Before last night's screening of SIFF's opening film Battle in Seattle, amidst all the self-congratulatory speeches, Mayor Nickels remarked that the 1999 WTO riots are "strongly rooted in the fabric of our city" and that every Seattleite would be well-served to have their feelings of the events "validated by an outside perspective." We'd be apt to agree---if only the outside perspective that followed wasn't such ham-handed dreck. Battle in Seattle isn't as bad as......

That Seattle WTO movie that's filming in Vancouver will allegedly shoot at least a few frames in Seattle proper this weekend. Here's an excerpt from the call for extras from the Washington State Jobs with Justice that's making the rounds: Filmmakers are in town shooting the scene "Anti-WTO Labor March." for the Hollywood movie "Battle of Seattle!" directed by Stuart Townsend, starring Charlize Theron, 'Andre 3000' Benjamin, Martin Henderson, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, and Michelle......

We're anxiously awaiting the 2008 movie based on the WTO events in Seattle, although we hope "The Battle in Seattle" is only a working title. They're filming right now, but don't rush to the window hoping for a glimpse of one of the stars - We think they're in Vancouver. Yesterday four new actors were added to the project. Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta are in it already. Andre Benjamin and Martin Henderson are......