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Coraline  is a dark fantasy horror children's novel by British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing Coraline in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick under the same name.   Coraline is a 2009 American stop-motion animated dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Henry Selick and based on Neil Gaiman's novella of the same name. Produced by Laika as the studio's first feature film, it features the voice talents of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., and Ian McShane. The film tells the story of its titular character discovering an idealized parallel universe behind a secret door in her new home, unaware that it contains a dark and sinister secret.   Just as Gaiman was finishing his novella in 2002, he met Selick and invited him to make a film adaptation, as Gaiman was a fan of Selick's The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. When Selick thought that a direct adaptation would lead to "maybe a 47-minute movie", the screenplay had some expansions, like the introduction of Wybie, who was not present in the original novel. Selick invited Japanese illustrator Tadahiro Uesugi to become the concept artist upon discovering his work when looking for a design away from that of most animation. His biggest influences were on the colour palette, which was muted in reality and more colourful in the Other World, similar to The Wizard of Oz. To capture stereoscopy for the 3D release, the animators shot each frame from two slightly apart camera positions. Production of the stop-motion animation feature took place at a warehouse in Hillsboro, Oregon. Bruno Coulais composed the film's musical score.   The film was theatrically released in the United States on February 6, 2009 by Focus Features after a world premiere at the Portland International Film Festival on February 5, and received critical acclaim. The film grossed $16.85 million during its opening weekend, ranking third at the box office, and by the end of its run had grossed over $124 million worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time after Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. The film won Annie Awards for Best Music in an Animated Feature Production, Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production and Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. It has since developed a cult following in the years since its release.   Opening Credits; Introduction (1.20); Background History (9.33); Coraline Plot Synopsis (10.37); Book Thoughts (12.26); Let's Rate (31.40); Introducing a Film (33.14); Coraline Film Trailer (36.35); Lights, Camera, Action (38.55); How Many Stars (1:00.24); End Credits (1:02.03); Closing Credits (1:03.30)   Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – Copyright . All rights reserved   Closing Credits:  Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez.  Taken from the album Cry Baby.  Copyright 2015 Atlantic Records. ​ Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast.    All rights reserved.  Used by Kind Permission.   All songs available through Amazon Music.  

In October 2021, six artists were juried into Centrum’s Emerging Artist Residency and received stipends, housing, and studio space for one month at Fort Worden State Park. Artists paired up towards the end of their residencies to chat with one another about what they were working on and thinking about after weeks of being in residence. Mel Carter and Woodrow Hunt kick off this series and chat about the ways that expectations changed because of the location and openness of the residency. They share thoughts on the history of the Fort as it relates to colonization and the ongoing stories that are unfolding and full of potential. Carter and Hunt discuss the ways that research and daily practice connect them to experiments and research into liquid spells, healing medicines, and tattoo practices specific to their cultural ancestries. Mel Carter Mel Carter is a Yonsei (fourth generation) Japanese American and non-binary femme based in Seattle on Coast Salish and Duwamish lands. Experiences within the Japanese diaspora, queerness, exploration in modern witchcraft, rituals, and mythology inform their art practice, working in tandem with waste reduction and environmental justice in the cultural context of the Pacific Northwest. Dropping through actions of the everyday mundane and focusing on the inherently magical properties of domestic spheres, their work is influenced by marine ecosystems, elements from fables, and traditional Japanese imagery. With a refusal to work within a specified medium, impermanent materials for mortality like food and plants are often used combined with elements of sculpture, garments, and textiles within a performance or installation. Woodrow Hunt Woodrow Hunt is an artist of Klamath, Modoc and Cherokee descent. Woodrow was born and raised in Portland, OR where he is currently making work. Woodrow’s film practice is focused on documentary and experimental forms. His experimental work explores the functions and relationship between digital video and memory and the ways digital video can communicate issues related to the Native community. His film production company, Tule Films, provides video services to Tribes, Native businesses and organizations, or to projects which collaborate directly with the Native community; many of which are focused on education. His films have screened at the Portland International Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival and other festivals internationally including his most recent screening at MoMA DocFortnight 2021. His work has been included in the ArtForum print article “Artists’ Artists 2020,” the Boston Art Review, and Hyperallergic’s online articles about COUSIN Collective. Woodrow and his creative collaborator Olivia Camfield (Mvskoke Creek) are featured artists of COUSIN Collective.

