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The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010, now at the Hollywood Theater

Oscar-Nominated Short FilmsVarious directors.By definition a mixed bag, this group of shorts is almost unfairly constituted. How can one compare a film about a victim of Chernobyl with Nick Park’s latest Wallis & Gromit? It can’t do justice to either to have them compe... Read more

Portland International Women's Day

KBOO is a proud co-sponsor of Portland International Women's DayNow in its 35th year, Portland International Women's Day celebrates the richness, strength, and value of women and their contributions to the community. On Sunday, March 7, from 11am to 4pm, The Portland S... Read more

Film Action Oregon - Oscar's Night

KBOO is a co-sponsor of Film Action Oregon's Oscar Night:For the fifth straight year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has chosen the nonprofit Film Action Oregon to host the only officially sanctioned Oscar Night Party in Oregon. On Sunday, March 7th ... Read more

against work

The well-read Red has been reading about working and about not working. With unemployment rates in the US hovering around 16 percent, we might take to heart comments from French activists protesting changes in unemployment law some years ago. Taking a page from the Situ... Read more

Answers to Questions Put To KBOO Board Candidates

1) Now that we are at the point of not having a station manager, how would go about pursuing a restructuring of KBOO? If I am appointed to the Board my first task is to thoroughly investigate for myself all that was involved in personnel changes and leavings including th... Read more

Global Perspective: 33rd International Film Festival

The benefits of seeing films from other countries are big. Not only can you take your experience to the bar, cafe, or water cooler, and brag on your worldliness, but there is an authentic experience happening in your heart when you open the mind to perspectives outside y... Read more

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