SIFF films playing October 10 thru October 16
To SIFF.......or not to SIFF......that is the question.
The answer is YES! SIFF Cinema delivers the greatest cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare ever created this week. Don't miss a week of ultimate cinematic classics! And DO NOT miss Tuesday nights encore screening of SIFF 2008's #1 Most Liked by FOOLs Top Archival Presentation: Franco Zefferelli's Romeo & Juliet. The print is stunningly beautiful and everyone at the SIFF 2008 screening experienced something truly magnificent. Here's what's up this week at good ole SIFF Cinema....
Friday 7:30PM - My Own Private Idaho
Saturday 1:30PM & 6PM - Othello
Saturday 3:30PM & 8PM - Macbeth
Sunday 2:15PM & 6:30PM - Richard III
Sunday 4:15PM - Looking For Richard
Monday 7:30PM - Hamlet
Tuesday 7PM - Romeo & Juliet
Wednesday 8PM - Tempest
WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT MISS the very rare weeklong run of one of the greatest movies ever made: The Godfather at the Cinerama (am I dreaming this!) and they are showing a NEWLY, RESTORED PRINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the ultimate evening, go to Seattle's BEST Sicilian restaurant beforehand: La Fontana Siciliana! They are close by AND they serve cannoli's. Here's a link to their menu!
Sooo...what other 35mm gems are in town showing on a big screen (where they belong) this week? SAM's Film-Noir series continues Thursday with Tomorrow is Another Day but the series is already SOLD OUT. Sometimes single tickets are available. The Grand Illusion is showing Hitchcock's Anatomy of a Murder all week long (yea!). Wednesday night ONLY you can catch Hitchcock's Notorious at The Metro. All week long the Northwest Film Forum is showing The Exiles (with a party after the Friday 9:30 screening and with the director in attendance after the Tuesday 7pm screening). And for Friday & Saturday late night fun, you just can't go wrong with Pulp Fiction at midnight at the Egyptian!
There is 1 return arrival of a SIFF 2008 film this week: A Girl Cut in Two.
BARGAINS OF THE WEEK:
$5 tickets for SIFF supporters at SIFF Cinema 7pm Tuesday night ONLY for Romeo & Juliet
$3 tickets everyday at the Crest Cinema for Transsiberian
SIFF 2008 MOVIES SCREENING THIS WEEK (October 10 thru October 16): Romeo and Juliet - SIFF Cinema (Tuesday night ONLY!)
2.73 FOOLs Likeability rating (#1 Most Liked Archival Screening!)
Man on a Wire - Harvard Exit
2.19 FOOLs Likeability rating (#5 Most Liked Documentary!)
Transsiberian - Crest
0.80 FOOLs Likeability rating
A Girl Cut in Two - Varsity
0.68 FOOLs Likeability rating
Choke - Meridian 16, Metro
-0.03 FOOLs Likeability rating
Battle in Seattle - Uptown
-0.26 FOOLs Likeability rating
FILMS FROM SIFF's PAST.......
Tell No One - Metro
2.06 FOOLs Likeability rating from SIFF 2007
(#7 Most Liked Feature Film!)
NON-SIFF CINEMATIC TREATS..... The Godfather - Cinerama
Do not miss this. Or a horse's head will appear you know where. 
Tomorrow is Another Day - Seattle Art Museum (Thursday 7:30pm ONLY)
SOLD OUT film-noir screening. Single tickets sometimes available.
Anatomy of a Murder - Grand Illusion
Hitchcock, Jimmy Stewart, nominated for 7 Oscars. Classic.
Notorious - Metro Cinema (Wednesday 7PM & 9PM ONLY!)
Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman. Absolutely marvelous.
The Exiles - NWFF
Playing all week
Opening Night "Exiled In Seattle" Party after Friday 9pm Screening
ALSO: Q&A with Sherman Alexie after 7pm Screening on Tuesday, October 14
Pulp Fiction - Egyptian Theater (Fri & Sat Midnight ONLY)
Tarantino's ultimate cinematic classic! A movie masterpiece.
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