Today's guests are Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, the Academy-award winning directing team behind the new HBO documentary feature film TINA, an intimate portrait of the legendary singer Tina Turner. Director Chris Shimojima chats with us in the  second part of today's show. He's the director of the indie film Alberto and the Concrete Jungle which recently screened at The Portland International Film Festival & currently showing at  Cinequest starting Saturday through March 30th. Support The Portland Podcast by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts. Music used under license.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod)

Today we sit with Kisha Jarrett and Dawn Jones Redstone to talk about the new short film "See Me" now playing at the Portland International Film Festival.

Director Heather Ross whose on her new documentary feature film 'For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close' featuring interviews with Bob Odenkirk, Jason Sudeikis & never-before-seen conversations with Tina Fey & Amy Poehler. You can catch the film streaming at The Portland International Film Festival at https://cinemaunbound.org/. Support The Portland Podcast by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts. Music used under license.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod)

Local filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone's new short film "See Me" premiered at the Portland International Film Festival. It tracks the lives of three Black Portlanders during last year's statewide shutdown — and how their lives intersect with the chaotic world outside. Director Dawn Jones Redstone and Executive Producer Kisha Jarrett tell us more about the film and the stories behind it. “See Me” runs at the festival through March 14.

First up, Art Koch talking with us about how his business got Covid but luckily his employees didn't http://www.newsreleasewire.com/252725Then a great discussion about "Lorelei" a new film premiering March 5-14 at the Portland International Film Festival.And Anne Marshall stops in to discuss her new book "A Rendezvous to Remember: A Memoir of Joy and Heartache at the Dawn of the Sixties"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MZBSXG4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_DK81PZYZF6FV9CHMWQPF

Lawmakers propose $17 an hour minimum wage across Oregon. First case of Brazil coronavirus variant detected in Oregon. Timber industry fights tax hike despite high prices and profts. Oregon Brewers Festival canceled while Portland International Film Festival goes partly virtual. Join The Oregonian at 5 p.m. Thursday for the first in a series of live interviews and performances featuring Pacific Northwest musicians, airing at facebook.com/theoregonian. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sabrina Doyle  on her new indie film 'Lorelei' which will be available via virtual screening March 5th as part of the 44th Portland International Film Festival.  Lorelei tells the story of Wayland who has been in prison for 15 years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he returns to his blue-collar hometown and reconnects with his high school girlfriend Dolores. Make sure to purchase your tickets to the festival at https://cinemaunbound.org/ & visit Sarah at https://www.sabrinadoylefilm.com/.  Music used under license.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod)

Bernie Madoff's spectacular Ponzi scheme fraud was exposed in 2008, the year Alicia Jo Rabins was working in a studio on the ninth floor of an abandoned office building on Wall Street. Her new film “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff” came from what she calls her obsession with the man, his Ponzi scheme, and the system that allowed them to thrive for decades. The Kaddish, a Judaic prayer for the dead, can also be said as a kind of excommunication for a person who has committed a heinous crime. The film is playing this Friday, March 5, at the Portland International Film Festival. We talk with Rabins about her genre-bending, first-person documentary, blending elements of memoir, documentary and musical theatre to create a compelling historical narrative.

