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Never mind Ballard’s “Missing Link” or the carved-in-stone yet unfunded promise of

Never mind Ballard’s “Missing Link” or the carved-in-stone yet unfunded promise of the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan. Part…

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Amateur shutterbugs, wedding parties, solitary dope smokers, tired stair-runners, miniskirted riders of

Amateur shutterbugs, wedding parties, solitary dope smokers, tired stair-runners, miniskirted riders of the Party Bus, tourists, dog walkers,…

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While his old Microsoft buddy and co-founder Bill Gates is busy fighting

While his old Microsoft buddy and co-founder Bill Gates is busy fighting malaria, the man behind the Paul…

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Already a successful local businessman with his family’s Pacific Coast Feather Company

Already a successful local businessman with his family’s Pacific Coast Feather Company (what could be more Northwest than…

Surveying the homestead site: Cromwell and Bujold.Ken Woroner/Samuel Goldwyn Films

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Still Mine Opens Fri., Aug. 2 at Harvard Exit. Rated PG-13. 103

Still Mine Opens Fri., Aug. 2 at Harvard Exit.
Rated PG-13. 103 minutes. You could call this Canadian melodrama…

Coyle (center) and Bradley (right) meet the mother alien.IFC Films

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Grabbers Runs Fri., Aug. 2–Thurs., Aug. 8 at Grand Illusion. Not rated.

Grabbers Runs Fri., Aug. 2–Thurs., Aug. 8 at 
Grand Illusion. Not rated. 94 minutes. This lighthearted Irish creature-com…

The Act of Killing frames atrocity through absurdity.

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The Act of Killing Opens Fri., Aug. 2 at Varsity. Not rated.

The Act of Killing Opens Fri., Aug. 2 at Varsity. 
Not rated. 122 minutes. “It was like we…

Maria Semple has written for several television shows, including <em>Beverly Hills, 90210;</em> <em>Ellen;</em> <em>Mad About You;</em> and<em> Arrested Development. </em>

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Formerly a TV writer for Arrested Development and Saturday Night Live, Maria

Formerly a TV writer for Arrested Development and Saturday Night Live, Maria Semple moved to Seattle four years…

Since taking Sundance and SIFF by storm with her breakthrough film Humpday

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Since taking Sundance and SIFF by storm with her breakthrough film Humpday

Since taking Sundance and SIFF by storm with her breakthrough film Humpday in 2009, Lynn Shelton has been…

Simpson’s Secured Embrace.

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Some visual artists leave behind pretty objects or precious trophies for millionaires

Some visual artists leave behind pretty objects or precious trophies for millionaires to collect; others make gestures or…

Bonnie Osborne/CBS Films

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The To Do List Opens Fri., July 26 at Sundance Cinemas and

The To Do List Opens Fri., July 26 at Sundance Cinemas and other theaters. Rated R. 104 minutes.…

Castro’s Juan likes to watch.

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Post Tenebras Lux Runs Fri., July 26–Thurs., Aug. 1 at Northwest Film

Post Tenebras Lux Runs Fri., July 26–Thurs., Aug. 1 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated.
115 minutes. During the…

Fruitvale Station Opens Fri., July 26 at Guild 45th, Meridian, and other

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Fruitvale Station Opens Fri., July 26 at Guild 45th, Meridian, and other

Fruitvale Station Opens Fri., July 26 at Guild 45th, Meridian, and other theaters. Rated R. 90 minutes. By…

Uneasy riders Cera and Hoffman.Sofia Subercaseaux/IFC Films

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Crystal Fairy Opens Fri., July 26 at Varsity. Not rated. 98 minutes.

Crystal Fairy Opens Fri., July 26 at Varsity. 
Not rated. 98 minutes. With Arrested Development back on the…

Bell, the forgotten star of Big Star.Magnolia Pictures

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Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Runs Fri., July 19–Thurs., July 25

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Runs Fri., July 19–Thurs., July 25 at 
Grand Illusion. Not rated. 100…

Redford and partners are selling amenities.

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Like any director, Robert Redford has had to endure early rough-cut screenings

Like any director, Robert Redford has had to endure early rough-cut screenings of his movies, most recently The Company…

Rockwell as water-park mentor.Claire Folger/Fox Searchlight

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The Way, Way Back Opens Fri., July 12 at Guild 45th and

The Way, Way Back Opens Fri., July 12 at Guild 45th and other theaters. Rated PG-13. 102 minutes.…

Suliman's doctor takes a forensic look at his own marriage.Cohen Media

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The Attack Opens Fri., July 12 at Sundance Cinemas. Rated R. 102

The Attack Opens Fri., July 12 at Sundance Cinemas. Rated R. 102 minutes. The stereotype of the suicide…

Master and pupil: Arterton and Stamp.Nick Wall/Weinstein Co.

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Unfinished Song Opens Fri., July 5 at Seven Gables. Rated PG-13. 93

Unfinished Song Opens Fri., July 5 at Seven Gables. 
Rated PG-13. 93 minutes. Terence Stamp has been around…

Mikkel (Asbæk) tries to keep cool.

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A Hijacking Opens Fri., July 5 at Harvard Exit. Rated R. 99

A Hijacking Opens Fri., July 5 at Harvard Exit.
Rated R. 99 minutes. Movies are good at showing horror…