This is a very good week for Seattle cinema. It's not the best, but as we carry on deeper into the 21st Century and the perilous unknown, it's of the utmost importance that we appreciate what we have. 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 ›

For eleven more days, it's all Godard all the time, and this week's roster features most of the French auteur's greatest hits. Tonight it's Tarantino's favorite heist flick Band of Outsiders, tomorrow is Masculine Feminine, Wednesday is Pierrot le Fou, Thursday is the startling directorial debut Breathless, and the week-long run of the new 35mm print of Vivre Sa Vie starts this Friday. That leaves Saturday morning for the best Godard film of all time: The Neverending Story, an in-depth exploration of the contentious relationship that often exists between children and flying dogs. more ›

Interior: A mysterious downtown Seattle condo known only as "Seattlest HQ."
Characters: A mysterious blond woman slightly cuter than Brigitte Bardot (to be referred to as Femme Seattlest-Hater) and a mysterious man not quite as cute as Michel Piccoli wearing nothing but a towel and black socks (to be known as Homme Seattlest-Hater). Cue that awful Contempt theme music, whatever it's called, that plays over and over again throughout the movie. more ›

in ineffective government and has no qualms about using government for personal enrichment. Frank reads from his new book and takes questions tonight at the UW Bookstore. more ›