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Angelina Jolie stars in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.”
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‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ review: Perfectly cast Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer lock horns too briefly

Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer are perfectly cast but separated for much of the movie, which is poor judgment of the highest order. Rating: 2.5 stars out of 4.  WATCH

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Events

Craft fair? Turkey Trot? Submit all your holiday events for our 2019 Holiday Listings

Museums

The new Burke Museum turns itself inside out as it prepares for its grand opening  WATCH

Seattle electro-soul/hip-hop Afrofuturist SassyBlack released her “Ancient Mahogany Gold” LP on Sept. 13.
Music

Need some fresh music? Here are 5 new Pacific Northwest albums we can’t put down

Sophie McShera stars as Daisy and Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Patmore in Downton Abbey, where they’re responsible for much of the delicious food you see everyone in the movie consuming. It’s too bad our food and movie critic didn’t have anything near as delectable to feast on during their outing to AMC’s Pacific Place.
Movies

Dinner at a Movie: A Seattle multiplex’s dreadful new menu makes a hilarious pairing with ‘Downton Abbey’

Books

“The Neon Rain” by James Lee Burke.

Highlights from Moira’s Book Club discussion of ‘The Neon Rain’

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

Film academy honors 16 Student Academy Award winners

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "I'd like to thank the academy" is a phrase many only ever get to say in front of their bathroom mirrors. But 16 student filmmakers actually got to utter those words on stage Thursday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science in Beverly Hills. Not only that: They're...

Music & Nightlife

KeyArena is completely packed to see Death Cab for Cutie perform on the second day of the Bumbershoot music and arts festival at the Seattle Center Sunday September 1, 2013. 132373

Future fun: The biggest upcoming nightlife events in Seattle

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Television

President Donald Trump is one of several politicians using Twitch to spread their messages. (Twitch)

Video giant Twitch pushes Trump rallies and mass violence into the live-stream age

Theater

497219 MRS. DOUBTFIRE: After his wife files for divorce, an out-of-work voiceover actor transforms himself into a 60-year old British nanny to spend time with his kids in an encore presentation of MRS. DOUBTFIRE Tuesday, May 6 (8:00-10:30 PM ET/PT) on ‘The FOX Tuesday Night Movie.’ (L to R, Sally Field, Robin Williams, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence and Mara Wilson). 1997 FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY

After a 5th Avenue Theatre premiere in Seattle, ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ musical will go to Broadway

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Classical Music

CORRECTS TO CONCERT IN DALLAS IS NOW CANCELLED In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 photo, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend with The Who performs during the Moving On! Tour at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Who cut short a Houston concert on Wednesday, Sept. 25, after lead singer Daltrey lost his voice midway through the event. The band has postponed concerts scheduled for Friday, Sept, 27, in Dallas and Sunday in Denver. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP, File) CAET374 CAET374

Seattle musician-turned-entrepreneur provides an orchestra for The Who’s local tour stop

Visual Arts

MoPOP opens its “Minecraft” exhibit Oct. 19.

Seattle’s MoPOP builds large Minecraft exhibit, marking the hit video game’s 10th anniversary

Pacific NW Magazine

Needs a caption from Christy or story about wheelchair basketball.

Wheelchair basketball athletes find an outlet for intense competition, and a supportive community of teammates

Dance

One of the most dramatic displays is of a mammoth flanked by a giant ground sloth, left, and a saber-toothed cat. LO New Burke Museum press preview on Tuesday Sep 17, 2019 211194

What’s there to do in the Seattle area this weekend? Grand opening of the Burke, haunted houses, Seattle Queer Film Festival and more