FLEUR DE VIE: As a part of the Vincent Moon Retrospective, Northwest Film Forum presents - La Faute Des Fleurs. Vincent Moon, creator of La Blogotheque's Take-Away Shows (which if you haven't seen, take a break for now and knock yourself out) received an email from a fan that invited him to Japan to film folk musician Kazuki Tomokawa, aka "The Screaming Philosopher," a man who drinks, gambles, and otherwise attempts to bring life as he knows it to a screeching halt. The film, shot in Moon's general and generally beloved style, tells a story of passion, addiction, and artistic singularity. View a trailer here. This presentation is one night only, with two showings. more ›

In yet another story that gets more disturbing with every detail, we learn that the underage hunter accused of killing a hiker after he mistook her for a bear was 14 years old. And, contrary to previous reports that said the young hunter was with an adult, he was actually only with his 16-year-old brother. According to KING 5's report, the two boys from Concrete, Wash., were dropped off by their grandfather earlier in the day to do some hunting on Sauk Mountain. Both are licensed to hunt bears, and supposedly the 14-year-old has been licensed since he was nine. Which begs the question: nine-year-olds can register to hunt with firearms? Surely there has to be a parental or adult supervision clause with that license. Or have we just decided it's fine to arm pre-teens if it's for hunting? more ›

A 54-year-old avid hiker from Snohomish County was killed this weekend, when an inexperienced hunter mistook her for a bear and fired a single fatal shot. Pam Almli was hiking with a friend on Sauk Mountain in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on Saturday morning. Reportedly, Almli was bending down and putting something in her backpack when she was shot. The name of the tragically mistaken hunter has not been released, as he is under 18 years old. Turns out, the Vice President mistaking an old huntin' buddy for a quail is funny, while this hunting-mishap story just strikes us as tragic and sad, for everyone involved. more ›