Looking Elsewhere Elsewhere: The Lives (and Films and Albums) of Others In this episode of "Looking Elsewhere": The Lives of Others. Lisa Hannigan. Emmylou Harris and friends. The Criterion Collection. And so much more...
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: November 8, 2015 In which you are encouraged to check out an extraordinary interview with Norman Lloyd.
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: October 28, 2015 A farewell to a beloved film critic. Free music from Welcome Wagon. The President and Marilynne Robinson, Part 2. The Dardenne brothers. Back to the Future. Mulholland Drive. And news about three promising film projects.
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: October 11, 2015 Beatles medicine. End times zombies. Coens go Biblical. Do's and don'ts of filmmaking. Jedi versus Airbender.
Looking Elsewhere Mad Max, Slow West, Sam Phillips, and lawsuit antics Looking Closer Intern Joe Allen here. And it's time to catch you up on Overstreet's recommended links for this week. (If you're following Jeffrey on Facebook or Twitter, you may have already seen some of these.) CINEMA: On Overstreet's short list of
Looking Elsewhere Milk Carton Kids, Muppets, vampires, and gothic fairy tales New music from The Milk Carton Kids is streaming. The year's funniest comedy so far is now available for rent. The Muppets have a new TV-series trailer. And more...
Looking Elsewhere Twin Peaks, Citizen Kane, David Foster Wallace, Bono, Sean Bean, and David Brooks Hello, class! I'm Joe Allen, your new substitute teacher, so to speak. You know how Dr. Evil had his "Mini-Me"? For a while, I'm going to be Overstreet's Mini-Me. I'm a new Looking Closer intern, shouting out the news from
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: MFA Adventures, April Foolishness, and More From April Fool's antics to coming attractions, this installment of "Looking Elsewhere" is loaded with goodness.
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: January 24, 2015 I'll conclude with a few words about the American Sniper hubbub. But first, here are some of the things that caught my attention on the Wild Wild Web in the last couple of weeks...
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: Trailering Malick; Burying "The Hobbit"; Christian Bale's Bible Reading; and More! This week, in my community of arts-and-faith explorers, conversations have been focused on the joy of Christmas carols, the mixed feelings over a new Terrence Malick trailer, the predictably disappointing conclusion to Peter Jackson's ruination of The Hobbit, some interesting conversations with the Exodus team, and the traditional
On Songs & Albums Looking Elsewhere: Dec. 4, 2014 Here are a few recent distractions and discoveries from elsewhere on the web that gave me fleeting moments of relief from the storms of a Bad News Week.
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: Star Wars - Episode VII, Interstellar, The Hobbit, Best U2 Punchlines, Glen West 2014, Hayao Mizyazaki, Sandworms, George Lucas, Collateral Did you hear the one about the door of U2's private jet falling off mid-flight? Best punchline for that set-up wins...
Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: 14 Discoveries & Distractions for the First Week of November On Halloween, Anne and I went out to celebrate Halloween dressed as Seattle Pacific University MFA in Creative Writing students who are running out of time to complete their homework assignments by the deadline. We were very, very convincing — we tricked everybody. The treats? They were provided by the pub
On Movies & Media The Incredibles (and Other 10-Year-Old Films); Jesus Films; Matt Zoller Seitz; Scott Cairns This week, special thanks go out to Brad Bird, Matt Zoller Seitz, and more. Find out why.
Creativity Looking Elsewhere: November 11, 2013 This week, Looking Closer sends a Hi 5 to the Face out to Fast Company, NPR, Todd Fadel, Ridley Scott, Christianity Today, Sam Phillips, Matt Zoller Seitz, James Rocchi, Mike D'Angelo, John Sayles, and more!
Looking Elsewhere Hi 5: Autumn Arrives, Eric Crissman Moves On BREAKING NEWS: Summer is over and Autumn has arrived in Seattle! After an intolerable stretch of sunny days — perhaps the most relentless flood of sunshine the Emerald City has seen in decades — the clouds and rain have finally begun to move in and liberate Seattle from the conditions that confuse
Looking Elsewhere Hi 5: Why Criticism Matters; Alissa Wilkinson; William James Bookseller; Facebook Followers Here's today's Hi 5 to the Face report. Hi 5s are going out to... Adam Kirsch, senior editor of The New Republic: For contributing to The New York Times feature Why Criticism Matters." In an editorial titled "The Will Not to Power, but to
The Lucy Variations Looking Elsewhere: September 5, 2013 A Hi 5 to the Face to... Legendary rock-and-roll recording artist Sam Phillips: For sending this fantastic, one-of-a-kind, handmade LP cover of her wildly inventive, high-spirited new album Push Any Button. You can order your own copy here, including these very limited edition covers made by Sam's own
Lindsay Marshall Looking Elsewhere: February 1, 2013 These links caught my attention today, for one reason or another. Check back later. I may add more look-worthy links as the day goes on.
Michael Sicinski Look! - Sicinski reviews Barbara; and Zero Dark Thirty; Greydanus on It's a Wonderful Life; American Horror Story; Universal Soldier; Twin Peaks Teaser Who's "Barbara"? What's wrong with "Zero Dark Thirty"? Why are critics ganging up on "It's a Wonderful Life"? What is the connection between "American Horror Story" and The Glen Workshop?
On Movies & Media Looking Elsewhere: November 21, 2012 Look! These links caught my attention today, for one reason or another. Check back later. I may add more look-worthy links as the day goes on.
Politics Looking Elsewhere: September 10, 2012 Spielberg teases Lincoln; Clint Eastwood: Conservative?; Joss Whedon's Shakespeare; Steven Greydanus Sings to Babies!
Looking Elsewhere Fingertips: Chrysostom Society, SXSW trailers, "the Jesus-eating cult", Oscar commentary, Tugg, SXSW trailers, The Secret World of Arrietty, Emma Watson, and more. Yesterday, I had the privilege of meeting the man who designed my blog. Dave Von Bieker and his wife Christie visited me at Seattle Pacific University. I gave them a tour of our beautiful campus, introducing them to the good people at Image, and paid a visit to Laura Lasworth
Leonard Cohen Fingertips: Longhand Writing; Time-Based Pixel Painting; Beer; Richard Linklater; Leonard Cohen; Joe Henry; Kate Bush; G.K. Chesterton; and St. Vincent Writing on a computer is like sprinting through a park; you can cover a lot of ground very quickly. But will you have much to say about the ground you covered, or the sights and sounds you passed along the way? I want to write about subjects that deserve close
U2 Fingertips: Anonymous; Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson; The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox; Woody Allen and Ethan Coen; Tom Waits; U2; Sara Zarr Are you excited about Anonymous, the movie that's going to shock the world by revealing the shocking truth? No, me either. Check this out, from a New York Times take-down of the film: ... By bringing this unsubstantiated version of history to the screen, a lot of facts — theatrical
