Recommended SIFF: Closing Night Gala {6/12}
I always feel like the festival has gone by too fast, but this year's closing weekend snuck up on me! Holycrap, you guys. The 37th…
SIFF Take: Holy Rollers – The True Story of Card Counting Christians
{Holy Rollers is screening at SIFF Saturday, 6/11, 6pm at the Admiral - which is on standby, so be prepared to wait in line if…
SIFF 2011: Closing Weekend Highlights
Well, here we are in the final three days of SIFF 2011, and while I've kept you current on any hits, misses, and in-betweens I've…
SIFF Take: Roadie
Holy trainwreck, Batman. Roadie introduces us to 40-something Jimmy Testagross (Ron Eldard, who acts his ass off here), who's spent the last 26 years of…
SIFF Take: The Intruder {TONIGHT!}
It's no secret that I'm a fan of all things blood & gore - and that coupled with the promise of "thousands and thousands of…
SIFF Double Take: 2 for the environment tonight – Sushi & Revenge {6/8}
It's been a great year for documentaries at the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival. I just saw probably one of my favorites of the year,…
SIFF Double Take: Tornado Alley and The Bengali Detective
Tornado Alley is pretty standard IMAX documentary fare: extremely well-produced, slightly slender on detail, and laden with breathtaking shots of its titular subject—in this case,…
Recommended SIFF: Damien Jurado and the Russian Avant-Garde {6/8}
Dearest Imaginaries - I can't tell you how excited I am that the SIFF event I have been waiting for is FINALLY almost here! Our…
SIFF Take: The Off Hours
Pretty waitress Francine (doe-eyed Amy Seimetz) sleepwalks through diner shifts and time spent playing video games with her foster brother/roommate Corey (Scoot McNairy, Monsters), and…
SIFF 2011: Week Three Highlights
SIFF 2011's concluding week is upon us, and the festival's wily programmers have saved some of their best cinematic treats for last. Tickets will move…