Also: Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?; Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring; Silence (Shinoda Masahiro, subsequently remade by Scorsese); Lies My Father Told Me; Zen (2009 film about Dogen Zenji); etc.

Whenever I think of "Evangelical", it's Southern Baptists and Missouri-Synod Lutherans that come to mind, who I know are just pieces of it, but I was educated by those fuckers, so the trauma still lingers.

some Buddhists want to get in on this action! (and money)

There are some really cool non-Christian propaganda films from recent years, like the multiple anime films produced by the Happy Science cult.

I had a bizarre encounter with him some years back when I worked at a Borders Books in West L.A. He was one of my last customers, and turned what should have been a simple, 90 second transaction into a bizarre, inebriated, stream-of-consciousness rant about how certain words "look the way they're spelled" or something…

Thank you. Yes, charters are often run by at best naive, at worst delusional/arrogant people who basically run cram schools that exclude students with special learning considerations.

Charters are an excellent way to siphon money from public schools and give yourself a fat salary. I'm ashamed to admit that I teach at one, but only because the humongous local district has had a multi-year hiring freeze. Having no union protections is great!

Yep! My girlfriend supported their crowdfunding effort and we got a fresh case a few months ago

Oingo Boingo, Fishbone, Jane's Addiction, etc.

Boingo toured with a regular horn section and used them in numerous songs

Joe Jackson's "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" is stunning.

Why Oscar-winning actors keep getting cast as Alfred is just beyond me. Say what you will about Tim Burton's Batman films (I think RETURNS is the greatest superhero film ever), the man had terrific casting instincts

I look forward to using this as a sleep aid when it hits HBO in 18 months-SAN ANDREAS has been good to me, but I need fresh material

Walker is up with Death & The Compass as his finest work

Excellent points. Americans aren't just afraid of engaging critically with issues regarding race and poverty-it also extends to people living with disabilities, the penal system, and the wide spectrum of sexuality.

Caught a stunning 35mm print of Alex Cox's WALKER at the Cinefamily with the great man in person. Tonight, it's another Rudy Wurlitzer-scripted film in 35mm-VOYAGER starring Sam Shepard and Julie Delpy.

surprised the article didn't mention that Osborne is famous for making this short, one of the first (maybe only?) animated shorts produced in the IMAX format.

Miller was fairly hands-on, except with the animation dicision, which he largely left as a self-autonomous entity

Ron Miller's regime was great. The man got Disney into the R-rated film business and Broadway

Incredible and extremely comprehensive look at the making of the 1985 film. Fortunately, all of the cut material survives!