(via PubliCola) We were just reminded that French New Waver J-L Godard's tribute to The Big Sleep and sociocultural criticism, Made in the U.S.A., is half-price ($4.50) at the Northwest Film Forum tonight (7, 9 p.m.). Hard to say no to that, especially since you won't see it anywhere but in a theater. The New York Times--you wouldn't argue with an old gray lady, would you?--says, "Godard’s ultimate statement about his love/hate for the aesthetics/politics of American movies/life is an event to be savored and celebrated." (Mondays--if you were as unaware as we were until just minutes ago--are Happy Mondays at NWFF, and you can get tickets at the box office for half-price.) more ›

SIFF Cinema's Jean-Luc Godard celebration continues with 1962's Vivre sa vie, showing today through August 28. The mysteriously lovely Anna Karina stars as Nana in this--for the hermetic Godard--popular film about an aspiring young actress's secondary career choice: she becomes a prostitute. more ›