Calendar
Alice’s Restaurant
Jan 16 - Jan 22, 2009
(Arthur Penn, USA, 1969, 35mm, 111 min)
Following his 1967 breakout hit film Bonnie and Clyde, Arthur Penn co-wrote and directed this relaxed portrait of hippie culture and gentle lament to the end of the counterculture revolution.
Gogol Bordello: Non-Stop
Seattle Premiere Sponsored by the Vera Project
Jan 18 - Jan 21, 2010
(Margarita Jimeno, USA, 2008, 87 min)
Non-Stop is a behind-the-scenes look at the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello and their charismatic front man Eugene Hütz. The film, shot over five wild years, follows the hugely entertaining Hütz and the members of his band as they tell their stories, share their music and progress from underground legend to international phenomenon.
"It would be impossible to bottle [the band's] lightning for the screen, but fan and filmmaker Margarita Jimeno's five-year journey with the band is like a gateway drug, shot in scruffy DV that's suitable for Hütz's gleefully debauched, outsider persona...Exhilarating" -Seattle Weekly
"Eugene Hutz...just might be the coolest guy in popular music" -Seattle PostGlobe
Oh! What A Lovely War
Jan 16 - Jan 22, 2009
(Richard Attenborough, UK, 1969, 35mm, 114 min)
Based on Joan Littlewood’s stage play about World War I and featuring an all-star cast (including Laurence Olivier), Richard Attenborough’s directorial debut employs song, satire and absurdist humor to deliver a potent critique of the senselessness of war and how a generation of young British men were killed.
21 Landings
Jan 02 - Jan 22, 2009
Installation on display at NWFF. 21 Landings is a looping video installation of multiple attempted landings by the legs of a bird-like creature onto an icy, futuristic surface. The stop motion animated actions of the creature and following movements of the camera reveal a relationship between an imaginary photographer and subject.
"The Stranger Suggests: This is a singular opportunity to wander into a movie theater—it plays all day, for free—and sit in the dark with a few other people and contemplate something not of this world." -The Stranger
Stereo
Jan 21 - Jan 22, 2009
(David Cronenberg, Canada, 1969, 35mm, 65 min)
David Cronenberg’s first feature film is a truly original take on humankind’s schizophrenic nature and the obsessive introversion of science.
2009 Children's Film Festival Seattle
Jan 23 - Feb 01
Now in its 4th year, Children’s Film Festival Seattle is pulling out all the stops with its boldest and brightest celebration of international children’s cinema ever. We’ve searched the globe and come up with a treasure trove of 76 films from 25 countries, full of adventure, surprises, belly laughs and stories that are sure to make kids think and see the world in a brand new way.
Hoppity Goes To Town
Jan 30 - Feb 04, 2009
(Dave Fleischer, USA, 1941, 35mm, 78 min) New 35mm Print!
Made some sixty years before A Bug’s Life and Antz, Hoppity is an early attempt to show life from a bug’s perspective. What resulted is a wonderful little musical fable about urban development, made by Max and Dave Fleischer (Popeye, Betty Boop).
Soul Nite!
Feb 05, 2009
SOUL NITE is back and ready to get down! We’re celebrating the moves and grooves, passion and fashion of 60s soul music with vintage performance footage on the big screen, including Joe Tex, Etta James, James Brown and others! Don’t miss it!
17th Annual Seattle Human Rights Film Festival
Feb 06 - Feb 08
SHRFF "09 will feature a powerful selection of human rights documentaries from across the globe, which aim to educate, spread awareness and inspire action through their compelling stories. Come show your support for cinema with a social conscience!
Back To Normandy
Feb 06 - Feb 12, 2009
(Nicolas Philibert, France, 2006, 35mm, 113 min)
In 1975, Philibert assisted director René Allio on a film inspired by Michel Foucault's book, Moi, Pierre Rivière…, about a murder that took place in the 1830s; his work included finding and persuading local farming folk to act in the film. Three decades on, he returned to Normandy to catch up with those people.
"I, Pierre... and Back to Normandy [are] an outstanding double-feature." -Seattle Times
I, Pierre Riviere…
Feb 06 - Feb 12, 2009
(René Allio, France, 1976, DigiBeta, 130 min)
A classic of French true crime cinema! I, Pierre Rivière, Having Butchered My Mother, My Sister, and My Brother… carefully assembles multiple perspectives on the infamous countryside murders that it re-enacts, an unusual approach that illustrates the ways that narrative produces truth. Allio shot the film entirely on location, using farmers from the Normandy region where the violence occurred.
"The Stranger Suggests: I, Pierre Riviere is a French gem. First, it features a young Isabelle Huppert, who is as beautiful as the current old Huppert. Second, the 1976 film is based on a real and shocking crime that happened in 1835. Thirdly, this crime happened in rural France, and so the film has the mood of a horror movie. Lastly and most importantly, the real crime fascinated one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Michel Foucault." -The Stranger
Bust A Move Film Challenge
Feb 10, 2009
To freak or not to freak? This quarter's film challenge asks you to create a film in which there is an unusual or inappropriate outbreak of dance. Make us a film about any subject you'd like, but somewhere in the piece make sure there's a little out of place dance. Whether it's a little funk at the funeral, the worm in the women's room or some freakin' at the fair, all we ask is for a little boogie.
Learn From Our Mistakes: Filmmaking Disaster Stories From Noble Efforts
Feb 12, 2009
This quarter, we invite accomplished, local filmmakers to share with us some of their disaster stories from behind the camera. As a filmmaker starting out, it's easy to get discouraged by setbacks and snafus, but even the best directors need to perfect their skills with a little trial and error. Our panelists have experienced it all: prop car failure in the high desert, misplaced bribes in India, fogged film from the airport x-ray machine, and even more hair-raising tales! Participate in the discussion and share some of your own horror stories from on the set. Beverages in which to drown your sorrows will be served in plentiful quantities.
The Model Shop
Feb 13 - Feb 19, 2009
(Jacques Demy, USA/France, 1969, 35mm, 95 min)
The first and only Hollywood movie from French director Jacques Demy is a poetic tale of human disarray, transient happiness and love lost. A semi-sequel to Lola, which also stars Anouk Amiée, Model Shop focuses on a directionless young architect who quits his job and bums off his friends.
Wendy and Lucy
Feb 13 - Feb 17, 2009
(Kelly Reichardt, USA, 2008, 35mm, 80min)
Wendy Carroll (Academy Award®-nominee Michelle Williams) is one mishap away from being flat broke, which is why she is planning to move to Alaska with her dog Lucy to get a lucrative job in a fish cannery. She gets as far as Oregon before her sad wreck of a car breaks down. The prospects of being able to fix it do not seem hopeful.
Lion’s Love
Feb 13 - Feb 19, 2009
(Agnes Varda, USA/France, 1969, 35mm, 110 min)
Lion’s Love is an imaginative, cinema verité-like fiction film starring Gerome Ragnai, James Rado (the composers of Hair) and Warhol superstar Viva as a ménage-à-trois looking for a future in LA.