Love Chaos Kin

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In 2001, Lakshmi Iyer and her husband, Narayanan, left their home in Chennai, India, for the United States. Both landed good IT jobs, and they got right to...

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Get ready for an explosion of indie creativity at the 9th annual Seattle Film Festival! Under the dynamic leadership of William Wayne and Michael Rey, this...

Interviews

SOUNDTRACK TO MY LIFE: INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD LINKLATER ABOUT “BOYHOODR

Is “Dazed and Confused,” Richard Linklater’s 1993 journey through the pot-smoke of seventies stoner culture, a drama? A comedy? A detailed...

Reviews

LIFE FEELS GOOD

He’s handsome. His eyes, dark and intense, reflect a curious enthusiasm about the people and events buzzing around him. But his body is ravaged by the...

Reviews

THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO

Growing up in the suburbs of New York City back in the 1950s, my family would regularly traipse out for a Chinese (i.e. Chinese-American) dinner. I never...

Reviews

THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ

Now out in public view, following a festival push (alas, just a few awards), including Sundance, Seattle, Hot Docs, AFI DOCS, and Nantucket, filmmaker...

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Lucky Them

Megan Griffiths’ most commercial film to date, the acclaimed director departs from the weightiness of her previous work (“Eden,” “The Off Hours”)...

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RAZING THE BAR

Ryan Worsley’s debut documentary lovingly profiles a now defunct Seattle bar and night club called “The Funhouse.” But her film is more than just a...

SIFF TURNS FORTY: 2014 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WRAP-UP

The Seattle International Film Festival turned forty this year… with no sign of a mid-life crisis. Already the world’s largest film festival, SIFF...

2014 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WRAP-UP

As you may or may not know, the Seattle International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the world. This year, they screened 435 features and...