12:46 p.m.: Huge-ass line at the Egyptian for the 1 p.m. showing of the generally well-reviewed Gus Van Sant film. More showtimes here. more ›

Now that the opening gala has kicked off SIFF all proper-like, it's time to join the orgy of cinema for the next 25 days. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $10/$8 (and matinees $7/$5), except for gala screenings, which are $25/$23, and the closing night film event, which is $40/$35. more ›

Blake Nelson wrote a book that will be released in September called Paranoid Park about a skater who kills a security guard at a skate park. It hasn't been reviewed yet at least as far as we can tell on Amazon, but the cover art is super cheesy. Well, there is the little publisher's review thingy: more ›

Here we are in the home stretch of the 31st annual Seattle International Film Festival. If you haven't seen a great foreign film/documentary/indie flick, or at least an advertisement featuring aspects thereof, you only have till this Sunday to do so. Between now and then, some festival films of note (and in a nutshell) include: more ›