Recommended SIFF: The Lure
For the first 15 minutes of The Lure {Corki Dancingu}, I felt like I was watching a David Lynch movie on Acid. This New Wave musical nightmare romance…
SIFF 2016: week two highlights
Gritty adolescence, Turkish kitty-cats, and the resurrection of Dawn Wiener are all on tap in your best bets through 6/2. DON'T MISS: Kedi {5/28 3p Uptown; 5/30 12p Uptown}…
Recommended SIFF: As You Are
The beautiful thing about As You Are is the way it mashes up a police investigation with a solidly authentic feeling coming-of-age story set in the '90s. Sounds weird,…
SIFF Take: Concerto: A Beethoven Journey
[embed]https://youtu.be/6u4hdY3ATRk[/embed] Ludwig van Beethoven, in his early career, was far better known as a pianist than as a composer. He began performing when he was…
SIFF Take: Other Girls
You know how sometimes you choose a SIFF film randomly because you like the trailer and you watch it and then you totally ugly cry…
Recommended SIFF: three picks for this weekend
SIFF 2016 has officially started! There is almost TOO MUCH film goodness to choose from this weekend -- but here are my top three must-sees: Rainbow…
SIFF 2016: week one highlights
Away we go on SIFF 2016's first week -- and it's a doozy. Luckily (for you), the intrepid members of TIG's film team have been doing…
SIFF 2016 Preview: Northwest Connections
I really, really love that we have such an amazing local film scene in the Pacific Northwest, and I really, really, REALLY love that SIFF…
SIFF 2016 Preview: Face the Music
[embed]https://youtu.be/r6XVXAGinbo[/embed] We're all VERY excited about SIFF o'er here in TIG-land, and most especially excited about the 2016 Face the Music screenings! The theme of…
SIFF wants you to party all the time (party all the time, party all the time)
Ok, maybe not ALL the time, but a good majority of the time for sure. This year's Seattle International Film Festival features TEN parties -- more…