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Michel Gondry

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    M83 Brings Their Epic Synth Rock--And a Saxophone!--to the Paramount Theatre

    M83 Thurs, April 27th, 2012 The Paramount Theatre Last time M83 played Seattle--two back-to-back shows at the now improbably small seeming Neumos--there was one minor but significant thing missing: the saxophone. The saxophone solo on "Midnight City" is without a doubt the most audacious and triump ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    M83's Cinematic Synth Rock at Neumos Last Night: Half Michel Gondry, Half Michael Bay

    no sax, but they did get this guy to show up​M83 Sunday, Nov. 13th Neumos I think the question on everyone's mind going into the M83 show last night was: would there be live sax? Would the French band have hired a muscular saxophone man to belt out the perfectly cheesy climax of Hurry Up, We' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    "Kurt Cobain's Cardigan" and 9 Other Songs by Musicians About Musicians

    The cardigan in question.​All the talk about Kurt Cobain tributes this week got us thinking about songs that pay homage to the Nirvana great. There are quite a few out there. But musicians writing songs about other musicians have a long history-- "Sweet Home Alabama" is basically a dis track a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2011

    Cibo Matto

    The cardigan in question.​All the talk about Kurt Cobain tributes this week got us thinking about songs that pay homage to the Nirvana great. There are quite a few out there. But musicians writing songs about other musicians have a long history-- "Sweet Home Alabama" is basically a dis track a ... More >>

  • Music

    June 15, 2011

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Okkervil River to Mark Lanegan.

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2011

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    From Okkervil River to Mark Lanegan.

  • Film

    January 12, 2011
  • Film

    September 15, 2010

    Bunny and the Bull: Brits Traverse an Imaginary Europe

    From Okkervil River to Mark Lanegan.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Video: Grieves' Grief-Stricken "Cloud Man"

    Ex-Seattle res Grieves puts on a sad face in the recently released video for "Cloud Man." Though he's now an NYC-er, the Budo-produced song's gloomy mood is pure Northwest. The animated video by Jesse Brown, on the other hand, has the whimsy of a Michel Gondry movie and the bright patterns of a Tim ... More >>

  • Film

    January 20, 2010

    A Town Called Panic: Animated Whimsy From Belgium

    Ex-Seattle res Grieves puts on a sad face in the recently released video for "Cloud Man." Though he's now an NYC-er, the Budo-produced song's gloomy mood is pure Northwest. The animated video by Jesse Brown, on the other hand, has the whimsy of a Michel Gondry movie and the bright patterns of a Tim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Summer DVD Roundup

    ​August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>

  • Film

    August 5, 2009

    Paper Heart: Michael Cera Is So Dreamy!

    ​August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    SIFF Review: Paper Heart

    The young ladies love Michael Cera. And they giggled along adoringly at the SIFF press screening for Charlyne Yi's half documentary hybrid. The L.A. comedienne, glimpsed briefly in Knocked Up, pursues a twofold strategy in this semi-twee, semi-charming summer sleeper (set for Aug. 7 release). First ... More >>

  • Film

    April 1, 2009

    Tokyo!: Three Directors Divide the City

    The young ladies love Michael Cera. And they giggled along adoringly at the SIFF press screening for Charlyne Yi's half documentary hybrid. The L.A. comedienne, glimpsed briefly in Knocked Up, pursues a twofold strategy in this semi-twee, semi-charming summer sleeper (set for Aug. 7 release). First ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Sadness at the Video Store

    A colleague asked me the other day if I knew of any good indie video stores in West Seattle. "Other than Scarecrow," she added, since she didn't want to drive that far. Still, that's the first place that comes to mind in Seattle, though it's a holdout in a declining industry. (I was surprised the ot ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    A colleague asked me the other day if I knew of any good indie video stores in West Seattle. "Other than Scarecrow," she added, since she didn't want to drive that far. Still, that's the first place that comes to mind in Seattle, though it's a holdout in a declining industry. (I was surprised the ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    How to Make Vista Cool

    A colleague asked me the other day if I knew of any good indie video stores in West Seattle. "Other than Scarecrow," she added, since she didn't want to drive that far. Still, that's the first place that comes to mind in Seattle, though it's a holdout in a declining industry. (I was surprised the ot ... More >>

