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David Schmader

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David Schmader—Stranger associate editor and Last Days columnist—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the U.S. In his spare time, he’s the world’s foremost authority on the brilliant horribleness of Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls; he hosts annotated screenings at U.S. film fests and provided the commentary track for the DVD. His writing has appeared in OUT Magazine and at Newsweek.com. Dave has lived in Seattle for 20 years; he currently lives in South Park.

More Film Articles by David Schmader

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Date

  • Film

    Twice as Long, Half as Good

    Reno 911!: Miami Basically Sucks
    Posted on 02/22/2007
  • Film

    On Screen

    Factory Girl, Breaking and Entering, and More
    Posted on 02/08/2007
  • Film

    No Voice of God

    A Conversation with 'Jesus Camp' Creators Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
    Posted on 10/05/2006
  • Film

    On Screen

    Very loosely based on a 1960 British film about getting ahead in life by insulting people and exploiting their good breeding—which in turn was based on self-help manuals by midcentury parodist Stephen Potter—School for Scoundrels
    Posted on 09/28/2006
  • Film

    On Screen

    Art School Confidential is a movie about whether it is worse to be an art poser or a serial killer. The serial killer character has a strike against him from the start, since he is strangling strangers all over campus. But, we learn, the killer is a sensitive, wounded painter who has been driven to madness by the corruption of the art world.
    Posted on 05/11/2006
  • Film Column

    DVD

    Busby Berkeley Dreams
    Posted on 03/23/2006
  • Film

    On Screen

    First and foremost, Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is a mind-fuck. Running just over an hour, the film alternates between concert segments of the disarmingly pretty Silverman telling jokes in front of an audience, and assorted skits
    Posted on 12/01/2005
  • Film

    Mystery in Triplicate

    Almodóvar's 'Bad Education' Confronts the Ravishingly Beautiful Lie
    Posted on 12/23/2004
  • Film

    God Goes to Prom

    The Teen Flick Grows a Soul in Saved!
    Posted on 06/10/2004
  • Film

    God Bless Dogville

    Lars von Trier's Awesome American Nightmare
    Posted on 04/15/2004
  • Film

    God Bless Dogville

    Lars von Trier's Awesome American Nightmare
    Posted on 04/05/2004
  • Film

    Posers

    Basic Questions, Iffy Answers in Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
    Posted on 07/17/2003
  • Film

    Killing Babies

    An Interview with Christopher Guest and Company
    Posted on 04/17/2003
  • Film

    War Is Hell

    But This Year's Oscars Were Heavenly
    Posted on 03/27/2003
  • Film

    Boys' Life

    Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon, and Casey Affleck's Masculine Tragedy
    Posted on 03/20/2003
  • Film

    Still Not Safe

    Todd Haynes & Julianne Moore Make a Postmodern Classic
    Posted on 11/14/2002
  • Film

    All in the Family

    Arthur Dong Shows What Heroes and Villains Look Like
    Posted on 10/31/2002
  • Film

    Suburban Bovary

    Miguel Arteta Turns Jennifer Aniston into The Good Girl
    Posted on 08/15/2002
  • Film

    Flee in Horror

    Scary Movie 2 Never Should Have Been
    Posted on 07/12/2001
  • Film

    Rarefied Air

    A Chat with Fast Food Fast Women's Louise Lasser
    Posted on 06/14/2001

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