Archive for October, 2008
Tickets for the David Lean series at SAM now on sale
We now have tickets on sale for the Seattle Art Museum’s film series Passionate Encounters: The Films of David Lean. Included in this ten week series are This Happy Breed, The Passionate Friends, Great Expectations, Madeleine, In Which We Serve, Blithe Spirit, Brief Encounter, Oliver Twist, The Sound Barrier and Hobson’s Choice. It runs every …
WALKING TO WERNER ticket giveaway!
This just in! Local filmmaker (and 2007 Stranger Genius Award Winner) Linas Phillips will be at SIFF Cinema on Friday, November 7th at 9:30pm with a screening of his amazing documentary Walking To Werner. In it Phillips sets out to make the 1,200 mile journey from Seattle to L.A. ON FOOT to meet with legendary …
Celebrate 20 years of Zeitgeist Films with a SALE!
Ahh…1988. It seems like only yesterday that Brian Boitano was skating in Calgary, the Soviet Union was crumbling, and we were questioning the experience of the candidates for Vice President. It was the year Scarecrow Video opened its doors with just 619 titles and a fervor for film. It’s also the year co-Presidents Nancy Gerstman …
Yikes, it’s almost Halloween
I’ve been so focused on the fear of election season that I’ve completely neglected to prepare for the more traditional horror filled holiday. Luckily, there are a few things going on around town to get me in the proper spirit, such as the continuing series SON OF ALL MONSTERS ATTACK! at the Grand Illusion Cinema. …
Elvira, the Seahawks and a film TONIGHT
Item 1: TONIGHT at the Historic University Theater is the Seattle premiere of RetarDEAD (it’s the sequel to Monsturd; perhaps you’ve seen the posters in our front windows), featuring Jello Biafra and a slew of notable Northwest musicians. The show starts at 7pm, click over here for all the details.
Item 2: We hope you’ve all …
A fond farewell to Rudy Ray Moore
Comedian, singer, movie producer and blaxploitation legend Rudy Ray Moore died yesterday morning due to complications from diabetes. Moore began his 60+ year career in entertainment as an R&B singer. But in barber shops and on street corners he was known for reciting traditional rhyming legends about tall tale characters like Dolemite and Shine, the …
Whatcha doing this weekend?
Aside from gathering up goodies at our GIGANTIC AWESOME USED VIDEO SALE in which DVDs are $4 OR LESS and VHS & Laserdiscs are $1 OR LESS, that is. That sale starts Saturday, October 18th and runs through Monday the 20th. While you’re here, head up to the Psychotronic room and see if there are …
USED SALE gets even better this SATURDAY
You know that fabulous used sale we’ve going on right now? This Saturday, October 18th, it’s going to get even better. Prices on every used item, and we mean EVERY used item will be slashed even further. How much further? Well…
ALL DVDs will be $4…OR LESS
ALL VHS & LASERDISCS will be…$1 OR LESS
Crimeny! In most …
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