Content warning: This episode includes ample discussion of mass shootings (including a personal anecdote from a survivor), drug use, and death, and may be disturbing to some listeners. In our ninth episode, Megan & Rob kick off 2021 with a discussion of Brady Corbet's VOX LUX (2018) and Sebastian Jones & Ramez Silyan's LIL PEEP: EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING (2019) as selected by Portland experimental filmmaker Stephanie Hough. The result is a fascinating chat about pop culture, youth, fame, tragedy, trauma, and why imperfect films can often be the most interesting to discuss. Guest Bio:stephanie hough (she/her) is an experimental filmmaker, commercial producer and director of photography whose work explores repetition, gender, relationships and emotional landscapes. Her films HOW TO FEEL (DV, 2010), HEART (16mm, 2013), SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE (Super 8, 2016) and CENTURY: SUMMER (16mm, 2020) have screened in the NW Filmmaker’s Festival, Portland International Film Festival, Tacoma Film Festival, Engauge Film Festival, Experimental Film Festival PDX, BendFilm, The Boathouse Microcinema, TriBeca Film Center and more. As an educator with the Northwest Film Center, Pacific University and the PNCA, and Vice President of the board with Women In Film -PDX, hough has a passion for sharing analog film techniques and making learning accessible for all. Links: Stephanie's VimeoStephanie's InstagramWomen in Film - PDXPlant Based Papi (Vegan food in Portland)Mirasata (Sri Lankan Cuisine in Portland)Follow I-5 Cinemabound on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook!Happy New Year!

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talk about the 2020 Kelly Reichardt film First Cow (A24, written by previously featured guest Jon Raymond). We were supposed to see this film during the Portland International Film Festival, but it was shut down before we had the chance. Wes went to a rally in Portland to protest racial injustice and police violence and Michael watched some calming Vlogs. In this episode we recommend: Ganser’s fantastic new album Just Look At That Sky; Voting! (and checking your voter registration); Joop Joop Creative; Buying stamps to support the US Post Office; and Beyond Press. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. For more episodes please visit our Official Website.

This week on the show we have author and screenwriter Jon Raymond. Originally scheduled to meet up with Jon as part of the Portland International Film Festival, we caught up instead from our homes to talk his new film First Cow (Directed by Kelly Reichardt, A24), radical adaptations of novels into scripts, and Portland Art History in the 1990s. First Cow is on hold at the moment, but you can check out some of the other Kelly Reichardt collaboration films: Night Moves, Meek’s Cutoff, and Wendy & Lucy. “At Home” is a version of the podcast that is being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please forgive our audio quality and the awkward conversation, I think you understand why it had to be this way. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. Our fantastic 5-year cover art was made by Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser, who have a new album coming!). The best place to find us is on our Official Website.

In this episode we discuss some of the movies coming to PIFF as well as different news surrounding COVID-19 and other happenings in around Portland.

This week on Talking to Ghosts we talk about our experience at the Portland International Film Festival (before half of it was cancelled by COVID-19). We break down our thoughts on each film we saw and our festival experience overall. To check out the film trailers, or descriptions, see this list on the PIFF website. Through this tough time, we will continue to podcast and get guests on the show, even if it is remotely. Please stay safe. Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. Our 5-year cover art is by the fantastic Alicia Gaines (of the band Ganser). The best place to find us is on our Official Website.

Leah Moore has a degree in drama from DIT has been involved in theatre and film from a very young age. Screen projects include; The End of The Reel (Blinder Productions), Whole in the Head (IFB), Battle (Winner of best film at the Portland International Film Festival), Dub Daze (Story Creative Artists) which premiered in the Dublin International Film Festival and most recently shot Restoration by Shaun Dunne. Leah devised and directed her first original play 8 Chairs which debuted in Smock Alley Theatre in Spring 2014. Since then she has gone on to direct numerous productions in theatres such as Smock Alley, The Lyric Belfast and The MAC Belfast and is the Artistic Director of SQUAD Theatre Company. Most recently Leah assistant directed the touring productions of Rapids by Shaun Dunne. Leah wrote and performed as Casey in Wasting Paper in Smock Alley Theatre and as part of the DIGTF where she won the Oscar Wilde Award for New Writing.  Recent stage work includes Toilers (Painted Bird/Cork Midsummers/Dublin Fringe), Chris Brown Can Do No Wrong (SQUAD Productions), Everybody Sings (Shaun Dunne & Broken Talkers), My Son My Son (Veronica Dyas/Project Arts Centre) , I AM BABA (National Tour), Tiny Little Christmas (National Tour) and Jump (SQUAD/ Project Arts Centre), Dublin Will Show You How (Abbey Theatre)

