John Ford

The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

Centurion: Don't Make the Picts Angry

Clint Didier, the Self-Made Man Who (Like Everyone Else) Isn't

​If the only qualification to be a leader was that you had to make all other men feel like lesser men in your presence, then Clint Didier would already be President. A Seattle Times profile of the Senatorial candidate finds the ex-Washington Redskins tight end "standing in an alfalfa field gri ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Special Soccer Edition

​If the only qualification to be a leader was that you had to make all other men feel like lesser men in your presence, then Clint Didier would already be President. A Seattle Times profile of the Senatorial candidate finds the ex-Washington Redskins tight end "standing in an alfalfa field gri ... More >>

SIFF Review: Once Upon a Time in the West

After transforming the old west into the cool, cruel mercenary world of the Clint Eastwood Dollar films and defining the style and attitude of the spaghetti western, Sergio Leone made this honest to God American western epic. Once Upon a Time in the West was shot (like his Eastwood films) largely in ... More >>

SIFF Week 4: Picks and Pans

After transforming the old west into the cool, cruel mercenary world of the Clint Eastwood Dollar films and defining the style and attitude of the spaghetti western, Sergio Leone made this honest to God American western epic. Once Upon a Time in the West was shot (like his Eastwood films) largely in ... More >>

Clint Eastwood Interviewed

With his new Gran Torino (review) earning nice notices and scheduled to expand into more Seattle theaters next month, our colleague Scott Foundas recently sat down with the iconic, Oscar-winning actor and director. Here's what he had to say:"You've made the first movie of the Obama generation!" exc ... More >>

The Art of Making Movies With Guitar and Vocals

Conrad Ford finds beauty in Highway 99.

Young Mr. Lincoln

Conrad Ford finds beauty in Highway 99.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Conrad Ford finds beauty in Highway 99.

Eastern Promises and the Best Discs of 2007

Conrad Ford finds beauty in Highway 99.

Paul Newman and Sergio Leone Are Still Golden

Conrad Ford finds beauty in Highway 99.

Border Radio and Other New Releases

From L.A. punks to Thai kickboxers.

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment.

Oddballs, Events, & Rep

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment.

Traffik Cops

Forget the flamingos, bikinis, and fun. Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx are all business in this process- oriented narco noir.

Breakfast on Pluto and High School Musical

Glam rock, Irish politics, and wholesome family fun.

Planet Gas

Pixar takes us back to the days of cheap leaded fuel, tail fins, and winding highways. Which is fine for dads, though kids may not see the point.

Down in the Valley

Opens at Uptown, Fri., May 19. Rated R. 112 minutes.

Mountain Patrol: Kekexili

Showing at Varsity, Fri., May 5–Thurs., May 11. Not rated. 89 minutes.

April 26-May 3, 2006

Ken Russell, Louis Malle, Robert Bresson, and more!

March 22-29, 2006

Local film events and specialty venues.

DVDs of the Week

Local film events and specialty venues.

Tons of Trouble

Saving Puget Sound's endangered orcas won't be easy. Beyond toxins, harassment, and global warming, they face developer lawsuits and possibly those infamous Snake River dams.

Junebug

Sony Pictures Home Ent., $26.96

Monkey Business

New book and DVDs tell the larger-than-life stories behind King Kong.

Deep Blue

Also: March of the Penguins, Me and You and Everyone We Know, and Shake Hands With the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire.

The Great Kate

Mulgrew does Hepburn—and it isn't a drag.

Abie Baby

Mulgrew does Hepburn—and it isn't a drag.

Charade

Criterion Collection, $39.95

Seven Nights

Criterion Collection, $39.95

Mira-Monster

Love him or hate him, new indie film book proves that Harvey Weinstein is the real star of his movies.

This Week's Attractions

Love him or hate him, new indie film book proves that Harvey Weinstein is the real star of his movies.

Has Ron Howard Earned His Spurs?

Opie's homage to John Ford is better than a pig in a poke.

The Hired Hand

Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, $39.98

Talk To Her

Columbia TriStar Home Ent., $26.95

Fest-O-Rama

Jewish, African, and Irishhave We forgotten anyone?

Brief Encounters

Jewish, African, and Irishhave We forgotten anyone?

The Quiet Man

Jewish, African, and Irishhave We forgotten anyone?

Unlovable

Savvy Sandler can't save this off-putting romance.

Ice age

The tribe comes before the hero in Inuit legend.

Book briefs

Growing up under stars; climbs that thrill and kill.

Carnage and celluloid

Where propaganda, pacifism, and popcorn collide.

The man show

Cracking the code of the Old West.

The Films: F-MI

Cracking the code of the Old West.

SIFF 2000: The Films: A to H

A-H • I-P • R-Z

SIFF Events

A-H • I-P • R-Z

Unexpected grandeur

John Ford's trademark set him apart from all other directors.

Cheesorama

OK, so a near-century of history only produced one great Cinerama film. But that film alone makes its revival in Seattle eminently worthwhile.