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Film

Kerry’s Best Campaign

Going Upriver capsizes Swiftboat Veterans for Truth.

Is Bush the Antichrist?

News

Is Bush the Antichrist?

The Christian right and the Christian left are engaged in a debate over who 'owns' Jesus—and whether Dubya…

Film

Stephen Frears

He takes us behind the cameras of Mrs. Henderson Presents.

Leo feels hat envy with Day-Lewis.

Film

Natural Bored Killers

Scorsese's gangster epic is a masterpiece of design and a storytelling disaster.

A scene from Seattle filmmaker James Longley's Iraq in Fragments.

Film

Good Film Hunting

Our intrepid reporter seeks news, booze, and schmooze at Sundance.

Don't start the jihad without me!

Arts & Culture

Crescent Over Puget Sound

A local writer puts the jihadis in control of Seattle—and most of the remaining former U.S.A.

Crass Act

Arts & Culture

Crass Act

A dirty book is back in print with a timely reminder of how decades before Jayson Blair, 25…

Ireland on the set.

Film

Dan Ireland

WITH A LITTLE help from his friends, Dan Ireland gave us the Seattle International Film Festival, the second…

Dinner Is Served

Eat Drink Toke

Dinner Is Served

The Still Life steps outside of the (lunch)box.

Pooh's Pendulum

Arts & Culture

Pooh’s Pendulum

Eleven scholars deconstruct the billion-dollar bear. (Oh, bother.)

Shore leave: Miranda and Prospero.

Arts & Culture

Beach Party

SSC invites audiences to a friendly Tempest.

Weisz tutors Rudd wickedly.

Film

The Nerd

Makeover goes amok.

Kidman must be sacrificed, so that the town can live!

Film

His Town

Lars von Trier explains America to us—from sea to sociopathic sea.

Kozlowski and Maffin in a concupiscent clinch.

Arts & Culture

Virtue Restor’d

A luxurious, sexy conflation of two 300-year-old plays offers a gallery of dazzling comic turns.

Dr. K in 1970.

Film

Who’s Kissinger Now?

A fine BBC documentary makes the case for jailing the bastard.

Kline takes Hirsch to task, but will he learn the right lessons?

Film

Chalk Talk

'Inspirational' teacher tale is a dry academic exercise.

Miller tempts Ledger into monogamy.

Film

The Great Reformation

Alas, Heath Ledger can't remain a rake for long. Although it's fun watching him go straight.

Back from brain surgery, Neil Young stars in the best concert doc at Sundance—here in two weeks.

Film

Refugees on Main Street

Sundance offers bigger crowds, better docs, addicts galore, and several Seattle connections, but we think it needs a…

When the spell is broken: old folkies Levy and O'Hara.

Music

Second Best in Show

Wind's satirical targets aren't quite fat enough.

Davenport interrogates star pupil Taito.

Film

The Land Has Eyes

Showing at Grand Illusion, Fri., April 14– Thurs., April 20. Not rated. 87 minutes.