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The Top Shows to See in Seattle Before Bumbershoot

The dude abides. And so will you if you see him play Chateau St. Michelle Winery. ​Now that Sasquatch is over and the summer festival lineups have been announced, there's still a lot of great music to catch in between. Our often-gray skies may try to hide it, but summer is fast approaching and ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

The dude abides. And so will you if you see him play Chateau St. Michelle Winery. ​Now that Sasquatch is over and the summer festival lineups have been announced, there's still a lot of great music to catch in between. Our often-gray skies may try to hide it, but summer is fast approaching and ... More >>

Summer Guide Events Calendar: Beer, Pride, and Rollergirls

A selection of the season's major happenings.

Steve Martin

A selection of the season's major happenings.

K! Pizzacone: Absolute Proof That It's All Been Done Before

"Oh, this is the best pizza in a cup ever. This guy is unbelievable. He ran the old Cup 'o Pizza guy out of business. People come from all over to eat this. "​I sometimes have this fear that everything possible that can be done with food, has been done with food--that no chef, no matter how cl ... More >>

Steve Martin, B-52s, Harry Connick, Jr., and Other Artists That Goes Well With Merlot Booked For Chateau Ste. Michelle

Steve Martin plays Chateau Ste. Michelle on Saturday, June 19.​And when I say Merlot, I don't mean it in that, "I am not drinking any fucking Merlot!" kind of way. I mean it in the, "I may drink a bottle of red every night but still can't tell the difference between Merlot and cab" kind of way ... More >>

Dinner & a Movie: If You Had to Choose Between Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin...

Meryl Streep unleashes her inner slut in Nancy Meyers' latest chick flick. ​The Dinner: Calamari, artichoke crab dip, sausage & mushroom pizza, and chardonnay at Palomino (610 Bellevue Way NE) in Bellevue's Lincoln Square The Movie: It's Complicated at Lincoln Square Cinemas (700 Bellevue Wa ... More >>

Tonight: Steve Martin, mum, Regina Spektor

Steve Martin​Steve Martin at Benaroya Hall, 7:30 p.m., $55-$75, all ages Steve Martin gives up stand up for bluegrass banjo. múm, Sin Fan Bous at Showbox at the Market, 8 p.m., $18 múm's bizarre, entrancing Icelandic folktronica, now sans lead vocalist. Regina Spektor at the Paramount, ... More >>

The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

Steve Martin​Steve Martin at Benaroya Hall, 7:30 p.m., $55-$75, all ages Steve Martin gives up stand up for bluegrass banjo. múm, Sin Fan Bous at Showbox at the Market, 8 p.m., $18 múm's bizarre, entrancing Icelandic folktronica, now sans lead vocalist. Regina Spektor at the Paramount, ... More >>

Steve Martin

Steve Martin​Steve Martin at Benaroya Hall, 7:30 p.m., $55-$75, all ages Steve Martin gives up stand up for bluegrass banjo. múm, Sin Fan Bous at Showbox at the Market, 8 p.m., $18 múm's bizarre, entrancing Icelandic folktronica, now sans lead vocalist. Regina Spektor at the Paramount, ... More >>

Fergie, Rivers Cuomo, Steve Martin, Garth Brooks, and the Day Of Exceptionally Bizarre Music Headlines

​Seriously, the last 24 hours have been completely ridiculous. Pitchfork: Rivers Cuomo to Work With Katy Perry MTV: Fergie To Become Part-Owner Of Miami Dolphins Wall Street Journal: (Garth) Brooks to Un-Retire The Other Channel Four: Steve Martin Casting Dogs In Music Video

Your Arts & Aliens Weekend Planner

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

The Pink Panther

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Fall Arts Calendar: November

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Opening Nights: Schmee and Balagan Play With History

Family secrets and a wild and crazy meeting of minds.

Metro Classics

Family secrets and a wild and crazy meeting of minds.

Comedy Tonight

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Why Is Baby Mama so Unfunny?

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

New Zealand Debuts At No. 3

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Baby Mama: Tina Fey Gets Side-(Mommy)-Tracked

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Mark Kozelek

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Military Intelligence and You!: Shallow Satire in Retro Garb

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

There's Something That Happens Around Here on Wednesday...

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Oddballs and Events

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Film Calendar

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Opens Fri., Jan. 20, at Metro and Meridian

The 10 Best Films of 2005

Gay cowboys, a giant monkey, killer bears, abandoned Japanese kids, and a 40-year-old who can't get laid. So much for politics at the movies this year.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Opens Weds., Dec. 21, at Metro and others.

Love in the Late Afternoon

Steve Martin stretches his novella into a modest, melancholy, and affecting film.

Twilight of the Gods?

Off his game, but we hope not out of the competition, Philip Roth can't sustain the premise of his audacious historical rewrite.

Scening Is Believing

Local game developers blend Trivial Pursuit and movie mania. The result? A flashy new breed of board game.

Alfie

Also: Bright Leaves, Proteus, and Remember Me, My Love.

Charade

Criterion Collection, $39.95

Food and Beverage News

Criterion Collection, $39.95

This Week's Attractions

Criterion Collection, $39.95

This Week's Attractions

Criterion Collection, $39.95

Opening Nights: A Streetcar Named Desire and Scarrie

Criterion Collection, $39.95

Chicago

Buena Vista Home Ent., $29.99

Second Best in Show

Wind's satirical targets aren't quite fat enough.

Amandla!, Bringing Down the House, and More

Also: <>Open Hearts, Tears of the Sun, and The Safety of Objects.

Bob Le Flambeur

Also: <>Open Hearts, Tears of the Sun, and The Safety of Objects.

The defiant ones

No envelopes, please.

Drilling deeper

Mild-mannered dentist explores dark roots.

The flicks of fall

Remember—all dates are subject to change.

Rated A.M.P.A.S.

We would not like to thank the Academy.

A-mused

A writer's muse inspires everyone but him.

Driving a soft bargain at SSO

A writer's muse inspires everyone but him.