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Bruno (Gassman, driving) tells Roberto (Trintignant), “That's what I like—no plans!”Janus/Criterion

Arts & Culture

Il Sorpasso Opens Fri., April 4 at Varsity. Not rated. 102 minutes.

Il Sorpasso Opens Fri., April 4 at Varsity. 
Not rated. 102 minutes. Rarely screened in the U.S., newly…

Jones as the impressionable young Tommy.

Arts & Culture

Hide Your Smiling Faces Runs Fri., April 4–Thurs., April 10 at Northwest

Hide Your Smiling Faces Runs Fri., April 4–Thurs., April 10 
at Northwest Film Forum. 
Not rated. 81 minutes.…

Khan (right) as Saajan, gradually warming to his eager office colleague (Siddiqui).Michael Simmonds/Sony Pictures Classics

Arts & Culture

The Lunchbox Opens Fri., March 28 at Harvard Exit. Rated PG. 104

The Lunchbox Opens Fri., March 28 at Harvard Exit. Rated PG. 104 minutes. The epistolary novel of the…

Shu's demon hunter prefers extreme methods.Magnolia Pictures

Arts & Culture

Journey to the West Runs Fri., March 28–Thurs., April 3 at Grand

Journey to the West Runs Fri., March 28–Thurs., April 3 at Grand Illusion. Rated PG-13. 110 minutes. If…

With Pena at right, Dawson play Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, who is still alive.Pantelion Films

Arts & Culture

Cesar Chavez Opens Fri., March 28 at Meridian and other theaters. Rated

Cesar Chavez Opens Fri., March 28 at Meridian and other theaters. Rated PG-13. 98 minutes. “If the poor…

Kˆhler's spy keeps a lid on her true identity.Tom Trambow/IFC/Sundance Selects

Arts & Culture

Two Lives Opens Fri., March 21 at Varsity. Not rated. 99 minutes.

Two Lives Opens Fri., March 21 at Varsity. 
Not rated. 99 minutes. This Norwegian Cold War melodrama means…

Eka (Babluani) cuts loose for once.Artscope/Memento Films

Arts & Culture

In Bloom Runs Fri., March 21–Thurs., March 27 at Northwest Film Forum.

In Bloom Runs Fri., March 21–Thurs., March 27 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated. 
102 minutes. Current events…

After the levees broke.Icarus Films

Arts & Culture

The Great Flood Runs Fri., March 21–Thurs., March 27 at Grand Illusion.

The Great Flood Runs Fri., March 21–Thurs., March 27 at Grand Illusion. Not rated. 80 minutes. This is…

Arts & Culture

A Birder’s Guide to Everything Opens Fri., March 21 at Sundance Cinemas.

A Birder’s Guide to Everything Opens Fri., March 21 at Sundance Cinemas. Rated PG-13. 86 minutes. If you…

Above: Noguchi’s Ye Kau Jong. Left: Tobey’s untitled 1954 painting.

Arts & Culture

Compare-and-contrast shows are generally a gimmick, pairing artists by virtue of school,

Compare-and-contrast shows are generally a gimmick, pairing artists by virtue of school, medium, nationality, or generational proximity. But…

News

When the young Pennsylvania photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier visited Seattle Art Museum

When the young Pennsylvania photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier visited Seattle Art Museum last month to discuss Born by…

From left, students Colin White, Jamesha Thompson, and Alexia Williams learn about trusses.Long Shot Factory/ifyoubuilditmovie.com

Arts & Culture

If You Build It Runs Fri., March 14–Sun., March 16 at SIFF

If You Build It Runs Fri., March 14–Sun., March 16 at SIFF Film Center. Not rated. 86 minutes.…

Rockwell as errant pharmacist.Samuel Goldwyn Films

Arts & Culture

Better Living Through Chemistry Opens Fri., March 14 at Sundance Cinemas and

Better Living Through Chemistry Opens Fri., March 14 at Sundance 
Cinemas and SIFF Cinema Uptown. 
Not rated. 91…

Franck (Deladonchamps) on the prowl.Strand Releasing

Arts & Culture

Stranger by the Lake Runs Fri., March 7–Thurs., March 20 at SIFF

Stranger by the Lake Runs Fri., March 7–Thurs., March 20 at SIFF Cinema Uptown. Not rated. 97 minutes.…

The legend in winter.IFC-Sundance

Arts & Culture

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Runs Fri., March 7–Thurs., March 13 at Sundance

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Runs Fri., March 7–Thurs., March 13 at Sundance Cinemas. Not rated. 80 minutes. The…

Chasse as a child.alienboy.org

Arts & Culture

Alien Boy: The Life andDeath of James Chasse Runs Fri., March 7–Thurs.,

Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse Runs Fri., March 7–Thurs., March 13 at Northwest Film…

Spencer's traveler, with Casey Camp-Horinek at right.Ken Billington

Arts & Culture

Winter in the Blood Runs Thurs., Feb. 27–Thurs., March 6 at Northwest

Winter in the Blood Runs Thurs., Feb. 27–Thurs., March 6 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
98 minutes. With…

Brian Miller

Arts & Culture

Some people roam the city looking for stray animals to shelter and

Some people roam the city looking for stray animals to shelter and adopt. My mission is to find…

Anglo-Irish comity: Forte and Peake.Samson Films/Karina Finegan Alves

Arts & Culture

Run & Jump Runs Fri., Feb. 21–Thurs., Feb. 27 at Northwest Film

Run & Jump Runs Fri., Feb. 21–Thurs., Feb. 27 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
105 minutes. The stink…

Ahlo (Disamoe) ends up leading his family.Tom Greenwood

Arts & Culture

The Rocket Opens Fri., Feb. 21 at Varsity. Not rated. 96 minutes.

The Rocket Opens Fri., Feb. 21 at Varsity.
Not rated. 96 minutes. Written and directed by an Australian, Kim…