0:00 - Hello, Jeff signed up for MoviePass 4:10 - "Black Panther" review 22:45 - "Fifty Shades Freed" review (Bayer only) 29:20 - "The 15:17 to Paris" review (Snider only) 32:50 - "Peter Rabbit" review (Bayer only) 36:50 - Eric reports on last weekend's Oxford (Mississippi) Film Festival, including "The Last Movie Star," "Cop Chronicles: Loose Cannons: The Legend of Haj-Mirage," and "Mohawk" 49:25 - This week's DVDs are "Wonder" and "Roman J. Israel Esq." 51:10 - The Portland International Film Festival begins this weekend, has some good stuff 55:00 - This month's Agent giveaways and Jeff's TSR Movie Awards, which already set somebody off 1:00:50 - Recap and good day   REVIEWS: "Black Panther": B 7/10 "Fifty Shades Freed": n/a 4/10 "The 15:17 to Paris": C n/a "Peter Rabbit": n/a 5/10

Grab your rain coat and take a ride on the aerial tram, head out to the International Film Festival, support your art-loving neighborhood watering hole, or stay in and listen to Shy Girl's bedroom music — there's something for everyone this week.Marvel to Release New Luke Cage Series by Portland Writer David Walker - 1:23The Netflix series has thrust the unbreakable superhero Luke Cage into the national spotlight, although he's been around since the early ‘70s as Power Man. Portland writer David Walker grew up on Cage, one of the only black comic book characters at the time (despite the fact, Walker says, no black people talked anything like the comic characters). So it was a dream-come-true for Walker to resurrect the character in the Marvel series “Power Man and Iron Fist,” with art by Sanford Greene. Then news broke this week that Marvel will wrap up PMIF in April, and Walker will pen a stand-alone Luke Cage series to begin in May.opbmusic Session with Shy Girls - 10:11There’s music for dancing, there’s music for dinner parties or quiet, solo listening, and then there is bedroom music. Shy Girls is bedroom music — pull the blinds, light the candles, and bask in the voice of Portlander Dan Vidmar bedroom music. Shy Girls’ debut album, called “Salt,” revels in the silky smooth R&B that’s made Shy Girls a favorite in chill rooms all over, but it also reveals some of his non-R&B influences like Joni Mitchell. Eloise Damrosch Announces Retirement from RACC - 19:18Eloise Damrosch has led the Regional Arts and Culture Council since 2004, and served as public art director for seventeen years prior. She announced this week that she will be retiring at the end of June. During her tenure, RACC has grown to a $10 million operation and taken on different jobs across Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties, including the distribution of key operating support from the Portland city budget and the regional arts tax, as well as taking care of the city’s sculptures and public art collection and creating programs like Work for Art. RACC says it will make a national search for her replacement.Soul Singer Liz Vice - 20:51Portland-born singer Liz Vice says did not choose to pursue music. Rather, music chose her. Combining American gospel and ‘60s soul, Vice’s music is simply magnetic. Her first album, “There’s A Light,” came out on Ramseur Records, the label known for bringing the Avett Brothers to national attention, and peaked at number six on Billboard’s Top Gospel chart. Portland's Aerial Tram: From Controversy to Icon - 28:21It’s hard to believe Portland’s aerial tram just turned 10. What started as a controversy has grown into an icon, not to mention a major driver of residential and commercial development in the South Waterfront. Our columnist-in-residence, Randy Gragg, took us for a ride on the modernist silver bubble to look back on its transformation and peer out into its future.Likewise Bar Asks Art Loving Drinkers for Support - 37:48Likewise is not your grandaddy's neighborhood bar, although he might’ve gotten a kick out of it. It’s a watering hole created by a couple of artists to house all sorts of quirky cocktails and hi-jinks. If you can dream it up, it could happen at Likewise. But its owners are now saying they have to close at the end of the month unless they can recruit 150 members by Feb. 20 to keep the bar and art space going. Membership gets you discounts and monthly field trips. No word yet on bedazzled Members Only jackets...Portland International Film Festival - 45:15The Portland International Film Festival is always a fun way to shake the winter blahs. It showcases a huge range of world and domestic cinema. The festival turns 40 this year, and the NW Film Center’s director, Bill Foster, has been there since the beginning.

