This weekend at the Grand Illusion Cinema

It’s a huge weekend at the Grand Illusion Cinema. 
Starting Friday!!! 
Friday, Jan. 25 – Thursday, Jan. 31
STREETS OF FIRE
1984 / Color / 93 min. / 35mm
SHOWTIMES
Daily: 7pm
Plus 3pm Sat/Sun.
This rock and roll fable stars Michael Pare stars as a handsome, heroic soldier of fortune who returns to his old neighborhood to rescue his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, a …

Academy Award nominations

Since there likely won’t be a big Oscar show due to the writers’ strike, I’ve been trying not to get excited about anything this Awards Season. But old habits die hard, so I dragged myself out of bed at 5:30am to watch the nomination announcements live.
Read the full list of nominations here
Nothing too surprising here: …

THELMA SCHOONMAKER is coming to SCARECROW!

We’re honored to once again welcome Academy Award winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese’s frequent collaborator (Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and The Departed just to name a few) and widow of legendary British director Michael Powell. She’ll be here on Wednesday, January 23rd at 2pm.
Ms. Schoonmaker will also be at The Seattle Art Museum for …

The Best Medicine

Cold and flu season seems to have hit with a vengeance this year and, for me, nothing soothes the aches and pains of a fever quite like aspirin, my fuzziest blanket, and classic movies. Here are a couple of my favorite pain killers. What are yours?
Born Yesterday (1950) Judy Holliday’s portrayal of a daffy blonde …

LOL! OMG, 2007 FTW!

What a year for movies. I can’t think of a year in my adult life (whenever that started) as a moviegoer in which so many solidly made, entertaining movies were released. While maybe there are no eternal masterpieces in the crop of films from this year, I am still just as excited about films I …

Giveaways, Movies at SIFF and SAM, and Crispin Glover

Do you enjoy a chance to win free stuff? If so, we’ve currently got a couple giveaways for you. Head into the store to enter our drawing for tickets to a screening of BILLY THE KID at the SIFF Cinema (a lovely place to see a film if you haven’t been there yet) at 7:30pm …

Scarecrow’s Favorite DVDs of 2007

After hours of viewing and careful deliberation, we’ve finally selected our favorite DVD releases of 2007. They are now all together in a special section for your rental consideration, with many excellent titles ranging from PLANET EARTH and 3O ROCK to GYMKATA and MYSTICS IN BALI.

What are your favorite DVDs of the last year?
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Awards Season: This Just In!

Usually by this time of year I’m buzzing with awards show anticipation, but with the writer’s strike still in effect I’ve resigned myself to the fact that there probably won’t be any big shows this year. My fears were confirmed just now with the IMDB’s post about The Golden Globes–a one hour press conference followed …