Through January 1st, SIFF Cinema is screening Francis Ford Coppola's masterpieces The Godfather and The Godfather II, and they've got newly restored, Coppola-approved studio reels. After the Xmas Eve and Day closure, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, both films will show back-to-back (Part II, which plays tonight at 8 p.m., includes a ten-minute intermission). New Year's Eve and Day are also double-feature days. Tickets are $10 ($7 matinee) for each film. SIFF Cinema is in McCaw Hall, on Mercer in lower Queen Anne. more ›

Yes Virginia, life will go on after the snow stops falling. If you're capable of thinking past the Snowpacalypse/ Snowmageddon '08, not to mention the upcoming holidays, make plans to go to SIFF Cinema sometime soon. Sure, even SIFF is closed tonight due to weather, but tomorrow they'll be back in business to kick off their two-week run of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpieces The Godfather and The Godfather II. (We also refuse to acknowledge that a third film was ever made.) Consider it a very merry mafia Christmas present from SIFF. more ›

SYNTHS, BLEEPS, AND BLIPS: Naw, we're not talking about party politics. We're talking about the bright, accessible electronica of Ratatat, and about how you should have bought tickets months ago for their sold-out concert tonight. Ratatat's eponymous debut and their '06 release Classics get regular and beloved play in Seattlest's living room; we haven't heard LP3, but it's probably just as perfect to put on if you want to dance a little while you make dinner. If you have tickets already, enjoy the show; if you don't, go see Hellboy II: The Golden Army somewhere instead. You can listen to Ratatat online later. more ›