Film
A Useful Life: Death and Life at a Uruguayan Cinema
From the Columbia City Cinema to the Uptown, smaller cinemas have been closing all around Seattle. And though…
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Steam of Life: Sauna Confessions From Finland
When was the last time, in a non-sexual context, that you saw a friend naked? Showering together after…
Film
Angel of Evil: An Italian Gangster With “More Balls Than Brains”
After Carlos and Mesrine, it seems European directors can’t get enough of those those bloody ’70s, that bell-bottomed…
Film
The Trip: Steve Coogan on a Quest to Eat
Director Michael Winterbottom had so much fun making the 2005 Tristram Shandy with comic stars Steve Coogan and…
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Visiting town during the first week of SIFF with Beginners, which opens
Visiting town during the first week of SIFF with Beginners, which opens today at the Harvard Exit, writer/director…
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When will the Spanish Civil War end? World War II, we’ll grant
When will the Spanish Civil War end? World War II, we’ll grant you a few more years and…
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Not to be confused with the Jesse Eisenberg-as-Hasidic-Jewish-drug-dealer Holy Rollers from SIFF
Not to be confused with the Jesse Eisenberg-as-Hasidic-Jewish-drug-dealer Holy Rollers from SIFF last year (though both involve conflicts…
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“I really dislike music,” says a cop ironically named Amadeus, and this
“I really dislike music,” says a cop ironically named Amadeus, and this ingenious Swedish comedy soon makes it…
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Self-consciously striving to avoid every Bollywood trope and trace of Satyajit Ray,
Self-consciously striving to avoid every Bollywood trope and trace of Satyajit Ray, this Indian slum fantasia owes more…
Arts & Culture
Seattle’s Best Art for Out-of-Towners
How to make the accessible enjoyable for your guests.
Film
YellowBrickRoad: A New Hampshire Hike Into Horror
Eight people venture into the remote woods of northern New Hampshire. Care to guess how many get out…
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Proceeding by dream logic across the Spanish countryside on an old pilgrimage
Proceeding by dream logic across the Spanish countryside on an old pilgrimage route, Finisterrae features two ghosts–figures wearing…
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In the age of Inside Job and The Big Short, you’d hardly
In the age of Inside Job and The Big Short, you’d hardly expect to see a sympathetic portrayal…
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Romeo and Juliet in contemporary Athens? Not exactly. Director Christos Nikoleris adds
Romeo and Juliet in contemporary Athens? Not exactly. Director Christos Nikoleris adds street racing, MTV cutting, Greek hip-hop,…
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There are film geeks and there are film geeks. The latter will
There are film geeks and there are film geeks. The latter will be more appreciative of this insiders’…
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If you haven’t heard of Canadian artist Emily Carr (1871-1945), this documentary
If you haven’t heard of Canadian artist Emily Carr (1871-1945), this documentary is a dull but informative account…
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SIFFKraut cops chase punk vampires!It’s time to start catching up in our
SIFFKraut cops chase punk vampires!It’s time to start catching up in our notes for films playing at SIFF…