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The sound and its fury
By Adam Goldstein
A motley mixture of sounds stream from around hidden corners and behind closed doors. The continuous buzz of screen static, the synthesized drone of electronic arpeggios and the sparse beat of rhythm machines vie for supremacy.

Fantasy becomes reality at Tattered Cover
By Clarke Reader
Terry Brooks, one of today’s most popular and prolific fantasy writers, visited the Tattered Cover Book Store Sept. 14 to promote Armageddon’s Children, the first book in his newest trilogy.

DVD review: Gojira
By Adam Goldstein
In 2004, American audiences gained a new perspective on a familiar cinematic leviathan with the American release of the original, unedited version of Gojira.

DVD review: Be With Me
By Spencer Essey
Hope is powerful. Love is powerful. Film is powerful.

DVD review: The Plague
By Nicholas Dewart
Clive Barker’s The Plague attempts to infuse the traditional zombie flick with depth and intrigue.

Reel World: Crossing Arizona
By Joe Nguyen
Everyone has an opinion about illegal immigration. While there are different ideas on what’s to be done, there is one thing all sides agree on: the current policy doesn’t work.

Reel World: My Country, My Country
By Nicholas Dewart
In combining the hard facts of Iraq’s progress toward its elections with a compelling human-interest story, My Country, My Country transcends its documentary format.