Best of SIFF 2015 series {6/12 – 6/15}
Another year, another SIFF, another Best of SIFF program at the Uptown. Once again the intrepid festival programmers have curated a roster of films (13…
SIFF Interview: 5 Questions with Jason Schwartzman and Bob Byington for 7 Chinese Brothers
You guys! TIG got to be on the red carpet again Saturday night to interview Jason Schwartzman and Director Bob Byington for the Seattle International…
SIFF Take: Shaun the Sheep
When my kiddos were too young to watch the highfalutin educational stuff we watch now—Nature, Nova, American Ninja Warrior—Shaun the Sheep was my very favorite…
SIFF Double-Feature: Jason Schwartzman in Two Closing Weekend Films
I’m psyched that SIFF had not one, but TWO amazing “An Evening with” programs lined up this year with actors that I adore. An Evening…
SIFF 2015: Closing Weekend Highlights
OK, SIFF procrastinators, this weekend is your last chance to partake in this year's grand cinema binge... until the "best of fest" program rolls around…
Sasquatch 2015 – Monday: Alvvays, Courtney Barnett, Kendrick Lamar, Run The Jewels, Tame Impala, THEE Satisfaction
Getting things started right on Monday afternoon were Seattle hip-hop R&B duo THEE Satisfaction. With local producer and beat maker O.C. Notes as their DJ,…
SIFF Take: Cartel Land
A documentary about a Mexican vigilante group fighting drug cartels! And: a documentary about the Arizona Border Recon fighting drug cartels! And: a story about…
Sasquatch 2015 – Sunday: James Blake, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, St. Vincent, Temples
One of the pleasant surprises (at least for me) was the late afternoon Bigfoot stage performance from the Birmingham soul septet St Paul and the…
Sasquatch 2015 – Saturday: Father John Misty, Modest Mouse, The Budos Band, Vox Mod
The Budos Band came ready to rock the mid-afternoon crowd on the main stage. One member of the band played the biggest saxophone I’ve ever…
SIFF Take: The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse is based on the true story of Genesis Potini, a bipolar Maori former chess champion. His older brother, the only one who…