Seattle Film Guide June 10-17: Final Weekend for SIFF and STIFF
Seattle Film Guide June 10-17
Opening This Week
Beginners Read Bill White’s PostGlobe review
Submarine “isn’t a dull head-movie” Nick Pinkerton, The Weekly
Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer “Based on the best-selling book series by Megan McDonald, this movie is for people 2 to 6 years old, and should probably not be seen by adults without brain injuries.” Liz Elkins, The Stranger
Super 8 “seems bound for box-office glory” J Hoberman, The Weekly
Special Programs
Seattle International Film Festival (Through June 12)
Click here for official website containing complete festival information
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STIFF – Seattle’s True Independent Film Festival (NWFF, Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater, Central Cinema, Through June 12)
Limited Run
Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy (Grand Illusion, June 10-17) Stranded in Egypt, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello hire themselves out as travelling companions to archeologist Kurt Katch. Before long, Katch is murdered by a group of cultists, and a medallion, embossed with a map which leads to a sacred burial site, is accidentally swallowed by Costello. The boys become unwilling pawns of the cultists, led by the strange Semu (Richard Deacon), and a greedy adventuress by the name of Madame Rontru (Marie Windsor). During their search for the hidden treasure, Bud and Lou encounter the mythical terror of the Egyptian desert: the Mummy…three of them! Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy was the last of the duo’s vehicles for Universal-International. There will be a classic cartoon and vintage news-reel before each show!
Beijing Taxi (NWFF, June 10 -16) “a look at three average cab drivers” Nicolas Rapold, The.Weekly
Now Playing
Jane Eyre ”I can’t imagine how many fog machines it took to make this” christopher frizzelle, the stranger
Midnight in Paris Read Bill White’s PostGlobe Review
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ”With its hero a once-inspired creation now far less funny than he fancies himself, the swashbuckling series—from Depp’s fey bon mots to a cameoing ’ scraggly visage—is showing its age.” Nick Schager, The Weekly
Priest “a priest disobeys church law to track down the vampires who kidnapped his niece” IMDB
Rio ”a story about Blu, a macaw who lives in Minnesota with his antisocial, bird-obsessed owner, Linda. One day, after being contacted by an equally bird-obsessed man named Tulio (voiced by Rodrigo Santoro—hubba hubba), Linda and Blu travel to Rio de Janeiro to repopulate Blu’s species (read: get Blu laid).” Megan Seling, The Stranger
Something Borrowed “And it’s no coincidence that Something Borrowed features lawyer protagonists; while making a pretense of being a comedy of modern sexual ethics, the movie never asks a hard question without an answer prepared in advance.” nick pinkerton, the weekly
Source Code “This movie is terrific, but not as good as Groundhog Day.” Lindy West, The Stranger
Win Win “A “quirky” dramedy in the Juno/Little Miss Sunshine mode, but lacking the latter’s vibrant ensemble and the former’s snappy patter, Win Win is indie with the edges sanded down completely.” Karina Longworth, The Weekly
X-Men: First Class ”I see every summer movie I can. And on some level, I love even the really, really bad ones.” Paul Constant, The Stranger
YellowBrickRoad “This indie horror flick by Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland stands squarely on the shoulders of Blair Witch Project” Brian Miller, The Weekly
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