Local film events and specialty venues.
Who took the fun out of mindless summer spectacle movies?
The Golden Space Needle Awards (audience voted) Best Film: Run Lola Run, directed by Tom Tykwer (runners up, in order:…
A dubious salute to an overrated decade.
‘Inspirational’ teacher tale is a dry academic exercise.
Mike Judge proves even more adept with live actors than with animated characters.
Bedroom suburbs and their hazards.
It’s hard to stay grounded when you’re high.
Bus 174 Opens Fri., March 5, at Varsity Forget about O.J. and the white Bronco. So far as reality TV…
Why I love the drive-in.
Great Japanese animation.
Opens at Neptune and Pacific Place, Fri., Aug. 25. Rated PG-13. 109 minutes.
THERE’S NOTHING more fascinating than watching a person develop, sometimes unhappily, over time. The 17-year interval between the shooting of…
Artisan Home Ent., $19.98
Runs Fri., Jan. 27–Thurs., Feb. 2, at Northwest Film Forum
Alas, Heath Ledger can’t remain a rake for long. Although it’s fun watching him go straight.
• Anakin/Darth Vader presents Padmé with two Bundt pans for daughter Leia’s future hairstyle. • Original Death Star plan is…
Meg Richman’s ‘Under Heaven’ overcomes the ‘too pretty’ label to make a strong showing at the SXSW Film Festival.
Implausible characters move moodily through action-less film to pointless conclusion.
DON JUAN . . . Home Vision Ent., $29.95 SOMETIMES the mail delivers the extras-laden new DVDs we ask for;…
