This week, we cut through the filler, featuring a couple of intriguing standouts within the rollout of Seattle theaters' spookier autumn offerings, as well as your chance to see a screen classic in glorious 70mm. more ›

This is America, and in America we like things to be oversized, bold and classic. Think glittering cityscapes packed with enormous skyscrapers and billboards. Or the Grand Canyon’s grandiose formations. Or Texas…um… just in general. Americans are suckers for all things larger than life, which is why Seattleites should rejoice about the upcoming Cinerama Big Screen 70mm Film Festival. more ›

This weekend, you can be a wizard, a sailor, a seafoodie, and a French person. That's a pretty good weekend in our book. more ›

We know this sounds like an ordinary Sunday night for you -- two drinks and some YouTube videos -- but SIFF is closing for the year. For real. And because we have such an amazing film festival in our city, we owe it to ourselves to see it off right. more ›

SOMEWHERE OUT THERE: Ralph Lemon, pillar of postmodern dance and multimedia conceptual artist, makes his Seattle debut with How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? The mixed media performance investigates loss and transcendence experienced in human partnerships, particularly regarding Lemon's recent loss of his artistic mentor, 102-year-old former sharecropper Walter Carter. Lemon, who is regarded as one of the most important American choreographers in the business, always challenges expectations and definitions of dance performance. How Can You Stay... includes film, live narration and dance. Tonight's performance is the first of four nights in Seattle. For more on Lemon and tonight's performance, click here. more ›

We just learned via a tweet from MIFFF that the Cinerama has announced its grand re-opening, and in usual Cinerama style they're doing it big with a midnight screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on November 19. This first screening won't be making use of their new fancy-pants 3D system, leaving it to TRON: Legacy on December 17 to break in the 3D glasses. We've heard a lot about the theater working harder to show classic movies and cater to smaller film festivals, so lets hope this is the beginning of a great new run for the theater. more ›

According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, the most epic theater in Seattle is closing on August 30th for two long months. Not content with merely having a 90-foot screen, digital projection and being one of the last Cinerama theaters in existence, management company Vulcan (yep, that one) is now adding some trendy 3-D equipment to the theater (Of course, we'll be first in line to see the new Yogi Bear in 3-D). Additionally the theater is getting new sound and some 'interior refurbishing'. We hope that this means the end of smashed knees and those seats that lean a bit too far back. more ›

LOVE THAT GIRL: Raphael Saadiq brings his so-real-it-hurts band to Showbox at the Market tonight. This guy couldn't stop oozing cool if he tried! Check out his tasteful blog, listen to the sweet, sweet jams, then get a dose this evening! more ›

"Cinerama (1999-2009)" by pouryourheartintoit, from our Flickr pool more ›

The end is in sight. 22 days down, and just 3 remain for SIFF this year, so it's time to take look at films showing this final festival weekend. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which of course cost more. Seattlest applies our well-honed knowledge of all things cinema to the SIFF catalogue in order to point out some notable films playing this weekend: more ›

Now that SIFF is officially kicked off, it's time to look ahead at the films coming up in the next month. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which of course cost more. The opening weekend's lineup features a lot of great films, so if you're not out of town for the holiday, this is the time to hit up some movies! more ›

HellboyDR by Dave Zombie more ›

Seattlest's wine guy, Ronald, kicks off the weekend by hosting a $75, 5-course, 5-wine wine dinner Friday at Portfolio, the dining room of the Art Institute's culinary academy. (Note: 20 percent discount to Seattlest readers; call 206-239-2363 for reservations.) Saturday night will find him, Barolo in hand, at Mitchelli's for a farewell toast to the venerable "Trat," closing later this month after 32 years in Pioneer Square. more ›

It's tiny, it's funny, it's...science fiction? The Tiny Spaceship plays this weekend in the second session (7 p.m.) of the fourth annual Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival Saturday at the Cinerama. [Ed. note: These screenings totally sold out last year, so we'd recommend you get your tix in advance.] more ›

It's no secret that Seattlest, like every right-thinking film fan in this town, loves the Cinerama. (Most recent visit: the restored print of The Godfather a couple of weekends ago.) more ›

WORDY SHIPMATES: Sarah Vowell's finally here to read from her book about the thought-life of Puritans such as John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, and Roger Williams. She's "not interested in the whole person," says Vowell in a recent interview with Seattlest Editor MvB. Take Roger Williams: "I'm mostly interested in what he thought about religion, government, community, Indians and how much Roger Williams was getting on his nerves. I don't really give a hoot what he had for breakfast or how he felt about his mom." This is one reading we feel more than comfortable recommending! more ›

Right off the bat (ha!), here it is: We are so fucking excited about The Dark Knight. In fact, we haven't been this excited about a movie in we don't know how long. more ›

FACT: The Seattle Cinerama is not Seattle's original Cinerama. That'd be the Paramount, which sacrificed 1600 seats to fit the screen and three projection booths required. They screened Cinerama films from September 1, 1956, to January 26, 1958. The Cinerama we know and love today opened January 24, 1963, as the Martin Cinerama. (The Paramount twice installed and removed CineMiracle, a rival technology that never took off.) more ›

The end is near. Come Sunday night, this year's SIFF will come to a close. There are still plenty of great films showing, so if you haven't hit the fest yet, you've still got time to catch a flick or two before the movie fun is done. Saturday's closing night film selection is Bottle Shock, based on the true story of how the Napa Valley wine industry made a name for themselves: by beating out the French in a blinded Chardonnay tasting. The film (with Bill Pullman and Freddy Rodriguez in attendance) shows at the Cinerama, and the post-film gala takes place at the Pan Pacific Hotel. For all SIFF screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which cost more. Seattlest applies our well-honed knowledge of all things cinema to the SIFF catalogue in order to point out some notable films playing this weekend: more ›

Now that SIFF is officially kicked off, it's time to look ahead at the films coming up in the next month. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which cost more. The opening weekend's lineup is really solid--kinda a shame, considering everyone's out of town for Memorial Day (including us). more ›

This site claims to explain what 2001 is about, in Flash. When it opened, the NY Times' Renata Adler pegged it "somewhere between hypnotic and immensely boring," comparing the space voyage to a kid's time at a '50s camp. Yet it's hard even to think of a movie with comparable sweep: from the dawn of consciousness (i.e., 1968) to a manned spacecraft sent to Jupiter; or of a movie than has so firmly established itself in our cultural awareness. Obviously going to space camp is pretty exciting. more ›