Up to now when most people thought of SIFF they thought of long, foreign films usually shot in black & white. Although that was never a true characterization - now that SIFF has brought the Uptown back to life more people may look at then in a different light.
3 Reasons To Check Out The Uptown
Film Blipverts: (500) Days of Summer and Away We Go
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.
Get Out Friday: Harold Lloyd @ the Paramount
SILENT MOVIES: It seems like only yesterday we were announcing Silent Movie Mondays' Harold Lloyd retrospective. But all good things must come to end, and frankly it's just in time because SIFF and STIFF are cranking up.

