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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    The Fishbone Documentary Is Now Streaming on Netflix

    "They should have been the band that went way beyond any of us that were influenced by them." - Les Claypool, Primus If you're old enough to remember Fishbone from their early '90s heyday, chances are you already worship them. Though they never broke through to the mainstream, their funk-punk-ska-s ... More >>

  • Music

    January 11, 2012
  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    The Customer Is Always Right (And Other Lies)

    Okay, I like good deals just like everyone else. There is a store with the initials B.B., right by my house that specializes in, well, deals and mark-downs. They sell TVs, computers, CD's, DVDs, washing machines, etc. I went into the store the other day, so that I could get a new DVD player that wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    2011's Top Six Developments for Seattle's Lazy

    James Lee, 2010.​ It's most definitely still December. That means two things for certain when it comes to pop culture: there isn't a whole lot to watch on television, and you've probably been reading a lot of yawn-worthy, boilerplate "Best of 2011" lists lately. After this week's dramatic fina ... More >>

  • Music

    November 2, 2011

    Rhapsody: Perfecting the Pitch

    The Netflix of music is celebrating 10 years of being the next big thing. Is it primed to finally turn that prophecy into reality?

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Bellevue-Based Coinstar (and Its Subsidiary Redbox) Set to Gain from Netflix's Loss

    Image Source​Yesterday, Netflix shocked the world by severing itself in two, creating a new entity named Qwikster to handle its mail-order DVD business. While the move makes a certain sense from the perspective of a company intent on staying as far ahead of the competition as possible, reactio ... More >>

  • News

    August 10, 2011

    Porn, Piracy, & BitTorrent

    The film industry mounts a sketchy legal strategy in response to illegal downloads.

  • Music

    August 10, 2011

    The Spotify Effect

    The U.S. launch of Spotify is enticing listeners--and labels--to give subscription services another look.

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Is BitTorrent Piracy Really Killing the Movie Biz? Depends Who You Ask.

    ​This week's feature story -- "Porn, Piracy, & BitTorrent" -- takes an in-depth look at the latest illegal file-sharing technology and how copyright holders are striking back with a thousands of mass lawsuits, a tactic that critics claim is tantamount to extortion. One recurring topic in the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Lunchbox Laboratory and Star Trek: TNG Improve With Age, Different Perspective

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.Make it so... I can't eat it without closing an artery.​ The Night-In: Custom-Built Burger with Tater Tots and Buff Pops at Lunchbox Laboratory to be eaten in front of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix Instant Queue. The Cuisine: Lunchbox Laboratory built a loy ... More >>

  • Film

    June 29, 2011

    A Useful Life: Death and Life at a Uruguayan Cinema

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.Make it so... I can't eat it without closing an artery.​ The Night-In: Custom-Built Burger with Tater Tots and Buff Pops at Lunchbox Laboratory to be eaten in front of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix Instant Queue. The Cuisine: Lunchbox Laboratory built a loy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2011

    New SIFF Review: These Amazing Shadows

    ​There are film geeks and there are film geeks. The latter will be more appreciative of this insiders' history of the National Film Registry, guaranteed to delight any librarian or archivist you know. What do To Kill a Mockingbird, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, and the Zapruder footage o ... More >>

  • Film

    May 18, 2011

    Seattle International Film Festival: Around the World in 25 Days

    ​There are film geeks and there are film geeks. The latter will be more appreciative of this insiders' history of the National Film Registry, guaranteed to delight any librarian or archivist you know. What do To Kill a Mockingbird, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, and the Zapruder footage o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Microsoft Releases Kinect Support for Netflix--Too Bad It Sucks

    ​With great fanfare today Microsoft and Netflix announced that subscribers can now use their Kinect systems to control their Netflix movie accounts with hand gestures and voice commands. How exciting! If it actually worked...

  • Arts

    April 13, 2011

    Questions From the Grave

    Seventeen years after his death, Bill Hicks still has no comedy heirs. How come?

  • Film

    January 19, 2011

    Twin Cinema

    The contrasting fortunes of West Seattle's Admiral Theater and Burien's Tin Theater.

  • Film

    December 22, 2010

    2010 Holiday Film Guide

    The contrasting fortunes of West Seattle's Admiral Theater and Burien's Tin Theater.

  • Calendar

    November 17, 2010

    Slate Culture Gabfest

    The contrasting fortunes of West Seattle's Admiral Theater and Burien's Tin Theater.

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Today in Sex: Would You Entrust Your Stiffy to This Man?

