Well, if the numbers hold, it looks like I’ll be doing a victory lap at the Art Authority next Thursday, but who knows – maybe your troops will rally over the weekend. The polls will be open until Sunday at midnight, but as for you and me and this crazy experiment we call Film Fight goes – I think we’re done. At least until we start all over again next month.
What’s your prize, you ask? (I’m sorry, for losing?)
This press release arrived in my in-box a few days ago:
“A DEFINITIVE ANTHOLOGY FROM THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE: THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK PREMIERE COLLECTION.”
You get to sit and watch all 8 discs with me. Punishment in your mind, maybe, but just you wait – I’ll make a believer of you yet.
It’s been a pleasure.
This article appears in July 11 • 2008.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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