Academy Awards

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For moviegoers, this is the thick of Oscar season, since all of the films likely to be honored with nominations have now reached local screens. After the spate of Christmas releases, film buffs can legitimately gripe about unwarranted inclusions and inexplicable oversights (Academy, I'm warning you ... More >>

Pulp Fiction

For moviegoers, this is the thick of Oscar season, since all of the films likely to be honored with nominations have now reached local screens. After the spate of Christmas releases, film buffs can legitimately gripe about unwarranted inclusions and inexplicable oversights (Academy, I'm warning you ... More >>

Annie Hall

For moviegoers, this is the thick of Oscar season, since all of the films likely to be honored with nominations have now reached local screens. After the spate of Christmas releases, film buffs can legitimately gripe about unwarranted inclusions and inexplicable oversights (Academy, I'm warning you ... More >>

West Side Story

For moviegoers, this is the thick of Oscar season, since all of the films likely to be honored with nominations have now reached local screens. After the spate of Christmas releases, film buffs can legitimately gripe about unwarranted inclusions and inexplicable oversights (Academy, I'm warning you ... More >>

Today Reverb Recommends Seeing The Lion King 3D in Theaters

Laugh all you want, but The Lion King is undoubtedly a musical masterpiece. The 1994 Disney film won two Academy Awards for music and the Broadway musical adaptation went on to score six Tony Awards. Granted, we all get nostalgic for songs from our childhood, but the success of the soundtrack is a r ... More >>

Supper Clubs, French Cuisine and Samurai Noodles Take Three

​In Belltown, Henry and Oscar's, a new restaurant reminiscent of a supper club, is set to open this fall in the long-vacant space at the corner of Fourth and Vine streets according to Belltownpeople. The slogan, "Henry and Oscars...Food, Cocktails, Living Room" promises to deliver warm service ... More >>

Music From Winter's Bone

​In Belltown, Henry and Oscar's, a new restaurant reminiscent of a supper club, is set to open this fall in the long-vacant space at the corner of Fourth and Vine streets according to Belltownpeople. The slogan, "Henry and Oscars...Food, Cocktails, Living Room" promises to deliver warm service ... More >>

Works of Danny Boyle

​In Belltown, Henry and Oscar's, a new restaurant reminiscent of a supper club, is set to open this fall in the long-vacant space at the corner of Fourth and Vine streets according to Belltownpeople. The slogan, "Henry and Oscars...Food, Cocktails, Living Room" promises to deliver warm service ... More >>

Last Night's Other Musical Oscar Winner: Mocket/Bratmobile's Audrey Marrs

^^^Oscar winner. Yes, Trent Reznor fucked the Oscars like an animal last night. And Randy Newman has a suit made entirely out of gold statuettes. But were you aware of last night's other music-world Oscar winner? Audrey Marrs produced "Inside Job," the film about the 2007-2010 financial crisis that ... More >>

The Top 10 Oscar-Worthy Musical Experiences

Lisssssst by Gwendolyn Elliott As Oscar season approaches, we thought it'd be prudent to offer a Oscar-worthy list of our own. Not our predictions or wish-lists for the Academy Awards--and definitely not limited to 2010--but a list of the top 10 scenes, snippets, movies, and videos of music-relat ... More >>

Pink Strippers and Social Network Nuggets: A Golden Globe-Themed Menu

Merrick Morton/Columbia Pictures​The Golden Globe Awards - forever in the shadow of its prettier older sister, the Oscars - will take place on Jan. 16. The event will no doubt be the kick off to award show viewing party season, and for the last-minute planner filled with the burning desire to ... More >>

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Merrick Morton/Columbia Pictures​The Golden Globe Awards - forever in the shadow of its prettier older sister, the Oscars - will take place on Jan. 16. The event will no doubt be the kick off to award show viewing party season, and for the last-minute planner filled with the burning desire to ... More >>

Last Tango in Paris

Merrick Morton/Columbia Pictures​The Golden Globe Awards - forever in the shadow of its prettier older sister, the Oscars - will take place on Jan. 16. The event will no doubt be the kick off to award show viewing party season, and for the last-minute planner filled with the burning desire to ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

Merrick Morton/Columbia Pictures​The Golden Globe Awards - forever in the shadow of its prettier older sister, the Oscars - will take place on Jan. 16. The event will no doubt be the kick off to award show viewing party season, and for the last-minute planner filled with the burning desire to ... More >>

Lincoln Square Oscar Party

Merrick Morton/Columbia Pictures​The Golden Globe Awards - forever in the shadow of its prettier older sister, the Oscars - will take place on Jan. 16. The event will no doubt be the kick off to award show viewing party season, and for the last-minute planner filled with the burning desire to ... More >>

Handicapping the James Beard Awards: Part 2

​Yesterday, I started off this handicapping project by discussing two of the really big categories of awards for which the James Beard Foundation just announced their list of semifinalists. Outstanding Restaurateur and Outstanding chef are two of the huge national awards given out each year. A ... More >>

An Oscar Shot for Former Gov. Booth Gardner?

Will Gardner live long enough to see his movie win an Oscar?​The Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, and there's a local connection among the short-documentary titles. The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner is a 38-minute short only screened thus far, to our knowledge, in ... More >>

The Red Shoes

Will Gardner live long enough to see his movie win an Oscar?​The Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, and there's a local connection among the short-documentary titles. The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner is a 38-minute short only screened thus far, to our knowledge, in ... More >>

Music in Movies on Mondays: "Goodbye Horses" from Silence of the Lambs

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Annie Proulx

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

9: Animated Puppets Survive the Apocalypse

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Five by Scorsese

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Metro Classics

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Jim Henson's Fantastic World

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Lawrence of Arabia

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

West Side Story

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Knife in the Water

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Rashomon

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

Amarcord

​Oscar-winning, psychological thriller Silence of the Lambs forever changed the way we hear Tom Petty's "American Girl", thanks to the scene early in the movie where future kidnapping/torture victim Catherine Martin is pounding on her car's dashboard as she barrels down a rain-soaked highway, ... More >>

New Oscar Connections for SIFF

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Shaft

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Pulp Fiction

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Blood Simple

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Movies at the Mural

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

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Thelma Schoonmaker at SAM

An Oscar-winning editor discusses her craft

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Michel Legrand

Watch what happens—when a ‘60s icon leads a jazz trio

Seattle Jewish Film Festival

Give us a festival—any festival, please!—to avoid Norbit and The Number 23.

Zhang Yimou

His austere roots long behind him, Zhang Yimou has no problem with directing lavish historical blockbusters and hanging with QT, as he explains in an exclusive Seattle Weekly interview.

Golden Weather?

A partly cloudy look at the summer movies ahead.

Golden

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Best Sporting Oscar

Steve Wiecking

Quick Oscar Reads

Emanuel Levy, Mason Wylie & Damien Bono, and Gail Kinn & Jim Piazza.

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Banging on the celluloid closet.

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All dialogue guaranteed to be completely imaginary—but true.