Imaginary Interview: SIFF
If you've been to TIG any time over the past twenty days or so, you've noticed that the Seattle International Film Festival is one of…
SIFF Take: Monogamy
I feel like I’d be doing something wrong if I simply described Monogamy as "a descent into madness", because while that’s the heart of it,…
Deep SIFF: Wheedle's Groove
You could probably be forgiven if the first time you thought of Seattle as having a vibrant music scene was when MTV first aired "Smells…
SIFF Take: The Wild Hunt
Since I was reminiscing a bit about the 1982 Tom Hanks masterpiece Mazes & Monters, I thought it might be a good idea to take…
SIFF Take: Cherry
Cherry centers around Aaron, a seventeen year old freshman at some unnamed Ivy League university. He's sensitive and smart but still in his awkward teenage…
SIFF 2010 is so gay
Is it just me or does SIFF seem extra gay this year? There are 29 queer-themed films in the 2010 festival lineup (not that there's…
Deep SIFF: 3 Minute Masterpieces
Every year the Seattle Times sponsors a competition for SIFF called “3 Minute Masterpieces,” challenging people to create their own films that run 3 minutes…
SIFF Take: Double Take
You wouldn’t think that someone could make almost an entire movie from archival footage and still have it be interesting, but that’s exactly what Director…
SIFF Take: Beyond Ipanema
Beyond Ipanema isn't a documentary about the excellent Brazilian music that people in the US should know about, it's about the Brazilian music that Americans already know…
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…