Grand Illusion

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This weekend’s film roundup begins with not one, but two film festivals. First up: the AJC SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL begins Saturday night at SIFF Cinema with AJAMI, one of the nominees for Best Foreign Film at last Sunday’s Oscars. The festival continues through the 21st with an eclectic mix of features and documentaries, including …

Big Movie Award weekend kicks off this evening as Eddie Izzard hosts the 25th annual SPIRIT AWARDS starting at 8pm.  It looks like they’re only going to be broadcast on the IFC Channel, but you can watch the preshow festivities  online on MySpace and follow the ceremony on Twitter.  We’ll all be rooting loudly for …

It’s the last weekend before THE OSCARS! We have all the last minute catch-up viewing you can find on DVD, then  head to your nearest Landmark Theatre to see many of the nominated films, including the live-action & animated short films at The Varsity. Elsewhere on screens around town, SIFF Cinema is taking the weekend …

Though the sun is shining outside, a dark and brooding fog has settled inside SIFF Cinema as the NOIR CITY: LUST AND LARCENY series begins. Tonight’s opening double feature is Andre de Toth’s PITFALL (1948) and a brand new 35mm print of LARCENY (1948) starring John Payne, Dan Duryea and Shelley Winters. Please read noted …

To begin our weekend film roundup, we’d like to thank everyone who came out for the Frank Henenlotter & Thelma Schoonmaker in-store appearances. We’re honored to have two filmmakers from seemingly opposite ends of the movie spectrum in our store within a week of each other, but even more honored to have customers with wide …

Our cinema-centered weekend roundup begins with big IN-STORE ACTION! Legendary filmmaker FRANK HENENLOTTER will be here at Scarecrow TONIGHT at 7pm to chat with fans and sign copies of his latest DVD, BAD BIOLOGY. Don’t miss you chance to ask how a film like FRANKENHOOKER gets made. After you partake of the meeting & greeting …

What’s going on this weekend? Well, we just put over a thousand new items into our Used DVD & Blu-ray sales area, so now the shelves are brimming with great movies, like  DISTRICT 9 or all of MY SO-CALLED LIFE or Ken Burns’ BASEBALL mini-series to name a few, at low prices. You can also …

Meet FRANK HENENLOTTER at Scarecrow on Friday, February 5th

Legendary exploitation filmmaker Frank Henenlotter will be at Scarecrow Video to chat with fans and sign copies of his latest DVD Bad Biology on Friday, February 5th at 7pm.
Most people know him as the director of films like the Basketcase trilogy, and the beloved horror comedy Frankenhooker, but Frank Henenlotter is also a film …