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Patrick Swayze

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Michael Bertsch: Kooky Conspiracy Theorist Sues Rupert Murdoch Over Donnie Darko, The X-Files, and Burn Notice Coincidences

    Most movies and TV shows end with a disclaimer informing viewers that the story is fictitious and "any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental." But Gig Harbor's Michael Bertsch is convinced that the similarities between his life, Donnie Darko, The X-Files, and Burn Notic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    The First-Ever Soft Rock Cafe Is Tomorrow Night at Hattie's Hat: Sneak a Peek at Our Mellow Gold Playlist

    Christopher Cross comin' atcha!​Got plans tomorrow night? Cancel 'em -- and join us at 9 p.m. for the first-ever Soft Rock Cafe. A lot you are going to be hitting the stressful, sweaty swarms of Sasquatch or Folklife this weekend, but if you'd rather be in the chill zone, best come to Hattie's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Road House

    Christopher Cross comin' atcha!​Got plans tomorrow night? Cancel 'em -- and join us at 9 p.m. for the first-ever Soft Rock Cafe. A lot you are going to be hitting the stressful, sweaty swarms of Sasquatch or Folklife this weekend, but if you'd rather be in the chill zone, best come to Hattie's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Road House

    Christopher Cross comin' atcha!​Got plans tomorrow night? Cancel 'em -- and join us at 9 p.m. for the first-ever Soft Rock Cafe. A lot you are going to be hitting the stressful, sweaty swarms of Sasquatch or Folklife this weekend, but if you'd rather be in the chill zone, best come to Hattie's ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2009

    REVERB Lineup: Tractor Tavern

    The Maldives, Widower, Fences, and more.

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    He's Like the Wind: Central Cinema Celebrates Patrick Swayze

    Paying Tribute to the Swayz at Central Cinema​Organizer Clinton McClung passes out party favors as the first notes of "I've Had the Time of My LIfe," the, words to which everyone inside the packed Central Cinema theater knows by heart, sound from the speakers. The lights dim and hands clutch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Tragedy Comes to Central Cinema

    ​Sad, breaking news that actor Patrick Swayze has died at 57 after a battle with cancer. The Central Cinema began a double-feature of Road House and Dirty Dancing on Sunday, which continues through Thursday. Our positive assessment, written last week, still stands. Only now the Swayze tribute ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Your Arts & Goats Weekend Planner

    ​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 9, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    ​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Road House

    ​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Last Night: Astronautalis, Bleubird at Nectar

    Astronautalis stopped back by Seattle last night in the middle of his national tour, and if you haven't seen this guy live yet, you really missed out. When we first showed up to Nectar around 9:30, the place looked absolutely fucking dead, and I was horrified. Fortunately, the place filled out a lit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2008

    Dirty Dancing

    Astronautalis stopped back by Seattle last night in the middle of his national tour, and if you haven't seen this guy live yet, you really missed out. When we first showed up to Nectar around 9:30, the place looked absolutely fucking dead, and I was horrified. Fortunately, the place filled out a lit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2008

    Soft Rock Explosion

    Astronautalis stopped back by Seattle last night in the middle of his national tour, and if you haven't seen this guy live yet, you really missed out. When we first showed up to Nectar around 9:30, the place looked absolutely fucking dead, and I was horrified. Fortunately, the place filled out a lit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2008

    Soft Rock Explosion

    Astronautalis stopped back by Seattle last night in the middle of his national tour, and if you haven't seen this guy live yet, you really missed out. When we first showed up to Nectar around 9:30, the place looked absolutely fucking dead, and I was horrified. Fortunately, the place filled out a lit ... More >>

  • Music

    February 6, 2008
  • Music

    January 24, 2007

    Rocket Queen

    Knighthawks at the diner.

  • 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 27, 2006

    Keeping Mum

    Opens at Seven Gables, Fri., Sept. 29. Rated R. 90 minutes.

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Pacific Northwest Ballet

    Best Foreign Bodies

  • Arts

    May 3, 2006

    You Can Call Them 'Awesome'

    Just don't call them a rock band.

  • Film

    April 12, 2006

    April 12-19, 2006

    Local film events and specialty venues.

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    '04 Times 42

    From quiet amplifiers to runaway koalas, from the lies of the living dead to circles of hair, Seattle Weekly's music writers pick two CDs' worth of the year's best local tracks.

  • Film

    May 19, 2004

    Back Into the Darko-ness

    Cult director explains the return of his 'anti–summer blockbuster.' By Andrew Bonazelli

  • Film

    February 25, 2004

    This Week's Attractions

    Cult director explains the return of his 'anti–summer blockbuster.' By Andrew Bonazelli

  • Arts

    November 5, 2003

    Opening Nights: A Streetcar Named Desire and Scarrie

    Cult director explains the return of his 'anti–summer blockbuster.' By Andrew Bonazelli

  • Film

    October 22, 2003

    This Week's Attractions

    Cult director explains the return of his 'anti–summer blockbuster.' By Andrew Bonazelli

  • Arts

    September 3, 2003

    Giving Us Something We Can Feel

    The best thing local theater can do this fall is let us discover our own emotions.

  • News

    June 25, 2003

    Brotherly Love

    'Buddy films' mean man-to-man action in more than one way.

  • Film

    April 9, 2003

    I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

    'Buddy films' mean man-to-man action in more than one way.

  • Film

    February 5, 2003

    Thelma and Louise

    'Buddy films' mean man-to-man action in more than one way.

  • Film

    May 15, 2002

    SIFF 2002 Films: A-J

    'Buddy films' mean man-to-man action in more than one way.

  • Film

    March 20, 2002

    Donnie Darko

    'Buddy films' mean man-to-man action in more than one way.

  • Film

    October 24, 2001

    The killing moon

    Youth counts down 28 days to a date with destiny.

  • Music

    October 4, 2000

    Bad Girls

    Youth counts down 28 days to a date with destiny.

  • Arts

    March 15, 2000

    Slouching Toward Salvation

    Once a misanthrope, always a misanthrope.

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