In case you haven't been following the story, imaginary Dana has been knocked up for a little over 9 months now. more ›

The script to Birdie Blue is the sort that, if there was any justice in this world, would have been unceremoniously trashed by every producer whose desk it crossed. Unfortunately, this being the real world and all, this awful script has been produced off-Broadway and in regional theatres all across the country, despite the fact it's guilty of every terrible conceit and device you could associate with the modern theatre. Nothing would have made us... more ›

Next up was Juno, the latest comedy from Jason Reitman. We loved his first feature, Thank You for Smoking, and had heard nothing but good buzz about this flick, which is kinda Knocked Up meets Superbad, if Judd Apatow stopped focusing so much on male friendships and paid more attention to the pregnant girl. As the titular acid-tongued, preggo high schooler, Ellen Page keeps on getting better and better, and the rest of the cast (JK Simmons, Allison Ranney, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman, reunited here with his TV son, sweet baby Michael Cera) ain't no slouch neither. A couple minor quibbles: if anything the film is too cute by half. We don't need pop culture references for the sake of pop culture references: "No, It's Morgan Freeman. I'm here to collect some bones." And we certainly don't need a quirky folk song introducing every goddamn scene (Wes Anderson much?). Still, the film was ultimately very moving -- we always appreciate it when a foul-mouthed movie turns out to have some heart. more ›

One of our good film friends recently saw a preview screening of Superbad. When we asked him his opinion after the fact, he replied that it was "funny because it’s stupid," just what we'd expect for a movie about high school boys. In fact, the movie was also kinda written by high school boys: Seth Rogan (he of newly acquired Knocked Up fame) and Evan Goldberg started on the Superbad script when they were just fourteen years old. That--along with the heartfelt performances by Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, and dear sweet Michael Cera--must be what gives the coming-of-age comedy all its authenticity and earnestness and verisimilitude and shit. more ›

For the time being, we've been able to sate our Superbad desires by watching nine million clips on YouTube, as well as here. But never fear - the randy reworking of the teen coming-of-age comedy (from most of the folks who got you Knocked Up) opens in theaters everywhere August 17th. Get ready for all the awkward high school hijinks with a Superbad prizepack, containing a t-shirt, hat, poster, and a copy of the movie's funk/R&B/soul-heavy soundtrack. Just fill out the form below for your chance to win. No worries: Your info is safe with us and will not be shared with advertisers and/or the government, yadda yadda yadda. We'll be drawing three winners on Friday. more ›

We are, in fact, over half-way there, and yet we continue to live on a prayer--a prayer that the latter half of SIFF contains nearly as many fine films as what's been shown thus far. 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 ›

All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! 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 ›

It seems that it's always about day two of the fest that we really fall in love with this place---the overheard intense discussions of films, the industry gossip, the random interactions with individuals you will never see again, and all that swag just ripe for the taking---really, these are a few of our favorite things. more ›