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The Fussy Eye: Pipe Dreaming
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Seattle International Film Festival: Around the World in 25 Days
Since 1976, the Seattle International Film Festival has imposed its own particular burdens on the ambitious Seattle filmgoer.…
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The Fussy Eye: Furry Ambassadors
Still playing at the Meridian, Werner Herzog’s new 3-D documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams shows that man has…
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Louder Than a Bomb: Teen Poets Endorsed by Oprah
Hoop Dreams meets American Idol. If you’re sick of poetry slams already, if you have no patience for…
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Rammbock: Berlin Undead: When Zombies Come Knocking
A very atypical zombie movie, the somberly effective Rammbock begins like a breakup drama and ends in a…
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Breath: A South Korean Prison Romance
Another twisted, obsessive love story from South Korea’s Kim Ki-duk, the 2007 Breath is a tale of two…
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Jonathan Wenk c 2010 Summit Ent. LLCStrangers on a train: Gyllenhaal and
Jonathan Wenk c 2010 Summit Ent. LLCStrangers on a train: Gyllenhaal and Monaghan.The Dinner: roast-chicken salad at Subway…
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Some Days Are Better Than Others: Mumblecore in Portland
Someone’s been watching too many Miranda July movies. Made in Portland by Matt McCormick, this slow-moving tale of…
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American: The Bill Hicks Story: A Tribute to the Late Comic
It’s probably inevitable that a biopic will be made about the late comic Bill Hicks (1961–1994), who achieved…
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Empty Quarter: Exploring Rural Oregon
Empty is right, and that’s not a put-down. This sparse black-and-white documentary by Alain LeTourneau and Pam Minty…
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The Penitent Man: Lance Henriksen Has a Message From the Future!
Shot here by Seattle native Nicholas Gyeney, The Penitent Man plays like an old episode of The Twilight…
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The Fussy Eye: Park and Hide
When did the idea of art cars emerge from the old hot-rod culture of the ’50s and ’60s?…
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The Round Up: Again With the Holocaust Already
From France, The Round Up is a long, dull, straightforward dramatization of that country’s Vichy collaboration with the…