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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 Articles by David Schmader from 2012

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Date

  • Film

    A Boy Named Boy

    Boy: A Harsh Kiwi Childhood, Illuminated by Optimistic Pop
    Posted on 03/21/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 03/07/2012
  • Film

    Friends with Kids: When Harry Met Sally Met Bridesmaids

    Friends with Kids: When Harry Met Sally Met Bridesmaids
    Posted on 03/07/2012
  • Suggests

    The Raincoats

    You are not dreaming. Tonight, the Raincoats—the legendary British band led by Gina Birch and Ana da Silva that’s responsible for some of the most distinctively great music ever made under the name of post-punk—perform at Chop fucking Suey.
    Posted on 02/29/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/29/2012
  • Film

    Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie: Almost Ruined by Poop

    Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie: Almost Ruined by Poop
    Posted on 02/29/2012
  • Film

    The Baddest Seed

    What We Talk About When We Talk About We Need to Talk About Kevin
    Posted on 02/29/2012
  • Suggests

    Balkan Beat Box

    After a series of beloved party records packed with beats from around the globe—2005’s Balkan Beat Box, 2007’s Nu Med, 2010’s Blue Eyed Black Boy—Israel’s Balkan Beat Box get radical...
    Posted on 02/22/2012
  • Suggests

    ‘Dina Martina: Ample Wattage’

    Posted on 02/22/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/22/2012
  • Film

    Bullhead: A Brutally Elegant Crime Film Starring Meat, Drugs, and Vengeance

    Bullhead: A Brutally Elegant Crime Film Starring Meat, Drugs, and Vengeance
    Posted on 02/22/2012
  • Music

    The Destruction Myths of Whitney Houston

    The Destruction Myths of Whitney Houston
    Posted on 02/22/2012
  • Suggests

    Fran Lebowitz: Public Speaking

    Fran Lebowitz is the legendary thinker, talker, and wit freshly exposed to the American public via Martin Scorsese’s excellent HBO documentary Public Speaking.
    Posted on 02/15/2012
  • Suggests

    Joan Rivers

    In one revelatory scene in the 2010 documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, the septuagenarian standup comedian lights into an audience member who dares to express offense at one of her jokes.
    Posted on 02/15/2012
  • Suggests

    Noir City

    For too many filmgoers, film noir is represented only by genre-transcending classics like Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard.
    Posted on 02/15/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/15/2012
  • Suggests

    ‘Grey Gardens’

    Decades before the Broadway musical and Drew Barrymore–powered biopic, Grey Gardens was already legendary as a one-of-a-kind documentary portrait...
    Posted on 02/08/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/08/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/01/2012
  • Suggests

    Everything Is Terrible!

    Everything Is Terrible! is the video collective adored for its bizarre and beguiling video mashups, forever found online at www.everythingisterrible.com.
    Posted on 01/25/2012

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