  • Film

    February 20, 2008

    Be Kind Rewind: In Which We OD on Jack Black and Gondry Whimsy

    A colleague asked me the other day if I knew of any good indie video stores in West Seattle. "Other than Scarecrow," she added, since she didn't want to drive that far. Still, that's the first place that comes to mind in Seattle, though it's a holdout in a declining industry. (I was surprised the ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    The Daily Wire: Lust in the Afternoon

    A colleague asked me the other day if I knew of any good indie video stores in West Seattle. "Other than Scarecrow," she added, since she didn't want to drive that far. Still, that's the first place that comes to mind in Seattle, though it's a holdout in a declining industry. (I was surprised the ot ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2008

    Lust in the Afternoon

    Teen hormones run amok in 1970 England

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Jim Carrey, brilliantly understated

  • Film

    July 18, 2007

    Cashback: Kwik-E-Mart Rendered as Art Gallery

    Jim Carrey, brilliantly understated

  • Film

    February 14, 2007

    The Science of Sleep and Other New Releases

    Jim Carrey, brilliantly understated

  • Film

    February 7, 2007

    Border Radio and Other New Releases

    From L.A. punks to Thai kickboxers.

  • Film

    January 31, 2007

    The Kids Are Not Alright

    From Dakota Fanning's rape to John Cusack's daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddie porn.

  • Film

    December 27, 2006

    The 10 Best Films of 2006

    Wherein fact and fiction fight to a tie.

  • Film

    November 1, 2006

    Nov. 1-8, 2006

    A week of calamities: The Cold War, the Iraq War, and Katrina all over again.

  • Film

    October 11, 2006

    Oct. 13-19, 2006

    Hedwig, depressed Swedes, and a wandering Dutch architect in Africa.

  • Film

    September 20, 2006

    Michel Gondry

    On his handmade The Science of Sleep.

  • Film

    September 20, 2006

    Eternal Confusion of the Scrambled Mind

    Michel Gondry fashions his own dreams and relationships into a poignant, unmissable whimsy overload.

  • Arts

    September 20, 2006

    This Week's Critics' Picks

    PNB, Velocity, Oktoberfest, and the imperfect but intriguing Science of Sleep top our list.

  • Arts

    September 6, 2006

    Fall Film

    PNB, Velocity, Oktoberfest, and the imperfect but intriguing Science of Sleep top our list.

  • Diversions

    May 24, 2006

    Summer! Movies!

    Say bye-bye to arty, it's time to party.

  • Film

    May 17, 2006

    In the SIFF Spotlight

    17 must-see titles, surveyed by our critics.

  • Film

    March 15, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickUnknown White Male

    Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., March 17. Rated PG-13. 88 minutes.

  • Film

    March 1, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickDave Chappelle's Block Party

    Opens at Metro and other theaters, Fri., March 3. Rated R. 103 minutes.

  • Arts

    February 8, 2006

    CSI: Great Wyrley

    Detective-story writer turns sleuth. The details are entertainingly real and bizarre—but also too many.

  • Film

    February 1, 2006

    Refugees on Main Street

    Sundance offers bigger crowds, better docs, addicts galore, and several Seattle connections, but we think it needs a new set of awards categories.

  • Arts

    January 25, 2006

    Film Calendar

    Sundance offers bigger crowds, better docs, addicts galore, and several Seattle connections, but we think it needs a new set of awards categories.

  • Arts

    January 25, 2006

    Dave Chappelle

    Sundance offers bigger crowds, better docs, addicts galore, and several Seattle connections, but we think it needs a new set of awards categories.

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    The 10 Best Films

    No list is definitive, and this year we can expect plenty of critical disagreement.

  • Film

    September 22, 2004

    Angels in America

    Also: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Coffee & Cigarettes.

  • Music

    May 5, 2004

    DVD Reviews

    Also: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Coffee & Cigarettes.

  • Film

    March 17, 2004

    Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman

    An interview with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, director Michel Gondry and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.

  • Film

    March 17, 2004

    When Harry Forgot Sally

    Love's a battleground—all inside Jim Carrey's head—in this brainy but unexpectedly moving amnesiac romance.

  • Diversions

    December 3, 2003

    Farrah Forever!

    Guilty favorites, hidden pleasures, and obscure treasuresthe TV vaults have opened up and are flooding onto DVD.

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