Some highly recommended things to check out --

"Half Nelson" came out last week, and it's a pretty damn great movie. In New York it's at the Angelika, in LA it's at the Sunset 5, and everywhere else hopefully it's playing somewhere within driving distance. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden are both excellent people who have always been great to us. Here is the Half Nelson website to check out --

Also, you've gotta hear Kaki King's new CD, ...until we felt red. Un-fucking-believable. She's touring the country right now and if you can get to any of her shows, do it. Here's her website with her tour info: kakiking.com. She will be in LA at the Knitting Factory on September 25.


[A la Reading Rainbow] ...But don't take my word for it:

"You can still hear Kaki King's great guitar virtuosity, but the impact of added instruments and the voice is exhilarating. It's exciting to witness the flowering of a great, new artist, and it sounds like there are great things yet to come from her." --
Ned Wharton, NPR

"[Half Nelson]...Easily the best film I've seen all year! GO out and see it right now!.”
-Kevin Smith, Guest Critic, EBERT &ROEPER