Sandra Bullock

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Oscar-Trolling 9/11 Kitsch

Through @ 2: So Pitted on Occupy Seattle, Ministry, Keanu Reeves, and Keanu Reeves

​The situation I'm sitting on Linda's back patio with the punk quartet So Pitted--that's Tyler Everett, Liam Downey, Nathan Rodriguez, and Spike Taylor. So Pitted was formed late last year when Rodriguez was homeless and sleeping on Everett's couch. (The two now share a house in Beacon Hill wh ... More >>

Beyoncé Makes More Money Than Husband Jay-Z, Gaga, Britney, Miley, You

Richer than you.​Forbes just released their list of Hollywood's 20 Highest Earners of 2010, and the only pop star to make the Top 10 is a woman who didn't even release an album this year -- the holy Beyoncé Knowles. Beyoncé made $87 million this year, enough to put her at #9 on Forbes' list. ... More >>

Bumbershoot Saturday: Picks and Notes Featuring Neko Case, Wheedle's Groove, the Decemberists, and More

Richer than you.​Forbes just released their list of Hollywood's 20 Highest Earners of 2010, and the only pop star to make the Top 10 is a woman who didn't even release an album this year -- the holy Beyoncé Knowles. Beyoncé made $87 million this year, enough to put her at #9 on Forbes' list. ... More >>

SIFF Week 2: Picks & Pans

Richer than you.​Forbes just released their list of Hollywood's 20 Highest Earners of 2010, and the only pop star to make the Top 10 is a woman who didn't even release an album this year -- the holy Beyoncé Knowles. Beyoncé made $87 million this year, enough to put her at #9 on Forbes' list. ... More >>

Red-Hot Redbox

A Bellevue company’s DVD vending machines hit pay dirt.

Song of the Day: Zeppelin's "Your Time Is Gonna Come." Get the Led Out While You Can

Why? In the last 24 hours I've had my car broken into (funny, they steal my brown leather jacket, but not my Christopher Francis or Elvis Costello cassettes), and I've been stuck in an elevator. Maybe if I hope on a bus I'll get to spend the rest of the day with Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper. ... More >>

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 >>

George Lopez to Voice Speedy Gonzalez Movie; What a Pendejo!

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 >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

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 >>

Lincoln Square Oscar Party

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 >>

Morning Food News: Barbeque Pit to Open in Central District, Kells Hosts an Oscar Bash, & More

​A new barbeque joint will open its doors at 11 a.m. tomorrow, according to Central District News. The Barbeque Pit (2515 E. Cherry St.) will feature BBQ sandwiches, ribs, hotlinks, and sides like potato salad and cole slaw. Got Oscar plans? You can dress up, strut the red carpet, drink booz ... More >>

Dinner & a Movie: Sandra Bullock Golden Globe Edition

Bullock: From Golden Globe win to Oscar contender?​The Dinner The Fight Club chicken/bacon sandwich, plus beers, at Cinebarre (6009 S.W. 244th St., Mountlake Terrace) The Movie The Blind Side, also at Cinebarre, which just earned lead actress Sandra Bullock a Golden Globe award. The Screenpl ... More >>

Dinner & a Movie: My Date With Sandra Bullock

Bullock: From Golden Globe win to Oscar contender?​The Dinner The Fight Club chicken/bacon sandwich, plus beers, at Cinebarre (6009 S.W. 244th St., Mountlake Terrace) The Movie The Blind Side, also at Cinebarre, which just earned lead actress Sandra Bullock a Golden Globe award. The Screenpl ... More >>

The Blind Side: Sandra Bullock, Get Off the Gridiron!

Bullock: From Golden Globe win to Oscar contender?​The Dinner The Fight Club chicken/bacon sandwich, plus beers, at Cinebarre (6009 S.W. 244th St., Mountlake Terrace) The Movie The Blind Side, also at Cinebarre, which just earned lead actress Sandra Bullock a Golden Globe award. The Screenpl ... More >>

PICK Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: Animation We Don’t Hate

Bullock: From Golden Globe win to Oscar contender?​The Dinner The Fight Club chicken/bacon sandwich, plus beers, at Cinebarre (6009 S.W. 244th St., Mountlake Terrace) The Movie The Blind Side, also at Cinebarre, which just earned lead actress Sandra Bullock a Golden Globe award. The Screenpl ... More >>

The Proposal: Sandra Bullock Gets Caught in the Rom-Com Grinder

Bullock: From Golden Globe win to Oscar contender?​The Dinner The Fight Club chicken/bacon sandwich, plus beers, at Cinebarre (6009 S.W. 244th St., Mountlake Terrace) The Movie The Blind Side, also at Cinebarre, which just earned lead actress Sandra Bullock a Golden Globe award. The Screenpl ... More >>

Oscar Predictions: A Cautionary Tale

As you dope your ballots for your Oscar office pool, online contest or Sunday night viewing party, I offer this tawdry tale of woe: The year is 2006. The annual Oscar party is at my apartment. And the movie to beat that year was Brokeback Mountain. As we filled out our ballots for the prediction ... More >>

Premonition

Sandy Bullock, fire your psychic!

The Fall of Fujimori and more

Peruvian politics never felt so close to home

The Lake House

Opens at Metro and others, Fri., June 16. Rated PG. 98 minutes.

Crash

Lions Gate Home Ent., $28.98.

Crash

Also: Don't Move, Head-On, and Twin Sisters.

The Girl From Monday

Also: Hard Goodbyes: My Father, The Interpreter, Kung Fu Hustle, A Lot Like Love, and Madison.

What the #$*! Do We Know?

Fox Home Entertainment, $29.98

Shilling This House

A locally produced TV show provides some tips for unloading your humble home at a handsome profit. Whether you'd want to subject yourself to televised humiliation is another matter.

This Week's Reads

Lynne Truss, Neal Bascomb, Pico Iyer, and Derrick Jensen and George Draffan.

Brief Encounters

Lynne Truss, Neal Bascomb, Pico Iyer, and Derrick Jensen and George Draffan.

Steel magnolias

Southern belles reveal grit and grievances.

General Idi Amin Dada: Self-Portrait

Southern belles reveal grit and grievances.

Mimic

Copycat film sticks to wrong template.

The Films: F-MI

Copycat film sticks to wrong template.

Mixed forecast

The highs and lows of winter film.

Holiday Film

Save yourself, flee your family— at the movies

I'd like to Spank the Academy . . .

A cultural critic mouths off at the rich, the famous, and the Holly Weird.

Reid Paley

A cultural critic mouths off at the rich, the famous, and the Holly Weird.

Gun Shy

The body rebels against a life of lies.

Fatboy's Forest Service

The body rebels against a life of lies.

Where's the promised land?

The body rebels against a life of lies.

Something Wiccan this way comes

The body rebels against a life of lies.