Scott Foundas

Big Trouble in Little China

Fantastic Mr. Fox

District 9

Ponyo

I’m Not There

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Big Trouble in Little China

September DVD Roundup

​The month is over, and let's survey a few notable titles (or casualties?) from the past 30 days. First: Alec Baldwin is stuck in the '70s? Or is it the '80s? Lymelife makes it hard to tell. Baldwin plays the puffy, obverse version to his cutthroat salesman in Glengarry Glen Ross--a spec housi ... More >>

PICK Somers Town: An Adorable Boy Lost in the Big (Not So Bad) City

​The month is over, and let's survey a few notable titles (or casualties?) from the past 30 days. First: Alec Baldwin is stuck in the '70s? Or is it the '80s? Lymelife makes it hard to tell. Baldwin plays the puffy, obverse version to his cutthroat salesman in Glengarry Glen Ross--a spec housi ... More >>

Fresh Horror Movies for the Weekend

​Screening late for the press are The Final Destination and Halloween II, both of which open two. First, Scott Foundas reviews the fourth installation in the FD series, which may or may not be its final iteration: Fatality lurks around every ceiling fan, shampoo bottle, and espresso machine i ... More >>

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

​One of our favorite titles at SIFF was Spike Lee's concert film of Passing Strange, the Tony Award-winning show based on the life of musician/narrator Stew. The movie is playing New York and L.A. but not, unfortunately, Seattle. So the next best thing, if you've got cable and the Sundance Cha ... More >>

Fresh Film Reviews

​Ari Gold is back, meaning Jeremy Piven as Jeremy Piven in the curiously named The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, which opens today at the Meridian, Varisity, and other theaters. Vadim Rizov delivers his verdict: Making headline writers' lives everywhere easier: The Goods doesn't deliver. Don R ... More >>

Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Humpday, the third feature from local filmmaker Lynn Shelton, made its world premiere in the Dramatic Competition section of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. It was the first film sale of the festival and went on to win a Special Jury Prize "For the Spirit of Independence," and more recently was sel ... More >>

Your Weekend Arts & Chowder Guide

Richard Nixon lives! The disgraced former president (actually portrayed by Stacy Keach) begins a weekend packed with tugboat racing, excellent photography, classical music, and more. First, here's Margaret Friedman on Frost/Nixon: British playwright Peter Morgan does what he must to magnify the ent ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Notable Events

Richard Nixon lives! The disgraced former president (actually portrayed by Stacy Keach) begins a weekend packed with tugboat racing, excellent photography, classical music, and more. First, here's Margaret Friedman on Frost/Nixon: British playwright Peter Morgan does what he must to magnify the ent ... More >>

Ramin Bahrani

Richard Nixon lives! The disgraced former president (actually portrayed by Stacy Keach) begins a weekend packed with tugboat racing, excellent photography, classical music, and more. First, here's Margaret Friedman on Frost/Nixon: British playwright Peter Morgan does what he must to magnify the ent ... More >>

Meet the Filmmaker at NWFF

Advance notice that Ramin Bahrani, the acclaimed director of Man Push Cart and Chop Shop will appear to introduce his new Goodbye Solo this coming Wednesday at Northwest Film Forum. (The film begins its regular run next Friday, May 8 at the Varsity.) Of his latest work, which concerns the unlikely b ... More >>

Local Connection to Adventureland Soundtrack

CFG in their youthful, trombone-playing glory Adventureland, which our critic Scott Foundas likes a lot, features two songs by Civilian Fun Group. What, you haven't heard of them? You must not be up on your early 80s Ann Arbor rock bands whose members settled in Seattle. Says Civilian Fun Group ... More >>

Waltz With Controversy

As we mentioned earlier, SW contributor Scott Foundas was pretty irked about the Best Foreign Language Oscar going to the Japanese Departures, which he's seen and dismisses as "a relentlessly medicore tearjerker." He strongly feels Waltz With Bashir was wronged, and that animated Israeli film conti ... More >>

Departures Gets an Oscar? Huh?

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

The 12 Best Films of 2008: Now in Alphabetical Order!

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Respectful Dissent at the Cinema

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Locally Raised Anna Faris to Host SNL

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

X-Files Sequel: We Want to Believe, Too

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Superbad

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

The Wackness

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Again With the Crystal Skulls Already

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Crystal Skulls, Explained

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Blade Runner

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

All in This Tea

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Sugar

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Cloverfield: Best Date Movie So Far of 2008

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Fresh News From Sundance

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

The 10 Best Films of 2007

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Harrison Ford Can't Find a Pay Phone

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Chalk: Mockumentary Goes to High School

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

D'oh! Simpsons Movie Preview Notes

Two of last year's best foreign-language films, The Class and Waltz With Bashir, are currently playing in Seattle. Opening Friday at the Guild 45 (review on Wednesday), the Italian mob picture Gomorrah is the film that everyone agrees should also have been among the Oscar-nominated five. Among the l ... More >>

Starter for 10

The cute guy from The Last King of Scotland stars in middling '80s Britcom.

The Ultimate Gift

Christian fundamentalists kill James Garner!

Because I Said So

Opens at Oak Tree and other theaters, Fri., Feb. 2. Rated PG-13. 109 minutes.

Stomp the Yard

Opens at Pacific Place and other theaters, Fri., Jan. 12. Rated PG-13. 115 minutes.

The History Boys

Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., Dec. 15. Rated R. 116 minutes.

The Holiday

Opens at Metro and other theaters, Fri., Dec. 8. Rated PG-13. 136 minutes.

The Nativity Story

Opens at Metro and other theaters, Fri., Dec. 1. Rated PG-13. 95 minutes.

The Prestige

Opens at Metro and other theaters, Fri., Oct. 20. Rated PG-13. 135 minutes.

Oct. 13-19, 2006

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

Pink Triangulation

New documentaries—plus one exuberant orgy of a feature—indicate gay and straight America aren't so far apart. By Brian Miller

Aurora Borealis

Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., Oct. 6. Rated R. 110 minutes.

La Moustache

Opens at Big Picture, Fri., Aug. 4. Not rated. 86 minutes.

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?