Calendar
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.
Me And My Brother
Sponsored by the Hideout Bar
Feb 18 - Feb 19, 2009
(Robert Frank, USA, 1969, 35mm, 91 min)
The first feature film by photographer/filmmaker Robert Frank is a bold experimental hybrid of documentary and fiction. Catatonic schizophrenic Julius Orlovsky is taken by his brother, poet Peter Orlovsky, and Allen Ginsberg across the country on their reading tour.
Medicine For Melancholy
Director Barry Jenkins in person February 23-26! Sponsored by KBCS 91.3 FM and Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine
Feb 20 - Mar 01, 2009
(Barry Jenkins, USA, 2008, DigiBeta, 87 min)
Medicine for Melancholy is a love story of bikes and one-night stands told through two African-American twenty-somethings dealing with issues of class, identity, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority in rapidly gentrifying San Francisco -- a city with the smallest proportional black population of any other major American city.
"An indie gem...The brilliance of the script, performances and spare technique is the way those larger themes are effortlessly illuminated in the context of a romantic encounter that's as authentic as the angst of a new generation." -Seattle Times
"Reccommended: A thoughtful, adult movie about urban life in the early 21st century." -The Stranger
"SW Pick: The duo peels back the layers in conversations that cover interracial relationships, striking the balance between what you do and how you pay the bills, and the role of "urban planning" in pushing poor and black folk out of San Francisco." -Seattle Weekly
Ballast
Sponsored by Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine
Feb 20 - Feb 26, 2009
(Lance Hammer, USA, 2008, 35mm, 96 min)
A young boy drifts through the spare flatlands of a wintry Mississippi township and a middle-aged man sits in his rural home, frozen in grief after his brother’s suicide. These striking images set in motion a riveting story of three people trying to reposition their lives after experiencing a traumatic loss.
"A perfect film" -Seattle Times
"SW Pick: Remarkable, unfailingly intelligent...The conflicts, truths, and, ultimately, grace and dignity that bind these three together are brought to authentic life, without Hollywood-style exaggeration, through the quiet little miracles of performance that Hammer coaxes from his non-actors." -Seattle Weekly
"Reccommended: a powerful film." -The Stranger
"Touching and human, a small story of necessity and responsibility rousing defeated people that slowly unfolds and fills the film with the authenticity of its lives...Filled with the kinds of textures, and the kinds of lives, you don't get with the polish of Hollywood." -Seattle PI
Midnight Cowboy
Sponsored by Seattle Gay News
Feb 27 - Mar 05, 2009
(John Schlesinger, USA, 35mm, 113 min)
This New York story of dreams, friendship and male prostitution introduced two unforgettable drifters into our collective consciousness. Naïve Texan stud Joe Buck (Jon Voight) and the cynical and seedy Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) become unlikely pals in the grubby underside of Times Square.
They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
Sponsored by the Century Ballroom Actress Bonnie Bedelia to introduce screening on Thursday, March 5
Introduction and discussion on February 28th with UW Professor of Sociology Mike Mulcahy
Feb 27 - Mar 05, 2009
(Sydney Pollack, USA, 1969, 35mm, 120 min)
Director Sydney Pollack’s dark and impassioned adaptation of Horace McCoy's novel reflects the dreams, ideals and overwhelming feeling of disenchantment of the 1930s (and the late 60s).
Zero Film Festival Tour
Feb 28, 2009
The 1st annual Zero Film Festival is the first festival of its kind. It is designed to showcase zero budget films and open the door to original and innovative works from DiY filmmakers who have inspiration and dedication (but no budget), that are typically overlooked by the mainstream festival circuit.
Secret Sunday Matinee II: Adventure! And Stuff!
Co-presented by The Sprocket Society and Northwest Film Forum
Mar 01 - May 24, 2009
The Secret Sunday Matinee returns, now at a different time! Relive the old-fashioned matinee with a weekly movie serial, a classic Secret Feature, plus cartoons and shorts. This spring, the 12-chapter cliffhanger is Zorro’s Fighting Legion (1939). Packed with non-stop action, it's one of the all-time best from the legendary Republic Studios!
Funeral Parade Of Roses
Mar 04 - Mar 05, 2009
(Toshio Matsumoto, Japan, 1969, 16mm, 105 min)
Matsumoto’s first feature, a masterful drag-queen melodrama, was the most formally complex film to emerge from the Japanese New Wave and the first Japanese film to deal unabashedly with gay culture.
