The Silence Opens Fri., March 29 at Varsity. Not rated. 111 minutes. As the Cold War recedes into memory, child…
No Opens Fri., March 29 at Guild 45th. Rated R. 110 minutes. Mad Men for a different era, No is…
What is CoroplastR? Corrugated plastic, with a kind of honeycombed lattice between its surfaces, light and cheap—perfect for yard signs…
A friend recently complained to me about the city’s new LED streetlights that had been installed on his block. They’re…
Here in London, there’s no place better for a picnic and peek at the art than Kenwood House, a grand…
Local Film • 007: Six Classic James Bond Films SEE THE WIRE, PAGE 17. The ABCs of Death This alphabetical…
Entertainment One US Winstone’s cop must, yes, work outside the law. The Dinner: Fish and chips, at Buckley’s (232 First…
During Hollywood’s first-quarter dumping ground of bad movies, silly movies, and a few Oscar stragglers finally reaching Seattle, a downright…
The Chinese likely will never stop making movies about the Cultural Revolution; it’s a subject as wrenching and traumatic as…
Though he helped save the Market and Pioneer Square, and his son may yet be our next mayor, I am…
Seattle is a town full of overeducated foodies who can tell you everything you need to know—and far more than…
Twentieth Century FoxWill Willis pass the Die Hard torch to Courtney?The Dinner: Pizza, at Pagliacci (550 Queen Anne Ave. N.).The…
Suppose you’d spent a year of your life documenting fur trappers in Siberia, enduring a brutal, sub-40-degree winter and torrential…
Michael Apted’s subsequent chapters of this famed documentary series, first created for British television in 1964, have ranged far beyond…
After a two-decade career that’s brought him from Sundance darling (with sex, lies, and videotape) to Hollywood eminence, Steven Soderbergh…
Following the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755, Portugal’s biggest catastrophe may have been the loss of ill-gotten wealth from its…
Film DistrictAn Englishman posing as a Texan posing in Miami.The Dinner: Chicken Phad Thai, at Tup Tim Thai (118 W….
On one hand, with fingers left to spare, you can count the number of local authors who’ve had their books…
In a contest between a renowned overactor (Al Pacino) and two equally veteran underactors (Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin), who…
Feature-length animation has become a monopoly for Disney and Pixar, while basically nothing is made for adults. At a typical…
