Little did I know, 16 years ago when I wrote an article about the experimental uses of digital cinema, that one day I’d be putting theory to practice in my own film. The Removals—a lo-fi, sci-fi love story produced by the film production wing of Two Dollar Radio—conjures the genre of the paranoid thriller to explore the idea of replication and disruption in the digital age. What I had wondered in that original article at CTheory was this: how is […]
Nicholas Rombes’s Film “The Removals” Debuts Next Month
In 2014, Nicholas Rombes‘s novel of secret film history, The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing, was released by Two Dollar Radio. This year brings with it Rombes’s first film as writer and director, The Removals, also released through Two Dollar Radio’s cinematic arm. The film will have its premiere screening in Columbus, Ohio at the Wexner Center for the Arts on May 4th. The trailer promises plenty of ominous dialogue, mysterious buildings, and shadowy disappearances–all promising ingredients for a paranoid […]
The Vivian Mire
Dmitry Samarov looks at the work, life, and posthumous reception of photographer Vivian Maier, examining questions of artistic intent, visual legacy, and more–along with a look at the film Finding Vivian Maier.
Live That Philip Marlowe Life in the Hollywood Hills
Ever want to live like Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe in Robert Altman’s 1973 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye? Here’s your chance: At the end of a cul de sac near the Hollywood Bowl, park your car in a garage carved into the hill. Walk through a gated tunnel to a private elevator where you’ll be taken up 6 stories through the hill to the top of a Tuscan tower. Nestled in a quiet walk street enclave high above the […]
Two Dollar Radio’s First Film Has a Trailer
Last fall, the folks at Two Dollar Radio announced that they’d be expanding their purview: continuing to release distinctive fiction while also getting involved in the production of independent films. The trailer for the first of those, I’m Not Patrick, is now available for viewing. The film is about the aftermath of a young man’s suicide, and his twin brother seeking to assert himself. I’m Not Patrick was written and directed by Two Dollar Radio’s Editorial Director, Eric Obenhauf. You can watch the trailer for I’m […]
The Life of Laurie Bird, Transmitted in Fiction: An Interview with Tim Kinsella
The Karaoke Singer’s Guide to Self-Defense, Tim Kinsella‘s 2012 debut novel, impressed for a number of reasons. Its evocation of daily rhythms and of lives grappling with trauma and flawed histories made it a thoroughly compelling read. And for those who largely know Kinsella through the music he’s made since the 1990s, it was also a declaration that his talents weren’t solely confined to one artistic discipline. Let Go and Go On and On, his followup, takes a very different approach. […]
We Will Watch a Paul Hornschemeier Short Film, Yes
Paul Hornscheimer is responsible for Mother, Come Home, one of the most powerful graphic novels I’ve read in a long time. Needless to say, I’m happy to hear that he’s at work on a short animated film, titled Giant Sloth; it’s described as “a surrealist tale drawing as much on influences like Fellini and (the main character’s namesake) Luis Buñuel as it does animation from the 1960s and 70s.” Throw in a voice cast led by Paul Giamatti and I daresay […]
D. Foy’s “Made to Break” Has a Trailer
Next month, Made to Break, the first novel from D. Foy, will be released by Two Dollar Radio. In the novel’s trailer, released earlier today, Foy talks about the novel’s plot and setting, the tense relationships between its characters, and its origins in his own history. He also uses the phrase “gutter opera,” which we think is pretty memorable. We’ll be hosting Foy, along with Sean H. Doyle and Paula Bomer, at BookCourt on March 19th. You can check out the trailer below.