Coming to an arthouse theater near you: Guy Maddin films, ‘Psycho,’ silent movies, noir series
The recent opening of independent movie theater The Beacon has been a shot in the arm for Seattle’s status as a cinephile’s city. But it's...
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A whirlwind of fall film festivals — 14! — will hit the Seattle area and beyond
The season kicks off in earnest Friday, Sept. 20, with Northwest Film Forum’s 22nd annual Local Sightings Film Festival. Here's a rundown of what's coming.
Juggling and comedy troupe Flying Karamazov Brothers have a new take on an old show
“Club Sandwich,” a noir-influenced adventure, opens Sept. 19 at Broadway Performance Hall.
Nearly 100 community members join professional actors onstage in Seattle Rep's 'As You Like It'
“As You Like It" is part of Seattle Rep's Public Works program, which seeks to draw people to participate in theater through free classes, workshops...
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival encourages many voices, gets underway in Seattle
The 16th annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival runs April 25-28. Then, returning for its 14th year, is Translations: Seattle’s Transgender Film Festival, unspooling May...
Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2019 spotlights ‘Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life’
The Seattle Jewish Film Festival, March 23-31 and April 6-7, showcases dozens of films at locations around Seattle and the Eastside. Among the highlights: “Leonard...
Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2019 kicks off with a personal journey; plus Noir City and Cat Video fests
Kulap Vilaysack's “Origin Story” opens the Seattle Asian American Film Festival on Thursday, Feb. 21. It’s the first of dozens of features and shorts SAAFF...
Roger Guenveur Smith returns to Seattle with solo show ‘Frederick Douglass Now’
Roger Guenveur Smith, whose one-man shows about Rodney King and Huey P. Newton were brought to the big screen by Spike Lee, is bringing his...
Book-It’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ nails the sensual and spooky mood
Oscar Wilde’s penchant for pithy aphorisms may be his most appreciated trait now, but “Dorian Gray” succeeds on a different level: florid, eerie and murky.
Actors in ACT’s ‘The Wolves’ learn to balance the play’s soccer skills and intense emotions
The actors in Sarah DeLappe’s Pulitzer-finalist play about a high-school girls soccer team are learning soccer moves that they'll have to replicate every performance, while...