MK12: In Person
Mar 06, 2009
ByDesign kicks off with a glimpse into the creative universe of MK12. We’ve championed the short films of the acclaimed Kansas City-based collective over the past five years; now we’re pleased to have them in person for this special screening and discussion.
Rem Koolhaas: A Kind Of Architect
Mar 06 - Mar 12, 2009
(Markus Heidingsfelder, Min Tesch, Germany, 2008, DigiBeta, 97 min)
This playful and visually inventive new documentary takes the Dutch architect’s ideas and approach to heart. Koolhaas discusses his life and work, including his early experiments with filmmaking and his seminal 1978 publication Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan.
"Captivating" -Seattle Times
BYDESIGN 09 Opening Night Event
Mar 06, 2009
Join us for this free opening night reception and live event featuring audio-visual performances by digital artists Kamran Sadeghi (Son Of Rose), Scott K. James and others.
Seattle Moves: Screening and Panel Discussion
Mar 07, 2009
Join us for this special forum in which some of Seattle’s top motion graphics designers will screen recent projects and discuss their inspirations, creative processes, technical challenges and their ever-evolving field.
PSST! Pass It On 3
Mar 07, 2009
Inspired by the Dadaist game Exquisite Corpse, this innovative project produces original films through the creative collaboration of designers, directors, animators and composers from around the world. This hour-long program features 17 new films created by more than 175 artists, including Northwest participants Ryan Rothermel, Sean Pecknold, Robbie Johnstone, and Joel Pickard.
Entropy: New Short Works
Mar 07, 2009
Each year, ByDesign showcases new short films and music videos that reflect the rapidly dissolving lines between design, art, film and music. This year’s survey features the Seattle premieres of over a dozen new works, including shorts by The Light Surgeons, Max Hattler and many others.
Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight
Mar 09 - Mar 11, 2009
(Wendy Keys, USA, 2008, DigiBeta, 73 min)
For many Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and creating the enduring I ♥ NY campaign, Glaser has worked in design for over six decades. In the mid-50s, Glaser was a founder and director of the influential Push Pin Studios. Shown with Imaginary Forces' short film Paul Rand.
Soul Nite!
Mar 12, 2009
You know the deal: Vintage soul music performances on the big screen and cranked up loud, with djs and drinks in the cinema. We’ll see a variety of artists, and tonight we’ll present a special spotlight on Sly and The Family Stone in celebration of Sly’s birthday!
The Wild Bunch
Mar 13 - Mar 19, 2009
(Sam Peckinpah, USA, 1969, 35mm, 145 min)
Master director Sam Peckinpah’s classic tale of aging desperados determined to forge one last stand is a feat of technical and artistic genius.
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Sponsored by KBCS 91.3 FM
Mar 13 - Mar 15, 2009
(Stacy Peralta, USA, 2008, DigiBeta, 92 min)
With an outsider's eye, Stacy Peralta (Dogtown and Z-Boys) continues his investigation of male subcultures, this time chronicling the emergence of South Central L.A.’s Crips and Bloods. Energetic and skillfully told, Peralta's documentary argues that the block-by-block gang warfare that has been holding black communities captive for decades is distinctly American.
Paint Your Wagon
Mar 13 - Mar 19, 2009
(Joshua Logan, USA, 1969, 35mm, 166 min)
This big-budget Western musical starring Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Jean Seberg in a ménage-à-trois was the last blast from director Joshua Logan (South Pacific).
A Tribute to Lon Chaney, Jr.
Mar 16, 2009
Award-winning author, satirist, and armchair cineaste James Morrow hosts Ghost of Frankenstein (1942, 60 minutes), and The Mummy’s Curse, two classic 1940’s “B” movies featuring Lon Chaney, Jr.
32a
Presented by NWFF and Seattle Irish Reels Film Festival
Mar 17, 2009
(Marian Quinn, 95 min)
Dublin 1979. The Northside. Maeve Brennan gets up and puts on her first bra. The summer holidays beckon for Maeve and her trio of friends, Ruth, Orla and Claire. But they still have to suffer the indignities of the vigilant Sister Una as she patrols the school for latecomers. At home, the put-upon Maeve washes her bra and fears it’s already lost its luster...until an encounter with Brian Power, the local heart-throb, sets her on a collision course with her friends.
Rain People
Mar 18 - Mar 19, 2009
(Francis Ford Coppola, USA, 1969, Beta-SP, 102 min)
Starring Shirley Knight, James Caan and Robert Duvall, Coppola’s Rain People tells the story of a pregnant Long Island housewife who journeys across America.