About Jeff Ignatius
I am a journalist who has, at various points in my career, been published as a movie, music, and book critic (in descending order of aptitude) and has interviewed internationally renowned musicians (from David Harrington of Kronos Quartet to Kris Kristofferson to Neko Case to Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet) as well as authors and filmmakers of more modest repute.
I will forever be working on a book-length analysis of Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia.
I was born in 1971 and married in 2001.
My wife (a damned lawyer) and I have a dog about whom Wesley Willis wrote a song from beyond the grave.
A human child was born on February 1, 2008. Bride of Culture Snob swears that I am the father.
We live in the Quad Cities, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.
I rabidly root for the Boston Red Sox, and — thanks to the 2004 team — am no longer waiting ’til next year. By graduation, I follow the sports teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. By marriage, I am a fan of the Washington Redskins.
Recent Entries
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Swan Song
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- Slate Articles > Boo!
- Roger Ebert’s Journal > Happy days are here again
- RogerEbert Headlines > My Piece of the Pie / **1/2 (Unrated)
- Moon In The Gutter > First-Time Viewings (January, 2012)
- The Film Doctor > Wes Anderson / / From Above
- filmsquish.com - Reviews, Editorials & Insight On Film > Hecklefest Four-Word Film Reviews! Jan ‘12 - Week 1
- Observations on film art > Pandora’s digital box: Art house, smart house
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- The Cooler > The Conversations: 3D
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- The Projectionist > Edelstein on the ‘Unworthy’ Oscar Nominations
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