SIFF: two to see (and one to skip) this weekend
We've just passed the halfway point of SIFF 2010. Which means if you're local to Seattle and haven't yet partaken in our annual month-long cinematic…
Ten days of SIFF '10
Ah, SIFF. Back again, so soon, in all its magnificent, bloated, astonishing, brilliant, annoying, magical, all-consuming glory. "Go inside film, get outside yourself," says this…
One more chance to catch the best of SIFF '09
Just when you thought SIFF '09 was over and done, SIFF Cinema is presenting a three-day, 13-program selection of award winners and audience favorites this…
SIFF weekend 4 preview
Can you believe this? It's the final weekend of SIFF '09!Has SIFF saved the best for last, or is it scraping the bottom of the…
SIFF weekend 3 preview
Weekend three of four! Are you feeling the SIFFatigue yet? I am. But I'll be queuing up for these films anyway:The Country Teacher(6/4 and 6/6,…
SIFF take: Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Like Pop Star on Ice, Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary is 1) a well-done reality-show-style doc with pop entertainment value to spare, and 2)…
SIFF weekend 2 preview
Another weekend, another batch of SIFF suggestions. Here's one I've seen, and four I haven't (but feel confident recommending).I saw and liked:Food, Inc. (5/30 and…
SIFF to honor Spike Lee and screen 'Passing Strange' Wednesday night
Wednesday night SIFF will present the Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing to special festival guest Spike Lee in recognition of his…
SIFF opening weekend preview
So is everyone ready for SIFF? Have you read ChrisB's extensive festival preview, Amie Simon's informative ticketing 101 post, and team TIG's early film coverage?I'm…
Joanna Horowitz is hotter than a pepper sprout
Joanna Horowitz, writer and performer of last February's fantastic 100 Heartbreaks, returns to the local stage in another country-fried music-based show this weekend.From the starlet…