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Theatrical goings on for the weekend of 6/18

Hello and welcome to this weekend’s theater-goin’ roundup. Some of us Crowsters will be spending the weekend up in Everett at the CRYPTICON horror fest. Weather being as it has been, we can wear our Freddy sweaters. If you’re there, please stop by our booth and say hello. If you’re staying within the King County …

Theatrical goings-on for the weekend of June 11th

Seattle’s yearly theater-going frenzy comes to a close as the SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and SEATTLE’S TRUE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL wrap up this weekend.  SIFF’s home stretch includes the highly anticipated Midnight Adrenaline films TICKED-OFF  TRANNIES WITH KNIVES and ROBOGESHIA.  The fact that Bill Murray plays a “fast-talking funeral home owner” in the Closing Night …

Theater roundup for the first weekend of June

You wouldn’t know it from the weather, but June has arrived and that means Seattle is abuzz with Film Festival Fever. THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL rages on into its second week–please visit their site for the schedule, which includes the Tribute to Edward Norton on Friday at 7pm at the Egyptian. Scarecrow would like …

Theater-going roundup for 5/28

Hello and welcome to the theatrical round up for this Memorial Day weekend. If you’re not picking up movies at Scarecrow–we’re open regular hours all weekend including Monday–or out at Sasquatch or grooving at Folklife, there’s plenty of excellent movie outings around town.  The SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL runs full speed ahead into its second …

Theatergoing roundup for 5/21

Greetings everyone and welcome to the theatrical round-up for Seattle film fans’ favorite weekend of the year. That’s right, THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL begins its full day of shows on Friday and will continue its cinematic domination through June 13th. There’s just too much good stuff for us to go over here, so head …

Theater roundup for May 15

The big news in our neck of the woods this weekend is the UNIVERSITY DISTRICT STREET FAIR, which closes off the Ave from 50th to Campus Parkway on Saturday & Sunday for all sorts of music/crafts/face painting/fried food fun. If you find yourself in the vicinity of 42nd, stop by the SIFF/Scarecrow booth for information …

Weekend theater roundup for 4/30

This weekend at Scarecrow our big  SPRING USED SALE ends with borderline ridiculous savings. Saturday & Sunday (May 1st & 2nd), all our used Blu-ray disc will be JUST $4,  the used DVDs ONLY $2.50 and the used VHS & Laserdiscs A MERE $.50! Don’t miss your chance to fill out your film library for …

Weekend theater roundup 4/23

Our in-theaters weekend roundup begins at Northwest Film Forum with a special Earth Day themed film: Elia Kazan’s “mid-career masterpiece” WILD RIVER. This 1960 film stars Montgomery Clift as a Tennessee Valley Authority official who arrives in a small town on the brink of destruction from an impending flood and Lee Remick as a young …