Convergence Zone
When I talk about films, I take pains not to reveal plot points or give away too much of the story. I do this to preserve the surprise for you, and I'm sticking to that excuse with this preview of Timur Bekmambetov's "Day Watch", screening at the Seattle International Film Festival June 8 and 10.
By Geoff Carter | June 1, 2007
Convergence Zone
Impotency besets the professional and personal lives of characters in “Life With My Father.” Some characters can’t get it up, and others are just emotionally deflated.
By Katherine Sather | June 1, 2006
Convergence Zone
Take "Snow White," cross it with "Romeo and Juliet," set it in the kingdoms of feudal China, make it a musical spanning every style there is, and direct it through the haze of a peyote-laced fever dream. This just begins to describe the experience of watching "Princess Raccoon," the latest film from 85-year-old cult director Seijun Suzuki. It may not be my favorite movie of SIFF 2006, but if I see anything more creative and memorable in the next three weeks I will be truly shocked.
By Greg Dunlap | May 31, 2006
Convergence Zone
This spring, Paris is celebrating its ardent, lingering love affair with the movies. Every theater in town will be doing its part to show a retrospective of films that were either shot in, or have storylines relating to, their beloved City of Lights. Thankfully, for those Seattle cinephiles that lack the time or frequent flyer miles to attend this grand celluloid event, there's a consolation. Back in King County, far from the flickering screens of Paris, the Seattle Art Museum is offering up its own program of one of French cinema’s most renowned directors.
Every Thursday through June, The Museum of History and Industry turns cinematheque for the debut retrospective "Springtime in France: The Films of Louis Malle." The program offers up some of Louis Malle’s more obscure, but nonetheless brilliant, early French films -- some of which in their time were dubbed as ingenious "masterpieces" by critics.
By Justin McSimov | April 27, 2006
Convergence Zone
"Night Watch" is the first of a trilogy of films to come in this series, based on a best-selling trilogy of novels. The movie apparently grossed more than "Spider-Man 2" and "Lord of the Rings" in its home country, and it's not hard to see why: The effects are convincing and outright scary, the story is well-plotted and unpredictable, and of course, did I mention the vampires?
By Scott Moore | March 7, 2006
