Dave Cooper is a comics artist, animator, and oil painter whose graphic
novels and monographs have included admiring introductions from the likes
of comedian David Cross and filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and David
Cronenberg.
His paintings and drawings have found homes ...
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In the leadup to the 2024 Portland Book Festival, we revisit our January
2011 conversation with comics artist and animator Vera Brosgol.
Vera drew on her own immigrant childhood for inspiration in creating the
character of Anya, the haunted teenager at the heart of her d...
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Tessa Hulls' debut as an author is the sprawling graphic memoir Feeding
Ghosts, a story of her own family, of survival and madness and love, seen
through the lens of three generations of women and covering nearly a
century of Chinese history.
Tessa is an illustrator, pa...
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Ed Wood Jr made low-budget B-movies that tested the limits of 1950's
American sensibilities, with such outre features as Bride of the Monster,
Plan 9 From Outer Space, and Glen or Glenda. Portrayed by Johnny Depp in
the 1994 Tim Burton bio-pic, Ed is now recognized as a...
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Revolutions Per Movie host Chris Slusarenko calls his weekly
podcast “your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film
collide." Chris invites musicians, actors, and filmmakers to choose a
favorite music documentary, video, or musical, and tease apart th...
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Bill Plympton has spent four decades going against the grain of the animation
industry, self-financing his short films and features and drawing each frame
with pencil and paper. Nominated twice for Academy Awards and taking home a
Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival,...
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Women in Animation is a global organization which has made great strides in
the film industry. Portland chapter leaders Sara Logan Hofstein and
Christina Palomino are helping host a panel discussion at this year’s
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology.
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In this extended conversation with Film Noir Foundation Founder Eddie
Muller, we spend an extra 20 minutes finding out about the importance of
gritty urban stories in American culture and the race to rescue overlooked
films from the landfill.
Eddie Muller is a film pres...
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