SIFF 2008 film Sita Sings the Blues playing at Central Cinema
One of the biggest surprises I saw last year at SIFF was Sita Sings the Blues, an animated film created by Nina Paley. Full disclosure,…
SIFF 2008 recap
There wasn't an Emma's Bliss for me at SIFF 2008. You know, the singular moment that rocks your existence, that you know you'll remember always,…
SIFF 2008: An interview with Erica Dunton, director of "The 27 Club"
There is a mythology that is attached to rock stars because there are a large number of them who have died at the age of…
SIFF 2008: An Interview with Julia Sweeney of "Letting Go of God"
Letting Go of God is the latest monologue by former Saturday Night Live star Julia Sweeney to be made into a motion picture. It’s a…
SIFF '08: week three (and final weekend!)
Friday, June 13 was a lucky SIFF day, with two live-scored archival films providing a nice break from traditional festival venues and fare. My evening…
SIFF 2008: Bottle Shock
When Bottle Shock, the closing night film at the 2008 Seattle International Film Festival, was screened for critics, it was obvious that I had seen…
SIFF Take: Encounters at the End of the World
Will I have my indie cred revoked if I admit that Encounters at the End of the World is the first Werner Herzog movie I’ve…
SIFF 2008: Tulia, Texas
{Tulia, Texas plays at the Seattle International Film Festival on Monday, June 9 at 7pm at the Harvard Exit.} Tulia, Texas is a town outside of…
SIFF '08: week two
I have found a summer obsession and its name is Savage Grace. The film -- starring Julianne Moore as Barbara Baekeland, a real-life artist and…