Seattle International Film Festival

LAST I HEARD

By | June 2013

2013 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! If it takes us anywhere that we haven’t been before, it’s because we wouldn’t have wanted to go there in the first place…

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LAST I HEARD

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In the tradition of “The Sopranos,” “Last I Heard” goes for a realistic take on mob life. But unlike “The Sopranos,” which was a cinematic...

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HER AIM IS TRUE

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Close your eyes and envision the term “Rock ‘n Roll Photographer.” What’s the first image that comes to mind? A grizzled, tat-covered toughie who...

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FATAL

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“Fatal” begins inside a shoddy South Korean apartment. Adolescent boys wander about, wearing school backpacks and smoking cigarettes. They’re up to...

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FUREVER

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“Maybe to someone else, he’s just a cat,” suggests Jon B. Gerster, a gentle-eyed pet lover from Seattle. “But I can look into those eyes and know...

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IL VOLTO DI UN’ALTRA (ANOTHER WOMAN’S FACE)

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My experience with Italian cinema is mostly limited to the U.S. crossover titles of Fellini, Argento, Bertolucci, and Benigni. But among those examples is...

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BYZANTIUM

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In 1994, Irish director Neil Jordan took on the unenviable task of adapting Anne Rice’s macabre best-seller, “Interview with the Vampire” to the...

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SIFF PRESENTS: AN EVENING WITH KYLE MACLACHLAN

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On Monday, June 3rd 2013 the Seattle International Film Festival presented local legend and cult favorite, actor Kyle MacLachlan, with SIFF’s Outstanding...

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THE BIG ASK

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This review was originally published on June 5, 2013 and referenced the original title of Teddy Bears; Review has been edited to reflect the title...

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THE SWEET SMELL OF SIFF 2013, PART II

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SIFF is now in session. Already wrapping up its second frenzied week, the Seattle International Film Festival 2013 has hit full roar… and it feels like a...

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FATEFUL FINDINGS

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When you tell people that they're about to see the worst movie ever made, no one believes you. Everyone feels they have seen bad movies. And the bad movie...

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