On Movies & Media Hey, Moviegoers: You're Invited to a Secret Seattle Q&A If you could meet and interrogate your local film critics, free of charge, would you do it?
Interviews I'm Singing On the Radio. Forgive Me. This weekend, I'm a guest on "Tapestry with Mary Hynes" on CBC radio and, in some places, on NPR. Also, on Monday I'll join a panel discussion on "Noah" at The Kindlings Muse. You're invited!
Interviews Wait... how did I end up in The New Yorker? I've just been informed that Sam Sweet at The New Yorker has published a piece about "The Christian Oscars." I play a supporting role — not in the "Christian Oscars" (thank goodness) but in the article. I'm as surprised about this development as
Interviews My Interview with World Vision Photographer Jon Warren (Plus: Some of His Favorite Images) I love interviewing artists. And I've enjoyed a wild array of unforgettable interviews. But few of those opportunities have been as exciting as this one...
On Movies & Media A Film About Reno Without Casinos? A Film About Faith Without Preaching? So many things make Chad Hartigan's film "This is Martin Bonner" remarkable. In my interview with this impressive young director, I focused on only a couple of things that set his sophomore effort apart from other recent films.
The Auralia Thread Losing My Religion: A Pre-Hutchmoot Interview In which I ramble on about burnout, about disillusionment, about driving myself into dangerous territory, about a desperate attempt to change my life...
Interviews The World's End (2013): My Apocalyptic Chat with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright Read my conversation with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost, the three masterminds of "Spaced," "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," and the new sci-fi/comedy extravaganza, "The World’s End."
Interviews Angela Tucker Found Something on Facebook That Changed Her Life Ask about “Sandy the Flower Man” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the citizens will tell you stories. He’s a lively and well-loved local who bicycles up and down Main Street, giving flowers to women and smiles to everybody. But when Angela Burt Tucker found his Facebook page in 2010, she knew she was
Film Reviews WALL•E (2008): Looking Back 5 Years, Plus an Interview with Andrew Stanton Five years ago this weekend, Pixar brought us a vision of the future through the eyes — the amazing, expressive, binocular eyes — of a robot called WALL•E.
Interviews Sara Zarr's This Creative Life This morning, as the caffeine was just beginning to take effect, Anne and I appeared as guests on This Creative Life, a podcast hosted by young adult novelist Sara Zarr. Here's how she sums up the show: We talked about day jobs, burnout, how they survived several years
Interviews Can't Stop the Signal: Flashback to Firefly Seven years ago this week, I met Joss Whedon and the cast of Serenity. Here, in their entirety for the first time, are my transcripts from those conversations.
On Songs & Albums “All of It was Music”—Pete Horner’s World of Sound, Part 2 Here is Part Two of my interview with Pete Horner. (Don't read it without first reading Part One.)
On Movies & Media “All of It Was Music”—Pete Horner’s World of Sound, Part 1 Congratulations to Pete Horner, who is here with me at The Glen Workshop this week in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pete has been nominated for two Emmys for his work on HBO's new movie Hemingway and Gellhorn. To celebrate, I'm reposting my interview with Pete...
On Movies & Media Blue Like Jazz (2012): A Conversation with Steve Taylor My review of Blue Like Jazz was published at Filmwell.org several days ago. But that was just the warm-up. My conversation with director Steve Taylor has just been published on the website of Seattle Pacific University's Response magazine. Enjoy. We talked about the movie, how the good
On Movies & Media Hello, Moody Radio Midday Connection listeners! It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Melinda Schmidt today on Moody Radio's "Midday Connection." If you've come here after listening to that, here are some things you might want to know: You can email me at joverstreet [at] gmail.com. You can
Interviews Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine interviews Joe Henry in Image The new issue of Image is out! Order yours today. In the meantime, you can get a preview online... Read Gregory Wolfe's new piece, "Breath," and an excerpt of Linford Detweiler's in-depth interview with Joe Henry here.
Interviews Over the Rhine will orchestrate the sunset in Seattle on Monday To celebrate Over the Rhine's upcoming outdoor concert at Bumbershoot in Seattle (It's supposed to be an 80-degree day!), I've brought back three different conversations I've had with Linford Detweiler over the last 11 years. These interviews have been offline for a
On Movies & Media We're All Beginners Beginners is a very persuasive film, largely due to nuanced performances—and that includes the charming Jack Russell terrier who plays Arthur, a four-legged grief counselor (via subtitles). Unlikely as it sounds, director Mike Mills weaves all of these emotional storylines together—and anthropomorphizes a canine—without stumbling into sentimentality
Interviews Writer and Director: A Conversation with Tom "Win Win" McCarthy Did you love The Station Agent like I did? How about Pixar's Up? Are you a fan of The Wire? Have you taken your friends to see Win Win yet? If so, then you're a fan of Tom McCarthy. Here's my conversation with the
Interviews My Conversation with Sam Phillips: An IMAGE Interview For a limited time, my interview with Sam Phillips from IMAGE's 20th Anniversary Issue is available online. That should whet your appetite for Phillips's upcoming visit to Seattle to accept the Denise Levertov award, where she will perform a short set of songs, and then answer
The Auralia Thread Iambic Interview: "Who Influenced The Auralia Thread?" "Why Is Fantasy So Popular?" At the blog Iambic Admonit, I've been interviewed about The Auralia Thread and the state of modern moviegoing. This was a challenging interview: I could have written an essay for almost every question, including... * Who influenced The Auralia Thread? * Why is fantasy so popular right now? * What topics
The Auralia Thread The Interview Party, Round One So, I've been answering a lot of interview questions lately, as bloggers read and review my new novel Raven's Ladder. I'm honored to have my work be the focus of so much scrutiny. And, as you might expect, a lot of the same questions
The Auralia Thread The Crazy Interview Begins. Having completed a long list of online interviews for Raven's Ladder, I've challenged fans and friends at my Facebook Page to ask me questions that I haven't seen on an interview before. (I've answered "What inspired you to write this series?
The Auralia Thread Curator: Jenni Simmons Invites You to a Conversation on Fantasy and Imagination A few days back, Jenni Simmons and I had a long conversation about imagination and fantasy. Now, it's up online at Curator. Pretend you're somebody sitting at the next table in the coffee shop, and you can eavesdrop here.
The Auralia Thread Talking with Christy Tennant at the International Arts Movement In preparation for my first real trip to New York, I had a conversation with Christy Tennant, host of IAM Conversations for the International Arts Movement. Christy started off by going right for the sore spot: What do I think of the Oscar nominations? So... I answered by raving about