It’s set to be a blistering weekend, so we’re going to do our best to cool things down this hour with classical music in the woods, golden harmonies soaring over the Willamette, and a brilliant, new blue pigment.Classical Music Meets Silent Disco At Stunning WPA SitesThe pianist Hunter Noack is harking back to the Works Progress Administration era with a concert series called “In A Landscape.” He has invited such musical luminaries as Pink Martini’s Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes to join him in playing classical music in some of the region’s most famous WPA sites. Think Timberline Lodge, Council Crest, and the Oneonta Tunnel. Noack has a history of bringing music to unlikely places,which is why he agreed to drag a piano out into the West Hills to play a few of the songs for this audio postcard.Sista In The Brotherhood - 7:25The Portland-filmed “Sista in the Brotherhood” follows a day-in-the-life of a black woman working at the Sellwood Bridge construction site. The film is based on the research of producer Roberta Hunte and the real life experience of co-writer and director Dawn Jones Redstone, who spent years working construction and training other women in the trade. The film has been screening around the country at festivals and even won the Best Short Film Award at this year’s Portland International Film Festival.The Band Joseph's Golden Harmonies Soar Over The Willamette River - 17:19One of our favorite musical discoveries last year was the band Joseph. They’re three sisters from Estacada, Oregon, and their harmonies are like that golden tone the sun casts as it sets on the high desert or the Cascade foothills.Allison, Meegan and Natalie Clossner spent the last year on the road, perfecting their harmonies and writing new music. Now they’re back with a highly anticipated follow up, “I’m Alone, No You’re Not,” due out Aug. 26, and the sisters suggested the crazy idea to meet us and opbmusic on the Willamette River's Eastbank Esplanade to play a couple of songs (watch opbmusic's videos).The First Iraqi Vet To Write A Graphic Novel About The War - 25:08While in Iraq, the marine Maximilian Uriarte, a Corvallis native, started writing a comic strip titled “Terminal Lance.” It quickly became a hit and now runs in the "Marine Corps Times." Since returning from the war, Uriarte has expanded the strip into the graphic novel “The White Donkey,” the first graphic novel about the war written by a veteran.Blind Pilot's New Album Navigates Straight To The Heart - 33:15Blind Pilot's newest album, “And Then Like Lions,” may be their most intimate yet. Lead singer Israel Nebeker told us during a performance at the OPB studio that many of the songs were written in response to the death of his father. "And then, as an album, it turned into an invitation into a conversation about loss in general," he said.Scientists Discover The First New Blue Pigment In 200 Years - 43:46Get this: there hasn’t been a new blue pigment created since 1802. Now, we're talking about a new color, as every color already exists in the light spectrum. We're talking about a new pigment — the chemical or substance that gives paint, dye or other objects their color. Pigments have to be derived from nature or made in a lab, which is exactly what happened in 2009 at Oregon State University, when researchers were heating up elements in a furnace. Their goal was to create new materials that could be used in electronics – instead they found a brilliant new blue pigment. And it’s finally making it to the market.

Irene Taylor Brodsky has made a number of award-winning documentaries, ranging from "Hear and Now," which followed her deaf parents as they heard for the first time after cochlear implants, to "Saving Pelican 895," which tracked the rescue of a single pelican from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.Now, Brodsky has two very different films coming out in quick succession. The first, "Open Your Eyes," is about a blind Nepali couple who see for the first time after unexpected cataract treatment. It screens on Sunday at the Portland International Film Festival.The second, "Beware the Slenderman," tells the story of two 12-year-old girls who attacked their friend after being inspired by the horror meme of Slender Man and premieres at South By Southwest in March. Both will air later this year on HBO.Read the full story: http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/portland-documentarian-irene-taylor-brodskys-films-about-blindness-in-nepal-and-slenderman

