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L.A. Confidential
One of the better American studio films of the 1990s, this adaptation of the James Ellroy novel looks…
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Rear Window/Vertigo
In a recession friendly double-bill, Alfred Hitchcocks 1954 masterwork Rear Window precedes the equally awesome Vertigo, both being…
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Of All the Things
Singer-songwriter Dennis Lambert had a dazzling cross-genre three-decade run as a songwriter and producer (including Glen Campbells Rhinestone…
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The Weekly Wire: This Weeks Recommended Events
THURSDAY 4/16 Film: Jimmy in High-Def In a recession-friendly double-bill, Alfred Hitchcock‘s 1954 masterwork Rear Window precedes the equally…
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I’m Getting the Knee-Jerk Reaction
Dear Uptight Seattleite, Where’s the best place to sell my old books? Economizin’ Jill Dear Jill, I assume…
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Christopher Martin Hoff
Local painter Hoff empties the people out of his streetscape oils. We see the vacant alleys of Pioneer…
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Tikkunim: Jewish Roots/Ecological Art
Conservationis it good for the Jews? Water and anything green are critical resources in Israel. Here, 10 Jewish…
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Lawrence of Arabia
David Leans 1962 desert epic is being shown in its restored, re-edited 1989 print, and its well worth…
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Crime and Punishment
This 85-minute dash through the classic Russian novel was last seen in a 2007 Capitol Hill Arts Center…
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Gordon Hempton
The Port Angeles acoustic ecologist will discuss his memoir/manifesto, One Square Inch of Silence, also the name of…
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Clem Snide
Since 1991, Songwriter Eef Barzelays band Clem Snide (named for the infamous William S. Burroughs character) has been…
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Anvil
Riding the Spinal Tap ticket into the spotlight, veteran Canadian heavy-metal group Anvil will perform along with a…
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The Warriors
One of the most weirdly, lastingly influential films of the 70s, Walter Hills 1979 street-gang odyssey is loosely…
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Wiimbledon
Played at home on the TV, Wii tennis is fun, but sometimes it can be a little too…
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Curtis Ebbesmeyer
Heres the guy to find your severed feet. As featured in our December cover story (Where the Feet…
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Mike Seely
To call SWs managing editor Mike Seely a poet of the dive bar isnt quite right. Because unlike…
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Untitled (a Brink of Infinity)
Quick, try to match the artist to each unidentified painting (or photo) arrayed around the gallery. One through…
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Say Anything
John Cusack as romantic lead? It didn’t seem likely, but that’s exactly what happened with the alchemy of…