    ​I'm sure Robert DeNiro is super-excited now that he's finally wrestled the title of Mr. Erectile Dysfunction away from Bob Dole. What's that you say? You hadn't heard that Mr. Mean Streets packs some weak meat? Well, the other day, wacky French actor Gerard Depardieu gave an interview wherei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Why Blockbuster's Bankruptcy Could Be Bad for Redbox

    ​UPDATE: Want to see a guy who actually knows what he's talking about blow a hole in my theory? Read on. You'd think the news that Blockbuster -- that relic from a bygone era when you actually had to talk to people in order to rent a movie -- is likely filing for bankruptcy in September would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    How a Bellevue Company is Making a Killing Renting Movies for a Buck

    Not as cool as Netflix, but not doing badly either.​You may have thought that Netflix was completely killing off the brick-and-mortar movie-rental business. And it's true that one well-known chain seems to be tanking. But another just had a blockbuster quarter. If you're not a frequent visito ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Dear Seattle Exurbs: Please Explain Your Fascination With the Movie Seven Pounds

    If Will Smith's bottomless well of charm can't save your movie then you know you're in trouble.​Hey there, loyal reader. Want a shiny new toy to keep you occupied for, oh, say, the next four hours? Using a list of Netflix's Top 100 most-queued movies of the year, The New York Times breaks dow ... 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 >>

  • Diversions

    February 11, 2009

    Why Do Gabachos Think We Know Everything About Plants?

    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

    February 5, 2009

    Chef And Father: How To Make Your Own Baby Food

    I don't know jack about kids, but I know this is a hot topic amongst my mom friends. In his first DVD geared towards cooking for the children in the family, long time Seattle chef Greg Johnson shares his tips and tricks for bucking processed foods in favor of the homemade, all in a way that let's yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Another Seattle Flick at Sundance

    The list grows to three. Shot in Seattle this summer by comic-turned-director Bobcat Goldthwait, World's Greatest Dad stars none other than Robin Williams, whose recent show at the Paramount drew raves from our Erika Hobart. As we wrote earlier, when the film crew was in the alley behind our buildin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Can't Keep the Devil in the Hole in Baltimore

    Life ain't easy in this Sherwood Forest. www.hbo.com/thewireWhat if the Sheriff of Nottingham wasn't so much a self-righteous man of evil pomposity as a well-meaning and sharp detective with a weakness for booze and women and a seeming inability to follow the rules?In this alternative to the Disney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2008

    More Light!

    Life ain't easy in this Sherwood Forest. www.hbo.com/thewireWhat if the Sheriff of Nottingham wasn't so much a self-righteous man of evil pomposity as a well-meaning and sharp detective with a weakness for booze and women and a seeming inability to follow the rules?In this alternative to the Disney ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2008

    Don Hertzfeldt

    Life ain't easy in this Sherwood Forest. www.hbo.com/thewireWhat if the Sheriff of Nottingham wasn't so much a self-righteous man of evil pomposity as a well-meaning and sharp detective with a weakness for booze and women and a seeming inability to follow the rules?In this alternative to the Disney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    "Neil, I Wanna Party With YOU!!!"

    Life ain't easy in this Sherwood Forest. www.hbo.com/thewireWhat if the Sheriff of Nottingham wasn't so much a self-righteous man of evil pomposity as a well-meaning and sharp detective with a weakness for booze and women and a seeming inability to follow the rules?In this alternative to the Disney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2008

    A Ghost From SIFF Past

    Life ain't easy in this Sherwood Forest. www.hbo.com/thewireWhat if the Sheriff of Nottingham wasn't so much a self-righteous man of evil pomposity as a well-meaning and sharp detective with a weakness for booze and women and a seeming inability to follow the rules?In this alternative to the Disney ... More >>

  • Film

    August 6, 2008

    Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2: Ugly Betty, Blake Lively, and the Other Girls Are Back

    Life ain't easy in this Sherwood Forest. www.hbo.com/thewireWhat if the Sheriff of Nottingham wasn't so much a self-righteous man of evil pomposity as a well-meaning and sharp detective with a weakness for booze and women and a seeming inability to follow the rules?In this alternative to the Disney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Mom! Who Put "Beaches" on My Xbox?

    Life ain't easy in this Sherwood Forest. www.hbo.com/thewireWhat if the Sheriff of Nottingham wasn't so much a self-righteous man of evil pomposity as a well-meaning and sharp detective with a weakness for booze and women and a seeming inability to follow the rules?In this alternative to the Disney ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2008
  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008
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    January 25, 2008
  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    Good News for Mac Owners

    Where’s the busy bee?

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2008
  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    The Shackles

    Friday, December 21

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007
  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    I "Heart" Netflix

    Friday, December 21

  • Calendar

    August 22, 2007

    Gaming

    Penny Arcade Expo

  • News

    June 6, 2007

    Sun-Phobic's Summer

    Make new friends, find new hobbies, and hide from the that awful, hot orb.

  • Film

    March 14, 2007

    Seattle Jewish Film Festival

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

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2007

    Queen Helen

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

  • Film

    April 12, 2006

    Fateless

    Opens at Crest, Fri., April 14. Not rated. 140 minutes.

  • Film

    March 1, 2006

    Tim and Brian Bitch About the Oscars

    Fewer and fewer people are willing to leave their home to see a movie. Should they even care about the Oscars on TV? Or what we critics think?

  • News

    January 18, 2006

    The Sheriff and the Serial Killer

    "... I don't think there's any perfect manual on how to obtain data from a crazy criminal psyche. ..."

  • Arts

    January 11, 2006

    See (and Save) the World

    A Seattle-based nonprofit promotes film groups as catalysts for social change.

  • Film

    September 21, 2005

    Home Movies

    Northwest Film Forum celebrates a decade of filmmaking—right here in Seattle.

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