John Sayles

Amigo: John Sayles' Imperialist Prologue in the Philippines

Great Directors: Journalist Fawns, David Lynch Smiles Politely

Boozin’ With Bonnie “Prince” Billy

And driving through Hollywood spoo.

The Secret of Roan Inish

And driving through Hollywood spoo.

Old Soul

Whether on record or film, Will Oldham saturates every performance with an earthy rhythm.

Après Vous

Also: Rize, Tell Them Who You Are, and The Year of the Yao.

Focus on the Family

A SIFF documentary shows how filmmakers are increasingly finding the most compelling subjects under the same roof.

The Village

Buena Vista Home Ent., $29.99

Box Scores

Seattle Weekly picks the season's best DVD gift boxes, plus a single disc for the kids.

Bang Rajan

Also: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Silver City, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

Fall Arts Calendar

Also: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Silver City, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

This Week's Reads

Davy Rothbart and Tom Perrotta.

Arts Picks

Davy Rothbart and Tom Perrotta.

Space Walks

From UFOs to African-American sci-fi to Paul Allen's latest museum, take an unexpected trek into the unknown.

Police Academy: The Complete Collection

Warner Home Video, $59.92

Don't Start the Martyrdom Without Me

Everyone's fixin' to die for 90 minutes. Then they do. So why do their deaths matter 168 years later?

Mira-Monster

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

Casa de los Babys: Baby Fever

John Sayles' portrait of expectant mothers and adoption economics fails to deliver.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

John Sayles' portrait of expectant mothers and adoption economics fails to deliver.

Calendar

John Sayles' portrait of expectant mothers and adoption economics fails to deliver.

Sweet Home Virginia

Rally round the flag boys! Oopsnot that flag.

Weighty Picks

My oh-so-cheerful 10 best films of 2002.

Sunshine State

My oh-so-cheerful 10 best films of 2002.

Glengarry Glen Ross

My oh-so-cheerful 10 best films of 2002.

Paradise Lost

"Nature is overrated," says one wag. "But we'll miss it when it's gone," he's answered.

The Sit-Down

"Nature is overrated," says one wag. "But we'll miss it when it's gone," he's answered.

Unfaithful

Affair pulls housewife out of the closet.

SIFF 2002 Films: R-Z

Affair pulls housewife out of the closet.

Darwin hits back

Affair pulls housewife out of the closet.

Paul Allen's Tinsel Town Nightmare

A federal court case exposes some of the most private parts of the billionaire media mogul's hush-hush (and lavish) lifestyle. Is it the price for being a player in Tinsel Town?

SIFF 1999 Awards

A federal court case exposes some of the most private parts of the billionaire media mogul's hush-hush (and lavish) lifestyle. Is it the price for being a player in Tinsel Town?

SIFF Diary

A federal court case exposes some of the most private parts of the billionaire media mogul's hush-hush (and lavish) lifestyle. Is it the price for being a player in Tinsel Town?

Limbo Crock

John Sayles' effort stops just short of cinema paradise.

SIFF Notes

Late breaking news, and notes from the field on all events SIFF.

Twenty-five years of SIFF

A festival that has delivered just about everything over the years.

SIFFting

Assessing in advance the biggest and best SIFF to date