The arts news is coming in size XL this week.Glass HousesIn Southeast Portland, residents continue to reel from news that they've been exposed to unhealthy levels of heavy metals in the air. As we reported last week, environmental regulators admitted they didn't know how much cadmium and arsenic were coming out of the Bullseye Glass facility. That is, until experimental testing using moss revealed this pollution hot spot. A lot of people have been asking how environmental rules allowed these pollutants to go undetected for years. EarthFix reporter Cassandra Profita looked into this, and into how the glass businesses are responding.Is Law Enforcement: A Laughing Matter? 5:42Hillsboro's Police Department is trying something new to improve the quality of its training.: officers are working with improv performers from Portland's Curious Comedy Theater. The Curious team usually goes for laughs, but there's nothing even remotely funny about the scenes they were acting out at the police training facility in Hillsboro recently.Portland Candidates on the Arts - 12:42We've got a new page up charting where the mayoral and city council candidates stand on arts and culture issues — and it’s pretty revealing. This week, we introduce you to several more of the people seeking elected office in Portland: Fred Stewart, Chloe Eudaly, and Sean Davis.Filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky: Blindness in Nepal and the Slender Man - 20:56Irene Taylor Brodsky has made a number of award-winning documentaries ranging from "Hear and Now," which followed her deaf parents as they heard for the first time with cochlear implants, to "Saving Pelican 895," which tracked the rescue of a single pelican from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Now, Brodsky has two films coming out in quick succession. The first, ‘Open Your Eyes,’ is about a blind Nepali couple who see for the first time after unexpected cataract treatment. It screens on Sunday at the Portland International Film Festival. The second, "Beware the Slender Man," takes an unblinking look at the recent case where two 12-year-old girls tried to murder their friend to impress a mysterious internet figure known as the Slender Man.Samantha Wall Wins the Contemporary NW Art Awards - 32:07Last week, the Portland Art Museum announced the top honor of the 2016 Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, the Arlene Schnitzer prize. The winner is a young artist who’s quickly rising to the top of the Portland art scene: Samantha Wall. The award comes with a cool $10,000 check and an exhibition at the art museum this fall. OPB’s Kelsey Wallace had a story on Oregon Art Beat last year about Wall’s unique background and artistic practice.Oregon Ballet Theatre: Choreographers James Canfield and Nicolo Fonte - 37:42James Canfield founded Oregon Ballet Theater in 1989. One of the first ballets he choreographed for the nascent company was "Romeo and Juliet," to the famous score by Sergei Prokofiev. Canfield returned this season to remount the ballet for the first time in more than 15 years, running Feb. 27–Mar. 5. At the same time he was working with the dancers, choreographer Nicolo Fonte was starting rehearsals for "Beautiful Decay," which opens in April. It’s a meditation on life and aging that pairs OBT dancers with older Portland dancers. We sit down with both choreographers to discuss their shared attractions to the darker themes in life.Classical-Fused Hip-Hop with Black Violin - 47:01The Florida-based duo Black Violin consists of two classically-trained musicians who are pushing the boundaries on what can be done with the instruments. NPR’s Lindsay Totty caught up with the duo to discuss their latest release, "Stereotypes," and to find out how they’re defying them. The duo plays the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Feb. 24.

Ward Serrill is an award-winning director whose feature Documentary, “The Heart of the Game,” was released nationally by Miramax Films and won best documentary at Portland International Film Festival and Maui International Film Festival. The film won high praise across the country from the likes of Jay Leno, Ebert and Roeper, People Magazine, USA Today, O Magazine and Rolling Stone. Ward has written, directed or produced over 90 short films for progressive causes.  He conceived and was Executive Producer for “Wild America,” narrated by Sissy Spacek.  He co-directed and produced “Building One House,” narrated by Robert Redford, which was instrumental in the film's central character winning Oprah Winfrey's “Use Your Life Award.”  Ward's film, “Esther Shea: The Bear Stands Up,” was broadcast nationally on PBS.  Ward is the President of Woody Creek Pictures, and is developing various documentary projects. His most recent film, co-produced with Betsy Chasse (co-creator of What the Bleep!), is entitled, “Song of the New Earth.”  For info: http://woodycreekpictures.com andhttp://songofthenewearth.com Song of the New Earth - Preview Get the OFF TO WORK CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

