With the exception of an inexplicable 3D, Christmas-themed installment in the Harold and Kumar series, this week is a welcome break between holiday programming. Take this nice little vacation between Halloween pandering and Thanksgiving premieres and head down to your local theater before family obligations require you to go to the Cineplex. more ›

It's probably not much of an overstatement to say that Army of Darkness is the Greatest Movie That Ever Was or Ever Will Be. It's scary, it's action packed, it's funny as hell, and it stars Bruce Campbell in the role that made his career. Seriously, for a number of guys of a certain age, this is the movie that made Bruce Campbell what Gary Cooper and Steve McQueen were to generations before ours--the very epitome of masculinity, the embodiment of dudeliness on celluloid. more ›

MY LIFE IS A MUSICAL: Regular karaoke not enough of a challenge for you? Head to the Rendezvous tonight for Cineoke, in which you sing along to your favorite scenes from musicals. Warm up with some Chicago, belt out The Sound of Music, and soon you'll be Singing in the Rain. Don't forget the jazz hands. 7-9:30 p.m. // Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater // 2322 2nd Ave // $5, 21+ more ›

PSYCHEDELIC CULT CLASSIC: Bob Dylan-esque Rodriguez is finally coming to Seattle, and KEXP is surely happy. We say this because anytime we've turned it on lately, he seems to be there, soulfully singing all the songs we love, which makes us happy as well. In the past couple years with Light in the Attic's re-releases of albums such as Cold Fact and Coming From Reality, he has gained a wide array of new fans, which makes it hard to believe that up until the late '90s he was just hanging out in Detroit doing menial labor, with no idea that his music career would ever make a comeback. (He found out only after Cold Fact had gone multi-platinum across the world in South Africa.) 5:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show // The Triple Door, 216 Union Street // Tickets: $20/$23, 21+ more ›

The end is in sight. 22 days down, and just 3 remain for SIFF this year, so it's time to take look at films showing this final festival weekend. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which of course cost more. 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 ›

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel's swoonworthy indie darling (500) Days of Summer has its final SIFF screening today at the Egyptian at 4:30 p.m. We tell you this not because the film needs our promotional help, but because you need to get there early to ensure you get a seat--at yesterday's screening, they were turning people away. Looks like there's still a few tix available, and at the matinee price ($8) no less. If you'd like something still indie, but non-SIFF-related, there's a free screening tonight of the Dave Eggers-penned pregnant couple road movie Away We Go at the Uptown at 7 p.m. You can still pick up a pass at the Downtown Diesel store. more ›

SIFF's final week is underway--it all wraps up Sunday--so here's a glimpse at some of the films coming up this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which of course cost more. Here's what we've highlighted from the SIFF catalogue: more ›

2 weeks down, and just a little over 1 to go, so it's time to take another look at upcoming SIFF films. There's a few more days of movies on the Eastside (including a free screening tomorrow night of closing night film OSS117: Cairo, Nest of Spies under the stars at Juanita Beach Park), and SIFF heads to West Seattle this weekend. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which of course cost more. 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 ›

Has it been a week already? SIFF is in full effect, so it's time to take another look at upcoming films. If you're looking for even more opinions on the films that are showing during the fest, check out the Northwest Film Forum's picks, or the picks of some SIFF programmers themselves. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which of course cost more. more ›

Now that SIFF is officially kicked off, it's time to look ahead at the films coming up in the next month. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which of course cost more. The opening weekend's lineup features a lot of great films, so if you're not out of town for the holiday, this is the time to hit up some movies! more ›

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 SIFF is officially kicked off, it's time to look ahead at the films coming up in the next month. For all film screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which cost more. The opening weekend's lineup is really solid--kinda a shame, considering everyone's out of town for Memorial Day (including us). more ›

*Sample set: Live on Mix Up Radio Australia, November 2006
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SEX: Sex-positive retailer Babeland closes out 2006 with their annual three day sale, with even some of their most popular toys marked down 25%. Let's face it, the other gifts you may have received this holiday season won't provide the long-term satisfaction something you pick up here will. more ›

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Not to spoil it for you, but at The Stranger's HUMP! amateur porn film festival, the entry "Getting a Leg Up in Porn" featured a cumshot delivered via the game Mousetrap. It's hilarious, and of course we are allowed to spoil it for you because the films are shown four or eight or a dozen times over the weekend and then destroyed. If you haven't seen it, you'll never see it. Anyway, the Mousetrap cumshot was part of the film's "aren't facials ridiculous" theme and that was one take on it. Other films had different ideas. Some of them we agreed with wholeheartedly, and some of them we weren't so fond of, but the experience of seeing all of those sexual opinions displayed so (ahem) nakedly while in the company of a hundred other couples, friends, neighbors, people...It was almost enough to make us think we aren't the only ones having sex in this city. Or watching porn. Or enjoying porn. For one night we're pretty sure we weren't. more ›

On the off chance that you simply don't have enough estrogen in your life currently, this evening the UW's Hub will play host to the annual LUNA Fest, a "by women, about women" film festival now in its 5th year. The standout entry will likely be One Weekend A Month, about a single mom who gets enlisted to Iraq thanks to her weekend National Guard gig. All proceeds from the event go to the Breast Cancer fund and local women's organizations. This member of the Seattlest family will be in the house, handing out LUNA bars until they come out your ears. more ›