which We Watch Steven Soderbergh Mayhem »
&REVIEW [website]
As "Guest Editor" I penned the introduction to "Garments" (issue no.4) and contributed the video "West Dressed" [blog post]
"Plumule, or, I never meant to make a fist" (issue no.3, a poem) [blog post]
"No answers, or, Winter is over if you want it" (issue no.2, a poem) [blog post]
REVERSE SHOT [index]
We’ve Got to Get Out of This Place, on Claire Denis' U.S. Go Home
The Touch, on Michael Mann and his digital cinema
Back at the Ranch, on Gus Van Sant's Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
Making the Mortal Immortal, on Andrei Tarkovsky's Mirror
GREENCINE DAILY [rip]
THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR [byline]
San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2008: A Series of Introductions, A Question of Communion
Pedro Costa at PFA, Day 3: Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie? and Sicilia! with "6 Bagatelas"
Pedro Costa at PFA, Day 2: Blood and Bones, “Ne change rien”
Return to the movies, return to the world: Ratatouille & Paprika
Afraid to get wet? Plunging into and flipping At World's End.