0:00-3:40 - Introduction, an announcement 3:40-5:40 - Our lunch sponsor: "Try Not to Burn," a supernatural thriller by Michael Matula, now on Kindle for $3.99 5:40-16:00 - "RoboCop" review 16:00-37:45 - "Winter's Tale" review, with many spoilers, and then some commentary on the screening rats 37:45-47:40 - QOTW (your "litmus test" movies) 47:40-56:10 - A round of Pitch Me 56:10-58:20 - Portland International Film Festival is still happening; "The Congress" is good; movie talkers 58:20-1:00:55 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What is the least-watched title in your movie library, and if you never watch it, why do you own it?

0:00-5:30 - Introduction, and much discussion of talk shows 5:30-16:30 - "The Lego Movie" review 16:30-28:25 - "The Monuments Men" review 28:25-30:00 - They won't let anyone see "Vampire Academy" 30:00-34:00 - Portland International Film Festival has begun 34:00-40:15 - QOTW (movies you would change the ending to) 40:15-45:00 - Snider is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival this weekend; also, the ending of "Se7en," for some reason 45:00-47:10 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What is your "litmus test" movie -- the one where if he/she doesn't like it, it'll never work between you?

0:00-4:30 - Introduction; our old-school theme song and its composer; please submit your own!; baby stuff4:30-17:30 - "Identity Thief" review17:30-23:00 - "Side Effects" review (and also a brief "Parker" review at 21:40)23:00-27:10 - "Top Gun" is in 3D IMAX now; discussion of what other movies should be27:10-34:00 - Portland International Film Festival entries you should see34:00-44:50 - QOTW (male/female duos that should work together)44:50-47:50 - Brief thoughts on the "Star Wars" spinoffs47:50-54:40 - Character Casserole (Ethan Hunt, Michael Caine from "Journey 2 The Mysterious Island," Julia Roberts in "Runaway Bride")54:40-55:05 - Whispering!55:05-58:20 - Wrap-up, post-show plans, poker tomorrow; goodbyesQOTW: What supporting character from a movie do you wish would turn up in other movies?

0:00-5:40 - Introduction; detailed discussion of the Kickstarter campaign to send Movie B.S. to the Cannes Film Festival5:40-17:00 - "Safe House" review17:00-27:25 - "The Vow" review27:25-36:15 - QOTW (your most romantic movie-watching experience)36:15-38:25 - Next week's QOTW (which movie characters would you marry/kill/sleep with?)38:25-47:55 - "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" review47:55-51:20 - "The Phantom Menace" is in 3D now; our memories of the first time we saw it51:20-53:35 - Send us your new game ideas; thanks to Jerilyn Pool for doing our Cannes logo; thanks to Snider's brother Jeff for web stuff53:35-1:03:45 - Character casserole (Chris Rock from "Lethal Weapon 4," Justin Timberlake from "Shrek the Third," Bradley Cooper from "The Hangover Part II"); also a tangent about sitcom theme songs1:03:45-1:06:10 - Portland International Film Festival, Cort & Fatboy's midnight movie1:06:10-1:08:55 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: Which movie characters would you marry, kill, and sleep with? (Presumably different ones for each.)

In this week’s edition of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider,” Jeff and Eric agree that the best option for Valentine’s Day weekend is “The Eagle.” Not that it’s romantic, it just isn’t terrible. “Just Go with It” and “Gnomeo & Juliet,” on the other hand, are not pleasing to the senses. In limited release, “The Company Men,” starring Ben Affleck and Tommy Lee Jones as newly unemployed white-collar guys, is worth checking out. Bayer and Snider also read your QOTW answers and give a new QOTW: What living actor or filmmaker would you most want to interview, and what would be the one question you’d have to ask if you did? Send your responses to moviebspdx@gmail.com, or post ‘em at www.facebook.com/moviebspdx. Finally, the guys give a few recommendations on what to see at the Portland International Film Festival, or PIFF, as the cool kids call it.